gh0strat | d09a24d6024bb7ba43e61cf81f0507bc6af82d75437d76813ca4c6d6366db760

General

Target

d09a24d6024bb7ba43e61cf81f0507bc6af82d75437d76813ca4c6d6366db760.exe
Size

264KB
MD5

ef5845f28bad21d0d1d388a17a95d777
SHA1

64a1e0b9265742b4f5d02bcc91027ba26f5322cc
SHA256

d09a24d6024bb7ba43e61cf81f0507bc6af82d75437d76813ca4c6d6366db760
SHA512

73240c604643c4dd26035031eaf1c3f5707634b6e3347df19e465c43290a370a6e04e21231cac2217791232fe5ef6c789da6fb2e697afcc2ca9c1b2250bde5c8
SSDEEP

6144:rzLsl1tTKx80OPo0N+HvjCrtAuu8EQyL+3Y1tMmbWs:j0TTKx8fKv2quuD+3Y12wW

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox rat rootkit trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 2 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1508-120-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010197000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/1572-155-0x0000000004990000-0x0000000004A10000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 2 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1508-120-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010197000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1508-180-0x0000000002FD0000-0x00000000030B6000-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
Downloads MZ/PE file
Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

Processes:

winqd.exetest.exe

pid process

1508 winqd.exe
1808 test.exe

pid	process
1508	winqd.exe
1808	test.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

Processes:

d09a24d6024bb7ba43e61cf81f0507bc6af82d75437d76813ca4c6d6366db760.exe

pid	process
1696	d09a24d6024bb7ba43e61cf81f0507bc6af82d75437d76813ca4c6d6366db760.exe
1696	d09a24d6024bb7ba43e61cf81f0507bc6af82d75437d76813ca4c6d6366db760.exe
1696	d09a24d6024bb7ba43e61cf81f0507bc6af82d75437d76813ca4c6d6366db760.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:

winqd.exe

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

Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

mmc.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\gpedit.msc	mmc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy	mmc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\gpt.ini	mmc.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

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:

winqd.exe

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

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
adware spyware

Modify Registry
T1112

Processes:

mmc.exe

description ioc process

Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1283023626-844874658-3193756055-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main mmc.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1283023626-844874658-3193756055-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	mmc.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

Processes:

test.exe

pid	process
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe
1808	test.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

Processes:

mmc.exe

pid process

1572 mmc.exe

pid	process
1572	mmc.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes:

mmc.exe

description	pid	process
Token: 33	1572	mmc.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1572	mmc.exe
Token: 33	1572	mmc.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1572	mmc.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs

Processes:

d09a24d6024bb7ba43e61cf81f0507bc6af82d75437d76813ca4c6d6366db760.exewinqd.exemmc.exe

pid process

1696 d09a24d6024bb7ba43e61cf81f0507bc6af82d75437d76813ca4c6d6366db760.exe
1508 winqd.exe
1572 mmc.exe
1572 mmc.exe
1572 mmc.exe
1572 mmc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

Processes:

d09a24d6024bb7ba43e61cf81f0507bc6af82d75437d76813ca4c6d6366db760.exetest.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1508	1696	d09a24d6024bb7ba43e61cf81f0507bc6af82d75437d76813ca4c6d6366db760.exe	winqd.exe
PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1508	1696	d09a24d6024bb7ba43e61cf81f0507bc6af82d75437d76813ca4c6d6366db760.exe	winqd.exe
PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1508	1696	d09a24d6024bb7ba43e61cf81f0507bc6af82d75437d76813ca4c6d6366db760.exe	winqd.exe
PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1508	1696	d09a24d6024bb7ba43e61cf81f0507bc6af82d75437d76813ca4c6d6366db760.exe	winqd.exe
PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1808	1696	d09a24d6024bb7ba43e61cf81f0507bc6af82d75437d76813ca4c6d6366db760.exe	test.exe
PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1808	1696	d09a24d6024bb7ba43e61cf81f0507bc6af82d75437d76813ca4c6d6366db760.exe	test.exe
PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1808	1696	d09a24d6024bb7ba43e61cf81f0507bc6af82d75437d76813ca4c6d6366db760.exe	test.exe
PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1808	1696	d09a24d6024bb7ba43e61cf81f0507bc6af82d75437d76813ca4c6d6366db760.exe	test.exe
PID 1808 wrote to memory of 1688	1808	test.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1808 wrote to memory of 1688	1808	test.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1808 wrote to memory of 1688	1808	test.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1808 wrote to memory of 1688	1808	test.exe	cmd.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d09a24d6024bb7ba43e61cf81f0507bc6af82d75437d76813ca4c6d6366db760.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d09a24d6024bb7ba43e61cf81f0507bc6af82d75437d76813ca4c6d6366db760.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1696

C:\ProgramData\windowsqd\winqd.exe
"C:\ProgramData\windowsqd\winqd.exe"
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Enumerates connected drives
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:1508

C:\ProgramData\windowsqd\test.exe
"C:\ProgramData\windowsqd\test.exe"
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1808

