gh0strat | 2236df5f4eff2ab37811e57820a3cc334cf8f92d9babcd7d5f76c08c6eb43b9c

General

Target

2024-08-18_4e5acb9dcabab150671cd1315fa6a554_hijackloader_icedid.exe
Size

2.8MB
MD5

4e5acb9dcabab150671cd1315fa6a554
SHA1

cdf40d693972f8866a70067bd23ba6441b9401fe
SHA256

2236df5f4eff2ab37811e57820a3cc334cf8f92d9babcd7d5f76c08c6eb43b9c
SHA512

3dfacb9f5a4e7e98e54c5740577671af823c40d6ffdd7b1e9bbff2bd4b6175c77ec0617a61f206dfd18264d81621982d968c1f9ca539d175097003a6e3154348
SSDEEP

49152:pCwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+WhU6goMjEm1:Ews2ANnKXOaeOgmhtgo

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 8 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3340-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3340-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3340-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/5032-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/5032-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/5060-50-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/5060-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/5060-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 9 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000800000002346b-5.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3340-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3340-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3340-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/5032-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/5032-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/5060-50-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/5060-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/5060-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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

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\Remote Data\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240616046.txt"	R.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 6 IoCs

pid	Process
2420	R.exe
3340	N.exe
5032	TXPlatfor.exe
3000	HD_2024-08-18_4e5acb9dcabab150671cd1315fa6a554_hijackloader_icedid.exe
5060	TXPlatfor.exe
4164	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2420	R.exe
3304	svchost.exe
4164	Remote Data.exe

UPX packed file 10 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3340-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3340-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3340-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3340-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5032-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5032-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5060-50-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5060-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5032-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5060-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240616046.txt	R.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	R.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe	svchost.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	2024-08-18_4e5acb9dcabab150671cd1315fa6a554_hijackloader_icedid.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	R.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	HD_2024-08-18_4e5acb9dcabab150671cd1315fa6a554_hijackloader_icedid.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TXPlatfor.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2024-08-18_4e5acb9dcabab150671cd1315fa6a554_hijackloader_icedid.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	N.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Remote Data.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
2016	cmd.exe
3168	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
3168	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4064	2024-08-18_4e5acb9dcabab150671cd1315fa6a554_hijackloader_icedid.exe
4064	2024-08-18_4e5acb9dcabab150671cd1315fa6a554_hijackloader_icedid.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
5060	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3340	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	5060	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	5060	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5060	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	5060	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5060	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4064	2024-08-18_4e5acb9dcabab150671cd1315fa6a554_hijackloader_icedid.exe
4064	2024-08-18_4e5acb9dcabab150671cd1315fa6a554_hijackloader_icedid.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4064 wrote to memory of 2420	4064	2024-08-18_4e5acb9dcabab150671cd1315fa6a554_hijackloader_icedid.exe	84
PID 4064 wrote to memory of 2420	4064	2024-08-18_4e5acb9dcabab150671cd1315fa6a554_hijackloader_icedid.exe	84
PID 4064 wrote to memory of 2420	4064	2024-08-18_4e5acb9dcabab150671cd1315fa6a554_hijackloader_icedid.exe	84
PID 4064 wrote to memory of 3340	4064	2024-08-18_4e5acb9dcabab150671cd1315fa6a554_hijackloader_icedid.exe	89
PID 4064 wrote to memory of 3340	4064	2024-08-18_4e5acb9dcabab150671cd1315fa6a554_hijackloader_icedid.exe	89
PID 4064 wrote to memory of 3340	4064	2024-08-18_4e5acb9dcabab150671cd1315fa6a554_hijackloader_icedid.exe	89
PID 3340 wrote to memory of 2016	3340	N.exe	92
PID 3340 wrote to memory of 2016	3340	N.exe	92
PID 3340 wrote to memory of 2016	3340	N.exe	92
PID 4064 wrote to memory of 3000	4064	2024-08-18_4e5acb9dcabab150671cd1315fa6a554_hijackloader_icedid.exe	93
PID 4064 wrote to memory of 3000	4064	2024-08-18_4e5acb9dcabab150671cd1315fa6a554_hijackloader_icedid.exe	93
PID 4064 wrote to memory of 3000	4064	2024-08-18_4e5acb9dcabab150671cd1315fa6a554_hijackloader_icedid.exe	93
PID 5032 wrote to memory of 5060	5032	TXPlatfor.exe	94
PID 5032 wrote to memory of 5060	5032	TXPlatfor.exe	94
PID 5032 wrote to memory of 5060	5032	TXPlatfor.exe	94
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 3168	2016	cmd.exe	96
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 3168	2016	cmd.exe	96
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 3168	2016	cmd.exe	96
PID 3304 wrote to memory of 4164	3304	svchost.exe	101
PID 3304 wrote to memory of 4164	3304	svchost.exe	101
PID 3304 wrote to memory of 4164	3304	svchost.exe	101

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-08-18_4e5acb9dcabab150671cd1315fa6a554_hijackloader_icedid.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-08-18_4e5acb9dcabab150671cd1315fa6a554_hijackloader_icedid.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4064
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\R.exe
  2⤵
  - Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2420
- 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
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3340
- - 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⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2016
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
      ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      Runs ping.exe
      PID:3168
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2024-08-18_4e5acb9dcabab150671cd1315fa6a554_hijackloader_icedid.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2024-08-18_4e5acb9dcabab150671cd1315fa6a554_hijackloader_icedid.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3000

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:3420

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3304
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240616046.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4164

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5032
- 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:5060

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

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

1

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

1

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2024-08-18_4e5acb9dcabab150671cd1315fa6a554_hijackloader_icedid.exe

Filesize
439KB

MD5
6098bdb3693c9583577b2eecf6919c28

SHA1
adb756bc598bc7f448f6cc3de65f51fad2ea8bce

SHA256
9972d1f9c8cca5b6b283b6a99d745daa6129bbafe7efe2360bc986362885174d

SHA512
50dc69b501b4f20894a66e1ef447de8d386d7645a40bc024190870cc7496e359dd03b3d2c574ac318228a2dd13d80ebbcf7448b9a2135929a0c3ca281a7e6c3d

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

Filesize
2.4MB

MD5
672604d11fec00c9cbb5249ab2bdd726

SHA1
50e81482fa9eae11b6b09e2f9f84a6ebad397cd5

SHA256
8dcabade62b6dfac43c4c91dee5618eeb9c3b428f0fc829af650fc147aec05e2

SHA512
c46cb73d07436716922267f07a0cd949b3251d31d59482337dfc98503fa2a3a9dabe2c28d3f2b0698aa5adf99b966bfb6ce9de93455f7955140aba66fd0163bc

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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

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240616046.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
7ec2e32dad206993ce3300189a4c2e68

SHA1
f98c7817bd94b426f2cc6d9ea297c07af468ef7d

SHA256
2a768885dce4c96695c247b203b0eb2820036f5c6e58e5352231ef5dcec45526

SHA512
e2b72335da74b1f26ea5a9318fe1c295e05c167b14df8804dc420f7fcb51483517274a880fc2230a6b4ffcb9ef50753d23106fbf14dc2455db5627832e96ba04

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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memory/3340-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3340-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3340-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3340-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/5032-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/5032-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

Download
memory/5032-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

Download
memory/5060-50-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/5060-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/5060-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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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