gh0strat | 57046fad284e5365e568e5ca8f1cd9e94bfbd544de4217f45f0fddf113e367c5

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
119s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240729-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240729-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
09-10-2024 17:23

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General

Target

57046fad284e5365e568e5ca8f1cd9e94bfbd544de4217f45f0fddf113e367c5.exe
Size

2.3MB
MD5

e9ab43a8fee35a16203dab364564cd44
SHA1

462777dedcdb1ddb4a69fdf44fae8970879527de
SHA256

57046fad284e5365e568e5ca8f1cd9e94bfbd544de4217f45f0fddf113e367c5
SHA512

6f4de942ea8379b41b74460ff37c7204f9e80d5f98c7aab2ae06cf0a42d1675353b3230bd136fad0738fe0e44f0a7fea7b2258736cafb35e8d0bd12bd4dae7bd
SSDEEP

24576:hCwsbKgbQ5NANIvGTYwMHXA+wT1kfTw4SIuvB74fgt7ibhRM5QhKehFdMtRj7nHb:hCwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+WhE

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 7 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2144-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2144-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2548-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2548-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2548-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2548-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2548-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 8 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0006000000019246-6.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2144-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2144-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2548-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2548-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2548-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2548-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2548-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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

Processes:

TXPlatfor.exe

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

Processes:

R.exe

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Remote Data\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\259468662.txt"	R.exe

Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

TXPlatfor.exe

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\QAssist\ImagePath = "system32\\DRIVERS\\QAssist.sys"	TXPlatfor.exe

Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs

Processes:

R.exeN.exeTXPlatfor.exeTXPlatfor.exeRemote Data.exe

pid	Process
2680	R.exe
2144	N.exe
2928	TXPlatfor.exe
2548	TXPlatfor.exe
1692	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

Processes:

57046fad284e5365e568e5ca8f1cd9e94bfbd544de4217f45f0fddf113e367c5.exeR.exesvchost.exeTXPlatfor.exeRemote Data.exe

pid	Process
1072	57046fad284e5365e568e5ca8f1cd9e94bfbd544de4217f45f0fddf113e367c5.exe
2680	R.exe
2704	svchost.exe
1072	57046fad284e5365e568e5ca8f1cd9e94bfbd544de4217f45f0fddf113e367c5.exe
2928	TXPlatfor.exe
2704	svchost.exe
1692	Remote Data.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

Processes:

N.exeR.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	Process
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\259468662.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

UPX packed file 9 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2144-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2144-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2144-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2548-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2548-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2548-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2548-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2548-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2548-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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

Processes:

cmd.exePING.EXERemote Data.exe57046fad284e5365e568e5ca8f1cd9e94bfbd544de4217f45f0fddf113e367c5.exeR.exesvchost.exeN.exeTXPlatfor.exe

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	57046fad284e5365e568e5ca8f1cd9e94bfbd544de4217f45f0fddf113e367c5.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

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

Processes:

cmd.exePING.EXE

pid	Process
2664	cmd.exe
2452	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid	Process
2452	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatfor.exe

pid	Process
2548	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

N.exeTXPlatfor.exe

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2144	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2548	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2548	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2548	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2548	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2548	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

57046fad284e5365e568e5ca8f1cd9e94bfbd544de4217f45f0fddf113e367c5.exe

pid	Process
1072	57046fad284e5365e568e5ca8f1cd9e94bfbd544de4217f45f0fddf113e367c5.exe
1072	57046fad284e5365e568e5ca8f1cd9e94bfbd544de4217f45f0fddf113e367c5.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

Processes:

57046fad284e5365e568e5ca8f1cd9e94bfbd544de4217f45f0fddf113e367c5.exeN.exeTXPlatfor.execmd.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1072 wrote to memory of 2680	1072	57046fad284e5365e568e5ca8f1cd9e94bfbd544de4217f45f0fddf113e367c5.exe	30
PID 1072 wrote to memory of 2680	1072	57046fad284e5365e568e5ca8f1cd9e94bfbd544de4217f45f0fddf113e367c5.exe	30
PID 1072 wrote to memory of 2680	1072	57046fad284e5365e568e5ca8f1cd9e94bfbd544de4217f45f0fddf113e367c5.exe	30
PID 1072 wrote to memory of 2680	1072	57046fad284e5365e568e5ca8f1cd9e94bfbd544de4217f45f0fddf113e367c5.exe	30
PID 1072 wrote to memory of 2144	1072	57046fad284e5365e568e5ca8f1cd9e94bfbd544de4217f45f0fddf113e367c5.exe	33
PID 1072 wrote to memory of 2144	1072	57046fad284e5365e568e5ca8f1cd9e94bfbd544de4217f45f0fddf113e367c5.exe	33
PID 1072 wrote to memory of 2144	1072	57046fad284e5365e568e5ca8f1cd9e94bfbd544de4217f45f0fddf113e367c5.exe	33
PID 1072 wrote to memory of 2144	1072	57046fad284e5365e568e5ca8f1cd9e94bfbd544de4217f45f0fddf113e367c5.exe	33
PID 1072 wrote to memory of 2144	1072	57046fad284e5365e568e5ca8f1cd9e94bfbd544de4217f45f0fddf113e367c5.exe	33
PID 1072 wrote to memory of 2144	1072	57046fad284e5365e568e5ca8f1cd9e94bfbd544de4217f45f0fddf113e367c5.exe	33
PID 1072 wrote to memory of 2144	1072	57046fad284e5365e568e5ca8f1cd9e94bfbd544de4217f45f0fddf113e367c5.exe	33
PID 2144 wrote to memory of 2664	2144	N.exe	35
PID 2144 wrote to memory of 2664	2144	N.exe	35
PID 2144 wrote to memory of 2664	2144	N.exe	35
PID 2144 wrote to memory of 2664	2144	N.exe	35
PID 2928 wrote to memory of 2548	2928	TXPlatfor.exe	36
PID 2928 wrote to memory of 2548	2928	TXPlatfor.exe	36
PID 2928 wrote to memory of 2548	2928	TXPlatfor.exe	36
PID 2928 wrote to memory of 2548	2928	TXPlatfor.exe	36
PID 2928 wrote to memory of 2548	2928	TXPlatfor.exe	36
PID 2928 wrote to memory of 2548	2928	TXPlatfor.exe	36
PID 2928 wrote to memory of 2548	2928	TXPlatfor.exe	36
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2452	2664	cmd.exe	38
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2452	2664	cmd.exe	38
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2452	2664	cmd.exe	38
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2452	2664	cmd.exe	38
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 1692	2704	svchost.exe	40
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 1692	2704	svchost.exe	40
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 1692	2704	svchost.exe	40
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 1692	2704	svchost.exe	40

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\57046fad284e5365e568e5ca8f1cd9e94bfbd544de4217f45f0fddf113e367c5.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\57046fad284e5365e568e5ca8f1cd9e94bfbd544de4217f45f0fddf113e367c5.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1072
- 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:2680
- 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:2144
- - 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:2664
  - - 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:2452

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:2788

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:2704
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\259468662.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1692

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:2928
- 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:2548

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\N.exe

Filesize
377KB

MD5
4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0

SHA1
f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b

SHA256
3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8

SHA512
5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0

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

Filesize
941KB

MD5
8dc3adf1c490211971c1e2325f1424d2

SHA1
4eec4a4e7cb97c5efa6c72e0731cd090c0c4adc5

SHA256
bc29f2022ab3b812e50c8681ff196f090c038b5ab51e37daffac4469a8c2eb2c

SHA512
ae92ea20b359849dcdba4808119b154e3af5ef3687ee09de1797610fe8c4d3eb9065b068074d35adddb4b225d17c619baff3944cb137ad196bcef7a6507f920d

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

Filesize
2.8MB

MD5
9a0c84899a8e4a4cb315c2857bc19475

SHA1
74b64c49cd49e510f02122825e9c8ed864172074

SHA256
7d3da69bd45b60b85af7b15aed155970bbbbc06adfeca3fa3cc971fab34e52a0

SHA512
75be7a77e70abaabe0afdec8dea1521279ac57e96c8b08e9cdbc1ff545c0e39b6cb7f11a7f7bbd0e76c7dafeef5134267bc7d6ef6a6ec04abf76c68ffa145f43

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\Windows\SysWOW64\259468662.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
34d8e7dea29116fcedceda25c3f184d5

SHA1
790a645d6cdb7f63319dfff2bbfe6d3926b1d960

SHA256
35e705c899748cbb50440f52e814dada3e25ad764d3a4c74e56b3ced5a32ef8f

SHA512
fa14e223356c1419a4fb87491f621525dbe0e0f012054d4a93527313511e0adeeaf57ff98e11cf01390379371ec01e53734c9b95887e44a4b62d74ee5b78b519

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\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

Filesize
43KB

MD5
51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8

SHA1
8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58

SHA256
5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124

SHA512
794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

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memory/2144-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2144-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2144-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2548-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2548-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2548-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2548-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2548-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2548-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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