gh0strat | 26eaaee65e82e1d383a3527a8985cd8740d508bfe20fdb54ae06a5addebf1962

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
145s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
submitted
09/11/2026, 06:48

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General

Target
26eaaee65e82e1d383a3527a8985cd8740d508bfe20fdb54ae06a5addebf1962.exe
Size 941KB
Sample261109-hkt2fadc39
SHA256 26eaaee65e82e1d383a3527a8985cd8740d508bfe20fdb54ae06a5addebf1962
MD5 1f799758f829ad439c885f0544a1b7a4
SHA1 7c3ed99b00079390c1a9d6c4ea02f3c4034a5fdb
SHA512 8c7650b0fa3ab419dc345a6cc3a8b1626a5aab5f9c98ffd5dba6551f12b82c1fe180a90edbf10b264fe62030daea456d5b1c08f6d82d16ef893298b78c9b930a
SSDEEP 24576:N+wT1kfTw4SIuvB74fgt7ibhRM5QhKehFdMtRj7nH1PXg:cerL7Vg
TLSH
T1B5257D43E6765C93C3CC4836CC7AD27273217A5CB3F79636B180AAD7B6B52603D2065A
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
behavioral1/files/0x000a00000002439f-1.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\Remote Data\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240699390.txt"	26eaaee65e82e1d383a3527a8985cd8740d508bfe20fdb54ae06a5addebf1962.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1056	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2092	26eaaee65e82e1d383a3527a8985cd8740d508bfe20fdb54ae06a5addebf1962.exe
360	svchost.exe
1056	Remote Data.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240699390.txt	26eaaee65e82e1d383a3527a8985cd8740d508bfe20fdb54ae06a5addebf1962.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	26eaaee65e82e1d383a3527a8985cd8740d508bfe20fdb54ae06a5addebf1962.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe	svchost.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	Remote Data.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain	Remote Data.exe

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	26eaaee65e82e1d383a3527a8985cd8740d508bfe20fdb54ae06a5addebf1962.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Remote Data.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 360 wrote to memory of 1056	360	svchost.exe	93

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\26eaaee65e82e1d383a3527a8985cd8740d508bfe20fdb54ae06a5addebf1962.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\26eaaee65e82e1d383a3527a8985cd8740d508bfe20fdb54ae06a5addebf1962.exe"
1⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2092

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:4920

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:360
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240699390.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1056

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:4260

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Server Software Component

T1505

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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240699390.txt

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240699390.txt
Size 899KB
SHA256 a3196be4c1f0e19efe0a5b872f74635eedfabf68a1eff2edfb693b20516d1bdd
MD5 4d9f900cd560b99c631b88bba3655509
SHA1 c1cfe97fda650277f4baa8c090c2cb017cbe9b94
SHA512 54850c23161ad235a1bac49af4b930c1e6d00aafd27226b1d6a25ff0f89c93e7b58fb7107cfedee0299d167588067fef19333082544113150fd9d34f4eec3c8d
SSDEEP 24576:7V2bG+2gMir4fgt7ibhRM5QhKehFdMtRj7nH1PXL:7wqd87VL
TLSH
T1C9152983F6B68CA3C7C90435DC7AD2B67B24761CE3F786327280E9D7B5B6251781421A
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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Remote Data.exe

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
Size 60KB
SHA256 6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910
MD5 889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679
SHA1 8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7
SHA512 08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641
SSDEEP 1536:H9ykYCTdiHQKrFXmw2RQln5IUmDjoX6+:HlMHprF2nRQln5I
TLSH
T127532AC2FA00C171D4A7563019778F1A5766AC13DB728ACB94B0B4A41EB3291AD3E5FF
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH