Analysis

  • max time kernel
    107s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20230220-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230220-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    05-04-2023 11:03

General

  • Target

    0a47563600d2017344126b79fea405aa00e66b2cc5efe6b39c05f02c275e8f07.exe

  • Size

    1.2MB

  • MD5

    f360dc3dd3689f6f616424f975c9a66b

  • SHA1

    d29b8903c81e15fb2a2adf82d34a82d296e4a81a

  • SHA256

    0a47563600d2017344126b79fea405aa00e66b2cc5efe6b39c05f02c275e8f07

  • SHA512

    1136fc23a4b4f698757614a3a0acfafe3b4e0489dd5cecf80b443ac0497429d6c2549051702adfb9b83d6f8b1be841fda0d4529972d6e6de62b2a9d8ad9f3f97

  • SSDEEP

    24576:HovxCwgMBqHO5ZdYXOp0nQrXctTfK+d+MrTXowFlw57XYBwJtie:WIwgMEuy+inDfp3/XoCw57XYBwKe

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 9 IoCs

    Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

  • Gh0st RAT payload 10 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Drops startup file 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 12 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • VMProtect packed file 4 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with VMProtect commercial packer.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 52 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a47563600d2017344126b79fea405aa00e66b2cc5efe6b39c05f02c275e8f07.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a47563600d2017344126b79fea405aa00e66b2cc5efe6b39c05f02c275e8f07.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Drops startup file
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2128
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:1864
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\AK47.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      PID:1332
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1332 -s 436
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:2376
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK74.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\AK74.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5012
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 > nul && del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK74.exe > nul
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4360
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
          ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
          4⤵
          • Runs ping.exe
          PID:448
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs"
      2⤵
        PID:2344
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs"
        2⤵
          PID:3484
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 1332 -ip 1332
        1⤵
          PID:2228
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe -auto
          1⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4980
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe -acsi
            2⤵
            • Drops file in Drivers directory
            • Sets service image path in registry
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:900

        Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

        Persistence

        Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

        2
        T1060

        Defense Evasion

        Modify Registry

        2
        T1112

        Discovery

        Query Registry

        1
        T1012

        System Information Discovery

        2
        T1082

        Remote System Discovery

        1
        T1018

        Replay Monitor

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        Downloads

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe
          Filesize

          91KB

          MD5

          423eb994ed553294f8a6813619b8da87

          SHA1

          eca6a16ccd13adcfc27bc1041ddef97ec8081255

          SHA256

          050b4f2d5ae8eaecd414318dc8e222a56f169626da6ca8feb7edd78e8b1f0218

          SHA512

          fab0a9af8031c242c486de373df7277c8b0e39f7a0c9c2ac2e385dbd3ea67be16e91b128287634f76131e5264149ab1b452cd21df4c4895e8c4efc8d8cf99095

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe
          Filesize

          91KB

          MD5

          423eb994ed553294f8a6813619b8da87

          SHA1

          eca6a16ccd13adcfc27bc1041ddef97ec8081255

          SHA256

          050b4f2d5ae8eaecd414318dc8e222a56f169626da6ca8feb7edd78e8b1f0218

          SHA512

          fab0a9af8031c242c486de373df7277c8b0e39f7a0c9c2ac2e385dbd3ea67be16e91b128287634f76131e5264149ab1b452cd21df4c4895e8c4efc8d8cf99095

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe
          Filesize

          91KB

          MD5

          423eb994ed553294f8a6813619b8da87

          SHA1

          eca6a16ccd13adcfc27bc1041ddef97ec8081255

          SHA256

          050b4f2d5ae8eaecd414318dc8e222a56f169626da6ca8feb7edd78e8b1f0218

          SHA512

          fab0a9af8031c242c486de373df7277c8b0e39f7a0c9c2ac2e385dbd3ea67be16e91b128287634f76131e5264149ab1b452cd21df4c4895e8c4efc8d8cf99095

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe
          Filesize

          91KB

          MD5

          423eb994ed553294f8a6813619b8da87

          SHA1

          eca6a16ccd13adcfc27bc1041ddef97ec8081255

          SHA256

          050b4f2d5ae8eaecd414318dc8e222a56f169626da6ca8feb7edd78e8b1f0218

          SHA512

          fab0a9af8031c242c486de373df7277c8b0e39f7a0c9c2ac2e385dbd3ea67be16e91b128287634f76131e5264149ab1b452cd21df4c4895e8c4efc8d8cf99095

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK74.exe
          Filesize

          400KB

          MD5

          b0998aa7d5071d33daa5b60b9c3c9735

          SHA1

          9365a1ff0c6de244d6f36c8d84072cc916665d3c

          SHA256

          3080b6bb456564899b0d99d4131bd6a0b284d31f7d80ef773e4872d94048d49a

          SHA512

          308c13cda9fea39b980ae686f44afd9090e9cb8970fffc4436320e0d09a31aee5e656914e0121fe888098a14c52749716fa04980396fd6ac70a88c11cbb6b850

