Analysis Overview
SHA256
14f381c0d75d7477de4bc89012f6916dcf1d373c4ebb23684baa73ddd3bef054
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 14f381c0d75d7477de4bc89012f6916dcf1d373c4ebb23684baa73ddd3bef054 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
PurpleFox
Gh0st RAT payload
Gh0strat
Detect PurpleFox Rootkit
Sets service image path in registry
Drops file in Drivers directory
UPX packed file
Executes dropped EXE
Drops file in System32 directory
Unsigned PE
Runs ping.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK Matrix V13
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-06-18 08:14
Signatures
Unsigned PE
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Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-18 08:14
Reported
2024-06-18 08:16
Platform
win10v2004-20240508-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
130s
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\mscorsvww.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\mscorsvww.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscorsvww.exe | N/A |
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Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscorsvww.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14f381c0d75d7477de4bc89012f6916dcf1d373c4ebb23684baa73ddd3bef054.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscorsvww.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14f381c0d75d7477de4bc89012f6916dcf1d373c4ebb23684baa73ddd3bef054.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\mscorsvww.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14f381c0d75d7477de4bc89012f6916dcf1d373c4ebb23684baa73ddd3bef054.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscorsvww.exe | N/A |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscorsvww.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscorsvww.exe | N/A |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscorsvww.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscorsvww.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14f381c0d75d7477de4bc89012f6916dcf1d373c4ebb23684baa73ddd3bef054.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14f381c0d75d7477de4bc89012f6916dcf1d373c4ebb23684baa73ddd3bef054.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscorsvww.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscorsvww.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\14F381~1.EXE > nul
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscorsvww.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscorsvww.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 | gwyk.sp168.tv | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | gwyk.sp168.tv | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | gwyk.sp168.tv | udp |
Files
memory/2372-2-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
memory/2372-3-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
memory/2372-0-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
memory/2372-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscorsvww.exe
| MD5 | c51e84d4d53678605a1cb5feb6436c84 |
| SHA1 | c5b5bbc10b0901923bf13690d9e575b41d86ac59 |
| SHA256 | 14f381c0d75d7477de4bc89012f6916dcf1d373c4ebb23684baa73ddd3bef054 |
| SHA512 | 022d9ad8b1879ae110b8bb3ca6cde27d479ede1ff591f9ce8faea583e44e3d228f3f53558f68427be838a87a02a661227dd6290e35b6734411eeb6f14ea306f6 |
memory/1404-11-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
memory/1404-9-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
memory/1404-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
memory/1404-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
memory/2876-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
memory/2876-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
memory/2876-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
memory/2876-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
memory/2876-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
memory/2876-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
memory/2876-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-18 08:14
Reported
2024-06-18 08:16
Platform
win11-20240508-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
147s
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\mscorsvww.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\mscorsvww.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
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UPX packed file
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Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscorsvww.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14f381c0d75d7477de4bc89012f6916dcf1d373c4ebb23684baa73ddd3bef054.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscorsvww.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14f381c0d75d7477de4bc89012f6916dcf1d373c4ebb23684baa73ddd3bef054.exe | N/A |
Runs ping.exe
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| 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\mscorsvww.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14f381c0d75d7477de4bc89012f6916dcf1d373c4ebb23684baa73ddd3bef054.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscorsvww.exe | N/A |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscorsvww.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscorsvww.exe | N/A |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscorsvww.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscorsvww.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14f381c0d75d7477de4bc89012f6916dcf1d373c4ebb23684baa73ddd3bef054.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14f381c0d75d7477de4bc89012f6916dcf1d373c4ebb23684baa73ddd3bef054.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscorsvww.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscorsvww.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\14F381~1.EXE > nul
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscorsvww.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscorsvww.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 | gwyk.sp168.tv | udp |
| HK | 156.241.4.189:10092 | gwyk.sp168.tv | tcp |
| HK | 156.241.4.189:10092 | gwyk.sp168.tv | tcp |
| HK | 156.241.4.189:10092 | gwyk.sp168.tv | tcp |
| US | 52.111.227.11:443 | tcp | |
| HK | 156.241.4.189:10092 | gwyk.sp168.tv | tcp |
| HK | 156.241.4.189:10092 | gwyk.sp168.tv | tcp |
Files
memory/3532-0-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
memory/3532-2-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
memory/3532-3-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
memory/3532-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscorsvww.exe
| MD5 | c51e84d4d53678605a1cb5feb6436c84 |
| SHA1 | c5b5bbc10b0901923bf13690d9e575b41d86ac59 |
| SHA256 | 14f381c0d75d7477de4bc89012f6916dcf1d373c4ebb23684baa73ddd3bef054 |
| SHA512 | 022d9ad8b1879ae110b8bb3ca6cde27d479ede1ff591f9ce8faea583e44e3d228f3f53558f68427be838a87a02a661227dd6290e35b6734411eeb6f14ea306f6 |
memory/1880-11-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
memory/1880-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
memory/1880-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
memory/1880-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
memory/1880-9-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
memory/4784-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
memory/4784-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
memory/4784-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
memory/4784-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
memory/4784-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
memory/4784-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp
memory/4784-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101A5000-memory.dmp