gh0strat | 06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106

General

Target

06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.exe
Size

4.0MB
MD5

1135faa525c0af4d75076dcce9631581
SHA1

a6b267cf46b8e39ba6fbae2dfbc4b3ea09442c10
SHA256

06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106
SHA512

645072036d50ad72a7967f2d2d1468ee3a87392816e30e1e6a7c6a8f45d8c2bc1bf52459d344ab1ace158113364ed9fe42ef201a24af379a8b550c1710566093
SSDEEP

98304:Fws2ANnKXOaeOgmhY9yjk6PMopCqkqPDg:vKXbeO72RoAqE

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 10 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4896-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4896-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4896-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2012-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2012-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2012-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/5076-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/5076-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/5076-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2012-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 11 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240608687.txt	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4896-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4896-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4896-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2012-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2012-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2012-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/5076-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/5076-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/5076-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2012-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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 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 5 IoCs

Processes:

R.exeN.exeTXPlatfor.exeHD_06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.exeTXPlatfor.exe

pid process

4808 R.exe
4896 N.exe
2012 TXPlatfor.exe
3056 HD_06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.exe
5076 TXPlatfor.exe
Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

Processes:

R.exe

pid process

4808 R.exe

pid	process
4808	R.exe
4896	N.exe
2012	TXPlatfor.exe
3056	HD_06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.exe
5076	TXPlatfor.exe

pid	process
4808	R.exe

UPX packed file 12 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4896-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4896-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4896-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4896-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2012-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2012-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2012-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5076-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5076-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5076-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2012-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2012-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

R.exeN.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240608687.txt	R.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:

06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.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

4632 4808 WerFault.exe R.exe
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

2968 PING.EXE

pid	pid_target	process	target process
4632	4808	WerFault.exe	R.exe

pid	process
2968	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.exe

pid	process
3300	06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.exe
3300	06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatfor.exe

pid process

5076 TXPlatfor.exe

pid	process
5076	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

N.exeTXPlatfor.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4896	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	5076	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	5076	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5076	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	5076	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5076	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.exe

pid	process
3300	06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.exe
3300	06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

Processes:

06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.exeN.exeTXPlatfor.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3300 wrote to memory of 4808	3300	06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.exe	R.exe
PID 3300 wrote to memory of 4808	3300	06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.exe	R.exe
PID 3300 wrote to memory of 4808	3300	06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.exe	R.exe
PID 3300 wrote to memory of 4896	3300	06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.exe	N.exe
PID 3300 wrote to memory of 4896	3300	06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.exe	N.exe
PID 3300 wrote to memory of 4896	3300	06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.exe	N.exe
PID 4896 wrote to memory of 4836	4896	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4896 wrote to memory of 4836	4896	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4896 wrote to memory of 4836	4896	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3300 wrote to memory of 3056	3300	06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.exe	HD_06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.exe
PID 3300 wrote to memory of 3056	3300	06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.exe	HD_06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.exe
PID 3300 wrote to memory of 3056	3300	06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.exe	HD_06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.exe
PID 2012 wrote to memory of 5076	2012	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2012 wrote to memory of 5076	2012	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2012 wrote to memory of 5076	2012	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 4836 wrote to memory of 2968	4836	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4836 wrote to memory of 2968	4836	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4836 wrote to memory of 2968	4836	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3300

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\R.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
PID:4808

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4808 -s 464
3⤵
- Program crash
PID:4632

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:4896

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:4836

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
4⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2968

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3056

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 4808 -ip 4808
1⤵
PID:1092

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2012

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:5076

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_06d12b2d2bf1ca2b26ac587f3f2176a1f3b9cdef9dbae46b7ef73862aa889106.exe

Filesize
1.4MB

MD5
0333605a08ba9d44c3658d6cecd176a0

SHA1
7d6ee62f6ce0130d4beb635676a782afeaca6608

SHA256
e3c65f8bc3b24c2f04855874ddb43da31bc3f9bdff8bb19e52834fa6ddadff4b

SHA512
a8bf2845369d8b3fc0f831f06baa91ac1267e1d29537b9204cc6954eaee5ceb085874d2aa8275a073aa940b5a9d130f18702762d3838cc7c8ade225e47f9091a

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

Filesize
2.6MB

MD5
6161d8bd8d0f5ccf71e20d394967b39f

SHA1
c9c75ec020eda4aed54d973c4b7b2428daafcbef

SHA256
8d9178600ef12a5059353680afa70f2b269dbb53d0dc6ca0b5e082e1550b950b

SHA512
86836bd757adc24ca9fea00f51969c6720b87054de3a9265e6f6b4290b523ef0deeae0bd08c7cf748df23cbe3b0a806efa8845b7faef5c809545a1ba759ab95f

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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\240608687.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
532ebdde8944616df82d7914d7dee597

SHA1
e1dc4dcbdd9a8342848c71cb3011993330af69dd

SHA256
bb3e9d7ea0db0d810bb0fce7931145f8c68f1ca6ed803e28194f11915351dc62

SHA512
1aa4b530304add7c4208d5c91bf2c5928be4f0353dcef55238e1046ce1dfac3e3aad5199ce9e832ab73ce2028e3ece4b6c936f1bc5b8c00e2ae301b9de7361a3

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memory/2012-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2012-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2012-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2012-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2012-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4896-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4896-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4896-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4896-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/5076-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/5076-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/5076-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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