gh0strat | bde34a97d2f58f4ef1f54973ff68d1757e04f4704b7af9b9894f3005d47d598c

General

Target

bde34a97d2f58f4ef1f54973ff68d1757e04f4704b7af9b9894f3005d47d598c.exe
Size

1.3MB
MD5

d532501fa9d65ad35bcdd658c9f757f7
SHA1

9310d9588de5d5fd60e5dcb4c467bc8e3626be0f
SHA256

bde34a97d2f58f4ef1f54973ff68d1757e04f4704b7af9b9894f3005d47d598c
SHA512

f8893df293114881a453a2001021b53c5a58c56461668bda2c9a687c795f410657892adf1408c5a80e92acdfe8b7dd0ea17153b623a37da3c8f2b3267bb7b652
SSDEEP

24576:kOyHutimZ9VSly2hVvHW6qMnSbTBBhBMNQiyzwyzo:VHPkVOBTKV

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox persistence rat rootkit trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 2 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1216-0-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2780-18-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1216-0-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2780-18-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-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

Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys	sainbox.exe

Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\QAssist\ImagePath = "system32\\DRIVERS\\QAssist.sys"	sainbox.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3068	cmd.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2196	sainbox.exe
2780	sainbox.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2196	sainbox.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sainbox.exe	bde34a97d2f58f4ef1f54973ff68d1757e04f4704b7af9b9894f3005d47d598c.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sainbox.exe	bde34a97d2f58f4ef1f54973ff68d1757e04f4704b7af9b9894f3005d47d598c.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2644	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2780	sainbox.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1216	bde34a97d2f58f4ef1f54973ff68d1757e04f4704b7af9b9894f3005d47d598c.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2780	sainbox.exe
Token: 33	2780	sainbox.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2780	sainbox.exe
Token: 33	2780	sainbox.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2780	sainbox.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1216 wrote to memory of 3068	1216	bde34a97d2f58f4ef1f54973ff68d1757e04f4704b7af9b9894f3005d47d598c.exe	22
PID 1216 wrote to memory of 3068	1216	bde34a97d2f58f4ef1f54973ff68d1757e04f4704b7af9b9894f3005d47d598c.exe	22
PID 1216 wrote to memory of 3068	1216	bde34a97d2f58f4ef1f54973ff68d1757e04f4704b7af9b9894f3005d47d598c.exe	22
PID 1216 wrote to memory of 3068	1216	bde34a97d2f58f4ef1f54973ff68d1757e04f4704b7af9b9894f3005d47d598c.exe	22
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 2780	2196	sainbox.exe	19
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 2780	2196	sainbox.exe	19
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 2780	2196	sainbox.exe	19
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 2780	2196	sainbox.exe	19
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 2644	3068	cmd.exe	20
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 2644	3068	cmd.exe	20
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 2644	3068	cmd.exe	20
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 2644	3068	cmd.exe	20

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bde34a97d2f58f4ef1f54973ff68d1757e04f4704b7af9b9894f3005d47d598c.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bde34a97d2f58f4ef1f54973ff68d1757e04f4704b7af9b9894f3005d47d598c.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1216
- 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\BDE34A~1.EXE > nul
  2⤵
  - Deletes itself
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3068

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sainbox.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sainbox.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2196
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sainbox.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sainbox.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:2780

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
1⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2644

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

memory/1216-0-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.6MB

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memory/2780-18-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.6MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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