gh0strat | 8acf152bdad15ca7686727e6e2c3c01c2c57f4dbcfba73e2a6666a27dc1f2671

General

Target

8acf152bdad15ca7686727e6e2c3c01c2c57f4dbcfba73e2a6666a27dc1f2671.exe
Size

2.6MB
MD5

4d8639d5c2ac4543b652cef02a7d746e
SHA1

8ad3be5d682ddd3f9134f6e8aa59d883d06a1f53
SHA256

8acf152bdad15ca7686727e6e2c3c01c2c57f4dbcfba73e2a6666a27dc1f2671
SHA512

fa453932ebb87460b734c9fe9021dbefe177e6b51e3e877797e26207f61d35cf74881b8c677bdf5ac883132fc604ce96d63ab9031b30fca02870ad0f6ba01649
SSDEEP

49152:+jwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+WhEhW9nDmn2k:cws2ANnKXOaeOgmh2WhDmn2k

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 8 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1688-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1688-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1688-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2884-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2884-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2668-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2668-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2668-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 9 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000b000000023b8d-5.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1688-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1688-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1688-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2884-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2884-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2668-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2668-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2668-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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\\240625375.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
3616	R.exe
1688	N.exe
2884	TXPlatfor.exe
2668	TXPlatfor.exe
4396	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

Processes:

R.exesvchost.exeRemote Data.exe

pid	Process
3616	R.exe
3692	svchost.exe
4396	Remote Data.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

Processes:

R.exesvchost.exeN.exe

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240625375.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

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1688-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1688-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1688-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1688-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2884-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2884-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2884-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2668-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2668-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2668-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

8acf152bdad15ca7686727e6e2c3c01c2c57f4dbcfba73e2a6666a27dc1f2671.exe

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	8acf152bdad15ca7686727e6e2c3c01c2c57f4dbcfba73e2a6666a27dc1f2671.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

Processes:

svchost.exeN.exeTXPlatfor.execmd.exePING.EXERemote Data.exe8acf152bdad15ca7686727e6e2c3c01c2c57f4dbcfba73e2a6666a27dc1f2671.exeR.exe

description	ioc	Process
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
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Remote Data.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	8acf152bdad15ca7686727e6e2c3c01c2c57f4dbcfba73e2a6666a27dc1f2671.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	R.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
4920	cmd.exe
1628	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid	Process
1628	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatfor.exe

pid	Process
2668	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

N.exeTXPlatfor.exe

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1688	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2668	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2668	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2668	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2668	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2668	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

8acf152bdad15ca7686727e6e2c3c01c2c57f4dbcfba73e2a6666a27dc1f2671.exe

pid	Process
3152	8acf152bdad15ca7686727e6e2c3c01c2c57f4dbcfba73e2a6666a27dc1f2671.exe
3152	8acf152bdad15ca7686727e6e2c3c01c2c57f4dbcfba73e2a6666a27dc1f2671.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

Processes:

8acf152bdad15ca7686727e6e2c3c01c2c57f4dbcfba73e2a6666a27dc1f2671.exeN.exeTXPlatfor.execmd.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3152 wrote to memory of 3616	3152	8acf152bdad15ca7686727e6e2c3c01c2c57f4dbcfba73e2a6666a27dc1f2671.exe	84
PID 3152 wrote to memory of 3616	3152	8acf152bdad15ca7686727e6e2c3c01c2c57f4dbcfba73e2a6666a27dc1f2671.exe	84
PID 3152 wrote to memory of 3616	3152	8acf152bdad15ca7686727e6e2c3c01c2c57f4dbcfba73e2a6666a27dc1f2671.exe	84
PID 3152 wrote to memory of 1688	3152	8acf152bdad15ca7686727e6e2c3c01c2c57f4dbcfba73e2a6666a27dc1f2671.exe	87
PID 3152 wrote to memory of 1688	3152	8acf152bdad15ca7686727e6e2c3c01c2c57f4dbcfba73e2a6666a27dc1f2671.exe	87
PID 3152 wrote to memory of 1688	3152	8acf152bdad15ca7686727e6e2c3c01c2c57f4dbcfba73e2a6666a27dc1f2671.exe	87
PID 1688 wrote to memory of 4920	1688	N.exe	91
PID 1688 wrote to memory of 4920	1688	N.exe	91
PID 1688 wrote to memory of 4920	1688	N.exe	91
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 2668	2884	TXPlatfor.exe	92
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 2668	2884	TXPlatfor.exe	92
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 2668	2884	TXPlatfor.exe	92
PID 4920 wrote to memory of 1628	4920	cmd.exe	94
PID 4920 wrote to memory of 1628	4920	cmd.exe	94
PID 4920 wrote to memory of 1628	4920	cmd.exe	94
PID 3692 wrote to memory of 4396	3692	svchost.exe	99
PID 3692 wrote to memory of 4396	3692	svchost.exe	99
PID 3692 wrote to memory of 4396	3692	svchost.exe	99

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8acf152bdad15ca7686727e6e2c3c01c2c57f4dbcfba73e2a6666a27dc1f2671.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8acf152bdad15ca7686727e6e2c3c01c2c57f4dbcfba73e2a6666a27dc1f2671.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3152
- 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:3616
- 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:1688
- - 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:4920
  - - 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:1628

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:3324

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:3692
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240625375.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4396

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:2884
- 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:2668

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
2.6MB

MD5
4d8639d5c2ac4543b652cef02a7d746e

SHA1
8ad3be5d682ddd3f9134f6e8aa59d883d06a1f53

SHA256
8acf152bdad15ca7686727e6e2c3c01c2c57f4dbcfba73e2a6666a27dc1f2671

SHA512
fa453932ebb87460b734c9fe9021dbefe177e6b51e3e877797e26207f61d35cf74881b8c677bdf5ac883132fc604ce96d63ab9031b30fca02870ad0f6ba01649

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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\240625375.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
dfb733e166d567f666d6ada533a2073a

SHA1
b08411c7e355d5851499108ba67321599b06f011

SHA256
88e30cb35332606a6178e9e98b2db040961bc6e816f2efbe626f3e86f7ceaedb

SHA512
c3ff9ee4cad0c197b82b5680196f3e4179f5ac64302398bb6cad1e0aeb3eefe38b0f59c760bd1a6aad8015a1589b4a41b661e69c70312f28f92756855afd1c49

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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/1688-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1688-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1688-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1688-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2668-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2668-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2668-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2884-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2884-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2884-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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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