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
cmd /c start C:\ProgramData\114514
3⤵
PID:1688

C:\Windows\system32\mmc.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\mmc.exe" "C:\Windows\System32\gpedit.msc"
1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:1572

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

2

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

1

T1120

System Information Discovery

3

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

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Downloads

C:\ProgramData\windowsqd\test.exe
Filesize
332KB

MD5
ec62c55fb42e9ca03c68a8630b721378

SHA1
4af1861c47d55eeae8ef2f770ff0b4ff0c3be53f

SHA256
e087e3ac50b0c6ac557554ff398ccbec1f39f7b7096f039f835ed03750d3a274

SHA512
242369325e3b5adfe79346bad0edf0879a394ddb64da8c9ce52b4ba25cb4d63a3f02570cbe279e534d67d33af15b6b447bacfe1cc23e1dd3761dfe3770e94af5

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C:\ProgramData\windowsqd\test.exe
Filesize
332KB

MD5
ec62c55fb42e9ca03c68a8630b721378

SHA1
4af1861c47d55eeae8ef2f770ff0b4ff0c3be53f

SHA256
e087e3ac50b0c6ac557554ff398ccbec1f39f7b7096f039f835ed03750d3a274

SHA512
242369325e3b5adfe79346bad0edf0879a394ddb64da8c9ce52b4ba25cb4d63a3f02570cbe279e534d67d33af15b6b447bacfe1cc23e1dd3761dfe3770e94af5

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C:\ProgramData\windowsqd\winqd.exe
Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
bfc9e0f01b4edfd5a941fdce3852f092

SHA1
62612e88acd953d941247e5b0e037d1ced829146

SHA256
030c6abaf87bd2b036ba592ad8f1c6761ec9de071d28ba9a944d89a1fb63b865

SHA512
495e63ef642cbbffe1a4a653a8cadbce38ed40ceb4323189a4784f14e9b09869f6b60813cf8d95bd1271274f5f17bdcff14138376c586dca2227f3383448c73f

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C:\ProgramData\windowsqd\winqd.exe
Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
bfc9e0f01b4edfd5a941fdce3852f092

SHA1
62612e88acd953d941247e5b0e037d1ced829146

SHA256
030c6abaf87bd2b036ba592ad8f1c6761ec9de071d28ba9a944d89a1fb63b865

SHA512
495e63ef642cbbffe1a4a653a8cadbce38ed40ceb4323189a4784f14e9b09869f6b60813cf8d95bd1271274f5f17bdcff14138376c586dca2227f3383448c73f

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\bPluginVideo.dll
Filesize
492KB

MD5
5f060471defe1bca22e37f3062c56b87

SHA1
e7760c0881589d9a587547fbb5df334849d076e2

SHA256
56fa2183c302945e8430aa82b91020ef4eefb1a4ec451622eb9e4fd47c223d32

SHA512
31bc73e55db39d21eb18a2d9dfb136470bbc778abfe7501f7f6c661ca068ba75154ea1f8470559f67c4afa9644b71de8930eba070e37666d6ce8190edacb91a1

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\ProgramData\windowsqd\test.exe
Filesize
332KB

MD5
ec62c55fb42e9ca03c68a8630b721378

SHA1
4af1861c47d55eeae8ef2f770ff0b4ff0c3be53f

SHA256
e087e3ac50b0c6ac557554ff398ccbec1f39f7b7096f039f835ed03750d3a274

SHA512
242369325e3b5adfe79346bad0edf0879a394ddb64da8c9ce52b4ba25cb4d63a3f02570cbe279e534d67d33af15b6b447bacfe1cc23e1dd3761dfe3770e94af5

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\ProgramData\windowsqd\winqd.exe
Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
bfc9e0f01b4edfd5a941fdce3852f092

SHA1
62612e88acd953d941247e5b0e037d1ced829146

SHA256
030c6abaf87bd2b036ba592ad8f1c6761ec9de071d28ba9a944d89a1fb63b865

SHA512
495e63ef642cbbffe1a4a653a8cadbce38ed40ceb4323189a4784f14e9b09869f6b60813cf8d95bd1271274f5f17bdcff14138376c586dca2227f3383448c73f

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\ProgramData\windowsqd\winqd.exe
Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
bfc9e0f01b4edfd5a941fdce3852f092

SHA1
62612e88acd953d941247e5b0e037d1ced829146

SHA256
030c6abaf87bd2b036ba592ad8f1c6761ec9de071d28ba9a944d89a1fb63b865

SHA512
495e63ef642cbbffe1a4a653a8cadbce38ed40ceb4323189a4784f14e9b09869f6b60813cf8d95bd1271274f5f17bdcff14138376c586dca2227f3383448c73f

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memory/1508-120-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010197000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.6MB

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memory/1508-180-0x0000000002FD0000-0x00000000030B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
920KB

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memory/1572-131-0x00000000026A0000-0x00000000026A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1572-138-0x0000000004990000-0x0000000004A10000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/1572-153-0x00000000026A0000-0x00000000026A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1572-155-0x0000000004990000-0x0000000004A10000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

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