gh0strat | ed44128ab81ef9b0c0509041ce903c908a79be1d420847b9925c46e10494eca5

General

Target

ed44128ab81ef9b0c0509041ce903c908a79be1d420847b9925c46e10494eca5.exe
Size

3.4MB
MD5

2074a68e4a8637ec00952a61c2721063
SHA1

6ff5fc7a91f7549f90409538ac96333144e49d72
SHA256

ed44128ab81ef9b0c0509041ce903c908a79be1d420847b9925c46e10494eca5
SHA512

0025e2a77551103182093302567ed2356eea44dbbb9f5ca6492205815dae36fe96a830870c6e00e507b99fb651a7ad8d734ac44ce343bb25b9b45942542fc8ca
SSDEEP

49152:wQZAdVyVT9n/Gg0P+Who/e4ldYWE6rKhTeQyKp:ZGdVyVT9nOgmhX4ldYWYEu

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 9 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4868-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4868-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4868-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4256-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3724-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3724-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3724-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4256-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4256-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 11 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4868-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4868-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4868-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4256-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4256-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023436-23.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3724-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3724-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3724-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4256-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4256-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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

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

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240597890.txt"	svchos.exe

Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

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

Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs

pid	Process
4868	svchost.exe
4256	TXPlatforn.exe
1752	svchos.exe
3724	TXPlatforn.exe
3040	HD_ed44128ab81ef9b0c0509041ce903c908a79be1d420847b9925c46e10494eca5.exe
880	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1752	svchos.exe
3288	svchost.exe
880	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

UPX packed file 12 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4868-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4868-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4868-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4868-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4256-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4256-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4256-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3724-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3724-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3724-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4256-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4256-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240597890.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

Drops file in Program Files directory 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	ed44128ab81ef9b0c0509041ce903c908a79be1d420847b9925c46e10494eca5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe	ed44128ab81ef9b0c0509041ce903c908a79be1d420847b9925c46e10494eca5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	ed44128ab81ef9b0c0509041ce903c908a79be1d420847b9925c46e10494eca5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe	ed44128ab81ef9b0c0509041ce903c908a79be1d420847b9925c46e10494eca5.exe
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	ed44128ab81ef9b0c0509041ce903c908a79be1d420847b9925c46e10494eca5.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

pid	Process
3424	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4516	ed44128ab81ef9b0c0509041ce903c908a79be1d420847b9925c46e10494eca5.exe
4516	ed44128ab81ef9b0c0509041ce903c908a79be1d420847b9925c46e10494eca5.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3724	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4868	svchost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3724	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	3724	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3724	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	3724	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3724	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4516	ed44128ab81ef9b0c0509041ce903c908a79be1d420847b9925c46e10494eca5.exe
4516	ed44128ab81ef9b0c0509041ce903c908a79be1d420847b9925c46e10494eca5.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4516 wrote to memory of 4868	4516	ed44128ab81ef9b0c0509041ce903c908a79be1d420847b9925c46e10494eca5.exe	82
PID 4516 wrote to memory of 4868	4516	ed44128ab81ef9b0c0509041ce903c908a79be1d420847b9925c46e10494eca5.exe	82
PID 4516 wrote to memory of 4868	4516	ed44128ab81ef9b0c0509041ce903c908a79be1d420847b9925c46e10494eca5.exe	82
PID 4868 wrote to memory of 2640	4868	svchost.exe	84
PID 4868 wrote to memory of 2640	4868	svchost.exe	84
PID 4868 wrote to memory of 2640	4868	svchost.exe	84
PID 4516 wrote to memory of 1752	4516	ed44128ab81ef9b0c0509041ce903c908a79be1d420847b9925c46e10494eca5.exe	85
PID 4516 wrote to memory of 1752	4516	ed44128ab81ef9b0c0509041ce903c908a79be1d420847b9925c46e10494eca5.exe	85
PID 4516 wrote to memory of 1752	4516	ed44128ab81ef9b0c0509041ce903c908a79be1d420847b9925c46e10494eca5.exe	85
PID 4256 wrote to memory of 3724	4256	TXPlatforn.exe	86
PID 4256 wrote to memory of 3724	4256	TXPlatforn.exe	86
PID 4256 wrote to memory of 3724	4256	TXPlatforn.exe	86
PID 4516 wrote to memory of 3040	4516	ed44128ab81ef9b0c0509041ce903c908a79be1d420847b9925c46e10494eca5.exe	89
PID 4516 wrote to memory of 3040	4516	ed44128ab81ef9b0c0509041ce903c908a79be1d420847b9925c46e10494eca5.exe	89
PID 4516 wrote to memory of 3040	4516	ed44128ab81ef9b0c0509041ce903c908a79be1d420847b9925c46e10494eca5.exe	89
PID 2640 wrote to memory of 3424	2640	cmd.exe	91
PID 2640 wrote to memory of 3424	2640	cmd.exe	91
PID 2640 wrote to memory of 3424	2640	cmd.exe	91
PID 3288 wrote to memory of 880	3288	svchost.exe	106
PID 3288 wrote to memory of 880	3288	svchost.exe	106
PID 3288 wrote to memory of 880	3288	svchost.exe	106

