gh0strat | ef79e9f000bce03fe84bdd04c5240e3963755518e1d008caae787909c5a94978

General

Target

ef79e9f000bce03fe84bdd04c5240e3963755518e1d008caae787909c5a94978.exe
Size

191KB
MD5

82829247dbba2e55a4301cb183735df9
SHA1

28fbfa78ded6729f6a830ec9882c683356c53339
SHA256

ef79e9f000bce03fe84bdd04c5240e3963755518e1d008caae787909c5a94978
SHA512

2fa7a4738010bd4d155cb792cb5a6045d172f869d79f30a98559f70c2a5fb5f252619aa6432f9f858d7582735217fc5e3b42696f95132212bc843bc8b9c5cb1b
SSDEEP

3072:fP5gvNVLIfHQja1RfmLQADwSKkhU+tLgT5lODbiC8r1PkT:X2vnSwjaOcADw9cUeCOf

Score

10^/10

gh0strat bootkit discovery persistence rat spyware stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

gh0strat

C2

107.163.241.193:6520

http://107.163.241.181:16300/

http://107.163.241.182:12354/login.php

Attributes

user_agent
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.1; Trident/4.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; Media Center PC 6.0; .NET4.0C))

Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.0)

Signatures

Gh0strat
Gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) with its source code public and it has been used by multiple Chinese groups.
rat gh0strat
Gh0strat family
gh0strat

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2148	qgepofutu.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2148	qgepofutu.exe
2740	aeykatdiw.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

pid	Process
2300	cmd.exe
2300	cmd.exe
2148	qgepofutu.exe
2740	aeykatdiw.exe
2740	aeykatdiw.exe
2740	aeykatdiw.exe
2740	aeykatdiw.exe

Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Credentials from Web Browsers
T1555.003

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3063565911-2056067323-3330884624-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Depend = "c:\\Program Files\\blmtf\\aeykatdiw.exe \"c:\\Program Files\\blmtf\\aeykatdiw.dll\",Compliance"	aeykatdiw.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs

Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
File opened (read-only)	\??\q:	aeykatdiw.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\g:	aeykatdiw.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\i:	aeykatdiw.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\j:	aeykatdiw.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\l:	aeykatdiw.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\t:	aeykatdiw.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\v:	aeykatdiw.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\n:	aeykatdiw.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\p:	aeykatdiw.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\r:	aeykatdiw.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\u:	aeykatdiw.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\a:	aeykatdiw.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\e:	aeykatdiw.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\h:	aeykatdiw.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\k:	aeykatdiw.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\s:	aeykatdiw.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\w:	aeykatdiw.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\z:	aeykatdiw.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\b:	aeykatdiw.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\m:	aeykatdiw.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\o:	aeykatdiw.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\x:	aeykatdiw.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\y:	aeykatdiw.exe

Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

bootkit persistence

Bootkit

T1542.003

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\PHYSICALDRIVE0	aeykatdiw.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\blmtf	qgepofutu.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\blmtf\aeykatdiw.dll	qgepofutu.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\blmtf\aeykatdiw.exe	qgepofutu.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\blmtf\aeykatdiw.exe	qgepofutu.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	qgepofutu.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	aeykatdiw.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ef79e9f000bce03fe84bdd04c5240e3963755518e1d008caae787909c5a94978.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
2300	cmd.exe
2844	PING.EXE

