gh0strat | fb29ee3098faf75cef0cf481b83c0834637b8e6973b3ee71ef647236f755532e

General

Target

2024-12-27_5812e0f3650a659f056fa3fcfd95ef21_icedid.exe
Size

2.6MB
MD5

5812e0f3650a659f056fa3fcfd95ef21
SHA1

3af7184eae1dab6f927fdd9b712f6e8bc8e497a3
SHA256

fb29ee3098faf75cef0cf481b83c0834637b8e6973b3ee71ef647236f755532e
SHA512

e1f303eeea1596b4b0122c2c2e97718d5a5ddaa3c80705e206460c5c86d9598903d5e5188c7c9dc32f0e65752a391b1d326ce42d169ca8652dd980ebebeddacf
SSDEEP

24576:GCwsbKgbQ5NANIvGTYwMHXA+wT1kfTw4SIuvB74fgt7ibhRM5QhKehFdMtRj7nHt:GCwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+Wh5+Gu

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 10 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3784-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3784-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3784-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4860-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4860-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4860-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4860-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1820-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1820-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1820-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 11 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x0008000000023ca1-5.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3784-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3784-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3784-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4860-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4860-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4860-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4860-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1820-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1820-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1820-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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

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

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

Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs

pid	Process
4024	R.exe
3784	N.exe
4860	TXPlatfor.exe
3984	HD_2024-12-27_5812e0f3650a659f056fa3fcfd95ef21_icedid.exe
1820	TXPlatfor.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4024	R.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe	N.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240634203.txt	R.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe	N.exe

UPX packed file 12 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3784-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3784-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3784-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3784-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4860-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4860-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4860-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4860-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4860-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1820-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1820-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1820-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	2024-12-27_5812e0f3650a659f056fa3fcfd95ef21_icedid.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Program crash 1 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
1864	4024	WerFault.exe	83

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 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	2024-12-27_5812e0f3650a659f056fa3fcfd95ef21_icedid.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	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

pid	Process
4444	PING.EXE
4716	cmd.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
4444	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3712	2024-12-27_5812e0f3650a659f056fa3fcfd95ef21_icedid.exe
3712	2024-12-27_5812e0f3650a659f056fa3fcfd95ef21_icedid.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1820	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3784	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1820	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	1820	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1820	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	1820	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1820	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3712	2024-12-27_5812e0f3650a659f056fa3fcfd95ef21_icedid.exe
3712	2024-12-27_5812e0f3650a659f056fa3fcfd95ef21_icedid.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3712 wrote to memory of 4024	3712	2024-12-27_5812e0f3650a659f056fa3fcfd95ef21_icedid.exe	83
PID 3712 wrote to memory of 4024	3712	2024-12-27_5812e0f3650a659f056fa3fcfd95ef21_icedid.exe	83
PID 3712 wrote to memory of 4024	3712	2024-12-27_5812e0f3650a659f056fa3fcfd95ef21_icedid.exe	83
PID 3712 wrote to memory of 3784	3712	2024-12-27_5812e0f3650a659f056fa3fcfd95ef21_icedid.exe	87
PID 3712 wrote to memory of 3784	3712	2024-12-27_5812e0f3650a659f056fa3fcfd95ef21_icedid.exe	87
PID 3712 wrote to memory of 3784	3712	2024-12-27_5812e0f3650a659f056fa3fcfd95ef21_icedid.exe	87
PID 3784 wrote to memory of 4716	3784	N.exe	89
PID 3784 wrote to memory of 4716	3784	N.exe	89
PID 3784 wrote to memory of 4716	3784	N.exe	89
PID 3712 wrote to memory of 3984	3712	2024-12-27_5812e0f3650a659f056fa3fcfd95ef21_icedid.exe	90
PID 3712 wrote to memory of 3984	3712	2024-12-27_5812e0f3650a659f056fa3fcfd95ef21_icedid.exe	90
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 1820	4860	TXPlatfor.exe	91
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 1820	4860	TXPlatfor.exe	91
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 1820	4860	TXPlatfor.exe	91
PID 4716 wrote to memory of 4444	4716	cmd.exe	93
PID 4716 wrote to memory of 4444	4716	cmd.exe	93
PID 4716 wrote to memory of 4444	4716	cmd.exe	93

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-12-27_5812e0f3650a659f056fa3fcfd95ef21_icedid.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-12-27_5812e0f3650a659f056fa3fcfd95ef21_icedid.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:3712
- 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:4024
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4024 -s 452
    3⤵
    - Program crash
    PID:1864
- 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:3784
- - 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:4716
  - - 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:4444
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2024-12-27_5812e0f3650a659f056fa3fcfd95ef21_icedid.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2024-12-27_5812e0f3650a659f056fa3fcfd95ef21_icedid.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:3984

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 4024 -ip 4024
1⤵
PID:4920

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:4860
- 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:1820

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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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2024-12-27_5812e0f3650a659f056fa3fcfd95ef21_icedid.exe

Filesize
150KB

MD5
954c07ac42840e991d027714588620ee

SHA1
3c9a2d50d58c2925bd104c72d5606d9a617f3f10

SHA256
9544b3d1fea6ad3523e2eb1fe1b620ff3fe91b42eabf9a9d270d4ad0808cfcdb

SHA512
df8a02dfa3236e94885952255e9d4a721def629b4d9573c4962880ec8203e53488e658de23b554f3b9e018abd1ffa13614778cf20ec08989895035ac6a64dc58

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

Filesize
2.5MB

MD5
208a2ab0b6ffc13279610554c3707031

SHA1
3a6d0a25aa8dc3aeee3ae48dafae118ce8e5e60d

SHA256
f7b1063bcd72ea870e81ddc1c7399fc8ec706ec999a75febe78ab3a2ec666cfa

SHA512
1c348abdf9e80020cf3b94d73af7165d93b904ef048b158293c3e5778ed7766148d41b71b75b12158b229f61b1afeefebb0077e9658514f173b71f76eff4238d

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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

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240634203.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
cc166116c8ba6682294ea6f8b3bc8bee

SHA1
462732caf74a3f427919ffa7ed1ef472486d1c1f

SHA256
2722bb6816d9bdbeba42d953a999de235e61c232456543691c75038502f50d6f

SHA512
ea4a0eb2b8604b208b15f98daf9a0d6879633d90bb3b515fadb1e85d2a579055391ce048ebb3d12b47e5c4f44bac5b20ccfe3dfddc42b29510e24362d4cabf62

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memory/1820-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1820-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1820-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3784-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3784-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3784-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3784-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4860-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4860-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4860-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4860-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4860-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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