gh0strat | d84c6ecc44bf2a366c6438d7dfe9dfcfd792ad84456ee47025a72dbe24684b3f

General

Target

d84c6ecc44bf2a366c6438d7dfe9dfcfd792ad84456ee47025a72dbe24684b3f.exe
Size

1.4MB
MD5

67f8a2c058a05fe39de188c7099c75b5
SHA1

4f5af9a9f49f92da17caec0c64f93483abd89480
SHA256

d84c6ecc44bf2a366c6438d7dfe9dfcfd792ad84456ee47025a72dbe24684b3f
SHA512

14a667513b93d96fed975d53375610b1a8d97c481ddc328a2de9b12d2815d4a5096f56cac1aa11a820077c0a739ccdda67c11634481200122a35b1d514a3fd83
SSDEEP

24576:KQZoidOTdVZinacCET9Ecl1erdg0MCiVWhFU7cVSBGLb:KQZAdVyVT9n/Gg0P+Who8

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 11 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4764-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4764-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4764-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4788-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4788-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4788-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3272-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3272-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3272-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4788-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3272-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 12 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4764-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4764-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4764-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4788-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4788-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4788-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3272-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240597609.txt	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3272-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3272-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4788-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3272-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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:

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\\240597609.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

4764 svchost.exe
4788 TXPlatforn.exe
4740 svchos.exe
3272 TXPlatforn.exe
3968 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

Processes:

svchos.exesvchost.exeÖ÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

pid process

4740 svchos.exe
4964 svchost.exe
3968 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

pid	process
4764	svchost.exe
4788	TXPlatforn.exe
4740	svchos.exe
3272	TXPlatforn.exe
3968	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

pid	process
4740	svchos.exe
4964	svchost.exe
3968	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

UPX packed file 13 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4764-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4764-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4764-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4764-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4788-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4788-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4788-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4788-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3272-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3272-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3272-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4788-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3272-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exesvchos.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240597609.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

Drops file in Program Files directory 5 IoCs

Processes:

d84c6ecc44bf2a366c6438d7dfe9dfcfd792ad84456ee47025a72dbe24684b3f.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	d84c6ecc44bf2a366c6438d7dfe9dfcfd792ad84456ee47025a72dbe24684b3f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe	d84c6ecc44bf2a366c6438d7dfe9dfcfd792ad84456ee47025a72dbe24684b3f.exe
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	d84c6ecc44bf2a366c6438d7dfe9dfcfd792ad84456ee47025a72dbe24684b3f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	d84c6ecc44bf2a366c6438d7dfe9dfcfd792ad84456ee47025a72dbe24684b3f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe	d84c6ecc44bf2a366c6438d7dfe9dfcfd792ad84456ee47025a72dbe24684b3f.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

3464 PING.EXE
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatforn.exe

pid process

3272 TXPlatforn.exe

pid	process
3464	PING.EXE

pid	process
3272	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTXPlatforn.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4764	svchost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3272	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	3272	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3272	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	3272	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3272	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

d84c6ecc44bf2a366c6438d7dfe9dfcfd792ad84456ee47025a72dbe24684b3f.exe

pid	process
1936	d84c6ecc44bf2a366c6438d7dfe9dfcfd792ad84456ee47025a72dbe24684b3f.exe
1936	d84c6ecc44bf2a366c6438d7dfe9dfcfd792ad84456ee47025a72dbe24684b3f.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

Processes:

d84c6ecc44bf2a366c6438d7dfe9dfcfd792ad84456ee47025a72dbe24684b3f.exesvchost.exeTXPlatforn.execmd.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1936 wrote to memory of 4764	1936	d84c6ecc44bf2a366c6438d7dfe9dfcfd792ad84456ee47025a72dbe24684b3f.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1936 wrote to memory of 4764	1936	d84c6ecc44bf2a366c6438d7dfe9dfcfd792ad84456ee47025a72dbe24684b3f.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1936 wrote to memory of 4764	1936	d84c6ecc44bf2a366c6438d7dfe9dfcfd792ad84456ee47025a72dbe24684b3f.exe	svchost.exe
PID 4764 wrote to memory of 3532	4764	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4764 wrote to memory of 3532	4764	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4764 wrote to memory of 3532	4764	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1936 wrote to memory of 4740	1936	d84c6ecc44bf2a366c6438d7dfe9dfcfd792ad84456ee47025a72dbe24684b3f.exe	svchos.exe
PID 1936 wrote to memory of 4740	1936	d84c6ecc44bf2a366c6438d7dfe9dfcfd792ad84456ee47025a72dbe24684b3f.exe	svchos.exe
PID 1936 wrote to memory of 4740	1936	d84c6ecc44bf2a366c6438d7dfe9dfcfd792ad84456ee47025a72dbe24684b3f.exe	svchos.exe
PID 4788 wrote to memory of 3272	4788	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 4788 wrote to memory of 3272	4788	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 4788 wrote to memory of 3272	4788	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 3532 wrote to memory of 3464	3532	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3532 wrote to memory of 3464	3532	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3532 wrote to memory of 3464	3532	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4964 wrote to memory of 3968	4964	svchost.exe	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
PID 4964 wrote to memory of 3968	4964	svchost.exe	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
PID 4964 wrote to memory of 3968	4964	svchost.exe	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d84c6ecc44bf2a366c6438d7dfe9dfcfd792ad84456ee47025a72dbe24684b3f.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d84c6ecc44bf2a366c6438d7dfe9dfcfd792ad84456ee47025a72dbe24684b3f.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1936

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:4764

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:3532

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
4⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3464

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:4740

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4788

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:3272

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"
1⤵
PID:4980

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:4964

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
C:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\240597609.txt",MainThread
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
PID:3968

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
1.4MB

MD5
67f8a2c058a05fe39de188c7099c75b5

SHA1
4f5af9a9f49f92da17caec0c64f93483abd89480

SHA256
d84c6ecc44bf2a366c6438d7dfe9dfcfd792ad84456ee47025a72dbe24684b3f

SHA512
14a667513b93d96fed975d53375610b1a8d97c481ddc328a2de9b12d2815d4a5096f56cac1aa11a820077c0a739ccdda67c11634481200122a35b1d514a3fd83

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

Filesize
377KB

MD5
a4329177954d4104005bce3020e5ef59

SHA1
23c29e295e2dbb8454012d619ca3f81e4c16e85a

SHA256
6156d003d54dcf2ee92f21bd6e7a6a7f91730bd2804381260bcabe465abe6ddd

SHA512
81e9d456a4abfc7cd9e0943d4a0ce15523362c3179f3368381d1d7974f80a9f9113b5404b96e67e91684e0ea1895b7d0073e4c48d0bfc4fd0244b1af6acf0208

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240597609.txt

Filesize
50KB

MD5
c0c775e27f8b956d25045f37ffe7ff13

SHA1
ca67da987fc4056e42193decaab7509e3e3af03a

SHA256
d11cb23151f852fc8db851f30f76e8aea5f09fc926469914b9753c8c6f9b8b1e

SHA512
e22af6169a72b8ba342b9dc5d13711ebc428bb7635eca9f91fae5774c60b8579a66f22a929482e547e989b8ee4e167716bda82e427470a08090c12c4dc0d60e5

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

Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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memory/3272-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3272-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3272-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3272-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4764-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4764-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4764-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4764-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4788-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4788-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4788-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4788-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4788-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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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