gh0strat | 688241ffbb8d791eadbeebc5c9c0993624b00e125b4c48750bbfc482389fa54c

General

Target

688241ffbb8d791eadbeebc5c9c0993624b00e125b4c48750bbfc482389fa54c.exe
Size

1.4MB
MD5

9fcf7034606f946de3d48e5109f91445
SHA1

626b1a31d33458e721fe4535660209999c30bb2f
SHA256

688241ffbb8d791eadbeebc5c9c0993624b00e125b4c48750bbfc482389fa54c
SHA512

e6b4278f4ae52ac34eb1502ba1c7d7d3802f06b8aee9a6debf6740019494076b35e70657235873bda70386bcd2ab666b9d03b66c0d4ef9233ac9c7985f85f155
SSDEEP

24576:RQZoidOTdVZinacCET9Ecl1erdg0MCiVWhFU7cVSd5dyWRudqIqfaVN5mmT7Km:RQZAdVyVT9n/Gg0P+WhoV5dyWRudqIqS

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/828-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/828-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/828-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2912-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2912-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2912-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3196-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3196-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3196-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3196-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2912-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 12 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/828-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/828-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/828-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2912-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2912-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2912-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3196-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3196-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240603250.txt	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3196-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3196-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2912-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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:

svchost.exeTXPlatforn.exeTXPlatforn.exesvchos.exe

pid process

828 svchost.exe
2912 TXPlatforn.exe
3196 TXPlatforn.exe
2668 svchos.exe
Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

Processes:

svchos.exe

pid process

2668 svchos.exe

pid	process
828	svchost.exe
2912	TXPlatforn.exe
3196	TXPlatforn.exe
2668	svchos.exe

pid	process
2668	svchos.exe

UPX packed file 13 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/828-4-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/828-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/828-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/828-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2912-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2912-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2912-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2912-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3196-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3196-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3196-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3196-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2912-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exesvchos.exe

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\240603250.txt	svchos.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 5 IoCs

Processes:

688241ffbb8d791eadbeebc5c9c0993624b00e125b4c48750bbfc482389fa54c.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe	688241ffbb8d791eadbeebc5c9c0993624b00e125b4c48750bbfc482389fa54c.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	688241ffbb8d791eadbeebc5c9c0993624b00e125b4c48750bbfc482389fa54c.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	688241ffbb8d791eadbeebc5c9c0993624b00e125b4c48750bbfc482389fa54c.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe	688241ffbb8d791eadbeebc5c9c0993624b00e125b4c48750bbfc482389fa54c.exe
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	688241ffbb8d791eadbeebc5c9c0993624b00e125b4c48750bbfc482389fa54c.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082
Program crash 1 IoCs

Processes:

WerFault.exe

pid pid_target process target process

4828 2668 WerFault.exe svchos.exe
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

4480 PING.EXE
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatforn.exe

pid process

3196 TXPlatforn.exe

pid	pid_target	process	target process
4828	2668	WerFault.exe	svchos.exe

pid	process
4480	PING.EXE

pid	process
3196	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTXPlatforn.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	828	svchost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3196	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	3196	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3196	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	3196	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3196	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

688241ffbb8d791eadbeebc5c9c0993624b00e125b4c48750bbfc482389fa54c.exe

pid	process
4524	688241ffbb8d791eadbeebc5c9c0993624b00e125b4c48750bbfc482389fa54c.exe
4524	688241ffbb8d791eadbeebc5c9c0993624b00e125b4c48750bbfc482389fa54c.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs

Processes:

688241ffbb8d791eadbeebc5c9c0993624b00e125b4c48750bbfc482389fa54c.exeTXPlatforn.exesvchost.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4524 wrote to memory of 828	4524	688241ffbb8d791eadbeebc5c9c0993624b00e125b4c48750bbfc482389fa54c.exe	svchost.exe
PID 4524 wrote to memory of 828	4524	688241ffbb8d791eadbeebc5c9c0993624b00e125b4c48750bbfc482389fa54c.exe	svchost.exe
PID 4524 wrote to memory of 828	4524	688241ffbb8d791eadbeebc5c9c0993624b00e125b4c48750bbfc482389fa54c.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2912 wrote to memory of 3196	2912	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2912 wrote to memory of 3196	2912	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2912 wrote to memory of 3196	2912	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 828 wrote to memory of 3208	828	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 828 wrote to memory of 3208	828	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 828 wrote to memory of 3208	828	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4524 wrote to memory of 2668	4524	688241ffbb8d791eadbeebc5c9c0993624b00e125b4c48750bbfc482389fa54c.exe	svchos.exe
PID 4524 wrote to memory of 2668	4524	688241ffbb8d791eadbeebc5c9c0993624b00e125b4c48750bbfc482389fa54c.exe	svchos.exe
PID 4524 wrote to memory of 2668	4524	688241ffbb8d791eadbeebc5c9c0993624b00e125b4c48750bbfc482389fa54c.exe	svchos.exe
PID 3208 wrote to memory of 4480	3208	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3208 wrote to memory of 4480	3208	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3208 wrote to memory of 4480	3208	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\688241ffbb8d791eadbeebc5c9c0993624b00e125b4c48750bbfc482389fa54c.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\688241ffbb8d791eadbeebc5c9c0993624b00e125b4c48750bbfc482389fa54c.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4524

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:828

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:3208

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
4⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4480

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchos.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\svchos.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
PID:2668

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2668 -s 448
3⤵
- Program crash
PID:4828

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2912

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:3196

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 2668 -ip 2668
1⤵
PID:4544

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
1.4MB

MD5
9fcf7034606f946de3d48e5109f91445

SHA1
626b1a31d33458e721fe4535660209999c30bb2f

SHA256
688241ffbb8d791eadbeebc5c9c0993624b00e125b4c48750bbfc482389fa54c

SHA512
e6b4278f4ae52ac34eb1502ba1c7d7d3802f06b8aee9a6debf6740019494076b35e70657235873bda70386bcd2ab666b9d03b66c0d4ef9233ac9c7985f85f155

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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\240603250.txt

Filesize
50KB

MD5
6c8e7fbfc6628dcd2f096202d6f3286d

SHA1
9924f2bb0499439d61d9dc3ab168416b9d0d1420

SHA256
5231a120de78f130d1025290c3a6c075e1bcc8c2a5cc4d4731852e33785b78e7

SHA512
f326d5367beea57abc9ed53eec6bbf571fd86837b9e55959c6c01044edcdde5c2aa19317c8cd174e823785c4c226993055df6fd66afca537442b85168c256422

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memory/828-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/828-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/828-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/828-4-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2912-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2912-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2912-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2912-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2912-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3196-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3196-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3196-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3196-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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