gh0strat | 0c23f85038faeb581e637fdca316c1edc57a75cf93305cf7ec5d23f7e9e96794

General

Target

0c23f85038faeb581e637fdca316c1edc57a75cf93305cf7ec5d23f7e9e96794.exe
Size

205KB
MD5

043495222e10e9627e31e05de4d068ea
SHA1

6b25d8a69d7991dae4d55c87f13a21ffa13a82d6
SHA256

0c23f85038faeb581e637fdca316c1edc57a75cf93305cf7ec5d23f7e9e96794
SHA512

8735171bce6a039211c695c1e6647fccf2c537b73c0412a3b16939cd43502ae20f76d82c5c11f2f7f30a840538839d22cfe470c7e403535a0113bd3eda02fef9
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
4036	zdbinvcp.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4036	zdbinvcp.exe
4888	zqrfhrc.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4888	zqrfhrc.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-1-5-21-3920955164-3782810283-1225622749-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Depend = "c:\\Program Files\\htchqrrj\\zqrfhrc.exe \"c:\\Program Files\\htchqrrj\\zqrfhrc.dll\",Compliance"	zqrfhrc.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)	\??\h:	zqrfhrc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\j:	zqrfhrc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\p:	zqrfhrc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\t:	zqrfhrc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\u:	zqrfhrc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\b:	zqrfhrc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\n:	zqrfhrc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\v:	zqrfhrc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\y:	zqrfhrc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\e:	zqrfhrc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\k:	zqrfhrc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\l:	zqrfhrc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\q:	zqrfhrc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\r:	zqrfhrc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\x:	zqrfhrc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\z:	zqrfhrc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\a:	zqrfhrc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\g:	zqrfhrc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\i:	zqrfhrc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\m:	zqrfhrc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\o:	zqrfhrc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\s:	zqrfhrc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\w:	zqrfhrc.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	zqrfhrc.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\htchqrrj	zdbinvcp.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\htchqrrj\zqrfhrc.dll	zdbinvcp.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\htchqrrj\zqrfhrc.exe	zdbinvcp.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\htchqrrj\zqrfhrc.exe	zdbinvcp.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	zdbinvcp.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	zqrfhrc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	0c23f85038faeb581e637fdca316c1edc57a75cf93305cf7ec5d23f7e9e96794.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
3788	PING.EXE
1516	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	zqrfhrc.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	zqrfhrc.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
3788	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
4888	zqrfhrc.exe
4888	zqrfhrc.exe
4888	zqrfhrc.exe
4888	zqrfhrc.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4888	zqrfhrc.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2144	0c23f85038faeb581e637fdca316c1edc57a75cf93305cf7ec5d23f7e9e96794.exe
4036	zdbinvcp.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2144 wrote to memory of 1516	2144	0c23f85038faeb581e637fdca316c1edc57a75cf93305cf7ec5d23f7e9e96794.exe	90
PID 2144 wrote to memory of 1516	2144	0c23f85038faeb581e637fdca316c1edc57a75cf93305cf7ec5d23f7e9e96794.exe	90
PID 2144 wrote to memory of 1516	2144	0c23f85038faeb581e637fdca316c1edc57a75cf93305cf7ec5d23f7e9e96794.exe	90
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 3788	1516	cmd.exe	92
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 3788	1516	cmd.exe	92
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 3788	1516	cmd.exe	92
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 4036	1516	cmd.exe	95
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 4036	1516	cmd.exe	95
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 4036	1516	cmd.exe	95
PID 4036 wrote to memory of 4888	4036	zdbinvcp.exe	96
PID 4036 wrote to memory of 4888	4036	zdbinvcp.exe	96
PID 4036 wrote to memory of 4888	4036	zdbinvcp.exe	96

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0c23f85038faeb581e637fdca316c1edc57a75cf93305cf7ec5d23f7e9e96794.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0c23f85038faeb581e637fdca316c1edc57a75cf93305cf7ec5d23f7e9e96794.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2144
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  cmd.exe /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2&C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\zdbinvcp.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0c23f85038faeb581e637fdca316c1edc57a75cf93305cf7ec5d23f7e9e96794.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1516
- - 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:3788
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zdbinvcp.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\zdbinvcp.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0c23f85038faeb581e637fdca316c1edc57a75cf93305cf7ec5d23f7e9e96794.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:4036
  - - \??\c:\Program Files\htchqrrj\zqrfhrc.exe
      "c:\Program Files\htchqrrj\zqrfhrc.exe" "c:\Program Files\htchqrrj\zqrfhrc.dll",Compliance C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zdbinvcp.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:4888

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c c:\Program Files\htchqrrj\zqrfhrc.exe "c:\Program Files\htchqrrj\zqrfhrc.dll",Compliance
1⤵
PID:4436

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\htchqrrj\zqrfhrc.dll

Filesize
141KB

MD5
814c8b47c6f4b43595f48b949a3d29ca

SHA1
8ee1695d56a6fea415a2718e78fbba502e24d5ff

SHA256
f5b7675fc84615f5f60f0110aa5fbeec61f0d28c2b1629036a9a05ac4553166b

SHA512
36d11e0d6a7c83d69b8a4e62cda96ac361b011b98d9f0031bd3dd5f63c477db08f4de2c234b5851b57f93dbbf09567746424d4ec0fa6ea58635338f05c7ac5f8

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C:\Program Files\htchqrrj\zqrfhrc.exe

Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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

Filesize
206KB

MD5
58e8ebc7d69e0d55552e1fea23f26083

SHA1
122a0a3add8760121751917a7cdf7058e34621a3

SHA256
ef4803115167c157ac1d6db9bc9273b548157ada2c70f94c3286188c50f4d0a4

SHA512
75a4ae217108b53d3900614cb9bd4291bcd0cc58edc6c96931e472d307c82c6edd0e7c43ec67220c96b554f6574026138d75a45526fa29670dc31963c892eebd

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memory/2144-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/2144-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/2144-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/2144-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/4036-10-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/4036-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/4036-17-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/4888-20-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/4888-22-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/4888-25-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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