gh0strat | 2ae35ca9943b299077eab67baed52c44335b6626755b388eea90e627c821b519

General

Target

2ae35ca9943b299077eab67baed52c44335b6626755b388eea90e627c821b519.exe
Size

3.4MB
MD5

e45e8d6178d52b24ac218f79c221cdd0
SHA1

9a6c49875b434bcd4ebc8e87d7b1d445ed42d542
SHA256

2ae35ca9943b299077eab67baed52c44335b6626755b388eea90e627c821b519
SHA512

8ae9929c9b598bb2eb0d5ada7348691852fd166c4a7a2622f920d12451f585d5aa7e8ffe74028561ddcf47a6e597843566a2016be4ec5058dd1a493d95f8fc34
SSDEEP

49152:nCwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+Whdk13zlP4k13z:Cws2ANnKXOaeOgmhuDPp

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/3916-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3916-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3916-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1492-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1492-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/5628-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/5628-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/5628-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 9 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240599968.txt	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3916-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3916-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3916-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1492-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1492-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/5628-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/5628-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/5628-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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\\240599968.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.exeHD_2ae35ca9943b299077eab67baed52c44335b6626755b388eea90e627c821b519.exeTXPlatfor.exeRemote Data.exe

pid	process
6088	R.exe
3916	N.exe
1492	TXPlatfor.exe
1224	HD_2ae35ca9943b299077eab67baed52c44335b6626755b388eea90e627c821b519.exe
5628	TXPlatfor.exe
4548	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

Processes:

R.exesvchost.exeRemote Data.exe

pid process

6088 R.exe
4812 svchost.exe
4548 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/3916-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3916-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3916-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3916-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1492-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1492-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1492-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5628-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5628-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5628-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

Processes:

R.exesvchost.exeN.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240599968.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

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

2ae35ca9943b299077eab67baed52c44335b6626755b388eea90e627c821b519.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	2ae35ca9943b299077eab67baed52c44335b6626755b388eea90e627c821b519.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

3904 PING.EXE

pid	process
3904	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

2ae35ca9943b299077eab67baed52c44335b6626755b388eea90e627c821b519.exe

pid	process
4140	2ae35ca9943b299077eab67baed52c44335b6626755b388eea90e627c821b519.exe
4140	2ae35ca9943b299077eab67baed52c44335b6626755b388eea90e627c821b519.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatfor.exe

pid process

5628 TXPlatfor.exe

pid	process
5628	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

N.exeTXPlatfor.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3916	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	5628	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	5628	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5628	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	5628	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5628	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

2ae35ca9943b299077eab67baed52c44335b6626755b388eea90e627c821b519.exe

pid	process
4140	2ae35ca9943b299077eab67baed52c44335b6626755b388eea90e627c821b519.exe
4140	2ae35ca9943b299077eab67baed52c44335b6626755b388eea90e627c821b519.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

Processes:

2ae35ca9943b299077eab67baed52c44335b6626755b388eea90e627c821b519.exeN.exeTXPlatfor.execmd.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4140 wrote to memory of 6088	4140	2ae35ca9943b299077eab67baed52c44335b6626755b388eea90e627c821b519.exe	R.exe
PID 4140 wrote to memory of 6088	4140	2ae35ca9943b299077eab67baed52c44335b6626755b388eea90e627c821b519.exe	R.exe
PID 4140 wrote to memory of 6088	4140	2ae35ca9943b299077eab67baed52c44335b6626755b388eea90e627c821b519.exe	R.exe
PID 4140 wrote to memory of 3916	4140	2ae35ca9943b299077eab67baed52c44335b6626755b388eea90e627c821b519.exe	N.exe
PID 4140 wrote to memory of 3916	4140	2ae35ca9943b299077eab67baed52c44335b6626755b388eea90e627c821b519.exe	N.exe
PID 4140 wrote to memory of 3916	4140	2ae35ca9943b299077eab67baed52c44335b6626755b388eea90e627c821b519.exe	N.exe
PID 3916 wrote to memory of 2724	3916	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3916 wrote to memory of 2724	3916	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3916 wrote to memory of 2724	3916	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4140 wrote to memory of 1224	4140	2ae35ca9943b299077eab67baed52c44335b6626755b388eea90e627c821b519.exe	HD_2ae35ca9943b299077eab67baed52c44335b6626755b388eea90e627c821b519.exe
PID 4140 wrote to memory of 1224	4140	2ae35ca9943b299077eab67baed52c44335b6626755b388eea90e627c821b519.exe	HD_2ae35ca9943b299077eab67baed52c44335b6626755b388eea90e627c821b519.exe
PID 1492 wrote to memory of 5628	1492	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 1492 wrote to memory of 5628	1492	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 1492 wrote to memory of 5628	1492	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 3904	2724	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 3904	2724	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 3904	2724	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4812 wrote to memory of 4548	4812	svchost.exe	Remote Data.exe
PID 4812 wrote to memory of 4548	4812	svchost.exe	Remote Data.exe
PID 4812 wrote to memory of 4548	4812	svchost.exe	Remote Data.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2ae35ca9943b299077eab67baed52c44335b6626755b388eea90e627c821b519.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2ae35ca9943b299077eab67baed52c44335b6626755b388eea90e627c821b519.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4140

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:6088

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:3916

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:2724

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
4⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3904

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2ae35ca9943b299077eab67baed52c44335b6626755b388eea90e627c821b519.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2ae35ca9943b299077eab67baed52c44335b6626755b388eea90e627c821b519.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1224

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:4208

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:4812

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240599968.txt",MainThread
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
PID:4548

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1492

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:5628

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_2ae35ca9943b299077eab67baed52c44335b6626755b388eea90e627c821b519.exe

Filesize
638KB

MD5
6cba999b92dff4585016011468ace1fc

SHA1
d4361e2111c25a85dcaa6365f30f1047c2b66dc0

SHA256
578a9c28a9c14b3c9c5b4cdc10ff0b546f8ba0ba14354c46294bad3ca1ecece6

SHA512
fd1206432add9e9fc94c4dd5fe3822e7552b568982941fa3e28b3f901cec6515d9641b42ba658592bb33e1263c8fda6fd511b3ea5a8de0da4d94b5855ad5e60e

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

Filesize
2.8MB

MD5
5cc6c45f7a455862d889bde02bb873a2

SHA1
cf6ee7dad32848d8e2255cd506e0c8bad4db0d9e

SHA256
7bd575985334d731dd93c887e4026928b7db66267cd876fc77f87e3bdd0bdc9a

SHA512
2a320dba9f6f87a773af465aeee6cf6771013f2b5b4e4067e6f696de63238146c1c5565a2aea8642b82da4efd75b95e0f46244ad4f729ee883400ca02fb87315

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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\240599968.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
f474d88ffdcc6c69880acb76ddd4ad49

SHA1
6a80969fa6801dd3ebf01a1602970b4aecceed6d

SHA256
c94c0ba27d454eae738a72f80ac25576a5598dd5934c73f11e719c5a7f704261

SHA512
1370375ef287f0cb1e075f4828743789a616accfdd89d696a6f3a8ced9e7478974c6ade10eed8697ec3b32d128a6d1a543df21c320cd04219ea517a7ec285e2e

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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/1492-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1492-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1492-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3916-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3916-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3916-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3916-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/5628-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/5628-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/5628-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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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