gh0strat | ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef

General

Target

ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef.exe
Size

1.5MB
MD5

c65bd91fa48e56935613e5eea95fcb15
SHA1

1c6fb68d81b7e24de8ebc653fd5d566172db0a9b
SHA256

ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef
SHA512

910af9e5d87831a1125f7a7c5ba7e8bde89e3fab55ed7c84b57455b766784ecd2bd1fc48788523634668d8ed447157f34f8d0a9a473eb9a6570d8b4137680f7a
SSDEEP

24576:wQZoidOTdVZinacCET9Ecl1erdg0MCiVWhFU7cV6wpeZ3M4Y+WN5mmT7Kd:wQZAdVyVT9n/Gg0P+WhoApeZMvfKd

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 9 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2052-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2052-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2052-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2548-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2560-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2560-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2560-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2548-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2560-74-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 10 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2052-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2052-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2052-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2548-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2560-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2560-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2560-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2548-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/files/0x0008000000018718-39.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2560-74-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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:

TXPlatforn.exe

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys	TXPlatforn.exe

Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

TXPlatforn.exe

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

Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTXPlatforn.exeTXPlatforn.exesvchos.exe

pid	Process
2052	svchost.exe
2548	TXPlatforn.exe
2560	TXPlatforn.exe
2944	svchos.exe

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

Processes:

ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef.exeTXPlatforn.exesvchos.exe

pid	Process
1664	ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef.exe
2548	TXPlatforn.exe
1664	ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef.exe
2944	svchos.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exesvchos.exe

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\259438960.txt	svchos.exe

UPX packed file 10 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2052-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2052-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2052-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2052-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2548-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2560-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2560-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2560-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2548-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2560-74-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs

Processes:

ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef.exe

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe	ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef.exe
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe	ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef.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 6 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:

PING.EXEae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef.exeTXPlatforn.exesvchost.exesvchos.execmd.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TXPlatforn.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchos.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.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
2464	cmd.exe
2820	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid	Process
2820	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatforn.exe

pid	Process
2560	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTXPlatforn.exe

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2052	svchost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2560	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2560	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2560	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2560	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2560	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef.exe

pid	Process
1664	ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef.exe
1664	ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 26 IoCs

Processes:

ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef.exeTXPlatforn.exesvchost.execmd.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 2052	1664	ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef.exe	30
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 2052	1664	ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef.exe	30
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 2052	1664	ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef.exe	30
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 2052	1664	ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef.exe	30
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 2052	1664	ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef.exe	30
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 2052	1664	ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef.exe	30
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 2052	1664	ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef.exe	30
PID 2548 wrote to memory of 2560	2548	TXPlatforn.exe	32
PID 2548 wrote to memory of 2560	2548	TXPlatforn.exe	32
PID 2548 wrote to memory of 2560	2548	TXPlatforn.exe	32
PID 2548 wrote to memory of 2560	2548	TXPlatforn.exe	32
PID 2548 wrote to memory of 2560	2548	TXPlatforn.exe	32
PID 2548 wrote to memory of 2560	2548	TXPlatforn.exe	32
PID 2548 wrote to memory of 2560	2548	TXPlatforn.exe	32
PID 2052 wrote to memory of 2464	2052	svchost.exe	33
PID 2052 wrote to memory of 2464	2052	svchost.exe	33
PID 2052 wrote to memory of 2464	2052	svchost.exe	33
PID 2052 wrote to memory of 2464	2052	svchost.exe	33
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 2944	1664	ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef.exe	34
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 2944	1664	ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef.exe	34
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 2944	1664	ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef.exe	34
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 2944	1664	ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef.exe	34
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2820	2464	cmd.exe	36
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2820	2464	cmd.exe	36
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2820	2464	cmd.exe	36
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2820	2464	cmd.exe	36

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1664
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\svchost.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:2052
- - 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\svchost.exe > nul
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2464
  - - 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:2820
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchos.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\svchos.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2944

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2548
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.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:2560

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

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
1.5MB

MD5
c65bd91fa48e56935613e5eea95fcb15

SHA1
1c6fb68d81b7e24de8ebc653fd5d566172db0a9b

SHA256
ae97998162767b6adcc1fde8458be8fa3d9c77b169994a036b6246a6c85b99ef

SHA512
910af9e5d87831a1125f7a7c5ba7e8bde89e3fab55ed7c84b57455b766784ecd2bd1fc48788523634668d8ed447157f34f8d0a9a473eb9a6570d8b4137680f7a

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

Filesize
93KB

MD5
3b377ad877a942ec9f60ea285f7119a2

SHA1
60b23987b20d913982f723ab375eef50fafa6c70

SHA256
62954fdf65e629b39a29f539619d20691332184c6b6be5a826128a8e759bfa84

SHA512
af3a71f867ad9d28772c48b521097f9bf8931eb89fd2974e8de10990241419a39ddc3c0b36dd38aac4fdf14e1f0c5e228692618e93adce958d5b5dab8940e46f

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

Filesize
377KB

MD5
a4329177954d4104005bce3020e5ef59

SHA1
23c29e295e2dbb8454012d619ca3f81e4c16e85a

SHA256
6156d003d54dcf2ee92f21bd6e7a6a7f91730bd2804381260bcabe465abe6ddd

SHA512
81e9d456a4abfc7cd9e0943d4a0ce15523362c3179f3368381d1d7974f80a9f9113b5404b96e67e91684e0ea1895b7d0073e4c48d0bfc4fd0244b1af6acf0208

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\Windows\SysWOW64\259438960.txt

Filesize
50KB

MD5
09a41a2e1987039df2c465fbc66f3266

SHA1
74f1420190ed266759a17671e1c41e934f5e37ce

SHA256
7264cb634110a647e27a0abcf2ab464ac1a738d5e7601249cb88cbeda1a75890

SHA512
160b0bc5ff12d89bd918eaf067f7d0df1d7f10524afadb193688685cab864fecfb78e7143934f59df52c526a719042445700665567448a580991668c212e9fc9

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memory/2052-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2052-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2052-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2052-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2548-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2548-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2560-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2560-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2560-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2560-74-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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