gh0strat | 280abda44a39525dcc58da2d70e95fdb01745ceec18e3273acfdaf277f901e28

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
122s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240611-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240611-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
25/06/2024, 23:44

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General

Target

280abda44a39525dcc58da2d70e95fdb01745ceec18e3273acfdaf277f901e28.exe
Size

1.3MB
MD5

b12dc88d16d05e136705c15b457cb2e3
SHA1

6902e078ffd6096069e2a5c0f7c7c6f80fe64e5a
SHA256

280abda44a39525dcc58da2d70e95fdb01745ceec18e3273acfdaf277f901e28
SHA512

a816caacfe6a43acbea3f0cd3400c29afdb4d9382611f830ad2f937203a64203c4d5da87e63b4d73ba91249bb1ee14a529929a95662f0a63a0a7d909ebe8bcb3
SSDEEP

24576:QQZoidOTdVZinacCET9Ecl1erdg0MCiVWhFU7cV0:QQZAdVyVT9n/Gg0P+Who7

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/2576-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2576-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2576-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2324-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2324-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2884-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2884-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2884-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2884-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2884-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 11 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2576-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2576-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2576-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2324-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2324-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2884-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2884-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2884-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/files/0x0007000000014b0a-35.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2884-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2884-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\259399429.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
2576	svchost.exe
2324	TXPlatforn.exe
2724	svchos.exe
2884	TXPlatforn.exe
1648	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

pid	Process
328	280abda44a39525dcc58da2d70e95fdb01745ceec18e3273acfdaf277f901e28.exe
328	280abda44a39525dcc58da2d70e95fdb01745ceec18e3273acfdaf277f901e28.exe
2324	TXPlatforn.exe
2724	svchos.exe
2496	svchost.exe
2496	svchost.exe
1648	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/2576-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2576-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2576-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2576-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2324-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2324-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\259399429.txt	svchos.exe
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

Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	280abda44a39525dcc58da2d70e95fdb01745ceec18e3273acfdaf277f901e28.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe	280abda44a39525dcc58da2d70e95fdb01745ceec18e3273acfdaf277f901e28.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	280abda44a39525dcc58da2d70e95fdb01745ceec18e3273acfdaf277f901e28.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe	280abda44a39525dcc58da2d70e95fdb01745ceec18e3273acfdaf277f901e28.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
2728	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2884	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2576	svchost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2884	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2884	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2884	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2884	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2884	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
328	280abda44a39525dcc58da2d70e95fdb01745ceec18e3273acfdaf277f901e28.exe
328	280abda44a39525dcc58da2d70e95fdb01745ceec18e3273acfdaf277f901e28.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 328 wrote to memory of 2576	328	280abda44a39525dcc58da2d70e95fdb01745ceec18e3273acfdaf277f901e28.exe	28
PID 328 wrote to memory of 2576	328	280abda44a39525dcc58da2d70e95fdb01745ceec18e3273acfdaf277f901e28.exe	28
PID 328 wrote to memory of 2576	328	280abda44a39525dcc58da2d70e95fdb01745ceec18e3273acfdaf277f901e28.exe	28
PID 328 wrote to memory of 2576	328	280abda44a39525dcc58da2d70e95fdb01745ceec18e3273acfdaf277f901e28.exe	28
PID 328 wrote to memory of 2576	328	280abda44a39525dcc58da2d70e95fdb01745ceec18e3273acfdaf277f901e28.exe	28
PID 328 wrote to memory of 2576	328	280abda44a39525dcc58da2d70e95fdb01745ceec18e3273acfdaf277f901e28.exe	28
PID 328 wrote to memory of 2576	328	280abda44a39525dcc58da2d70e95fdb01745ceec18e3273acfdaf277f901e28.exe	28
PID 2576 wrote to memory of 2704	2576	svchost.exe	30
PID 2576 wrote to memory of 2704	2576	svchost.exe	30
PID 2576 wrote to memory of 2704	2576	svchost.exe	30
PID 2576 wrote to memory of 2704	2576	svchost.exe	30
PID 328 wrote to memory of 2724	328	280abda44a39525dcc58da2d70e95fdb01745ceec18e3273acfdaf277f901e28.exe	32
PID 328 wrote to memory of 2724	328	280abda44a39525dcc58da2d70e95fdb01745ceec18e3273acfdaf277f901e28.exe	32
PID 328 wrote to memory of 2724	328	280abda44a39525dcc58da2d70e95fdb01745ceec18e3273acfdaf277f901e28.exe	32
PID 328 wrote to memory of 2724	328	280abda44a39525dcc58da2d70e95fdb01745ceec18e3273acfdaf277f901e28.exe	32
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 2884	2324	TXPlatforn.exe	33
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 2884	2324	TXPlatforn.exe	33
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 2884	2324	TXPlatforn.exe	33
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 2884	2324	TXPlatforn.exe	33
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 2884	2324	TXPlatforn.exe	33
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 2884	2324	TXPlatforn.exe	33
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 2884	2324	TXPlatforn.exe	33
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 2728	2704	cmd.exe	34
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 2728	2704	cmd.exe	34
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 2728	2704	cmd.exe	34
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 2728	2704	cmd.exe	34
PID 2496 wrote to memory of 1648	2496	svchost.exe	37
PID 2496 wrote to memory of 1648	2496	svchost.exe	37
PID 2496 wrote to memory of 1648	2496	svchost.exe	37
PID 2496 wrote to memory of 1648	2496	svchost.exe	37

