gh0strat | 1418bdd8e40e203b71684a9b549be5b2106552a07ede9b0b997012cb7831a9f8

Analysis

max time kernel
128s
max time network
148s
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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11-12-2024 18:42

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General

Target

1418bdd8e40e203b71684a9b549be5b2106552a07ede9b0b997012cb7831a9f8.exe
Size

491KB
MD5

8e58d477356f3f151e1a89f7b8c6d727
SHA1

5218fb9e3a6862a5fb8b82e3366c34d487215a25
SHA256

1418bdd8e40e203b71684a9b549be5b2106552a07ede9b0b997012cb7831a9f8
SHA512

4af078a3b87678700c2286994bf7deff7e239dd7a8e66993d315e44f77895ec1ce8c69f4dfbee9a5444a9965e1f794dec5372db0a69a8ba853b923626adc6c54
SSDEEP

6144:GpoMkequERu8qQ1fjYMMW9eKZH+IdISTUL24qL9cPKcPzR2RU6lZv:oDR+u8pfjYMMWNvdhUSByFPz+v

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 11 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4004-2-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4004-3-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4004-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1592-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1592-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1592-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4004-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1592-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4516-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4516-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4516-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 11 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4004-2-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4004-3-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4004-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1592-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1592-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1592-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4004-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1592-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4516-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4516-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4516-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-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

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1592	Skcsk.exe
4516	Skcsk.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)	\??\Y:	Skcsk.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\B:	Skcsk.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	Skcsk.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	Skcsk.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	Skcsk.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\W:	Skcsk.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\V:	Skcsk.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\X:	Skcsk.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	Skcsk.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	Skcsk.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	Skcsk.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	Skcsk.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	Skcsk.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Z:	Skcsk.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	Skcsk.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	Skcsk.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	Skcsk.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	Skcsk.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\U:	Skcsk.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	Skcsk.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	Skcsk.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	Skcsk.exe

UPX packed file 13 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4004-2-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4004-3-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4004-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4004-0-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1592-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1592-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1592-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1592-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4004-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1592-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4516-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4516-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4516-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Program Files\Skcsk.exe	1418bdd8e40e203b71684a9b549be5b2106552a07ede9b0b997012cb7831a9f8.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Skcsk.exe	1418bdd8e40e203b71684a9b549be5b2106552a07ede9b0b997012cb7831a9f8.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	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Skcsk.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	1418bdd8e40e203b71684a9b549be5b2106552a07ede9b0b997012cb7831a9f8.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Skcsk.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
3732	cmd.exe
2280	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 opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	Skcsk.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	Skcsk.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\ActiveMovie	Skcsk.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum\Version = "7"	Skcsk.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum	Skcsk.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software	Skcsk.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft	Skcsk.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2280	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

pid	Process
4516	Skcsk.exe
4516	Skcsk.exe
4516	Skcsk.exe
4516	Skcsk.exe
4516	Skcsk.exe
4516	Skcsk.exe
4516	Skcsk.exe
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4516	Skcsk.exe
4516	Skcsk.exe
4516	Skcsk.exe
4516	Skcsk.exe
4516	Skcsk.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4004	1418bdd8e40e203b71684a9b549be5b2106552a07ede9b0b997012cb7831a9f8.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4004 wrote to memory of 3732	4004	1418bdd8e40e203b71684a9b549be5b2106552a07ede9b0b997012cb7831a9f8.exe	84
PID 4004 wrote to memory of 3732	4004	1418bdd8e40e203b71684a9b549be5b2106552a07ede9b0b997012cb7831a9f8.exe	84
PID 4004 wrote to memory of 3732	4004	1418bdd8e40e203b71684a9b549be5b2106552a07ede9b0b997012cb7831a9f8.exe	84
PID 1592 wrote to memory of 4516	1592	Skcsk.exe	85
PID 1592 wrote to memory of 4516	1592	Skcsk.exe	85
PID 1592 wrote to memory of 4516	1592	Skcsk.exe	85
PID 3732 wrote to memory of 2280	3732	cmd.exe	87
PID 3732 wrote to memory of 2280	3732	cmd.exe	87
PID 3732 wrote to memory of 2280	3732	cmd.exe	87

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1418bdd8e40e203b71684a9b549be5b2106552a07ede9b0b997012cb7831a9f8.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1418bdd8e40e203b71684a9b549be5b2106552a07ede9b0b997012cb7831a9f8.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4004
- 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\1418BD~1.EXE > nul
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3732
- - 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:2280

C:\Program Files\Skcsk.exe
"C:\\Program Files\\Skcsk.exe" -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1592
- C:\Program Files\Skcsk.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Skcsk.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:4516

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

Query Registry

T1012

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:\Program Files\Skcsk.exe

Filesize
491KB

MD5
8e58d477356f3f151e1a89f7b8c6d727

SHA1
5218fb9e3a6862a5fb8b82e3366c34d487215a25

SHA256
1418bdd8e40e203b71684a9b549be5b2106552a07ede9b0b997012cb7831a9f8

SHA512
4af078a3b87678700c2286994bf7deff7e239dd7a8e66993d315e44f77895ec1ce8c69f4dfbee9a5444a9965e1f794dec5372db0a69a8ba853b923626adc6c54

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memory/1592-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.8MB

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memory/1592-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp

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1.8MB

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memory/1592-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp

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1.8MB

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memory/1592-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp

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1.8MB

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memory/1592-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp

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1.8MB

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memory/4004-0-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp

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1.8MB

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memory/4004-2-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp

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1.8MB

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memory/4004-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp

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1.8MB

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memory/4004-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp

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1.8MB

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memory/4004-3-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp

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1.8MB

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memory/4516-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp

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1.8MB

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memory/4516-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp

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1.8MB

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memory/4516-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp

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1.8MB

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