gh0strat | 977c69458787b75918a1880df2d510f77564057ace2d2d5fdf00062d2a4183a6

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
129s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
07-10-2024 16:01

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General

Target

977c69458787b75918a1880df2d510f77564057ace2d2d5fdf00062d2a4183a6.exe
Size

2.6MB
MD5

bb3cfb0de3fb19503d7af45a43d292f9
SHA1

58726d7feaaadb168b365e71da61d5df1f2f2f0c
SHA256

977c69458787b75918a1880df2d510f77564057ace2d2d5fdf00062d2a4183a6
SHA512

15eb81aeb991e4c523cafa6a2bfaf0f4527d91c1011286d6630c5e42cb8ff64cc49e3cec50b3d4840a1f17d670f1ada2876d000b6543900a81020d85b50fde29
SSDEEP

24576:MCwsbKgbQ5NANIvGTYwMHXA+wT1kfTw4SIuvB74fgt7ibhRM5QhKehFdMtRj7nHk:MCwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+Wh8O

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/2368-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2368-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2796-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2796-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2796-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 6 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0008000000018ed5-6.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2368-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2368-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2796-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2796-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2796-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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\\259442423.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
2124	R.exe
2368	N.exe
2676	TXPlatfor.exe
2796	TXPlatfor.exe
2752	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

pid	Process
2540	977c69458787b75918a1880df2d510f77564057ace2d2d5fdf00062d2a4183a6.exe
2124	R.exe
1716	svchost.exe
2540	977c69458787b75918a1880df2d510f77564057ace2d2d5fdf00062d2a4183a6.exe
2676	TXPlatfor.exe
1716	svchost.exe
2752	Remote Data.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\259442423.txt	R.exe
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

UPX packed file 6 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2368-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2368-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2368-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2796-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2796-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2796-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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	977c69458787b75918a1880df2d510f77564057ace2d2d5fdf00062d2a4183a6.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	N.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TXPlatfor.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	Remote Data.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
2736	cmd.exe
2704	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2704	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2796	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2368	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2796	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2796	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2796	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2796	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2796	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2540	977c69458787b75918a1880df2d510f77564057ace2d2d5fdf00062d2a4183a6.exe
2540	977c69458787b75918a1880df2d510f77564057ace2d2d5fdf00062d2a4183a6.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 2124	2540	977c69458787b75918a1880df2d510f77564057ace2d2d5fdf00062d2a4183a6.exe	30
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 2124	2540	977c69458787b75918a1880df2d510f77564057ace2d2d5fdf00062d2a4183a6.exe	30
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 2124	2540	977c69458787b75918a1880df2d510f77564057ace2d2d5fdf00062d2a4183a6.exe	30
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 2124	2540	977c69458787b75918a1880df2d510f77564057ace2d2d5fdf00062d2a4183a6.exe	30
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 2368	2540	977c69458787b75918a1880df2d510f77564057ace2d2d5fdf00062d2a4183a6.exe	33
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 2368	2540	977c69458787b75918a1880df2d510f77564057ace2d2d5fdf00062d2a4183a6.exe	33
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 2368	2540	977c69458787b75918a1880df2d510f77564057ace2d2d5fdf00062d2a4183a6.exe	33
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 2368	2540	977c69458787b75918a1880df2d510f77564057ace2d2d5fdf00062d2a4183a6.exe	33
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 2368	2540	977c69458787b75918a1880df2d510f77564057ace2d2d5fdf00062d2a4183a6.exe	33
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 2368	2540	977c69458787b75918a1880df2d510f77564057ace2d2d5fdf00062d2a4183a6.exe	33
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 2368	2540	977c69458787b75918a1880df2d510f77564057ace2d2d5fdf00062d2a4183a6.exe	33
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2736	2368	N.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2736	2368	N.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2736	2368	N.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2736	2368	N.exe	35
PID 2676 wrote to memory of 2796	2676	TXPlatfor.exe	36
PID 2676 wrote to memory of 2796	2676	TXPlatfor.exe	36
PID 2676 wrote to memory of 2796	2676	TXPlatfor.exe	36
PID 2676 wrote to memory of 2796	2676	TXPlatfor.exe	36
PID 2676 wrote to memory of 2796	2676	TXPlatfor.exe	36
PID 2676 wrote to memory of 2796	2676	TXPlatfor.exe	36
PID 2676 wrote to memory of 2796	2676	TXPlatfor.exe	36
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2704	2736	cmd.exe	38
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2704	2736	cmd.exe	38
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2704	2736	cmd.exe	38
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2704	2736	cmd.exe	38
PID 1716 wrote to memory of 2752	1716	svchost.exe	39
PID 1716 wrote to memory of 2752	1716	svchost.exe	39
PID 1716 wrote to memory of 2752	1716	svchost.exe	39
PID 1716 wrote to memory of 2752	1716	svchost.exe	39

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\977c69458787b75918a1880df2d510f77564057ace2d2d5fdf00062d2a4183a6.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\977c69458787b75918a1880df2d510f77564057ace2d2d5fdf00062d2a4183a6.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2540
- 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:2124
- 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:2368
- - 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:2736
  - - 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:2704

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:1408

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:1716
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\259442423.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2752

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:2676
- 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:2796

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\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat

Filesize
2.6MB

MD5
bb3cfb0de3fb19503d7af45a43d292f9

SHA1
58726d7feaaadb168b365e71da61d5df1f2f2f0c

SHA256
977c69458787b75918a1880df2d510f77564057ace2d2d5fdf00062d2a4183a6

SHA512
15eb81aeb991e4c523cafa6a2bfaf0f4527d91c1011286d6630c5e42cb8ff64cc49e3cec50b3d4840a1f17d670f1ada2876d000b6543900a81020d85b50fde29

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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\259442423.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
48dc296a2c936de8f35cb96eef592aec

SHA1
caa97f4723b8f0d45495c46629ed84327f9ff68d

SHA256
ec6c85cd393c31c1ec98701268ffa0e7b4176fedf9ff580797afcfc244036b79

SHA512
5bf281c0828c37e4b6885cedd11ef0a7bda15ed7d03d23903ed719c5939edbcab1357042ef21c0378890b0438d891e413a020bb6fc58c02eb74a4348d2c7bb7c

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\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

Filesize
43KB

MD5
51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8

SHA1
8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58

SHA256
5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124

SHA512
794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

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memory/2368-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2368-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2368-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2796-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2796-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2796-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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