Extracted

• • Target
    CatGatekeeper_x64.exe
  • Size 128.1MB
  • SHA256 8fc8ae7284f5baf76367737930cf4b6584429f49a6b8b6f87c4f5550ce925d51
  • MD5 86c7f2a3c307928daaca7c1df3ea5d72
  • SHA1 9b4a7c860be8d7b6285eadb1dce0ae3d33321fa1
  • SHA512 8b900b88a77314f1c0cafa3cd2d7641694e9312b6ffc3dfd27e64d971de1abac55225ec5e4e28471957256cc5bf21e37386e6df48b4d82647bec193f36e699a3
  • SSDEEP 1572864:Nf/qxhps4S35tNDBGCj8qeulLcd0crL1pwR7Jk1+3XGKXKdw+EyIUeSLAsRFFh26:Yxh+V0ere280tXmKywByIY3RFF6+FW
  • TLSH
    T16F582301BA5A9524D05EC87492434B934F2170EB063BE4FF91D945283FABBF49B3E35A
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

  Score

  10^/10

  backdoordefense_evasiondiscoveryexecutionghostsocksvidarpersistenceprivilege_escalationspywarestealer

  • Detects Vidar Stealer

    stealer

  • Family: GhostSocks

    GhostSocks is a proxy malware written in Golang.

    backdoorghostsocks

  • Family: Vidar

    Vidar is an infostealer based on Arkei stealer.

    stealervidar

  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence

    persistence

  • Enumerates VirtualBox registry keys

    defense_evasion

  • Looks for VirtualBox drivers on disk

    defense_evasion

  • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key

    defense_evasion

  • Looks for VMWare drivers on disk

    defense_evasion

  • Looks for VMWare services registry key.

    defense_evasion

  • Modifies Windows Firewall

    defense_evasion

  • Checks BIOS information in registry

    BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Executes dropped EXE

  • Reads user/profile data of local email clients

    Email clients store some user data on disk where infostealers will often target it.

    spywarestealer

  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    spywarestealer

  • Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting

    spyware

  • Adds Run key to start application

    persistence

  • Checks installed software on the system

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

    discovery

  • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2

    Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

  • Looks up external IP address via web service

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Checks system information in the registry

    System information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  behavioral1