Famous Chollima Deploying Python Version of GolangGhost RAT

    Date: 06/19/2025

    Severity: Medium

    Summary

    In May 2025, the North Korean-aligned threat actor Famous Chollima began deploying a Python-based version of their remote access trojan (RAT) called PylangGhost, which shares many capabilities with the previously known GolangGhost RAT. The Python RAT targets Windows systems, while the Golang version continues to target MacOS users. Recent campaigns focus on employees experienced in cryptocurrency and blockchain, primarily affecting a small number of users in India. Linux users are not targeted.

    Indicators of Compromise (IOC) List 

    URL/Domains

    http://31.57.243.29

    http://154.58.204.15

    http://212.81.47.217

    http://31.57.243.190

    http://31.57.243.29

    http://154.58.204.15

    http://212.81.47.217

    http://31.57.243.190

    api.quickcamfix.online

    api.auto-fixer.online

    api.quickdriverupdate.online

    api.camtuneup.online

    api.driversofthub.online

    api.drive-release.cloud

    api.vcamfixer.online

    api.nvidia-drive.cloud

    api.nvidia-release.us

    api.autodriverfix.online

    api.camdriversupport.com

    api.smartdriverfix.cloud

    api.drivercams.cloud

    api.camtechdrivers.com

    api.web-cam.cloud

    api.camera-drive.org

    api.nvidia-release.org

    krakenhire.com

    yuga.skillquestions.com

    uniswap.speakure.com

    doodles.skillquestions.com

    www.hireviavideo.com

    kraken.livehiringpro.com

    quiz-nest.com

    www.smartvideohire.com

    www.talent-hiringstep.com

    provevidskillcheck.com

    skill.vidintermaster.com

    digitaltalent.review

    robinhood.ecareerscan.com

    evalswift.com

    livetalentpro.com

    quantumnodespro.com

    evalassesso.com

    parallel.eskillora.com

    coinbase.talentmonitoringtool.com

    uniswap.testforhire.com

    coinbase.talenthiringtool.com

    crosstheages.skillence360.com

    parallel.eskillprov.com

    assesstrack.com

    talent-hiringtalk.com

    uniswap.prehireiq.com

    fast-video-recording.com

    api.fixdiskpro.online

    api.autocamfixer.online

    Hash

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    d3500266325555c9e777a4c585afc05dfd73b4cbe9dba741c5876593b78059fd

    Gurucul Threat Detection and Incident Response (TDIR) Queries for Detection

    Detection Query 1 : 

    domainname like "yuga.skillquestions.com" or siteurl like "yuga.skillquestions.com" or url like "yuga.skillquestions.com" or domainname like "api.driversofthub.online" or siteurl like "api.driversofthub.online" or url like "api.driversofthub.online" or domainname like "quantumnodespro.com" or siteurl like "quantumnodespro.com" or url like "quantumnodespro.com" or domainname like "api.nvidia-release.org" or siteurl like "api.nvidia-release.org" or url like "api.nvidia-release.org" or domainname like "provevidskillcheck.com" or siteurl like "provevidskillcheck.com" or url like "provevidskillcheck.com" or domainname like "www.hireviavideo.com" or siteurl like "www.hireviavideo.com" or url like "www.hireviavideo.com" or domainname like "http://212.81.47.217" or siteurl like "http://212.81.47.217" or url like "http://212.81.47.217" or domainname like "http://31.57.243.29" or siteurl like "http://31.57.243.29" or url like "http://31.57.243.29" or domainname like "skill.vidintermaster.com" or siteurl like "skill.vidintermaster.com" or url like "skill.vidintermaster.com" or domainname like "quiz-nest.com" or siteurl like "quiz-nest.com" or url like "quiz-nest.com" or domainname like "api.smartdriverfix.cloud" or siteurl like "api.smartdriverfix.cloud" or url like "api.smartdriverfix.cloud" or domainname like "evalassesso.com" or siteurl like "evalassesso.com" or url like "evalassesso.com" or domainname like "api.vcamfixer.online" or siteurl like "api.vcamfixer.online" or url like "api.vcamfixer.online" or domainname like "http://154.58.204.15" or siteurl like "http://154.58.204.15" or url like "http://154.58.204.15" or domainname like "parallel.eskillprov.com" or siteurl like "parallel.eskillprov.com" or url like "parallel.eskillprov.com" or domainname like "api.camdriversupport.com" or siteurl like "api.camdriversupport.com" or url like "api.camdriversupport.com" or domainname like "api.drivercams.cloud" or siteurl like "api.drivercams.cloud" or url like "api.drivercams.cloud" or domainname like "doodles.skillquestions.com" or siteurl like "doodles.skillquestions.com" or url like "doodles.skillquestions.com" or domainname like "http://31.57.243.190" or siteurl like "http://31.57.243.190" or url like "http://31.57.243.190" or domainname like "api.drive-release.cloud" or siteurl like "api.drive-release.cloud" or url like "api.drive-release.cloud" or domainname like "api.autodriverfix.online" or siteurl like "api.autodriverfix.online" or url like "api.autodriverfix.online" or domainname like "api.quickcamfix.online" or siteurl like "api.quickcamfix.online" or url like "api.quickcamfix.online" or domainname like "robinhood.ecareerscan.com" or siteurl like "robinhood.ecareerscan.com" or url like "robinhood.ecareerscan.com" or domainname like "crosstheages.skillence360.com" or siteurl like "crosstheages.skillence360.com" or url like "crosstheages.skillence360.com"

