Malware Analysis Report

2025-06-16 02:28

Sample ID 240318-xtrd8sgf6x
Target fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340
SHA256 fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340
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
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SHA256

fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340

Threat Level: Known bad

The file fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

gh0strat purplefox persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

PurpleFox

Gh0st RAT payload

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit

Gh0strat

Sets service image path in registry

Drops file in Drivers directory

Sets DLL path for service in the registry

Loads dropped DLL

UPX packed file

Executes dropped EXE

AutoIT Executable

Drops file in System32 directory

Drops file in Program Files directory

Unsigned PE

Enumerates physical storage devices

Kills process with taskkill

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Runs ping.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-03-18 19:09

Signatures

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
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Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-03-18 19:09

Reported

2024-03-18 19:11

Platform

win7-20231129-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

121s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe"

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit

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\\259397713.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\259397713.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

Enumerates physical storage devices

Kills process with taskkill

evasion
Description Indicator Process Target
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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\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.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: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.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 1364 wrote to memory of 3064 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
PID 1364 wrote to memory of 3064 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
PID 1364 wrote to memory of 3064 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
PID 1364 wrote to memory of 3064 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
PID 1364 wrote to memory of 2920 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 1364 wrote to memory of 2920 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 1364 wrote to memory of 2920 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 1364 wrote to memory of 2920 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 1364 wrote to memory of 2920 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 1364 wrote to memory of 2920 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 1364 wrote to memory of 2920 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 2920 wrote to memory of 2584 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2920 wrote to memory of 2584 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2920 wrote to memory of 2584 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2920 wrote to memory of 2584 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2632 wrote to memory of 2964 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2632 wrote to memory of 2964 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2632 wrote to memory of 2964 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2632 wrote to memory of 2964 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2632 wrote to memory of 2964 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2632 wrote to memory of 2964 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2632 wrote to memory of 2964 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 1364 wrote to memory of 2456 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe
PID 1364 wrote to memory of 2456 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe
PID 1364 wrote to memory of 2456 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe
PID 1364 wrote to memory of 2456 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe
PID 2584 wrote to memory of 2432 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
PID 2584 wrote to memory of 2432 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
PID 2584 wrote to memory of 2432 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
PID 2584 wrote to memory of 2432 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 2484 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 2484 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 2484 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 2484 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
PID 2456 wrote to memory of 2316 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
PID 2456 wrote to memory of 2316 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
PID 2456 wrote to memory of 2316 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 1904 N/A C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 1904 N/A C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 1904 N/A C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.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_fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.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\259397713.txt",MainThread

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c taskkill /im kugou.exe /f&del /q

C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe

taskkill /im kugou.exe /f

Network

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

Files

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

MD5 8dc3adf1c490211971c1e2325f1424d2
SHA1 4eec4a4e7cb97c5efa6c72e0731cd090c0c4adc5
SHA256 bc29f2022ab3b812e50c8681ff196f090c038b5ab51e37daffac4469a8c2eb2c
SHA512 ae92ea20b359849dcdba4808119b154e3af5ef3687ee09de1797610fe8c4d3eb9065b068074d35adddb4b225d17c619baff3944cb137ad196bcef7a6507f920d

\Windows\SysWOW64\259397713.txt

MD5 5963d84b4fcf13fa219c8305818aff50
SHA1 57d050b8a87fa1a4dcdd20bcf012a497ba583bc8
SHA256 554d7ea488a25e0d52e698e08e1fa28bcf4b6e42827250ca8bfdd0262cf16041
SHA512 eff8117be7eec48ae333b26babcb7df88dc7bfde98d0ec0dd483d52a2ad8548604dfc7ce0cb503ba059f4b3511c04ab1cc731b38868e072690b731f3194cc344

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

MD5 4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0
SHA1 f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b
SHA256 3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8
SHA512 5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0

memory/2920-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/2920-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/2920-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/2920-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/2632-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe

MD5 e58432e8dea69a051147b3932ccaf14c
SHA1 29814140a6dacc4c18795743d23a2c0987e0ae9f
SHA256 9722ac61bbdc8979798c2fb4a86bf127d06a761cd283fc6f33ed10a5efa3daf5
SHA512 1d1d658525805a31d6301163843a1fba9947d15bc9d5d08664a50e18042b349cc85f814887493560f37bab981135d154276d2320ca628e1e538723b56008828b

memory/2456-49-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140105000-memory.dmp

memory/1364-47-0x0000000002C80000-0x0000000002D85000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe

MD5 204a2d95f620d35cc1a70d421d87d8e8
SHA1 cf75c60b988ca88acc902f10ec4a298e995a7893
SHA256 42e94b959f493db262f94cca54192d0659492a5f844bfd4eccb28492a04df164
SHA512 0c9748de38187d84d05ca7a6293cf82d44cd7367fb23e436f7a0005b93e58b047fa4ed87a866c2b14833e7a28aa75cb9250585b38270baedcc289464419df6ca

memory/2632-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/2920-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

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

memory/2964-59-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/2964-61-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/2964-64-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/2456-65-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140105000-memory.dmp

memory/1364-66-0x0000000002C80000-0x0000000002D85000-memory.dmp

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

MD5 274fe01eb0f4cd402c3cfdeda4b30715
SHA1 72db93e86caaadf2f28e5265ebfbc2ea6ba9e705
SHA256 843743adaef60d2f490d2702487f7687ffa36524d11ad89feed31bbddfd21d40
SHA512 6d71d57566f436c6e1242421070bca8c62ba95a7ccfc73ae5efef54f93482b3e3b742bda361b7c713a5e5158f11310401341bd1ddd4f011ba33f77c5e9543798

