gh0strat | 32ec24b9547ea919a46e8e96ca3e86c027096188863b8005d2c8549cee60f774

General

Target

32ec24b9547ea919a46e8e96ca3e86c027096188863b8005d2c8549cee60f774.exe
Size

1.4MB
MD5

7c0a10c53b00cf709ab3f5fa3156a0c5
SHA1

c0e92178e1c204ef40f126753bc45504da90a481
SHA256

32ec24b9547ea919a46e8e96ca3e86c027096188863b8005d2c8549cee60f774
SHA512

4a750a016d2a6ed270093a4497bd67dc220cfe75a9a7617048e01cc8fe76234074d2a43de0548084b6f47e8dccd9f8ae229184a26c3770591aa4368bd90dbfc2
SSDEEP

24576:GQZoidOTdVZinacCET9Ecl1erdg0MCiVWhFU7cV0pVgg:GQZAdVyVT9n/Gg0P+WhoFpVgg

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 11 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4296-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4296-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4296-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1096-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1096-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1096-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1404-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1404-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1404-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1404-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1096-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 12 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4296-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4296-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4296-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1096-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1096-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1096-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240603593.txt	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1404-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1404-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1404-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1404-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1096-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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:

TXPlatforn.exe

description ioc process

File created C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys TXPlatforn.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys	TXPlatforn.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:

svchos.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240603593.txt"	svchos.exe

Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

TXPlatforn.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\QAssist\ImagePath = "system32\\DRIVERS\\QAssist.sys"	TXPlatforn.exe

Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTXPlatforn.exeTXPlatforn.exesvchos.exeÖ÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

pid process

4296 svchost.exe
1096 TXPlatforn.exe
1404 TXPlatforn.exe
2676 svchos.exe
4140 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

Processes:

svchos.exesvchost.exeÖ÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

pid process

2676 svchos.exe
1672 svchost.exe
4140 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

pid	process
4296	svchost.exe
1096	TXPlatforn.exe
1404	TXPlatforn.exe
2676	svchos.exe
4140	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

pid	process
2676	svchos.exe
1672	svchost.exe
4140	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

UPX packed file 13 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4296-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4296-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4296-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4296-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1096-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1096-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1096-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1096-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1404-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1404-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1404-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1404-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1096-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

Processes:

svchos.exesvchost.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240603593.txt	svchos.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	svchos.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	svchost.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 5 IoCs

Processes:

32ec24b9547ea919a46e8e96ca3e86c027096188863b8005d2c8549cee60f774.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	32ec24b9547ea919a46e8e96ca3e86c027096188863b8005d2c8549cee60f774.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	32ec24b9547ea919a46e8e96ca3e86c027096188863b8005d2c8549cee60f774.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe	32ec24b9547ea919a46e8e96ca3e86c027096188863b8005d2c8549cee60f774.exe
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	32ec24b9547ea919a46e8e96ca3e86c027096188863b8005d2c8549cee60f774.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe	32ec24b9547ea919a46e8e96ca3e86c027096188863b8005d2c8549cee60f774.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

4992 PING.EXE
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatforn.exe

pid process

1404 TXPlatforn.exe

pid	process
4992	PING.EXE

pid	process
1404	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTXPlatforn.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4296	svchost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1404	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	1404	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1404	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	1404	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1404	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

32ec24b9547ea919a46e8e96ca3e86c027096188863b8005d2c8549cee60f774.exe

pid	process
2280	32ec24b9547ea919a46e8e96ca3e86c027096188863b8005d2c8549cee60f774.exe
2280	32ec24b9547ea919a46e8e96ca3e86c027096188863b8005d2c8549cee60f774.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

Processes:

