gh0strat | 20afdcc123ce8bad3fc361059f12af2ae1b637e1a50da090904e99e8db63f2d1

General

Target

20afdcc123ce8bad3fc361059f12af2ae1b637e1a50da090904e99e8db63f2d1.exe
Size

207KB
MD5

036d89a867c4af14e157ec74c8e84490
SHA1

a614c33cffeba68a7cae4b7740921af856ebbffa
SHA256

20afdcc123ce8bad3fc361059f12af2ae1b637e1a50da090904e99e8db63f2d1
SHA512

6699364d658b27e18be1658406279b9ae3d7e3ae554124e5a18b51356eb759a630a0be0091127fc99059b9d08b802fa47c34fcbc7519994962691b6e05cefb59
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
2452	zlmsysba.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2452	zlmsysba.exe
3508	ndbpajpkv.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3508	ndbpajpkv.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-1-5-21-3181990009-820930284-137514597-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Depend = "c:\\Program Files\\lwvkc\\ndbpajpkv.exe \"c:\\Program Files\\lwvkc\\ndbpajpkv.dll\",Compliance"	ndbpajpkv.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)	\??\s:	ndbpajpkv.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\w:	ndbpajpkv.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\p:	ndbpajpkv.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\a:	ndbpajpkv.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\e:	ndbpajpkv.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\h:	ndbpajpkv.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\m:	ndbpajpkv.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\o:	ndbpajpkv.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\r:	ndbpajpkv.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\g:	ndbpajpkv.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\k:	ndbpajpkv.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\l:	ndbpajpkv.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\n:	ndbpajpkv.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\v:	ndbpajpkv.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\y:	ndbpajpkv.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\z:	ndbpajpkv.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\b:	ndbpajpkv.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\i:	ndbpajpkv.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\j:	ndbpajpkv.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\t:	ndbpajpkv.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\u:	ndbpajpkv.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\x:	ndbpajpkv.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\q:	ndbpajpkv.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	ndbpajpkv.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\lwvkc	zlmsysba.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\lwvkc\ndbpajpkv.dll	zlmsysba.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\lwvkc\ndbpajpkv.exe	zlmsysba.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\lwvkc\ndbpajpkv.exe	zlmsysba.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	zlmsysba.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ndbpajpkv.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	20afdcc123ce8bad3fc361059f12af2ae1b637e1a50da090904e99e8db63f2d1.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
64	PING.EXE
3184	cmd.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	ndbpajpkv.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	ndbpajpkv.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
64	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
3508	ndbpajpkv.exe
3508	ndbpajpkv.exe
3508	ndbpajpkv.exe
3508	ndbpajpkv.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3508	ndbpajpkv.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4728	20afdcc123ce8bad3fc361059f12af2ae1b637e1a50da090904e99e8db63f2d1.exe
2452	zlmsysba.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4728 wrote to memory of 3184	4728	20afdcc123ce8bad3fc361059f12af2ae1b637e1a50da090904e99e8db63f2d1.exe	87
PID 4728 wrote to memory of 3184	4728	20afdcc123ce8bad3fc361059f12af2ae1b637e1a50da090904e99e8db63f2d1.exe	87
PID 4728 wrote to memory of 3184	4728	20afdcc123ce8bad3fc361059f12af2ae1b637e1a50da090904e99e8db63f2d1.exe	87
PID 3184 wrote to memory of 64	3184	cmd.exe	89
PID 3184 wrote to memory of 64	3184	cmd.exe	89
PID 3184 wrote to memory of 64	3184	cmd.exe	89
PID 3184 wrote to memory of 2452	3184	cmd.exe	94
PID 3184 wrote to memory of 2452	3184	cmd.exe	94
PID 3184 wrote to memory of 2452	3184	cmd.exe	94
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 3508	2452	zlmsysba.exe	95
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 3508	2452	zlmsysba.exe	95
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 3508	2452	zlmsysba.exe	95

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\20afdcc123ce8bad3fc361059f12af2ae1b637e1a50da090904e99e8db63f2d1.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\20afdcc123ce8bad3fc361059f12af2ae1b637e1a50da090904e99e8db63f2d1.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4728
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  cmd.exe /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2&C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\zlmsysba.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\20afdcc123ce8bad3fc361059f12af2ae1b637e1a50da090904e99e8db63f2d1.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3184
- - 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:64
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zlmsysba.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\zlmsysba.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\20afdcc123ce8bad3fc361059f12af2ae1b637e1a50da090904e99e8db63f2d1.exe"
    3⤵
    - Deletes itself
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Drops file in Program Files directory
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2452
  - - \??\c:\Program Files\lwvkc\ndbpajpkv.exe
      "c:\Program Files\lwvkc\ndbpajpkv.exe" "c:\Program Files\lwvkc\ndbpajpkv.dll",Compliance C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zlmsysba.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:3508

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\lwvkc\ndbpajpkv.exe

Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zlmsysba.exe

Filesize
207KB

MD5
b4ab9944499b4d342bd2770144ef462c

SHA1
41ecd4ddb21b5e804abe4d614914b88081579b01

SHA256
2f997ea38c40f4185555b0b53c58fbc703da77e9e4d027aea204c7d46ca42765

SHA512
ce5f17e1fbc9ce2e3cf9baaa5b80c65c540cd2d8778e7d5b6fd345a79dee3606e2a1ea07a0327f865136ce86a0c8f07309032208c9bee70b1aa68e73c6e6f33f

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\??\c:\Program Files\lwvkc\ndbpajpkv.dll

Filesize
141KB

MD5
e8cbd400bc24002348e845c410e289bc

SHA1
0d91b6980fc7eb4d9bc568f756d89ecbefe17eff

SHA256
9b40f4cabc821cb2a683134c695d768db099fc2e1ded5c94fe4d6fcb3458a8e0

SHA512
df03dc682342558722ba0c43c7632e3180983d4f5e8641b8787ca052c911e9d6dd7f428876257aa3651cb3875669a5932920ecfdfba96e0eadb30afea6731be0

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memory/2452-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/2452-10-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/2452-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/3508-20-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/3508-22-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/3508-26-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/4728-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/4728-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/4728-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/4728-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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Malware Config

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Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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