gh0strat | 094803f1d0877b30f17436d3ad48e76457074fa96a3004c751518a4c088c0d85

Analysis

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

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
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General

Target
094803f1d0877b30f17436d3ad48e76457074fa96a3004c751518a4c088c0d85.exe
Size 2.5MB
Sample241111-dcsq7azqdv
SHA256 094803f1d0877b30f17436d3ad48e76457074fa96a3004c751518a4c088c0d85
MD5 9f51dac5131bd1525f053a904d2ad777
SHA1 079ebba5508e77237298f4e005854e31ab4d7697
SHA512 61bfa11c31ae5213d0dc3c9c1c86f802798ed49bb8f45970dd4a2318ee5a602bd4b9ef39c6014d2e5eb22b2a0a5df808572d0ed3b120ca211079f3e1522efea7
SSDEEP 49152:rjwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+Wh3Dmn2v:vws2ANnKXOaeOgmh3Dmn2v
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

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/648-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/648-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/648-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3896-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3896-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/5060-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/5060-51-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/5060-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 9 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x0008000000023c90-5.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/648-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/648-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/648-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3896-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3896-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/5060-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/5060-51-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/5060-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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
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\\240621843.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
2236	R.exe
648	N.exe
3896	TXPlatfor.exe
5060	TXPlatfor.exe
2164	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2236	R.exe
4084	svchost.exe
2164	Remote Data.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240621843.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/648-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/648-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/648-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/648-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3896-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3896-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3896-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5060-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5060-51-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5060-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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	094803f1d0877b30f17436d3ad48e76457074fa96a3004c751518a4c088c0d85.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	094803f1d0877b30f17436d3ad48e76457074fa96a3004c751518a4c088c0d85.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
4404	PING.EXE
1952	cmd.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
4404	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
5060	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	648	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	5060	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	5060	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5060	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	5060	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5060	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2740	094803f1d0877b30f17436d3ad48e76457074fa96a3004c751518a4c088c0d85.exe
2740	094803f1d0877b30f17436d3ad48e76457074fa96a3004c751518a4c088c0d85.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 2236	2740	094803f1d0877b30f17436d3ad48e76457074fa96a3004c751518a4c088c0d85.exe	85
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 2236	2740	094803f1d0877b30f17436d3ad48e76457074fa96a3004c751518a4c088c0d85.exe	85
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 2236	2740	094803f1d0877b30f17436d3ad48e76457074fa96a3004c751518a4c088c0d85.exe	85
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 648	2740	094803f1d0877b30f17436d3ad48e76457074fa96a3004c751518a4c088c0d85.exe	90
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 648	2740	094803f1d0877b30f17436d3ad48e76457074fa96a3004c751518a4c088c0d85.exe	90
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 648	2740	094803f1d0877b30f17436d3ad48e76457074fa96a3004c751518a4c088c0d85.exe	90
PID 648 wrote to memory of 1952	648	N.exe	93
PID 648 wrote to memory of 1952	648	N.exe	93
PID 648 wrote to memory of 1952	648	N.exe	93
PID 3896 wrote to memory of 5060	3896	TXPlatfor.exe	94
PID 3896 wrote to memory of 5060	3896	TXPlatfor.exe	94
PID 3896 wrote to memory of 5060	3896	TXPlatfor.exe	94
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 4404	1952	cmd.exe	96
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 4404	1952	cmd.exe	96
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 4404	1952	cmd.exe	96
PID 4084 wrote to memory of 2164	4084	svchost.exe	100
PID 4084 wrote to memory of 2164	4084	svchost.exe	100
PID 4084 wrote to memory of 2164	4084	svchost.exe	100

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\094803f1d0877b30f17436d3ad48e76457074fa96a3004c751518a4c088c0d85.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\094803f1d0877b30f17436d3ad48e76457074fa96a3004c751518a4c088c0d85.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2740
- 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:2236
- 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:648
- - 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:1952
  - - 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:4404

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:3500

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:4084
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240621843.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2164

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:3896
- 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:5060

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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HD_X.dat

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat
Size 2.5MB
SHA256 094803f1d0877b30f17436d3ad48e76457074fa96a3004c751518a4c088c0d85
MD5 9f51dac5131bd1525f053a904d2ad777
SHA1 079ebba5508e77237298f4e005854e31ab4d7697
SHA512 61bfa11c31ae5213d0dc3c9c1c86f802798ed49bb8f45970dd4a2318ee5a602bd4b9ef39c6014d2e5eb22b2a0a5df808572d0ed3b120ca211079f3e1522efea7
SSDEEP 49152:rjwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+Wh3Dmn2v:vws2ANnKXOaeOgmh3Dmn2v
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N.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
Size 377KB
SHA256 3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8
MD5 4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0
SHA1 f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b
SHA512 5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0
SSDEEP 6144:5UGp2l6zRmeVLNHfkQ2TAygOcqAJwQZgb4YtjH6/MuQafORzEOmFfMzi71o+YHL7:HclcceBKlKwAg0Mja/UafOVwbha
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R.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
Size 941KB
SHA256 bc29f2022ab3b812e50c8681ff196f090c038b5ab51e37daffac4469a8c2eb2c
MD5 8dc3adf1c490211971c1e2325f1424d2
SHA1 4eec4a4e7cb97c5efa6c72e0731cd090c0c4adc5
SHA512 ae92ea20b359849dcdba4808119b154e3af5ef3687ee09de1797610fe8c4d3eb9065b068074d35adddb4b225d17c619baff3944cb137ad196bcef7a6507f920d
SSDEEP 24576:N+wT1kfTw4SIuvB74fgt7ibhRM5QhKehFdMtRj7nH1PXw:cerL7Vw
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240621843.txt

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240621843.txt
Size 899KB
SHA256 80b36b4f31b15464717c05f379aeb106b584397814fe063825222c30058e6702
MD5 7d419fb7bffcc8937ad71700e7bf8cc1
SHA1 56b9141380985336f205ba36d2d7ea0dc9f58efb
SHA512 301e46e30f729e9f9e2f6a1c192797e714fc98e6f0fee12f1ad6b3222a41aadeb1a31ff229b060feae524a793717684daf94f91fc60ecff26429c22aa7f55b1a
SSDEEP 24576:7V2bG+2gMir4fgt7ibhRM5QhKehFdMtRj7nH1PX3:7wqd87V3
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Remote Data.exe

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
Size 60KB
SHA256 6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910
MD5 889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679
SHA1 8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7
SHA512 08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641
SSDEEP 1536:H9ykYCTdiHQKrFXmw2RQln5IUmDjoX6+:HlMHprF2nRQln5I
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memory/648-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/648-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/648-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/648-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/3896-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/3896-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/3896-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/5060-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/5060-51-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/5060-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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