gh0strat | ace87b1f250a49c813a301691a68f3bc6225171ecbca379274e7ae8daffb1e59

General

Target

ace87b1f250a49c813a301691a68f3bc6225171ecbca379274e7ae8daffb1e59.exe
Size

2.6MB
MD5

46ea24182cc4a6cbe2ac6123baf0ca90
SHA1

f12eb1ae8cf2533a80b01f1820b3f1cc3b7994fb
SHA256

ace87b1f250a49c813a301691a68f3bc6225171ecbca379274e7ae8daffb1e59
SHA512

814c2978c2c0815dd035719d2c16b5cc5952a91059e9434bd0f65b2e8d267797c0fe4640487d5b518b8b96154c8013f884d9384bed9cb840cf34ce6573d0d3f9
SSDEEP

24576:yCwsbKgbQ5NANIvGTYwMHXA+wT1kfTw4SIuvB74fgt7ibhRM5QhKehFdMtRj7nHs:yCwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+WhP

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 9 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2032-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2032-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/728-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/728-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2032-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/728-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/396-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/396-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/396-59-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 11 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000d000000023385-5.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2032-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2032-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2032-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/728-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/728-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2032-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/728-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/396-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/396-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/396-59-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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\\240602828.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 6 IoCs

pid	Process
1908	R.exe
2032	N.exe
728	TXPlatfor.exe
1200	HD_ace87b1f250a49c813a301691a68f3bc6225171ecbca379274e7ae8daffb1e59.exe
396	TXPlatfor.exe
2408	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1908	R.exe
748	svchost.exe
2408	Remote Data.exe

UPX packed file 12 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2032-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2032-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2032-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2032-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/728-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/728-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/728-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2032-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/728-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/396-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/396-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/396-59-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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\240602828.txt	R.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	R.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe	svchost.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	ace87b1f250a49c813a301691a68f3bc6225171ecbca379274e7ae8daffb1e59.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2836	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
548	ace87b1f250a49c813a301691a68f3bc6225171ecbca379274e7ae8daffb1e59.exe
548	ace87b1f250a49c813a301691a68f3bc6225171ecbca379274e7ae8daffb1e59.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
396	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2032	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	396	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	396	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	396	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	396	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	396	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
548	ace87b1f250a49c813a301691a68f3bc6225171ecbca379274e7ae8daffb1e59.exe
548	ace87b1f250a49c813a301691a68f3bc6225171ecbca379274e7ae8daffb1e59.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 548 wrote to memory of 1908	548	ace87b1f250a49c813a301691a68f3bc6225171ecbca379274e7ae8daffb1e59.exe	86
PID 548 wrote to memory of 1908	548	ace87b1f250a49c813a301691a68f3bc6225171ecbca379274e7ae8daffb1e59.exe	86
PID 548 wrote to memory of 1908	548	ace87b1f250a49c813a301691a68f3bc6225171ecbca379274e7ae8daffb1e59.exe	86
PID 548 wrote to memory of 2032	548	ace87b1f250a49c813a301691a68f3bc6225171ecbca379274e7ae8daffb1e59.exe	89
PID 548 wrote to memory of 2032	548	ace87b1f250a49c813a301691a68f3bc6225171ecbca379274e7ae8daffb1e59.exe	89
PID 548 wrote to memory of 2032	548	ace87b1f250a49c813a301691a68f3bc6225171ecbca379274e7ae8daffb1e59.exe	89
PID 2032 wrote to memory of 1676	2032	N.exe	92
PID 2032 wrote to memory of 1676	2032	N.exe	92
PID 2032 wrote to memory of 1676	2032	N.exe	92
PID 548 wrote to memory of 1200	548	ace87b1f250a49c813a301691a68f3bc6225171ecbca379274e7ae8daffb1e59.exe	93
PID 548 wrote to memory of 1200	548	ace87b1f250a49c813a301691a68f3bc6225171ecbca379274e7ae8daffb1e59.exe	93
PID 728 wrote to memory of 396	728	TXPlatfor.exe	95
PID 728 wrote to memory of 396	728	TXPlatfor.exe	95
PID 728 wrote to memory of 396	728	TXPlatfor.exe	95
PID 1676 wrote to memory of 2836	1676	cmd.exe	98
PID 1676 wrote to memory of 2836	1676	cmd.exe	98
PID 1676 wrote to memory of 2836	1676	cmd.exe	98
PID 748 wrote to memory of 2408	748	svchost.exe	102
PID 748 wrote to memory of 2408	748	svchost.exe	102
PID 748 wrote to memory of 2408	748	svchost.exe	102

