gh0strat | 6d5c2560e1eee8d2b23bf959cdc0180318bf9c34104b8a58db07853e322a4dfe

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
147s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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13-11-2024 16:22

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General

Target

6d5c2560e1eee8d2b23bf959cdc0180318bf9c34104b8a58db07853e322a4dfe.exe
Size

2.7MB
MD5

377408ab980ed183eaeca42cdd6a624e
SHA1

186b20b0a44906232151a265a462b95fb5310ee2
SHA256

6d5c2560e1eee8d2b23bf959cdc0180318bf9c34104b8a58db07853e322a4dfe
SHA512

abb51ddc503c67bc14fac44a30183f5320ed24f2b2a80d87ca6151aa36bf96d07b9bd9049f7a993e6a15214d8509c2ff62a730102afe9c1bcf032f981cacd323
SSDEEP

49152:ZCwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+WhODmn2k:Uws2ANnKXOaeOgmhODmn2k

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/4900-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4900-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4900-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3436-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3436-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4416-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4416-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4416-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 9 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240609718.txt	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4900-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4900-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4900-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3436-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3436-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4416-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4416-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4416-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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

Processes:

TXPlatfor.exe

description ioc process

File created C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys 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\\240609718.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

3580 R.exe
4900 N.exe
3436 TXPlatfor.exe
4416 TXPlatfor.exe
1084 Remote Data.exe
Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

Processes:

R.exesvchost.exeRemote Data.exe

pid process

3580 R.exe
3456 svchost.exe
1084 Remote Data.exe

pid	process
3580	R.exe
4900	N.exe
3436	TXPlatfor.exe
4416	TXPlatfor.exe
1084	Remote Data.exe

pid	process
3580	R.exe
3456	svchost.exe
1084	Remote Data.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

Processes:

R.exesvchost.exeN.exe

description	ioc	process
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
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240609718.txt	R.exe

UPX packed file 10 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4900-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4900-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4900-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4900-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3436-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3436-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3436-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4416-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4416-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4416-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

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:

cmd.exePING.EXERemote Data.exe6d5c2560e1eee8d2b23bf959cdc0180318bf9c34104b8a58db07853e322a4dfe.exeR.exesvchost.exeN.exeTXPlatfor.exe

description	ioc	process
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	6d5c2560e1eee8d2b23bf959cdc0180318bf9c34104b8a58db07853e322a4dfe.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

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

4076 cmd.exe
2728 PING.EXE
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

2728 PING.EXE
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatfor.exe

pid process

4416 TXPlatfor.exe

pid	process
4076	cmd.exe
2728	PING.EXE

pid	process
2728	PING.EXE

pid	process
4416	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

N.exeTXPlatfor.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4900	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4416	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	4416	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4416	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	4416	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4416	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

6d5c2560e1eee8d2b23bf959cdc0180318bf9c34104b8a58db07853e322a4dfe.exe

pid	process
4760	6d5c2560e1eee8d2b23bf959cdc0180318bf9c34104b8a58db07853e322a4dfe.exe
4760	6d5c2560e1eee8d2b23bf959cdc0180318bf9c34104b8a58db07853e322a4dfe.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

Processes:

6d5c2560e1eee8d2b23bf959cdc0180318bf9c34104b8a58db07853e322a4dfe.exeN.exeTXPlatfor.execmd.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4760 wrote to memory of 3580	4760	6d5c2560e1eee8d2b23bf959cdc0180318bf9c34104b8a58db07853e322a4dfe.exe	R.exe
PID 4760 wrote to memory of 3580	4760	6d5c2560e1eee8d2b23bf959cdc0180318bf9c34104b8a58db07853e322a4dfe.exe	R.exe
PID 4760 wrote to memory of 3580	4760	6d5c2560e1eee8d2b23bf959cdc0180318bf9c34104b8a58db07853e322a4dfe.exe	R.exe
PID 4760 wrote to memory of 4900	4760	6d5c2560e1eee8d2b23bf959cdc0180318bf9c34104b8a58db07853e322a4dfe.exe	N.exe
PID 4760 wrote to memory of 4900	4760	6d5c2560e1eee8d2b23bf959cdc0180318bf9c34104b8a58db07853e322a4dfe.exe	N.exe
PID 4760 wrote to memory of 4900	4760	6d5c2560e1eee8d2b23bf959cdc0180318bf9c34104b8a58db07853e322a4dfe.exe	N.exe
PID 4900 wrote to memory of 4076	4900	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4900 wrote to memory of 4076	4900	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4900 wrote to memory of 4076	4900	N.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 4416	3436	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 4416	3436	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 4416	3436	TXPlatfor.exe	TXPlatfor.exe
PID 4076 wrote to memory of 2728	4076	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4076 wrote to memory of 2728	4076	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4076 wrote to memory of 2728	4076	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3456 wrote to memory of 1084	3456	svchost.exe	Remote Data.exe
PID 3456 wrote to memory of 1084	3456	svchost.exe	Remote Data.exe
PID 3456 wrote to memory of 1084	3456	svchost.exe	Remote Data.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d5c2560e1eee8d2b23bf959cdc0180318bf9c34104b8a58db07853e322a4dfe.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d5c2560e1eee8d2b23bf959cdc0180318bf9c34104b8a58db07853e322a4dfe.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4760
- 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:3580
- 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:4900
- - 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:4076
  - - 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:2728

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:3872

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:3456
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240609718.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1084

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:3436
- 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:4416

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 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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Downloads

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:\Users\Admin\Desktop\RegisterGrant.exe

Filesize
2.9MB

MD5
e815796baa6e209fb6000fbcadca1996

SHA1
0fffb0654e1b0953026c37e1b580c4981cd39f4d

SHA256
4189197d924df5506452e6369e1e174432fc4657fe7aba49719496df686263bb

SHA512
33d20c1b78fc015810cdafee8038144f98ac32f267d23913a80edd471b5bd358a5056249d20d168ab328238c81fe58cace345385f836c40a82886108b81700c9

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240609718.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
27e3f7effe86d6a394ad334b368e05a2

SHA1
59ca0bf0cff02acf81ae218c99d126c1adde0280

SHA256
681f84f17958e5178ab78eb75e4e9cac1008260c251d800f5827b282b49e006e

SHA512
7ec622b295b3d8485568cd6046eb0effc121d4a71e063d501bd83e2c78faf0f9bebd2b194c73dd5469ff22826b470765e27ef26d32be99d4ed80cfd6d688f115

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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/3436-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3436-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3436-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4416-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4416-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4416-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4900-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4900-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4900-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4900-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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