gh0strat | a35b9d5123335a57d2995ad24900396cdbbd1859215a03fa2324b980e8eca96c

Analysis

max time kernel
114s
max time network
119s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240802-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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05-10-2024 11:42

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General

Target

a35b9d5123335a57d2995ad24900396cdbbd1859215a03fa2324b980e8eca96cN.exe
Size

2.5MB
MD5

a65507e62ae699fa9a942ead9a4ae9f0
SHA1

c4f52a0481b9b64bfce933f4343d26a9a84db33f
SHA256

a35b9d5123335a57d2995ad24900396cdbbd1859215a03fa2324b980e8eca96c
SHA512

32547172a7adb29cd3a5cf2403ad7cbbe0216eb358c1f67b4e90fcb98fbdc35b9f6a2845d9d8da018bee64b38ff64522022419b01f67fc1a6b71da93c157401d
SSDEEP

49152:u1vqjdPQ31PZ93aaYl1gm5TxsIGm4GZeED1jFayV4PxDZmc7iNEG:u1vqjY1PrqaYlvNFGvApD1jFZV4xZm+W

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery rat rootkit trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 1 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4820-8-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010199000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4820-8-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010199000-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

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4820	xqxin.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 22 IoCs

Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
File opened (read-only)	\??\B:	xqxin.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	xqxin.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	xqxin.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	xqxin.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\U:	xqxin.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Z:	xqxin.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	xqxin.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	xqxin.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Y:	xqxin.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\W:	xqxin.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	xqxin.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	xqxin.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	xqxin.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	xqxin.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	xqxin.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	xqxin.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	xqxin.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\X:	xqxin.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	xqxin.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	xqxin.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	xqxin.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\V:	xqxin.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\xinxq\xqxin.exe	a35b9d5123335a57d2995ad24900396cdbbd1859215a03fa2324b980e8eca96cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\xinxq\xqxin.exe	a35b9d5123335a57d2995ad24900396cdbbd1859215a03fa2324b980e8eca96cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\xinxq\xqxin.exe	xqxin.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 4 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	a35b9d5123335a57d2995ad24900396cdbbd1859215a03fa2324b980e8eca96cN.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	xqxin.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
4684	cmd.exe
1236	PING.EXE

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	xqxin.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	xqxin.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
1236	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

pid	Process
4308	a35b9d5123335a57d2995ad24900396cdbbd1859215a03fa2324b980e8eca96cN.exe
4308	a35b9d5123335a57d2995ad24900396cdbbd1859215a03fa2324b980e8eca96cN.exe
4820	xqxin.exe
4820	xqxin.exe
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Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4820	xqxin.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4820	xqxin.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4820	xqxin.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4308 wrote to memory of 4820	4308	a35b9d5123335a57d2995ad24900396cdbbd1859215a03fa2324b980e8eca96cN.exe	89
PID 4308 wrote to memory of 4820	4308	a35b9d5123335a57d2995ad24900396cdbbd1859215a03fa2324b980e8eca96cN.exe	89
PID 4308 wrote to memory of 4820	4308	a35b9d5123335a57d2995ad24900396cdbbd1859215a03fa2324b980e8eca96cN.exe	89
PID 4820 wrote to memory of 4684	4820	xqxin.exe	100
PID 4820 wrote to memory of 4684	4820	xqxin.exe	100
PID 4820 wrote to memory of 4684	4820	xqxin.exe	100
PID 4684 wrote to memory of 1236	4684	cmd.exe	102
PID 4684 wrote to memory of 1236	4684	cmd.exe	102
PID 4684 wrote to memory of 1236	4684	cmd.exe	102

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a35b9d5123335a57d2995ad24900396cdbbd1859215a03fa2324b980e8eca96cN.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a35b9d5123335a57d2995ad24900396cdbbd1859215a03fa2324b980e8eca96cN.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4308
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\xinxq\xqxin.exe
  "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\xinxq\xqxin.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Enumerates connected drives
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4820
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 > nul && del C:\Windows\SysWOW64\xinxq\xqxin.exe > nul
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4684
  - - 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:1236

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --field-trial-handle=2152,i,3387628439405076340,17957358341235678872,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4272 /prefetch:8
1⤵
PID:4840

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

Query Registry

T1012

Remote System Discovery

T1018

System Information Discovery

T1082

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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Downloads

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\xinxq\xqxin.exe

Filesize
3.5MB

MD5
70006fffc23d4d0da84d7718d5047397

SHA1
63024d1f3ce63c38d4d02bf5060d308b028a0913

SHA256
74d9d7e91ea5d958e50380f0e672e8638302de7fa13aa2c5c4f1625c27bc7ea2

SHA512
d7fd4ea5b57f8d05507c812075b899b95b7664c0f09adca6c7534ce74c0696b1aab74deabaf7b5ff40e00ef51b427c17c38593e1d6fce21160ce8ac7145befa9

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memory/4820-8-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010199000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.6MB

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