General
- Target a79dd8a9305570a1032c7d16ff2f1b2b0c6a44a857f977676181e5c9dc7f148d.exe
- Size 1.2MB
- Sample250709-gqrmtswmt7
- SHA256 a79dd8a9305570a1032c7d16ff2f1b2b0c6a44a857f977676181e5c9dc7f148d
- MD5 9f944b82db8d9d1cd5dd0eb862d404d3
- SHA1 f34bd68d2e8e9b87be1444aefae967d2b895ba77
- SHA512 867c47fa757be6cca661e71d351c4f4b1609bc24b2626e47a982bc6f62abc258cfb7e6b8fec2f6d7a5bc56aa30c2f045cd700e99c345719e085bd3c55836eda3
- SSDEEP 12288:iuBSC8zeEzKlsos1N0jVOYdgKgjqM4VDje1jHC+zrf29PNI9thvKSxPy9F3RMKGl:aFeEzKlsopjVVdgFMg
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
a79dd8a9305570a1032c7d16ff2f1b2b0c6a44a857f977676181e5c9dc7f148d.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20250502-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
a79dd8a9305570a1032c7d16ff2f1b2b0c6a44a857f977676181e5c9dc7f148d.exe
Resource
win11-20250502-en
Malware Config
Extracted
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celestialrat
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0.0.1
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[Traffic]
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94.156.115.95:1337
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Celestial_8029996027823020235443
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auto_start_type
TaskScheduler
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blacklisted_countries
RU;US;BY
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blacklisted_hosts
www.arcabit.pl;www.avast.com;www.avast.ru;www.avg.com;www.avira.com;www.bitdefender.com;www.bullguard.com;www.clamav.net;www.comodo.com;www.drweb.ru;www.emsisoft.com;www.escanav.com;www.eset.com;www.esetnod32.ru;www.f-prot-antivirus-for-windows.en.softonic.com;www.f-secure.com;www.gdatasoftware.com;www.ikarussecurity.com;www.immunet.com;www.kaspersky.ru;www.maxpcsecure.com;www.mcafee.com;www.nanoav.ru;www.norman.com;www.quickheal.com;www.seqrite.com;www.sophos.com;www.spamfighter.com;www.tgsoft.it;www.trendmicro.com;www.virustotal.com;www.vba32-antivirus.en.softonic.com;www.xvirus.net;www.zillya.ua;www.zonealarm.com;www.zonerantivirus.com
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bootkit
True
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botkiller
True
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client_filename
RunShell.exe
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client_subfolder
Libs
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command_line
%CommandLine%
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connection_type
Static
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country_blacklist
False
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detectdebugger
False
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detectsandboxie
False
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detectsmalldisk
False
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detectvm
False
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detectwindowsxp
False
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disable_install_prompt
True
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disablecmd
False
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disabledefender
True
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disablefirewall
True
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disableregistry
False
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disablerun
False
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disabletaskmanager
False
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disableuac
True
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disablewinkeys
False
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hidden_attributes
True
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hidden_key
False
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highest_priority
True
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hollowed_process
%HollowedProcess%
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hosts_blacklist
False
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install_client
True
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libraries_subfolder
Libs
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lotl_application
%LOTLApplication%
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melt_file
True
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pastebin
https://pastebin.com/raw/XXXXXX
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registry_key
RunShell
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root_client_folder
%UserProfile%
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root_libraries_folder
%UserProfile%
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root_watchdog_folder
%temp%
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rootkit
False
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rtlsetprocesscritical
True
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system_attributes
True
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task_name
RunShell
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try_other_method
True
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usb_spread
True
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usb_spread_filename
usb.exe
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watchdog
%temp%
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watchdog_filename
watchdog
Targets
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- Target a79dd8a9305570a1032c7d16ff2f1b2b0c6a44a857f977676181e5c9dc7f148d.exe
- Size 1.2MB
- SHA256 a79dd8a9305570a1032c7d16ff2f1b2b0c6a44a857f977676181e5c9dc7f148d
- MD5 9f944b82db8d9d1cd5dd0eb862d404d3
- SHA1 f34bd68d2e8e9b87be1444aefae967d2b895ba77
- SHA512 867c47fa757be6cca661e71d351c4f4b1609bc24b2626e47a982bc6f62abc258cfb7e6b8fec2f6d7a5bc56aa30c2f045cd700e99c345719e085bd3c55836eda3
- SSDEEP 12288:iuBSC8zeEzKlsos1N0jVOYdgKgjqM4VDje1jHC+zrf29PNI9thvKSxPy9F3RMKGl:aFeEzKlsopjVVdgFMg
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
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Celestialrat family
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Detects CelestialRAT.
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Modifies firewall policy service
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UAC bypass
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Checks computer location settings
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
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Executes dropped EXE
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Windows security modification
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Checks whether UAC is enabled
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ConfuserEx .NET packer
Detects ConfuserEx .NET packer.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Create or Modify System Process
2Windows Service
2Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Create or Modify System Process
2Windows Service
2Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1