Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-05 12:42

Sample ID 230829-kgkppsec7z
Target b8ade23fb915a6a9305d372d07040a32d0f068d113edea32b743fa6602090e14
SHA256 b8ade23fb915a6a9305d372d07040a32d0f068d113edea32b743fa6602090e14
Tags
rootkit gh0strat purplefox
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

b8ade23fb915a6a9305d372d07040a32d0f068d113edea32b743fa6602090e14

Threat Level: Known bad

The file b8ade23fb915a6a9305d372d07040a32d0f068d113edea32b743fa6602090e14 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

rootkit gh0strat purplefox

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload

Gh0strat family

Purplefox family

Unsigned PE

Program crash

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

N/A

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2023-08-29 08:34

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit

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

Gh0st RAT payload

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

Gh0strat family

gh0strat

Purplefox family

purplefox

Unsigned PE

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

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-08-29 08:34

Reported

2023-08-29 08:37

Platform

win7-20230712-en

Max time kernel

120s

Max time network

126s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b8ade23fb915a6a9305d372d07040a32d0f068d113edea32b743fa6602090e14.exe"

Signatures

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b8ade23fb915a6a9305d372d07040a32d0f068d113edea32b743fa6602090e14.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b8ade23fb915a6a9305d372d07040a32d0f068d113edea32b743fa6602090e14.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3024 -s 36

Network

N/A

Files

N/A

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-08-29 08:34

Reported

2023-08-29 08:37

Platform

win10v2004-20230703-en

Max time kernel

123s

Max time network

157s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b8ade23fb915a6a9305d372d07040a32d0f068d113edea32b743fa6602090e14.exe"

Signatures

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b8ade23fb915a6a9305d372d07040a32d0f068d113edea32b743fa6602090e14.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b8ade23fb915a6a9305d372d07040a32d0f068d113edea32b743fa6602090e14.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 4988 -ip 4988

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4988 -s 224

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 208.194.73.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 8.3.197.209.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 73.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 146.78.124.51.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 15.173.189.20.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

N/A