gh0strat | 3305595557ca489cd7f0112bff4282aab14ecbdadab667b3afbef8e14e396cf9

General

Target

3305595557ca489cd7f0112bff4282aab14ecbdadab667b3afbef8e14e396cf9.exe
Size

1.5MB
MD5

c3be351e23b845b67686c64bd3ac48d9
SHA1

c76caae04ee9b35158411e4513f409694fb6cfe4
SHA256

3305595557ca489cd7f0112bff4282aab14ecbdadab667b3afbef8e14e396cf9
SHA512

0b1cb40f23a97401f67954501dfff82967b7933219091d11eed0fe78a4b47444165a4c5ec23dd8777e8ca3cb595ba48be83997d7139aa871f7a2e922c1cc6409
SSDEEP

24576:NQZoidOTdVZinacCET9Ecl1erdg0MCiVWhFU7cVLaM4Y+WN5mmT7KR:NQZAdVyVT9n/Gg0P+WhokZvfKR

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
behavioral1/memory/2156-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2156-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2156-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2380-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2380-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2648-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2648-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2648-78-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 9 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2156-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2156-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2156-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2380-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
\Windows\SysWOW64\259398119.txt	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2380-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2648-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2648-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2648-78-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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 DLL path for service in the registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

svchos.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\259398119.txt"	svchos.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 5 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTXPlatforn.exesvchos.exeTXPlatforn.exeÖ÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

pid process

2156 svchost.exe
2380 TXPlatforn.exe
2688 svchos.exe
2648 TXPlatforn.exe
2748 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

pid	process
2156	svchost.exe
2380	TXPlatforn.exe
2688	svchos.exe
2648	TXPlatforn.exe
2748	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

Processes:

3305595557ca489cd7f0112bff4282aab14ecbdadab667b3afbef8e14e396cf9.exeTXPlatforn.exesvchos.exesvchost.exeÖ÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

pid	process
2116	3305595557ca489cd7f0112bff4282aab14ecbdadab667b3afbef8e14e396cf9.exe
2380	TXPlatforn.exe
2116	3305595557ca489cd7f0112bff4282aab14ecbdadab667b3afbef8e14e396cf9.exe
2688	svchos.exe
2596	svchost.exe
2596	svchost.exe
2748	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

UPX packed file 9 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2156-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2156-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2156-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2156-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2380-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2380-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-78-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

Processes:

svchos.exesvchost.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\259398119.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
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	svchost.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs

Processes:

3305595557ca489cd7f0112bff4282aab14ecbdadab667b3afbef8e14e396cf9.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	3305595557ca489cd7f0112bff4282aab14ecbdadab667b3afbef8e14e396cf9.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe	3305595557ca489cd7f0112bff4282aab14ecbdadab667b3afbef8e14e396cf9.exe
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	3305595557ca489cd7f0112bff4282aab14ecbdadab667b3afbef8e14e396cf9.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe	3305595557ca489cd7f0112bff4282aab14ecbdadab667b3afbef8e14e396cf9.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

2752 PING.EXE
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatforn.exe

pid process

2648 TXPlatforn.exe

pid	process
2752	PING.EXE

pid	process
2648	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTXPlatforn.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2156	svchost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2648	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2648	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2648	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2648	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2648	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

3305595557ca489cd7f0112bff4282aab14ecbdadab667b3afbef8e14e396cf9.exe

pid	process
2116	3305595557ca489cd7f0112bff4282aab14ecbdadab667b3afbef8e14e396cf9.exe
2116	3305595557ca489cd7f0112bff4282aab14ecbdadab667b3afbef8e14e396cf9.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

Processes:

