Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    97s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    18/05/2026, 08:05

General

  • Target
    2026-05-18_419b5371c5b03313d1c8c50569243a11_elex_gh0st-rat_wannacry.exe
  • Size 24.9MB
  • Sample260518-jy5krshv21
  • SHA256 85f9787f833c41e77c4475ef84bbc043393c682ed35662cb2629f110b6456f97
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10

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.

  • Gh0st RAT payload 5 IoCs
  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs
  • Program crash 3 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 46 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-18_419b5371c5b03313d1c8c50569243a11_elex_gh0st-rat_wannacry.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-18_419b5371c5b03313d1c8c50569243a11_elex_gh0st-rat_wannacry.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3492
    • \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\hlvnbikeep
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-18_419b5371c5b03313d1c8c50569243a11_elex_gh0st-rat_wannacry.exe" a -sc:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-05-18_419b5371c5b03313d1c8c50569243a11_elex_gh0st-rat_wannacry.exe
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3980
  • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
    1⤵
      PID:3588
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s fastuserswitchingcompatibility
      1⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4116
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4116 -s 1084
        2⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:2660
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 452 -p 4116 -ip 4116
      1⤵
        PID:4900
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s fastuserswitchingcompatibility
        1⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4664
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4664 -s 976
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:2056
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 196 -p 4664 -ip 4664
        1⤵
          PID:5032
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s fastuserswitchingcompatibility
          1⤵
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1956
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1956 -s 920
            2⤵
            • Program crash
            PID:3192
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 1956 -ip 1956
          1⤵
            PID:4668

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                Downloads

                svchost.exe.txt

                • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt
                • Size 202B
                • SHA256 c46f96589389e4ac645379adeb1daefca7219b6b36ff5bf2d0cfd4919e89d56f
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                svchost.exe.txt

                • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt
                • Size 303B
                • SHA256 f5b585e8ae6d75303e4d9cc0b36144fba0228fc43bb7d9e75bfe4e4cf38c7a4a
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                lyckq.cc3

                • Path \??\c:\programdata\drm\%sessionname%\lyckq.cc3
                • Size 19.1MB
                • SHA256 470c788b760f07d0914487d478c057b869c628962f75da12647b0542e91c4a24
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                hlvnbikeep

                • Path \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\hlvnbikeep
                • Size 24.9MB
                • SHA256 ace4c14b867dd8bba79eb41d7bbdcb1a487d7e2d69cffae9a4a59e064f9159e7
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                memory/1956-18-0x00000000013E0000-0x00000000013E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/1956-21-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

                memory/4116-9-0x0000000000F90000-0x0000000000F91000-memory.dmp

                memory/4116-11-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

                memory/4664-13-0x0000000001800000-0x0000000001801000-memory.dmp

                memory/4664-16-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp