gh0strat | 0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061

General

Target

0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe
Size

5.6MB
MD5

6a508bd837555358782172d9b44e0d95
SHA1

f3320eba0a227e64cab1cdf5005ec06fcd812918
SHA256

0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061
SHA512

d454ca9c76d371b9dc094df66fb455a34e45092ef3ae87f988fbae2d0dc3a2e644e8a40c0a035a29c4dd72f73307884a7dc95e200333ea2729398f00279809f1
SSDEEP

98304:tZJt4HINy2LkAi6666666666666666666666666666666x666666666666666fw4:/iINy2LkXMHPXqrwDvxdM91NQsRyUQW

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 9 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2224-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2224-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2224-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2724-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2724-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2704-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2704-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2704-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2704-75-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 9 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2224-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2224-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2224-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2724-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2724-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2704-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2704-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2704-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2704-75-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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 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 4 IoCs

Processes:

RVN.exeTXPlatforn.exeTXPlatforn.exeHD_0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe

pid process

2224 RVN.exe
2724 TXPlatforn.exe
2704 TXPlatforn.exe
2772 HD_0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe

pid	process
2224	RVN.exe
2724	TXPlatforn.exe
2704	TXPlatforn.exe
2772	HD_0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

Processes:

0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exeTXPlatforn.exe

pid	process
2412	0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe
2724	TXPlatforn.exe
2412	0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe
2412	0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe

UPX packed file 10 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2224-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2224-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2224-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2224-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2724-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2724-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2704-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2704-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2704-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2704-75-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

Processes:

RVN.exe

description ioc process

File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe RVN.exe
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe RVN.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	RVN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	RVN.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs

Processes:

0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe	0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe	0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.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

2524 PING.EXE
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

Processes:

0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe

pid process

2412 0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatforn.exe

pid process

2704 TXPlatforn.exe

pid	process
2524	PING.EXE

pid	process
2704	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

RVN.exeTXPlatforn.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2224	RVN.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2704	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2704	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2704	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2704	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2704	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

Processes:

0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exeHD_0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe

pid	process
2412	0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe
2412	0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe
2772	HD_0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 26 IoCs

Processes:

0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exeRVN.exeTXPlatforn.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 2224	2412	0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe	RVN.exe
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 2224	2412	0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe	RVN.exe
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 2224	2412	0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe	RVN.exe
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 2224	2412	0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe	RVN.exe
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 2224	2412	0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe	RVN.exe
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 2224	2412	0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe	RVN.exe
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 2224	2412	0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe	RVN.exe
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2632	2224	RVN.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2632	2224	RVN.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2632	2224	RVN.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2632	2224	RVN.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2704	2724	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2704	2724	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2704	2724	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2704	2724	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2704	2724	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2704	2724	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2704	2724	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 2772	2412	0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe	HD_0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 2772	2412	0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe	HD_0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 2772	2412	0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe	HD_0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 2772	2412	0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe	HD_0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe
PID 2632 wrote to memory of 2524	2632	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2632 wrote to memory of 2524	2632	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2632 wrote to memory of 2524	2632	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2632 wrote to memory of 2524	2632	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2412
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RVN.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\RVN.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2224
- - 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\RVN.exe > nul
    3⤵
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2632
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
      ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
      4⤵
      Runs ping.exe
      PID:2524
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2772

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2724
- 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:2704

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

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_X.dat

Filesize
1.3MB

MD5
840f1481f8f9d0be37257dd752ab21c6

SHA1
2b54c6828d86c25e4f5c6c8d4f051d7102276dd3

SHA256
494e183b56cc7b2a9252f474e0d3f490eb2328eff36294874d698e980e9dc2a7

SHA512
8a9ded1128f242895ce52d33413e3aa4e18dd1048f1ad5305b4fc4573a4c2a9a433701a0fbe130738c9e805bb122671a903508df0bbd58546d898111983ad56f

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_0d453d23f76b955dabcc7a19fed38ae984c1c50e981c3cc30f62b700088b9061.exe

Filesize
4.4MB

MD5
6061ae45dd15eec71e75b214c7b9002a

SHA1
6e08c535d74bf740d3fdf2b3f60adcbaccaaede9

SHA256
acfbcdf2ba480d6a102aee68f185703efa5ad12e1fa41ecb56b03ac33f628cdf

SHA512
19261c44695107d300c649dac3f4cd3da13dcf2fd3d09d7b64f4f7542db051f8fd13a101a2af81b2623fb3363eb993d4bbcb9e685ff6628dc5bbb161070514b5

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RVN.exe

Filesize
377KB

MD5
80ade1893dec9cab7f2e63538a464fcc

SHA1
c06614da33a65eddb506db00a124a3fc3f5be02e

SHA256
57a920389c044e3f5cf93dabff67070b4511e79779b6f874e08f92d8b0d7afbd

SHA512
fffd4f3fccb5301b3c7a5b3bd92747f31549fbd9d0803fe5d502d1bb0ef979140988718c2ee1406ed3e755790d275185e120a56cbcb5ed2eadf62b5cdbfc4cc4

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memory/2224-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2224-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2224-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2224-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2704-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2704-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2704-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2704-75-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2724-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2724-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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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