gh0strat | 7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667

General

Target

7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe
Size

6.5MB
MD5

d691f33b2b9dfcef41f009344be4ad9d
SHA1

330f356fe664258cd45ec313c8be230bb2963e11
SHA256

7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667
SHA512

272bf4feeea576385930b93d50d98ff2fafb8e4c024659283187b4c6bbcc5afb5fe7f385a4b12832b58c9394314e30e878d58603b02802dfd21a8c8de3f3a245
SSDEEP

98304:1ws2ANnKXOaeOgmhpfxqXiFHDeWZCMA5/3Jjpe0/AqsJTyMcfLi8JEx:/KXbeO7/xqXuPABD/AqgGLHux

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 5 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1732-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/1732-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2772-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2772-47-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2772-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 6 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
\Windows\SysWOW64\259398602.txt	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1732-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1732-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2772-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2772-47-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2772-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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

Processes:

TXPlatfor.exe

description ioc process

File created C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys TXPlatfor.exe

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

Processes:

R.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Remote Data\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\259398602.txt"	R.exe

Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

TXPlatfor.exe

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

Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs

Processes:

R.exeN.exeTXPlatfor.exeTXPlatfor.exeHD_7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exeRemote Data.exe

pid	process
1692	R.exe
1732	N.exe
2252	TXPlatfor.exe
2772	TXPlatfor.exe
2660	HD_7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe
2548	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 8 IoCs

Processes:

7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exeR.exesvchost.exeTXPlatfor.exeRemote Data.exe

pid	process
1736	7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe
1692	R.exe
2108	svchost.exe
1736	7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe
2252	TXPlatfor.exe
1736	7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe
2108	svchost.exe
2548	Remote Data.exe

UPX packed file 6 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1732-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1732-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1732-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2772-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2772-47-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2772-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

Processes:

R.exesvchost.exeN.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	R.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe	svchost.exe
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\259398602.txt	R.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

2540 PING.EXE
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

Processes:

7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe

pid process

1736 7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatfor.exe

pid process

2772 TXPlatfor.exe

pid	process
2540	PING.EXE

pid	process
2772	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

N.exeTXPlatfor.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1732	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2772	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2772	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2772	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2772	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2772	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe

pid	process
1736	7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe
1736	7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 34 IoCs

Processes:

7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exeN.exeTXPlatfor.execmd.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 1692	1736	7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe	R.exe
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 1692	1736	7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe	R.exe
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 1692	1736	7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe	R.exe
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 1692	1736	7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe	R.exe
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 1732	1736	7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe	N.exe
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 1732	1736	7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe	N.exe
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 1732	1736	7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe	N.exe
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 1732	1736	7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe	N.exe
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 1732	1736	7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe	N.exe
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 1732	1736	7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe	N.exe
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 1732	1736	7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe	N.exe
PID 1732 wrote to memory of 2664	1732	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1732 wrote to memory of 2664	1732	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1732 wrote to memory of 2664	1732	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1732 wrote to memory of 2664	1732	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2252 wrote to memory of 2772	2252	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2252 wrote to memory of 2772	2252	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2252 wrote to memory of 2772	2252	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2252 wrote to memory of 2772	2252	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2252 wrote to memory of 2772	2252	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2252 wrote to memory of 2772	2252	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2252 wrote to memory of 2772	2252	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 2660	1736	7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe	HD_7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 2660	1736	7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe	HD_7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 2660	1736	7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe	HD_7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 2660	1736	7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe	HD_7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2540	2664	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2540	2664	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2540	2664	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2540	2664	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2108 wrote to memory of 2548	2108	svchost.exe	Remote Data.exe
PID 2108 wrote to memory of 2548	2108	svchost.exe	Remote Data.exe
PID 2108 wrote to memory of 2548	2108	svchost.exe	Remote Data.exe
PID 2108 wrote to memory of 2548	2108	svchost.exe	Remote Data.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1736
- 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:1692
- 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:1732
- - 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:2664
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
      ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
      4⤵
      Runs ping.exe
      PID:2540
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2660

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:2264

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:2108
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\259398602.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  PID:2548

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2252
- 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:2772

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

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

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

Filesize
2.3MB

MD5
19074030aeb3b322de0b09c749fa10de

SHA1
6e46de42c2ae7dbe81e5f50fc69a22db49c5ec62

SHA256
7e5c4ebe437c12ba352905d2a091ec47a66408657fea47d4ba56b17852f59893

SHA512
07d4a960b9e76e9cf42056eefb8047b598c9b84641746df43feb809f6f11569b34ee4d022d2ef390a9eb1d5de568e6cbdbf77f71c09f453fb8d4d2968c41a97c

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_7ce2be0240da9f89b69c458c681210a61483e9e6e789c6b9f4675f8ee3046667.exe

Filesize
4.1MB

MD5
185347075efa761a9651ee807e7bc51e

SHA1
866351ad6406feb4f0312f7147593d3118758bd6

SHA256
9e5d40b649d9f6bbdd1bc2edd93441706c8ef22b37bfe0b016ad3cb50dd92fb6

SHA512
1a8cb1db81a9fafb8c28727ecbdd16107fbda7588267cef7194b7b543e1c99d92680ba6de463bb9355f5bbb4dd2d16a582e2c12cb8bd7d71cbb9c23d48f4d4df

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\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\259398602.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
4d2be17ffc31bd73a44cd6ebc0dc8057

SHA1
e63c3eb580d0c7b4cbb0d4465acb2750202383ba

SHA256
7c5d18860a450b9312bc4343156a386c49c360c68824c86311d70eb7616314f3

SHA512
a30933364cd6863cd568eab6e8de8c84c30323de6acc424f40228fe1502cddd2b244a22800f8a6072843e19fe67ef4069f162d7885bde682fe2a92b7d4ef2908

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

Filesize
43KB

MD5
51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8

SHA1
8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58

SHA256
5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124

SHA512
794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

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memory/1732-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1732-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1732-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

Download
memory/2772-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2772-47-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2772-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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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