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Overview

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Static

static

3

8a23c4aee2...bc.exe

windows7-x64

8a23c4aee2...bc.exe

windows10-2004-x64

Sharing

General

Target

8a23c4aee2984d460d21c9fe34c7eefcb41af2c020700027c572ca444e4888bc
Size

2.8MB
Sample

241014-x1vp8swapn
MD5

09813333ad1b174409e70938c64d93d7
SHA1

843e1434c439ed2bf661d049b91ff9e2709aa369
SHA256

8a23c4aee2984d460d21c9fe34c7eefcb41af2c020700027c572ca444e4888bc
SHA512

55c6d4673f08ead35d1401c34bbaf8f5fc7c7ad4a3d38ec9b54d1b148ffce0dfc33460f3e57d70b967695af059882caee89d391a7a8bb1c87f1776c5e97bf5d9
SSDEEP

49152:8CwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+Wh6A25+P:vws2ANnKXOaeOgmh6A2oP

Score

10^/10

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Static task

static1

1 signatures

Behavioral task

behavioral1

Sample

8a23c4aee2984d460d21c9fe34c7eefcb41af2c020700027c572ca444e4888bc.exe

Resource

win7-20240903-en

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

windows7-x64

18 signatures

150 seconds

Behavioral task

behavioral2

Sample

8a23c4aee2984d460d21c9fe34c7eefcb41af2c020700027c572ca444e4888bc.exe

Resource

win10v2004-20241007-en

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

windows10-2004-x64

21 signatures

150 seconds

Malware Config

Targets

- Target
  
  8a23c4aee2984d460d21c9fe34c7eefcb41af2c020700027c572ca444e4888bc
- Size
  
  2.8MB
- MD5
  
  09813333ad1b174409e70938c64d93d7
- SHA1
  
  843e1434c439ed2bf661d049b91ff9e2709aa369
- SHA256
  
  8a23c4aee2984d460d21c9fe34c7eefcb41af2c020700027c572ca444e4888bc
- SHA512
  
  55c6d4673f08ead35d1401c34bbaf8f5fc7c7ad4a3d38ec9b54d1b148ffce0dfc33460f3e57d70b967695af059882caee89d391a7a8bb1c87f1776c5e97bf5d9
- SSDEEP
  
  49152:8CwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+Wh6A25+P:vws2ANnKXOaeOgmh6A2oP
Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan upx
- Detect PurpleFox Rootkit
  Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.
  rootkit
- Gh0st RAT payload
- 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
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
  persistence
- Sets service image path in registry
  persistence
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- UPX packed file
  Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.
  upx
behavioral1 behavioral2

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

Server Software Component

Terminal Services DLL

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

Remote System Discovery

System Information Discovery

System Location Discovery

System Language Discovery

System Network Configuration Discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

Tasks

static1

behavioral1

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behavioral2

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