General

  • Target
    2026-07-18_c9d63088b5bde4dd67ba6b344b828967_akira_cobalt-strike_glassworm_rusty-stealer_satacom
  • Size 85.3MB
  • Sample260718-mes96sbv9v
  • SHA256 3e0ae3e42dc5fa2d5eda6c5c8579d1d4d3757c6ef8598195a302ce0e6a9dcee2
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • ghostsocks

C2
  • https://147.45.197.92:443

  • https://194.28.225.230:443

  • https://94.228.161.88:443

Targets

    • Target
      2026-07-18_c9d63088b5bde4dd67ba6b344b828967_akira_cobalt-strike_glassworm_rusty-stealer_satacom
    • Size 85.3MB
    • SHA256 3e0ae3e42dc5fa2d5eda6c5c8579d1d4d3757c6ef8598195a302ce0e6a9dcee2
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Family: GhostSocks

      GhostSocks is a proxy malware written in Golang.

    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence

    • Detects executables (downlaoders) containing URLs to raw contents of a paste

    • Detects executables referencing combination of virtualization drivers

    • Enumerates VirtualBox registry keys

    • Looks for VirtualBox drivers on disk

    • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key

    • Looks for VMWare drivers on disk

    • Looks for VMWare services registry key.

    • Modifies Windows Firewall

    • Checks BIOS information in registry

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

    • Drops startup file

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Checks installed software on the system

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

    • 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.

    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks