gh0strat | 8a23c4aee2984d460d21c9fe34c7eefcb41af2c020700027c572ca444e4888bc

General

Target

8a23c4aee2984d460d21c9fe34c7eefcb41af2c020700027c572ca444e4888bc.exe
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

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 8 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/224-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/224-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/224-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1744-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1744-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/5048-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/5048-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/5048-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 9 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023c8b-5.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/224-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/224-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/224-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1744-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1744-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/5048-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/5048-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/5048-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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\\240621125.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
4492	R.exe
224	N.exe
1744	TXPlatfor.exe
5048	TXPlatfor.exe
3824	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
4492	R.exe
4880	svchost.exe
3824	Remote Data.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240621125.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 10 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/224-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/224-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/224-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1744-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1744-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1744-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/224-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5048-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5048-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5048-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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	8a23c4aee2984d460d21c9fe34c7eefcb41af2c020700027c572ca444e4888bc.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 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	Remote Data.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	8a23c4aee2984d460d21c9fe34c7eefcb41af2c020700027c572ca444e4888bc.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

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
2792	cmd.exe
4960	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
4960	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3736	8a23c4aee2984d460d21c9fe34c7eefcb41af2c020700027c572ca444e4888bc.exe
3736	8a23c4aee2984d460d21c9fe34c7eefcb41af2c020700027c572ca444e4888bc.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
5048	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	224	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	5048	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	5048	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5048	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	5048	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5048	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3736	8a23c4aee2984d460d21c9fe34c7eefcb41af2c020700027c572ca444e4888bc.exe
3736	8a23c4aee2984d460d21c9fe34c7eefcb41af2c020700027c572ca444e4888bc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3736 wrote to memory of 4492	3736	8a23c4aee2984d460d21c9fe34c7eefcb41af2c020700027c572ca444e4888bc.exe	84
PID 3736 wrote to memory of 4492	3736	8a23c4aee2984d460d21c9fe34c7eefcb41af2c020700027c572ca444e4888bc.exe	84
PID 3736 wrote to memory of 4492	3736	8a23c4aee2984d460d21c9fe34c7eefcb41af2c020700027c572ca444e4888bc.exe	84
PID 3736 wrote to memory of 224	3736	8a23c4aee2984d460d21c9fe34c7eefcb41af2c020700027c572ca444e4888bc.exe	88
PID 3736 wrote to memory of 224	3736	8a23c4aee2984d460d21c9fe34c7eefcb41af2c020700027c572ca444e4888bc.exe	88
PID 3736 wrote to memory of 224	3736	8a23c4aee2984d460d21c9fe34c7eefcb41af2c020700027c572ca444e4888bc.exe	88
PID 1744 wrote to memory of 5048	1744	TXPlatfor.exe	93
PID 1744 wrote to memory of 5048	1744	TXPlatfor.exe	93
PID 1744 wrote to memory of 5048	1744	TXPlatfor.exe	93
PID 224 wrote to memory of 2792	224	N.exe	92
PID 224 wrote to memory of 2792	224	N.exe	92
PID 224 wrote to memory of 2792	224	N.exe	92
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 4960	2792	cmd.exe	95
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 4960	2792	cmd.exe	95
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 4960	2792	cmd.exe	95
PID 4880 wrote to memory of 3824	4880	svchost.exe	101
PID 4880 wrote to memory of 3824	4880	svchost.exe	101
PID 4880 wrote to memory of 3824	4880	svchost.exe	101

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8a23c4aee2984d460d21c9fe34c7eefcb41af2c020700027c572ca444e4888bc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8a23c4aee2984d460d21c9fe34c7eefcb41af2c020700027c572ca444e4888bc.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:3736
- 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:4492
- 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:224
- - 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:2792
  - - 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:4960

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:3748

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:4880
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240621125.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3824

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:1744
- 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:5048

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_X.dat

Filesize
2.5MB

MD5
f7559b288c0da13c5893d0114a2fecd9

SHA1
4be74885d7b6abe955982622c1b189af58963205

SHA256
755c3b2c9c6d09e97a16067552a7d5fd18ac7b3e84b827eef0a84a7bb61071ce

SHA512
c8ae26533869d8cdbc246b4a052c94076894a781c3ac945a81920af1830894eac647f30a6b8784ed8c38709cf220577bbe9220ee9a95bb4beb5cd87a35c92527

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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:\Windows\SysWOW64\240621125.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
0404831d364f6ec589438e67f312a002

SHA1
336ebb5db0541180652aa6a8cc7e9187d3c15e9b

SHA256
0c262643ff736bf89ac3404614da4ebe10ef9dd681f1daad8d71be840049f3df

SHA512
bd0a22fe0015e2f26a45ff48c75aad4a0a456be4f53280bfc4868fdfb324daf437f1b7777873ab4b7e094727d422cc170a57ae90fa2419aa1b6dc86f5c76ee05

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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memory/224-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/224-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/224-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/224-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1744-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1744-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1744-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/5048-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/5048-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/5048-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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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