Extracted

• • Target
    2026-08-15_dbb482c7e939eebf218c32ba59cc4b8e_akira_cobalt-strike_glassworm_remcos_rusty-stealer_satacom
  • Size 92.1MB
  • SHA256 4fd281c9b5fb0a23a852294ee425bbc5982526ebe23535c38daf221a235296fa
  • MD5 dbb482c7e939eebf218c32ba59cc4b8e
  • SHA1 536764ceede7441685d747b2a68d14974c046ac4
  • SHA512 fe43d301c3b3fee774a887951badfe6915f28ad2968712100a95afb6f4dbb4c3fb4a085ea936cd11a2d51d0467f22ebe7624ca5496c1521b5122c54c0926bbec
  • SSDEEP 1572864:wU+HdItp6c09ncF1+toZ/DgEyIUeRc74ZLAsRFifTJrKlMlt4hQyC:wn96p6h2+tM/byIZc74J3RFiyMoS
  • TLSH
    T1E3282301BA5A9964D05EC8B4D3474B934F3170DA123AA4FFA1E941283F9B7F05B3E35A
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

  Score

  10^/10

  backdoordefense_evasiondiscoveryexecutionghostsockspersistenceprivilege_escalationspywarestealer

  • Family: GhostSocks

    GhostSocks is a proxy malware written in Golang.

    backdoorghostsocks

  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence

    persistence

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

  • Detects executables referencing combination of virtualization drivers

  • Enumerates VirtualBox registry keys

    defense_evasion

  • Looks for VirtualBox drivers on disk

    defense_evasion

  • 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.

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory

    A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

    persistenceprivilege_escalation

  • 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.

  • Looks up external IP address via web service

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

    discovery

  • Checks system information in the registry

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

  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

  behavioral1behavioral2