gh0strat | cbddc575d315a80375827713ea1cecf9cc01b1eda4320dd138d86b58cad0aef6

General

Target

cbddc575d315a80375827713ea1cecf9cc01b1eda4320dd138d86b58cad0aef6.exe
Size

1.5MB
MD5

d26019823f3a3c71da30c807f7bf3de5
SHA1

b0605c00304de892e8e2c88946e665a053a68d18
SHA256

cbddc575d315a80375827713ea1cecf9cc01b1eda4320dd138d86b58cad0aef6
SHA512

872414e8c8e584f7a9f2ecf990fcbfc8a3e01b29a15b218280eb3a2238e608560b5088a257eca7cf504f4c4cf19b3280d8e023e4170507a849a00f73763cefcd
SSDEEP

24576:MQZoidOTdVZinacCET9Ecl1erdg0MCiVWhFU7cVPwpe6V1Dfun2m:MQZAdVyVT9n/Gg0P+WhoZpekDmn2m

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 11 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2548-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2548-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2548-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2400-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2400-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2400-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/860-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2400-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/860-55-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/860-64-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/860-65-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 12 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2548-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2548-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2548-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2400-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2400-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2400-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/860-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023442-35.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2400-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/860-55-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/860-64-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/860-65-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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\\240632921.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
2548	svchost.exe
2400	TXPlatforn.exe
860	TXPlatforn.exe
3120	svchos.exe
4676	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3120	svchos.exe
464	svchost.exe
4676	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/2548-4-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2548-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2548-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2548-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2400-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2400-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2400-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/860-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2400-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/860-55-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/860-64-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/860-65-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2400-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe	svchost.exe
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\240632921.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

Drops file in Program Files directory 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	cbddc575d315a80375827713ea1cecf9cc01b1eda4320dd138d86b58cad0aef6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	cbddc575d315a80375827713ea1cecf9cc01b1eda4320dd138d86b58cad0aef6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe	cbddc575d315a80375827713ea1cecf9cc01b1eda4320dd138d86b58cad0aef6.exe
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	cbddc575d315a80375827713ea1cecf9cc01b1eda4320dd138d86b58cad0aef6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe	cbddc575d315a80375827713ea1cecf9cc01b1eda4320dd138d86b58cad0aef6.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 8 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	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TXPlatforn.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchos.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cbddc575d315a80375827713ea1cecf9cc01b1eda4320dd138d86b58cad0aef6.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
3156	PING.EXE
5080	cmd.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
3156	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
860	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2548	svchost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	860	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	860	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	860	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	860	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	860	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4268	cbddc575d315a80375827713ea1cecf9cc01b1eda4320dd138d86b58cad0aef6.exe
4268	cbddc575d315a80375827713ea1cecf9cc01b1eda4320dd138d86b58cad0aef6.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4268 wrote to memory of 2548	4268	cbddc575d315a80375827713ea1cecf9cc01b1eda4320dd138d86b58cad0aef6.exe	84
PID 4268 wrote to memory of 2548	4268	cbddc575d315a80375827713ea1cecf9cc01b1eda4320dd138d86b58cad0aef6.exe	84
PID 4268 wrote to memory of 2548	4268	cbddc575d315a80375827713ea1cecf9cc01b1eda4320dd138d86b58cad0aef6.exe	84
PID 2548 wrote to memory of 5080	2548	svchost.exe	86
PID 2548 wrote to memory of 5080	2548	svchost.exe	86
PID 2548 wrote to memory of 5080	2548	svchost.exe	86
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 860	2400	TXPlatforn.exe	87
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 860	2400	TXPlatforn.exe	87
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 860	2400	TXPlatforn.exe	87
PID 4268 wrote to memory of 3120	4268	cbddc575d315a80375827713ea1cecf9cc01b1eda4320dd138d86b58cad0aef6.exe	88
PID 4268 wrote to memory of 3120	4268	cbddc575d315a80375827713ea1cecf9cc01b1eda4320dd138d86b58cad0aef6.exe	88
PID 4268 wrote to memory of 3120	4268	cbddc575d315a80375827713ea1cecf9cc01b1eda4320dd138d86b58cad0aef6.exe	88
PID 5080 wrote to memory of 3156	5080	cmd.exe	92
PID 5080 wrote to memory of 3156	5080	cmd.exe	92
PID 5080 wrote to memory of 3156	5080	cmd.exe	92
PID 464 wrote to memory of 4676	464	svchost.exe	101
PID 464 wrote to memory of 4676	464	svchost.exe	101
PID 464 wrote to memory of 4676	464	svchost.exe	101

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cbddc575d315a80375827713ea1cecf9cc01b1eda4320dd138d86b58cad0aef6.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cbddc575d315a80375827713ea1cecf9cc01b1eda4320dd138d86b58cad0aef6.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4268
- 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
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2548
- - 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⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5080
  - - 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:3156
- 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
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3120

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2400
- 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:860

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"
1⤵
PID:2432

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:464
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\240632921.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4676

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_X.dat

Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
d26019823f3a3c71da30c807f7bf3de5

SHA1
b0605c00304de892e8e2c88946e665a053a68d18

SHA256
cbddc575d315a80375827713ea1cecf9cc01b1eda4320dd138d86b58cad0aef6

SHA512
872414e8c8e584f7a9f2ecf990fcbfc8a3e01b29a15b218280eb3a2238e608560b5088a257eca7cf504f4c4cf19b3280d8e023e4170507a849a00f73763cefcd

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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\240632921.txt

Filesize
50KB

MD5
da7cd4a8441dd18c08850e7dc991700c

SHA1
96b3f79d1f8bfd04188d0402b8a1b94675571b59

SHA256
9aa51663f2146557675d91c8df733c2299535b5d3a445fe846289979bb4e0bb5

SHA512
81fda8a4d6ff9922f8574d2b2086c7bf3708597237cc121f164b728ccf305e2ed7e72ce1bbbdc5ef1b522ee1918b2ba65660bffbef838356983307e5a1bbb3b2

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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/860-55-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/860-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/860-64-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/860-65-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2400-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2400-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2400-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2400-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2400-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2548-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2548-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2548-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2548-4-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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