Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240426-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240426-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    24-05-2024 01:29

General

  • Target

    dfefe53dd6751ebb9b207f43cea8a2d6520f22f66edd171dc83a03ec8e8ca46a.exe

  • Size

    2.6MB

  • MD5

    d88d8b6b592a17e97ae13fd3f03de064

  • SHA1

    b8b1fd7baf6823fce0096a259fb06b9df190572b

  • SHA256

    dfefe53dd6751ebb9b207f43cea8a2d6520f22f66edd171dc83a03ec8e8ca46a

  • SHA512

    7ac5cf32b3f3bf654451cddbf2cfe01fa9f0c600abcdd9891aefc4316f5f00f687a811046f9b46c57464c3a1566af1f387b24b52c41969ef9f00605e9c20d8ac

  • SSDEEP

    49152:HxTc2H2tFvduySyk6fUjuUGD0690O7XnrFgind0M9aQFoF:Ncy2LkD6fUXfWrFBd0M9aQFoF

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 10 IoCs

    Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

  • Gh0st RAT payload 10 IoCs
  • Gh0strat

    Gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) with its source code public and it has been used by multiple Chinese groups.

  • PurpleFox

    PurpleFox is an exploit kit used to distribute other malware families and first seen in 2018.

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 12 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 25 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 24 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dfefe53dd6751ebb9b207f43cea8a2d6520f22f66edd171dc83a03ec8e8ca46a.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dfefe53dd6751ebb9b207f43cea8a2d6520f22f66edd171dc83a03ec8e8ca46a.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3480
    • 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:3780
      • 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:3288
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
          ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
          4⤵
          • Runs ping.exe
          PID:1668
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_dfefe53dd6751ebb9b207f43cea8a2d6520f22f66edd171dc83a03ec8e8ca46a.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_dfefe53dd6751ebb9b207f43cea8a2d6520f22f66edd171dc83a03ec8e8ca46a.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1912
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --single-argument http://qm.qq.com/cgi-bin/qm/qr?_wv=1027&k=TIvB-2dO6fldENXVat7aPue8CD7YtpXE&authKey=kSwJGE6SjSVbS4ZeoqT4gr80UY7OoUD6zolCfuBuaiZOmJrw4Ko6xTLxJ314w89X&noverify=0&group_code=709241594
        3⤵
        • Enumerates system info in registry
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3628
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" /prefetch:7 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=92.0.4515.131 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 "--annotation=prod=Microsoft Edge" --annotation=ver=92.0.902.67 --initial-client-data=0xfc,0x100,0x104,0xd8,0x108,0x7fff54ad46f8,0x7fff54ad4708,0x7fff54ad4718
          4⤵
            PID:3588
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=2172,10871343583445586172,18361056550936205772,131072 --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHgAAAAAAAAAeAAAAAAAAAAoAAAABAAAACAAAAAAAAAAKAAAAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAADgAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADQAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAA0AAAAQAAAAAAAAAAQAAAANAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAHAAAADQAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAA= --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2184 /prefetch:2
            4⤵
              PID:4176
            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --field-trial-handle=2172,10871343583445586172,18361056550936205772,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2236 /prefetch:3
              4⤵
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              PID:232
            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2172,10871343583445586172,18361056550936205772,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2940 /prefetch:1
              4⤵
                PID:60
              • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2172,10871343583445586172,18361056550936205772,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=4 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2952 /prefetch:1
                4⤵
                  PID:3012
                • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --field-trial-handle=2172,10871343583445586172,18361056550936205772,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3104 /prefetch:8
                  4⤵
                    PID:4580
                  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2172,10871343583445586172,18361056550936205772,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=7 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4936 /prefetch:1
                    4⤵
                      PID:2484
                    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2172,10871343583445586172,18361056550936205772,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=8 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5192 /prefetch:1
                      4⤵
                        PID:3848
                      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=2172,10871343583445586172,18361056550936205772,131072 --disable-gpu-sandbox --use-gl=disabled --gpu-vendor-id=4318 --gpu-device-id=140 --gpu-sub-system-id=0 --gpu-revision=0 --gpu-driver-version=10.0.19041.546 --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADoAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAEAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHgAAAAAAAAAeAAAAAAAAAAoAAAABAAAACAAAAAAAAAAKAAAAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAADgAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADQAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAA0AAAAQAAAAAAAAAAQAAAANAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAHAAAADQAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAA= --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1908 /prefetch:2
                        4⤵
                        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                        PID:2896
                    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c cls
                      3⤵
                        PID:5016
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
                    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -auto
                    1⤵
                    • Executes dropped EXE
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    PID:2200
                    • 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:1284
                  • C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe
                    C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe -Embedding
                    1⤵
                      PID:4668
                    • C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe
                      C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe -Embedding
                      1⤵
                        PID:1444

                      Network

                      MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

                      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

                      Discovery

                      System Information Discovery

                      2
                      T1082

                      Query Registry

                      1
                      T1012

                      Remote System Discovery

                      1
                      T1018

                      Replay Monitor

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                      Downloads

                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat
                        Filesize

                        152B

                        MD5

                        ecdc2754d7d2ae862272153aa9b9ca6e

                        SHA1

                        c19bed1c6e1c998b9fa93298639ad7961339147d

                        SHA256

                        a13d791473f836edcab0e93451ce7b7182efbbc54261b2b5644d319e047a00a7

                        SHA512

                        cd4fb81317d540f8b15f1495a381bb6f0f129b8923a7c06e4b5cf777d2625c30304aee6cc68aa20479e08d84e5030b43fbe93e479602400334dfdd7297f702f2

                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat
                        Filesize

                        152B

                        MD5

                        2daa93382bba07cbc40af372d30ec576

                        SHA1

                        c5e709dc3e2e4df2ff841fbde3e30170e7428a94

                        SHA256

                        1826d2a57b1938c148bf212a47d947ed1bfb26cfc55868931f843ee438117f30

                        SHA512

                        65635cb59c81548a9ef8fdb0942331e7f3cd0c30ce1d4dba48aed72dbb27b06511a55d2aeaadfadbbb4b7cb4b2e2772bbabba9603b3f7d9c8b9e4a7fbf3d6b6b

                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences
                        Filesize

                        6KB

                        MD5

                        f9ed96d190076ebf8a94b0d545aba0b7

                        SHA1

                        67b430d0af736a2427f3d26244027ebc6dd0e8a0

                        SHA256

                        4414a4555a850f736e71457ed95a7f56e716b1c369b30e0bc7197f3865f44adc

                        SHA512

                        8346a6a661b7e648eb439215b852e55f22095f0a22cc24f57d55a13dec99225cb2e926cf1eb012b3ae13b661eb58b8f4c27de6907a1409595f6cdca4547707ff

                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences
                        Filesize

                        5KB

                        MD5

                        204f4db0cebc7ff860b8a7e6f67a184f

                        SHA1

                        3ff46e9ed8177f51bbcf4e67b6624071bfc6d186

                        SHA256

                        ea0571198aaccc03cfe852a51e5ed591eeca786c98fb9c95ada48af90304f258

                        SHA512

                        7a54db837f05a53461fbc41aa19fb04b5e160e3aa43151f443bc20a109c10e71aec8f3e3d9a3e4ee8fc7f328137516f1992c2b8b81c3e1beed8363f0b4b4358d

                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                        Filesize

                        11KB

                        MD5

                        777b2564b2e9955513a9873057fd6744

                        SHA1

                        e2b1514335218ebfceb4a524aa5b3adbfa5ef643

                        SHA256

                        f044250e2d57c5342fc1cdbfac525f2d8a9e4e9cbb0ef8f9c687d96b3cb35461

                        SHA512

                        a34c44aad54c4abf15b9c4dff6f7f97b93203b0c0c977e7f0253cca8233cf837ec81344d314d8aba5a92c827156927708a3f0d7749242b914b1ad1b912320bd4

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

                        756KB

                        MD5

                        1de1f5d320577ea30a8e8535cabc0e37

                        SHA1

                        7eab68525be999494410a768c98e97659844c181

                        SHA256

                        1ccd26ea7771855951d62df3cc0d8fc6a9e367e110b0e869aad8e2655dfdc2f1

                        SHA512

                        87cd217cd856f397adfcc371e4c5715159c7c8d8a401e8e82acbc864c4d0d87d67f5c714b45507c17a6327054d97c56cc1f2cbc33c2d9487474e80195be0ff2f

                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_dfefe53dd6751ebb9b207f43cea8a2d6520f22f66edd171dc83a03ec8e8ca46a.exe
                        Filesize

                        1.8MB

                        MD5

                        3a687964f0bb879900f24e6a7e076f0d

                        SHA1

                        f3a9c5949d9c7de982871f3522c9263c2299b420

                        SHA256

                        814a8bec5a9359e5564ab78cbdb66c2f1fe4ce39e109b252e75d9fd5f278c410

                        SHA512

                        eb1826c80c37b62a749023a9947a8c2c5b2354a105574157533d9ae4db4469a8e7c9704bbacd270e0a037d9f1eae389d9f7885048f68bd3f3efbd091e8325dc8

                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RVN.exe
                        Filesize

                        377KB

                        MD5

                        80ade1893dec9cab7f2e63538a464fcc

                        SHA1

                        c06614da33a65eddb506db00a124a3fc3f5be02e

                        SHA256

                        57a920389c044e3f5cf93dabff67070b4511e79779b6f874e08f92d8b0d7afbd

                        SHA512

                        fffd4f3fccb5301b3c7a5b3bd92747f31549fbd9d0803fe5d502d1bb0ef979140988718c2ee1406ed3e755790d275185e120a56cbcb5ed2eadf62b5cdbfc4cc4

                      • \??\pipe\LOCAL\crashpad_3628_PQQALNVGSSKXDRHN
                        MD5

                        d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e

                        SHA1

                        da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709

                        SHA256

                        e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855

                        SHA512

                        cf83e1357eefb8bdf1542850d66d8007d620e4050b5715dc83f4a921d36ce9ce47d0d13c5d85f2b0ff8318d2877eec2f63b931bd47417a81a538327af927da3e

                      • memory/1284-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        1.7MB

                      • memory/1284-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        1.7MB

                      • memory/1284-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        1.7MB

                      • memory/1912-60-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000500000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        1024KB

                      • memory/2200-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        1.7MB

                      • memory/2200-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        1.7MB

                      • memory/2200-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        1.7MB

                      • memory/2200-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        1.7MB

                      • memory/2200-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        1.7MB

                      • memory/3780-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        1.7MB

                      • memory/3780-9-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        1.7MB

                      • memory/3780-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        1.7MB

                      • memory/3780-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
                        Filesize

                        1.7MB