gh0strat | 9460c89e97b4918ab745fc6e013cfd904bc8c8aff1c7a53d850bd94dbb8823d4

General

Target

9460c89e97b4918ab745fc6e013cfd904bc8c8aff1c7a53d850bd94dbb8823d4.exe
Size

1.7MB
MD5

846fd69ecb7c442c7ab51f3174bac26a
SHA1

cd266cfb8b0ce0878ca57f1762579a7ab4da48f0
SHA256

9460c89e97b4918ab745fc6e013cfd904bc8c8aff1c7a53d850bd94dbb8823d4
SHA512

69912b20e8b9aed8556248704fafc8f02a3203b6f8f7cf14809d19bce816305a393d908c600fa403eed16e30fcbc7249c14fd214f67095b8dd9ecae3f73c93e7
SSDEEP

49152:dQZAdVyVT9n/Gg0P+WhorKTKK4KKDyK5kZ1EEEEmEEE1EEEEEEEEEEEQKK1KKK1u:GGdVyVT9nOgmhuKTKK4KKDyK5kZ1EEE8

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/2872-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2872-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2872-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3988-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3988-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3988-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3988-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2248-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2248-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2248-74-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2248-80-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 12 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2872-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2872-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2872-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3988-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3988-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3988-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3988-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023506-36.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2248-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2248-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2248-74-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2248-80-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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\\240632437.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
2872	svchost.exe
3988	TXPlatforn.exe
2248	TXPlatforn.exe
3876	svchos.exe
2008	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3876	svchos.exe
920	svchost.exe
2008	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/2872-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2872-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2872-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2872-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3988-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3988-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3988-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3988-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3988-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2248-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2248-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2248-74-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2248-80-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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\240632437.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\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe	9460c89e97b4918ab745fc6e013cfd904bc8c8aff1c7a53d850bd94dbb8823d4.exe
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	9460c89e97b4918ab745fc6e013cfd904bc8c8aff1c7a53d850bd94dbb8823d4.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe	9460c89e97b4918ab745fc6e013cfd904bc8c8aff1c7a53d850bd94dbb8823d4.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	9460c89e97b4918ab745fc6e013cfd904bc8c8aff1c7a53d850bd94dbb8823d4.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	9460c89e97b4918ab745fc6e013cfd904bc8c8aff1c7a53d850bd94dbb8823d4.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	9460c89e97b4918ab745fc6e013cfd904bc8c8aff1c7a53d850bd94dbb8823d4.exe
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

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
4136	cmd.exe
3052	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
3052	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2248	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2872	svchost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2248	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2248	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2248	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2248	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2248	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1096	9460c89e97b4918ab745fc6e013cfd904bc8c8aff1c7a53d850bd94dbb8823d4.exe
1096	9460c89e97b4918ab745fc6e013cfd904bc8c8aff1c7a53d850bd94dbb8823d4.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1096 wrote to memory of 2872	1096	9460c89e97b4918ab745fc6e013cfd904bc8c8aff1c7a53d850bd94dbb8823d4.exe	82
PID 1096 wrote to memory of 2872	1096	9460c89e97b4918ab745fc6e013cfd904bc8c8aff1c7a53d850bd94dbb8823d4.exe	82
PID 1096 wrote to memory of 2872	1096	9460c89e97b4918ab745fc6e013cfd904bc8c8aff1c7a53d850bd94dbb8823d4.exe	82
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 4136	2872	svchost.exe	84
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 4136	2872	svchost.exe	84
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 4136	2872	svchost.exe	84
PID 3988 wrote to memory of 2248	3988	TXPlatforn.exe	85
PID 3988 wrote to memory of 2248	3988	TXPlatforn.exe	85
PID 3988 wrote to memory of 2248	3988	TXPlatforn.exe	85
PID 1096 wrote to memory of 3876	1096	9460c89e97b4918ab745fc6e013cfd904bc8c8aff1c7a53d850bd94dbb8823d4.exe	86
PID 1096 wrote to memory of 3876	1096	9460c89e97b4918ab745fc6e013cfd904bc8c8aff1c7a53d850bd94dbb8823d4.exe	86
PID 1096 wrote to memory of 3876	1096	9460c89e97b4918ab745fc6e013cfd904bc8c8aff1c7a53d850bd94dbb8823d4.exe	86
PID 4136 wrote to memory of 3052	4136	cmd.exe	90
PID 4136 wrote to memory of 3052	4136	cmd.exe	90
PID 4136 wrote to memory of 3052	4136	cmd.exe	90
PID 920 wrote to memory of 2008	920	svchost.exe	95
PID 920 wrote to memory of 2008	920	svchost.exe	95
PID 920 wrote to memory of 2008	920	svchost.exe	95

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9460c89e97b4918ab745fc6e013cfd904bc8c8aff1c7a53d850bd94dbb8823d4.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9460c89e97b4918ab745fc6e013cfd904bc8c8aff1c7a53d850bd94dbb8823d4.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1096
- 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:2872
- - 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:4136
  - - 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:3052
- 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:3876

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:3988
- 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:2248

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"
1⤵
PID:2164

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:920
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\240632437.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2008

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
1.7MB

MD5
846fd69ecb7c442c7ab51f3174bac26a

SHA1
cd266cfb8b0ce0878ca57f1762579a7ab4da48f0

SHA256
9460c89e97b4918ab745fc6e013cfd904bc8c8aff1c7a53d850bd94dbb8823d4

SHA512
69912b20e8b9aed8556248704fafc8f02a3203b6f8f7cf14809d19bce816305a393d908c600fa403eed16e30fcbc7249c14fd214f67095b8dd9ecae3f73c93e7

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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\240632437.txt

Filesize
50KB

MD5
c14f7b74a0dc0df832f5b18af3eb7600

SHA1
fe5d1fc7dcb19f9fb41831571c8347662de4dfc2

SHA256
9f673b7a00d7e7d41336c1abe15abd96562229a2f7c59794d6425efcd680bb13

SHA512
4f993b34b83330af8d2c66131103563b15d5ce6543e588a96597a5c32141f67523fd6f8ddd6f14b4274c58fa0a8601243de80dd315c3a1a18bab1879729f37df

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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/2248-80-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2248-74-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2248-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2248-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2872-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2872-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2872-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2872-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3988-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3988-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3988-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3988-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3988-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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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