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	aeykatdiw.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	aeykatdiw.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2844	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2740	aeykatdiw.exe
2740	aeykatdiw.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	aeykatdiw.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2316	ef79e9f000bce03fe84bdd04c5240e3963755518e1d008caae787909c5a94978.exe
2148	qgepofutu.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2300	2316	ef79e9f000bce03fe84bdd04c5240e3963755518e1d008caae787909c5a94978.exe	30
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2300	2316	ef79e9f000bce03fe84bdd04c5240e3963755518e1d008caae787909c5a94978.exe	30
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2300	2316	ef79e9f000bce03fe84bdd04c5240e3963755518e1d008caae787909c5a94978.exe	30
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2300	2316	ef79e9f000bce03fe84bdd04c5240e3963755518e1d008caae787909c5a94978.exe	30
PID 2300 wrote to memory of 2844	2300	cmd.exe	32
PID 2300 wrote to memory of 2844	2300	cmd.exe	32
PID 2300 wrote to memory of 2844	2300	cmd.exe	32
PID 2300 wrote to memory of 2844	2300	cmd.exe	32
PID 2300 wrote to memory of 2148	2300	cmd.exe	33
PID 2300 wrote to memory of 2148	2300	cmd.exe	33
PID 2300 wrote to memory of 2148	2300	cmd.exe	33
PID 2300 wrote to memory of 2148	2300	cmd.exe	33
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 2740	2148	qgepofutu.exe	34
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 2740	2148	qgepofutu.exe	34
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 2740	2148	qgepofutu.exe	34
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 2740	2148	qgepofutu.exe	34

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ef79e9f000bce03fe84bdd04c5240e3963755518e1d008caae787909c5a94978.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ef79e9f000bce03fe84bdd04c5240e3963755518e1d008caae787909c5a94978.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2316
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  cmd.exe /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2&C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\qgepofutu.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ef79e9f000bce03fe84bdd04c5240e3963755518e1d008caae787909c5a94978.exe"
  2⤵
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2300
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
    ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Runs ping.exe
    PID:2844
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qgepofutu.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\qgepofutu.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ef79e9f000bce03fe84bdd04c5240e3963755518e1d008caae787909c5a94978.exe"
    3⤵
    - Deletes itself
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Drops file in Program Files directory
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2148
  - - \??\c:\Program Files\blmtf\aeykatdiw.exe
      "c:\Program Files\blmtf\aeykatdiw.exe" "c:\Program Files\blmtf\aeykatdiw.dll",Compliance C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qgepofutu.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Loads dropped DLL
      Adds Run key to start application
      Enumerates connected drives
      Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Checks processor information in registry
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2740

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Pre-OS Boot

1

T1542

Bootkit

1

T1542.003

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Pre-OS Boot

1

T1542

Bootkit

1

T1542.003

Credential Access

Credentials from Password Stores

1

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

1

T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

1

T1552

Credentials In Files

1

T1552.001

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

Query Registry

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

1

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

1

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

1

T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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\??\c:\Program Files\blmtf\aeykatdiw.dll

Filesize
141KB

MD5
d477ba658fbbf8f70ad3020515c5bd0d

SHA1
1bb9a2238415f1a3fdaa63237fd18845aae93f95

SHA256
6ac99e3745fc9b6817c9fa85d93f4811573ef70a18dec467e5138e828f890859

SHA512
eace4f626db0566f5f1b1157f6c039295e753324e3540f9672bfe2b00cc1d1619d94a9556e57741443aa7f9c3643e7978e053c91f0f9a91b00f0af633c77059b

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\Program Files\blmtf\aeykatdiw.exe

Filesize
43KB

MD5
51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8

SHA1
8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58

SHA256
5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124

SHA512
794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qgepofutu.exe

Filesize
191KB

MD5
6155638dc3ea923def4a27b979e58a7f

SHA1
ea848f24c65ee3236cd614b6b8fb1a507cb00c4f

SHA256
468bed5cf6c6cb841e246484481b5ec60d2ac3c5a34d18f63f5b430caaccc02d

SHA512
7f7cb33886c6c8664cc31efeaae7bf85f40b4e95596789a48f2183a0b0580f7b30f204835ca16442afbf0c2483b67acdeb727e7e9f8d6efa719f97a7c4bb76ed

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memory/2148-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/2148-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/2148-20-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/2300-8-0x0000000000180000-0x00000000001CA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
296KB

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memory/2300-9-0x0000000000180000-0x00000000001CA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
296KB

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memory/2316-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/2316-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/2316-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/2316-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/2740-28-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2740-27-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2740-29-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2740-32-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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General

Malware Config

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Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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