gh0strat | 0d05414b7c202f6e1ed83fa28256afec817923129a80796eed606df56b65da54

General

Target

0d05414b7c202f6e1ed83fa28256afec817923129a80796eed606df56b65da54.exe
Size

3.1MB
MD5

41aab186cae45903aaad98300110b5ad
SHA1

fcd52a670f9152c71ed5fece5a985e3b6206d196
SHA256

0d05414b7c202f6e1ed83fa28256afec817923129a80796eed606df56b65da54
SHA512

04f5c022a2f6591edfc27b9896d769ce44afdff577ec890895920fbf28090a73c3f33766d740a828b565a4a9b32c6b8f65957767c9f02be7703209e0495fe40c
SSDEEP

49152:pCwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+Wh2JDmn2gTjm21t:Ews2ANnKXOaeOgmh2JDmn2gt

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
behavioral2/memory/844-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/844-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/844-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1628-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1628-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2884-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2884-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2884-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 9 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240598640.txt	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/844-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/844-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/844-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1628-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1628-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2884-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2884-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2884-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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\\240598640.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_0d05414b7c202f6e1ed83fa28256afec817923129a80796eed606df56b65da54.exeRemote Data.exe

pid	process
1172	R.exe
844	N.exe
1628	TXPlatfor.exe
2884	TXPlatfor.exe
1096	HD_0d05414b7c202f6e1ed83fa28256afec817923129a80796eed606df56b65da54.exe
4344	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

Processes:

R.exesvchost.exeRemote Data.exe

pid process

1172 R.exe
2828 svchost.exe
4344 Remote Data.exe

UPX packed file 10 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/844-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/844-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/844-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/844-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1628-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1628-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1628-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2884-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2884-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2884-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

Processes:

R.exesvchost.exeN.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240598640.txt	R.exe
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

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

2908 PING.EXE

pid	process
2908	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

0d05414b7c202f6e1ed83fa28256afec817923129a80796eed606df56b65da54.exe

pid	process
4316	0d05414b7c202f6e1ed83fa28256afec817923129a80796eed606df56b65da54.exe
4316	0d05414b7c202f6e1ed83fa28256afec817923129a80796eed606df56b65da54.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatfor.exe

pid process

2884 TXPlatfor.exe

pid	process
2884	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

N.exeTXPlatfor.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	844	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2884	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2884	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2884	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2884	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2884	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

0d05414b7c202f6e1ed83fa28256afec817923129a80796eed606df56b65da54.exe

pid	process
4316	0d05414b7c202f6e1ed83fa28256afec817923129a80796eed606df56b65da54.exe
4316	0d05414b7c202f6e1ed83fa28256afec817923129a80796eed606df56b65da54.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

Processes:

0d05414b7c202f6e1ed83fa28256afec817923129a80796eed606df56b65da54.exeN.exeTXPlatfor.execmd.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4316 wrote to memory of 1172	4316	0d05414b7c202f6e1ed83fa28256afec817923129a80796eed606df56b65da54.exe	R.exe
PID 4316 wrote to memory of 1172	4316	0d05414b7c202f6e1ed83fa28256afec817923129a80796eed606df56b65da54.exe	R.exe
PID 4316 wrote to memory of 1172	4316	0d05414b7c202f6e1ed83fa28256afec817923129a80796eed606df56b65da54.exe	R.exe
PID 4316 wrote to memory of 844	4316	0d05414b7c202f6e1ed83fa28256afec817923129a80796eed606df56b65da54.exe	N.exe
PID 4316 wrote to memory of 844	4316	0d05414b7c202f6e1ed83fa28256afec817923129a80796eed606df56b65da54.exe	N.exe
PID 4316 wrote to memory of 844	4316	0d05414b7c202f6e1ed83fa28256afec817923129a80796eed606df56b65da54.exe	N.exe
PID 844 wrote to memory of 1336	844	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 844 wrote to memory of 1336	844	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 844 wrote to memory of 1336	844	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1628 wrote to memory of 2884	1628	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 1628 wrote to memory of 2884	1628	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 1628 wrote to memory of 2884	1628	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 4316 wrote to memory of 1096	4316	0d05414b7c202f6e1ed83fa28256afec817923129a80796eed606df56b65da54.exe	HD_0d05414b7c202f6e1ed83fa28256afec817923129a80796eed606df56b65da54.exe
PID 4316 wrote to memory of 1096	4316	0d05414b7c202f6e1ed83fa28256afec817923129a80796eed606df56b65da54.exe	HD_0d05414b7c202f6e1ed83fa28256afec817923129a80796eed606df56b65da54.exe
PID 4316 wrote to memory of 1096	4316	0d05414b7c202f6e1ed83fa28256afec817923129a80796eed606df56b65da54.exe	HD_0d05414b7c202f6e1ed83fa28256afec817923129a80796eed606df56b65da54.exe
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2908	1336	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2908	1336	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2908	1336	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 4344	2828	svchost.exe	Remote Data.exe
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 4344	2828	svchost.exe	Remote Data.exe
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 4344	2828	svchost.exe	Remote Data.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0d05414b7c202f6e1ed83fa28256afec817923129a80796eed606df56b65da54.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0d05414b7c202f6e1ed83fa28256afec817923129a80796eed606df56b65da54.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4316

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:1172

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:844

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:1336

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
4⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2908

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_0d05414b7c202f6e1ed83fa28256afec817923129a80796eed606df56b65da54.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_0d05414b7c202f6e1ed83fa28256afec817923129a80796eed606df56b65da54.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1096

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:4640

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:2828

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240598640.txt",MainThread
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
PID:4344

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1628

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:2884

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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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_0d05414b7c202f6e1ed83fa28256afec817923129a80796eed606df56b65da54.exe

Filesize
441KB

MD5
3893aeb4428ba5c5aa57471add1a03b0

SHA1
d0b0f401366293a7b01e897f027fabbcd49d299f

SHA256
f18fcddf3a06cc817a94a5dd61d8f1ac7d2bbe1e04e42f6fd803d3b944e8757e

SHA512
81ad48194131863dd8740ab28795450fc00fb346e8048fb95326588394dd26eec5cf39601fef78b2e48ac2cbf38d60fbb110af96dbfa4ad0424fc0f1dd06a599

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

Filesize
2.6MB

MD5
92d224d1b83f2864e43ba9808896ab3c

SHA1
1df2e3cf4f885bfce79cd19d6b228804db4a76ab

SHA256
852157211aaaecd82fb1b07841019e0983d69e84524e39ae8d3b19f178728891

SHA512
8a5ed153fc1fee36cf3d7b42304c98db3d24e79ac23ee05573459365530a9c3db98cd12a4ec254147172d33d3b15436fcebdba5f1a27db6c94b5a96d3c5cb799

Download Submit
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

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240598640.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
69f535a6f7fa61a75210fd349ea279c9

SHA1
9ce11661d72062e6125e3a062f91f07aed358afa

SHA256
60ba1e97069dd667537e581e5f5a627f731a292efee996b3152cc14d4a66f70b

SHA512
15929603105e5ad3bba61277b9e728102e4e7c7ae6448cd37fc4d438e0449a4907d3894773a6558f9721060ca8e1415ec93815333008feaecb05655fe392fbc0

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

Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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memory/844-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/844-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/844-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/844-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1628-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1628-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1628-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2884-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2884-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2884-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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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