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Database Entry



Gh0stRAT


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 23 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9e05baee59cd27a85f08cf2fa678f54c3bb639f29d4521bfa0319bf174c04dba
SHA3-384 hash: b02949a61c8fead6b00459f70d6334100f177d8186795bebc93afc51c65a32597863d8bcc32ca6b1c959cb457da02247
SHA1 hash: b198a045929d3ec21037502049f89170bdbf594d
MD5 hash: 232b67632733d8df1b118d76fd70c1f5
humanhash: steak-spaghetti-ack-red
File name:SecuriteInfo.com.FileRepMalware.2704.8196
Download: download sample
Signature Gh0stRAT
File size:6'112'014 bytes
First seen:2025-07-03 14:16:29 UTC
Last seen:2025-07-03 15:21:40 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash efd455830ba918de67076b7c65d86586 (54 x Gh0stRAT, 19 x ValleyRAT, 6 x OffLoader)
ssdeep 98304:OxHXSkvEPcvlVFFK+La+It2/Z896tXoChEsvLd5Km9hyySKGsCl0qv:OSibJFfLaW896txHhyySKGsClVv
TLSH T1DC561213F2CBA13FF07E49364A76D222953BAA6065128C6A97EC385CCE261D41D3F747
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 (109 x Adware.Generic, 43 x LummaStealer, 42 x OffLoader)
Reporter SecuriteInfoCom
Tags:exe Gh0stRAT

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
33
Origin country :
FR FR
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
meterpreter
ID:
1
File name:
main.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-07-03 12:48:25 UTC
Tags:
loader python github metasploit backdoor meterpreter payload phishing clickfix networm amus possible-phishing miner remcos rat azorult wannacry ransomware auto generic modiloader masslogger stealer njrat dbatloader purelogs purecrypter bladabindi formbook havoc phorpiex pyinstaller redline metastealer aurotunstealer storm1747 tycoon vidar evasion telegram sage snake keylogger agenttesla screenconnect rmm-tool rdp aurotun lumma quasar coinminer younglotus loki dcrat asyncrat pythonstealer koistealer koiloader koi arechclient2 remote arkeistealer neshta m0yv putty gh0st sality lokibot trojan stealc blankgrabber xloader emmenhtal delphi xred websocket xor-url crypto-regex ims-api iqvw64e-sys vuln-driver winring0x64-sys ghostsocks proxyware smokeloader auto-sch-xml ftp exfiltration gh0stcringe autoit ngrok

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
97.4%
Tags:
injection autorun dropper smtp
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
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
DNS request
Connection attempt
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process by context flags manipulation
Setting a global event handler for the keyboard
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context embarcadero_delphi fingerprint installer overlay overlay packed packed packer_detected
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Malware.Heuristic
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-03 11:07:23 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 24 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Result
Malware family:
hijackloader
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:hijackloader discovery loader
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Detects HijackLoader (aka IDAT Loader)
HijackLoader
Hijackloader family
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
4e95f69c9d57bc0dfddbff598d3d2f346512e1e6d21942af20d25274f2736e11
MD5 hash:
8a507754e8ac1da1f593854cbd73b82f
SHA1 hash:
381196e35697ab3836cdeaa6d2cd6ee131354407
SH256 hash:
a6edb3fb6d21dd461da3767a7995034e208f7d6b08997f6cf7ee7b0ea833a8f0
MD5 hash:
cabb58bb5694f8b8269a73172c85b717
SHA1 hash:
9ed583c56385fed8e5e0757ddb2fdf025f96c807
SH256 hash:
68bee500e0080f21c003126e73b6d07804d23ac98b2376a8b76c26297d467abe
MD5 hash:
d4dae7149d6e4dab65ac554e55868e3b
SHA1 hash:
b3bea0a0a1f0a6f251bcf6a730a97acc933f269a
SH256 hash:
9e05baee59cd27a85f08cf2fa678f54c3bb639f29d4521bfa0319bf174c04dba
MD5 hash:
232b67632733d8df1b118d76fd70c1f5
SHA1 hash:
b198a045929d3ec21037502049f89170bdbf594d
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:APT_Sandworm_ArguePatch_Apr_2022_1
Author:Arkbird_SOLG
Description:Detect ArguePatch loader used by Sandworm group for load CaddyWiper
Reference:https://www.welivesecurity.com/2022/04/12/industroyer2-industroyer-reloaded/
Rule name:Borland
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:botnet_plaintext_c2
Author:cip
Description:Attempts to match at least some of the strings used in some botnet variants which use plaintext communication protocols.
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__ConsoleCtrl
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:HeavensGate
Author:kevoreilly
Description:Heaven's Gate: Switch from 32-bit to 64-mode
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_UACBypass_CMSTPCOM
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Windows exceutables bypassing UAC using CMSTP COM interfaces. MITRE (T1218.003)
Rule name:malware_shellcode_hash
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect shellcode api hash value
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SEH__vectored
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:shellcode
Author:nex
Description:Matched shellcode byte patterns
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)
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

File information


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

Web download

Gh0stRAT

Executable exe 9e05baee59cd27a85f08cf2fa678f54c3bb639f29d4521bfa0319bf174c04dba

(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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