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Database Entry



Gh0stRAT


Vendor detections: 16


Intelligence 16 IOCs YARA 20 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 00ef210a88f26be8dc6998d53a5eda9158f71842f590eea13d913f8ff3327cb7
SHA3-384 hash: 2fafcaa4bc8af6e3e27afeb80d7de5d5e8ae3eae04063ef5f8fcf960805629edbd23e0ea64d3d34f7c10335b8cb129bd
SHA1 hash: 3b00864299513546759a102186b1b894f7920884
MD5 hash: b00f13f32231a2de38e2086dd297e250
humanhash: eleven-sweet-three-black
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature Gh0stRAT
File size:958'464 bytes
First seen:2025-01-02 19:08:01 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash aeda2677a6bf3275430a245892769aee (1 x Gh0stRAT)
ssdeep 24576:gm8hT6GgqFrF2Bb482DvTUgT8ZL2r3qIlXLlaBj:981Uq5WsVU+4shRsJ
TLSH T1011512D2EE682276E1B740B19417A4ECE5F11DE51EB8C47E03E233D53EB22B5603A587
TrID 37.8% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
20.0% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
12.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
7.9% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
6.1% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
Magika pebin
File icon (PE):PE icon
dhash icon 9288ce8c2a868f92 (89 x Tinba, 7 x AsyncRAT, 6 x Dridex)
Reporter jstrosch
Tags:exe Gh0stRAT


Avatar
jstrosch
Found at hxxp://t.0000o[.]xyz:88/javaw.exe by #subcrawl

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
328
Origin country :
CA CA
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
00ef210a88f26be8dc6998d53a5eda9158f71842f590eea13d913f8ff3327cb7
Verdict:
Suspicious activity
Analysis date:
2024-12-09 15:01:21 UTC
Tags:
n/a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
vmdetect antavmu
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for analyzing tools
Searching for the window
Creating a file
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Creating a service
Launching a service
Creating a process from a recently created file
Searching for synchronization primitives
Сreating synchronization primitives
Launching the default Windows debugger (dwwin.exe)
Running batch commands
Creating a process with a hidden window
DNS request
Connection attempt
Enabling autorun for a service
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm microsoft_visual_cc packed packed packer_detected safengine_shielden
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Result
Threat name:
GhostRat, Nitol
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
AI detected suspicious sample
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Contains functionality to automate explorer (e.g. start an application)
Contains functionality to capture and log keystrokes
Contains functionality to detect hardware virtualization (CPUID execution measurement)
Contains functionality to detect sleep reduction / modifications
Contains functionality to infect the boot sector
Creates autostart registry keys to launch java
Deletes itself after installation
Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights)
Hides threads from debuggers
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Machine Learning detection for sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
PE file has a writeable .text section
Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation
Self deletion via cmd or bat file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
Tries to detect process monitoring tools (Task Manager, Process Explorer etc.)
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (window names)
Tries to detect virtualization through RDTSC time measurements
Yara detected GhostRat
Yara detected Nitol
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1583451 Sample: file.exe Startdate: 02/01/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 36 e.0000o.xyz 2->36 44 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->44 46 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->46 48 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->48 52 6 other signatures 2->52 8 javaw.exe 2->8         started        11 file.exe 1 3 2->11         started        14 svchost.exe 3 8 2->14         started        signatures3 50 Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation 36->50 process4 file5 54 Antivirus detection for dropped file 8->54 56 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 8->56 58 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 8->58 68 9 other signatures 8->68 16 javaw.exe 1 8->16         started        20 javaw.exe 8->20         started        22 WerFault.exe 21 16 8->22         started        30 C:\ProgramData\javaw.exe, PE32 11->30 dropped 32 C:\ProgramData\javaw.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 11->32 dropped 60 Contains functionality to detect hardware virtualization (CPUID execution measurement) 11->60 62 Self deletion via cmd or bat file 11->62 64 Contains functionality to automate explorer (e.g. start an application) 11->64 66 Deletes itself after installation 11->66 24 cmd.exe 1 11->24         started        26 WerFault.exe 2 14->26         started        signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 34 e.0000o.xyz 198.98.57.188, 49747, 49887, 50008 PONYNETUS United States 16->34 38 Hides threads from debuggers 16->38 40 Tries to detect process monitoring tools (Task Manager, Process Explorer etc.) 16->40 42 Creates autostart registry keys to launch java 22->42 28 conhost.exe 24->28         started        signatures9 process10
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.Zegost
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2023-09-15 07:52:25 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
25
AV detection:
25 of 38 (65.79%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
gh0strat
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gh0strat defense_evasion discovery rat
Behaviour
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
Indicator Removal: File Deletion
Deletes itself
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Gh0st RAT payload
Gh0strat
Gh0strat family
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
a3a62538b3f69c8b06b84c2338fafe202dd069df60f9c2ae66c4e3588cf60ea9
MD5 hash:
2f8cb6fe4e819509372f4a15bbe6edc8
SHA1 hash:
a7d9748a3e335dc86dd4f0dac5295776f79e9bfa
Detections:
win_netwire_g0 MALWARE_Win_Zegost
SH256 hash:
00ef210a88f26be8dc6998d53a5eda9158f71842f590eea13d913f8ff3327cb7
MD5 hash:
b00f13f32231a2de38e2086dd297e250
SHA1 hash:
3b00864299513546759a102186b1b894f7920884
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:Armadillov1xxv2xx
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:Check_OutputDebugStringA_iat
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__RemoteAPI
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerHiding__Thread
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:maldoc_find_kernel32_base_method_1
Author:Didier Stevens (https://DidierStevens.com)
Rule name:maldoc_getEIP_method_1
Author:Didier Stevens (https://DidierStevens.com)
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_Zegost
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Zegost
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:meth_get_eip
Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:meth_stackstrings
Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:vmdetect
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Gh0stRAT

Executable exe 00ef210a88f26be8dc6998d53a5eda9158f71842f590eea13d913f8ff3327cb7

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
WIN_REG_APICan Manipulate Windows RegistryKERNEL32.dll::RegDeleteKeyA
USER32.dll::RegDeleteKeyA
MSVCRT.dll::RegDeleteKeyA
IPHLPAPI.DLL::RegDeleteKeyA
PSAPI.DLL::RegDeleteKeyA
ADVAPI32.dll::RegDeleteKeyA

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