| File name: | 9ea8fd4458dcb30511ba7d7c0c0be19d61985578861ccd7b63d6bcda71bd3475 |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/d263c171-faa6-4c86-9193-d947c25b522c |
| 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: | June 21, 2025, 04:23:17 |
| 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: | 7DD9CCC2D5C35B1C7070A980B081C735 |
| SHA1: | 519A47DB491FF5B9D12CD36FB5FF6EF7084572EE |
| SHA256: | 9EA8FD4458DCB30511BA7D7C0C0BE19D61985578861CCD7B63D6BCDA71BD3475 |
| SSDEEP: | 49152:TJ6/C6ZCvN7z88988NtMJ+HyH9bv4Y6BBBBBD2CPc/oouuEsoGc7BWVMtwkaCg9k:l6/C6ZM6+y9v4o/EgZSQSh54U |
MALICIOUS
GH0ST mutex has been found
- 9ea8fd4458dcb30511ba7d7c0c0be19d61985578861ccd7b63d6bcda71bd3475.exe (PID: 2076)
- svchcst.exe (PID: 3732)
- svchcst.exe (PID: 5900)
- svchcst.exe (PID: 5252)
Uses sleep, probably for evasion detection (SCRIPT)
- wscript.exe (PID: 6852)
- wscript.exe (PID: 3948)
- wscript.exe (PID: 1896)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- 9ea8fd4458dcb30511ba7d7c0c0be19d61985578861ccd7b63d6bcda71bd3475.exe (PID: 2076)
- svchcst.exe (PID: 3732)
Reads the date of Windows installation
- 9ea8fd4458dcb30511ba7d7c0c0be19d61985578861ccd7b63d6bcda71bd3475.exe (PID: 2076)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- 9ea8fd4458dcb30511ba7d7c0c0be19d61985578861ccd7b63d6bcda71bd3475.exe (PID: 2076)
- svchcst.exe (PID: 3732)
The process executes VB scripts
- 9ea8fd4458dcb30511ba7d7c0c0be19d61985578861ccd7b63d6bcda71bd3475.exe (PID: 2076)
- svchcst.exe (PID: 3732)
Accesses WMI object, sets custom ImpersonationLevel (SCRIPT)
- wscript.exe (PID: 3948)
- wscript.exe (PID: 6852)
- wscript.exe (PID: 1896)
Runs shell command (SCRIPT)
- wscript.exe (PID: 6852)
- wscript.exe (PID: 3948)
- wscript.exe (PID: 1896)
Executes WMI query (SCRIPT)
- wscript.exe (PID: 6852)
- wscript.exe (PID: 3948)
- wscript.exe (PID: 1896)
The process executes via Task Scheduler
- updater.exe (PID: 1720)
Application launched itself
- updater.exe (PID: 1720)
INFO
Reads the computer name
- 9ea8fd4458dcb30511ba7d7c0c0be19d61985578861ccd7b63d6bcda71bd3475.exe (PID: 2076)
- svchcst.exe (PID: 3732)
- updater.exe (PID: 1720)
Process checks computer location settings
- 9ea8fd4458dcb30511ba7d7c0c0be19d61985578861ccd7b63d6bcda71bd3475.exe (PID: 2076)
- svchcst.exe (PID: 3732)
Checks supported languages
- 9ea8fd4458dcb30511ba7d7c0c0be19d61985578861ccd7b63d6bcda71bd3475.exe (PID: 2076)
- svchcst.exe (PID: 3732)
- svchcst.exe (PID: 5900)
- updater.exe (PID: 1720)
- svchcst.exe (PID: 5252)
- updater.exe (PID: 2804)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- 9ea8fd4458dcb30511ba7d7c0c0be19d61985578861ccd7b63d6bcda71bd3475.exe (PID: 2076)
- svchcst.exe (PID: 3732)
Checks proxy server information
- slui.exe (PID: 2028)
Reads the software policy settings
- slui.exe (PID: 2028)
Process checks whether UAC notifications are on
- updater.exe (PID: 1720)
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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
142
Monitored processes
10
Malicious processes
7
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1720 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.exe" --wake --system | C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Google Updater Exit code: 0 Version: 134.0.6985.0 Modules
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| 1896 | "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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| 2028 | 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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| 2076 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\9ea8fd4458dcb30511ba7d7c0c0be19d61985578861ccd7b63d6bcda71bd3475.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\9ea8fd4458dcb30511ba7d7c0c0be19d61985578861ccd7b63d6bcda71bd3475.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 4294967295 Modules
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| 2804 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.exe" --crash-handler --system "--database=C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\Crashpad" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=prod=Update4 --annotation=ver=134.0.6985.0 "--attachment=C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\updater.log" --initial-client-data=0x298,0x29c,0x2a0,0x274,0x2a4,0x111c460,0x111c46c,0x111c478 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.exe | — | updater.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Google Updater Exit code: 0 Version: 134.0.6985.0 Modules
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| 3732 | "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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| 3948 | "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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| 5252 | "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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| 5900 | "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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| 6852 | "C:\WINDOWS\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wscript.exe | — | 9ea8fd4458dcb30511ba7d7c0c0be19d61985578861ccd7b63d6bcda71bd3475.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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Total events
13 286
Read events
13 273
Write events
13
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (2076) 9ea8fd4458dcb30511ba7d7c0c0be19d61985578861ccd7b63d6bcda71bd3475.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\OneDrive\Accounts |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LastUpdate |
Value: BE33566800000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2076) 9ea8fd4458dcb30511ba7d7c0c0be19d61985578861ccd7b63d6bcda71bd3475.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SlowContextMenuEntries |
Value: 6024B221EA3A6910A2DC08002B30309D0A010000BD0E0C47735D584D9CEDE91E22E23282770100000114020000000000C0000000000000468D0000006078A409B011A54DAFA526D86198A780390100009AD298B2EDA6DE11BA8CA68E55D895936E000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2076) 9ea8fd4458dcb30511ba7d7c0c0be19d61985578861ccd7b63d6bcda71bd3475.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProxyBypass |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2076) 9ea8fd4458dcb30511ba7d7c0c0be19d61985578861ccd7b63d6bcda71bd3475.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IntranetName |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2076) 9ea8fd4458dcb30511ba7d7c0c0be19d61985578861ccd7b63d6bcda71bd3475.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2076) 9ea8fd4458dcb30511ba7d7c0c0be19d61985578861ccd7b63d6bcda71bd3475.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6852) wscript.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SlowContextMenuEntries |
Value: 6024B221EA3A6910A2DC08002B30309D0A010000BD0E0C47735D584D9CEDE91E22E23282770100000114020000000000C0000000000000468D0000006078A409B011A54DAFA526D86198A780390100009AD298B2EDA6DE11BA8CA68E55D895936E000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3948) wscript.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SlowContextMenuEntries |
Value: 6024B221EA3A6910A2DC08002B30309D0A010000BD0E0C47735D584D9CEDE91E22E23282770100000114020000000000C0000000000000468D0000006078A409B011A54DAFA526D86198A780390100009AD298B2EDA6DE11BA8CA68E55D895936E000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1896) 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
4
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2076 | 9ea8fd4458dcb30511ba7d7c0c0be19d61985578861ccd7b63d6bcda71bd3475.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\svchcst.exe | executable | |
MD5:F5280B633F31A4D1F464974429B39BDA | SHA256:EF5976DC6C8B4CB4232329587AF753A0CF744B0DF29CD7902D07582424398A08 | |||
| 3732 | svchcst.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\svchcst.exe | executable | |
MD5:5BAFB18692521C3BE4E0F844B4DC0A58 | SHA256:ACEFBAF8C783404C50BF183A996D31904401DDB35FF939DD5A2EFA4BBB24DFE5 | |||
| 3732 | svchcst.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs | text | |
MD5:C1432F5A1BC5598B0E976BD508E67EE8 | SHA256:D5F5116B5044B1D263D69850819895D7896D283188C061F066486D79F2E70906 | |||
| 2804 | updater.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\updater.log | text | |
MD5:9F839C550F107325591581642132EE68 | SHA256:46E8AB9E310A7E57CF29FEB3DC3A1EEC37287BF4F6C1BF51B4A77E82A402C300 | |||
| 2076 | 9ea8fd4458dcb30511ba7d7c0c0be19d61985578861ccd7b63d6bcda71bd3475.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\svchcst.exe | executable | |
MD5:7DD9CCC2D5C35B1C7070A980B081C735 | SHA256:9EA8FD4458DCB30511BA7D7C0C0BE19D61985578861CCD7B63D6BCDA71BD3475 | |||
| 2076 | 9ea8fd4458dcb30511ba7d7c0c0be19d61985578861ccd7b63d6bcda71bd3475.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Config.ini | text | |
MD5:67B9B3E2DED7086F393EBBC36C5E7BCA | SHA256:44063C266686263F14CD2A83FEE124FB3E61A9171A6AAB69709464F49511011D | |||
| 3732 | svchcst.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\svchcst.exe | executable | |
MD5:F5280B633F31A4D1F464974429B39BDA | SHA256:EF5976DC6C8B4CB4232329587AF753A0CF744B0DF29CD7902D07582424398A08 | |||
| 2076 | 9ea8fd4458dcb30511ba7d7c0c0be19d61985578861ccd7b63d6bcda71bd3475.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs | text | |
MD5:79B334CCF69A820F6EBB711FA4ADF714 | SHA256:B84BEEBBA4905A72F9A7C02924AA40625E7F79BBC007D04A990D9C473357C359 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
20
DNS requests
8
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4156 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 23.53.40.176:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.53.40.176:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.53.40.176:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 500 | 40.91.76.224:443 | https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail | unknown | xml | 512 b | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 500 | 40.91.76.224:443 | 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 |
1268 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4156 | RUXIMICS.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 23.53.40.176:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
4156 | RUXIMICS.exe | 23.53.40.176:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.53.40.176:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
self.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |