| File name: | ce1db5a120b5b6e14fa63cee7ceed1d7a14cf470fcbedd18f4a4916f0c4be76b |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/9ff1f470-615b-4e0e-993d-367d97833040 |
| 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, 18:26:50 |
| 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: | 2884296560844C92381D8DF21492163A |
| SHA1: | EC085415E5AF474FF092F5FEB829BBDCBA6C44B5 |
| SHA256: | CE1DB5A120B5B6E14FA63CEE7CEED1D7A14CF470FCBEDD18F4A4916F0C4BE76B |
| SSDEEP: | 49152:TJ6/C6ZCvN7z88988NtMJ+HyH9bv4Y6BBBBBD2CPc/oouuEsoGc7BWVMtwkaCg9w:l6/C6ZM6+y9v4o/EgZSQSh54g |
MALICIOUS
GH0ST mutex has been found
- ce1db5a120b5b6e14fa63cee7ceed1d7a14cf470fcbedd18f4a4916f0c4be76b.exe (PID: 3640)
- svchcst.exe (PID: 5564)
- svchcst.exe (PID: 4768)
Uses sleep, probably for evasion detection (SCRIPT)
- wscript.exe (PID: 2808)
- wscript.exe (PID: 4880)
SUSPICIOUS
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- ce1db5a120b5b6e14fa63cee7ceed1d7a14cf470fcbedd18f4a4916f0c4be76b.exe (PID: 3640)
The process executes VB scripts
- ce1db5a120b5b6e14fa63cee7ceed1d7a14cf470fcbedd18f4a4916f0c4be76b.exe (PID: 3640)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- ce1db5a120b5b6e14fa63cee7ceed1d7a14cf470fcbedd18f4a4916f0c4be76b.exe (PID: 3640)
Accesses WMI object, sets custom ImpersonationLevel (SCRIPT)
- wscript.exe (PID: 2808)
- wscript.exe (PID: 4880)
Executes WMI query (SCRIPT)
- wscript.exe (PID: 2808)
- wscript.exe (PID: 4880)
Runs shell command (SCRIPT)
- wscript.exe (PID: 4880)
- wscript.exe (PID: 2808)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- ce1db5a120b5b6e14fa63cee7ceed1d7a14cf470fcbedd18f4a4916f0c4be76b.exe (PID: 3640)
- svchcst.exe (PID: 5564)
- svchcst.exe (PID: 4768)
Reads the computer name
- ce1db5a120b5b6e14fa63cee7ceed1d7a14cf470fcbedd18f4a4916f0c4be76b.exe (PID: 3640)
Process checks computer location settings
- ce1db5a120b5b6e14fa63cee7ceed1d7a14cf470fcbedd18f4a4916f0c4be76b.exe (PID: 3640)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- ce1db5a120b5b6e14fa63cee7ceed1d7a14cf470fcbedd18f4a4916f0c4be76b.exe (PID: 3640)
Reads the software policy settings
- slui.exe (PID: 1964)
Checks proxy server information
- slui.exe (PID: 1964)
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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
140
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
5
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 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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| 2808 | "C:\WINDOWS\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wscript.exe | — | ce1db5a120b5b6e14fa63cee7ceed1d7a14cf470fcbedd18f4a4916f0c4be76b.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft ® Windows Based Script Host Exit code: 0 Version: 5.812.10240.16384 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 3640 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\ce1db5a120b5b6e14fa63cee7ceed1d7a14cf470fcbedd18f4a4916f0c4be76b.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\ce1db5a120b5b6e14fa63cee7ceed1d7a14cf470fcbedd18f4a4916f0c4be76b.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 4294967295 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 4768 | "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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| 4880 | "C:\WINDOWS\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wscript.exe | — | ce1db5a120b5b6e14fa63cee7ceed1d7a14cf470fcbedd18f4a4916f0c4be76b.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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| 5564 | "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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Total events
7 437
Read events
7 433
Write events
4
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (3640) ce1db5a120b5b6e14fa63cee7ceed1d7a14cf470fcbedd18f4a4916f0c4be76b.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\OneDrive\Accounts |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LastUpdate |
Value: 75F9566800000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3640) ce1db5a120b5b6e14fa63cee7ceed1d7a14cf470fcbedd18f4a4916f0c4be76b.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SlowContextMenuEntries |
Value: 6024B221EA3A6910A2DC08002B30309D0A010000BD0E0C47735D584D9CEDE91E22E23282770100000114020000000000C0000000000000468D0000006078A409B011A54DAFA526D86198A780390100009AD298B2EDA6DE11BA8CA68E55D895936E000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4880) wscript.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SlowContextMenuEntries |
Value: 6024B221EA3A6910A2DC08002B30309D0A010000BD0E0C47735D584D9CEDE91E22E23282770100000114020000000000C0000000000000468D0000006078A409B011A54DAFA526D86198A780390100009AD298B2EDA6DE11BA8CA68E55D895936E000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2808) wscript.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SlowContextMenuEntries |
Value: 6024B221EA3A6910A2DC08002B30309D0A010000BD0E0C47735D584D9CEDE91E22E23282770100000114020000000000C0000000000000468D0000006078A409B011A54DAFA526D86198A780390100009AD298B2EDA6DE11BA8CA68E55D895936E000000 | |||
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
0
Text files
2
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3640 | ce1db5a120b5b6e14fa63cee7ceed1d7a14cf470fcbedd18f4a4916f0c4be76b.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\svchcst.exe | executable | |
MD5:DB73A8800B882B85722AAA21B16EAD4F | SHA256:100507CCCE81F46A3190EAC5AF6098D8987F3332F5B413C09FE0C1CCA445AAB7 | |||
| 3640 | ce1db5a120b5b6e14fa63cee7ceed1d7a14cf470fcbedd18f4a4916f0c4be76b.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\svchcst.exe | executable | |
MD5:2884296560844C92381D8DF21492163A | SHA256:CE1DB5A120B5B6E14FA63CEE7CEED1D7A14CF470FCBEDD18F4A4916F0C4BE76B | |||
| 3640 | ce1db5a120b5b6e14fa63cee7ceed1d7a14cf470fcbedd18f4a4916f0c4be76b.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Config.ini | text | |
MD5:67B9B3E2DED7086F393EBBC36C5E7BCA | SHA256:44063C266686263F14CD2A83FEE124FB3E61A9171A6AAB69709464F49511011D | |||
| 3640 | ce1db5a120b5b6e14fa63cee7ceed1d7a14cf470fcbedd18f4a4916f0c4be76b.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs | text | |
MD5:C69A538BF8AA952477AE9CC60BCEA949 | SHA256:61D0B6C29AE7585F874A93AC5385C71E3B60D8D05DE53536B7E75D82A812EAE5 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
35
TCP/UDP connections
51
DNS requests
19
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
6876 | 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 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6876 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 200 | 20.190.159.23:443 | https://login.live.com/RST2.srf | unknown | xml | 1.24 Kb | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 400 | 20.190.159.64:443 | https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf | unknown | text | 203 b | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 400 | 40.126.31.130:443 | https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 400 | 20.190.159.75:443 | https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf | unknown | text | 203 b | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
6876 | RUXIMICS.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | 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 |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.53.40.176:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
6876 | RUXIMICS.exe | 23.53.40.176:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 23.35.229.160:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.35.229.160:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |