gh0strat | 2a36e559646f0050f63d6804fb748185fb9d97ceddf16ced2b264fbf6d85eb18

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
122s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240221-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240221-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
17/04/2024, 19:41

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General

Target

2a36e559646f0050f63d6804fb748185fb9d97ceddf16ced2b264fbf6d85eb18.exe
Size

2.7MB
MD5

873a64530caf977da936a00f433492e3
SHA1

d28583d612eb7f386c5e31908b09d1a45f39acd7
SHA256

2a36e559646f0050f63d6804fb748185fb9d97ceddf16ced2b264fbf6d85eb18
SHA512

e7700c4f9cc79cd9bfad1267404f063e926f2f1435ca2e9c5b31e403a6297f668f3989cffea3b35f29f6d7efc4d0651c76ddb0a906e0d6475d094d837d4385f9
SSDEEP

24576:5CwsbKgbQ5NANIvGTYwMHXA+wT1kfTw4SIuvB74fgt7ibhRM5QhKehFdMtRj7nHP:5CwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+WhZ6R

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 7 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2956-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2956-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2716-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2956-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2720-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2720-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2720-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 11 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0009000000015c23-6.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2956-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2956-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2956-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2716-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2716-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2720-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2956-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2720-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2720-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2720-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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	TXPlatfor.exe

Sets DLL path for service in the 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\Remote Data\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\259428227.txt"	R.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"	TXPlatfor.exe

Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2940	R.exe
2956	N.exe
2716	TXPlatfor.exe
2720	TXPlatfor.exe
2452	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

pid	Process
2772	2a36e559646f0050f63d6804fb748185fb9d97ceddf16ced2b264fbf6d85eb18.exe
2940	R.exe
1616	svchost.exe
2772	2a36e559646f0050f63d6804fb748185fb9d97ceddf16ced2b264fbf6d85eb18.exe
2716	TXPlatfor.exe
1616	svchost.exe
2452	Remote Data.exe

UPX packed file 11 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2956-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2956-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2956-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2956-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2716-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2716-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2720-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2956-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2720-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2720-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2720-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe	N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe	N.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\259428227.txt	R.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	R.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe	svchost.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2484	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2720	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2956	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2720	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2720	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2720	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2720	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2720	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2772	2a36e559646f0050f63d6804fb748185fb9d97ceddf16ced2b264fbf6d85eb18.exe
2772	2a36e559646f0050f63d6804fb748185fb9d97ceddf16ced2b264fbf6d85eb18.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2940	2772	2a36e559646f0050f63d6804fb748185fb9d97ceddf16ced2b264fbf6d85eb18.exe	28
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2940	2772	2a36e559646f0050f63d6804fb748185fb9d97ceddf16ced2b264fbf6d85eb18.exe	28
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2940	2772	2a36e559646f0050f63d6804fb748185fb9d97ceddf16ced2b264fbf6d85eb18.exe	28
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2940	2772	2a36e559646f0050f63d6804fb748185fb9d97ceddf16ced2b264fbf6d85eb18.exe	28
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2956	2772	2a36e559646f0050f63d6804fb748185fb9d97ceddf16ced2b264fbf6d85eb18.exe	31
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2956	2772	2a36e559646f0050f63d6804fb748185fb9d97ceddf16ced2b264fbf6d85eb18.exe	31
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2956	2772	2a36e559646f0050f63d6804fb748185fb9d97ceddf16ced2b264fbf6d85eb18.exe	31
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2956	2772	2a36e559646f0050f63d6804fb748185fb9d97ceddf16ced2b264fbf6d85eb18.exe	31
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2956	2772	2a36e559646f0050f63d6804fb748185fb9d97ceddf16ced2b264fbf6d85eb18.exe	31
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2956	2772	2a36e559646f0050f63d6804fb748185fb9d97ceddf16ced2b264fbf6d85eb18.exe	31
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2956	2772	2a36e559646f0050f63d6804fb748185fb9d97ceddf16ced2b264fbf6d85eb18.exe	31
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 2072	2956	N.exe	33
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 2072	2956	N.exe	33
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 2072	2956	N.exe	33
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 2072	2956	N.exe	33
PID 2716 wrote to memory of 2720	2716	TXPlatfor.exe	34
PID 2716 wrote to memory of 2720	2716	TXPlatfor.exe	34
PID 2716 wrote to memory of 2720	2716	TXPlatfor.exe	34
PID 2716 wrote to memory of 2720	2716	TXPlatfor.exe	34
PID 2716 wrote to memory of 2720	2716	TXPlatfor.exe	34
PID 2716 wrote to memory of 2720	2716	TXPlatfor.exe	34
PID 2716 wrote to memory of 2720	2716	TXPlatfor.exe	34
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 2484	2072	cmd.exe	36
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 2484	2072	cmd.exe	36
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 2484	2072	cmd.exe	36
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 2484	2072	cmd.exe	36
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2452	1616	svchost.exe	37
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2452	1616	svchost.exe	37
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2452	1616	svchost.exe	37
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2452	1616	svchost.exe	37

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2a36e559646f0050f63d6804fb748185fb9d97ceddf16ced2b264fbf6d85eb18.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2a36e559646f0050f63d6804fb748185fb9d97ceddf16ced2b264fbf6d85eb18.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2772
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\R.exe
  2⤵
  - Sets DLL path for service in the registry
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  PID:2940
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\N.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2956
- - 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
    3⤵
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2072
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
      ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
      4⤵
      Runs ping.exe
      PID:2484

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:940

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1616
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\259428227.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  PID:2452

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2716
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.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:2720

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Remote System Discovery

T1018

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

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

Filesize
2.7MB

MD5
873a64530caf977da936a00f433492e3

SHA1
d28583d612eb7f386c5e31908b09d1a45f39acd7

SHA256
2a36e559646f0050f63d6804fb748185fb9d97ceddf16ced2b264fbf6d85eb18

SHA512
e7700c4f9cc79cd9bfad1267404f063e926f2f1435ca2e9c5b31e403a6297f668f3989cffea3b35f29f6d7efc4d0651c76ddb0a906e0d6475d094d837d4385f9

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

Filesize
377KB

MD5
4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0

SHA1
f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b

SHA256
3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8

SHA512
5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0

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

Filesize
941KB

MD5
8dc3adf1c490211971c1e2325f1424d2

SHA1
4eec4a4e7cb97c5efa6c72e0731cd090c0c4adc5

SHA256
bc29f2022ab3b812e50c8681ff196f090c038b5ab51e37daffac4469a8c2eb2c

SHA512
ae92ea20b359849dcdba4808119b154e3af5ef3687ee09de1797610fe8c4d3eb9065b068074d35adddb4b225d17c619baff3944cb137ad196bcef7a6507f920d

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\Windows\SysWOW64\259428227.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
0d5fd460f98aab4904ca24cca1b64fe3

SHA1
f05849df76c80f61035bae472af550888a6d758f

SHA256
66c98af9678a8d3a66c9116d24c46d27d0e4935a4f1bd2830130c02b0e390755

SHA512
a0bb6eab414ef88e20050ffa9156b28410cfc2a78585686663fe60ca5b2e96a2f92fe0daf89ded81177edf9a25c4453f462575f8e74a5abe68ed038bdf883770

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

Filesize
43KB

MD5
51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8

SHA1
8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58

SHA256
5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124

SHA512
794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

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memory/2716-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2716-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2720-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2720-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2720-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2720-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2956-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2956-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2956-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2956-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2956-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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