| File name: | sym.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/95ba6e03-df36-46b3-afc0-e6f3d2097486 |
| 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: | February 17, 2025, 06:58:23 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 5 sections |
| MD5: | 819C5D55396BE338B152F90F7558D585 |
| SHA1: | D7C9B609A1B9FA215B25E99F43B311A77F20FEA0 |
| SHA256: | 4B1CBE3C6360F552E8CDC80541EC950311BA0D5F079D1E67F3C27FE132FCEC3B |
| SSDEEP: | 49152:nVxI8XeH+DY6qSSbOpX3ushQH7QTkwcGeKiNLwgrC2CcKlYAodh7ZeoHU0/jaPxo:lMrcushQH7Dhx+3AjJ/jkYYsT9eU/OpH |
MALICIOUS
GH0ST has been detected
- sym.exe (PID: 6568)
Starts CMD.EXE for self-deleting
- sym.exe (PID: 6568)
SUSPICIOUS
Executes as Windows Service
- Meume.exe (PID: 6728)
Application launched itself
- Meume.exe (PID: 6728)
There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
- Meume.exe (PID: 6852)
Runs PING.EXE to delay simulation
- cmd.exe (PID: 6836)
Connects to unusual port
- Meume.exe (PID: 6852)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- sym.exe (PID: 6568)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- sym.exe (PID: 6568)
Hides command output
- cmd.exe (PID: 6836)
INFO
Creates files in the program directory
- sym.exe (PID: 6568)
Checks supported languages
- sym.exe (PID: 6568)
- Meume.exe (PID: 6728)
- Meume.exe (PID: 6852)
Reads the computer name
- sym.exe (PID: 6568)
- Meume.exe (PID: 6852)
- Meume.exe (PID: 6728)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (42.2) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (37.3) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.8) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (6) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.7) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2024:10:13 13:44:03+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.36 |
| CodeSize: | 9216 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 1218560 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x2940 |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
Total processes
131
Monitored processes
7
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
1
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6392 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sym.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sym.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 3221226540 Modules
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| 6568 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sym.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sym.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 6728 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\StormII\Meume.exe" -auto | C:\Program Files (x86)\StormII\Meume.exe | — | services.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Integrity Level: SYSTEM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 6836 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 > nul && del C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sym.exe > nul | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | — | sym.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6852 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\StormII\Meume.exe" -acsi | C:\Program Files (x86)\StormII\Meume.exe | Meume.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Integrity Level: SYSTEM Modules
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| 6872 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6932 | ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: TCP/IP Ping Command Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
482
Read events
481
Write events
1
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (6568) sym.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Select |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MarkTime |
Value: 2025-02-17 06:58 | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6568 | sym.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\StormII\Meume.exe | executable | |
MD5:819C5D55396BE338B152F90F7558D585 | SHA256:4B1CBE3C6360F552E8CDC80541EC950311BA0D5F079D1E67F3C27FE132FCEC3B | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
29
DNS requests
15
Threats
1
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1176 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5064 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6680 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6280 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6280 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1356 | RUXIMICS.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
904 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5064 | SearchApp.exe | 2.23.227.215:443 | www.bing.com | Ooredoo Q.S.C. | QA | whitelisted |
1176 | svchost.exe | 40.126.31.131:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
1176 | svchost.exe | 2.23.77.188:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
5064 | SearchApp.exe | 2.23.77.188:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
6852 | Meume.exe | 27.124.20.19:881 | 1230v3.ydns.eu | BGPNET Global ASN | IN | suspicious |
1076 | svchost.exe | 2.19.106.8:443 | go.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
1230v3.ydns.eu |
| unknown |
go.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
arc.msn.com |
| whitelisted |
fd.api.iris.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2192 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | INFO [ANY.RUN] Dynamic DNS Service (ydns .eu) |