gh0strat | e04a256c68ff6adaa41f2737938a3138ef1140feacc9ea8376d7d1af6720a893

General

Target

e04a256c68ff6adaa41f2737938a3138ef1140feacc9ea8376d7d1af6720a893.exe
Size

3.4MB
MD5

af9dca636b9df90a6aa8a61fb8c8d6f5
SHA1

e67601914fdda13d89e78958e64e3227c60bdfe8
SHA256

e04a256c68ff6adaa41f2737938a3138ef1140feacc9ea8376d7d1af6720a893
SHA512

7628465ebd4a9c7d401cec334b40271545b063759321e1b89ca6e706ec6477031fc8f086411d82780a38b103d291f3c5f47d3c219468840f43c5c4e61697dac9
SSDEEP

98304:+HMhhgXx9n4IKBq22aYo+lsALZgpypO5fdmsPFT2:wM3gD3sq22aYo4sALepyo5ff

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox rat rootkit trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 7 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3440-135-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A0000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3440-144-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000062C340-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1664-146-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000062C340-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1664-155-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000062C340-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3440-153-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000062C340-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2132-157-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A0000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2132-163-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000062C340-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 7 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3440-135-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A0000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3440-144-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000062C340-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1664-146-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000062C340-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1664-155-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000062C340-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3440-153-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000062C340-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2132-157-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A0000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2132-163-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000062C340-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat

Gh0strat
Gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) with its source code public and it has been used by multiple Chinese groups.
rat gh0strat
PurpleFox
PurpleFox is an exploit kit used to distribute other malware families and first seen in 2018.
rootkit trojan purplefox
Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

8574984654.exePhxph.exePhxph.exe

pid process

3440 8574984654.exe
1664 Phxph.exe
2132 Phxph.exe

pid	process
3440	8574984654.exe
1664	Phxph.exe
2132	Phxph.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

Phxph.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	Phxph.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	Phxph.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	Phxph.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	Phxph.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	Phxph.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	Phxph.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\U:	Phxph.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	Phxph.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\W:	Phxph.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	Phxph.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Y:	Phxph.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Z:	Phxph.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	Phxph.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	Phxph.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	Phxph.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	Phxph.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	Phxph.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\X:	Phxph.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\F:	Phxph.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	Phxph.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	Phxph.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\V:	Phxph.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\B:	Phxph.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs

Processes:

e04a256c68ff6adaa41f2737938a3138ef1140feacc9ea8376d7d1af6720a893.exe8574984654.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\8574984654.exe	e04a256c68ff6adaa41f2737938a3138ef1140feacc9ea8376d7d1af6720a893.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Phxph.exe	8574984654.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Phxph.exe	8574984654.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\857498~1.EXE	8574984654.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

Phxph.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	Phxph.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	Phxph.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 5 IoCs

Processes:

Phxph.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum\Version = "7"	Phxph.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum	Phxph.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software	Phxph.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft	Phxph.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\ActiveMovie	Phxph.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

4848 PING.EXE

pid	process
4848	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

Processes:

Phxph.exe

pid	process
2132	Phxph.exe
2132	Phxph.exe
2132	Phxph.exe
2132	Phxph.exe
2132	Phxph.exe
2132	Phxph.exe
2132	Phxph.exe
2132	Phxph.exe
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2132	Phxph.exe
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2132	Phxph.exe
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2132	Phxph.exe
2132	Phxph.exe
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2132	Phxph.exe
2132	Phxph.exe
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2132	Phxph.exe
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2132	Phxph.exe
2132	Phxph.exe
2132	Phxph.exe
2132	Phxph.exe
2132	Phxph.exe
2132	Phxph.exe
2132	Phxph.exe

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs

Processes:

e04a256c68ff6adaa41f2737938a3138ef1140feacc9ea8376d7d1af6720a893.exe

pid process

1268 e04a256c68ff6adaa41f2737938a3138ef1140feacc9ea8376d7d1af6720a893.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes:

8574984654.exe

description pid process

Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3440 8574984654.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes:

e04a256c68ff6adaa41f2737938a3138ef1140feacc9ea8376d7d1af6720a893.exe

pid process

1268 e04a256c68ff6adaa41f2737938a3138ef1140feacc9ea8376d7d1af6720a893.exe

pid	process
1268	e04a256c68ff6adaa41f2737938a3138ef1140feacc9ea8376d7d1af6720a893.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3440	8574984654.exe

pid	process
1268	e04a256c68ff6adaa41f2737938a3138ef1140feacc9ea8376d7d1af6720a893.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

