gh0strat | acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21

General

Target

acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe
Size

13.4MB
MD5

795f58d8ba4bd47865e41820d3bbae3e
SHA1

02eddcae1c305df5bf8a7a3767f65bbc313b9a73
SHA256

acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21
SHA512

f9f3ce5cba8075685026e86c4b81dff7128c186f8bd081650612e7612b91becde56ffa58993c8469a56ac5b26c63e31951eccf2d090ecbdd8a27bc3871ba76b0
SSDEEP

196608:7iINy2LkUeeB7F5rjdivadBo2nnWb+wQ3IKlTJ9SzG6++i:ZB7jrZiydiqr19SzG6++i

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/2632-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2632-9-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2632-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2608-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2428-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2608-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2428-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2428-61-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 8 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2632-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2632-9-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2632-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2608-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2428-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2608-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2428-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2428-61-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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 4 IoCs

Processes:

RVN.exeTXPlatforn.exeTXPlatforn.exeHD_acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe

pid process

2632 RVN.exe
2608 TXPlatforn.exe
2428 TXPlatforn.exe
2776 HD_acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe

pid	process
2632	RVN.exe
2608	TXPlatforn.exe
2428	TXPlatforn.exe
2776	HD_acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

Processes:

acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exeTXPlatforn.exe

pid	process
2316	acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe
2608	TXPlatforn.exe
2316	acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe

UPX packed file 9 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2632-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2632-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2632-9-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2632-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2608-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2428-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2608-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2428-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2428-61-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

Processes:

RVN.exe

description ioc process

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

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

Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs

Processes:

acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe	acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe	acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.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

2536 PING.EXE
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

Processes:

acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe

pid process

2316 acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatforn.exe

pid process

2428 TXPlatforn.exe

pid	process
2536	PING.EXE

pid	process
2428	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

RVN.exeTXPlatforn.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2632	RVN.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2428	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2428	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2428	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2428	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2428	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe

pid	process
2316	acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe
2316	acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 26 IoCs

Processes:

acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exeRVN.exeTXPlatforn.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2632	2316	acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe	RVN.exe
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2632	2316	acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe	RVN.exe
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2632	2316	acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe	RVN.exe
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2632	2316	acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe	RVN.exe
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2632	2316	acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe	RVN.exe
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2632	2316	acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe	RVN.exe
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2632	2316	acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe	RVN.exe
PID 2632 wrote to memory of 2576	2632	RVN.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2632 wrote to memory of 2576	2632	RVN.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2632 wrote to memory of 2576	2632	RVN.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2632 wrote to memory of 2576	2632	RVN.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2608 wrote to memory of 2428	2608	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2608 wrote to memory of 2428	2608	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2608 wrote to memory of 2428	2608	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2608 wrote to memory of 2428	2608	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2608 wrote to memory of 2428	2608	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2608 wrote to memory of 2428	2608	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2608 wrote to memory of 2428	2608	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2576 wrote to memory of 2536	2576	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2576 wrote to memory of 2536	2576	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2576 wrote to memory of 2536	2576	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2576 wrote to memory of 2536	2576	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2776	2316	acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe	HD_acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2776	2316	acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe	HD_acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2776	2316	acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe	HD_acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2776	2316	acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe	HD_acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2316

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:2632

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:2576

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
4⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2536

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2776

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2608

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:2428

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:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe

Filesize
2.1MB

MD5
efd22fa806d531be8d527fd050009917

SHA1
71fe887fdea87da92a0f91a0bced0afc0fba22ca

SHA256
cbdf7a8292b754c92c5532f9f096a4874052aea69cf5dd99117d76836d44eaf3

SHA512
ba745a05ca6b708b492ac81f4c6bb5904ca4ece4c89d53c7282b394a53ab4d7750761f65bf8a390510d8f9a3588c095ccbd9f804abbbbb39e2aefd2f20be57a2

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

Filesize
1.2MB

MD5
de3fc0ea7876f6f2b2b8130adc1d5cac

SHA1
6c3183985a7b85ef7fcfa96cf197957d7540cd7e

SHA256
439eec3674b4d5ee5df61bf3a9e0ac13a38348d655a7bcae31f0d1a20c5bda26

SHA512
218a66c33581536c77a4b1f256b16975412f11e43681aec63b68c8582752d03e199d9a7e9aaf6caf9939cfe0932f0aef5f63ebd83f1386df8878f3c64bafeece

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_acbe07cecdb083aa18ed14dcde3759cd6dee4fed7cc8c5e0a3805818641c8e21.exe

Filesize
12.2MB

MD5
af1e78552eff6f039d4b5ab9092615cc

SHA1
f42cf985dff7f0fb8c7c6a9eeb0cf35f36534aca

SHA256
9d0cb47867478848fc5e1af80f431a4d6a09ed25ad38bdf586dc7ec8e259548d

SHA512
9a155a767f32ba50a61102a99d1ed94869ca711b4b4173cf4f358c3b54ef69f50d7ea7fa7844321bf49a3ba38f50fef119f8ca73175f3b2318e8990e3e0b838f

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

Filesize
377KB

MD5
80ade1893dec9cab7f2e63538a464fcc

SHA1
c06614da33a65eddb506db00a124a3fc3f5be02e

SHA256
57a920389c044e3f5cf93dabff67070b4511e79779b6f874e08f92d8b0d7afbd

SHA512
fffd4f3fccb5301b3c7a5b3bd92747f31549fbd9d0803fe5d502d1bb0ef979140988718c2ee1406ed3e755790d275185e120a56cbcb5ed2eadf62b5cdbfc4cc4

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memory/2428-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2428-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2428-61-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2608-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2608-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2632-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2632-9-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2632-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2632-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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