gh0strat | 3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
121s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
28-12-2024 22:50

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General

Target

3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3.exe
Size

2.6MB
MD5

b7cd49c6cdd3e695aba671f25881874e
SHA1

3e4e33527278fd3edc0e181856f59f87ee77c2af
SHA256

3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3
SHA512

7c401c143a939d8fffbbc261df998ae2d8a6d6aef739737f8d5ea35e443cf0ce4be7a1f248997f1c479bfc79c8c3b34d5710101df9ea345e15110170e716c151
SSDEEP

49152:OCwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+WhIsABTuX:pws2ANnKXOaeOgmhI1BTuX

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
behavioral1/memory/2044-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2044-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2064-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/1964-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2044-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/1964-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/1964-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/1964-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2064-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/1964-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 11 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0008000000019234-6.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2044-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2044-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2064-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1964-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2044-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1964-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1964-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1964-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2064-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1964-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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
340	R.exe
2044	N.exe
2064	TXPlatfor.exe
1964	TXPlatfor.exe
2860	HD_3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3.exe

Loads dropped DLL 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2536	3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3.exe
340	R.exe
2536	3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3.exe
2064	TXPlatfor.exe
2536	3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe	N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe	N.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\259435278.txt	R.exe

UPX packed file 12 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2044-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2044-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2044-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2064-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1964-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1964-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2044-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1964-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1964-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1964-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2064-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1964-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

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	3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	R.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TXPlatfor.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	N.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
588	cmd.exe
2644	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2644	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2536	3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1964	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2044	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1964	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	1964	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1964	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	1964	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1964	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2536	3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3.exe
2536	3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 340	2536	3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3.exe	30
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 340	2536	3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3.exe	30
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 340	2536	3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3.exe	30
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 340	2536	3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3.exe	30
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2044	2536	3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3.exe	31
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2044	2536	3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3.exe	31
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2044	2536	3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3.exe	31
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2044	2536	3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3.exe	31
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2044	2536	3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3.exe	31
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2044	2536	3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3.exe	31
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2044	2536	3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3.exe	31
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 1964	2064	TXPlatfor.exe	33
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 1964	2064	TXPlatfor.exe	33
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 1964	2064	TXPlatfor.exe	33
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 1964	2064	TXPlatfor.exe	33
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 1964	2064	TXPlatfor.exe	33
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 1964	2064	TXPlatfor.exe	33
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 1964	2064	TXPlatfor.exe	33
PID 2044 wrote to memory of 588	2044	N.exe	34
PID 2044 wrote to memory of 588	2044	N.exe	34
PID 2044 wrote to memory of 588	2044	N.exe	34
PID 2044 wrote to memory of 588	2044	N.exe	34
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2860	2536	3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3.exe	36
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2860	2536	3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3.exe	36
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2860	2536	3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3.exe	36
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2860	2536	3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3.exe	36
PID 588 wrote to memory of 2644	588	cmd.exe	38
PID 588 wrote to memory of 2644	588	cmd.exe	38
PID 588 wrote to memory of 2644	588	cmd.exe	38
PID 588 wrote to memory of 2644	588	cmd.exe	38

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2536
- 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:340
- 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:2044
- - 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:588
  - - 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:2644
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2860

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2064
- 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:1964

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

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 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_3a073d499adfac7fcc8c71892e172143015e4c4c3a7d0a86db4e8f9ad9028fe3.exe

Filesize
14KB

MD5
9ed7bc5b40b2b6181d42abbc1c65321b

SHA1
a3f0b2250b938b479a1b395a1a627378c863af7a

SHA256
85cdc46a16d03e162b70c8705c5bbced4bd1b76229ee14cd6b1bb85975192f1b

SHA512
3a52a2740459db67b195bdb36896936bf969f890d44b59a84ea45131ffef7d1a2f6cf94ae7b7c8f7e8b463bf64178717aa27693ab83c5309c62c4b0d3c18a30a

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

Filesize
2.6MB

MD5
97958c76750221e2953392782e393c54

SHA1
125961f3d7ba5404792478b929e331a3188c0e42

SHA256
93bba883b08d311455ffdcd4c2a8f70a5e5eb4294a158c840ef6757b10259f6b

SHA512
2d5cfb8751911c4d3980cf2059e87c37ef3d9cf02736d8494f8983a05677abbcc750613b2d609540e0c317b94359b74b8347491a9417b36a3ad5b2d03d6363e2

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

Filesize
941KB

MD5
8dc3adf1c490211971c1e2325f1424d2

SHA1
4eec4a4e7cb97c5efa6c72e0731cd090c0c4adc5

SHA256
bc29f2022ab3b812e50c8681ff196f090c038b5ab51e37daffac4469a8c2eb2c

SHA512
ae92ea20b359849dcdba4808119b154e3af5ef3687ee09de1797610fe8c4d3eb9065b068074d35adddb4b225d17c619baff3944cb137ad196bcef7a6507f920d

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\Windows\SysWOW64\259435278.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
1afaf3e0bfd1cc957385514f5a630238

SHA1
fbc3397c23fcc9181f0fdbf51401a2529fbc3e28

SHA256
ca6f1e535af977ed345aac158b662e6d5cdb53c4a3469bfa5ea510b5b500f076

SHA512
ac9c12a23cdab3816cd1d14aa1201812ff6a586130522cd538e63377bd6833394a07fe824190faef31f46d1e7db975d3aa1343e747d3571c7c2da60f1775b9ef

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memory/1964-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1964-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1964-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1964-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1964-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1964-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2044-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2044-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2044-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2044-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2064-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2064-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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