gh0strat | f3674bd4d06d3896ad609c73acd42b7ab9b64a86ce6054c10d81acfe8966606f

General

Target

f3674bd4d06d3896ad609c73acd42b7ab9b64a86ce6054c10d81acfe8966606f.exe
Size

1.7MB
MD5

36d6e7690dc3cc2f0c3907f3adc9af62
SHA1

c0c6b1b325d28f47f4fe83e8fc0a34baee5feb2d
SHA256

f3674bd4d06d3896ad609c73acd42b7ab9b64a86ce6054c10d81acfe8966606f
SHA512

18fffc225437bc4bdc33e234902aa062a1aab700c84ef0ccd77ad6ee84580ddcac8b86d273105837b876077f30f5fb7625d02d98306413edc575e4f5c6ddb5e4
SSDEEP

24576:r09tv9/7JtDElDEExIko2H2HESq2eWJ6MQjySjy+omfQ0J:r09XJt4HIN2H2tFvduySSd0J

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 9 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2228-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2228-9-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2952-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2228-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2612-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2612-51-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2952-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2612-60-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2612-61-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 9 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2228-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2228-9-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2952-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2228-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2612-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2612-51-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2952-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2612-60-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2612-61-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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 3 IoCs

Processes:

RVN.exeTXPlatforn.exeTXPlatforn.exe

pid process

2228 RVN.exe
2952 TXPlatforn.exe
2612 TXPlatforn.exe
Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

Processes:

f3674bd4d06d3896ad609c73acd42b7ab9b64a86ce6054c10d81acfe8966606f.exeTXPlatforn.exe

pid process

1560 f3674bd4d06d3896ad609c73acd42b7ab9b64a86ce6054c10d81acfe8966606f.exe
2952 TXPlatforn.exe

pid	process
2228	RVN.exe
2952	TXPlatforn.exe
2612	TXPlatforn.exe

UPX packed file 10 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2228-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2228-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2228-9-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2952-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2228-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2612-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2612-51-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2952-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2612-60-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2612-61-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

Processes:

RVN.exe

description ioc process

File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe RVN.exe
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe RVN.exe

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

Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs

Processes:

f3674bd4d06d3896ad609c73acd42b7ab9b64a86ce6054c10d81acfe8966606f.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	f3674bd4d06d3896ad609c73acd42b7ab9b64a86ce6054c10d81acfe8966606f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe	f3674bd4d06d3896ad609c73acd42b7ab9b64a86ce6054c10d81acfe8966606f.exe
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	f3674bd4d06d3896ad609c73acd42b7ab9b64a86ce6054c10d81acfe8966606f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe	f3674bd4d06d3896ad609c73acd42b7ab9b64a86ce6054c10d81acfe8966606f.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

2608 PING.EXE
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatforn.exe

pid process

2612 TXPlatforn.exe

pid	process
2608	PING.EXE

pid	process
2612	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

RVN.exeTXPlatforn.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2228	RVN.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2612	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2612	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2612	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2612	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2612	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

f3674bd4d06d3896ad609c73acd42b7ab9b64a86ce6054c10d81acfe8966606f.exe

pid	process
1560	f3674bd4d06d3896ad609c73acd42b7ab9b64a86ce6054c10d81acfe8966606f.exe
1560	f3674bd4d06d3896ad609c73acd42b7ab9b64a86ce6054c10d81acfe8966606f.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 22 IoCs

Processes:

f3674bd4d06d3896ad609c73acd42b7ab9b64a86ce6054c10d81acfe8966606f.exeRVN.exeTXPlatforn.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 2228	1560	f3674bd4d06d3896ad609c73acd42b7ab9b64a86ce6054c10d81acfe8966606f.exe	RVN.exe
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 2228	1560	f3674bd4d06d3896ad609c73acd42b7ab9b64a86ce6054c10d81acfe8966606f.exe	RVN.exe
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 2228	1560	f3674bd4d06d3896ad609c73acd42b7ab9b64a86ce6054c10d81acfe8966606f.exe	RVN.exe
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 2228	1560	f3674bd4d06d3896ad609c73acd42b7ab9b64a86ce6054c10d81acfe8966606f.exe	RVN.exe
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 2228	1560	f3674bd4d06d3896ad609c73acd42b7ab9b64a86ce6054c10d81acfe8966606f.exe	RVN.exe
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 2228	1560	f3674bd4d06d3896ad609c73acd42b7ab9b64a86ce6054c10d81acfe8966606f.exe	RVN.exe
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 2228	1560	f3674bd4d06d3896ad609c73acd42b7ab9b64a86ce6054c10d81acfe8966606f.exe	RVN.exe
PID 2228 wrote to memory of 2736	2228	RVN.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2228 wrote to memory of 2736	2228	RVN.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2228 wrote to memory of 2736	2228	RVN.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2228 wrote to memory of 2736	2228	RVN.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 2612	2952	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 2612	2952	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 2612	2952	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 2612	2952	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 2612	2952	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 2612	2952	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 2612	2952	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2608	2736	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2608	2736	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2608	2736	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2608	2736	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f3674bd4d06d3896ad609c73acd42b7ab9b64a86ce6054c10d81acfe8966606f.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f3674bd4d06d3896ad609c73acd42b7ab9b64a86ce6054c10d81acfe8966606f.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1560

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RVN.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\RVN.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2228

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\RVN.exe > nul
3⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2736

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
4⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2608

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2952

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:2612

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
1.7MB

MD5
36d6e7690dc3cc2f0c3907f3adc9af62

SHA1
c0c6b1b325d28f47f4fe83e8fc0a34baee5feb2d

SHA256
f3674bd4d06d3896ad609c73acd42b7ab9b64a86ce6054c10d81acfe8966606f

SHA512
18fffc225437bc4bdc33e234902aa062a1aab700c84ef0ccd77ad6ee84580ddcac8b86d273105837b876077f30f5fb7625d02d98306413edc575e4f5c6ddb5e4

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RVN.exe

Filesize
377KB

MD5
80ade1893dec9cab7f2e63538a464fcc

SHA1
c06614da33a65eddb506db00a124a3fc3f5be02e

SHA256
57a920389c044e3f5cf93dabff67070b4511e79779b6f874e08f92d8b0d7afbd

SHA512
fffd4f3fccb5301b3c7a5b3bd92747f31549fbd9d0803fe5d502d1bb0ef979140988718c2ee1406ed3e755790d275185e120a56cbcb5ed2eadf62b5cdbfc4cc4

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memory/2228-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2228-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2228-9-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2228-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2612-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2612-51-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2612-60-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2612-61-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2952-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2952-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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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