gh0strat | 6d01f24cf5d016a536e294adb33251dc41464b02e403d42245c44cc183bdd5c9

General

Target

6d01f24cf5d016a536e294adb33251dc41464b02e403d42245c44cc183bdd5c9.exe
Size

576KB
MD5

9b75bff27fe85a88f5e6816d12323638
SHA1

579c9a21460c00fd73a1260e4b03cbb9209e00c0
SHA256

6d01f24cf5d016a536e294adb33251dc41464b02e403d42245c44cc183bdd5c9
SHA512

0d8fa75757d9bd424a2d0f8d5331c4510516f49ff5d0a773f367884b58f4f8fbba8d66723128b526c3fda956709db47470e778145fb58b98b853c0abcfe24690
SSDEEP

12288:ri2cAro2HQVWAHkFSq2hAWJYlMUtrxlyuJVRe8yLJn:ri2Tro2H2HESq2eWJ6MQjySjytn

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 9 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2596-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2596-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2596-11-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2988-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2096-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2988-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2096-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2096-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2096-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 9 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2596-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2596-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2596-11-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2988-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2096-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2988-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2096-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2096-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2096-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys	TXPlatforn.exe

Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\QAssist\ImagePath = "system32\\DRIVERS\\QAssist.sys"	TXPlatforn.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2596	RVN.exe
2988	TXPlatforn.exe
2096	TXPlatforn.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2592	6d01f24cf5d016a536e294adb33251dc41464b02e403d42245c44cc183bdd5c9.exe
2988	TXPlatforn.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	RVN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	RVN.exe

UPX packed file 10 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2596-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2596-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2596-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2596-11-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2988-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2096-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2988-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2096-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2096-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2096-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

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	6d01f24cf5d016a536e294adb33251dc41464b02e403d42245c44cc183bdd5c9.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RVN.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TXPlatforn.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
3008	cmd.exe
2764	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2764	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2096	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2596	RVN.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2096	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2096	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2096	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2096	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2096	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2592	6d01f24cf5d016a536e294adb33251dc41464b02e403d42245c44cc183bdd5c9.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 22 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 2596	2592	6d01f24cf5d016a536e294adb33251dc41464b02e403d42245c44cc183bdd5c9.exe	30
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 2596	2592	6d01f24cf5d016a536e294adb33251dc41464b02e403d42245c44cc183bdd5c9.exe	30
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 2596	2592	6d01f24cf5d016a536e294adb33251dc41464b02e403d42245c44cc183bdd5c9.exe	30
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 2596	2592	6d01f24cf5d016a536e294adb33251dc41464b02e403d42245c44cc183bdd5c9.exe	30
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 2596	2592	6d01f24cf5d016a536e294adb33251dc41464b02e403d42245c44cc183bdd5c9.exe	30
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 2596	2592	6d01f24cf5d016a536e294adb33251dc41464b02e403d42245c44cc183bdd5c9.exe	30
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 2596	2592	6d01f24cf5d016a536e294adb33251dc41464b02e403d42245c44cc183bdd5c9.exe	30
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 2096	2988	TXPlatforn.exe	33
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 2096	2988	TXPlatforn.exe	33
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 2096	2988	TXPlatforn.exe	33
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 2096	2988	TXPlatforn.exe	33
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 2096	2988	TXPlatforn.exe	33
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 2096	2988	TXPlatforn.exe	33
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 2096	2988	TXPlatforn.exe	33
PID 2596 wrote to memory of 3008	2596	RVN.exe	32
PID 2596 wrote to memory of 3008	2596	RVN.exe	32
PID 2596 wrote to memory of 3008	2596	RVN.exe	32
PID 2596 wrote to memory of 3008	2596	RVN.exe	32
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2764	3008	cmd.exe	36
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2764	3008	cmd.exe	36
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2764	3008	cmd.exe	36
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2764	3008	cmd.exe	36

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d01f24cf5d016a536e294adb33251dc41464b02e403d42245c44cc183bdd5c9.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d01f24cf5d016a536e294adb33251dc41464b02e403d42245c44cc183bdd5c9.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2592
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RVN.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\RVN.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:2596
- - 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\RVN.exe > nul
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3008
  - - 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:2764

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2988
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.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:2096

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 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\Desktop\BackupEnter.exe

Filesize
1.2MB

MD5
508ee16391b5327134fdceae951dd74d

SHA1
212474cbb575f23a702c188d3ffdccc265300d21

SHA256
f90f9d8040ea4049214893e8e3c826a5605537aa7058fb61f082eedd4b1ffe73

SHA512
f2dbd7e2470ecbbf6467ce56f2864e09e1547f34e4d4e80265a7c0b91099244c101d41b1af8c9ed5b1ecc8b4a32e8498000ebc731e2cad58d4ade41420d20940

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RVN.exe

Filesize
377KB

MD5
80ade1893dec9cab7f2e63538a464fcc

SHA1
c06614da33a65eddb506db00a124a3fc3f5be02e

SHA256
57a920389c044e3f5cf93dabff67070b4511e79779b6f874e08f92d8b0d7afbd

SHA512
fffd4f3fccb5301b3c7a5b3bd92747f31549fbd9d0803fe5d502d1bb0ef979140988718c2ee1406ed3e755790d275185e120a56cbcb5ed2eadf62b5cdbfc4cc4

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memory/2096-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2096-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2096-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2096-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2596-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2596-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2596-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2596-11-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2988-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2988-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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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