| download: | 8.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/ae068531-92db-497d-b0cb-c0b1af5476f1 |
| 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 08, 2018, 09:53:10 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows |
| MD5: | 7B26E6CC6B27FA3C999ADE1A71BAF6F9 |
| SHA1: | 88F198E3F84E0D1F0DF1342F6E166D071965AA54 |
| SHA256: | D9C7F6D4EC08D961C20DAC1B6422B3FBEC5C6A8D9DC67D1F604835B36C5F224E |
| SSDEEP: | 6144:H6blQWdEbp4AYUo9kbNwOcQYj/tanmdaR0puEviEq03HiMFRMy2IF8whKJVupchr:HGlQKEbp4AYUo9gwIGImdaKbviJcTuKC |
MALICIOUS
Known privilege escalation attack
- Form.exe (PID: 3736)
Loads dropped or rewritten executable
- svchost.exe (PID: 1212)
- Form.exe (PID: 3736)
- rundll32.exe (PID: 2940)
- rundll32.exe (PID: 4092)
Connects to CnC server
- svchost.exe (PID: 1212)
Application was dropped or rewritten from another process
- Form.exe (PID: 3736)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- 8.exe (PID: 3200)
- Form.exe (PID: 3736)
Creates files in the program directory
- Form.exe (PID: 3736)
Modifies the open verb of a shell class
- Form.exe (PID: 3736)
Creates or modifies windows services
- rundll32.exe (PID: 4092)
INFO
Dropped object may contain URL's
- 8.exe (PID: 3200)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
TRiD
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (64.6) |
|---|---|---|
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (15.4) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (10.5) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.6) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (4.6) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2015:12:31 15:26:43+01:00 |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 6 |
| CodeSize: | 28160 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 5632 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x7c04 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 15.14.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 15.14.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Igor Pavlov |
| FileDescription: | 7z Setup SFX small |
| FileVersion: | 15.14 |
| InternalName: | 7zS2.sfx |
| LegalCopyright: | Igor Pavlov : Public domain |
| OriginalFileName: | 7zS2.sfx.exe |
| ProductName: | 7-Zip |
| ProductVersion: | 15.14 |
Summary
| Architecture: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
|---|---|
| Subsystem: | IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI |
| Compilation Date: | 31-Dec-2015 14:26:43 |
| Detected languages: |
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| CompanyName: | Igor Pavlov |
| FileDescription: | 7z Setup SFX small |
| FileVersion: | 15.14 |
| InternalName: | 7zS2.sfx |
| LegalCopyright: | Igor Pavlov : Public domain |
| OriginalFilename: | 7zS2.sfx.exe |
| ProductName: | 7-Zip |
| ProductVersion: | 15.14 |
DOS Header
| Magic number: | MZ |
|---|---|
| Bytes on last page of file: | 0x0090 |
| Pages in file: | 0x0003 |
| Relocations: | 0x0000 |
| Size of header: | 0x0004 |
| Min extra paragraphs: | 0x0000 |
| Max extra paragraphs: | 0xFFFF |
| Initial SS value: | 0x0000 |
| Initial SP value: | 0x00B8 |
| Checksum: | 0x0000 |
| Initial IP value: | 0x0000 |
| Initial CS value: | 0x0000 |
| Overlay number: | 0x0000 |
| OEM identifier: | 0x0000 |
| OEM information: | 0x0000 |
| Address of NE header: | 0x000000E8 |
PE Headers
| Signature: | PE |
|---|---|
| Machine: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
| Number of sections: | 4 |
| Time date stamp: | 31-Dec-2015 14:26:43 |
| Pointer to Symbol Table: | 0x00000000 |
| Number of symbols: | 0 |
| Size of Optional Header: | 0x00E0 |
| Characteristics: |
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Sections
Name | Virtual Address | Virtual Size | Raw Size | Charateristics | Entropy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.text | 0x00001000 | 0x00006D9C | 0x00006E00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 6.58264 |
.rdata | 0x00008000 | 0x00000782 | 0x00000800 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 4.84505 |
.data | 0x00009000 | 0x00002054 | 0x00000200 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 0.0203931 |
.rsrc | 0x0000C000 | 0x00000BC8 | 0x00000C00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 4.90351 |
Resources
Title | Entropy | Size | Codepage | Language | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5.21937 | 882 | Latin 1 / Western European | English - United States | RT_MANIFEST |
2 | 3.18403 | 296 | Latin 1 / Western European | English - United States | RT_ICON |
Imports
KERNEL32.dll |
MSVCRT.dll |
SHELL32.dll |
USER32.dll |
Total processes
40
Monitored processes
7
Malicious processes
5
Suspicious processes
1
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1212 | C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs | C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Host Process for Windows Services Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 2940 | rundll32.exe "C:\ProgramData\test.dll",Test | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe | — | Form.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows host process (Rundll32) Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 3200 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Igor Pavlov Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: 7z Setup SFX small Exit code: 0 Version: 15.14 Modules
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| 3428 | C:\Windows\system32\eventvwr.exe | C:\Windows\system32\eventvwr.exe | rundll32.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Event Viewer Snapin Launcher Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 3452 | C:\Windows\system32\eventvwr.exe | C:\Windows\system32\eventvwr.exe | — | rundll32.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Event Viewer Snapin Launcher Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 3736 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7z3C239C80\Form.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7z3C239C80\Form.exe | 8.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Ink Form MAPI Notes Server Exit code: 0 Version: 4.2.4876.0 Modules
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| 4092 | "rundll32.exe" "C:\ProgramData\bpu.dll",Install | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe | — | eventvwr.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows host process (Rundll32) Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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Total events
48
Read events
34
Write events
10
Delete events
4
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (3736) Form.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mscfile\shell\open\command |
| Operation: | write | Name: | |
Value: rundll32.exe "C:\ProgramData\bpu.dll",Install | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3428) eventvwr.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3428) eventvwr.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4092) rundll32.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Svchost |
| Operation: | write | Name: | netsvcs |
Value: AeLookupSvc | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4092) rundll32.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\.Net CLR |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Type |
Value: 288 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4092) rundll32.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\.Net CLR |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Description |
Value: Microsoft .Net Framework COM+ Support | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4092) rundll32.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\.Net CLR\Parameters |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ServiceDll |
Value: C:\ProgramData\usa1776\FormDll.dll | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3736) Form.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mscfile\shell\open\command |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3736) Form.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mscfile\shell\open |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3736) Form.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mscfile\shell |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | |
Value: | |||
Executable files
6
Suspicious files
7
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3200 | 8.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7z3C239C80\config | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3200 | 8.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7z3C239C80\FormDll.dll | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3736 | Form.exe | C:\ProgramData\delete133A2B8 | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3736 | Form.exe | C:\ProgramData\usa1776\binary | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3736 | Form.exe | C:\ProgramData\usa1776\config | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3736 | Form.exe | C:\ProgramData\usa1776\FormDll.dll | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3736 | Form.exe | C:\ProgramData\config133A2B8 | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3736 | Form.exe | C:\ProgramData\test.dll | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3200 | 8.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7z3C239C80\binary | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3200 | 8.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7z3C239C80\Form.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
1
DNS requests
1
Threats
2
HTTP requests
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1212 | svchost.exe | 23.236.76.31:53 | www.netarmory.net | Starry Network Limited | US | malicious |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
www.netarmory.net |
| malicious |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
1212 | svchost.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET TROJAN Backdoor family PCRat/Gh0st CnC traffic (OUTBOUND) 10 |
1212 | svchost.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET TROJAN Backdoor family PCRat/Gh0st CnC traffic (OUTBOUND) 10 |