Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    129s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    17/10/2026, 16:26

General

  • Target
    2026-10-16_5e3647f7fc8531281c53ce1a5f66094d_elex_gh0st-rat_wannacry.exe
  • Size 22.8MB
  • Sample261017-txxtmssz2l
  • SHA256 34af038e421028c8311038572c6bbe7d38d8c36f8a0a054a32ded530b4ed7974
  • 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
  • Deletes itself 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs
  • Program crash 3 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-16_5e3647f7fc8531281c53ce1a5f66094d_elex_gh0st-rat_wannacry.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-16_5e3647f7fc8531281c53ce1a5f66094d_elex_gh0st-rat_wannacry.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3620
    • \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\lyqsqukqcj
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-16_5e3647f7fc8531281c53ce1a5f66094d_elex_gh0st-rat_wannacry.exe" a -sc:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-10-16_5e3647f7fc8531281c53ce1a5f66094d_elex_gh0st-rat_wannacry.exe
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:788
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s fastuserswitchingcompatibility
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2196
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2196 -s 944
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:3572
  • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
    1⤵
      PID:1916
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 232 -p 2196 -ip 2196
      1⤵
        PID:5728
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s fastuserswitchingcompatibility
        1⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:204
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 204 -s 1044
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:5940
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 576 -p 204 -ip 204
        1⤵
          PID:4800
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s fastuserswitchingcompatibility
          1⤵
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4436
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4436 -s 972
            2⤵
            • Program crash
            PID:5104
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 576 -p 4436 -ip 4436
          1⤵
            PID:1332

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                Downloads

                lyqsqukqcj

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\lyqsqukqcj
                • Size 24.3MB
                • SHA256 bac68e0853e3e3ab1547d62cb55d0c93703b07a59d778ccd88a5531d9e765246
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                svchost.exe.txt

                • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt
                • Size 204B
                • SHA256 18d53faf4f9331f30b6023e9bfe40c850716c0deb0f18f31914b641fdbcf76eb
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                svchost.exe.txt

                • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt
                • Size 306B
                • SHA256 0d3a60e06a76ade61004fd7fc581d83cf3ac1706f8d708256ba082c2bee8c12c
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                mmldd.cc3

                • Path \??\c:\programdata\drm\%sessionname%\mmldd.cc3
                • Size 23.0MB
                • SHA256 de61a7cc5ee9f9e44bb4f2fb7580623620b38673740055aa94012be40cb3aeea
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                memory/204-14-0x0000000002840000-0x0000000002841000-memory.dmp

                memory/204-17-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

                memory/2196-10-0x0000000000E50000-0x0000000000E51000-memory.dmp

                memory/2196-12-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

                memory/4436-19-0x0000000001700000-0x0000000001701000-memory.dmp

                memory/4436-22-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp