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Database Entry



Gh0stRAT


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8a83bf4bcdff44e0d773ef37ba25405d6228808c0387243e4b6cb541a4c5a9c1
SHA3-384 hash: 3bfd1a20fb6ea2fa773042a690104fce3d6a7d1d33ea330efc874c61c6ee68880857bff8c73918a58b00301aee76bbdb
SHA1 hash: 5ee67cfc7f512bb25948c93537e7bddd8aef4ae3
MD5 hash: 4cddfaedc68f84b2a062ee11d142481c
humanhash: johnny-zebra-table-ten
File name:SecuriteInfo.com.Win32.Trojan.HijackLoader.6XNRNH.446.26930
Download: download sample
Signature Gh0stRAT
File size:8'645'661 bytes
First seen:2025-07-07 19:19:27 UTC
Last seen:2025-07-07 20:17:24 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash efd455830ba918de67076b7c65d86586 (105 x Gh0stRAT, 23 x ValleyRAT, 6 x OffLoader)
ssdeep 196608:OSGCtL0kbuYE9JVndDQ5Bbl5enmOt8AOcKPCeyySKGsClVC:OiLLXObndUV0maRSPwyS7sCzC
TLSH T15B962227F2CB653FF06E4A3649B6E216943B7A6169124C669BEC385CCE352C10D3F607
TrID 49.8% (.EXE) Inno Setup installer (107240/4/30)
20.0% (.EXE) InstallShield setup (43053/19/16)
19.3% (.EXE) Win32 EXE PECompact compressed (generic) (41569/9/9)
4.8% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
2.0% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika pebin
dhash icon 5050d270cccc82ae (117 x Adware.Generic, 86 x OffLoader, 50 x ValleyRAT)
Reporter SecuriteInfoCom
Tags:exe Gh0stRAT

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
46
Origin country :
FR FR
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
ID:
1
File name:
2025-07-07_77ee46ea497ddedea6e762a9d60e9a54_amadey_black-basta_cova_cryptbot_elex_luca-stealer.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-07-07 16:16:24 UTC
Tags:
amadey botnet stealer loader auto-reg lumma telegram rdp auto generic auto-startup gcleaner vidar stealc qrcode smoke

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

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Creating a window
Creating a process from a recently created file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Searching for synchronization primitives
Creating a file
Searching for the window
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Sending a custom TCP request
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
DNS request
Connection attempt
Reading critical registry keys
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process by context flags manipulation
Setting a global event handler for the keyboard
Stealing user critical data
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug embarcadero_delphi fingerprint installer overlay overlay packed packed zero
Malware family:
Sysinternals
Verdict:
Suspicious
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Malware.Heuristic
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-07 13:14:08 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 38 (34.21%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Result
Malware family:
hijackloader
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:hijackloader credential_access discovery loader spyware stealer
Behaviour
Enumerates system info in registry
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files
Detects HijackLoader (aka IDAT Loader)
HijackLoader
Hijackloader family
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
8a83bf4bcdff44e0d773ef37ba25405d6228808c0387243e4b6cb541a4c5a9c1
MD5 hash:
4cddfaedc68f84b2a062ee11d142481c
SHA1 hash:
5ee67cfc7f512bb25948c93537e7bddd8aef4ae3
SH256 hash:
fa83ad5b3cc112e3417db2828911a5b8577292c7ff2df3aed66a4134e40a8240
MD5 hash:
3f091fa17840d0e9ec0146032a8d6990
SHA1 hash:
cbcd63bbab62316bce812dd6c9b8bb92d472330c
SH256 hash:
8f36d72d51e68c3c8e07f11d8ef953773e92b23017010e8043bdb7798fd763de
MD5 hash:
23e98764ad6a90b3cfc755fa566f62e2
SHA1 hash:
4925c7cd8223da8316ae91c6aa875379bc519ccb
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Borland
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:shellcode
Author:nex
Description:Matched shellcode byte patterns
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)

File information


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

Web download

Gh0stRAT

Executable exe 8a83bf4bcdff44e0d773ef37ba25405d6228808c0387243e4b6cb541a4c5a9c1

(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_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)high
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
AUTH_APIManipulates User Authorizationadvapi32.dll::AllocateAndInitializeSid
advapi32.dll::ConvertSidToStringSidW
advapi32.dll::ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW
advapi32.dll::EqualSid
advapi32.dll::FreeSid
SECURITY_BASE_APIUses Security Base APIadvapi32.dll::AdjustTokenPrivileges
advapi32.dll::GetTokenInformation
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and Threadskernel32.dll::CreateProcessW
advapi32.dll::OpenProcessToken
advapi32.dll::OpenThreadToken
kernel32.dll::CloseHandle
kernel32.dll::CreateThread
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIkernel32.dll::LoadLibraryA
kernel32.dll::LoadLibraryExW
kernel32.dll::LoadLibraryW
kernel32.dll::GetDriveTypeW
kernel32.dll::GetVolumeInformationW
kernel32.dll::GetSystemInfo
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create Fileskernel32.dll::CreateDirectoryW
kernel32.dll::CreateFileW
kernel32.dll::DeleteFileW
kernel32.dll::GetWindowsDirectoryW
kernel32.dll::GetSystemDirectoryW
kernel32.dll::GetFileAttributesW
WIN_BASE_USER_APIRetrieves Account Informationadvapi32.dll::LookupPrivilegeValueW
WIN_REG_APICan Manipulate Windows Registryadvapi32.dll::RegOpenKeyExW
advapi32.dll::RegQueryValueExW
WIN_USER_APIPerforms GUI Actionsuser32.dll::PeekMessageW
user32.dll::CreateWindowExW

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