Analysis Overview
SHA256
3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Gh0strat
Detect PurpleFox Rootkit
Gh0st RAT payload
PurpleFox
Drops file in Drivers directory
Sets service image path in registry
Loads dropped DLL
Executes dropped EXE
UPX packed file
Drops file in System32 directory
Drops file in Program Files directory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Unsigned PE
Runs ping.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK Matrix V13
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-06-06 03:33
Signatures
Unsigned PE
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Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-06 03:33
Reported
2024-06-06 03:36
Platform
win7-20231129-en
Max time kernel
67s
Max time network
121s
Command Line
Signatures
Detect PurpleFox Rootkit
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Gh0st RAT payload
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Gh0strat
PurpleFox
Drops file in Drivers directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.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\TXPlatforn.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RVN.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe | N/A |
UPX packed file
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Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RVN.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RVN.exe | N/A |
Drops file in Program Files directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Runs ping.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RVN.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe | N/A |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RVN.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\RVN.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.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\RVN.exe > nul
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -acsi
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | hackerinvasion.f3322.net | udp |
Files
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
| MD5 | 80ade1893dec9cab7f2e63538a464fcc |
| SHA1 | c06614da33a65eddb506db00a124a3fc3f5be02e |
| SHA256 | 57a920389c044e3f5cf93dabff67070b4511e79779b6f874e08f92d8b0d7afbd |
| SHA512 | fffd4f3fccb5301b3c7a5b3bd92747f31549fbd9d0803fe5d502d1bb0ef979140988718c2ee1406ed3e755790d275185e120a56cbcb5ed2eadf62b5cdbfc4cc4 |
memory/2368-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/2368-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/2808-57-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/2808-70-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/2808-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat
| MD5 | 51d86e4aaa790d6935c7e246f25101b3 |
| SHA1 | a89cfb0e1cbeb3776d59f87d2455c9ac370e15a6 |
| SHA256 | a5b4a415f07f68415149303bfe86d1e242d68bbe9cc1f850e3a6ad5501e32a3b |
| SHA512 | 6c2009fc75190f0ee45c6048f4861c865c0078840f430b3c43a92c5354b58c9c1a5fe8fee9c48be5fac5ef188e56faeb1056e7017b4264cd2e323bd6e05c52b4 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe
| MD5 | 00eae789b0aab1b0fbd23b830fbf1064 |
| SHA1 | e4e5fd089f6ae17c83f073cf91edc9db8189980d |
| SHA256 | 7addb2269266ac471a690802cab54539b40c2ae5b31e2120fdcf8dfb0ed15dc7 |
| SHA512 | 23a0e06b39f8b5a932ae5b8f60704ba265332b341ac8bab5b74b2f31f04ce8c7fe6f77278d70c7685cfa894ab0e25a70d89990f5f643b54c07337f90fa5943fb |
memory/2808-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/3000-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/2368-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/2368-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-06 03:33
Reported
2024-06-06 03:36
Platform
win10v2004-20240508-en
Max time kernel
101s
Max time network
129s
Command Line
Signatures
Detect PurpleFox Rootkit
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Gh0st RAT payload
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Gh0strat
PurpleFox
Drops file in Drivers directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.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\TXPlatforn.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RVN.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe | N/A |
UPX packed file
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Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RVN.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RVN.exe | N/A |
Drops file in Program Files directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Runs ping.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RVN.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe | N/A |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RVN.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\RVN.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.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\RVN.exe > nul
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -acsi
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe
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 | hackerinvasion.f3322.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 133.211.185.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 73.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 26.35.223.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 157.123.68.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | hackerinvasion.f3322.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | hackerinvasion.f3322.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 22.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | hackerinvasion.f3322.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | hackerinvasion.f3322.net | udp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RVN.exe
| MD5 | 80ade1893dec9cab7f2e63538a464fcc |
| SHA1 | c06614da33a65eddb506db00a124a3fc3f5be02e |
| SHA256 | 57a920389c044e3f5cf93dabff67070b4511e79779b6f874e08f92d8b0d7afbd |
| SHA512 | fffd4f3fccb5301b3c7a5b3bd92747f31549fbd9d0803fe5d502d1bb0ef979140988718c2ee1406ed3e755790d275185e120a56cbcb5ed2eadf62b5cdbfc4cc4 |
memory/1172-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1172-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1172-4-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1172-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1332-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1332-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1332-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1332-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1436-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1332-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3cdd120d5f7aa14aae2c4f0e5f26856ad3001c2df34534463f1753ac8be8dfe1.exe
| MD5 | 00eae789b0aab1b0fbd23b830fbf1064 |
| SHA1 | e4e5fd089f6ae17c83f073cf91edc9db8189980d |
| SHA256 | 7addb2269266ac471a690802cab54539b40c2ae5b31e2120fdcf8dfb0ed15dc7 |
| SHA512 | 23a0e06b39f8b5a932ae5b8f60704ba265332b341ac8bab5b74b2f31f04ce8c7fe6f77278d70c7685cfa894ab0e25a70d89990f5f643b54c07337f90fa5943fb |
memory/1436-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1436-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat
| MD5 | 51d86e4aaa790d6935c7e246f25101b3 |
| SHA1 | a89cfb0e1cbeb3776d59f87d2455c9ac370e15a6 |
| SHA256 | a5b4a415f07f68415149303bfe86d1e242d68bbe9cc1f850e3a6ad5501e32a3b |
| SHA512 | 6c2009fc75190f0ee45c6048f4861c865c0078840f430b3c43a92c5354b58c9c1a5fe8fee9c48be5fac5ef188e56faeb1056e7017b4264cd2e323bd6e05c52b4 |
memory/1436-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp