gh0strat | ce602cf0bd970de854f2eb1b0216ecc11aa48dfde0a3c8804d8a23f6ee0e99d4

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
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23-11-2024 07:36

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General

Target

ce602cf0bd970de854f2eb1b0216ecc11aa48dfde0a3c8804d8a23f6ee0e99d4.exe
Size

2.4MB
MD5

0c2ac69f38e954866cb9684f36d00f2c
SHA1

a97d9f218a003cfee9e09476439c7dabf5313f69
SHA256

ce602cf0bd970de854f2eb1b0216ecc11aa48dfde0a3c8804d8a23f6ee0e99d4
SHA512

c3807fc7f9bf8216b77bb5c19f67ce26ec1faa87b193946d150f2a4add845d5842a1519e8a0b601fd4f51af0254ec7328204f5ca7536f76fe3dbb07154ea907a
SSDEEP

24576:SCwsbKgbQ5NANIvGTYwMHXA+wT1kfTw4SIuvB74fgt7ibhRM5QhKehFdMtRj7nHn:SCwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+Whc

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 10 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4008-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4008-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4008-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4568-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4568-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1092-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1092-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1092-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1092-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1092-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 11 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x0008000000023caa-5.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4008-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4008-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4008-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4568-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4568-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1092-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1092-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1092-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1092-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1092-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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

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\\240615375.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
4304	R.exe
4008	N.exe
4568	TXPlatfor.exe
1092	TXPlatfor.exe
4112	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

Processes:

R.exesvchost.exeRemote Data.exe

pid	Process
4304	R.exe
1632	svchost.exe
4112	Remote Data.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeN.exeR.exe

description	ioc	Process
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\240615375.txt	R.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	R.exe

UPX packed file 13 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4008-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4008-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4008-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4008-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4568-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4568-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4568-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1092-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1092-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1092-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1092-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1092-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1092-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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:

N.exeTXPlatfor.execmd.exePING.EXERemote Data.exece602cf0bd970de854f2eb1b0216ecc11aa48dfde0a3c8804d8a23f6ee0e99d4.exeR.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	Process
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	ce602cf0bd970de854f2eb1b0216ecc11aa48dfde0a3c8804d8a23f6ee0e99d4.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	R.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.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
444	cmd.exe
3928	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid	Process
3928	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatfor.exe

pid	Process
1092	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

N.exeTXPlatfor.exe

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4008	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1092	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	1092	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1092	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	1092	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1092	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

ce602cf0bd970de854f2eb1b0216ecc11aa48dfde0a3c8804d8a23f6ee0e99d4.exe

pid	Process
4644	ce602cf0bd970de854f2eb1b0216ecc11aa48dfde0a3c8804d8a23f6ee0e99d4.exe
4644	ce602cf0bd970de854f2eb1b0216ecc11aa48dfde0a3c8804d8a23f6ee0e99d4.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

Processes:

ce602cf0bd970de854f2eb1b0216ecc11aa48dfde0a3c8804d8a23f6ee0e99d4.exeN.exeTXPlatfor.execmd.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4644 wrote to memory of 4304	4644	ce602cf0bd970de854f2eb1b0216ecc11aa48dfde0a3c8804d8a23f6ee0e99d4.exe	82
PID 4644 wrote to memory of 4304	4644	ce602cf0bd970de854f2eb1b0216ecc11aa48dfde0a3c8804d8a23f6ee0e99d4.exe	82
PID 4644 wrote to memory of 4304	4644	ce602cf0bd970de854f2eb1b0216ecc11aa48dfde0a3c8804d8a23f6ee0e99d4.exe	82
PID 4644 wrote to memory of 4008	4644	ce602cf0bd970de854f2eb1b0216ecc11aa48dfde0a3c8804d8a23f6ee0e99d4.exe	85
PID 4644 wrote to memory of 4008	4644	ce602cf0bd970de854f2eb1b0216ecc11aa48dfde0a3c8804d8a23f6ee0e99d4.exe	85
PID 4644 wrote to memory of 4008	4644	ce602cf0bd970de854f2eb1b0216ecc11aa48dfde0a3c8804d8a23f6ee0e99d4.exe	85
PID 4008 wrote to memory of 444	4008	N.exe	87
PID 4008 wrote to memory of 444	4008	N.exe	87
PID 4008 wrote to memory of 444	4008	N.exe	87
PID 4568 wrote to memory of 1092	4568	TXPlatfor.exe	88
PID 4568 wrote to memory of 1092	4568	TXPlatfor.exe	88
PID 4568 wrote to memory of 1092	4568	TXPlatfor.exe	88
PID 444 wrote to memory of 3928	444	cmd.exe	90
PID 444 wrote to memory of 3928	444	cmd.exe	90
PID 444 wrote to memory of 3928	444	cmd.exe	90
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 4112	1632	svchost.exe	93
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 4112	1632	svchost.exe	93
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 4112	1632	svchost.exe	93

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ce602cf0bd970de854f2eb1b0216ecc11aa48dfde0a3c8804d8a23f6ee0e99d4.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ce602cf0bd970de854f2eb1b0216ecc11aa48dfde0a3c8804d8a23f6ee0e99d4.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4644
- 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:4304
- 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:4008
- - 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:444
  - - 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:3928

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:3136

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:1632
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240615375.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4112

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:4568
- 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:1092

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\HD_X.dat

Filesize
2.4MB

MD5
0c2ac69f38e954866cb9684f36d00f2c

SHA1
a97d9f218a003cfee9e09476439c7dabf5313f69

SHA256
ce602cf0bd970de854f2eb1b0216ecc11aa48dfde0a3c8804d8a23f6ee0e99d4

SHA512
c3807fc7f9bf8216b77bb5c19f67ce26ec1faa87b193946d150f2a4add845d5842a1519e8a0b601fd4f51af0254ec7328204f5ca7536f76fe3dbb07154ea907a

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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\240615375.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
df30a6ddc523fd3d0f6493454cc0ddd4

SHA1
d1e3fefe6e60e45433a5e5de721def445f97c344

SHA256
42e16c267aab216615eab9fe047f4210b15eda9cee67bffe69a109e4d22c3f38

SHA512
87283441690ad2b8ba8a66c943890f4dd855efa9c931dfe2266e7f4bb369da603c7b6e670306fc81920766c3e1146c4281e5763443f1ea39ac010409dcde9e45

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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memory/1092-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1092-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1092-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1092-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1092-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1092-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4008-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4008-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4008-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4008-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4568-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4568-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4568-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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