gh0strat | e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f

General

Target

e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe
Size

6.2MB
MD5

c595e53ad90b8a8dd0202298c8e88ef6
SHA1

7be837f48901704f1bf16d1bda55d7e7857039d1
SHA256

e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f
SHA512

038397706557288aafc65e06f78bfae6701ce8b14c794d334a146678afbe446b50ea1af4f083c90b7bd1d839054f158aa56cc5c7ba85d24089717a937a903070
SSDEEP

98304:aws2ANnKXOaeOgmh0xBxlKnbxBxlPMMMMMMMMLMMMMMMMMMMmOxBxliZxBxlpAxV:wKXbeO7yxluxlrxlWxlpAxbTXWMjR

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 5 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2596-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2596-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2428-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2428-47-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2428-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 6 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
\Windows\SysWOW64\259398478.txt	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2596-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2596-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2428-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2428-47-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2428-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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\\259398478.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 6 IoCs

Processes:

R.exeN.exeTXPlatfor.exeTXPlatfor.exeHD_e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exeRemote Data.exe

pid	process
1952	R.exe
2596	N.exe
2536	TXPlatfor.exe
2428	TXPlatfor.exe
2712	HD_e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe
2604	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 8 IoCs

Processes:

e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exeR.exesvchost.exeTXPlatfor.exeRemote Data.exe

pid	process
2804	e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe
1952	R.exe
380	svchost.exe
2804	e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe
2536	TXPlatfor.exe
2804	e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe
380	svchost.exe
2604	Remote Data.exe

UPX packed file 6 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2596-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2596-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2596-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2428-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2428-47-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2428-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

Processes:

R.exesvchost.exeN.exe

description	ioc	process
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
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\259398478.txt	R.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

2972 PING.EXE
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

Processes:

e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe

pid process

2804 e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatfor.exe

pid process

2428 TXPlatfor.exe

pid	process
2972	PING.EXE

pid	process
2428	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

N.exeTXPlatfor.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2596	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2428	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2428	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2428	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2428	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2428	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe

pid	process
2804	e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe
2804	e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 34 IoCs

Processes:

e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exeN.exeTXPlatfor.execmd.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2804 wrote to memory of 1952	2804	e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe	R.exe
PID 2804 wrote to memory of 1952	2804	e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe	R.exe
PID 2804 wrote to memory of 1952	2804	e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe	R.exe
PID 2804 wrote to memory of 1952	2804	e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe	R.exe
PID 2804 wrote to memory of 2596	2804	e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe	N.exe
PID 2804 wrote to memory of 2596	2804	e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe	N.exe
PID 2804 wrote to memory of 2596	2804	e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe	N.exe
PID 2804 wrote to memory of 2596	2804	e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe	N.exe
PID 2804 wrote to memory of 2596	2804	e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe	N.exe
PID 2804 wrote to memory of 2596	2804	e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe	N.exe
PID 2804 wrote to memory of 2596	2804	e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe	N.exe
PID 2596 wrote to memory of 2708	2596	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2596 wrote to memory of 2708	2596	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2596 wrote to memory of 2708	2596	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2596 wrote to memory of 2708	2596	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2428	2536	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2428	2536	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2428	2536	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2428	2536	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2428	2536	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2428	2536	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2428	2536	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2804 wrote to memory of 2712	2804	e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe	HD_e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe
PID 2804 wrote to memory of 2712	2804	e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe	HD_e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe
PID 2804 wrote to memory of 2712	2804	e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe	HD_e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe
PID 2804 wrote to memory of 2712	2804	e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe	HD_e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2972	2708	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2972	2708	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2972	2708	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2972	2708	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 380 wrote to memory of 2604	380	svchost.exe	Remote Data.exe
PID 380 wrote to memory of 2604	380	svchost.exe	Remote Data.exe
PID 380 wrote to memory of 2604	380	svchost.exe	Remote Data.exe
PID 380 wrote to memory of 2604	380	svchost.exe	Remote Data.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2804

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:1952

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:2596

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:2708

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
4⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2972

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2712

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:1932

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:380

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\259398478.txt",MainThread
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
PID:2604

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2536

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:2428

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

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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

Filesize
2.8MB

MD5
5d0fe0527ebd2d662e4b0e9651351a99

SHA1
9a3dda3a64eab1e6f290cf66ef0264d505628c47

SHA256
4287d409e591cf2eea7de641c8bbbf47f9404781713e3b7ece6bbbd35a8aa738

SHA512
e04ff68df3862a388f97b055d04830ae26b9103ff0cbee6aa39d1a7c80dcb26ee65dcbfe4e4f188c858f2f271466e68a297d180e34aef818abcf709df0e2404f

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_e5cbd45b332e7bffd4dda46c55b81845f7169d654bfa48390034f86d77b78d1f.exe

Filesize
3.4MB

MD5
464737ee66735eefd38c1ae4febd932b

SHA1
f4963f4f4c80db5f6d56ee483217d1aa886ecdd1

SHA256
3fb5f83907c80558ac7e1a6737a36b7bf258c454ea79391ba36c590882e6a78d

SHA512
fbb0d2a54c14b6db00e7f7cff8a748a7c8bbc5557cabd0daf31cae3b9f878fb5cc0be16168d6e95b2ebfc08c9bdb248077beca01b754ff697a99c145877d5647

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

Filesize
377KB

MD5
4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0

SHA1
f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b

SHA256
3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8

SHA512
5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0

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

Filesize
941KB

MD5
8dc3adf1c490211971c1e2325f1424d2

SHA1
4eec4a4e7cb97c5efa6c72e0731cd090c0c4adc5

SHA256
bc29f2022ab3b812e50c8681ff196f090c038b5ab51e37daffac4469a8c2eb2c

SHA512
ae92ea20b359849dcdba4808119b154e3af5ef3687ee09de1797610fe8c4d3eb9065b068074d35adddb4b225d17c619baff3944cb137ad196bcef7a6507f920d

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\Windows\SysWOW64\259398478.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
d415f8b1db86697fbd37aeb9fa78a7a0

SHA1
903f147ad485c6be60d1c53e98000c703714dab9

SHA256
502f0e6611ee743d94d2f2022f82dc08e554dcea893ecffb47cc30dbbefcb4d0

SHA512
21045d436a767f8acf766d3431b48cf221119c4b0331bedefc2e626dc510c0ba2dc9a1ed0a994ef1ff46c825351471cfeef5ec812e2c712a6bf50a1261bcac94

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\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

Filesize
43KB

MD5
51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8

SHA1
8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58

SHA256
5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124

SHA512
794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

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memory/2428-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2428-47-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2428-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

Download
memory/2596-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2596-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2596-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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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