Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    29/06/2026, 23:14

General

  • Target
    2026-06-25_3288563c2c161efce89a0f041d67b924_elex_gh0st-rat_wannacry.exe
  • Size 24.5MB
  • Sample260629-277etshv8x
  • SHA256 f3097fe65b419568e30059e0107f037a76cc0b35858cc51841069e5a490ebb33
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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
  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 62 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 37 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 36 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 54 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-25_3288563c2c161efce89a0f041d67b924_elex_gh0st-rat_wannacry.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-25_3288563c2c161efce89a0f041d67b924_elex_gh0st-rat_wannacry.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1352
    • \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\kxejiyquxy
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-25_3288563c2c161efce89a0f041d67b924_elex_gh0st-rat_wannacry.exe" a -sc:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-06-25_3288563c2c161efce89a0f041d67b924_elex_gh0st-rat_wannacry.exe
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:3028
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:576
    • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
      explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
      2⤵
      • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1336
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:5160
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:5456

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
        • Size 607B
        • SHA256 be6b74e52e5eef1f1c27c0976bf3bf1bfa99958c00bbef2898a602f691be6dae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
        • Size 599B
        • SHA256 b536a3dae9ea5c69081f0491eed829e3b57e32401fdf49a63031bcd6b20e6fdb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        kxejiyquxy

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\kxejiyquxy
        • Size 24.5MB
        • SHA256 522133b62336e78d12466e8c27cace16de654395b10ca9c9e52ddc5a85e76c42
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1336-179-0x000000000D920000-0x000000000E19B000-memory.dmp

        memory/1352-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000433000-memory.dmp

        memory/1352-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000433000-memory.dmp

        memory/3028-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000433000-memory.dmp

        memory/3028-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000433000-memory.dmp

        memory/5160-30-0x0000017B801E0000-0x0000017B802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5160-29-0x0000017B801E0000-0x0000017B802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5160-31-0x0000017B801E0000-0x0000017B802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5160-44-0x0000017B82A30000-0x0000017B82A50000-memory.dmp

        memory/5160-45-0x0000017B82E90000-0x0000017B82F90000-memory.dmp

        memory/5160-75-0x0000017B946A0000-0x0000017B946C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5160-61-0x0000017B82C90000-0x0000017B82CB0000-memory.dmp