Analysis Overview
SHA256
995adf539a9940727829abeaedd85459c50d04c0afda3330e0fa0d4ea476736e
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 995adf539a9940727829abeaedd85459c50d04c0afda3330e0fa0d4ea476736e was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Gh0st RAT payload
Gh0strat
PurpleFox
Detect PurpleFox Rootkit
Drops file in Drivers directory
Sets service image path in registry
Loads dropped DLL
Executes dropped EXE
Deletes itself
Drops file in System32 directory
Unsigned PE
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Runs ping.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
MITRE ATT&CK Matrix V13
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-05-31 14:30
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-05-31 14:30
Reported
2024-05-31 14:32
Platform
win7-20240221-en
Max time kernel
146s
Max time network
123s
Command Line
Signatures
Detect PurpleFox Rootkit
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Gh0st RAT payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Gh0strat
PurpleFox
Drops file in Drivers directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe | N/A |
Sets service image path in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\QAssist\ImagePath = "system32\\DRIVERS\\QAssist.sys" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe | N/A |
Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe | N/A |
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\995adf539a9940727829abeaedd85459c50d04c0afda3330e0fa0d4ea476736e.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\995adf539a9940727829abeaedd85459c50d04c0afda3330e0fa0d4ea476736e.exe | N/A |
Runs ping.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\995adf539a9940727829abeaedd85459c50d04c0afda3330e0fa0d4ea476736e.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe | N/A |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe | N/A |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\995adf539a9940727829abeaedd85459c50d04c0afda3330e0fa0d4ea476736e.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\995adf539a9940727829abeaedd85459c50d04c0afda3330e0fa0d4ea476736e.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe -auto
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\995ADF~1.EXE > nul
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe -acsi
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp |
Files
memory/2244-0-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe
| MD5 | e5405c9c8c723944c741b7c60e527f74 |
| SHA1 | 10bf74b1f7b6befc0a81275ae700bb453ddda0c0 |
| SHA256 | 995adf539a9940727829abeaedd85459c50d04c0afda3330e0fa0d4ea476736e |
| SHA512 | d8f4b5d70337c36c40eddcd237c1ad1e7b6e4497b99465a0c9044107335f076618f4b6488e009b15fc4f5b0acf15676653d79eece464d1449861444bdc36b6d8 |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-05-31 14:30
Reported
2024-05-31 14:32
Platform
win10v2004-20240426-en
Max time kernel
147s
Max time network
96s
Command Line
Signatures
Detect PurpleFox Rootkit
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Gh0st RAT payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Gh0strat
PurpleFox
Drops file in Drivers directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe | N/A |
Sets service image path in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\QAssist\ImagePath = "system32\\DRIVERS\\QAssist.sys" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe | N/A |
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\995adf539a9940727829abeaedd85459c50d04c0afda3330e0fa0d4ea476736e.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\995adf539a9940727829abeaedd85459c50d04c0afda3330e0fa0d4ea476736e.exe | N/A |
Runs ping.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\995adf539a9940727829abeaedd85459c50d04c0afda3330e0fa0d4ea476736e.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe | N/A |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe | N/A |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\995adf539a9940727829abeaedd85459c50d04c0afda3330e0fa0d4ea476736e.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\995adf539a9940727829abeaedd85459c50d04c0afda3330e0fa0d4ea476736e.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe -auto
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\995ADF~1.EXE > nul
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe -acsi
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 193.142.123.92.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 76.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 149.220.183.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 157.123.68.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 160.144.22.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 11.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0.205.248.87.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3389 | tcp |
Files
memory/3444-1-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Gwogw.exe
| MD5 | e5405c9c8c723944c741b7c60e527f74 |
| SHA1 | 10bf74b1f7b6befc0a81275ae700bb453ddda0c0 |
| SHA256 | 995adf539a9940727829abeaedd85459c50d04c0afda3330e0fa0d4ea476736e |
| SHA512 | d8f4b5d70337c36c40eddcd237c1ad1e7b6e4497b99465a0c9044107335f076618f4b6488e009b15fc4f5b0acf15676653d79eece464d1449861444bdc36b6d8 |
memory/1952-10-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp
memory/1008-17-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp