gh0strat | 57600b1b5de853c1787696eaa51f6774b4b76de88d5436ed64b1e6e7af3a68c8

General

Target

57600b1b5de853c1787696eaa51f6774b4b76de88d5436ed64b1e6e7af3a68c8.exe
Size

1.3MB
MD5

c9006f2843f27f7718de3488bb6dd91a
SHA1

deac09d0edc1d9006ec8ac8ebfade8b5c034f1a1
SHA256

57600b1b5de853c1787696eaa51f6774b4b76de88d5436ed64b1e6e7af3a68c8
SHA512

dfdb5b15421b545a722f350c4967ad7d6cd5c6b25bde0e56d08f483d38c9d31e82bd30fc821ac01ad07c76ece5709c64b764cd00fdf1226e742da3cb97908a2f
SSDEEP

24576:cQZoidOTdVZinacCET9Ecl1erdg0MCiVWhFU7cVdN:cQZAdVyVT9n/Gg0P+WhoQ

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/2932-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2932-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2932-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4296-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4296-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4296-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1112-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1112-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1112-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1112-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 12 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2932-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2932-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2932-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4296-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4296-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4296-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1112-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4296-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1112-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1112-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1112-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/files/0x000700000002343a-36.dat	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\\240601281.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
2932	svchost.exe
4296	TXPlatforn.exe
1112	TXPlatforn.exe
3228	svchos.exe
2332	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3228	svchos.exe
1812	svchost.exe
2332	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

UPX packed file 13 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2932-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2932-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2932-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2932-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4296-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4296-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4296-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1112-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4296-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4296-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1112-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1112-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1112-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240601281.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

Drops file in Program Files directory 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	57600b1b5de853c1787696eaa51f6774b4b76de88d5436ed64b1e6e7af3a68c8.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	57600b1b5de853c1787696eaa51f6774b4b76de88d5436ed64b1e6e7af3a68c8.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe	57600b1b5de853c1787696eaa51f6774b4b76de88d5436ed64b1e6e7af3a68c8.exe
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	57600b1b5de853c1787696eaa51f6774b4b76de88d5436ed64b1e6e7af3a68c8.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe	57600b1b5de853c1787696eaa51f6774b4b76de88d5436ed64b1e6e7af3a68c8.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
2276	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1112	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2932	svchost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1112	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	1112	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1112	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	1112	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1112	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1128	57600b1b5de853c1787696eaa51f6774b4b76de88d5436ed64b1e6e7af3a68c8.exe
1128	57600b1b5de853c1787696eaa51f6774b4b76de88d5436ed64b1e6e7af3a68c8.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1128 wrote to memory of 2932	1128	57600b1b5de853c1787696eaa51f6774b4b76de88d5436ed64b1e6e7af3a68c8.exe	82
PID 1128 wrote to memory of 2932	1128	57600b1b5de853c1787696eaa51f6774b4b76de88d5436ed64b1e6e7af3a68c8.exe	82
PID 1128 wrote to memory of 2932	1128	57600b1b5de853c1787696eaa51f6774b4b76de88d5436ed64b1e6e7af3a68c8.exe	82
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 1112	4296	TXPlatforn.exe	84
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 1112	4296	TXPlatforn.exe	84
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 1112	4296	TXPlatforn.exe	84
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 5104	2932	svchost.exe	85
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 5104	2932	svchost.exe	85
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 5104	2932	svchost.exe	85
PID 5104 wrote to memory of 2276	5104	cmd.exe	88
PID 5104 wrote to memory of 2276	5104	cmd.exe	88
PID 5104 wrote to memory of 2276	5104	cmd.exe	88
PID 1128 wrote to memory of 3228	1128	57600b1b5de853c1787696eaa51f6774b4b76de88d5436ed64b1e6e7af3a68c8.exe	86
PID 1128 wrote to memory of 3228	1128	57600b1b5de853c1787696eaa51f6774b4b76de88d5436ed64b1e6e7af3a68c8.exe	86
PID 1128 wrote to memory of 3228	1128	57600b1b5de853c1787696eaa51f6774b4b76de88d5436ed64b1e6e7af3a68c8.exe	86
PID 1812 wrote to memory of 2332	1812	svchost.exe	97
PID 1812 wrote to memory of 2332	1812	svchost.exe	97
PID 1812 wrote to memory of 2332	1812	svchost.exe	97

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\57600b1b5de853c1787696eaa51f6774b4b76de88d5436ed64b1e6e7af3a68c8.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\57600b1b5de853c1787696eaa51f6774b4b76de88d5436ed64b1e6e7af3a68c8.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1128
- 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:2932
- - 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:5104
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
      ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
      4⤵
      Runs ping.exe
      PID:2276
- 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:3228

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4296
- 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:1112

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"
1⤵
PID:2272

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:1812
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\240601281.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  PID:2332

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

Server Software Component

1

T1505

Terminal Services DLL

1

T1505.005

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
1.3MB

MD5
c9006f2843f27f7718de3488bb6dd91a

SHA1
deac09d0edc1d9006ec8ac8ebfade8b5c034f1a1

SHA256
57600b1b5de853c1787696eaa51f6774b4b76de88d5436ed64b1e6e7af3a68c8

SHA512
dfdb5b15421b545a722f350c4967ad7d6cd5c6b25bde0e56d08f483d38c9d31e82bd30fc821ac01ad07c76ece5709c64b764cd00fdf1226e742da3cb97908a2f

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

Filesize
93KB

MD5
3b377ad877a942ec9f60ea285f7119a2

SHA1
60b23987b20d913982f723ab375eef50fafa6c70

SHA256
62954fdf65e629b39a29f539619d20691332184c6b6be5a826128a8e759bfa84

SHA512
af3a71f867ad9d28772c48b521097f9bf8931eb89fd2974e8de10990241419a39ddc3c0b36dd38aac4fdf14e1f0c5e228692618e93adce958d5b5dab8940e46f

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

Filesize
377KB

MD5
a4329177954d4104005bce3020e5ef59

SHA1
23c29e295e2dbb8454012d619ca3f81e4c16e85a

SHA256
6156d003d54dcf2ee92f21bd6e7a6a7f91730bd2804381260bcabe465abe6ddd

SHA512
81e9d456a4abfc7cd9e0943d4a0ce15523362c3179f3368381d1d7974f80a9f9113b5404b96e67e91684e0ea1895b7d0073e4c48d0bfc4fd0244b1af6acf0208

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240601281.txt

Filesize
50KB

MD5
3758eef56bfcd71ec306c5630b5755ff

SHA1
08eebc37f5a2524b1d429ace25ffc3d5a587691d

SHA256
aca0ff98fdf869c8d64041206fbb46a4404d162177d8a4f956f483f11dc7b104

SHA512
e148a801b30dca5c202f0b56c4f1071520fc2e591c0d6593673bfc7f5ca0aec69283c70262659b951a35677ab6cc20e0e0fbccf5a75f66badae24dbcfa18d42a

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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memory/1112-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1112-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1112-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1112-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2932-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2932-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2932-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2932-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4296-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4296-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4296-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4296-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4296-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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