Malware Analysis Report

2025-01-02 15:15

Sample ID 240625-wgg5cstgkg
Target 3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3
SHA256 3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3
Tags
gh0strat purplefox persistence rat rootkit trojan upx discovery
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

gh0strat purplefox persistence rat rootkit trojan upx discovery

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload

Gh0strat

PurpleFox

Sets service image path in registry

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL

Drops file in Drivers directory

Executes dropped EXE

UPX packed file

Loads dropped DLL

Modifies file permissions

Drops file in System32 directory

Drops file in Program Files directory

Enumerates physical storage devices

Unsigned PE

Runs ping.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-06-25 17:53

Signatures

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
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Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-25 17:53

Reported

2024-06-25 17:56

Platform

win7-20240508-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

121s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe"

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit

rootkit
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Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

PurpleFox

rootkit trojan purplefox

Drops file in Drivers directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Remote Data\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\259399398.txt" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe N/A

Sets service image path in registry

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\QAssist\ImagePath = "system32\\DRIVERS\\QAssist.sys" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A

UPX packed file

upx
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Drops file in System32 directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe N/A
File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\259399398.txt C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe N/A
File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.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\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe N/A
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe N/A
Token: 33 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A
Token: 33 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 1904 wrote to memory of 2236 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
PID 1904 wrote to memory of 2236 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
PID 1904 wrote to memory of 2236 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
PID 1904 wrote to memory of 2236 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
PID 1904 wrote to memory of 2708 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 1904 wrote to memory of 2708 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 1904 wrote to memory of 2708 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 1904 wrote to memory of 2708 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 1904 wrote to memory of 2708 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 1904 wrote to memory of 2708 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 1904 wrote to memory of 2708 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2744 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2744 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2744 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2744 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2820 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2820 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2820 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2820 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2820 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2820 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2820 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 1904 wrote to memory of 2620 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe
PID 1904 wrote to memory of 2620 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe
PID 1904 wrote to memory of 2620 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe
PID 1904 wrote to memory of 2620 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2964 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2964 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2964 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2964 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 1572 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_80\jre\bin\java.exe
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 1572 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_80\jre\bin\java.exe
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 1572 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_80\jre\bin\java.exe
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 1572 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_80\jre\bin\java.exe
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 288 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_80\bin\java.exe
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 288 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_80\bin\java.exe
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 288 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_80\bin\java.exe
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 288 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_80\bin\java.exe
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 1584 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin\java.exe
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 1584 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin\java.exe
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 1584 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin\java.exe
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 1584 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin\java.exe
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 528 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 528 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 528 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 528 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe"

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

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

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"

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

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

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.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\N.exe > nul

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -acsi

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE

ping -n 2 127.0.0.1

C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_80\jre\bin\java.exe

"C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_80\jre\bin\java.exe" -version

C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_80\bin\java.exe

"C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_80\bin\java.exe" -version

C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin\java.exe

"C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin\java.exe" -version

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

"C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\259399398.txt",MainThread

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 hackerinvasion.f3322.net udp

Files

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

MD5 8dc3adf1c490211971c1e2325f1424d2
SHA1 4eec4a4e7cb97c5efa6c72e0731cd090c0c4adc5
SHA256 bc29f2022ab3b812e50c8681ff196f090c038b5ab51e37daffac4469a8c2eb2c
SHA512 ae92ea20b359849dcdba4808119b154e3af5ef3687ee09de1797610fe8c4d3eb9065b068074d35adddb4b225d17c619baff3944cb137ad196bcef7a6507f920d

\Windows\SysWOW64\259399398.txt

MD5 e6fbc30810d52fd7af770c629b008f1e
SHA1 e7c475507220f947605eb2ce20be62f0e31738ee
SHA256 d96906acf779600b4b49e2914aff2754a1181274a9245d968ae88f91cc62ad0c
SHA512 ec603ae4554df5740aa3c8e1c9de4882ead7f5cd5989d1b6d5394612771865a8a99e05bd8c92e604dc4c59c92611952d6d5c054cd9f69c98ac94e2bccf9e55b1

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

MD5 4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0
SHA1 f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b
SHA256 3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8
SHA512 5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0

memory/2708-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/2708-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/2708-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/2820-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe

