Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-06 03:55

Sample ID 230828-swee8sfc3x
Target 1ab45d90a2fb96ecb2f3d9c01595c93a606235caa7ed524d865d0cb57e8ae142
SHA256 1ab45d90a2fb96ecb2f3d9c01595c93a606235caa7ed524d865d0cb57e8ae142
Tags
gh0strat purplefox rat rootkit trojan upx
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

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

1ab45d90a2fb96ecb2f3d9c01595c93a606235caa7ed524d865d0cb57e8ae142

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 1ab45d90a2fb96ecb2f3d9c01595c93a606235caa7ed524d865d0cb57e8ae142 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

gh0strat purplefox rat rootkit trojan upx

Gh0st RAT payload

Gh0strat

PurpleFox

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit

UPX packed file

Unsigned PE

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

MITRE ATT&CK

N/A

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2023-08-28 15:28

Signatures

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-08-28 15:28

Reported

2023-08-28 15:30

Platform

win7-20230712-en

Max time kernel

140s

Max time network

147s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ab45d90a2fb96ecb2f3d9c01595c93a606235caa7ed524d865d0cb57e8ae142.exe"

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit

rootkit
Description Indicator Process Target
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Gh0st RAT payload

Description Indicator Process Target
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Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

PurpleFox

rootkit trojan purplefox

UPX packed file

upx
Description Indicator Process Target
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Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ab45d90a2fb96ecb2f3d9c01595c93a606235caa7ed524d865d0cb57e8ae142.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ab45d90a2fb96ecb2f3d9c01595c93a606235caa7ed524d865d0cb57e8ae142.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ab45d90a2fb96ecb2f3d9c01595c93a606235caa7ed524d865d0cb57e8ae142.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
CN 121.62.21.162:8080 tcp
CN 121.62.21.162:8080 tcp

Files

memory/2080-0-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A9000-memory.dmp

memory/2080-2-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A9000-memory.dmp

memory/2080-3-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A9000-memory.dmp

memory/2080-4-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A9000-memory.dmp

memory/2080-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A9000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-08-28 15:28

Reported

2023-08-28 15:30

Platform

win10v2004-20230824-en

Max time kernel

140s

Max time network

157s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ab45d90a2fb96ecb2f3d9c01595c93a606235caa7ed524d865d0cb57e8ae142.exe"

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit

rootkit
Description Indicator Process Target
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Gh0st RAT payload

Description Indicator Process Target
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Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

PurpleFox

rootkit trojan purplefox

UPX packed file

upx
Description Indicator Process Target
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Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ab45d90a2fb96ecb2f3d9c01595c93a606235caa7ed524d865d0cb57e8ae142.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ab45d90a2fb96ecb2f3d9c01595c93a606235caa7ed524d865d0cb57e8ae142.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ab45d90a2fb96ecb2f3d9c01595c93a606235caa7ed524d865d0cb57e8ae142.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 4.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 26.35.223.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 121.208.253.8.in-addr.arpa udp
CN 121.62.21.162:8080 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 157.123.68.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 1.208.79.178.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 64.13.109.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 63.141.182.52.in-addr.arpa udp
CN 121.62.21.162:8080 tcp

Files

memory/2432-0-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A9000-memory.dmp

memory/2432-3-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A9000-memory.dmp

memory/2432-2-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A9000-memory.dmp

memory/2432-4-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A9000-memory.dmp

memory/2432-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A9000-memory.dmp