Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    11/11/2024, 19:57

General

  • Target
    f5cb5211d894f2c7bcfe5b58b7e36414ed6385e5d609a710a0d9dc0a7d1f527a.exe
  • Size 1.2MB
  • Sample241111-yn8a8syjhp
  • SHA256 f5cb5211d894f2c7bcfe5b58b7e36414ed6385e5d609a710a0d9dc0a7d1f527a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 7 IoCs

    Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

  • Gh0st RAT payload 8 IoCs
  • Gh0strat

    Gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) with its source code public and it has been used by multiple Chinese groups.

  • Gh0strat family
  • PurpleFox

    PurpleFox is an exploit kit used to distribute other malware families and first seen in 2018.

  • Purplefox family
  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Drops startup file 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • VMProtect packed file 10 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with VMProtect commercial packer.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 9 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Program crash 2 IoCs
  • 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.

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f5cb5211d894f2c7bcfe5b58b7e36414ed6385e5d609a710a0d9dc0a7d1f527a.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f5cb5211d894f2c7bcfe5b58b7e36414ed6385e5d609a710a0d9dc0a7d1f527a.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Drops startup file
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1192
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3516
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3516 -s 444
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:4508
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\AK47.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4580
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4580 -s 424
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:2104
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK74.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\AK74.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:3732
      • 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\AK74.exe > nul
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5104
        • 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:3804
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2964
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 456 -p 3516 -ip 3516
    1⤵
      PID:3020
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 452 -p 4580 -ip 4580
      1⤵
        PID:4012
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe -auto
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:796
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.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:1636

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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            Downloads

            AK47.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe
            • Size 91KB
            • SHA256 050b4f2d5ae8eaecd414318dc8e222a56f169626da6ca8feb7edd78e8b1f0218
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            AK74.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK74.exe
            • Size 400KB
            • SHA256 3080b6bb456564899b0d99d4131bd6a0b284d31f7d80ef773e4872d94048d49a
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            Config.ini

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Config.ini
            • Size 92B
            • SHA256 56225be6838bc6e93ea215891eacf28844ae27a9f8b2b29bf19d3a8c2b1f58df
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            VBS3.vbs

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs
            • Size 753B
            • SHA256 5f4fbb0a4b084c9075a57768f33942267c591ecbcf7f5842527d882b261e9328
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            svchcst.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\svchcst.exe
            • Size 1.2MB
            • SHA256 be8f69a76e0823d38b74a4e4b20c9eb17da744df317d2d36465706dbba768e20
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            240623953.txt

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240623953.txt
            • Size 49KB
            • SHA256 87db28bb2df92f02ffe92e59908f5a96c9d48631fd8de4172d7cb47b9eb2684c
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            memory/796-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

            memory/796-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

            memory/1192-66-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

            memory/1192-63-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

            memory/1192-79-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

            memory/1192-76-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

            memory/1192-73-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

            memory/1192-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

            memory/1192-70-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

            memory/1192-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

            memory/1192-60-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

            memory/1636-57-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

            memory/1636-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

            memory/1636-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

            memory/1636-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

            memory/3732-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

            memory/3732-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

            memory/3732-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp