gh0strat | 5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07

General

Target

5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07.exe
Size

2.6MB
MD5

af7bdb3fbb60058d6d0bef7b1d5af275
SHA1

d0226b504bb9c6273510b6812626b3466a9c971c
SHA256

5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07
SHA512

18f307d12f11c895ecea15d01c3c77d00fad7d4d4a9fcca740e1c5dece4e343e2a6b5e229d91b9b3e38ec61f3264ce80b291cc0e1b521405e40f06c01bb9e451
SSDEEP

49152:yCwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+WhbLTwM6mn2e:Vws2ANnKXOaeOgmhPTwM6mn2e

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/3212-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3212-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3212-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2020-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2020-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2080-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2080-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2080-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 9 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240612718.txt	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3212-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3212-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3212-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2020-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2020-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2080-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2080-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2080-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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\\240612718.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_5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07.exeRemote Data.exe

pid	process
2500	R.exe
3212	N.exe
2020	TXPlatfor.exe
2080	TXPlatfor.exe
1036	HD_5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07.exe
3076	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

Processes:

R.exesvchost.exeRemote Data.exe

pid process

2500 R.exe
960 svchost.exe
3076 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/3212-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3212-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3212-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3212-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2020-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2020-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2020-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2080-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2080-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2080-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeN.exeR.exe

description	ioc	process
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\240612718.txt	R.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	R.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

HD_5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\INF\oem0.PNF	HD_5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07.exe
File created	C:\Windows\INF\oem1.PNF	HD_5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07.exe
File created	C:\Windows\INF\oem2.PNF	HD_5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07.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

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

5048 PING.EXE

pid	process
5048	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07.exe

pid	process
4916	5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07.exe
4916	5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatfor.exe

pid process

2080 TXPlatfor.exe

pid	process
2080	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

N.exeTXPlatfor.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3212	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2080	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2080	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2080	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2080	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2080	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07.exe

pid	process
4916	5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07.exe
4916	5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

Processes:

5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07.exeN.exeTXPlatfor.execmd.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4916 wrote to memory of 2500	4916	5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07.exe	R.exe
PID 4916 wrote to memory of 2500	4916	5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07.exe	R.exe
PID 4916 wrote to memory of 2500	4916	5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07.exe	R.exe
PID 4916 wrote to memory of 3212	4916	5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07.exe	N.exe
PID 4916 wrote to memory of 3212	4916	5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07.exe	N.exe
PID 4916 wrote to memory of 3212	4916	5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07.exe	N.exe
PID 3212 wrote to memory of 1948	3212	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3212 wrote to memory of 1948	3212	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3212 wrote to memory of 1948	3212	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2020 wrote to memory of 2080	2020	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2020 wrote to memory of 2080	2020	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2020 wrote to memory of 2080	2020	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 4916 wrote to memory of 1036	4916	5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07.exe	HD_5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07.exe
PID 4916 wrote to memory of 1036	4916	5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07.exe	HD_5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07.exe
PID 1948 wrote to memory of 5048	1948	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1948 wrote to memory of 5048	1948	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1948 wrote to memory of 5048	1948	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 960 wrote to memory of 3076	960	svchost.exe	Remote Data.exe
PID 960 wrote to memory of 3076	960	svchost.exe	Remote Data.exe
PID 960 wrote to memory of 3076	960	svchost.exe	Remote Data.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4916

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:2500

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:3212

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:1948

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
4⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:5048

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
PID:1036

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:64

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:960

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240612718.txt",MainThread
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
PID:3076

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2020

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:2080

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_5a5761b27b2ca4bae006bf19b69d615f5bee92482f755548f8f658e2176d5f07.exe

Filesize
35KB

MD5
fb72f887b43cd964e5921b85fa1195d9

SHA1
0f727cf5f36559d28cb7be3e9bc976386e6732af

SHA256
52a29c09ebf2fcdb7b9b326bd606ee48ac74fcf33dc0acacfdf40d8d63f6280d

SHA512
3a5ce0e0ef7f3bcfbbb7b38ca33446fb53cf56fb3a6bbb53e1c6ec3e9bbb8bb9e5de5dd47563720b317c21d248972a2009d05ffb468197e7e610a72f42aab9a0

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

Filesize
2.6MB

MD5
25411e8ec8c4480ab0c70c4b3e655e19

SHA1
899f104a98634d92b84ae9c9e1c96490268fbb84

SHA256
1a76391fc586fa9fb7466802dfaee2ecc19b9602b7d6e80b2c043e7d51e7a33d

SHA512
5cd2704436b0ddfa2e55dac9dde7438148513a2b65e8382458fb00e38ad7671754a97b431d848aff617f3c44e17c064de34c0a861a155d3b3c83335f5da0f153

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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\240612718.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
3529751feea1f66f411703714d7cfa81

SHA1
6ae3481d73b54c3b3f4feaa183a0e4fe56bbddcc

SHA256
dfb67032993473cbb91d87a6b9688f2f867ae388674b97fb7dc3cfe46fbedb3a

SHA512
62ba54b972c787f11f984af30c41555f246918e51907db3de46b7f1e60f4a8ead57b72175abba6a10dd16a194305aebdd0d9532280fed7161ed0dc85dadf4133

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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memory/2020-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2020-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2020-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2080-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2080-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2080-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3212-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3212-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3212-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3212-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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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