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\280abda44a39525dcc58da2d70e95fdb01745ceec18e3273acfdaf277f901e28.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\280abda44a39525dcc58da2d70e95fdb01745ceec18e3273acfdaf277f901e28.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:328
- 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:2576
- - 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:2704
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
      ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
      4⤵
      Runs ping.exe
      PID:2728
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchos.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\svchos.exe
  2⤵
  - Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  PID:2724

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2324
- 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:2884

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"
1⤵
PID:2552

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:2496
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\259399429.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  PID:1648

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

Server Software Component

T1505

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

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
1.3MB

MD5
b12dc88d16d05e136705c15b457cb2e3

SHA1
6902e078ffd6096069e2a5c0f7c7c6f80fe64e5a

SHA256
280abda44a39525dcc58da2d70e95fdb01745ceec18e3273acfdaf277f901e28

SHA512
a816caacfe6a43acbea3f0cd3400c29afdb4d9382611f830ad2f937203a64203c4d5da87e63b4d73ba91249bb1ee14a529929a95662f0a63a0a7d909ebe8bcb3

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchos.exe

Filesize
93KB

MD5
3b377ad877a942ec9f60ea285f7119a2

SHA1
60b23987b20d913982f723ab375eef50fafa6c70

SHA256
62954fdf65e629b39a29f539619d20691332184c6b6be5a826128a8e759bfa84

SHA512
af3a71f867ad9d28772c48b521097f9bf8931eb89fd2974e8de10990241419a39ddc3c0b36dd38aac4fdf14e1f0c5e228692618e93adce958d5b5dab8940e46f

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe

Filesize
377KB

MD5
a4329177954d4104005bce3020e5ef59

SHA1
23c29e295e2dbb8454012d619ca3f81e4c16e85a

SHA256
6156d003d54dcf2ee92f21bd6e7a6a7f91730bd2804381260bcabe465abe6ddd

SHA512
81e9d456a4abfc7cd9e0943d4a0ce15523362c3179f3368381d1d7974f80a9f9113b5404b96e67e91684e0ea1895b7d0073e4c48d0bfc4fd0244b1af6acf0208

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\Windows\SysWOW64\259399429.txt

Filesize
50KB

MD5
5eeb2faa8847fe927d66bf6cfd1a5c42

SHA1
8a65db524c78e4c9b30fe5f9703702a58d5ee7f9

SHA256
0acc8a8848229ea5ad69b5e769bf2408980421b0bf2a27802e5a5c3093ffa0ad

SHA512
98498c7f57c132cd8756efc65f5d61bde5fa7e3efed293407d4a42b7397afb432afe8b51586d5c25c3dbe5358ccdc3eebcd72224f60f08005205cde6d3d6cdc3

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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/2324-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2324-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2576-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2576-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2576-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2576-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2884-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2884-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2884-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2884-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2884-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2884-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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