Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    03/06/2024, 12:37

General

  • Target
    abe350c97682d509dae94c89366883d3ba5dd91ba20066ea23bc9d8238774d2e.exe
  • Size 3.6MB
  • Sample240603-ptplmsga24
  • SHA256 abe350c97682d509dae94c89366883d3ba5dd91ba20066ea23bc9d8238774d2e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 8 IoCs

    Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

  • Gh0st RAT payload 9 IoCs
  • Gh0strat

    Gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) with its source code public and it has been used by multiple Chinese groups.

  • PurpleFox

    PurpleFox is an exploit kit used to distribute other malware families and first seen in 2018.

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Sets DLL path for service in the registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 9 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 10 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 29 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abe350c97682d509dae94c89366883d3ba5dd91ba20066ea23bc9d8238774d2e.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abe350c97682d509dae94c89366883d3ba5dd91ba20066ea23bc9d8238774d2e.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3760
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\R.exe
      2⤵
      • Sets DLL path for service in the registry
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      PID:2116
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\N.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3180
      • 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\N.exe > nul
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4544
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
          ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
          4⤵
          • Runs ping.exe
          PID:3132
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_abe350c97682d509dae94c89366883d3ba5dd91ba20066ea23bc9d8238774d2e.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_abe350c97682d509dae94c89366883d3ba5dd91ba20066ea23bc9d8238774d2e.exe
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4256
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0A0961D7\BlueStacksInstaller.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0A0961D7\BlueStacksInstaller.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4852
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0A0961D7\HD-CheckCpu.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0A0961D7\HD-CheckCpu.exe" --cmd checkHypervEnabled
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          PID:4880
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0A0961D7\HD-CheckCpu.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0A0961D7\HD-CheckCpu.exe" --cmd checkSSE4
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          PID:4536
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
    1⤵
      PID:4108
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
      1⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4400
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240618500.txt",MainThread
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        PID:3468
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -auto
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:892
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.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:712

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          backicon.png

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0A0961D7\Assets\backicon.png
          • Size 15KB
          • SHA256 fa64884054171515e97b78aaa1aad1ec5baa9d1daf9c682e0b3fb4a41a9cb1c1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          close_red.png

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0A0961D7\Assets\close_red.png
          • Size 15KB
          • SHA256 d0b6d143642d356b40c47459a996131a344cade6bb86158f1b74693426b09bfb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          custom.png

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0A0961D7\Assets\custom.png
          • Size 17KB
          • SHA256 fbece8bb5f4dfa55dcfbf41151b10608af807b9477e99acf0940954a11e68f7b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          installer_bg.jpg

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0A0961D7\Assets\installer_bg.jpg
          • Size 78KB
          • SHA256 4c7471c986e16de0cd451be27d4b3171e595fe2916b4b3bf7ca52df6ec368904
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          installer_logo.png

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0A0961D7\Assets\installer_logo.png
          • Size 14KB
          • SHA256 9f3104493216c1fa114ff935d23e3e41c7c3511792a30b10a40b507936c0d183
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          installer_minimize.png

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0A0961D7\Assets\installer_minimize.png
          • Size 113B
          • SHA256 a064f417e3c2b8f3121a14bbded268b2cdf635706880b7006f931de31476bbc2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          loader.png

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0A0961D7\Assets\loader.png
          • Size 279B
          • SHA256 076263cc65f9824f4f82eb6beaa594d1df90218a2ee21664cf209181557e04b1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          setpath.png

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0A0961D7\Assets\setpath.png
          • Size 15KB
          • SHA256 5bbb2f41f9f3a805986c3c88a639bcc22d90067d4b8de9f1e21e3cf9e5c1766b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          unchecked_gray.png

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0A0961D7\Assets\unchecked_gray.png
          • Size 192B
          • SHA256 671f26795b12008fbea1943143f660095f3dca5d925f67d765e2352fd7ee2396
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          BlueStacksInstaller.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0A0961D7\BlueStacksInstaller.exe
          • Size 623KB
          • SHA256 48e6dfbc66f740b46ed2530e94c3ce2f154586ded094b9aba9e913be0cd7a6a8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          BlueStacksInstaller.exe.config

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0A0961D7\BlueStacksInstaller.exe.config
          • Size 324B
          • SHA256 d6d316584b63bb0d670a42f88b8f84e0de0db4275f1a342084dc383ebeb278eb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          HD-CheckCpu.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0A0961D7\HD-CheckCpu.exe
          • Size 200KB
          • SHA256 2e14887f3432b4a313442247fc669f891dbdad7ef1a2d371466a2afa88074a4c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          JSON.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0A0961D7\JSON.dll
          • Size 411KB
          • SHA256 d2c8d26f95f55431e632c8581154db7c19547b656380e051194a9d2583dd2156
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          i18n.en-US.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0A0961D7\Locales\i18n.en-US.txt
          • Size 19KB
          • SHA256 27d611a71edf36307a7ed0651f6c5910292ac7e2b68074a7e33d306b3d93ec45
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          ThemeFile

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0A0961D7\ThemeFile
          • Size 80KB
          • SHA256 de1a2e6b560e036da5ea6b042e29e81a5bfcf67dde89670c332fc5199e811ba6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          HD_X.dat

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat
          • Size 2.7MB
          • SHA256 eb0f5f9a7d0d328e67c8e250a41decc5bcb0fe3935ad4c2eb27063beaa99fe08
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          HD_abe350c97682d509dae94c89366883d3ba5dd91ba20066ea23bc9d8238774d2e.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_abe350c97682d509dae94c89366883d3ba5dd91ba20066ea23bc9d8238774d2e.exe
          • Size 911KB
          • SHA256 5e1a07cb244d9af7c4259cdccd1d7ba2837bb9b71793019985bd6f889fc9b1ce
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          N.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
          • Size 377KB
          • SHA256 3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          R.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
          • Size 941KB
          • SHA256 bc29f2022ab3b812e50c8681ff196f090c038b5ab51e37daffac4469a8c2eb2c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          240618500.txt

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240618500.txt
          • Size 899KB
          • SHA256 b83fd739f5e2b20d6b6ecbc4518d8d6fc09dab1472513d888ebc5514b97e1106
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          Remote Data.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
          • Size 60KB
          • SHA256 6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          memory/712-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/712-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/712-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/892-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/892-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/892-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/3180-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/3180-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/3180-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/3180-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/4852-190-0x000000001C300000-0x000000001C338000-memory.dmp

          memory/4852-191-0x000000001C2D0000-0x000000001C2DE000-memory.dmp

          memory/4852-177-0x0000000000A00000-0x0000000000A9E000-memory.dmp

          memory/4852-187-0x000000001CCC0000-0x000000001D1E8000-memory.dmp

          memory/4852-179-0x000000001B720000-0x000000001B788000-memory.dmp

          memory/4852-204-0x0000000020670000-0x0000000020678000-memory.dmp