gh0strat | f923724737d1403c54babb9c9ec569efbbc655f095bd9dba390fbe3f4ccbf9a4

General

Target

2024-10-12_f2462ba17a71cf1495b19b381478dcb3_icedid.exe
Size

3.6MB
MD5

f2462ba17a71cf1495b19b381478dcb3
SHA1

2f780954f87ee393d8bb208f66e88be94388b5e3
SHA256

f923724737d1403c54babb9c9ec569efbbc655f095bd9dba390fbe3f4ccbf9a4
SHA512

4d56637587963279ee68979e3229eb81befcd730f4ac5c85f8cb6de33c88945bb1a1485ac1df04eed6e4a4f08819719fcfba1c2fc9e022ffbcdd5b1b5cad12c2
SSDEEP

49152:LjwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+Wh6PmBGDmn26ARGElqlzpumr6RTmBfOKpf37Q+o:Pws2ANnKXOaeOgmhbGDmn26ANlqRp

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 7 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3804-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3804-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3804-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1460-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1460-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4980-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4980-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 8 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000b000000023ba6-5.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3804-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3804-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3804-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1460-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1460-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4980-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4980-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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\\240614718.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 6 IoCs

pid	Process
4856	R.exe
3804	N.exe
1460	TXPlatfor.exe
4980	TXPlatfor.exe
2220	HD_2024-10-12_f2462ba17a71cf1495b19b381478dcb3_icedid.exe
4732	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
4856	R.exe
4512	svchost.exe
4732	Remote Data.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240614718.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 9 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3804-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3804-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3804-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3804-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1460-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1460-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1460-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4980-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4980-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	2024-10-12_f2462ba17a71cf1495b19b381478dcb3_icedid.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 10 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	2024-10-12_f2462ba17a71cf1495b19b381478dcb3_icedid.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	HD_2024-10-12_f2462ba17a71cf1495b19b381478dcb3_icedid.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Nls\Language	HD_2024-10-12_f2462ba17a71cf1495b19b381478dcb3_icedid.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

pid	Process
2648	cmd.exe
4380	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
4380	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
368	2024-10-12_f2462ba17a71cf1495b19b381478dcb3_icedid.exe
368	2024-10-12_f2462ba17a71cf1495b19b381478dcb3_icedid.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4980	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3804	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4980	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	4980	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4980	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	4980	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4980	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
368	2024-10-12_f2462ba17a71cf1495b19b381478dcb3_icedid.exe
368	2024-10-12_f2462ba17a71cf1495b19b381478dcb3_icedid.exe
2220	HD_2024-10-12_f2462ba17a71cf1495b19b381478dcb3_icedid.exe
2220	HD_2024-10-12_f2462ba17a71cf1495b19b381478dcb3_icedid.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 368 wrote to memory of 4856	368	2024-10-12_f2462ba17a71cf1495b19b381478dcb3_icedid.exe	83
PID 368 wrote to memory of 4856	368	2024-10-12_f2462ba17a71cf1495b19b381478dcb3_icedid.exe	83
PID 368 wrote to memory of 4856	368	2024-10-12_f2462ba17a71cf1495b19b381478dcb3_icedid.exe	83
PID 368 wrote to memory of 3804	368	2024-10-12_f2462ba17a71cf1495b19b381478dcb3_icedid.exe	87
PID 368 wrote to memory of 3804	368	2024-10-12_f2462ba17a71cf1495b19b381478dcb3_icedid.exe	87
PID 368 wrote to memory of 3804	368	2024-10-12_f2462ba17a71cf1495b19b381478dcb3_icedid.exe	87
PID 3804 wrote to memory of 2648	3804	N.exe	90
PID 3804 wrote to memory of 2648	3804	N.exe	90
PID 3804 wrote to memory of 2648	3804	N.exe	90
PID 1460 wrote to memory of 4980	1460	TXPlatfor.exe	91
PID 1460 wrote to memory of 4980	1460	TXPlatfor.exe	91
PID 1460 wrote to memory of 4980	1460	TXPlatfor.exe	91
PID 368 wrote to memory of 2220	368	2024-10-12_f2462ba17a71cf1495b19b381478dcb3_icedid.exe	92
PID 368 wrote to memory of 2220	368	2024-10-12_f2462ba17a71cf1495b19b381478dcb3_icedid.exe	92
PID 368 wrote to memory of 2220	368	2024-10-12_f2462ba17a71cf1495b19b381478dcb3_icedid.exe	92
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 4380	2648	cmd.exe	95
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 4380	2648	cmd.exe	95
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 4380	2648	cmd.exe	95
PID 4512 wrote to memory of 4732	4512	svchost.exe	98
PID 4512 wrote to memory of 4732	4512	svchost.exe	98
PID 4512 wrote to memory of 4732	4512	svchost.exe	98

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-10-12_f2462ba17a71cf1495b19b381478dcb3_icedid.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-10-12_f2462ba17a71cf1495b19b381478dcb3_icedid.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:368
- 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:4856
- 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:3804
- - 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:2648
  - - 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:4380
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2024-10-12_f2462ba17a71cf1495b19b381478dcb3_icedid.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2024-10-12_f2462ba17a71cf1495b19b381478dcb3_icedid.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2220

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:216

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:4512
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240614718.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4732

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1460
- 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:4980

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_2024-10-12_f2462ba17a71cf1495b19b381478dcb3_icedid.exe

Filesize
1.1MB

MD5
e522afb3996d1d6df6d922bcb5c8f53b

SHA1
88b30704ad582c9df3984a9c75888954fb78bd87

SHA256
ab886ef506d597e990aad98da0683fe5342ac19a17742f942c21f40396e8c355

SHA512
6b4bd97933d21a0ed5bfb5419535b2ccc0a8548534018b290946bdadaa358f11a989c3228b824590592fb0dc7c13926c3978dbacec6e3a8ce37c542854b914e9

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat

Filesize
2.5MB

MD5
a9eb1339e09808033553ac0127ec1328

SHA1
24de78c10fa765af5beb370fc75ac45a313b52e8

SHA256
1e235402157d8e5e374edd7421b1199fd8965da5a811204a387562b1850fa48c

SHA512
f0ca2cb2b228cc59152c1c76a2d2845fa9a3aa20f4b188b862ce9fce83db8f2c6b0946e7360d99372a492a2573a345c431e8dd9704c9561b4baac0a344400ce6

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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

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240614718.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
d39dba1a23744e79dee21710591e9c2e

SHA1
d0984cb5243590ec9121bef7044172356c817f64

SHA256
94a8ecf9346efaad48cdee34256e941e8934e40288317bfc38dc7a488b60b484

SHA512
3b0529a85da66c7164284cb95d41d16fe5e59ca8b3e232ac104b6ff6ff1c0cf5acc251ae55e85ca1b04cd8b6626b4f77a886011a5ecfb042ac82627ba8b3b0d9

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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memory/1460-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1460-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1460-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3804-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3804-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3804-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3804-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4980-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4980-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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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