gh0strat | 1adc54d33c3615c05d39c58b9c28a436689879df299615c796767e4fabe3b548

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
03-12-2024 17:13

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General

Target

1adc54d33c3615c05d39c58b9c28a436689879df299615c796767e4fabe3b548.exe
Size

2.7MB
MD5

440e4a3ffd394aa8b0adca3b909ee42e
SHA1

90d2386dd238e46a332dd03f3f8dec53eb9a8763
SHA256

1adc54d33c3615c05d39c58b9c28a436689879df299615c796767e4fabe3b548
SHA512

629a50b2655c4602b97d7335f427bab0168b19f65095579f766b117dfaac9697ca602247f5141fd7488566ea08d0d6b8ed5e1115dd1ed9b77577dfb2b0201233
SSDEEP

24576:gCwsbKgbQ5NANIvGTYwMHXA+wT1kfTw4SIuvB74fgt7ibhRM5QhKehFdMtRj7nH2:gCwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+Whg2x

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/3544-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3544-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3544-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4468-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4468-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1028-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1028-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1028-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 9 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x0008000000023c8a-5.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3544-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3544-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3544-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4468-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4468-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1028-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1028-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1028-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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

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\\240621234.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
960	R.exe
3544	N.exe
4468	TXPlatfor.exe
1028	TXPlatfor.exe
1532	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

Processes:

R.exesvchost.exeRemote Data.exe

pid	Process
960	R.exe
4276	svchost.exe
1532	Remote Data.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

Processes:

N.exeR.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe	N.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240621234.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

UPX packed file 10 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3544-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3544-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3544-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3544-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4468-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4468-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4468-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1028-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1028-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1028-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

1adc54d33c3615c05d39c58b9c28a436689879df299615c796767e4fabe3b548.exe

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	1adc54d33c3615c05d39c58b9c28a436689879df299615c796767e4fabe3b548.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

Processes:

cmd.exePING.EXERemote Data.exe1adc54d33c3615c05d39c58b9c28a436689879df299615c796767e4fabe3b548.exeR.exeN.exesvchost.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	1adc54d33c3615c05d39c58b9c28a436689879df299615c796767e4fabe3b548.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	svchost.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
1900	cmd.exe
464	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid	Process
464	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatfor.exe

pid	Process
1028	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

N.exeTXPlatfor.exe

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3544	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1028	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	1028	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1028	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	1028	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1028	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

1adc54d33c3615c05d39c58b9c28a436689879df299615c796767e4fabe3b548.exe

pid	Process
1188	1adc54d33c3615c05d39c58b9c28a436689879df299615c796767e4fabe3b548.exe
1188	1adc54d33c3615c05d39c58b9c28a436689879df299615c796767e4fabe3b548.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

Processes:

1adc54d33c3615c05d39c58b9c28a436689879df299615c796767e4fabe3b548.exeTXPlatfor.exeN.execmd.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1188 wrote to memory of 960	1188	1adc54d33c3615c05d39c58b9c28a436689879df299615c796767e4fabe3b548.exe	83
PID 1188 wrote to memory of 960	1188	1adc54d33c3615c05d39c58b9c28a436689879df299615c796767e4fabe3b548.exe	83
PID 1188 wrote to memory of 960	1188	1adc54d33c3615c05d39c58b9c28a436689879df299615c796767e4fabe3b548.exe	83
PID 1188 wrote to memory of 3544	1188	1adc54d33c3615c05d39c58b9c28a436689879df299615c796767e4fabe3b548.exe	86
PID 1188 wrote to memory of 3544	1188	1adc54d33c3615c05d39c58b9c28a436689879df299615c796767e4fabe3b548.exe	86
PID 1188 wrote to memory of 3544	1188	1adc54d33c3615c05d39c58b9c28a436689879df299615c796767e4fabe3b548.exe	86
PID 4468 wrote to memory of 1028	4468	TXPlatfor.exe	88
PID 4468 wrote to memory of 1028	4468	TXPlatfor.exe	88
PID 4468 wrote to memory of 1028	4468	TXPlatfor.exe	88
PID 3544 wrote to memory of 1900	3544	N.exe	89
PID 3544 wrote to memory of 1900	3544	N.exe	89
PID 3544 wrote to memory of 1900	3544	N.exe	89
PID 1900 wrote to memory of 464	1900	cmd.exe	91
PID 1900 wrote to memory of 464	1900	cmd.exe	91
PID 1900 wrote to memory of 464	1900	cmd.exe	91
PID 4276 wrote to memory of 1532	4276	svchost.exe	92
PID 4276 wrote to memory of 1532	4276	svchost.exe	92
PID 4276 wrote to memory of 1532	4276	svchost.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1adc54d33c3615c05d39c58b9c28a436689879df299615c796767e4fabe3b548.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1adc54d33c3615c05d39c58b9c28a436689879df299615c796767e4fabe3b548.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1188
- 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:960
- 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:3544
- - 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:1900
  - - 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:464

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:2596

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:4276
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240621234.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1532

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:4468
- 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:1028

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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Downloads

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

Filesize
2.7MB

MD5
440e4a3ffd394aa8b0adca3b909ee42e

SHA1
90d2386dd238e46a332dd03f3f8dec53eb9a8763

SHA256
1adc54d33c3615c05d39c58b9c28a436689879df299615c796767e4fabe3b548

SHA512
629a50b2655c4602b97d7335f427bab0168b19f65095579f766b117dfaac9697ca602247f5141fd7488566ea08d0d6b8ed5e1115dd1ed9b77577dfb2b0201233

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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\240621234.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
c6e63a0cf80f9af00b7c974596810362

SHA1
79a7d219509873a8a9730a6a05a84ead8ac61e92

SHA256
cf781d342d4427e814959218aa5aa275c4d7374eeabf7b250648d0a426fd05a2

SHA512
65c82d9a758607b1e894d8e7722eea59e30dde575f8a8ba0e54de381e7e9caf764305ebc91b5e6560ca1dc8319b925a2dbf63959a8b882c01e709b4caefc6a85

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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/1028-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1028-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1028-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3544-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3544-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3544-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3544-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4468-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4468-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4468-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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