gh0strat | 1ccd26ea7771855951d62df3cc0d8fc6a9e367e110b0e869aad8e2655dfdc2f1

General

Target

1ccd26ea7771855951d62df3cc0d8fc6a9e367e110b0e869aad8e2655dfdc2f1.exe
Size

756KB
MD5

1de1f5d320577ea30a8e8535cabc0e37
SHA1

7eab68525be999494410a768c98e97659844c181
SHA256

1ccd26ea7771855951d62df3cc0d8fc6a9e367e110b0e869aad8e2655dfdc2f1
SHA512

87cd217cd856f397adfcc371e4c5715159c7c8d8a401e8e82acbc864c4d0d87d67f5c714b45507c17a6327054d97c56cc1f2cbc33c2d9487474e80195be0ff2f
SSDEEP

12288:Hi2cAro2HQVWAHkFSq2hAWJYlMUtrxlyuJVRe8ykCZd7WdF4nfV:Hi2Tro2H2HESq2eWJ6MQjySjyHk4nfV

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 8 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/3028-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/3028-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/3028-11-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/3040-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/3040-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2608-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2608-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2608-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 9 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/3028-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/3028-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/3028-11-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/3040-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2608-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/3040-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2608-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2608-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2608-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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:

TXPlatforn.exe

description ioc process

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

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys	TXPlatforn.exe

Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

TXPlatforn.exe

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

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

RVN.exeTXPlatforn.exeTXPlatforn.exe

pid process

3028 RVN.exe
3040 TXPlatforn.exe
2608 TXPlatforn.exe
Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

Processes:

1ccd26ea7771855951d62df3cc0d8fc6a9e367e110b0e869aad8e2655dfdc2f1.exeTXPlatforn.exe

pid process

2388 1ccd26ea7771855951d62df3cc0d8fc6a9e367e110b0e869aad8e2655dfdc2f1.exe
3040 TXPlatforn.exe

pid	process
3028	RVN.exe
3040	TXPlatforn.exe
2608	TXPlatforn.exe

pid	process
2388	1ccd26ea7771855951d62df3cc0d8fc6a9e367e110b0e869aad8e2655dfdc2f1.exe
3040	TXPlatforn.exe

UPX packed file 10 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/3028-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3028-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3028-9-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3028-11-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2608-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2608-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2608-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2608-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

Processes:

RVN.exe

description ioc process

File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe RVN.exe
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe RVN.exe
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

1624 PING.EXE
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatforn.exe

pid process

2608 TXPlatforn.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	RVN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	RVN.exe

pid	process
1624	PING.EXE

pid	process
2608	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

RVN.exeTXPlatforn.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3028	RVN.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2608	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2608	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2608	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2608	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2608	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes:

1ccd26ea7771855951d62df3cc0d8fc6a9e367e110b0e869aad8e2655dfdc2f1.exe

pid process

2388 1ccd26ea7771855951d62df3cc0d8fc6a9e367e110b0e869aad8e2655dfdc2f1.exe

pid	process
2388	1ccd26ea7771855951d62df3cc0d8fc6a9e367e110b0e869aad8e2655dfdc2f1.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 22 IoCs

Processes:

1ccd26ea7771855951d62df3cc0d8fc6a9e367e110b0e869aad8e2655dfdc2f1.exeTXPlatforn.exeRVN.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 3028	2388	1ccd26ea7771855951d62df3cc0d8fc6a9e367e110b0e869aad8e2655dfdc2f1.exe	RVN.exe
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 3028	2388	1ccd26ea7771855951d62df3cc0d8fc6a9e367e110b0e869aad8e2655dfdc2f1.exe	RVN.exe
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 3028	2388	1ccd26ea7771855951d62df3cc0d8fc6a9e367e110b0e869aad8e2655dfdc2f1.exe	RVN.exe
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 3028	2388	1ccd26ea7771855951d62df3cc0d8fc6a9e367e110b0e869aad8e2655dfdc2f1.exe	RVN.exe
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 3028	2388	1ccd26ea7771855951d62df3cc0d8fc6a9e367e110b0e869aad8e2655dfdc2f1.exe	RVN.exe
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 3028	2388	1ccd26ea7771855951d62df3cc0d8fc6a9e367e110b0e869aad8e2655dfdc2f1.exe	RVN.exe
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 3028	2388	1ccd26ea7771855951d62df3cc0d8fc6a9e367e110b0e869aad8e2655dfdc2f1.exe	RVN.exe
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2608	3040	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2608	3040	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2608	3040	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2608	3040	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2608	3040	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2608	3040	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2608	3040	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 3028 wrote to memory of 2896	3028	RVN.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3028 wrote to memory of 2896	3028	RVN.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3028 wrote to memory of 2896	3028	RVN.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3028 wrote to memory of 2896	3028	RVN.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 1624	2896	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 1624	2896	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 1624	2896	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 1624	2896	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ccd26ea7771855951d62df3cc0d8fc6a9e367e110b0e869aad8e2655dfdc2f1.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ccd26ea7771855951d62df3cc0d8fc6a9e367e110b0e869aad8e2655dfdc2f1.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2388

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RVN.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\RVN.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3028

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\RVN.exe > nul
3⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2896

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
4⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1624

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3040

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.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:2608

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

C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\RemoveFormat.exe

Filesize
883KB

MD5
485bea4d0609ee8eaf24f1bf28f0d1d0

SHA1
3ef277b318c1d2c4df864f18cd0904326686f58a

SHA256
1ce14aca3bfae73485fef4c7a5a6a290fb7d231365760a83db1fee0850ac300d

SHA512
8886f8bef48cf456a25c8adef8defc326921ac20558f92e7a23322318ce8c10a786e98fc0e19142aac907c6446d3c03adca591bc358e2e546da235204d87f9db

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

Filesize
377KB

MD5
80ade1893dec9cab7f2e63538a464fcc

SHA1
c06614da33a65eddb506db00a124a3fc3f5be02e

SHA256
57a920389c044e3f5cf93dabff67070b4511e79779b6f874e08f92d8b0d7afbd

SHA512
fffd4f3fccb5301b3c7a5b3bd92747f31549fbd9d0803fe5d502d1bb0ef979140988718c2ee1406ed3e755790d275185e120a56cbcb5ed2eadf62b5cdbfc4cc4

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memory/2608-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2608-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2608-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2608-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3028-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3028-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3028-9-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3028-11-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3040-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3040-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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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