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ed44128ab81ef9b0c0509041ce903c908a79be1d420847b9925c46e10494eca5.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ed44128ab81ef9b0c0509041ce903c908a79be1d420847b9925c46e10494eca5.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4516
- 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:4868
- - 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:2640
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
      ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
      4⤵
      Runs ping.exe
      PID:3424
- 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:1752
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_ed44128ab81ef9b0c0509041ce903c908a79be1d420847b9925c46e10494eca5.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_ed44128ab81ef9b0c0509041ce903c908a79be1d420847b9925c46e10494eca5.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:3040

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4256
- 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:3724

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"
1⤵
PID:436

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:3288
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\240597890.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  PID:880

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_X.dat

Filesize
1.2MB

MD5
bf9567f29e4862fc77db682965fe96dc

SHA1
9690cd70fc3f771a763af7acc68afe3baeafe536

SHA256
b0cbd3bd2ffbc4870f61f06be6c991cecf0a19442519f6f65f56970d870039eb

SHA512
053f429d8713675257b910e835caa4cc9fcf898c25586a7de505b123cdd7b60721737c95bda03bf9edb661218829cd5e1952805fe05c8ed65614d336eadf30c4

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_ed44128ab81ef9b0c0509041ce903c908a79be1d420847b9925c46e10494eca5.exe

Filesize
2.2MB

MD5
cd55a17685b496570a9ba3374730a9c5

SHA1
3127c701297667727854b508a99c71a77fb1f0ea

SHA256
6a11cca02e22b01b077775b9819cb220d3747c0f6d2b0b85b13265d0cd3ab730

SHA512
19cee89ec5256a386c36c6b3b02f91e8acbf19a778427e5ead10614e73d1dc5e9ed64b1b3b5ad5b461828dea77ba69a5d6b6c8a2363b727ad04f0215da55d894

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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\240597890.txt

Filesize
50KB

MD5
f1a7f8d5a1d56ec81e117e246975b0bd

SHA1
0f3ab62488f7e218d99e84e0357d4e2497e3a17a

SHA256
2ac9c9577c1580ef895de5fff21ba855b6cceb5c552506b638b2248fe9dddc45

SHA512
d35de2d89cf42c4c873c1f05437d4d91429861fd3dcaea327ffff8af2e63fb6fa7ace1d4f5f9d6a30e30d634a3d0cf3ffc505927f1f14b1467751d19550ebba7

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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/3040-48-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000632000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.2MB

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memory/3724-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3724-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3724-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4256-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4256-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4256-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4256-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4256-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4868-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4868-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4868-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4868-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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