gh0strat | 699b67efd01dbac912ace418d65c6336cda33f6ee81b65bd15aae52d27159a54

General

Target

699b67efd01dbac912ace418d65c6336cda33f6ee81b65bd15aae52d27159a54.exe
Size

207KB
MD5

3181b42d5f7f125bbb51d06f58dd0fe5
SHA1

828da6789f7b7998afd87069ad7d75ad67ddaf07
SHA256

699b67efd01dbac912ace418d65c6336cda33f6ee81b65bd15aae52d27159a54
SHA512

2ce042fe30a9e9e918ff3384700f60e86c1abdb82635b859ace86fadc68b923dfb3905959382b5eff114960bd07498741b724672978e01dfa27e8a890f371788
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
2904	ehwiuigpz.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2904	ehwiuigpz.exe
2948	nanlz.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

pid	Process
1500	cmd.exe
1500	cmd.exe
2904	ehwiuigpz.exe
2948	nanlz.exe
2948	nanlz.exe
2948	nanlz.exe
2948	nanlz.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-1-5-21-1488793075-819845221-1497111674-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Depend = "c:\\Program Files\\snqilrunx\\nanlz.exe \"c:\\Program Files\\snqilrunx\\nanlz.dll\",Compliance"	nanlz.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)	\??\j:	nanlz.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\t:	nanlz.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\v:	nanlz.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\k:	nanlz.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\s:	nanlz.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\u:	nanlz.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\y:	nanlz.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\e:	nanlz.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\g:	nanlz.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\l:	nanlz.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\m:	nanlz.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\o:	nanlz.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\q:	nanlz.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\w:	nanlz.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\b:	nanlz.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\h:	nanlz.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\i:	nanlz.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\n:	nanlz.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\p:	nanlz.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\r:	nanlz.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\x:	nanlz.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\z:	nanlz.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\a:	nanlz.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	nanlz.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\snqilrunx\nanlz.dll	ehwiuigpz.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\snqilrunx\nanlz.exe	ehwiuigpz.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\snqilrunx\nanlz.exe	ehwiuigpz.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\snqilrunx	ehwiuigpz.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	699b67efd01dbac912ace418d65c6336cda33f6ee81b65bd15aae52d27159a54.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	ehwiuigpz.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	nanlz.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
1500	cmd.exe
1044	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	nanlz.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	nanlz.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
1044	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2948	nanlz.exe
2948	nanlz.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2948	nanlz.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1032	699b67efd01dbac912ace418d65c6336cda33f6ee81b65bd15aae52d27159a54.exe
2904	ehwiuigpz.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1032 wrote to memory of 1500	1032	699b67efd01dbac912ace418d65c6336cda33f6ee81b65bd15aae52d27159a54.exe	28
PID 1032 wrote to memory of 1500	1032	699b67efd01dbac912ace418d65c6336cda33f6ee81b65bd15aae52d27159a54.exe	28
PID 1032 wrote to memory of 1500	1032	699b67efd01dbac912ace418d65c6336cda33f6ee81b65bd15aae52d27159a54.exe	28
PID 1032 wrote to memory of 1500	1032	699b67efd01dbac912ace418d65c6336cda33f6ee81b65bd15aae52d27159a54.exe	28
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 1044	1500	cmd.exe	30
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 1044	1500	cmd.exe	30
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 1044	1500	cmd.exe	30
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 1044	1500	cmd.exe	30
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 2904	1500	cmd.exe	31
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 2904	1500	cmd.exe	31
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 2904	1500	cmd.exe	31
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 2904	1500	cmd.exe	31
PID 2904 wrote to memory of 2948	2904	ehwiuigpz.exe	32
PID 2904 wrote to memory of 2948	2904	ehwiuigpz.exe	32
PID 2904 wrote to memory of 2948	2904	ehwiuigpz.exe	32
PID 2904 wrote to memory of 2948	2904	ehwiuigpz.exe	32

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\699b67efd01dbac912ace418d65c6336cda33f6ee81b65bd15aae52d27159a54.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\699b67efd01dbac912ace418d65c6336cda33f6ee81b65bd15aae52d27159a54.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1032
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  cmd.exe /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2&C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\ehwiuigpz.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\699b67efd01dbac912ace418d65c6336cda33f6ee81b65bd15aae52d27159a54.exe"
  2⤵
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1500
- - 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:1044
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ehwiuigpz.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\ehwiuigpz.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\699b67efd01dbac912ace418d65c6336cda33f6ee81b65bd15aae52d27159a54.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:2904
  - - \??\c:\Program Files\snqilrunx\nanlz.exe
      "c:\Program Files\snqilrunx\nanlz.exe" "c:\Program Files\snqilrunx\nanlz.dll",Compliance C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ehwiuigpz.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:2948

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\snqilrunx\nanlz.exe

Filesize
43KB

MD5
51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8

SHA1
8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58

SHA256
5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124

SHA512
794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

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\??\c:\Program Files\snqilrunx\nanlz.dll

Filesize
141KB

MD5
e1c6cac1fd649100274ced3bdd839fc3

SHA1
55793ad727d85828b68ac6264171b481019e19a9

SHA256
ad88622b705da8369d83f6c46b1b4e6225b0a40bd1fd720c9f984fb045113148

SHA512
cb048bf8da20c2789b9042e89dbd8ea3add0ad1ab0f63c990f4187dc437f481843723814c1d41b204f05badb6438bc9eb374f830cec8d309f5ca28824579cbe8

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

Filesize
207KB

MD5
6cf7103b909f4f663bd5f2f73fd25e1f

SHA1
ec6fc3e94fbeab5487ffbcb619a81da022e48d97

SHA256
b737f7fd0f844ea668d7d672258d89c485cba7921e9ee03386c592762bca7170

SHA512
3c68aad5e8a08f552e7e9fbccc97c1fa75c63ac175f68b080bcbc1f8fe166288b69ea607b3d969f2a65334b5b02c95d992c76c0361f32cdde827231d3c32d9a2

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memory/1032-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/1032-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/1032-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/1032-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/1500-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
296KB

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memory/1500-10-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
296KB

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memory/2904-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/2904-20-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/2904-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/2948-23-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2948-28-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2948-29-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2948-30-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2948-32-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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