gh0strat | 1894175b90448a9580065283d8a4148188025f4177b70e4750856a834d3513e0

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
126s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240221-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240221-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
29/05/2024, 02:09

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General

Target

1894175b90448a9580065283d8a4148188025f4177b70e4750856a834d3513e0.exe
Size

1.6MB
MD5

2412772dcb653e246bafac770089b497
SHA1

2e3ff10a7900daeb72624f6a89c4714500928f83
SHA256

1894175b90448a9580065283d8a4148188025f4177b70e4750856a834d3513e0
SHA512

4b7b1518445be372baa001c128f2717130efd5126318cfc75ef42d6353dbac3cf0002c9c0f5d934f2ba6f9fbdd5a954d78835c6a5df6eef3b071cea410cd297d
SSDEEP

24576:qQZoidOTdVZinacCET9Ecl1erdg0MCiVWhFU7cVSNwr8:qQZAdVyVT9n/Gg0P+WhotwI

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 10 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2628-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2628-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2628-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2628-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2628-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2864-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2864-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2368-9-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2368-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2368-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 11 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0007000000014a55-44.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2628-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2628-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2628-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2628-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2628-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2864-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2864-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2368-9-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2368-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2368-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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

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

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\259431066.txt"	svchos.exe

Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\QAssist\ImagePath = "system32\\DRIVERS\\QAssist.sys"	TXPlatforn.exe

Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2368	svchost.exe
2864	TXPlatforn.exe
2628	TXPlatforn.exe
2764	svchos.exe
1880	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

pid	Process
1612	1894175b90448a9580065283d8a4148188025f4177b70e4750856a834d3513e0.exe
2864	TXPlatforn.exe
1612	1894175b90448a9580065283d8a4148188025f4177b70e4750856a834d3513e0.exe
2764	svchos.exe
2072	svchost.exe
2072	svchost.exe
1880	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

UPX packed file 12 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2628-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2628-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2628-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2628-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2628-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2628-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2864-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2864-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2368-9-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2368-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2368-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2368-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
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
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\259431066.txt	svchos.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	1894175b90448a9580065283d8a4148188025f4177b70e4750856a834d3513e0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe	1894175b90448a9580065283d8a4148188025f4177b70e4750856a834d3513e0.exe
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	1894175b90448a9580065283d8a4148188025f4177b70e4750856a834d3513e0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe	1894175b90448a9580065283d8a4148188025f4177b70e4750856a834d3513e0.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

pid	Process
2600	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2628	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2368	svchost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2628	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2628	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2628	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2628	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2628	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1612	1894175b90448a9580065283d8a4148188025f4177b70e4750856a834d3513e0.exe
1612	1894175b90448a9580065283d8a4148188025f4177b70e4750856a834d3513e0.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1612 wrote to memory of 2368	1612	1894175b90448a9580065283d8a4148188025f4177b70e4750856a834d3513e0.exe	28
PID 1612 wrote to memory of 2368	1612	1894175b90448a9580065283d8a4148188025f4177b70e4750856a834d3513e0.exe	28
PID 1612 wrote to memory of 2368	1612	1894175b90448a9580065283d8a4148188025f4177b70e4750856a834d3513e0.exe	28
PID 1612 wrote to memory of 2368	1612	1894175b90448a9580065283d8a4148188025f4177b70e4750856a834d3513e0.exe	28
PID 1612 wrote to memory of 2368	1612	1894175b90448a9580065283d8a4148188025f4177b70e4750856a834d3513e0.exe	28
PID 1612 wrote to memory of 2368	1612	1894175b90448a9580065283d8a4148188025f4177b70e4750856a834d3513e0.exe	28
PID 1612 wrote to memory of 2368	1612	1894175b90448a9580065283d8a4148188025f4177b70e4750856a834d3513e0.exe	28
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2572	2368	svchost.exe	30
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2572	2368	svchost.exe	30
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2572	2368	svchost.exe	30
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2572	2368	svchost.exe	30
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 2628	2864	TXPlatforn.exe	31
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 2628	2864	TXPlatforn.exe	31
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 2628	2864	TXPlatforn.exe	31
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 2628	2864	TXPlatforn.exe	31
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 2628	2864	TXPlatforn.exe	31
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 2628	2864	TXPlatforn.exe	31
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 2628	2864	TXPlatforn.exe	31
PID 1612 wrote to memory of 2764	1612	1894175b90448a9580065283d8a4148188025f4177b70e4750856a834d3513e0.exe	33
PID 1612 wrote to memory of 2764	1612	1894175b90448a9580065283d8a4148188025f4177b70e4750856a834d3513e0.exe	33
PID 1612 wrote to memory of 2764	1612	1894175b90448a9580065283d8a4148188025f4177b70e4750856a834d3513e0.exe	33
PID 1612 wrote to memory of 2764	1612	1894175b90448a9580065283d8a4148188025f4177b70e4750856a834d3513e0.exe	33
PID 2572 wrote to memory of 2600	2572	cmd.exe	34
PID 2572 wrote to memory of 2600	2572	cmd.exe	34
PID 2572 wrote to memory of 2600	2572	cmd.exe	34
PID 2572 wrote to memory of 2600	2572	cmd.exe	34
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 1880	2072	svchost.exe	37
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 1880	2072	svchost.exe	37
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 1880	2072	svchost.exe	37
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 1880	2072	svchost.exe	37

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1894175b90448a9580065283d8a4148188025f4177b70e4750856a834d3513e0.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1894175b90448a9580065283d8a4148188025f4177b70e4750856a834d3513e0.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1612
- 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:2368
- - 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:2572
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
      ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
      4⤵
      Runs ping.exe
      PID:2600
- 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:2764

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2864
- 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:2628

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"
1⤵
PID:2828

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:2072
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\259431066.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  PID:1880

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Remote System Discovery

T1018

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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

Filesize
1.6MB

MD5
2412772dcb653e246bafac770089b497

SHA1
2e3ff10a7900daeb72624f6a89c4714500928f83

SHA256
1894175b90448a9580065283d8a4148188025f4177b70e4750856a834d3513e0

SHA512
4b7b1518445be372baa001c128f2717130efd5126318cfc75ef42d6353dbac3cf0002c9c0f5d934f2ba6f9fbdd5a954d78835c6a5df6eef3b071cea410cd297d

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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:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe

Filesize
377KB

MD5
a4329177954d4104005bce3020e5ef59

SHA1
23c29e295e2dbb8454012d619ca3f81e4c16e85a

SHA256
6156d003d54dcf2ee92f21bd6e7a6a7f91730bd2804381260bcabe465abe6ddd

SHA512
81e9d456a4abfc7cd9e0943d4a0ce15523362c3179f3368381d1d7974f80a9f9113b5404b96e67e91684e0ea1895b7d0073e4c48d0bfc4fd0244b1af6acf0208

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\Windows\SysWOW64\259431066.txt

Filesize
50KB

MD5
8c7eb9f4a8d2451e1cac6468f8bbfc54

SHA1
ac60ebb3777ff2f2fa857c13e07da5f291eeced6

SHA256
b1720384db925e546197276b994fa60197203290f51c549309f844e36dd775af

SHA512
925c3f058a3af2f9b2f4b6b6c2dda3d63ff3025e0f03d82e08caf295455d53298515f927a5f1c090f75e6fef388ae6c6bb40954769e46e081d43714ffd576c47

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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/2368-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2368-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2368-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2368-9-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2628-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2628-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2628-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2628-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2628-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2628-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2864-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2864-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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