Processes:

e04a256c68ff6adaa41f2737938a3138ef1140feacc9ea8376d7d1af6720a893.exe8574984654.exePhxph.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1268 wrote to memory of 3440	1268	e04a256c68ff6adaa41f2737938a3138ef1140feacc9ea8376d7d1af6720a893.exe	8574984654.exe
PID 1268 wrote to memory of 3440	1268	e04a256c68ff6adaa41f2737938a3138ef1140feacc9ea8376d7d1af6720a893.exe	8574984654.exe
PID 1268 wrote to memory of 3440	1268	e04a256c68ff6adaa41f2737938a3138ef1140feacc9ea8376d7d1af6720a893.exe	8574984654.exe
PID 3440 wrote to memory of 1480	3440	8574984654.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3440 wrote to memory of 1480	3440	8574984654.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3440 wrote to memory of 1480	3440	8574984654.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 2132	1664	Phxph.exe	Phxph.exe
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 2132	1664	Phxph.exe	Phxph.exe
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 2132	1664	Phxph.exe	Phxph.exe
PID 1480 wrote to memory of 4848	1480	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1480 wrote to memory of 4848	1480	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1480 wrote to memory of 4848	1480	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e04a256c68ff6adaa41f2737938a3138ef1140feacc9ea8376d7d1af6720a893.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e04a256c68ff6adaa41f2737938a3138ef1140feacc9ea8376d7d1af6720a893.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1268

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\8574984654.exe
C:\Windows\System32\8574984654.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3440

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 > nul && del C:\Windows\SysWOW64\857498~1.EXE > nul
3⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1480

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
4⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4848

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Phxph.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Phxph.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1664

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Phxph.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Phxph.exe -acsi
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Enumerates connected drives
- Checks processor information in registry
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:2132

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

2

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

1

T1120

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\8574984654.exe
Filesize
1024KB

MD5
41863c7667ff5112217248be09050640

SHA1
b605797daafafe0236d4e4ed6f7c9bd7a0a40ce6

SHA256
198c29ff12d08fbdca29794b413b85db79f04b01d3a3ffc78c402cf11328d85f

SHA512
7a8eceb2c7ae66faa243b5b2d109b3d3fb56fa1d051628b856d9075c3278355ef72232d1f79cb3c68db8d0f92421fa9d107328721c7c5bb1f52bd646c25eac5e

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\8574984654.exe
Filesize
1024KB

MD5
41863c7667ff5112217248be09050640

SHA1
b605797daafafe0236d4e4ed6f7c9bd7a0a40ce6

SHA256
198c29ff12d08fbdca29794b413b85db79f04b01d3a3ffc78c402cf11328d85f

SHA512
7a8eceb2c7ae66faa243b5b2d109b3d3fb56fa1d051628b856d9075c3278355ef72232d1f79cb3c68db8d0f92421fa9d107328721c7c5bb1f52bd646c25eac5e

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Phxph.exe
Filesize
1024KB

MD5
41863c7667ff5112217248be09050640

SHA1
b605797daafafe0236d4e4ed6f7c9bd7a0a40ce6

SHA256
198c29ff12d08fbdca29794b413b85db79f04b01d3a3ffc78c402cf11328d85f

SHA512
7a8eceb2c7ae66faa243b5b2d109b3d3fb56fa1d051628b856d9075c3278355ef72232d1f79cb3c68db8d0f92421fa9d107328721c7c5bb1f52bd646c25eac5e

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Phxph.exe
Filesize
1024KB

MD5
41863c7667ff5112217248be09050640

SHA1
b605797daafafe0236d4e4ed6f7c9bd7a0a40ce6

SHA256
198c29ff12d08fbdca29794b413b85db79f04b01d3a3ffc78c402cf11328d85f

SHA512
7a8eceb2c7ae66faa243b5b2d109b3d3fb56fa1d051628b856d9075c3278355ef72232d1f79cb3c68db8d0f92421fa9d107328721c7c5bb1f52bd646c25eac5e

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Phxph.exe
Filesize
1024KB

MD5
41863c7667ff5112217248be09050640

SHA1
b605797daafafe0236d4e4ed6f7c9bd7a0a40ce6

SHA256
198c29ff12d08fbdca29794b413b85db79f04b01d3a3ffc78c402cf11328d85f

SHA512
7a8eceb2c7ae66faa243b5b2d109b3d3fb56fa1d051628b856d9075c3278355ef72232d1f79cb3c68db8d0f92421fa9d107328721c7c5bb1f52bd646c25eac5e

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memory/1480-151-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1664-146-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000062C340-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.2MB

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memory/1664-155-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000062C340-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.2MB

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memory/2132-152-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/2132-157-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.6MB

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memory/2132-163-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000062C340-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.2MB

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memory/3440-144-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000062C340-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.2MB

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memory/3440-135-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.6MB

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memory/3440-132-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/3440-153-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000062C340-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.2MB

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memory/4848-156-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

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