gh0strat | c268e0ccd7375b68bfb6c5e365c040f413b89fa462bfe96dee28267ca4284f9a

General

Target

c268e0ccd7375b68bfb6c5e365c040f413b89fa462bfe96dee28267ca4284f9a.exe
Size

2.7MB
MD5

42c5666ff5cc6c86db10e42621d2c157
SHA1

f61c54973f8a48f22082e5b6044522d5c03c6b31
SHA256

c268e0ccd7375b68bfb6c5e365c040f413b89fa462bfe96dee28267ca4284f9a
SHA512

936519c3f10b00ee4f95e2b44c41b68fb40f010af8bc26a69a899566904b95c7a0a62857fdb9ebdfe8303be64c843e3e5087d94f9965a38c2f9f074f229688b3
SSDEEP

49152:KCwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+WhWIm7MP48Hx:dws2ANnKXOaeOgmhW

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
behavioral2/memory/1240-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1240-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1240-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4012-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4012-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4012-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4012-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3152-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3152-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3152-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 11 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x00070000000233f2-5.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1240-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1240-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1240-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4012-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4012-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4012-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4012-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3152-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3152-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3152-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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	TXPlatfor.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"	TXPlatfor.exe

Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs

pid	Process
1168	R.exe
1240	N.exe
4012	TXPlatfor.exe
3152	TXPlatfor.exe
4996	HD_c268e0ccd7375b68bfb6c5e365c040f413b89fa462bfe96dee28267ca4284f9a.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1168	R.exe

UPX packed file 12 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1240-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1240-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1240-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1240-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4012-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4012-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4012-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4012-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4012-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3152-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3152-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3152-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240600734.txt	R.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe	N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe	N.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	c268e0ccd7375b68bfb6c5e365c040f413b89fa462bfe96dee28267ca4284f9a.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Program crash 2 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
4740	1168	WerFault.exe	81
1012	1168	WerFault.exe	81

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
3520	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
620	c268e0ccd7375b68bfb6c5e365c040f413b89fa462bfe96dee28267ca4284f9a.exe
620	c268e0ccd7375b68bfb6c5e365c040f413b89fa462bfe96dee28267ca4284f9a.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3152	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1240	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3152	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	3152	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3152	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	3152	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3152	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
620	c268e0ccd7375b68bfb6c5e365c040f413b89fa462bfe96dee28267ca4284f9a.exe
620	c268e0ccd7375b68bfb6c5e365c040f413b89fa462bfe96dee28267ca4284f9a.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 620 wrote to memory of 1168	620	c268e0ccd7375b68bfb6c5e365c040f413b89fa462bfe96dee28267ca4284f9a.exe	81
PID 620 wrote to memory of 1168	620	c268e0ccd7375b68bfb6c5e365c040f413b89fa462bfe96dee28267ca4284f9a.exe	81
PID 620 wrote to memory of 1168	620	c268e0ccd7375b68bfb6c5e365c040f413b89fa462bfe96dee28267ca4284f9a.exe	81
PID 620 wrote to memory of 1240	620	c268e0ccd7375b68bfb6c5e365c040f413b89fa462bfe96dee28267ca4284f9a.exe	87
PID 620 wrote to memory of 1240	620	c268e0ccd7375b68bfb6c5e365c040f413b89fa462bfe96dee28267ca4284f9a.exe	87
PID 620 wrote to memory of 1240	620	c268e0ccd7375b68bfb6c5e365c040f413b89fa462bfe96dee28267ca4284f9a.exe	87
PID 4012 wrote to memory of 3152	4012	TXPlatfor.exe	89
PID 4012 wrote to memory of 3152	4012	TXPlatfor.exe	89
PID 4012 wrote to memory of 3152	4012	TXPlatfor.exe	89
PID 1240 wrote to memory of 5048	1240	N.exe	90
PID 1240 wrote to memory of 5048	1240	N.exe	90
PID 1240 wrote to memory of 5048	1240	N.exe	90
PID 620 wrote to memory of 4996	620	c268e0ccd7375b68bfb6c5e365c040f413b89fa462bfe96dee28267ca4284f9a.exe	91
PID 620 wrote to memory of 4996	620	c268e0ccd7375b68bfb6c5e365c040f413b89fa462bfe96dee28267ca4284f9a.exe	91
PID 5048 wrote to memory of 3520	5048	cmd.exe	93
PID 5048 wrote to memory of 3520	5048	cmd.exe	93
PID 5048 wrote to memory of 3520	5048	cmd.exe	93

