gh0strat | db5c8945879081f475afbc3daf697e888170a67246b7461b8c9d1fddc0848878

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
161s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
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20/04/2026, 04:38

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Target
db5c8945879081f475afbc3daf697e888170a67246b7461b8c9d1fddc0848878.exe
Size 1.2MB
Sample260420-e9lvksc14t
SHA256 db5c8945879081f475afbc3daf697e888170a67246b7461b8c9d1fddc0848878
MD5 128bbf6b8f51892bfe12e3a5793866fb
SHA1 34750415827f6d76c7c9b46848e2b3ed08eec137
SHA512 ad03ecc1cd89d11a9d9dfcf2d8c20fc0dc47acaa4d035051abe1f5870bc856fac2370fec71817ad6bbb92a08512280a822d5f3ad1734210b94ae73ce9e5ee966
SSDEEP 24576:RYFbkIsaPiXSVnC7Yp9zkNmZG8RRlngyz20:RYREXSVMDi3+0
TLSH
T12145BE2FBB9284B2D54510304DA66F79D575AF600E15CA8763ECFE2D7E32280D93B236
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

discovery gh0strat persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Family: 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

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024458-5.dat	family_gh0strat

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\svchcst\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240650312.bat"	look2.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
5028	look2.exe
3044	svchcst.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
5028	look2.exe
4896	svchost.exe
3044	svchcst.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	look2.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240650312.bat	look2.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	db5c8945879081f475afbc3daf697e888170a67246b7461b8c9d1fddc0848878.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 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	db5c8945879081f475afbc3daf697e888170a67246b7461b8c9d1fddc0848878.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	look2.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchcst.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4928	db5c8945879081f475afbc3daf697e888170a67246b7461b8c9d1fddc0848878.exe
4928	db5c8945879081f475afbc3daf697e888170a67246b7461b8c9d1fddc0848878.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 5028	4928	db5c8945879081f475afbc3daf697e888170a67246b7461b8c9d1fddc0848878.exe	85
PID 4896 wrote to memory of 3044	4896	svchost.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\db5c8945879081f475afbc3daf697e888170a67246b7461b8c9d1fddc0848878.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\db5c8945879081f475afbc3daf697e888170a67246b7461b8c9d1fddc0848878.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4928
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\look2.exe
  2⤵
  - Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:5028

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "svchcst"
1⤵
PID:4860

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "svchcst"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4896
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\svchcst.exe "c:\windows\system32\240650312.bat",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3044

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k "svchcst"
1⤵
PID:5840

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Server Software Component

T1505

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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HD_X.dat

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat
Size 1.2MB
SHA256 db5c8945879081f475afbc3daf697e888170a67246b7461b8c9d1fddc0848878
MD5 128bbf6b8f51892bfe12e3a5793866fb
SHA1 34750415827f6d76c7c9b46848e2b3ed08eec137
SHA512 ad03ecc1cd89d11a9d9dfcf2d8c20fc0dc47acaa4d035051abe1f5870bc856fac2370fec71817ad6bbb92a08512280a822d5f3ad1734210b94ae73ce9e5ee966
SSDEEP 24576:RYFbkIsaPiXSVnC7Yp9zkNmZG8RRlngyz20:RYREXSVMDi3+0
TLSH
T12145BE2FBB9284B2D54510304DA66F79D575AF600E15CA8763ECFE2D7E32280D93B236
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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look2.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe
Size 337KB
SHA256 86492ebf2d6f471a5ee92977318d099b3ea86175b5b7ae522237ae01d07a4857
MD5 2f3b6f16e33e28ad75f3fdaef2567807
SHA1 85e907340faf1edfc9210db85a04abd43d21b741
SHA512 db17e99e2df918cfc9ccbe934adfe73f0777ce1ce9f28b57a4b24ecd821efe2e0b976a634853247b77b16627d2bb3af4ba20306059d1d25ef38ffada7da3e3a4
SSDEEP 6144:8IXwWcHnNmZEvB7csAPRZyfQjCfA3lMXm4Y+5bFnWBFopJOU:8IXwDNmZEvJcscRZzjCI1O5W
TLSH
T1B474BF137FE4C8B6C59351324EE25F7AA1F6FE902E224A4333956F0CDD32691963A316
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240650312.bat

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240650312.bat
Size 51KB
SHA256 a20b709f529ac20918f7f96054458791874da51336ee76f73b57abb590c6c6cd
MD5 126b69bcc2fba5184d0c327b2ab118b6
SHA1 53f8ee20cc93a0b5013b42e1e82fcf2a59679889
SHA512 ef4da21b23594b79b9b548347e153b3f96c4f5e089d5be216f80d04f3742e53183bdb5dc38aa733f919b716020c6af4c88b14d26c876938ac7e26933123cceb2
SSDEEP 1536:1WmqoiBMNbMWtYNif/n9S91BF3frnoLCJYH5:1dWubF3n9S91BF3fbo+JYH5
TLSH
T1A1333A02EE8D88F5F145177038AA33B6953ABDE036996A931F53DDA5C87B370F12D242
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svchcst.exe

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe
Size 60KB
SHA256 6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910
MD5 889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679
SHA1 8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7
SHA512 08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641
SSDEEP 1536:H9ykYCTdiHQKrFXmw2RQln5IUmDjoX6+:HlMHprF2nRQln5I
TLSH
T127532AC2FA00C171D4A7563019778F1A5766AC13DB728ACB94B0B4A41EB3291AD3E5FF
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memory/3044-31-0x0000000000E70000-0x0000000000EEA000-memory.dmp

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memory/4896-30-0x0000000001600000-0x000000000167A000-memory.dmp

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memory/4896-48-0x0000000001600000-0x000000000167A000-memory.dmp

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memory/4928-29-0x0000000000730000-0x00000000007AA000-memory.dmp

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memory/5028-12-0x0000000000910000-0x00000000009CF000-memory.dmp

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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