gh0strat | f175027d8999bc35d83937009792f57e58e8915742400c9f96f46e8a30b7f2f2

General

Target

f175027d8999bc35d83937009792f57e58e8915742400c9f96f46e8a30b7f2f2.exe
Size

1.1MB
MD5

c1b0e1a092570eefaee61ed2e163a1c2
SHA1

c343ad9ffd99039d9bd4e52bbf415b2d8f309d48
SHA256

f175027d8999bc35d83937009792f57e58e8915742400c9f96f46e8a30b7f2f2
SHA512

426c35c5f40585979571a765ff2a67bc31cc3a627d3f71b76800344d7b7d6ee23388fd06ebfe747ff9cb970468c9a37d862e57c89d9a853e4c8fc7d43ed6e554
SSDEEP

24576:f09tv9/7JtDElDEExIko2H2HESq2eWJ6MQjySjy+h2Z:f09XJt4HIN2H2tFvduySj+

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 9 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2072-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2072-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2072-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2132-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2760-65-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2760-61-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2132-60-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2760-59-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2760-66-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 9 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2072-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2072-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2072-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2132-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2760-65-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2760-61-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2132-60-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2760-59-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2760-66-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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

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 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2072	RVN.exe
2132	TXPlatforn.exe
2760	TXPlatforn.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3052	f175027d8999bc35d83937009792f57e58e8915742400c9f96f46e8a30b7f2f2.exe
2132	TXPlatforn.exe

UPX packed file 10 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2072-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2072-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2072-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2072-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2760-65-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2760-61-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-60-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2760-59-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2760-66-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

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

Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	f175027d8999bc35d83937009792f57e58e8915742400c9f96f46e8a30b7f2f2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe	f175027d8999bc35d83937009792f57e58e8915742400c9f96f46e8a30b7f2f2.exe
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	f175027d8999bc35d83937009792f57e58e8915742400c9f96f46e8a30b7f2f2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe	f175027d8999bc35d83937009792f57e58e8915742400c9f96f46e8a30b7f2f2.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 5 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	f175027d8999bc35d83937009792f57e58e8915742400c9f96f46e8a30b7f2f2.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RVN.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TXPlatforn.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.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
2672	cmd.exe
2620	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2620	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2760	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2072	RVN.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2760	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2760	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2760	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2760	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2760	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3052	f175027d8999bc35d83937009792f57e58e8915742400c9f96f46e8a30b7f2f2.exe
3052	f175027d8999bc35d83937009792f57e58e8915742400c9f96f46e8a30b7f2f2.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 22 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3052 wrote to memory of 2072	3052	f175027d8999bc35d83937009792f57e58e8915742400c9f96f46e8a30b7f2f2.exe	31
PID 3052 wrote to memory of 2072	3052	f175027d8999bc35d83937009792f57e58e8915742400c9f96f46e8a30b7f2f2.exe	31
PID 3052 wrote to memory of 2072	3052	f175027d8999bc35d83937009792f57e58e8915742400c9f96f46e8a30b7f2f2.exe	31
PID 3052 wrote to memory of 2072	3052	f175027d8999bc35d83937009792f57e58e8915742400c9f96f46e8a30b7f2f2.exe	31
PID 3052 wrote to memory of 2072	3052	f175027d8999bc35d83937009792f57e58e8915742400c9f96f46e8a30b7f2f2.exe	31
PID 3052 wrote to memory of 2072	3052	f175027d8999bc35d83937009792f57e58e8915742400c9f96f46e8a30b7f2f2.exe	31
PID 3052 wrote to memory of 2072	3052	f175027d8999bc35d83937009792f57e58e8915742400c9f96f46e8a30b7f2f2.exe	31
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 2672	2072	RVN.exe	33
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 2672	2072	RVN.exe	33
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 2672	2072	RVN.exe	33
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 2672	2072	RVN.exe	33
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 2760	2132	TXPlatforn.exe	35
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 2760	2132	TXPlatforn.exe	35
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 2760	2132	TXPlatforn.exe	35
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 2760	2132	TXPlatforn.exe	35
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 2760	2132	TXPlatforn.exe	35
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 2760	2132	TXPlatforn.exe	35
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 2760	2132	TXPlatforn.exe	35
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2620	2672	cmd.exe	36
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2620	2672	cmd.exe	36
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2620	2672	cmd.exe	36
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2620	2672	cmd.exe	36

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f175027d8999bc35d83937009792f57e58e8915742400c9f96f46e8a30b7f2f2.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f175027d8999bc35d83937009792f57e58e8915742400c9f96f46e8a30b7f2f2.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3052
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RVN.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\RVN.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:2072
- - 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\RVN.exe > nul
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2672
  - - 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:2620

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2132
- 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:2760

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

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
1.1MB

MD5
c1b0e1a092570eefaee61ed2e163a1c2

SHA1
c343ad9ffd99039d9bd4e52bbf415b2d8f309d48

SHA256
f175027d8999bc35d83937009792f57e58e8915742400c9f96f46e8a30b7f2f2

SHA512
426c35c5f40585979571a765ff2a67bc31cc3a627d3f71b76800344d7b7d6ee23388fd06ebfe747ff9cb970468c9a37d862e57c89d9a853e4c8fc7d43ed6e554

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

Filesize
377KB

MD5
80ade1893dec9cab7f2e63538a464fcc

SHA1
c06614da33a65eddb506db00a124a3fc3f5be02e

SHA256
57a920389c044e3f5cf93dabff67070b4511e79779b6f874e08f92d8b0d7afbd

SHA512
fffd4f3fccb5301b3c7a5b3bd92747f31549fbd9d0803fe5d502d1bb0ef979140988718c2ee1406ed3e755790d275185e120a56cbcb5ed2eadf62b5cdbfc4cc4

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memory/2072-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2072-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2072-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2072-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2132-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2132-60-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2760-65-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2760-61-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2760-59-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2760-66-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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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