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK74.exe
          Filesize

          400KB

          MD5

          b0998aa7d5071d33daa5b60b9c3c9735

          SHA1

          9365a1ff0c6de244d6f36c8d84072cc916665d3c

          SHA256

          3080b6bb456564899b0d99d4131bd6a0b284d31f7d80ef773e4872d94048d49a

          SHA512

          308c13cda9fea39b980ae686f44afd9090e9cb8970fffc4436320e0d09a31aee5e656914e0121fe888098a14c52749716fa04980396fd6ac70a88c11cbb6b850

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Config.ini
          Filesize

          92B

          MD5

          29ce53e2a4a446614ccc8d64d346bde4

          SHA1

          39a7aa5cc1124842aa0c25abb16ea94452125cbe

          SHA256

          56225be6838bc6e93ea215891eacf28844ae27a9f8b2b29bf19d3a8c2b1f58df

          SHA512

          b2c5a2708c427171a5715801f8ea733ffe88d73aaaaf59c5c752ea32cbe7aae8526cc26eabe84ad5043174c0c69b1d6b15a9fb125c15accfac3462d5d08a0faa

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs
          Filesize

          753B

          MD5

          ea1a4517413d69fa2f396130bf1d0d08

          SHA1

          684bec7ae366eaac95e9da898e9c835c9185b825

          SHA256

          6002907770003b8ccb5d66fb25b6dae00d5b4e0538d54e2d2c723bc19c62bd6e

          SHA512

          9de4edbe67e27bba827fda7725b9d72eef060bc59066a941a471c80c0b1154b26a4817574ce86cb75aec62a05928bf644ab7a47e926ea38634201792cab3fe1a

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\svchcst.exe
          Filesize

          1.2MB

          MD5

          b5de6173fc512a871b7397952d2faf4a

          SHA1

          7a40a8846122e8e085389936368cdf3a0c46dcc5

          SHA256

          472556aaa15ac746b4e3b0f5cb38e4a3ce6b682f0b16787c68235786dc65b344

          SHA512

          dfb00661b09554d192ae4131e38b9aaf1cfeaf58143a9df24a2bbe4c875cb140bda500a838d392a427761e2340a3a948b9fbbd1a30e1b664b2150ba9495375ca

        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240553328.txt
          Filesize

          49KB

          MD5

          52c430496e2ae7e002937e4d04a862a1

          SHA1

          6ce26bfb48686781774d731eeaeb450ed4a40ada

          SHA256

          d8b4ebac9487032331f483a45c220c8618c6e7ce028949ab6b07b73137b4159c

          SHA512

          a7a6e8d378821bd0c848cd0c482dbb72ff0ee7911a5e2b609496ff412f1058b56ef3ccf3c7bdcfe84129fab756b73f03228859539bcd1eaff7801a68fd7b89df

        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe
          Filesize

          400KB

          MD5

          b0998aa7d5071d33daa5b60b9c3c9735

          SHA1

          9365a1ff0c6de244d6f36c8d84072cc916665d3c

          SHA256

          3080b6bb456564899b0d99d4131bd6a0b284d31f7d80ef773e4872d94048d49a

          SHA512

          308c13cda9fea39b980ae686f44afd9090e9cb8970fffc4436320e0d09a31aee5e656914e0121fe888098a14c52749716fa04980396fd6ac70a88c11cbb6b850

        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe
          Filesize

          400KB

          MD5

          b0998aa7d5071d33daa5b60b9c3c9735

          SHA1

          9365a1ff0c6de244d6f36c8d84072cc916665d3c

          SHA256

          3080b6bb456564899b0d99d4131bd6a0b284d31f7d80ef773e4872d94048d49a

          SHA512

          308c13cda9fea39b980ae686f44afd9090e9cb8970fffc4436320e0d09a31aee5e656914e0121fe888098a14c52749716fa04980396fd6ac70a88c11cbb6b850

        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe
          Filesize

          400KB

          MD5

          b0998aa7d5071d33daa5b60b9c3c9735

          SHA1

          9365a1ff0c6de244d6f36c8d84072cc916665d3c

          SHA256

          3080b6bb456564899b0d99d4131bd6a0b284d31f7d80ef773e4872d94048d49a

          SHA512

          308c13cda9fea39b980ae686f44afd9090e9cb8970fffc4436320e0d09a31aee5e656914e0121fe888098a14c52749716fa04980396fd6ac70a88c11cbb6b850

        • memory/900-185-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          1.7MB

        • memory/900-191-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          1.7MB

        • memory/900-187-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          1.7MB

        • memory/900-175-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          1.7MB

        • memory/900-177-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          1.7MB

        • memory/900-179-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          1.7MB

        • memory/2128-134-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          3.4MB

        • memory/2128-193-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          3.4MB

        • memory/2128-133-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          3.4MB

        • memory/4980-171-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          1.7MB

        • memory/4980-170-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          1.7MB

        • memory/4980-168-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          1.7MB

        • memory/5012-159-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          1.7MB

        • memory/5012-156-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          1.7MB

        • memory/5012-158-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          1.7MB