Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
144s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
08/11/2026, 06:51
General
- Target 2026-11-07_c6e35dc34b9a2c5b5052ad371c688cb7_elex_gh0st-rat_wannacry.exe
- Size 80KB
- Sample261108-hms7xshe35
- SHA256 53c694e9d302d2cad81e27d9220be382af91f8b239f68d209676c7d6931fd75b
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 6 IoCs
- Custom signatureDetects executables embedding registry key / value combination manipulating RDP / Terminal Services 5 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
- Enumerates video capture drivers 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Queries the legacy Video for Windows capture drivers. This is commonly abused by RATs to check for available webcams on the system before reporting to their C2.
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- 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.
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- System Service Discovery 1 TTPs
Adversaries may try to gather information about registered local system services.
- Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Runs net.exe
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-07_c6e35dc34b9a2c5b5052ad371c688cb7_elex_gh0st-rat_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-07_c6e35dc34b9a2c5b5052ad371c688cb7_elex_gh0st-rat_wannacry.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Enumerates video capture drivers
- 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 behavior: RenamesItself
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exenet start "Task Scheduler"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exeC:\Windows\system32\net1 start "Task Scheduler"3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
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Downloads
memory/5856-0-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010046000-memory.dmp
memory/5856-2-0x00000000005D0000-0x00000000005D1000-memory.dmp
memory/5856-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010046000-memory.dmp
memory/5856-4-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010046000-memory.dmp
memory/5856-3-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010046000-memory.dmp
memory/5856-1-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010046000-memory.dmp
memory/5856-8-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010046000-memory.dmp
memory/5856-9-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010046000-memory.dmp
memory/5856-10-0x00000000005D0000-0x00000000005D1000-memory.dmp
memory/5856-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000418000-memory.dmp