    Detection Query 2 : 

    domainname like "digitaltalent.review" or siteurl like "digitaltalent.review" or url like "digitaltalent.review" or domainname like "api.camera-drive.org" or siteurl like "api.camera-drive.org" or url like "api.camera-drive.org" or domainname like "kraken.livehiringpro.com" or siteurl like "kraken.livehiringpro.com" or url like "kraken.livehiringpro.com" or domainname like "parallel.eskillora.com" or siteurl like "parallel.eskillora.com" or url like "parallel.eskillora.com" or domainname like "api.camtuneup.online" or siteurl like "api.camtuneup.online" or url like "api.camtuneup.online" or domainname like "http://31.57.243.29" or siteurl like "http://31.57.243.29" or url like "http://31.57.243.29" or domainname like "api.auto-fixer.online" or siteurl like "api.auto-fixer.online" or url like "api.auto-fixer.online" or domainname like "api.quickdriverupdate.online" or siteurl like "api.quickdriverupdate.online" or url like "api.quickdriverupdate.online" or domainname like "api.nvidia-drive.cloud" or siteurl like "api.nvidia-drive.cloud" or url like "api.nvidia-drive.cloud" or domainname like "api.nvidia-release.us" or siteurl like "api.nvidia-release.us" or url like "api.nvidia-release.us" or domainname like "api.camtechdrivers.com" or siteurl like "api.camtechdrivers.com" or url like "api.camtechdrivers.com" or domainname like "api.web-cam.cloud" or siteurl like "api.web-cam.cloud" or url like "api.web-cam.cloud" or domainname like "krakenhire.com" or siteurl like "krakenhire.com" or url like "krakenhire.com" or domainname like "uniswap.speakure.com" or siteurl like "uniswap.speakure.com" or url like "uniswap.speakure.com" or domainname like "www.smartvideohire.com" or siteurl like "www.smartvideohire.com" or url like "www.smartvideohire.com" or domainname like "www.talent-hiringstep.com" or siteurl like "www.talent-hiringstep.com" or url like "www.talent-hiringstep.com" or domainname like "evalswift.com" or siteurl like "evalswift.com" or url like "evalswift.com" or domainname like "livetalentpro.com" or siteurl like "livetalentpro.com" or url like "livetalentpro.com" or domainname like "coinbase.talentmonitoringtool.com" or siteurl like "coinbase.talentmonitoringtool.com" or url like "coinbase.talentmonitoringtool.com" or domainname like "uniswap.testforhire.com" or siteurl like "uniswap.testforhire.com" or url like "uniswap.testforhire.com" or domainname like "coinbase.talenthiringtool.com" or siteurl like "coinbase.talenthiringtool.com" or url like "coinbase.talenthiringtool.com" or domainname like "assesstrack.com" or siteurl like "assesstrack.com" or url like "assesstrack.com" or domainname like "talent-hiringtalk.com" or siteurl like "talent-hiringtalk.com" or url like "talent-hiringtalk.com" or domainname like "uniswap.prehireiq.com" or siteurl like "uniswap.prehireiq.com" or url like "uniswap.prehireiq.com" or domainname like "fast-video-recording.com" or siteurl like "fast-video-recording.com" or url like "fast-video-recording.com" or domainname like "api.fixdiskpro.online" or siteurl like "api.fixdiskpro.online" or url like "api.fixdiskpro.online" or domainname like "api.autocamfixer.online" or siteurl like "api.autocamfixer.online" or url like "api.autocamfixer.online"

    Detection Query 3 :

    sha256hash IN ("7ac3ffb78ae1d2d9b5d3d336d2a2409bd8f2f15f5fb371a1337dd487bd471e32","d029be4142fca334af8fe0f5f467a0e0e1c89d3b881833ee53c1e804dc912cfd","0ec9d355f482a292990055a9074fdabdb75d72630b920a61bdf387f2826f5385","267009d555f59e9bf5d82be8a046427f04a16d15c63d9c7ecca749b11d8c8fc3","1f482ce7e736a8541cc16e3e80c7890d13fb1f561ae38215a98a75dce1333cee","c2d2320ae43aaa0798cbcec163a0265cba511f8d42d90d45cd49a43fe1c40be6","28198494f0ed5033085615a57573e3d748af19e4bd6ea215893ebeacf6e576df","b7ab674c5ce421d9233577806343fc95602ba5385aa4624b42ebd3af6e97d3e5","b8402db19371db55eebea08cf1c1af984c3786d03ff7eae954de98a5c1186cee","e7c2b524f5cb0761a973accc9a4163294d678f5ce6aca73a94d4e106f4c8fea4","ed170975e3fd03440360628f447110e016f176a44f951fcf6bc8cdb47fbd8e0e","c2137cd870de0af6662f56c97d27b86004f47b866ab27190a97bde7518a9ac1b","a206ea9b415a0eafd731b4eec762a5b5e8df8d9007e93046029d83316989790a","5273d68b3aef1f5ebf420b91d66a064e34c4d3495332fd492fecb7ef4b19624e","0d14960395a9d396d413c2160570116e835f8b3200033a0e4e150f5e50b68bec","8ead05bb10e6ab0627fcb3dd5baa59cdaab79aa3522a38dad0b7f1bc0dada10a","fb5362c4540a3cbff8cb1c678c00cc39801dc38151edc4a953e66ade3e069225","929c69827cd2b03e7b03f9a53c08268ab37c29ac4bd1b23425f66a62ad74a13b","127406b838228c39b368faa9d6903e7e712105b5ad8f43a987a99f7b10c29780","fc71a1df2bb4ac2a1cc3f306c3bdf0d754b9fab6d1ac78e4eceba5c6e7aee85d","d3500266325555c9e777a4c585afc05dfd73b4cbe9dba741c5876593b78059fd")

    Reference:

    https://blog.talosintelligence.com/python-version-of-golangghost-rat/


    Tags

    MalwareThreat ActorGolangGhost RATPylangGhost RATRATNorth KoreanChollimaPythoncryptocurrency

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