gh0strat | b9de020d5a268dd218406ec10c4121268bc2eb627fc0e26ffcac84325368df33

General

Target

b9de020d5a268dd218406ec10c4121268bc2eb627fc0e26ffcac84325368df33.exe
Size

1.4MB
MD5

6e0369db22fae494f82a972f5527e6f3
SHA1

1b389923da624a89c04094db58733492fd34aba3
SHA256

b9de020d5a268dd218406ec10c4121268bc2eb627fc0e26ffcac84325368df33
SHA512

ea7da4ff47e228e609140de5a0f29f3dd186d850f301f19307f9ae1c67e69373d60bd4d806de3e8f77c4eb15d87b5c5296942dc770a7748336aa8ee92a47d318
SSDEEP

24576:pO9k7fWgHN8kSszVSlMHcTDBMGr9chBM:4WWgGkSMbHcTDh

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery rat rootkit trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 1 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2684-0-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010192000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2684-0-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010192000-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

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2344	cmd.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1976	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1976	Mnogh.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 22 IoCs

Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	Mnogh.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	Mnogh.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	Mnogh.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	Mnogh.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	Mnogh.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	Mnogh.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	Mnogh.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\V:	Mnogh.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\W:	Mnogh.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\X:	Mnogh.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Z:	Mnogh.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\B:	Mnogh.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	Mnogh.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	Mnogh.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	Mnogh.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\U:	Mnogh.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	Mnogh.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	Mnogh.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	Mnogh.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	Mnogh.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	Mnogh.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Y:	Mnogh.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Mnogh.exe	b9de020d5a268dd218406ec10c4121268bc2eb627fc0e26ffcac84325368df33.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Mnogh.exe	b9de020d5a268dd218406ec10c4121268bc2eb627fc0e26ffcac84325368df33.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 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

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Mnogh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Mnogh.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	b9de020d5a268dd218406ec10c4121268bc2eb627fc0e26ffcac84325368df33.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

pid	Process
2344	cmd.exe
2868	PING.EXE

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	Mnogh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	Mnogh.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 12 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections\DefaultConnectionSettings = 4600000002000000090000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000	Mnogh.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum	Mnogh.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft	Mnogh.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum	Mnogh.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum\Version = "7"	Mnogh.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings	Mnogh.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections\SavedLegacySettings = 4600000002000000090000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000	Mnogh.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software	Mnogh.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ActiveMovie	Mnogh.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections	Mnogh.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings	Mnogh.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ProxyEnable = "0"	Mnogh.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2868	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 33 IoCs

pid	Process
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe
2692	Mnogh.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2684	b9de020d5a268dd218406ec10c4121268bc2eb627fc0e26ffcac84325368df33.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2344	2684	b9de020d5a268dd218406ec10c4121268bc2eb627fc0e26ffcac84325368df33.exe	31
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2344	2684	b9de020d5a268dd218406ec10c4121268bc2eb627fc0e26ffcac84325368df33.exe	31
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2344	2684	b9de020d5a268dd218406ec10c4121268bc2eb627fc0e26ffcac84325368df33.exe	31
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2344	2684	b9de020d5a268dd218406ec10c4121268bc2eb627fc0e26ffcac84325368df33.exe	31
PID 1976 wrote to memory of 2692	1976	Mnogh.exe	32
PID 1976 wrote to memory of 2692	1976	Mnogh.exe	32
PID 1976 wrote to memory of 2692	1976	Mnogh.exe	32
PID 1976 wrote to memory of 2692	1976	Mnogh.exe	32
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2868	2344	cmd.exe	34
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2868	2344	cmd.exe	34
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2868	2344	cmd.exe	34
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2868	2344	cmd.exe	34

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b9de020d5a268dd218406ec10c4121268bc2eb627fc0e26ffcac84325368df33.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b9de020d5a268dd218406ec10c4121268bc2eb627fc0e26ffcac84325368df33.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2684
- 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\B9DE02~1.EXE > nul
  2⤵
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2344
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
    ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Runs ping.exe
    PID:2868

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Mnogh.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Mnogh.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1976
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Mnogh.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Mnogh.exe -acsi
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Enumerates connected drives
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:2692

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

Query Registry

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

2

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:\Windows\SysWOW64\Mnogh.exe

Filesize
1.4MB

MD5
6e0369db22fae494f82a972f5527e6f3

SHA1
1b389923da624a89c04094db58733492fd34aba3

SHA256
b9de020d5a268dd218406ec10c4121268bc2eb627fc0e26ffcac84325368df33

SHA512
ea7da4ff47e228e609140de5a0f29f3dd186d850f301f19307f9ae1c67e69373d60bd4d806de3e8f77c4eb15d87b5c5296942dc770a7748336aa8ee92a47d318

Download Submit
memory/2684-0-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010192000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.6MB

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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