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-03-18 19:09

Reported

2024-03-18 19:11

Platform

win10v2004-20240226-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

150s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.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\\240596171.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

Loads dropped DLL

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

UPX packed file

upx
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AutoIT Executable

Description Indicator Process Target
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Drops file in System32 directory

Description Indicator Process Target
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\240596171.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
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.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\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

Kills process with taskkill

evasion
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe N/A

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: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.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 2052 wrote to memory of 2632 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
PID 2052 wrote to memory of 2632 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
PID 2052 wrote to memory of 2632 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
PID 2052 wrote to memory of 2524 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 2052 wrote to memory of 2524 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 2052 wrote to memory of 2524 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 2524 wrote to memory of 3892 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2524 wrote to memory of 3892 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2524 wrote to memory of 3892 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 2472 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 2472 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 2472 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2052 wrote to memory of 2580 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe
PID 2052 wrote to memory of 2580 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe
PID 3892 wrote to memory of 3796 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
PID 3892 wrote to memory of 3796 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
PID 3892 wrote to memory of 3796 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
PID 3804 wrote to memory of 1448 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
PID 3804 wrote to memory of 1448 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
PID 3804 wrote to memory of 1448 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 4980 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 4980 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
PID 4980 wrote to memory of 4444 N/A C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
PID 4980 wrote to memory of 4444 N/A C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.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_fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.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\240596171.txt",MainThread

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c taskkill /im kugou.exe /f&del /q

C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe

taskkill /im kugou.exe /f

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 19.53.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 217.106.137.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 49.179.17.96.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 hackerinvasion.f3322.net udp
NL 52.142.223.178:80 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 9.228.82.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 g.bing.com udp
US 204.79.197.200:443 g.bing.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 41.110.16.96.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 26.35.223.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 hackerinvasion.f3322.net udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 228.249.119.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 hackerinvasion.f3322.net udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 26.165.165.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 hackerinvasion.f3322.net udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 18.134.221.88.in-addr.arpa 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 8.8.8.8:53 107.211.222.173.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 57.169.31.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 82.179.17.96.in-addr.arpa 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 tse1.mm.bing.net udp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
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

Files

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

MD5 8dc3adf1c490211971c1e2325f1424d2
SHA1 4eec4a4e7cb97c5efa6c72e0731cd090c0c4adc5
SHA256 bc29f2022ab3b812e50c8681ff196f090c038b5ab51e37daffac4469a8c2eb2c
SHA512 ae92ea20b359849dcdba4808119b154e3af5ef3687ee09de1797610fe8c4d3eb9065b068074d35adddb4b225d17c619baff3944cb137ad196bcef7a6507f920d

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240596171.txt

MD5 5963d84b4fcf13fa219c8305818aff50
SHA1 57d050b8a87fa1a4dcdd20bcf012a497ba583bc8
SHA256 554d7ea488a25e0d52e698e08e1fa28bcf4b6e42827250ca8bfdd0262cf16041
SHA512 eff8117be7eec48ae333b26babcb7df88dc7bfde98d0ec0dd483d52a2ad8548604dfc7ce0cb503ba059f4b3511c04ab1cc731b38868e072690b731f3194cc344

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

MD5 4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0
SHA1 f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b
SHA256 3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8
SHA512 5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0

memory/2524-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/2524-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/2524-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/1836-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/1836-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/1836-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/1836-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/2524-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe

MD5 5566e7a8fa387f11b5d0e5403df56073
SHA1 a8937d1e0936074f316642b59adb3b696b7a3694
SHA256 93a724a0d489c2a374a4805c0ddeb0566f1bca71de4a39fc2838633f250f49c9
SHA512 f296f63b45a9a8c5ec1b7ec3160b997b403ef6042903bd0e6d4e1592b8a6ca654009a117c1fc8ce507e3dc6535f399dfee9bc2ea2cd28fb9ba237cb71183e332

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_fa5a33cbca326fb59d026d9e0b4a372c1dd21db5fcee1ebd498e1bb3c1b3c340.exe

MD5 9617874ff7425158107daabbd348cbf7
SHA1 7586734d229baa857aa02a4d844d643416b0894d
SHA256 86a69ddd70254e767b03ef909974f87290e530d3df4267282c67733c31b15665
SHA512 af020148d768342c52de95c242856a36d1fb956d7b567723a7b810f9672f91d86d74f53fb545b340dd89cf911906682059b33cba50e080cfe0e13cfac33f0bb1

memory/1836-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/2580-41-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140105000-memory.dmp

memory/2472-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/2472-46-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/2472-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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

MD5 274fe01eb0f4cd402c3cfdeda4b30715
SHA1 72db93e86caaadf2f28e5265ebfbc2ea6ba9e705
SHA256 843743adaef60d2f490d2702487f7687ffa36524d11ad89feed31bbddfd21d40
SHA512 6d71d57566f436c6e1242421070bca8c62ba95a7ccfc73ae5efef54f93482b3e3b742bda361b7c713a5e5158f11310401341bd1ddd4f011ba33f77c5e9543798

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

MD5 889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679
SHA1 8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7
SHA256 6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910
SHA512 08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

memory/2580-66-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140105000-memory.dmp