gh0strat | 89dfdc25935591ea7c72b4d7f5bde92cc15bb1578c3fcc8a0c897bcc2eee6b6d

General

Target

89dfdc25935591ea7c72b4d7f5bde92cc15bb1578c3fcc8a0c897bcc2eee6b6d.exe
Size

2.3MB
MD5

da2813fb86bbf1c832a618b088df87bc
SHA1

78348ab31f69e5dc6169a49d1ffb8e0416b84cd1
SHA256

89dfdc25935591ea7c72b4d7f5bde92cc15bb1578c3fcc8a0c897bcc2eee6b6d
SHA512

36ef990b4b4826f306baf4b80b79be16c4df7e3985ee7f1e44282f11f3170f6c9a15f4dca8dec585fa21e69c5b229ea6071799be04478816638cf57c292ee32e
SSDEEP

24576:vCwsbKgbQ5NANIvGTYwMHXA+wT1kfTw4SIuvB74fgt7ibhRM5QhKehFdMtRj7nHu:vCwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+WhN

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 8 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3968-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3968-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3968-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1388-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1388-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2728-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2728-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2728-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 9 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240601000.txt	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3968-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3968-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3968-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1388-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1388-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2728-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2728-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2728-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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 DLL path for service in the registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

R.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Remote Data\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240601000.txt"	R.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.exeTXPlatfor.exeRemote Data.exe

pid process

1956 R.exe
3968 N.exe
1388 TXPlatfor.exe
2728 TXPlatfor.exe
3848 Remote Data.exe
Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

Processes:

R.exesvchost.exeRemote Data.exe

pid process

1956 R.exe
3492 svchost.exe
3848 Remote Data.exe

pid	process
1956	R.exe
3968	N.exe
1388	TXPlatfor.exe
2728	TXPlatfor.exe
3848	Remote Data.exe

pid	process
1956	R.exe
3492	svchost.exe
3848	Remote Data.exe

UPX packed file 10 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3968-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3968-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3968-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3968-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1388-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1388-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1388-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2728-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2728-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2728-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

Processes:

R.exesvchost.exeN.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240601000.txt	R.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	R.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe	svchost.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:

89dfdc25935591ea7c72b4d7f5bde92cc15bb1578c3fcc8a0c897bcc2eee6b6d.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	89dfdc25935591ea7c72b4d7f5bde92cc15bb1578c3fcc8a0c897bcc2eee6b6d.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

996 PING.EXE
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatfor.exe

pid process

2728 TXPlatfor.exe

pid	process
996	PING.EXE

pid	process
2728	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

N.exeTXPlatfor.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3968	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2728	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2728	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2728	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2728	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2728	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

89dfdc25935591ea7c72b4d7f5bde92cc15bb1578c3fcc8a0c897bcc2eee6b6d.exe

pid	process
3856	89dfdc25935591ea7c72b4d7f5bde92cc15bb1578c3fcc8a0c897bcc2eee6b6d.exe
3856	89dfdc25935591ea7c72b4d7f5bde92cc15bb1578c3fcc8a0c897bcc2eee6b6d.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

Processes:

89dfdc25935591ea7c72b4d7f5bde92cc15bb1578c3fcc8a0c897bcc2eee6b6d.exeN.exeTXPlatfor.execmd.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3856 wrote to memory of 1956	3856	89dfdc25935591ea7c72b4d7f5bde92cc15bb1578c3fcc8a0c897bcc2eee6b6d.exe	R.exe
PID 3856 wrote to memory of 1956	3856	89dfdc25935591ea7c72b4d7f5bde92cc15bb1578c3fcc8a0c897bcc2eee6b6d.exe	R.exe
PID 3856 wrote to memory of 1956	3856	89dfdc25935591ea7c72b4d7f5bde92cc15bb1578c3fcc8a0c897bcc2eee6b6d.exe	R.exe
PID 3856 wrote to memory of 3968	3856	89dfdc25935591ea7c72b4d7f5bde92cc15bb1578c3fcc8a0c897bcc2eee6b6d.exe	N.exe
PID 3856 wrote to memory of 3968	3856	89dfdc25935591ea7c72b4d7f5bde92cc15bb1578c3fcc8a0c897bcc2eee6b6d.exe	N.exe
PID 3856 wrote to memory of 3968	3856	89dfdc25935591ea7c72b4d7f5bde92cc15bb1578c3fcc8a0c897bcc2eee6b6d.exe	N.exe
PID 3968 wrote to memory of 2864	3968	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3968 wrote to memory of 2864	3968	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3968 wrote to memory of 2864	3968	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1388 wrote to memory of 2728	1388	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 1388 wrote to memory of 2728	1388	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 1388 wrote to memory of 2728	1388	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 996	2864	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 996	2864	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 996	2864	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3492 wrote to memory of 3848	3492	svchost.exe	Remote Data.exe
PID 3492 wrote to memory of 3848	3492	svchost.exe	Remote Data.exe
PID 3492 wrote to memory of 3848	3492	svchost.exe	Remote Data.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\89dfdc25935591ea7c72b4d7f5bde92cc15bb1578c3fcc8a0c897bcc2eee6b6d.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\89dfdc25935591ea7c72b4d7f5bde92cc15bb1578c3fcc8a0c897bcc2eee6b6d.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3856

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\R.exe
2⤵
- Sets DLL path for service in the registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
PID:1956

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:3968

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:2864

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
4⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:996

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:4240

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3492

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240601000.txt",MainThread
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
PID:3848

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1388

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:2728

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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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat
Filesize
2.3MB

MD5
da2813fb86bbf1c832a618b088df87bc

SHA1
78348ab31f69e5dc6169a49d1ffb8e0416b84cd1

SHA256
89dfdc25935591ea7c72b4d7f5bde92cc15bb1578c3fcc8a0c897bcc2eee6b6d

SHA512
36ef990b4b4826f306baf4b80b79be16c4df7e3985ee7f1e44282f11f3170f6c9a15f4dca8dec585fa21e69c5b229ea6071799be04478816638cf57c292ee32e

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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\240601000.txt
Filesize
899KB

MD5
7b696a986868183f991d55d08559bba8

SHA1
30ded66be0103a7a17f208061f4a0ec24db53e67

SHA256
a6230c5d9eaeaffee0ec828f313e7593cc3964b31f8c638bd08bf3b61ce8b032

SHA512
2011293879d66caf5576fdebc10d81c74525ba1f6632dd70248391343c81b0d88bc4aa8131069800057a74bb5f9b6add3c967054cc0f4ad20b4a891439f89d69

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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memory/1388-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1388-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1388-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2728-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2728-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2728-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3968-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3968-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3968-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3968-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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Signatures

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

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