gh0strat | 7438038a7db8b554a557c66e9a5f935d3005fdecac219c171c62aa4602f426b5

General

Target
7438038a7db8b554a557c66e9a5f935d3005fdecac219c171c62aa4602f426b5.exe
Size 1.5MB
Sample260730-p2x8raybrg
SHA256 7438038a7db8b554a557c66e9a5f935d3005fdecac219c171c62aa4602f426b5
MD5 d985f4468dc56923c99ad2a7b6d23e7a
SHA1 88b7849f3276bf8b632c8c188432913aff99bbb9
SHA512 0b3c8d9a9fc7de310465c8fbea044ce28a11abcc7fe4cdfca5447d5998d7619f6e3f36f434e230f0cf6e087390e4145e8b5b9d65b78101d38554f4a54ad13377
SSDEEP 24576:cYFbkIsaPiXSVnC7Yp9zkNmZG8RRln+yzHN:cYREXSVMDi3D
TLSH
T104657C927E81CFB1C54F1430E8A697FD9667AF40CE118BC7A39AFE2C79321819536127
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

discovery gh0strat persistence rat

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.
rat gh0strat

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c5c6-6.dat	family_gh0strat

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\svchcst\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240738562.bat"	look2.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2296	look2.exe
2276	svchcst.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2296	look2.exe
5784	svchost.exe
2276	svchcst.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240738562.bat	look2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	look2.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe	svchost.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	7438038a7db8b554a557c66e9a5f935d3005fdecac219c171c62aa4602f426b5.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	7438038a7db8b554a557c66e9a5f935d3005fdecac219c171c62aa4602f426b5.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	look2.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchcst.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1584	7438038a7db8b554a557c66e9a5f935d3005fdecac219c171c62aa4602f426b5.exe
1584	7438038a7db8b554a557c66e9a5f935d3005fdecac219c171c62aa4602f426b5.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1584 wrote to memory of 2296	1584	7438038a7db8b554a557c66e9a5f935d3005fdecac219c171c62aa4602f426b5.exe	89
PID 5784 wrote to memory of 2276	5784	svchost.exe	94

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7438038a7db8b554a557c66e9a5f935d3005fdecac219c171c62aa4602f426b5.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7438038a7db8b554a557c66e9a5f935d3005fdecac219c171c62aa4602f426b5.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1584
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\look2.exe
  2⤵
  - Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2296

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "svchcst"
1⤵
PID:6084

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "svchcst"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5784
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\svchcst.exe "c:\windows\system32\240738562.bat",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2276

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k "svchcst"
1⤵
PID:2432

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Server Software Component

1

T1505

Terminal Services DLL

1

T1505.005

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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HD_X.dat

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat
Size 1.5MB
SHA256 7438038a7db8b554a557c66e9a5f935d3005fdecac219c171c62aa4602f426b5
MD5 d985f4468dc56923c99ad2a7b6d23e7a
SHA1 88b7849f3276bf8b632c8c188432913aff99bbb9
SHA512 0b3c8d9a9fc7de310465c8fbea044ce28a11abcc7fe4cdfca5447d5998d7619f6e3f36f434e230f0cf6e087390e4145e8b5b9d65b78101d38554f4a54ad13377
SSDEEP 24576:cYFbkIsaPiXSVnC7Yp9zkNmZG8RRln+yzHN:cYREXSVMDi3D
TLSH
T104657C927E81CFB1C54F1430E8A697FD9667AF40CE118BC7A39AFE2C79321819536127
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look2.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe
Size 337KB
SHA256 86492ebf2d6f471a5ee92977318d099b3ea86175b5b7ae522237ae01d07a4857
MD5 2f3b6f16e33e28ad75f3fdaef2567807
SHA1 85e907340faf1edfc9210db85a04abd43d21b741
SHA512 db17e99e2df918cfc9ccbe934adfe73f0777ce1ce9f28b57a4b24ecd821efe2e0b976a634853247b77b16627d2bb3af4ba20306059d1d25ef38ffada7da3e3a4
SSDEEP 6144:8IXwWcHnNmZEvB7csAPRZyfQjCfA3lMXm4Y+5bFnWBFopJOU:8IXwDNmZEvJcscRZzjCI1O5W
TLSH
T1B474BF137FE4C8B6C59351324EE25F7AA1F6FE902E224A4333956F0CDD32691963A316
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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240738562.bat

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240738562.bat
Size 51KB
SHA256 1046aa45c67160bface8d4900c62807a2492d86886f810a079b7d16a990cdc72
MD5 706e442459fab97d6aa73293a3d3134a
SHA1 062d22298653903bbb6d0bfda64cc8429b4419a0
SHA512 959f6c162d9d7dd2d3fd81e4397d937945f8d024108d390292d5074afd8600f7c1c2b2eced093375006fe71bd555f2418380e9e6dc464d882f47202706e567ef
SSDEEP 1536:1WmqoiBMNbMWtYNif/n9S91BF3frnoLNJYH5:1dWubF3n9S91BF3fboxJYH5
TLSH
T17F333A02EE8D88F5F145177038AA33B6953ABDE036996A931F53DDA5C87B370F12D242
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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svchcst.exe

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe
Size 51KB
SHA256 ce6bb7eddc83762c708d4a41709ae00371dbdc09b2a380f28fa60b1edf917473
MD5 2e068ce2770fde8d1af4cb114b98df1f
SHA1 b6f9c2775babb025b22f915c3047aa627d07c312
SHA512 998d695eb56375e63df7db16740b89deb2cf630ccbead8bcf84a921ec6f4a4f9aef2755b703f7190f332b2008ebcc949363bcf8f392d7d07246c255b5073ed35
SSDEEP 1536:6G9yoVEpHP29I3fbcJboSUge5N+CnC/maz9Rh:8pv2mbcJboce58wvOR
TLSH
T137336C236A0A49B3DFE231780A9D7232526DD862075541F7A61057EAFD243E2EE743CF
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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