| File name: | sweetspecter.zip |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/d9dd4d5d-9bc1-4ffa-9a4f-804d0e95c108 |
| 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 13, 2024, 07:31:17 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/zip |
| File info: | Zip archive data, at least v2.0 to extract, compression method=deflate |
| MD5: | D3B13760394FCDC4ED391853E5F5FFA4 |
| SHA1: | D31C83A6CFFB1A7D9A018A0B56D220CC6D797645 |
| SHA256: | DE9D8EFA2CDC8531F90F537E384C98548FBA093311425D4362D8E57740FEA237 |
| SSDEEP: | 6144:BtQPVgLh4yd+fnHqBsJ7q/jVL52rsnjjgHq0KR4TUjT:BtQPVYeBnHq66L52rsnjjgHqnR |
MALICIOUS
Drops the executable file immediately after the start
- WinRAR.exe (PID: 3976)
GH0ST has been detected (SURICATA)
- igfxcfg.exe (PID: 2024)
SUSPICIOUS
Contacting a server suspected of hosting an CnC
- igfxcfg.exe (PID: 2024)
INFO
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- WinRAR.exe (PID: 2104)
Checks supported languages
- igfxcfg.exe (PID: 2024)
- wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 1292)
Reads the computer name
- igfxcfg.exe (PID: 2024)
- wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 1292)
Drops the executable file immediately after the start
- WinRAR.exe (PID: 2104)
Manual execution by a user
- WinRAR.exe (PID: 2104)
- igfxcfg.exe (PID: 2024)
- wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 1292)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- igfxcfg.exe (PID: 2024)
Reads CPU info
- igfxcfg.exe (PID: 2024)
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TRiD
| .zip | | | ZIP compressed archive (100) |
|---|
EXIF
ZIP
| ZipRequiredVersion: | 20 |
|---|---|
| ZipBitFlag: | - |
| ZipCompression: | Deflated |
| ZipModifyDate: | 2024:06:13 06:31:44 |
| ZipCRC: | 0xca1f89b1 |
| ZipCompressedSize: | 93930 |
| ZipUncompressedSize: | 94904 |
| ZipFileName: | AclUI.Lib |
Total processes
38
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1292 | "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe" | C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Configuration Application Exit code: 0 Version: 12.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 2024 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\igfxcfg.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\igfxcfg.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Intel Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: igfxTray Module Version: 7.15.10.2104 Modules
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| 2104 | "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\sweetspecter.zip" | C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Alexander Roshal Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: WinRAR archiver Exit code: 0 Version: 5.91.0 Modules
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| 3976 | "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\sweetspecter.zip | C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Alexander Roshal Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: WinRAR archiver Exit code: 0 Version: 5.91.0 Modules
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Total events
5 838
Read events
5 791
Write events
47
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (3976) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\Interface\Themes |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ShellExtBMP |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3976) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\Interface\Themes |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ShellExtIcon |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3976) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\182\52C64B7E |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LanguageList |
Value: en-US | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3976) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\ArcHistory |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 3 |
Value: C:\Users\admin\Desktop\phacker.zip | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3976) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\ArcHistory |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 2 |
Value: C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Win7-KB3191566-x86.zip | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3976) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\ArcHistory |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 1 |
Value: C:\Users\admin\Desktop\curl-8.5.0_1-win32-mingw.zip | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3976) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\ArcHistory |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 0 |
Value: C:\Users\admin\Desktop\sweetspecter.zip | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3976) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths |
| Operation: | write | Name: | name |
Value: 120 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3976) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths |
| Operation: | write | Name: | size |
Value: 80 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3976) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths |
| Operation: | write | Name: | type |
Value: 120 | |||
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
2
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3976 | WinRAR.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\AclUI.Lib | binary | |
MD5:4789DA75A62BB00B078EAAA373C67552 | SHA256:8198C8B5EAF43B726594DF62127BCB1A4E0E46CF5CB9FA170B8D4AC2A4DAD179 | |||
| 2104 | WinRAR.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\AclUI.Lib | binary | |
MD5:4789DA75A62BB00B078EAAA373C67552 | SHA256:8198C8B5EAF43B726594DF62127BCB1A4E0E46CF5CB9FA170B8D4AC2A4DAD179 | |||
| 2104 | WinRAR.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\igfxcfg.exe | executable | |
MD5:606B4DD104477ED8AE0C4DCCA2A06F48 | SHA256:21A5818822A0B2D52A068D1E3339ED4C767F4D83B081BF17B837E9B6E112EE61 | |||
| 2104 | WinRAR.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\hccutils.dll | executable | |
MD5:CFD26F1694178A0F6DF3A92FA9B24644 | SHA256:0B980E7A5DD5DF0D6F07AABD6E7E9FC2E3C9E156EF8C0A62A0E20CD23C333373 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
5
DNS requests
1
Threats
2
HTTP requests
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 224.0.0.252:5355 | — | — | — | unknown |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1088 | svchost.exe | 224.0.0.252:5355 | — | — | — | unknown |
2024 | igfxcfg.exe | 156.235.99.47:443 | home.microsoft-ns1.com | PEGTECHINC | US | unknown |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
home.microsoft-ns1.com |
| malicious |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2024 | igfxcfg.exe | Malware Command and Control Activity Detected | REMOTE [ANY.RUN] Gh0stRAT.Gen Keep-Alive Server Response (SweetSpecter) |
2024 | igfxcfg.exe | Malware Command and Control Activity Detected | REMOTE [ANY.RUN] Gh0stRAT.Gen Keep-Alive Server Response (SweetSpecter) |