32ec24b9547ea919a46e8e96ca3e86c027096188863b8005d2c8549cee60f774.exesvchost.exeTXPlatforn.execmd.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2280 wrote to memory of 4296	2280	32ec24b9547ea919a46e8e96ca3e86c027096188863b8005d2c8549cee60f774.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2280 wrote to memory of 4296	2280	32ec24b9547ea919a46e8e96ca3e86c027096188863b8005d2c8549cee60f774.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2280 wrote to memory of 4296	2280	32ec24b9547ea919a46e8e96ca3e86c027096188863b8005d2c8549cee60f774.exe	svchost.exe
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 412	4296	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 412	4296	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 412	4296	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1096 wrote to memory of 1404	1096	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 1096 wrote to memory of 1404	1096	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 1096 wrote to memory of 1404	1096	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2280 wrote to memory of 2676	2280	32ec24b9547ea919a46e8e96ca3e86c027096188863b8005d2c8549cee60f774.exe	svchos.exe
PID 2280 wrote to memory of 2676	2280	32ec24b9547ea919a46e8e96ca3e86c027096188863b8005d2c8549cee60f774.exe	svchos.exe
PID 2280 wrote to memory of 2676	2280	32ec24b9547ea919a46e8e96ca3e86c027096188863b8005d2c8549cee60f774.exe	svchos.exe
PID 412 wrote to memory of 4992	412	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 412 wrote to memory of 4992	412	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 412 wrote to memory of 4992	412	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1672 wrote to memory of 4140	1672	svchost.exe	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
PID 1672 wrote to memory of 4140	1672	svchost.exe	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
PID 1672 wrote to memory of 4140	1672	svchost.exe	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\32ec24b9547ea919a46e8e96ca3e86c027096188863b8005d2c8549cee60f774.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\32ec24b9547ea919a46e8e96ca3e86c027096188863b8005d2c8549cee60f774.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2280

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\svchost.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4296

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\svchost.exe > nul
3⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:412

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
4⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4992

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchos.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\svchos.exe
2⤵
- Sets DLL path for service in the registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
PID:2676

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1096

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:1404

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"
1⤵
PID:3816

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1672

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
C:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\240603593.txt",MainThread
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
PID:4140

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

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

Resource Development

Reconnaissance

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat
Filesize
1.4MB

MD5
7c0a10c53b00cf709ab3f5fa3156a0c5

SHA1
c0e92178e1c204ef40f126753bc45504da90a481

SHA256
32ec24b9547ea919a46e8e96ca3e86c027096188863b8005d2c8549cee60f774

SHA512
4a750a016d2a6ed270093a4497bd67dc220cfe75a9a7617048e01cc8fe76234074d2a43de0548084b6f47e8dccd9f8ae229184a26c3770591aa4368bd90dbfc2

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchos.exe
Filesize
93KB

MD5
3b377ad877a942ec9f60ea285f7119a2

SHA1
60b23987b20d913982f723ab375eef50fafa6c70

SHA256
62954fdf65e629b39a29f539619d20691332184c6b6be5a826128a8e759bfa84

SHA512
af3a71f867ad9d28772c48b521097f9bf8931eb89fd2974e8de10990241419a39ddc3c0b36dd38aac4fdf14e1f0c5e228692618e93adce958d5b5dab8940e46f

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe
Filesize
377KB

MD5
a4329177954d4104005bce3020e5ef59

SHA1
23c29e295e2dbb8454012d619ca3f81e4c16e85a

SHA256
6156d003d54dcf2ee92f21bd6e7a6a7f91730bd2804381260bcabe465abe6ddd

SHA512
81e9d456a4abfc7cd9e0943d4a0ce15523362c3179f3368381d1d7974f80a9f9113b5404b96e67e91684e0ea1895b7d0073e4c48d0bfc4fd0244b1af6acf0208

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240603593.txt
Filesize
50KB

MD5
8f9c05768618a7db9ac00352527fda27

SHA1
3cd14c9cb7a1e205843c0b423b0ac440bb7050a6

SHA256
8a12286168bc8d59cea0ec9e2003c2ea59e8acd86c50db5043db3f240a07bed7

SHA512
18e1cdefea8ec45d582ef305ff71241960a553e7df063752e51731a5ef9c4df74ec84ede98a4f667badbe5c8bc2398c9746b6636939f9eeee32d4354500b76a2

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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memory/1096-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1096-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1096-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1096-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1096-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1404-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1404-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1404-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1404-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4296-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4296-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4296-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4296-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

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