General

  • Target

    717735cf8936daeecd12f694691829fb0490450784e20bed99fc09c3814a957a

  • Size

    420KB

  • Sample

    221103-zq55bsfah5

  • MD5

    3265ada4c9107a76c5399c6c5a6264c9

  • SHA1

    600a2885904818ad7ac6ae81712ec785cfd27dce

  • SHA256

    717735cf8936daeecd12f694691829fb0490450784e20bed99fc09c3814a957a

  • SHA512

    eae837c8be00968dcaf389eff1a4a1a6dc76a5a11344e8546cdc67e34b9b2ff5fe1b2c2c0650bcf769324bb9b41edf3519778b6e24f6943dc04702a210dd1ec0

  • SSDEEP

    6144:hEg2/FmkfKc+Mz6aEctnbbWj/VI1N5kvsWT6kRXAfAarxGEEXXUOCwKHmpvN:etUsz6aEcV6rVI/HWTxRXAoi6v

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      717735cf8936daeecd12f694691829fb0490450784e20bed99fc09c3814a957a

    • Size

      420KB

    • MD5

      3265ada4c9107a76c5399c6c5a6264c9

    • SHA1

      600a2885904818ad7ac6ae81712ec785cfd27dce

    • SHA256

      717735cf8936daeecd12f694691829fb0490450784e20bed99fc09c3814a957a

    • SHA512

      eae837c8be00968dcaf389eff1a4a1a6dc76a5a11344e8546cdc67e34b9b2ff5fe1b2c2c0650bcf769324bb9b41edf3519778b6e24f6943dc04702a210dd1ec0

    • SSDEEP

      6144:hEg2/FmkfKc+Mz6aEctnbbWj/VI1N5kvsWT6kRXAfAarxGEEXXUOCwKHmpvN:etUsz6aEcV6rVI/HWTxRXAoi6v

    • Detect PurpleFox Rootkit

      Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

    • Gh0st RAT payload

    • Gh0strat

      Gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) with its source code public and it has been used by multiple Chinese groups.

    • PurpleFox

      PurpleFox is an exploit kit used to distribute other malware families and first seen in 2018.

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Sets file to hidden

      Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

    • Checks computer location settings

      Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Enumerates connected drives

      Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Persistence

Hidden Files and Directories

2
T1158

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1060

Defense Evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

2
T1158

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Discovery

Query Registry

3
T1012

System Information Discovery

4
T1082

Peripheral Device Discovery

1
T1120

Tasks