| File name: | 3508c0194a801a2c6dfa045ffd06d3497623e4fd6bdd5e83daebfcd1262d610a.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/09219928-e9ff-4397-af33-b4dd906dcd63 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Gh0st RAT is a malware with advanced trojan functionality that enables attackers to establish full control over the victim’s system. The spying capabilities of Gh0st RAT made it a go-to tool for numerous criminal groups in high-profile attacks against government and corporate organizations. The most common vector of attack involving this malware begins with spam and phishing emails. |
| Analysis date: | August 01, 2025, 06:06:52 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 5 sections |
| MD5: | 74F117CD92DDCCD5777461C7FD8CA150 |
| SHA1: | 1291BFBA35B9573F9FE418FFE6CD9CAA6BAB003B |
| SHA256: | 3508C0194A801A2C6DFA045FFD06D3497623E4FD6BDD5E83DAEBFCD1262D610A |
| SSDEEP: | 49152:TJ6/C6ZCvN7z88988NtMJ+HyH9bv4Y6BBBBBD2CPc/oouuEsoGc7BWVMtwkaCg91:l6/C6ZM6+y9v4o/EgZSQSh54F |
MALICIOUS
GH0ST mutex has been found
- 3508c0194a801a2c6dfa045ffd06d3497623e4fd6bdd5e83daebfcd1262d610a.exe (PID: 2492)
- svchcst.exe (PID: 7080)
- svchcst.exe (PID: 2728)
- svchcst.exe (PID: 2428)
Uses sleep, probably for evasion detection (SCRIPT)
- wscript.exe (PID: 7076)
- wscript.exe (PID: 3488)
- wscript.exe (PID: 5236)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- 3508c0194a801a2c6dfa045ffd06d3497623e4fd6bdd5e83daebfcd1262d610a.exe (PID: 2492)
- svchcst.exe (PID: 7080)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- 3508c0194a801a2c6dfa045ffd06d3497623e4fd6bdd5e83daebfcd1262d610a.exe (PID: 2492)
- svchcst.exe (PID: 7080)
The process executes VB scripts
- 3508c0194a801a2c6dfa045ffd06d3497623e4fd6bdd5e83daebfcd1262d610a.exe (PID: 2492)
- svchcst.exe (PID: 7080)
Accesses WMI object, sets custom ImpersonationLevel (SCRIPT)
- wscript.exe (PID: 7076)
- wscript.exe (PID: 5236)
- wscript.exe (PID: 3488)
Executes WMI query (SCRIPT)
- wscript.exe (PID: 7076)
- wscript.exe (PID: 5236)
- wscript.exe (PID: 3488)
Runs shell command (SCRIPT)
- wscript.exe (PID: 7076)
- wscript.exe (PID: 5236)
- wscript.exe (PID: 3488)
INFO
Reads the computer name
- 3508c0194a801a2c6dfa045ffd06d3497623e4fd6bdd5e83daebfcd1262d610a.exe (PID: 2492)
- svchcst.exe (PID: 7080)
Checks supported languages
- 3508c0194a801a2c6dfa045ffd06d3497623e4fd6bdd5e83daebfcd1262d610a.exe (PID: 2492)
- svchcst.exe (PID: 7080)
- svchcst.exe (PID: 2728)
- svchcst.exe (PID: 2428)
Process checks computer location settings
- 3508c0194a801a2c6dfa045ffd06d3497623e4fd6bdd5e83daebfcd1262d610a.exe (PID: 2492)
- svchcst.exe (PID: 7080)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- 3508c0194a801a2c6dfa045ffd06d3497623e4fd6bdd5e83daebfcd1262d610a.exe (PID: 2492)
- svchcst.exe (PID: 7080)
Checks proxy server information
- slui.exe (PID: 4024)
Reads the software policy settings
- slui.exe (PID: 4024)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (35.8) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (31.7) |
| .scr | | | Windows screen saver (15) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (7.5) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (5.1) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2021:12:26 00:25:29+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 6 |
| CodeSize: | 57344 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 512000 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0xb2656 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
Total processes
139
Monitored processes
8
Malicious processes
7
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2428 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\svchcst.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\svchcst.exe | wscript.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 2492 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\3508c0194a801a2c6dfa045ffd06d3497623e4fd6bdd5e83daebfcd1262d610a.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\3508c0194a801a2c6dfa045ffd06d3497623e4fd6bdd5e83daebfcd1262d610a.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 4294967295 Modules
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| 2728 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\svchcst.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\svchcst.exe | wscript.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 3488 | "C:\WINDOWS\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wscript.exe | — | svchcst.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft ® Windows Based Script Host Exit code: 0 Version: 5.812.10240.16384 Modules
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| 4024 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Activation Client Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5236 | "C:\WINDOWS\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wscript.exe | — | svchcst.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft ® Windows Based Script Host Exit code: 0 Version: 5.812.10240.16384 Modules
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| 7076 | "C:\WINDOWS\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wscript.exe | — | 3508c0194a801a2c6dfa045ffd06d3497623e4fd6bdd5e83daebfcd1262d610a.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft ® Windows Based Script Host Exit code: 0 Version: 5.812.10240.16384 Modules