MD5 9ee3e9c6f64ee9a489e775b9b658a057
SHA1 19d25849cebfeac85ac7fb0e10321e8f037af8c5
SHA256 6c3f10a6b39e60d0e63667c97bf0e5a91f755131e17000e24c80aaeba96c55ea
SHA512 4e8fdb7a4ce24bb7411124937a51b0163bf1cb7a17d73b8abfe096db99c8cd8e3bbbf01beff0e027fcb5fd61182891eaa96aeb5eee9d94af3722a12561fe19cc

memory/2820-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/2820-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/2820-46-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/2820-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/2820-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/2620-50-0x0000000000CF0000-0x0000000000F92000-memory.dmp

memory/2620-51-0x0000000005770000-0x00000000059AA000-memory.dmp

memory/2620-53-0x00000000009B0000-0x00000000009BA000-memory.dmp

memory/2620-56-0x00000000069E0000-0x0000000006A88000-memory.dmp

memory/288-85-0x0000000000240000-0x0000000000241000-memory.dmp

memory/1572-89-0x0000000001B80000-0x0000000001B81000-memory.dmp

memory/1584-96-0x0000000000140000-0x0000000000141000-memory.dmp

\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

MD5 51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8
SHA1 8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58
SHA256 5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124
SHA512 794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

memory/2620-104-0x00000000009B0000-0x00000000009BA000-memory.dmp

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

MD5 163bbdc1db7e4f538e8a861e38f8941d
SHA1 30215612a7b9e5ed13ae8f764ac75878586eb030
SHA256 0321b73377b630671531ee2d64a28f8115e1be98e6be2fded303fc2e25dba5b6
SHA512 46b798616c7ae89984025e0f1c1c0bf7453f9b1c478677add08fc2e3acbe7e1cc4e84cfff01d43841f4c49c07d46190aafb1be0e943320b9b84203cc5d4bc85c

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-25 17:53

Reported

2024-06-25 17:56

Platform

win10v2004-20240508-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

151s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe"

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit

rootkit
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Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

PurpleFox

rootkit trojan purplefox

Drops file in Drivers directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Remote Data\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240605250.txt" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe N/A

Sets service image path in registry

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\QAssist\ImagePath = "system32\\DRIVERS\\QAssist.sys" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A

Loads dropped DLL

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe N/A

Modifies file permissions

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe N/A

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Drops file in System32 directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A
File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe N/A
File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240605250.txt C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.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\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.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: LoadsDriver

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe N/A
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe N/A
Token: 33 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A
Token: 33 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe N/A

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 3160 wrote to memory of 1992 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
PID 3160 wrote to memory of 1992 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
PID 3160 wrote to memory of 1992 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
PID 3160 wrote to memory of 2844 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 3160 wrote to memory of 2844 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 3160 wrote to memory of 2844 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 3936 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 3936 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 3936 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 3960 wrote to memory of 4816 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 3960 wrote to memory of 4816 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 3960 wrote to memory of 4816 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
PID 3160 wrote to memory of 1424 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe
PID 3160 wrote to memory of 1424 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe
PID 3160 wrote to memory of 1424 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe
PID 3936 wrote to memory of 652 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
PID 3936 wrote to memory of 652 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
PID 3936 wrote to memory of 652 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
PID 1424 wrote to memory of 1012 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe
PID 1424 wrote to memory of 1012 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe
PID 1424 wrote to memory of 2556 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe
PID 1424 wrote to memory of 2556 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe
PID 1424 wrote to memory of 2216 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe
PID 1424 wrote to memory of 2216 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe
PID 2556 wrote to memory of 4036 N/A C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe
PID 2556 wrote to memory of 4036 N/A C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe
PID 1376 wrote to memory of 3656 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
PID 1376 wrote to memory of 3656 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
PID 1376 wrote to memory of 3656 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe"

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

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

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"

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

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

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.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\N.exe > nul

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -acsi

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE

ping -n 2 127.0.0.1

C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe

"C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe" -version

C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe

"C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe" -version

C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe

"C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe" -version

C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe

C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\.oracle_jre_usage /grant "everyone":(OI)(CI)M

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

"C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240605250.txt",MainThread

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 196.249.167.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 hackerinvasion.f3322.net udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 82.90.14.23.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 2.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 217.106.137.52.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 50.23.12.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 56.126.166.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 hackerinvasion.f3322.net udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 45.56.20.217.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 hackerinvasion.f3322.net udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 0.205.248.87.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 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 hackerinvasion.f3322.net 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 hackerinvasion.f3322.net udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 hackerinvasion.f3322.net udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 12.173.189.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 hackerinvasion.f3322.net udp

Files

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

MD5 8dc3adf1c490211971c1e2325f1424d2
SHA1 4eec4a4e7cb97c5efa6c72e0731cd090c0c4adc5
SHA256 bc29f2022ab3b812e50c8681ff196f090c038b5ab51e37daffac4469a8c2eb2c
SHA512 ae92ea20b359849dcdba4808119b154e3af5ef3687ee09de1797610fe8c4d3eb9065b068074d35adddb4b225d17c619baff3944cb137ad196bcef7a6507f920d

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240605250.txt

MD5 e6fbc30810d52fd7af770c629b008f1e
SHA1 e7c475507220f947605eb2ce20be62f0e31738ee
SHA256 d96906acf779600b4b49e2914aff2754a1181274a9245d968ae88f91cc62ad0c
SHA512 ec603ae4554df5740aa3c8e1c9de4882ead7f5cd5989d1b6d5394612771865a8a99e05bd8c92e604dc4c59c92611952d6d5c054cd9f69c98ac94e2bccf9e55b1

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

MD5 4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0
SHA1 f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b
SHA256 3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8
SHA512 5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0

memory/2844-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/2844-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/2844-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/2844-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/3960-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/3960-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/3960-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/4816-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3c9898a5c4f5d87e890669781609c1d529973757d75a18217c3fe95bacafbcb3.exe

MD5 9ee3e9c6f64ee9a489e775b9b658a057
SHA1 19d25849cebfeac85ac7fb0e10321e8f037af8c5
SHA256 6c3f10a6b39e60d0e63667c97bf0e5a91f755131e17000e24c80aaeba96c55ea
SHA512 4e8fdb7a4ce24bb7411124937a51b0163bf1cb7a17d73b8abfe096db99c8cd8e3bbbf01beff0e027fcb5fd61182891eaa96aeb5eee9d94af3722a12561fe19cc

memory/4816-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/4816-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

memory/1424-46-0x00000000002D0000-0x0000000000572000-memory.dmp

memory/1424-47-0x00000000050D0000-0x000000000530A000-memory.dmp

memory/1424-49-0x00000000053B0000-0x000000000544C000-memory.dmp

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

MD5 163bbdc1db7e4f538e8a861e38f8941d
SHA1 30215612a7b9e5ed13ae8f764ac75878586eb030
SHA256 0321b73377b630671531ee2d64a28f8115e1be98e6be2fded303fc2e25dba5b6
SHA512 46b798616c7ae89984025e0f1c1c0bf7453f9b1c478677add08fc2e3acbe7e1cc4e84cfff01d43841f4c49c07d46190aafb1be0e943320b9b84203cc5d4bc85c

memory/1424-60-0x0000000005450000-0x00000000054E2000-memory.dmp

memory/1424-62-0x00000000054F0000-0x0000000005556000-memory.dmp

memory/1424-65-0x000000000AD50000-0x000000000AD88000-memory.dmp

memory/1424-66-0x000000000AD20000-0x000000000AD2E000-memory.dmp

memory/1424-67-0x000000000B340000-0x000000000B8E4000-memory.dmp

memory/1424-68-0x000000000ADE0000-0x000000000AE88000-memory.dmp

memory/1424-69-0x000000000BA60000-0x000000000BA82000-memory.dmp

memory/2556-96-0x000001FD91DC0000-0x000001FD91DC1000-memory.dmp

C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\.oracle_jre_usage\905ebba3a8fc8cc.timestamp

MD5 b9524cea5279a1a93e1be53c40fdf35e
SHA1 6f1c644a28f459fa0a0de608d5377dd541ed86e7
SHA256 794854aff5c82bc119b7998c552c258159624668a0d706025d2f3480e6457cb4
SHA512 e61bdbbed0c1eaa6c6ed01e0807e2a8d6102f7b1950e7222071a7fe84e341ef6722a03fdb6bdd606f124f8c0e51bbd51211188482eda8cf03a3effef97c5eaa5

memory/1012-105-0x000001CCA9840000-0x000001CCA9841000-memory.dmp

memory/2216-114-0x0000020E5D7D0000-0x0000020E5D7D1000-memory.dmp

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

MD5 889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679
SHA1 8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7
SHA256 6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910
SHA512 08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641