farfli | ea361d4314e72806ebbeeab8441edba558f1041452e98483ac044cfb9b4a807a

General

Target
2026-11-03_f248245cec03349faeee69e037acc5f2_elex_wannacry.exe
Size 123KB
Sample261104-ddhydahs8l
SHA256 ea361d4314e72806ebbeeab8441edba558f1041452e98483ac044cfb9b4a807a
MD5 f248245cec03349faeee69e037acc5f2
SHA1 4c4a436172732c74189934856e5328b68e86a36b
SHA512 e44edbde14d32c73de67bcd497e1b3393d31686034076108dfbd162967b108abeac32db9974c936690678bf2456b556563610ecc28da2ac2f1530c13b251c7ca
SSDEEP 1536:gWCfpn0RbXfmvElSdwS4ytneUDy9ZkM4A3FaJw/xfPWMywQ3:gWmpn0RbXNxeeJ9w7EPWMywQ3
TLSH
T16EC3C013ABAE44F9E0210D7405B91B3547BA6C593B145777D388EE1EA872EC0EC3D256
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

backdoor bootkit discovery execution farfli gh0strat persistence rat spyware stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

gh0strat

C2

host123.zz.am:6658
http://23.104.160.115:8890/version.php
http://23.104.160.116:9963/

Attributes

user_agent
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.1; Trident/4.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; Media Center PC 6.0; .NET4.0C))

Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.0)

Signatures

Family: Farfli
Farfli is a Windows backdoor written in C++.
backdoor farfli
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

Detects Farfli Backdoor 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/4560-9-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010045000-memory.dmp	family_farfli
behavioral1/memory/4560-10-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010045000-memory.dmp	family_farfli
behavioral1/memory/4560-11-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010045000-memory.dmp	family_farfli

Detects executables containing base64 encoded User Agent 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/4560-9-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010045000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_B64_Encoded_UserAgent
behavioral1/memory/4560-10-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010045000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_B64_Encoded_UserAgent
behavioral1/memory/4560-11-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010045000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_B64_Encoded_UserAgent

Badlisted process makes network request 4 IoCs

Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

flow	pid	Process
10	4560	rundll32.exe
18	4560	rundll32.exe
19	4560	rundll32.exe
33	4560	rundll32.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1664	nsjwkc.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4560	rundll32.exe

Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Credentials from Web Browsers
T1555.003

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-240542094-4193773837-3211495583-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\EvtMgr = "c:\\windows\\SysWOW64\\rundll32.exe \"c:\\imwqm\\kpgkq.dll\",AbortProc"	rundll32.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
File opened (read-only)	\??\v:	rundll32.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\z:	rundll32.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\b:	rundll32.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\g:	rundll32.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\i:	rundll32.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\p:	rundll32.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\u:	rundll32.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\w:	rundll32.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\h:	rundll32.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\l:	rundll32.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\r:	rundll32.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\t:	rundll32.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\x:	rundll32.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\k:	rundll32.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\n:	rundll32.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\o:	rundll32.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\q:	rundll32.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\s:	rundll32.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\y:	rundll32.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\a:	rundll32.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\e:	rundll32.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\j:	rundll32.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\m:	rundll32.exe

Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

bootkit persistence

Bootkit

T1542.003

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\PHYSICALDRIVE0	rundll32.exe

Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
2340	cmd.exe

Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

discovery

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname	rundll32.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain	rundll32.exe

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-11-03_f248245cec03349faeee69e037acc5f2_elex_wannacry.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	nsjwkc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	rundll32.exe

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
2340	cmd.exe
3860	PING.EXE

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	rundll32.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	rundll32.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
3860	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
4560	rundll32.exe
4560	rundll32.exe
4560	rundll32.exe
4560	rundll32.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4560	rundll32.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
456	2026-11-03_f248245cec03349faeee69e037acc5f2_elex_wannacry.exe
1664	nsjwkc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 456 wrote to memory of 2340	456	2026-11-03_f248245cec03349faeee69e037acc5f2_elex_wannacry.exe	85
PID 2340 wrote to memory of 3860	2340	cmd.exe	87
PID 2340 wrote to memory of 1664	2340	cmd.exe	88
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 4560	1664	nsjwkc.exe	89

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-03_f248245cec03349faeee69e037acc5f2_elex_wannacry.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-03_f248245cec03349faeee69e037acc5f2_elex_wannacry.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:456
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  cmd.exe /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2&c:\nsjwkc.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-03_f248245cec03349faeee69e037acc5f2_elex_wannacry.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2340
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
    ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Runs ping.exe
    PID:3860
- - \??\c:\nsjwkc.exe
    c:\nsjwkc.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-03_f248245cec03349faeee69e037acc5f2_elex_wannacry.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1664
  - - \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
      c:\windows\system32\rundll32.exe "c:\imwqm\kpgkq.dll",AbortProc c:\nsjwkc.exe
      4⤵
      Badlisted process makes network request
      Loads dropped DLL
      Adds Run key to start application
      Enumerates connected drives
      Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
      Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Checks processor information in registry
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4560

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1

T1059

Windows Command Shell

1

T1059.003

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Pre-OS Boot

1

T1542

Bootkit

1

T1542.003

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Pre-OS Boot

1

T1542

Bootkit

1

T1542.003

Credential Access

Credentials from Password Stores

1

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

1

T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

1

T1552

Credentials In Files

1

T1552.001

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

Query Registry

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

2

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

1

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

1

T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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nsjwkc.exe

Path C:\nsjwkc.exe
Size 123KB
SHA256 2e74e52c7523b36fb9c4db6f028ed7cbc13ad9a0991369b239c91336a87331b7
MD5 d02eafc82f5e0b73c627e80fbf6ba5f2
SHA1 94ff157fc01a8fd43e994677f4e9bbfcd1d636cf
SHA512 007f2e30ad95c62fcf0782fd751423ac1f1820469a198732080b1c113c6bcb352e2af2b561ee2a910d61b27ee0be6157f33a59b7a2bd630bf81471d84c873c57
SSDEEP 1536:gWCfpn0RbXfmvElSdwS4ytneUDy9ZkM4A3FaJw/xfPWMywQ7:gWmpn0RbXNxeeJ9w7EPWMywQ7
TLSH
T15CC3C013ABAE44F9E0210D7405BA1B3547BA6C593B145777D388EE1EA872EC0EC3D356
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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kpgkq.dll

Path \??\c:\imwqm\kpgkq.dll
Size 60KB
SHA256 42304221991ff2ea9d6c0252d42b90390caebc312a17126a4b13e9514f2b7d87
MD5 75e08aa9274df390fcdb1df3d0733bd5
SHA1 f3053cc10f33436aa1da7ec82a12ffdaff10ccfb
SHA512 dee8a07ca2142eb2ec1a5ce56af92605bb1c11e89da5d4335aee1098dc73375e422d9c53f201e571ff64b51c5cfa3928b1f26c0a23f4671dfbd91b1355d0e9db
SSDEEP 1536:Itj4HbqT+M0L2J2US62eSBQno/CUVzsxeOPw:ItqeT+M02J25qnLUVzs9w
TLSH
T1D05301286F6D2EDDFA3152B1E0985093FBD98B03043FA24D2544777F7D829631A93BA4
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/4560-7-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010045000-memory.dmp

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memory/4560-8-0x0000000000D40000-0x0000000000D41000-memory.dmp

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memory/4560-9-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010045000-memory.dmp

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memory/4560-10-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010045000-memory.dmp

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memory/4560-11-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010045000-memory.dmp

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memory/4560-12-0x0000000000D40000-0x0000000000D41000-memory.dmp

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Signatures

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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