Extracted

• • Target
    gmail-account-creator-x64.exe
  • Size 78.2MB
  • SHA256 ba5be09836c1061bb64f558f8614c1bb463276a026252937c9bdf2d06a530dc5
  • MD5 e96a33a7911b25568621e8b7201eadab
  • SHA1 dc32f39c9ca7626691daefcd37fa1eb51a7fd881
  • SHA512 9a08362c58cbce8b457b178a96c74572df0628fb2584d6d25e05b6c44f648467b327f0a2d79b581617807460bffb4b5727c503634ef7dbec8df43e60e121c928
  • SSDEEP 1572864:bx+HrqxhpssMkv/yXGKX6EyIUeSLAsRF3aRqq+aXelVsQO:bw+xh+sMkntKVyIY3RF3m+j
  • TLSH
    T1B2082205BB6AA564E08EC47093570A834F2170DB223BA4FF91D551283F9A7F49B3E35E
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

  Score

  10^/10

  backdoordefense_evasiondiscoveryexecutionghostsockspersistenceprivilege_escalationspywarestealeradwareransomware

  • Family: GhostSocks

    GhostSocks is a proxy malware written in Golang.

    backdoorghostsocks

  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence

    persistence

  • Enumerates VirtualBox DLL files

  • Enumerates VirtualBox registry keys

    defense_evasion

  • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry

    defense_evasion

  • Looks for VirtualBox drivers on disk

    defense_evasion

  • Looks for VirtualBox executables on disk

  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup

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

    persistence

  • 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.

  • Checks computer location settings

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Drops startup file

  • Executes dropped EXE

  • 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.

  • Enumerates connected drives

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

  • 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.

  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

  behavioral1behavioral2