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Database Entry



Gh0stRAT


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ab3ec31453f4b0b0c6f09c30473acfc7caaac93927af3f483edeeb254c4270eb
SHA3-384 hash: 3e5a8a19228bcf41ee7b76509e05e43a2c98258702c782c4ef1958ea754f65387b93b62f8e4d91b8a32e04d190e28ae4
SHA1 hash: 246b3d9ecf5d947c8d91ae95a62f69043565bdc1
MD5 hash: 5fac2bcbe4196084e3f584c4dac99ca3
humanhash: uncle-violet-kansas-robin
File name:_setup64.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Gh0stRAT
File size:14'874'572 bytes
First seen:2025-07-02 07:19:07 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash efd455830ba918de67076b7c65d86586 (67 x Gh0stRAT, 19 x ValleyRAT, 6 x OffLoader)
ssdeep 393216:+PH0cbgC6nF8F+TMovNn8O/alox9oJjNMpz:qHqaF/o1n8OEc5pz
TLSH T132E62313B28BA13FF07A5A320AA6C12655336F616A134C97EBF4082DDF351D42D3F696
TrID 62.3% (.EXE) Inno Setup installer (107240/4/30)
24.1% (.EXE) Win32 EXE PECompact compressed (generic) (41569/9/9)
6.1% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
2.6% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
1.2% (.EXE) Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (2072/23)
Magika pebin
dhash icon c420198cc4d1f030 (1 x Gh0stRAT)
Reporter kafan_shengui
Tags:exe Gh0stRAT

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
28
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
_setup64.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-07-02 07:18:13 UTC
Tags:
phishing

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Tags:
shellcode dropper spawn
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
Searching for the window
Creating a file
Moving a recently created file
Creating a process with a hidden window
Launching a service
Creating a service
DNS request
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Enabling autorun for a service
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
embarcadero_delphi fingerprint installer invalid-signature overlay overlay packed signed
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
5 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Malware.Heuristic
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-02 07:18:14 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 38 (34.21%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in System32 directory
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
ab3ec31453f4b0b0c6f09c30473acfc7caaac93927af3f483edeeb254c4270eb
MD5 hash:
5fac2bcbe4196084e3f584c4dac99ca3
SHA1 hash:
246b3d9ecf5d947c8d91ae95a62f69043565bdc1
SH256 hash:
038d3d884aba55b12cf569a306392aa135e89fe505a64f1fb0903ca787f70fde
MD5 hash:
306b344cd8bb36936ff0f3b6106d5e2c
SHA1 hash:
da7c455a576fc6f26fdc3d719b477a730a23a230
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Borland
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:cobalt_strike_tmp01925d3f
Author:The DFIR Report
Description:files - file ~tmp01925d3f.exe
Reference:https://thedfirreport.com
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:malware_shellcode_hash
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect shellcode api hash value
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:PE_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits
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.

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
CHECK_TRUST_INFORequires Elevated Execution (level:requireAdministrator)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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