Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-06 03:55

Sample ID 230828-mwvjkaac43
Target 33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277
SHA256 33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277
Tags
gh0strat purplefox persistence rat rootkit trojan upx
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

gh0strat purplefox persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

PurpleFox

Gh0strat

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload

Sets service image path in registry

Sets DLL path for service in the registry

Drops file in Drivers directory

UPX packed file

Loads dropped DLL

Executes dropped EXE

Drops file in System32 directory

Drops file in Program Files directory

Unsigned PE

Enumerates physical storage devices

Program crash

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Runs ping.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2023-08-28 10:49

Signatures

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
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Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-08-28 10:49

Reported

2023-08-28 10:51

Platform

win7-20230712-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

122s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe"

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit

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Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

PurpleFox

rootkit trojan purplefox

Drops file in Drivers directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A

Sets DLL path for service in the registry

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Remote Data\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\259422268.txt" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe N/A

Sets service image path in registry

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\QAssist\ImagePath = "system32\\DRIVERS\\QAssist.sys" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A

UPX packed file

upx
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Drops file in System32 directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A
File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe N/A
File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\259422268.txt C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe N/A
File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A

Runs ping.exe

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE N/A

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe N/A
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A
Token: 33 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A
Token: 33 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2088 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2088 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2088 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2088 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2844 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2844 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2844 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2844 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2844 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2844 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2844 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 3000 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 3000 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 3000 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 3000 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 3000 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 3000 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 3000 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2716 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2716 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2716 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2716 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2840 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2840 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2840 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2840 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2840 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2840 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2840 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe
PID 2716 wrote to memory of 1496 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
PID 2716 wrote to memory of 1496 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
PID 2716 wrote to memory of 1496 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
PID 2716 wrote to memory of 1496 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 1988 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 1988 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 1988 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 1988 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\R.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\N.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -auto

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\N.exe > nul

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -acsi

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE

ping -n 2 127.0.0.1

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

"C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\259422268.txt",MainThread

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 hackerinvasion.f3322.net udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 hackerinvasion.f3322.net udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 hackerinvasion.f3322.net udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 hackerinvasion.f3322.net udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 hackerinvasion.f3322.net udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 hackerinvasion.f3322.net udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 hackerinvasion.f3322.net udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 hackerinvasion.f3322.net udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 hackerinvasion.f3322.net udp
N/A 127.0.0.1:8089 tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:8089 tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:9090 tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:8089 tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:8089 tcp

Files

\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe

MD5 8dc3adf1c490211971c1e2325f1424d2
SHA1 4eec4a4e7cb97c5efa6c72e0731cd090c0c4adc5
SHA256 bc29f2022ab3b812e50c8681ff196f090c038b5ab51e37daffac4469a8c2eb2c
SHA512 ae92ea20b359849dcdba4808119b154e3af5ef3687ee09de1797610fe8c4d3eb9065b068074d35adddb4b225d17c619baff3944cb137ad196bcef7a6507f920d

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe

MD5 8dc3adf1c490211971c1e2325f1424d2
SHA1 4eec4a4e7cb97c5efa6c72e0731cd090c0c4adc5
SHA256 bc29f2022ab3b812e50c8681ff196f090c038b5ab51e37daffac4469a8c2eb2c
SHA512 ae92ea20b359849dcdba4808119b154e3af5ef3687ee09de1797610fe8c4d3eb9065b068074d35adddb4b225d17c619baff3944cb137ad196bcef7a6507f920d

\Windows\SysWOW64\259422268.txt

MD5 d3d58513670f4cc2b81339281f235840
SHA1 d2e125f4157e5364c8a7b97de264cb63e93aa5b7
SHA256 eaa899aa23fe5e6d2c05cb2bddd8707defc23a6ffe562d66b428e18a3006f137
SHA512 c83cc58fa14953f77248db48c7387fb351862d756c8010c1d4c059072a2d8fe9bde919c2b471d5df0c23b9bda5c86bb1a0a9e029cea221af902015afde7a8277

\Windows\SysWOW64\259422268.txt

MD5 d3d58513670f4cc2b81339281f235840
SHA1 d2e125f4157e5364c8a7b97de264cb63e93aa5b7
SHA256 eaa899aa23fe5e6d2c05cb2bddd8707defc23a6ffe562d66b428e18a3006f137
SHA512 c83cc58fa14953f77248db48c7387fb351862d756c8010c1d4c059072a2d8fe9bde919c2b471d5df0c23b9bda5c86bb1a0a9e029cea221af902015afde7a8277