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| 7080 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\svchcst.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\svchcst.exe | wscript.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 4294967295 Modules
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Total events
11 629
Read events
11 622
Write events
7
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (2492) 3508c0194a801a2c6dfa045ffd06d3497623e4fd6bdd5e83daebfcd1262d610a.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\OneDrive\Accounts |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LastUpdate |
Value: 88598C6800000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2492) 3508c0194a801a2c6dfa045ffd06d3497623e4fd6bdd5e83daebfcd1262d610a.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SlowContextMenuEntries |
Value: 6024B221EA3A6910A2DC08002B30309D0A010000BD0E0C47735D584D9CEDE91E22E23282770100000114020000000000C0000000000000468D0000006078A409B011A54DAFA526D86198A780390100009AD298B2EDA6DE11BA8CA68E55D895936E000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7076) wscript.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SlowContextMenuEntries |
Value: 6024B221EA3A6910A2DC08002B30309D0A010000BD0E0C47735D584D9CEDE91E22E23282770100000114020000000000C0000000000000468D0000006078A409B011A54DAFA526D86198A780390100009AD298B2EDA6DE11BA8CA68E55D895936E000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7080) svchcst.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SlowContextMenuEntries |
Value: 6024B221EA3A6910A2DC08002B30309D0A010000BD0E0C47735D584D9CEDE91E22E23282770100000114020000000000C0000000000000468D0000006078A409B011A54DAFA526D86198A780390100009AD298B2EDA6DE11BA8CA68E55D895936E000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3488) wscript.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SlowContextMenuEntries |
Value: 6024B221EA3A6910A2DC08002B30309D0A010000BD0E0C47735D584D9CEDE91E22E23282770100000114020000000000C0000000000000468D0000006078A409B011A54DAFA526D86198A780390100009AD298B2EDA6DE11BA8CA68E55D895936E000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5236) wscript.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SlowContextMenuEntries |
Value: 6024B221EA3A6910A2DC08002B30309D0A010000BD0E0C47735D584D9CEDE91E22E23282770100000114020000000000C0000000000000468D0000006078A409B011A54DAFA526D86198A780390100009AD298B2EDA6DE11BA8CA68E55D895936E000000 | |||
Executable files
4
Suspicious files
0
Text files
3
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2492 | 3508c0194a801a2c6dfa045ffd06d3497623e4fd6bdd5e83daebfcd1262d610a.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\svchcst.exe | executable | |
MD5:74F117CD92DDCCD5777461C7FD8CA150 | SHA256:3508C0194A801A2C6DFA045FFD06D3497623E4FD6BDD5E83DAEBFCD1262D610A | |||
| 2492 | 3508c0194a801a2c6dfa045ffd06d3497623e4fd6bdd5e83daebfcd1262d610a.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs | text | |
MD5:B778ECA3598528A01D24AADD37CBB5D5 | SHA256:54A84F5420D1F39A06BC5F9818EAB34021B1B4D88F5C9CDCBB49F36C8A670FF9 | |||
| 7080 | svchcst.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs | text | |
MD5:28C660A51A118C6EDB76C1B98D26EF5C | SHA256:84A65F79036F273F08F85F6A6D7B1EA71811DCA8916BF65AB1272A3571B68C3B | |||
| 2492 | 3508c0194a801a2c6dfa045ffd06d3497623e4fd6bdd5e83daebfcd1262d610a.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Config.ini | text | |
MD5:67B9B3E2DED7086F393EBBC36C5E7BCA | SHA256:44063C266686263F14CD2A83FEE124FB3E61A9171A6AAB69709464F49511011D | |||
| 7080 | svchcst.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\svchcst.exe | executable | |
MD5:DB3ACA52640B3F0123F7CC9AF0C32D32 | SHA256:7FA5A89EFBC36DF43C02EA02240C3E488A1DF3E41914E0CA3A38C44BC71864BE | |||
| 7080 | svchcst.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\svchcst.exe | executable | |
MD5:8493BAD2BFE8D801889B2BC35386B2B2 | SHA256:EBDDF3BDA55F6B559F6BFCD9BE8EFAC71A4053AE469521DAA57354289EF98829 | |||
| 2492 | 3508c0194a801a2c6dfa045ffd06d3497623e4fd6bdd5e83daebfcd1262d610a.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\svchcst.exe | executable | |
MD5:DB3ACA52640B3F0123F7CC9AF0C32D32 | SHA256:7FA5A89EFBC36DF43C02EA02240C3E488A1DF3E41914E0CA3A38C44BC71864BE | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
19
DNS requests
7
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.20:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.181.156:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6388 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.181.156:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6388 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.20:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 500 | 20.83.72.98:443 | https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail | unknown | xml | 512 b | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 500 | 20.83.72.98:443 | https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail | unknown | xml | 512 b | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6388 | RUXIMICS.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 52.167.17.97:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.216.77.20:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
6388 | RUXIMICS.exe | 23.216.77.20:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.23.181.156:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
6388 | RUXIMICS.exe | 2.23.181.156:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
self.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |