gh0strat | 782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd

General

Target

782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe
Size

3.5MB
MD5

f3fc24a5b8022e9dc479e9566a15dc38
SHA1

cb51fa6c4ba318529bb2d4bdd9b4418619575b8c
SHA256

782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd
SHA512

19587bd8703f17a222268cea3bb55db1701f32ad32a7c2073be76a68427b1562f329fe733b0016912a6d681dab8c52981881ed5c8bd8faaa8622d55c232ba4de
SSDEEP

49152:ZCwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+WhwJDmn2T0YZZuOe:Uws2ANnKXOaeOgmhwJDmn2T0YZZuD

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/2612-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2612-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2792-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2792-47-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2792-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 6 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
\Windows\SysWOW64\259393361.txt	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2612-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2612-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2792-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2792-47-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2792-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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\\259393361.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_782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exeRemote Data.exe

pid	process
1988	R.exe
2612	N.exe
2580	TXPlatfor.exe
2792	TXPlatfor.exe
2724	HD_782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe
1356	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 8 IoCs

Processes:

782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exeR.exesvchost.exeTXPlatfor.exeRemote Data.exe

pid	process
1736	782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe
1988	R.exe
2264	svchost.exe
1736	782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe
2580	TXPlatfor.exe
1736	782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe
2264	svchost.exe
1356	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/2612-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2612-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2612-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2792-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2792-47-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2792-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

Processes:

N.exeR.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	process
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\259393361.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

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

2624 PING.EXE
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

Processes:

782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe

pid process

1736 782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatfor.exe

pid process

2792 TXPlatfor.exe

pid	process
2624	PING.EXE

pid	process
2792	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

N.exeTXPlatfor.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2612	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2792	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2792	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2792	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2792	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2792	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe

pid	process
1736	782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe
1736	782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 34 IoCs

Processes:

782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exeN.exeTXPlatfor.execmd.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 1988	1736	782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe	R.exe
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 1988	1736	782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe	R.exe
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 1988	1736	782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe	R.exe
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 1988	1736	782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe	R.exe
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 2612	1736	782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe	N.exe
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 2612	1736	782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe	N.exe
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 2612	1736	782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe	N.exe
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 2612	1736	782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe	N.exe
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 2612	1736	782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe	N.exe
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 2612	1736	782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe	N.exe
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 2612	1736	782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe	N.exe
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 2752	2612	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 2752	2612	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 2752	2612	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 2752	2612	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 2792	2580	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 2792	2580	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 2792	2580	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 2792	2580	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 2792	2580	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 2792	2580	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 2792	2580	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 2724	1736	782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe	HD_782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 2724	1736	782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe	HD_782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 2724	1736	782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe	HD_782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 2724	1736	782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe	HD_782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 2624	2752	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 2624	2752	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 2624	2752	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 2624	2752	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 1356	2264	svchost.exe	Remote Data.exe
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 1356	2264	svchost.exe	Remote Data.exe
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 1356	2264	svchost.exe	Remote Data.exe
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 1356	2264	svchost.exe	Remote Data.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.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:1988

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:2612

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:2752

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
4⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2624

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2724

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:2636

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:2264

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\259393361.txt",MainThread
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
PID:1356

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2580

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:2792

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

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

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

Resource Development

Reconnaissance

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat
Filesize
2.7MB

MD5
38cc0a684279c19b41c55109aac50d90

SHA1
4b7ec9154d0e3ae331fcce06b69beeb3d7454b69

SHA256
a49d65d226568be7b2b66774db17ea3dcb7412d780e400f730c36c3a81b7570c

SHA512
80a392506d31735b760b20128136d827933e7db7bcc07c09673dcfb75382dc586d3d76e7236ec7a5c9e722ec88fd6d757516f8a43c6c4f08464ecedfb6685d85

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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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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_782e17f1ce4815c8f57d38bdab29b3d0ce9a76af6580867ad37f7d24b5705bcd.exe
Filesize
810KB

MD5
1e31347dfc5abf4855ae26caa44ed094

SHA1
2b32b157bbd604b17769902e3135f8c9f7881569

SHA256
7bc73a0172d304c88d973139de3955c3456d51c8592e618f03ee3710ef291960

SHA512
e6498ea2729b396ca7c407cbbf858db3b834d0819e3d6f0272a6689c30f560d3f40575e97252e7734c9d74788f52f1487d185ee79cc7741b832fd4047beb3efe

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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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\Windows\SysWOW64\259393361.txt
Filesize
899KB

MD5
751213f489891fca409ce8575d2787a7

SHA1
e046ec5b4293e3fdac8dfd471b98d3c652b04b0c

SHA256
f3e79a1e025e38bfb58d4d1251a46eccb50fd6a0ef2e62bfd10be5ff7d53e682

SHA512
aff881f79fd971e593b4a042d3b2dd71288ccf40c650a7e40bb3353261df88104bd868c836b81102b81aeb39a42b6385f237d275abba868ba8fb11d98cf9d7ac

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\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
Filesize
43KB

MD5
51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8

SHA1
8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58

SHA256
5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124

SHA512
794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

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memory/2612-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2612-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2612-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2792-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2792-47-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2792-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

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