gh0strat | 87a696a93a56d9f61066baaba9160eb05fa373d08d08f2acc72b316253a4d581

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
140s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250217-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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07/03/2025, 01:20

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General

Target

bb7f474008142e7f8a81dfd3bb121b99e23bc262c2ef34c83cd33cc3db5f5509.dll
Size

172KB
MD5

5e557c646ae2e0fbd7aa05b4d4004670
SHA1

8e2e03baad6a099ee044a78cf0ee0cbe644581ad
SHA256

bb7f474008142e7f8a81dfd3bb121b99e23bc262c2ef34c83cd33cc3db5f5509
SHA512

90d5df37856cc948684fb82947391f9fb6b26cba1ece6ab620e264324debf20923e24a909ef46bec2a4923546721ce3a0c0d335d8172235242d5de7c9d6437ff
SSDEEP

3072:+/gWEkncfFsQTvrhPkC7xZkuXaJhNeETNsAq6nUlk6/MPNm:+LPnc2qrJ51ZkMaJhQCNBU8

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 6 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/312-0-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001002C000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/files/0x0011000000023c2e-2.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3708-7-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001002C000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/312-8-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001002C000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/228-9-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001002C000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3708-10-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001002C000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat

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

Blocklisted process makes network request 3 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
1	3708	rundll32.exe
63	3708	rundll32.exe
72	3708	rundll32.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
228	svchost.exe
3708	rundll32.exe

Program crash 1 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
4560	312	WerFault.exe	87

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 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	rundll32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	rundll32.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 15 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	312	rundll32.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	312	rundll32.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	312	rundll32.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	312	rundll32.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	312	rundll32.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	312	rundll32.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	312	rundll32.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	312	rundll32.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	228	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	228	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	228	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	228	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	228	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	228	svchost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	228	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2604 wrote to memory of 312	2604	rundll32.exe	87
PID 2604 wrote to memory of 312	2604	rundll32.exe	87
PID 2604 wrote to memory of 312	2604	rundll32.exe	87
PID 228 wrote to memory of 3708	228	svchost.exe	90
PID 228 wrote to memory of 3708	228	svchost.exe	90
PID 228 wrote to memory of 3708	228	svchost.exe	90

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bb7f474008142e7f8a81dfd3bb121b99e23bc262c2ef34c83cd33cc3db5f5509.dll,#1
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2604
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bb7f474008142e7f8a81dfd3bb121b99e23bc262c2ef34c83cd33cc3db5f5509.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:312
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 312 -s 740
    3⤵
    - Program crash
    PID:4560

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k imgsvc
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:228
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe "C:\Windows\TEMP\sysw.jpg", MerCedes
  2⤵
  - Blocklisted process makes network request
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3708

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 312 -ip 312
1⤵
PID:1392

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

\??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\sysw.jpg

Filesize
172KB

MD5
5e557c646ae2e0fbd7aa05b4d4004670

SHA1
8e2e03baad6a099ee044a78cf0ee0cbe644581ad

SHA256
bb7f474008142e7f8a81dfd3bb121b99e23bc262c2ef34c83cd33cc3db5f5509

SHA512
90d5df37856cc948684fb82947391f9fb6b26cba1ece6ab620e264324debf20923e24a909ef46bec2a4923546721ce3a0c0d335d8172235242d5de7c9d6437ff

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memory/228-9-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001002C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
176KB

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memory/312-0-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001002C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
176KB

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memory/312-8-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001002C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
176KB

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memory/3708-7-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001002C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
176KB

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memory/3708-10-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001002C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
176KB

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