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ace87b1f250a49c813a301691a68f3bc6225171ecbca379274e7ae8daffb1e59.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ace87b1f250a49c813a301691a68f3bc6225171ecbca379274e7ae8daffb1e59.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:548
- 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:1908
- 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:2032
- - 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:1676
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
      ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
      4⤵
      Runs ping.exe
      PID:2836
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_ace87b1f250a49c813a301691a68f3bc6225171ecbca379274e7ae8daffb1e59.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_ace87b1f250a49c813a301691a68f3bc6225171ecbca379274e7ae8daffb1e59.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:1200

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:1320

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:748
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240602828.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  PID:2408

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:728
- 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:396

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

2

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

2

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

2

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

2

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

2

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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

Filesize
2.6MB

MD5
274fe01eb0f4cd402c3cfdeda4b30715

SHA1
72db93e86caaadf2f28e5265ebfbc2ea6ba9e705

SHA256
843743adaef60d2f490d2702487f7687ffa36524d11ad89feed31bbddfd21d40

SHA512
6d71d57566f436c6e1242421070bca8c62ba95a7ccfc73ae5efef54f93482b3e3b742bda361b7c713a5e5158f11310401341bd1ddd4f011ba33f77c5e9543798

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_ace87b1f250a49c813a301691a68f3bc6225171ecbca379274e7ae8daffb1e59.exe

Filesize
29KB

MD5
112e46dfd29ea19693e9540828402f31

SHA1
fd3965e29047989536bbcdf8f965bf81f73eea5f

SHA256
114a9d5c8d9cc6f0adb3107ec7a44d612b5c52725e67fcb135d4c431ba5149a3

SHA512
f9089542d82067b7cb9f11268122be51003a125d4143816f1846fb6f7e2a348a3caf2cf74b34b7e17d9723e82a72122aca1894f234fc915662f3cafccbd3aaa8

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

Filesize
941KB

MD5
8dc3adf1c490211971c1e2325f1424d2

SHA1
4eec4a4e7cb97c5efa6c72e0731cd090c0c4adc5

SHA256
bc29f2022ab3b812e50c8681ff196f090c038b5ab51e37daffac4469a8c2eb2c

SHA512
ae92ea20b359849dcdba4808119b154e3af5ef3687ee09de1797610fe8c4d3eb9065b068074d35adddb4b225d17c619baff3944cb137ad196bcef7a6507f920d

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240602828.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
a9c0d3c518368361e331caccfb824ea9

SHA1
80a566c2d282f711826ac5ee069f5130fc246f18

SHA256
c4cacd7d7f6f27f2b52e939632ed70a9ad45f6ee665da350026624c7557faff9

SHA512
40f92226a77a6914f55a705b4af278c7369c5797fcca761dca03c6071001691fc52910448c17060846e4dd0ddcb579a09da471e2f5adcbe0bc2c7159cdd0fe51

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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memory/396-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/396-59-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/396-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/728-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/728-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/728-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/728-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1200-70-0x00007FF885A20000-0x00007FF8864E1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/1200-63-0x00007FF885A20000-0x00007FF8864E1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/1200-61-0x000001B7578F0000-0x000001B7578FA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/2032-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2032-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2032-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2032-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2032-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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