gh0strat | eadb1cef66d4b582de6270009bb6c8e3e6ef4252a47a7d9095854bf5e4a29526

General

Target

eadb1cef66d4b582de6270009bb6c8e3e6ef4252a47a7d9095854bf5e4a29526.exe
Size

205KB
MD5

3c26bcb31fec52185f8323a999693338
SHA1

2d52b40b9b1c9e25d9c8ad4e4af402509cb711a5
SHA256

eadb1cef66d4b582de6270009bb6c8e3e6ef4252a47a7d9095854bf5e4a29526
SHA512

533004e789ad89eb45f07535f8c459df67b59c7a4f4eb1bc4d81183f01bba3a1b4c1115f9a30a0fc20c0e0a465b30fc2ec3c18afa30ae345ee857ae3a3772f6a
SSDEEP

3072:fP5gvNVLIfHQja1RfmLQADwSKkhU+tLgT5lODbiC8r1PkT7:X2vnSwjaOcADw9cUeCOfR

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
3640	qsuil.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3640	qsuil.exe
4816	qfvfqt.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4816	qfvfqt.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-1-5-21-446031748-3036493239-2009529691-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Depend = "c:\\Program Files\\ctmghki\\qfvfqt.exe \"c:\\Program Files\\ctmghki\\qfvfqt.dll\",Compliance"	qfvfqt.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)	\??\e:	qfvfqt.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\g:	qfvfqt.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\h:	qfvfqt.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\j:	qfvfqt.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\r:	qfvfqt.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\s:	qfvfqt.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\a:	qfvfqt.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\k:	qfvfqt.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\o:	qfvfqt.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\q:	qfvfqt.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\u:	qfvfqt.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\v:	qfvfqt.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\y:	qfvfqt.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\b:	qfvfqt.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\l:	qfvfqt.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\n:	qfvfqt.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\p:	qfvfqt.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\t:	qfvfqt.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\w:	qfvfqt.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\z:	qfvfqt.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\i:	qfvfqt.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\m:	qfvfqt.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\x:	qfvfqt.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	qfvfqt.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\ctmghki	qsuil.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\ctmghki\qfvfqt.dll	qsuil.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\ctmghki\qfvfqt.exe	qsuil.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\ctmghki\qfvfqt.exe	qsuil.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	eadb1cef66d4b582de6270009bb6c8e3e6ef4252a47a7d9095854bf5e4a29526.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	qsuil.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	qfvfqt.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
4152	PING.EXE
6076	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	qfvfqt.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	qfvfqt.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
4152	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
4816	qfvfqt.exe
4816	qfvfqt.exe
4816	qfvfqt.exe
4816	qfvfqt.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4816	qfvfqt.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1848	eadb1cef66d4b582de6270009bb6c8e3e6ef4252a47a7d9095854bf5e4a29526.exe
3640	qsuil.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1848 wrote to memory of 6076	1848	eadb1cef66d4b582de6270009bb6c8e3e6ef4252a47a7d9095854bf5e4a29526.exe	86
PID 1848 wrote to memory of 6076	1848	eadb1cef66d4b582de6270009bb6c8e3e6ef4252a47a7d9095854bf5e4a29526.exe	86
PID 1848 wrote to memory of 6076	1848	eadb1cef66d4b582de6270009bb6c8e3e6ef4252a47a7d9095854bf5e4a29526.exe	86
PID 6076 wrote to memory of 4152	6076	cmd.exe	89
PID 6076 wrote to memory of 4152	6076	cmd.exe	89
PID 6076 wrote to memory of 4152	6076	cmd.exe	89
PID 6076 wrote to memory of 3640	6076	cmd.exe	92
PID 6076 wrote to memory of 3640	6076	cmd.exe	92
PID 6076 wrote to memory of 3640	6076	cmd.exe	92
PID 3640 wrote to memory of 4816	3640	qsuil.exe	94
PID 3640 wrote to memory of 4816	3640	qsuil.exe	94
PID 3640 wrote to memory of 4816	3640	qsuil.exe	94

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\eadb1cef66d4b582de6270009bb6c8e3e6ef4252a47a7d9095854bf5e4a29526.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\eadb1cef66d4b582de6270009bb6c8e3e6ef4252a47a7d9095854bf5e4a29526.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1848
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  cmd.exe /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2&C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\qsuil.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\eadb1cef66d4b582de6270009bb6c8e3e6ef4252a47a7d9095854bf5e4a29526.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:6076
- - 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:4152
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qsuil.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\qsuil.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\eadb1cef66d4b582de6270009bb6c8e3e6ef4252a47a7d9095854bf5e4a29526.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:3640
  - - \??\c:\Program Files\ctmghki\qfvfqt.exe
      "c:\Program Files\ctmghki\qfvfqt.exe" "c:\Program Files\ctmghki\qfvfqt.dll",Compliance C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qsuil.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:4816

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c c:\Program Files\ctmghki\qfvfqt.exe "c:\Program Files\ctmghki\qfvfqt.dll",Compliance
1⤵
PID:5012

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\ctmghki\qfvfqt.exe

Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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

Filesize
206KB

MD5
30cb4323e210af4d4a1e5abc9481c8b4

SHA1
04dca1b3aca94ae0c61dd7a6a9bd7ed7c23adf20

SHA256
9975a71ff53cbd8653177691441eea00afaf7a2990c0226615f6b3fa213bc503

SHA512
7188a8f7c103bf1ccc728ad297935eed5fecac0783052054f7b2fb3cc04ebfe1dc3df714906c5d4e80024b13fd9e1abb2a13208f2713f1f327fa05f7243c51aa

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\??\c:\Program Files\ctmghki\qfvfqt.dll

Filesize
141KB

MD5
8e230a2410499fe1479141f36718295a

SHA1
5be6447730f711176c742da1cc091f3b28a14570

SHA256
97860857703fb025f5825f7af4e540864508fcb9fd77fa158f49c7fcc440d848

SHA512
85694e2d0b5b25003ddb5570fd836f43851ea30e96ca76ca2783f1e1ddb9d7d45a02cfcbbfaa98cd119741d4384e7fc664ee55cb2165255b789f1b83109b0c7a

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memory/1848-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/1848-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/1848-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/1848-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/3640-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/3640-10-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/3640-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/3640-17-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/4816-21-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/4816-22-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/4816-25-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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