gh0strat | 93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7

General

Target

93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.exe
Size

3.8MB
MD5

b7612f576cf3dd6873fc3af0917635b9
SHA1

2473d2a12c866aa97e819776200cc90e4ca7ce04
SHA256

93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7
SHA512

855b817a2a256bc8bf254d6f7f00ee1396e23c1ebb096cb0de0c1aed153746abdb9398d08b30330b2c79ff0c89e1370c663426422be8f4f30da305fd56567885
SSDEEP

49152:ACwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+WhfLk6DMV62JFuDS8fXcc8LCc:Lws2ANnKXOaeOgmhhQuDx8

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/4568-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4568-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4568-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2364-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2364-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2364-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2364-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2700-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2700-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2700-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 11 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000a000000023b91-5.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4568-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4568-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4568-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2364-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2364-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2364-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2364-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2700-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2700-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2700-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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

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.exeHD_93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.exe

pid	Process
4432	R.exe
4568	N.exe
2364	TXPlatfor.exe
2700	TXPlatfor.exe
1956	HD_93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

Processes:

R.exe

pid	Process
4432	R.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

R.exeN.exe

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240611812.txt	R.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe	N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe	N.exe

UPX packed file 12 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4568-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4568-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4568-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4568-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2364-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2364-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2364-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2364-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2364-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2700-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2700-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2700-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.exe

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Program crash 1 IoCs

Processes:

WerFault.exe

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
4972	4432	WerFault.exe	83

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 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:

93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.exeR.exeN.exeTXPlatfor.exeHD_93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.execmd.exePING.EXE

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	R.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	HD_93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.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
4448	cmd.exe
364	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid	Process
364	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.exe

pid	Process
3416	93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.exe
3416	93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatfor.exe

pid	Process
2700	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

N.exeTXPlatfor.exe

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4568	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2700	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2700	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2700	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2700	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2700	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.exe

pid	Process
3416	93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.exe
3416	93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

Processes:

93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.exeN.exeTXPlatfor.execmd.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3416 wrote to memory of 4432	3416	93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.exe	83
PID 3416 wrote to memory of 4432	3416	93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.exe	83
PID 3416 wrote to memory of 4432	3416	93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.exe	83
PID 3416 wrote to memory of 4568	3416	93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.exe	87
PID 3416 wrote to memory of 4568	3416	93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.exe	87
PID 3416 wrote to memory of 4568	3416	93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.exe	87
PID 4568 wrote to memory of 4448	4568	N.exe	89
PID 4568 wrote to memory of 4448	4568	N.exe	89
PID 4568 wrote to memory of 4448	4568	N.exe	89
PID 2364 wrote to memory of 2700	2364	TXPlatfor.exe	91
PID 2364 wrote to memory of 2700	2364	TXPlatfor.exe	91
PID 2364 wrote to memory of 2700	2364	TXPlatfor.exe	91
PID 3416 wrote to memory of 1956	3416	93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.exe	90
PID 3416 wrote to memory of 1956	3416	93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.exe	90
PID 3416 wrote to memory of 1956	3416	93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.exe	90
PID 4448 wrote to memory of 364	4448	cmd.exe	93
PID 4448 wrote to memory of 364	4448	cmd.exe	93
PID 4448 wrote to memory of 364	4448	cmd.exe	93

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.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:3416
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\R.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4432
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4432 -s 476
    3⤵
    - Program crash
    PID:4972
- 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:4568
- - 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:4448
  - - 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:364
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1956

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 368 -p 4432 -ip 4432
1⤵
PID:3600

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:2364
- 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:2700

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

1

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

1

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_93c17ef4e3183dde6d1a6b49fe577cb3266f7b525ab26a72aec2d8757ca63bf7.exe

Filesize
1.0MB

MD5
7f5d2165736972fd32bd8e1eebf2b792

SHA1
1943911858f31d4bc464db393e4fd2392bb09782

SHA256
e8025a0ef9f346f550c7c6df6b8907e8f3e255583d3bf6d9813136e246f783f6

SHA512
bab638763c776aeaf58efbf5cd8834828a89ef4d108d5dea87bcb9d8c17399ca872ccc6a69f956ad1f7c4889c76c558051e9bde96e823dedd9a954fb422bb5e5

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat

Filesize
2.7MB

MD5
4b4f9ea050c4b27b1c1834c35ee62ae7

SHA1
8e88987685bb11b4a17d39327623a5c4b6629e7f

SHA256
d0e068aadfd0ab94e17bf25a115e64fe6423eff25b1cbb49079389c8f58da546

SHA512
b66748b0ba6a4241c58140dc2f0a874111a90aadc291853a13bcd0f702342d3272326f97fa721d8d306be03d89781a6a2c8cb466a7132b33ce60b5dc0d4b386e

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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\240611812.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
9ab546435e1969c475ba10a242c67da4

SHA1
5d545dd32ebe563e807b14c84dd60a6914a4aef8

SHA256
712494b5c5cc2490a86dc925e328285837b4cf259c41b88446fcc9a732c11b46

SHA512
75ff6a2f7f2b5639ec1bf1973f6f91a2dd3bac42b90fa7c0abe2f0845cc881fb4e130b389ccb3caf6d2a2bb16a16d6ac963a7682223beae9e9f67c99709fdd76

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memory/2364-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2364-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2364-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2364-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2364-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2700-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2700-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2700-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4568-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4568-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4568-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4568-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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