gh0strat | df435e62727a7a60f01093373944c814cabe6f278925a77be64cf60e86d52f97

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
154s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
27-10-2024 18:18

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General

Target

df435e62727a7a60f01093373944c814cabe6f278925a77be64cf60e86d52f97.exe
Size

5.0MB
MD5

84aeb511558ad81c1aa2dc653c875c3c
SHA1

1d222a0d0d2adaa8ac16805ca05899bee2822f27
SHA256

df435e62727a7a60f01093373944c814cabe6f278925a77be64cf60e86d52f97
SHA512

c9e9b18a10cc63b907781c232799136ca3f5de5322fcb5f8ba53258a269a8a8a3885022cecaa8c98d3fd2efdc232ee36d7b9e2148ed8afa18dfd746f3115ef6b
SSDEEP

98304:Hws2ANnKXOaeOgmhW8Enb8mWQReOgoxAT7OeJ2dDwG1e4:xKXbeO74nnbJeVhnOeMDwGc4

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence pyinstaller rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 8 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/888-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/888-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/888-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1372-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1372-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4688-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4688-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4688-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 9 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000b000000023b8f-5.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/888-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/888-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/888-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1372-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1372-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4688-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4688-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4688-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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
Gh0strat family
gh0strat
PurpleFox
PurpleFox is an exploit kit used to distribute other malware families and first seen in 2018.
rootkit trojan purplefox
Purplefox family
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\\240629812.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
408	R.exe
888	N.exe
1372	TXPlatfor.exe
4688	TXPlatfor.exe
4372	HD_df435e62727a7a60f01093373944c814cabe6f278925a77be64cf60e86d52f97.exe
996	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
408	R.exe
1028	svchost.exe
996	Remote Data.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe	N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe	N.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240629812.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

UPX packed file 10 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/888-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1372-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1372-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1372-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4688-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4688-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4688-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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	df435e62727a7a60f01093373944c814cabe6f278925a77be64cf60e86d52f97.exe

Detects Pyinstaller 1 IoCs

pyinstaller

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x0008000000023ba9-43.dat	pyinstaller

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	df435e62727a7a60f01093373944c814cabe6f278925a77be64cf60e86d52f97.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
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Remote Data.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
3892	PING.EXE
3712	cmd.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
3892	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3216	df435e62727a7a60f01093373944c814cabe6f278925a77be64cf60e86d52f97.exe
3216	df435e62727a7a60f01093373944c814cabe6f278925a77be64cf60e86d52f97.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4688	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	888	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4688	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	4688	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4688	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	4688	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4688	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3216	df435e62727a7a60f01093373944c814cabe6f278925a77be64cf60e86d52f97.exe
3216	df435e62727a7a60f01093373944c814cabe6f278925a77be64cf60e86d52f97.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3216 wrote to memory of 408	3216	df435e62727a7a60f01093373944c814cabe6f278925a77be64cf60e86d52f97.exe	84
PID 3216 wrote to memory of 408	3216	df435e62727a7a60f01093373944c814cabe6f278925a77be64cf60e86d52f97.exe	84
PID 3216 wrote to memory of 408	3216	df435e62727a7a60f01093373944c814cabe6f278925a77be64cf60e86d52f97.exe	84
PID 3216 wrote to memory of 888	3216	df435e62727a7a60f01093373944c814cabe6f278925a77be64cf60e86d52f97.exe	87
PID 3216 wrote to memory of 888	3216	df435e62727a7a60f01093373944c814cabe6f278925a77be64cf60e86d52f97.exe	87
PID 3216 wrote to memory of 888	3216	df435e62727a7a60f01093373944c814cabe6f278925a77be64cf60e86d52f97.exe	87
PID 1372 wrote to memory of 4688	1372	TXPlatfor.exe	91
PID 1372 wrote to memory of 4688	1372	TXPlatfor.exe	91
PID 1372 wrote to memory of 4688	1372	TXPlatfor.exe	91
PID 888 wrote to memory of 3712	888	N.exe	93
PID 888 wrote to memory of 3712	888	N.exe	93
PID 888 wrote to memory of 3712	888	N.exe	93
PID 3216 wrote to memory of 4372	3216	df435e62727a7a60f01093373944c814cabe6f278925a77be64cf60e86d52f97.exe	94
PID 3216 wrote to memory of 4372	3216	df435e62727a7a60f01093373944c814cabe6f278925a77be64cf60e86d52f97.exe	94
PID 3712 wrote to memory of 3892	3712	cmd.exe	97
PID 3712 wrote to memory of 3892	3712	cmd.exe	97
PID 3712 wrote to memory of 3892	3712	cmd.exe	97
PID 1028 wrote to memory of 996	1028	svchost.exe	101
PID 1028 wrote to memory of 996	1028	svchost.exe	101
PID 1028 wrote to memory of 996	1028	svchost.exe	101

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\df435e62727a7a60f01093373944c814cabe6f278925a77be64cf60e86d52f97.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\df435e62727a7a60f01093373944c814cabe6f278925a77be64cf60e86d52f97.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:3216
- 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:408
- 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:888
- - 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:3712
  - - 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:3892
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_df435e62727a7a60f01093373944c814cabe6f278925a77be64cf60e86d52f97.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_df435e62727a7a60f01093373944c814cabe6f278925a77be64cf60e86d52f97.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:4372

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:1644

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:1028
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240629812.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:996

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:1372
- 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:4688

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Server Software Component

T1505

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Remote System Discovery

T1018

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

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
7477eed5e1239baddc71a156769380e1

SHA1
cbff788d8a2c456c4b46875206f81552752b8984

SHA256
f8e3ce432e7842fe975e40759f0cdbe5b7795f84eaa8777639e0f6030a4527fd

SHA512
419550806ed29090455448ace647d24286d321ccc9462a3399c8a8397b703ef9e767acfced044a38f49d6017fda27e1e5d518989141678b145862b7355012bf9

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_df435e62727a7a60f01093373944c814cabe6f278925a77be64cf60e86d52f97.exe

Filesize
2.5MB

MD5
e0fc2f95c40ffc3ca3215f1b886b50d8

SHA1
985ddccf461db1e501744c92f2e82980263d95f7

SHA256
f7f6013dd6711129206de60c9872e569c4b8c2fb20f2f26043813cb52e35faaf

SHA512
a6af8427f9e23bebcb64545d186e772b02e68b5b78377cba6bc79156a3d75b4c06fdf49eb3a60b7e3e6ad1d0d57fe13a6b8535d5dee9801151c10b398d1d22fe

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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\240629812.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
bb5f605c1026dc84b40e1aa5d4eeb64c

SHA1
14c58f356f92212f02d8211a1c6f0edbcbeac578

SHA256
425b77eb8e841b129b4e417cd17d72238381fd6520c99116fac881514705a389

SHA512
8ecfc435037b843752e2e2688fc42ed4c1dd48d7d114c2acbe5d69338eee839015b9684ec4aa6a2bac5ebdd7573a68cb0258bbc8e6e33da75e8aabe2e11a6b6d

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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/888-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/888-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/888-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/888-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1372-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1372-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1372-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4688-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4688-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4688-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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