{"id":54761,"date":"2023-12-04T13:00:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T13:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/35261\/SugarGh0st-RAT-Use-Targets-South-Korea-And-Uzbekistan.html"},"modified":"2023-12-04T13:00:29","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T13:00:29","slug":"sugargh0st-rat-use-targets-south-korea-and-uzbekistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/sugargh0st-rat-use-targets-south-korea-and-uzbekistan\/","title":{"rendered":"SugarGh0st RAT Use Targets South Korea And Uzbekistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"33\">\n<p><span class=\"p-author\"><i class=\"icon-font icon-calendar\">\ue802<\/i><span class=\"author\">Dec 01, 2023<\/span><i class=\"icon-font icon-user\">\ue804<\/i><span class=\"author\">Newsroom<\/span><\/span><span class=\"p-tags\">Malware \/ Cyber Espionage<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"articlebody\" readability=\"131.57293497364\">\n<div class=\"separator\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiaoqm8mskweoRejOp_15Lgmvqb6WUMtH7Jv8qsO9pR4BwIX89UckNM4JQv0Ixu0-Q04qVss9aq_Z8R114KWzYWOZBkjTb65Qwj6t6Mv9YP4OWX9V4EY5_6LGr0plWhCkepKAU49UVOH_wAC5YHsqTDRqIVawMdJIdaIvVFhoIZ_0kfoatPXn-F1BN-SA4w\/s728-rw-ft-e30\/talos.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiaoqm8mskweoRejOp_15Lgmvqb6WUMtH7Jv8qsO9pR4BwIX89UckNM4JQv0Ixu0-Q04qVss9aq_Z8R114KWzYWOZBkjTb65Qwj6t6Mv9YP4OWX9V4EY5_6LGr0plWhCkepKAU49UVOH_wAC5YHsqTDRqIVawMdJIdaIvVFhoIZ_0kfoatPXn-F1BN-SA4w\/s728-rw-ft-e30\/talos.jpg\" alt=\"SugarGh0st RAT\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"380\" data-original-width=\"728\" title=\"SugarGh0st RAT\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>A suspected Chinese-speaking threat actor has been attributed to a malicious campaign that targets the Uzbekistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and South Korean users with a remote access trojan called <strong>SugarGh0st RAT<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The activity, which commenced no later than August 2023, leverages two different infection sequences to deliver the malware, which is a customized variant of <a href=\"https:\/\/malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de\/details\/win.ghost_rat\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gh0st RAT<\/a> (aka Farfli).<\/p>\n<p>It comes with features to &#8220;facilitate the remote administration tasks as directed by the C2 and modified communication protocol based on the similarity of the command structure and the strings used in the code,&#8221; Cisco Talos researchers Ashley Shen and Chetan Raghuprasad <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.talosintelligence.com\/new-sugargh0st-rat\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The attacks commence with a phishing email bearing decoy documents, opening which activates a multi-stage process that leads to the deployment of SugarGh0st RAT.<\/p>\n<section class=\"check_two_webinar clear badbox\" readability=\"4.0176211453744\"> <span class=\"wn-label\">UPCOMING WEBINAR<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/thehacker.news\/app-detection-response?source=inside\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wn-head\" readability=\"2\"> <\/p>\n<p>Learn Insider Threat Detection with Application Response Strategies<\/p>\n<p> <\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"wn-description\">Discover how application detection, response, and automated behavior modeling can revolutionize your defense against insider threats.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thehacker.news\/app-detection-response?source=inside\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wn-button\">Join Now<\/a> <\/section>\n<p>The decoy documents are incorporated within a heavily obfuscated JavaScript dropper that&#8217;s contained within a Windows Shortcut file embedded in the RAR archive email attachment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The JavaScript decodes and drops the embedded files into the %TEMP% folder, including a batch script, a customized DLL loader, an encrypted SugarGh0st payload, and a decoy document,&#8221; the researchers said.<\/p>\n<p>The decoy document is then displayed to the victim, while, in the background, the batch script runs the DLL loader, which, in turn, side-loads it with a copied version of a legitimate Windows executable called rundll32.exe to decrypt and launch the SugarGh0st payload.<\/p>\n<p>A second variant of the attack also begins with a RAR archive containing a malicious Windows Shortcut file that masquerades as a lure, with the difference being that the JavaScript leverages DynamicWrapperX to run shellcode that launches SugarGh0st.<\/p>\n<p>SugarGh0st, a 32-bit dynamic-link library (DLL) written in C++, establishes contact with a hard-coded command-and-control (C2) domain, allowing it to transmit system metadata to the server, launch a reverse shell, and run arbitrary commands.<\/p>\n<p>It can also enumerate and terminate processes, take screenshots, perform file operations, and even clear the machine&#8217;s event logs in an attempt to cover its tracks and evade detection.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign&#8217;s links to China stem from Gh0st RAT&#8217;s Chinese origins and the fact that the fully functional backdoor has been <a href=\"https:\/\/thehackernews.com\/2022\/09\/webworm-hackers-using-modified-rats-in.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">widely adopted<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/thehackernews.com\/2023\/09\/sophisticated-phishing-campaign_20.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese threat actors<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thehackernews.com\/2023\/09\/new-report-uncovers-three-distinct.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">over the years<\/a>, in part driven by the release of its source code in 2008. Another smoking gun evidence is the use of Chinese names in the &#8220;last modified by&#8221; field in the metadata of the decoy files.<\/p>\n<div class=\"check_two clear babsi\"><center class=\"cf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thn.news\/pjHvTZON\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Cybersecurity\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Cybersecurity\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgZOKevtkycmsYK7Di5jm6SplBRx4gSniKm5V4pkCdgVYZITQmJDxK1oeqMGIH6N9v0HynNkpd1NpH1-xdo4BOAvHXOF2xYmbYIuKCyFnnWcOk9-1a2-btfx87HFYycNEu-siaIDfhytKzpc9j0XTL_cYgvOdDXSiXUkYHmuoaBpzusvQdTy7BBfQ-XmKEB\/s728-rw-ft-e30\/cis-desk.gif\" width=\"727\" height=\"90\"><\/a><\/center><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The Gh0st RAT malware is a mainstay in the Chinese threat actors&#8217; arsenal and has been active since at least 2008,&#8221; the researchers said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Chinese actors also have a history of targeting Uzbekistan. The targeting of the Uzbekistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs also aligns with the scope of Chinese intelligence activity abroad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The development comes as Chinese state-sponsored groups have also increasingly targeted Taiwan in the last six months, with the attackers repurposing <a href=\"https:\/\/thehackernews.com\/2023\/05\/chinas-mustang-panda-hackers-exploit-tp.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">residential routers<\/a> to mask their intrusions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-11-29\/google-warns-china-is-ramping-up-cyberattacks-against-taiwan\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">according to Google<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"cf note-b\" readability=\"7.4311926605505\">Found this article interesting? 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