\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\259422268.txt

MD5 d3d58513670f4cc2b81339281f235840
SHA1 d2e125f4157e5364c8a7b97de264cb63e93aa5b7
SHA256 eaa899aa23fe5e6d2c05cb2bddd8707defc23a6ffe562d66b428e18a3006f137
SHA512 c83cc58fa14953f77248db48c7387fb351862d756c8010c1d4c059072a2d8fe9bde919c2b471d5df0c23b9bda5c86bb1a0a9e029cea221af902015afde7a8277

\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe

MD5 4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0
SHA1 f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b
SHA256 3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8
SHA512 5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe

MD5 4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0
SHA1 f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b
SHA256 3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8
SHA512 5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0

memory/2844-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/2844-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/2844-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe

MD5 4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0
SHA1 f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b
SHA256 3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8
SHA512 5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe

MD5 4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0
SHA1 f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b
SHA256 3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8
SHA512 5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe

MD5 4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0
SHA1 f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b
SHA256 3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8
SHA512 5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0

memory/2952-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe

MD5 4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0
SHA1 f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b
SHA256 3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8
SHA512 5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe

MD5 4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0
SHA1 f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b
SHA256 3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8
SHA512 5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0

memory/2952-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe

MD5 5ec721a34ee7c46a069d924a68550f32
SHA1 866106b18391f20f4b22feb524d8a78e1c02ea96
SHA256 c87a5b8df9bb04e7796e77333f9dd91014ecea2ffcb0f50e211d24983e7ca615
SHA512 18e3ec7e4062bd451f1c64739bbe604544a77432c3f1cb1bd43acbe466f442cbd9f2237b4bc17a674cacb1d55a68ed6679e08b1838a5a31cccde11c208333cf8

\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe

MD5 5ec721a34ee7c46a069d924a68550f32
SHA1 866106b18391f20f4b22feb524d8a78e1c02ea96
SHA256 c87a5b8df9bb04e7796e77333f9dd91014ecea2ffcb0f50e211d24983e7ca615
SHA512 18e3ec7e4062bd451f1c64739bbe604544a77432c3f1cb1bd43acbe466f442cbd9f2237b4bc17a674cacb1d55a68ed6679e08b1838a5a31cccde11c208333cf8

memory/2844-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/3000-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/3000-51-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/3000-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

MD5 51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8
SHA1 8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58
SHA256 5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124
SHA512 794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

MD5 51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8
SHA1 8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58
SHA256 5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124
SHA512 794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

\Windows\SysWOW64\259422268.txt

MD5 d3d58513670f4cc2b81339281f235840
SHA1 d2e125f4157e5364c8a7b97de264cb63e93aa5b7
SHA256 eaa899aa23fe5e6d2c05cb2bddd8707defc23a6ffe562d66b428e18a3006f137
SHA512 c83cc58fa14953f77248db48c7387fb351862d756c8010c1d4c059072a2d8fe9bde919c2b471d5df0c23b9bda5c86bb1a0a9e029cea221af902015afde7a8277

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

MD5 51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8
SHA1 8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58
SHA256 5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124
SHA512 794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat

MD5 ebbd2e32344ea1777686b6a9bd5eeccc
SHA1 9fa09972e64ad18ecb7359969347819b6ae240dd
SHA256 5a10c905f59d20a4495c9658a8252348bd26eea5457d2d01187c88e1b4cda542
SHA512 26de2bcbc937cd7b62a181d7febadb6afcaf0c41975ae58cdf1da8130bd2eb494af1276766e58c30593cab71d5b7f44d792e108e96dd8082768eb7c98fa00346

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-08-28 10:49

Reported

2023-08-28 10:52

Platform

win10v2004-20230703-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

154s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe"

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit

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PurpleFox

rootkit trojan purplefox

Drops file in Drivers directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A

Sets service image path in registry

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\QAssist\ImagePath = "system32\\DRIVERS\\QAssist.sys" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A

Loads dropped DLL

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe N/A

UPX packed file

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Drops file in System32 directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240616937.txt C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe N/A
File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe N/A

Drops file in Program Files directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

Runs ping.exe

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE N/A

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe N/A
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A
Token: 33 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A
Token: 33 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 4544 wrote to memory of 1340 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
PID 4544 wrote to memory of 1340 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
PID 4544 wrote to memory of 1340 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
PID 4544 wrote to memory of 3020 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 4544 wrote to memory of 3020 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 4544 wrote to memory of 3020 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 1308 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 1308 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 1308 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 4544 wrote to memory of 4884 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe
PID 4544 wrote to memory of 4884 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe
PID 4544 wrote to memory of 4884 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 380 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 380 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 380 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 1308 wrote to memory of 5088 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
PID 1308 wrote to memory of 5088 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
PID 1308 wrote to memory of 5088 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\R.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 1340 -ip 1340