3305595557ca489cd7f0112bff4282aab14ecbdadab667b3afbef8e14e396cf9.exesvchost.exeTXPlatforn.execmd.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2116 wrote to memory of 2156	2116	3305595557ca489cd7f0112bff4282aab14ecbdadab667b3afbef8e14e396cf9.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2116 wrote to memory of 2156	2116	3305595557ca489cd7f0112bff4282aab14ecbdadab667b3afbef8e14e396cf9.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2116 wrote to memory of 2156	2116	3305595557ca489cd7f0112bff4282aab14ecbdadab667b3afbef8e14e396cf9.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2116 wrote to memory of 2156	2116	3305595557ca489cd7f0112bff4282aab14ecbdadab667b3afbef8e14e396cf9.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2116 wrote to memory of 2156	2116	3305595557ca489cd7f0112bff4282aab14ecbdadab667b3afbef8e14e396cf9.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2116 wrote to memory of 2156	2116	3305595557ca489cd7f0112bff4282aab14ecbdadab667b3afbef8e14e396cf9.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2116 wrote to memory of 2156	2116	3305595557ca489cd7f0112bff4282aab14ecbdadab667b3afbef8e14e396cf9.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2156 wrote to memory of 2560	2156	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2156 wrote to memory of 2560	2156	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2156 wrote to memory of 2560	2156	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2156 wrote to memory of 2560	2156	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2648	2380	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2648	2380	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2648	2380	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2648	2380	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2648	2380	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2648	2380	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2648	2380	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2116 wrote to memory of 2688	2116	3305595557ca489cd7f0112bff4282aab14ecbdadab667b3afbef8e14e396cf9.exe	svchos.exe
PID 2116 wrote to memory of 2688	2116	3305595557ca489cd7f0112bff4282aab14ecbdadab667b3afbef8e14e396cf9.exe	svchos.exe
PID 2116 wrote to memory of 2688	2116	3305595557ca489cd7f0112bff4282aab14ecbdadab667b3afbef8e14e396cf9.exe	svchos.exe
PID 2116 wrote to memory of 2688	2116	3305595557ca489cd7f0112bff4282aab14ecbdadab667b3afbef8e14e396cf9.exe	svchos.exe
PID 2560 wrote to memory of 2752	2560	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2560 wrote to memory of 2752	2560	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2560 wrote to memory of 2752	2560	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2560 wrote to memory of 2752	2560	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2596 wrote to memory of 2748	2596	svchost.exe	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
PID 2596 wrote to memory of 2748	2596	svchost.exe	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
PID 2596 wrote to memory of 2748	2596	svchost.exe	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
PID 2596 wrote to memory of 2748	2596	svchost.exe	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3305595557ca489cd7f0112bff4282aab14ecbdadab667b3afbef8e14e396cf9.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3305595557ca489cd7f0112bff4282aab14ecbdadab667b3afbef8e14e396cf9.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2116

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:2156

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:2560

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
4⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2752

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:2688

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2380

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:2648

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"
1⤵
PID:2924

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:2596

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
C:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\259398119.txt",MainThread
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
PID:2748

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
1.5MB

MD5
c3be351e23b845b67686c64bd3ac48d9

SHA1
c76caae04ee9b35158411e4513f409694fb6cfe4

SHA256
3305595557ca489cd7f0112bff4282aab14ecbdadab667b3afbef8e14e396cf9

SHA512
0b1cb40f23a97401f67954501dfff82967b7933219091d11eed0fe78a4b47444165a4c5ec23dd8777e8ca3cb595ba48be83997d7139aa871f7a2e922c1cc6409

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\X.ico

Filesize
71KB

MD5
fb44f7af2882d222b600539171f54c1d

SHA1
0c5a1a0b1620a55a0f194464227be25a2f0347e1

SHA256
f2a78e76259bc8fd4ab6af7b4e16dfb49a10643308aca3d14c09e61ac0ebd487

SHA512
21e906473f64303c4c8d55213ccb84f4a803c11fb5eef34ce3194adfb391ccbcc91e7c399556c7a4e4f3d33b9b19524d4499ec771ee8e1a10df26ea7cc2dcb67

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

Filesize
377KB

MD5
a4329177954d4104005bce3020e5ef59

SHA1
23c29e295e2dbb8454012d619ca3f81e4c16e85a

SHA256
6156d003d54dcf2ee92f21bd6e7a6a7f91730bd2804381260bcabe465abe6ddd

SHA512
81e9d456a4abfc7cd9e0943d4a0ce15523362c3179f3368381d1d7974f80a9f9113b5404b96e67e91684e0ea1895b7d0073e4c48d0bfc4fd0244b1af6acf0208

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\Windows\SysWOW64\259398119.txt

Filesize
50KB

MD5
464f51e6b8be8a8a982b2b3be0933ffc

SHA1
3af597dabc54b2e3e7032ef312320c7d1b3ce9a5

SHA256
1dff3f309bae8bc3afc35332145e961ab5207af1cee7ad1744a276d7921a2cfc

SHA512
7af68cb3ffe3551da15d1d7ec4a6cb9fa09c47211a1be420de30f8f6f19d640906ce94ddca7d353f09ecdfe9980bc1f1b4d098386cdcb0df4ef59c5eef1d8dc0

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\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

Filesize
43KB

MD5
51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8

SHA1
8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58

SHA256
5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124

SHA512
794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

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memory/2156-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2156-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2156-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2156-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2380-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2380-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2648-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2648-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2648-78-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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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