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c268e0ccd7375b68bfb6c5e365c040f413b89fa462bfe96dee28267ca4284f9a.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c268e0ccd7375b68bfb6c5e365c040f413b89fa462bfe96dee28267ca4284f9a.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:620
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\R.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  PID:1168
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1168 -s 448
    3⤵
    - Program crash
    PID:4740
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1168 -s 528
    3⤵
    - Program crash
    PID:1012
- 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:1240
- - 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:5048
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
      ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
      4⤵
      Runs ping.exe
      PID:3520
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_c268e0ccd7375b68bfb6c5e365c040f413b89fa462bfe96dee28267ca4284f9a.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_c268e0ccd7375b68bfb6c5e365c040f413b89fa462bfe96dee28267ca4284f9a.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:4996

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 1168 -ip 1168
1⤵
PID:2236

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 480 -p 1168 -ip 1168
1⤵
PID:772

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4012
- 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:3152

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat

Filesize
2.6MB

MD5
987fc95375adbb68a92b844f506e19a1

SHA1
ac70fe1527be4de1d596c2889dd9e0fd4db2a9a1

SHA256
53defc24f07d14d715205ea542b8da733c651055b26eea6f093dd21b4cd0d1d9

SHA512
fe801ff5391d6a8b35841903b9b69aa3b48a82e76e38b31fbe4cd9a4a52c5a7aec2926c18bd3ce8b9b635300103a0d63f7ab31c7d3f20cf4d7aadf9112ce951c

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_c268e0ccd7375b68bfb6c5e365c040f413b89fa462bfe96dee28267ca4284f9a.exe

Filesize
64KB

MD5
4bca5c51668fadcdcd1db7d16100f0ac

SHA1
ff6dda0ae6f3ac56f3747704b7f1d44cf82b9131

SHA256
d76fdd6173689acbafc6040a78b58b1ca01c3796939590e0ff481faef411fa25

SHA512
03270223c0f2e0d715732ab30d77683ebaccb7a73a5650b52cecf324d9619a9cedf08d887ee3d0e1e29a63bbba8d46d6efd9f1e858ba4cc865ab5a84eb976370

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe

Filesize
377KB

MD5
4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0

SHA1
f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b

SHA256
3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8

SHA512
5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe

Filesize
941KB

MD5
8dc3adf1c490211971c1e2325f1424d2

SHA1
4eec4a4e7cb97c5efa6c72e0731cd090c0c4adc5

SHA256
bc29f2022ab3b812e50c8681ff196f090c038b5ab51e37daffac4469a8c2eb2c

SHA512
ae92ea20b359849dcdba4808119b154e3af5ef3687ee09de1797610fe8c4d3eb9065b068074d35adddb4b225d17c619baff3944cb137ad196bcef7a6507f920d

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240600734.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
36f216a8a3409ff7beadf97fd9e2749a

SHA1
195b5ddaba9e9f792cb71493f40c38cb05d8d9ed

SHA256
9b96aa34e367caa00b3066f20f3484a580c864fee7deb0993ab4fc14c600d1c2

SHA512
2dead4cf151eaffc7087373bd7e4bb23c10c71644c1717df87c42e0c368aae29369aa3e5a4b0915a01ec4fa26bb1458ee7d729289fb01758cd677530f2b4fb46

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memory/1240-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1240-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1240-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1240-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3152-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3152-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3152-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4012-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4012-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4012-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4012-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4012-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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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