GINC-APT-0729 · Criminal

GhostRedirector

Category
Criminal · Financially motivated: ransomware, fraud and theft.
Origin
China(high confidence)
Sources
3 sources carry it
Identifier
GINC-APT-0729 · ghostredirector

What it is

GhostRedirector is a China-aligned threat actor that has compromised at least 65 Windows servers across various sectors, primarily in Brazil, Thailand, and Vietnam. It employs a passive C++ backdoor named Rungan and a malicious IIS module called Gamshen to maintain persistent access and manipulate search engine results for SEO fraud. The actor utilizes public exploits like EfsPotato and BadPotato for privilege escalation and abuses code-signing certificates to evade detection. GhostRedirector's operations involve installing remote access tools, creating rogue administrator accounts, and leveraging SQL injection vulnerabilities to execute PowerShell for downloading malicious payloads.

Attribution

Each attribution is a claim: who makes it, and to whom. Western and Eastern sources are kept apart, as they often disagree.

Tools

The tools and malware families the sources tie to it.

  • Backdoor.Oldrea
  • China Chopper
  • POWERSOURCE
  • POWERSTATS
  • Power Loader
  • PowerDuke
  • Remote Utilities
  • RemoteCMD
  • RemotePC
  • Windows Remote Desktop

Sources

  • Malpedia malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de