gh0strat | b845d376ec10829f73178db6987e4cd108790ac38e21c0ca23fc575c3ebc73e7

General

Target

b845d376ec10829f73178db6987e4cd108790ac38e21c0ca23fc575c3ebc73e7.exe
Size

207KB
MD5

e04354bb10e930ca2ab9300c071ef9c5
SHA1

b6bc850b90854b431ee7d1f426cc9bc72c6b071e
SHA256

b845d376ec10829f73178db6987e4cd108790ac38e21c0ca23fc575c3ebc73e7
SHA512

531803775baa1052c90a0b7a3c7a5e37c559017e4fd9ea1a4f4025bd8b911a057d226fb3b9324edcfb9d3548c723f959a67481f016b6a41780ba13c0b9eeeadd
SSDEEP

3072:fP5gvNVLIfHQja1RfmLQADwSKkhU+tLgT5lODbiC8r1PkTF: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
2016	upsqths.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2016	upsqths.exe
2064	jzlhjliol.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

pid	Process
2436	cmd.exe
2436	cmd.exe
2016	upsqths.exe
2064	jzlhjliol.exe
2064	jzlhjliol.exe
2064	jzlhjliol.exe
2064	jzlhjliol.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-1-5-21-2039016743-699959520-214465309-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Depend = "c:\\Program Files\\xpmogvgpi\\jzlhjliol.exe \"c:\\Program Files\\xpmogvgpi\\jzlhjliol.dll\",Compliance"	jzlhjliol.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)	\??\k:	jzlhjliol.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\l:	jzlhjliol.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\o:	jzlhjliol.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\v:	jzlhjliol.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\z:	jzlhjliol.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\h:	jzlhjliol.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\p:	jzlhjliol.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\r:	jzlhjliol.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\s:	jzlhjliol.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\a:	jzlhjliol.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\b:	jzlhjliol.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\i:	jzlhjliol.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\m:	jzlhjliol.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\q:	jzlhjliol.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\u:	jzlhjliol.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\w:	jzlhjliol.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\e:	jzlhjliol.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\j:	jzlhjliol.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\n:	jzlhjliol.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\t:	jzlhjliol.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\x:	jzlhjliol.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\y:	jzlhjliol.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\g:	jzlhjliol.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	jzlhjliol.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\xpmogvgpi\jzlhjliol.dll	upsqths.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\xpmogvgpi\jzlhjliol.exe	upsqths.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\xpmogvgpi\jzlhjliol.exe	upsqths.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\xpmogvgpi	upsqths.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	b845d376ec10829f73178db6987e4cd108790ac38e21c0ca23fc575c3ebc73e7.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	upsqths.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	jzlhjliol.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
2436	cmd.exe
2628	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	jzlhjliol.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	jzlhjliol.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2628	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2064	jzlhjliol.exe
2064	jzlhjliol.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2064	jzlhjliol.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1156	b845d376ec10829f73178db6987e4cd108790ac38e21c0ca23fc575c3ebc73e7.exe
2016	upsqths.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1156 wrote to memory of 2436	1156	b845d376ec10829f73178db6987e4cd108790ac38e21c0ca23fc575c3ebc73e7.exe	30
PID 1156 wrote to memory of 2436	1156	b845d376ec10829f73178db6987e4cd108790ac38e21c0ca23fc575c3ebc73e7.exe	30
PID 1156 wrote to memory of 2436	1156	b845d376ec10829f73178db6987e4cd108790ac38e21c0ca23fc575c3ebc73e7.exe	30
PID 1156 wrote to memory of 2436	1156	b845d376ec10829f73178db6987e4cd108790ac38e21c0ca23fc575c3ebc73e7.exe	30
PID 2436 wrote to memory of 2628	2436	cmd.exe	32
PID 2436 wrote to memory of 2628	2436	cmd.exe	32
PID 2436 wrote to memory of 2628	2436	cmd.exe	32
PID 2436 wrote to memory of 2628	2436	cmd.exe	32
PID 2436 wrote to memory of 2016	2436	cmd.exe	33
PID 2436 wrote to memory of 2016	2436	cmd.exe	33
PID 2436 wrote to memory of 2016	2436	cmd.exe	33
PID 2436 wrote to memory of 2016	2436	cmd.exe	33
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 2064	2016	upsqths.exe	34
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 2064	2016	upsqths.exe	34
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 2064	2016	upsqths.exe	34
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 2064	2016	upsqths.exe	34

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b845d376ec10829f73178db6987e4cd108790ac38e21c0ca23fc575c3ebc73e7.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b845d376ec10829f73178db6987e4cd108790ac38e21c0ca23fc575c3ebc73e7.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1156
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  cmd.exe /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2&C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\upsqths.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b845d376ec10829f73178db6987e4cd108790ac38e21c0ca23fc575c3ebc73e7.exe"
  2⤵
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2436
- - 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:2628
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\upsqths.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\upsqths.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b845d376ec10829f73178db6987e4cd108790ac38e21c0ca23fc575c3ebc73e7.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:2016
  - - \??\c:\Program Files\xpmogvgpi\jzlhjliol.exe
      "c:\Program Files\xpmogvgpi\jzlhjliol.exe" "c:\Program Files\xpmogvgpi\jzlhjliol.dll",Compliance C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\upsqths.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:2064

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\xpmogvgpi\jzlhjliol.dll

Filesize
141KB

MD5
6f4e07277de7e41d7d1feb465981a28a

SHA1
3520c9cafab4404ad434a11c7e8142c620e075f0

SHA256
33a8ec17591ea18197ae0885f12559a361da77f4349e7520c6e8f573cecdcde2

SHA512
4a8ad9158d87cfeb2b79dc714941f3d5374b58ae5c6fbdb129edc9a51533567b397986534aac4f161af2dd7199b97f4318abe5ea957db0dcc7e81b8c5ff75dfa

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\Program Files\xpmogvgpi\jzlhjliol.exe

Filesize
43KB

MD5
51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8

SHA1
8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58

SHA256
5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124

SHA512
794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

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

Filesize
207KB

MD5
d8a21f2641adf652d0ce50d7a5d242f1

SHA1
eaf055c37058af2c709a0387044efffdb34d6f5d

SHA256
49a6b7be8a2b3c39a3c18ac8df87cbfc5daa8f971e068a526fc8404f25245834

SHA512
61b31ca434c39533fd1ab8345cf562891dbe9d3e5875d42f85fdf9ae328be1c6effd2b097899313076c0c8d55a396c6a7adbe3fd313df581de2c253e770607e6

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memory/1156-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/1156-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/1156-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/1156-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/2016-19-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/2016-10-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/2016-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/2064-22-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2064-27-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2064-28-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2064-29-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2064-32-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2436-7-0x00000000001E0000-0x000000000022A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
296KB

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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