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1340 -s 464

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\N.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -auto

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 484 -p 1340 -ip 1340

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1340 -s 456

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -acsi

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\N.exe > nul

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE

ping -n 2 127.0.0.1

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 hackerinvasion.f3322.net udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 hackerinvasion.f3322.net udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 hackerinvasion.f3322.net udp

Files

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe

MD5 8dc3adf1c490211971c1e2325f1424d2
SHA1 4eec4a4e7cb97c5efa6c72e0731cd090c0c4adc5
SHA256 bc29f2022ab3b812e50c8681ff196f090c038b5ab51e37daffac4469a8c2eb2c
SHA512 ae92ea20b359849dcdba4808119b154e3af5ef3687ee09de1797610fe8c4d3eb9065b068074d35adddb4b225d17c619baff3944cb137ad196bcef7a6507f920d

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe

MD5 8dc3adf1c490211971c1e2325f1424d2
SHA1 4eec4a4e7cb97c5efa6c72e0731cd090c0c4adc5
SHA256 bc29f2022ab3b812e50c8681ff196f090c038b5ab51e37daffac4469a8c2eb2c
SHA512 ae92ea20b359849dcdba4808119b154e3af5ef3687ee09de1797610fe8c4d3eb9065b068074d35adddb4b225d17c619baff3944cb137ad196bcef7a6507f920d

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240616937.txt

MD5 d3d58513670f4cc2b81339281f235840
SHA1 d2e125f4157e5364c8a7b97de264cb63e93aa5b7
SHA256 eaa899aa23fe5e6d2c05cb2bddd8707defc23a6ffe562d66b428e18a3006f137
SHA512 c83cc58fa14953f77248db48c7387fb351862d756c8010c1d4c059072a2d8fe9bde919c2b471d5df0c23b9bda5c86bb1a0a9e029cea221af902015afde7a8277

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe

MD5 4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0
SHA1 f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b
SHA256 3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8
SHA512 5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe

MD5 4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0
SHA1 f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b
SHA256 3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8
SHA512 5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0

memory/3020-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/3020-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/3020-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/3020-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe

MD5 4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0
SHA1 f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b
SHA256 3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8
SHA512 5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe

MD5 4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0
SHA1 f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b
SHA256 3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8
SHA512 5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0

memory/1996-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/1996-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/1996-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe

MD5 5ec721a34ee7c46a069d924a68550f32
SHA1 866106b18391f20f4b22feb524d8a78e1c02ea96
SHA256 c87a5b8df9bb04e7796e77333f9dd91014ecea2ffcb0f50e211d24983e7ca615
SHA512 18e3ec7e4062bd451f1c64739bbe604544a77432c3f1cb1bd43acbe466f442cbd9f2237b4bc17a674cacb1d55a68ed6679e08b1838a5a31cccde11c208333cf8

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe

MD5 4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0
SHA1 f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b
SHA256 3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8
SHA512 5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0

memory/1996-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/3020-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/1996-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/380-47-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat

MD5 ebbd2e32344ea1777686b6a9bd5eeccc
SHA1 9fa09972e64ad18ecb7359969347819b6ae240dd
SHA256 5a10c905f59d20a4495c9658a8252348bd26eea5457d2d01187c88e1b4cda542
SHA512 26de2bcbc937cd7b62a181d7febadb6afcaf0c41975ae58cdf1da8130bd2eb494af1276766e58c30593cab71d5b7f44d792e108e96dd8082768eb7c98fa00346

memory/380-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_33857bea7f87eba1342afacc0870ea20b96b8f0284dcbe71101489c7bc2fb277.exe

MD5 5ec721a34ee7c46a069d924a68550f32
SHA1 866106b18391f20f4b22feb524d8a78e1c02ea96
SHA256 c87a5b8df9bb04e7796e77333f9dd91014ecea2ffcb0f50e211d24983e7ca615
SHA512 18e3ec7e4062bd451f1c64739bbe604544a77432c3f1cb1bd43acbe466f442cbd9f2237b4bc17a674cacb1d55a68ed6679e08b1838a5a31cccde11c208333cf8

memory/380-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/380-55-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/380-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp