gh0strat | dc3cd172adae15ea3c7611320f992832d3ee627ada127b5dee886864acfb1ab7

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
125s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
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27-09-2024 13:12

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General

Target

dc3cd172adae15ea3c7611320f992832d3ee627ada127b5dee886864acfb1ab7.exe
Size

2.4MB
MD5

c60748099e0e149ea1e12fe4e43871c1
SHA1

9a63f17e6b764c4688b09ba21df7aa5756f00a8f
SHA256

dc3cd172adae15ea3c7611320f992832d3ee627ada127b5dee886864acfb1ab7
SHA512

d468e8e1e85bd0e350b89feedfe8b7853a0f9716bc3337475b423a4108df9fcebc59b466b5c1bb57874a36705b840528917d8e270ce9eaaae62dea2f6cd3b30f
SSDEEP

24576:9CwsbKgbQ5NANIvGTYwMHXA+wT1kfTw4SIuvB74fgt7ibhRM5QhKehFdMtRj7nH7:9CwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+Wh0

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 5 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2388-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2388-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2604-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2604-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2604-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 6 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0007000000017444-6.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2388-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2388-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2604-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2604-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2604-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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\\259471065.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 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2768	R.exe
2388	N.exe
2732	TXPlatfor.exe
2604	TXPlatfor.exe
2384	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

pid	Process
2692	dc3cd172adae15ea3c7611320f992832d3ee627ada127b5dee886864acfb1ab7.exe
2768	R.exe
2668	svchost.exe
2692	dc3cd172adae15ea3c7611320f992832d3ee627ada127b5dee886864acfb1ab7.exe
2732	TXPlatfor.exe
2668	svchost.exe
2384	Remote Data.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
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
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\259471065.txt	R.exe

UPX packed file 6 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2388-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2388-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2388-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2604-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2604-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2604-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

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	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Remote Data.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	dc3cd172adae15ea3c7611320f992832d3ee627ada127b5dee886864acfb1ab7.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	R.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TXPlatfor.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	N.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
2580	cmd.exe
392	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
392	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2604	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2388	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2604	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2604	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2604	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2604	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2604	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2692	dc3cd172adae15ea3c7611320f992832d3ee627ada127b5dee886864acfb1ab7.exe
2692	dc3cd172adae15ea3c7611320f992832d3ee627ada127b5dee886864acfb1ab7.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 2768	2692	dc3cd172adae15ea3c7611320f992832d3ee627ada127b5dee886864acfb1ab7.exe	30
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 2768	2692	dc3cd172adae15ea3c7611320f992832d3ee627ada127b5dee886864acfb1ab7.exe	30
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 2768	2692	dc3cd172adae15ea3c7611320f992832d3ee627ada127b5dee886864acfb1ab7.exe	30
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 2768	2692	dc3cd172adae15ea3c7611320f992832d3ee627ada127b5dee886864acfb1ab7.exe	30
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 2388	2692	dc3cd172adae15ea3c7611320f992832d3ee627ada127b5dee886864acfb1ab7.exe	33
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 2388	2692	dc3cd172adae15ea3c7611320f992832d3ee627ada127b5dee886864acfb1ab7.exe	33
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 2388	2692	dc3cd172adae15ea3c7611320f992832d3ee627ada127b5dee886864acfb1ab7.exe	33
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 2388	2692	dc3cd172adae15ea3c7611320f992832d3ee627ada127b5dee886864acfb1ab7.exe	33
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 2388	2692	dc3cd172adae15ea3c7611320f992832d3ee627ada127b5dee886864acfb1ab7.exe	33
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 2388	2692	dc3cd172adae15ea3c7611320f992832d3ee627ada127b5dee886864acfb1ab7.exe	33
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 2388	2692	dc3cd172adae15ea3c7611320f992832d3ee627ada127b5dee886864acfb1ab7.exe	33
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 2604	2732	TXPlatfor.exe	36
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 2604	2732	TXPlatfor.exe	36
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 2604	2732	TXPlatfor.exe	36
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 2604	2732	TXPlatfor.exe	36
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 2604	2732	TXPlatfor.exe	36
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 2604	2732	TXPlatfor.exe	36
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 2604	2732	TXPlatfor.exe	36
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 2580	2388	N.exe	35
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 2580	2388	N.exe	35
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 2580	2388	N.exe	35
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 2580	2388	N.exe	35
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 392	2580	cmd.exe	38
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 392	2580	cmd.exe	38
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 392	2580	cmd.exe	38
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 392	2580	cmd.exe	38
PID 2668 wrote to memory of 2384	2668	svchost.exe	40
PID 2668 wrote to memory of 2384	2668	svchost.exe	40
PID 2668 wrote to memory of 2384	2668	svchost.exe	40
PID 2668 wrote to memory of 2384	2668	svchost.exe	40

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dc3cd172adae15ea3c7611320f992832d3ee627ada127b5dee886864acfb1ab7.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dc3cd172adae15ea3c7611320f992832d3ee627ada127b5dee886864acfb1ab7.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2692
- 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:2768
- 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:2388
- - 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:2580
  - - 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:392

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:1384

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:2668
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\259471065.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2384

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2732
- 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:2604

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Server Software Component

T1505

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Remote System Discovery

T1018

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\UnblockSuspend.exe

Filesize
2.7MB

MD5
e9ca883c9a23f94ca43c68d8fa7f80fe

SHA1
7c43c2a454593cc22c0b0afb8ef6da28b90da7e8

SHA256
c9a73344065b003a768bc15db270fa2c0c4aa0656584feb9e9bbe08eb8510429

SHA512
e2bdfd80e4161eba55d21720ce6e2da6980f36117ca0390b9044ce2747a083a1110937e5f39f51ceefd8706f897565c8930e1660d8570bd6b74a1bf04d40eee8

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

Filesize
377KB

MD5
4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0

SHA1
f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b

SHA256
3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8

SHA512
5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0

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

Filesize
941KB

MD5
8dc3adf1c490211971c1e2325f1424d2

SHA1
4eec4a4e7cb97c5efa6c72e0731cd090c0c4adc5

SHA256
bc29f2022ab3b812e50c8681ff196f090c038b5ab51e37daffac4469a8c2eb2c

SHA512
ae92ea20b359849dcdba4808119b154e3af5ef3687ee09de1797610fe8c4d3eb9065b068074d35adddb4b225d17c619baff3944cb137ad196bcef7a6507f920d

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\Windows\SysWOW64\259471065.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
8ea3967786442da7f04954661d2fe4f5

SHA1
55304449df6c3b551e3ca126a7cb9cd3f91c01fe

SHA256
6e35819da0031e765a6ce93b6f047a71a724ad00a99554e6159cbcb7755f3d11

SHA512
397fbab78c0f4aba65b82a48f9c2e487071c87002445cf77c0251d13fb08382f0ed98cda18096b626c3a1a1a2530f024e3d604677895b9b417f1ef8eeecbb7ef

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\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

Filesize
43KB

MD5
51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8

SHA1
8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58

SHA256
5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124

SHA512
794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

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memory/2388-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2388-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2388-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2604-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2604-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2604-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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