Analysis

  • max time kernel
    144s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    28-12-2024 03:45

General

  • Target

    f40009b439b6754456c015c923c4a2989e3402e5d319ad236b57e7de59f4c5a6.exe

  • Size

    1.2MB

  • MD5

    39cdccc56117e615e953e8045753355f

  • SHA1

    60e83d3a05542200cc239fef821ce96b314eff3d

  • SHA256

    f40009b439b6754456c015c923c4a2989e3402e5d319ad236b57e7de59f4c5a6

  • SHA512

    3714ec04859343e7c2b1db6a2a8c416dc1de58fc3218e43236e46a5430fc01001c1bd0d1f148696e869e96f7d45e74b2cbe5eb5f55dbcbd887a69b3d0fcdc93f

  • SSDEEP

    24576:HovxCwgMBqHO5ZdYXOp0nQrXctTfK+d+MrTXowFlw57XYBwJtiq:WIwgMEuy+inDfp3/XoCw57XYBwKq

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 6 IoCs

    Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

  • Gh0st RAT payload 7 IoCs
  • Gh0strat

    Gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) with its source code public and it has been used by multiple Chinese groups.

  • Gh0strat family
  • PurpleFox

    PurpleFox is an exploit kit used to distribute other malware families and first seen in 2018.

  • Purplefox family
  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Drops startup file 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • VMProtect packed file 10 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with VMProtect commercial packer.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 8 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Program crash 5 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 16 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f40009b439b6754456c015c923c4a2989e3402e5d319ad236b57e7de59f4c5a6.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f40009b439b6754456c015c923c4a2989e3402e5d319ad236b57e7de59f4c5a6.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Drops startup file
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:664
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4232
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4232 -s 476
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:3236
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4232 -s 496
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:1676
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4232 -s 384
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:3628
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\AK47.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3548
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3548 -s 424
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:1404
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3548 -s 424
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:1628
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK74.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\AK74.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:3332
      • 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\AK74.exe > nul
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4708
        • 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:3900
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4588
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5056
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 456 -p 4232 -ip 4232
    1⤵
      PID:1608
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 412 -p 3548 -ip 3548
      1⤵
        PID:2232
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 420 -p 3548 -ip 3548
        1⤵
          PID:4264
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 496 -p 4232 -ip 4232
          1⤵
            PID:2176
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 560 -p 4232 -ip 4232
            1⤵
              PID:1396
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe
              C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe -auto
              1⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:2652
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe
                C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.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:3768

            Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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            Downloads

            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe

              Filesize

              91KB

              MD5

              423eb994ed553294f8a6813619b8da87

              SHA1

              eca6a16ccd13adcfc27bc1041ddef97ec8081255

              SHA256

              050b4f2d5ae8eaecd414318dc8e222a56f169626da6ca8feb7edd78e8b1f0218

              SHA512

              fab0a9af8031c242c486de373df7277c8b0e39f7a0c9c2ac2e385dbd3ea67be16e91b128287634f76131e5264149ab1b452cd21df4c4895e8c4efc8d8cf99095

            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK74.exe

              Filesize

              400KB

              MD5

              b0998aa7d5071d33daa5b60b9c3c9735

              SHA1

              9365a1ff0c6de244d6f36c8d84072cc916665d3c

              SHA256

              3080b6bb456564899b0d99d4131bd6a0b284d31f7d80ef773e4872d94048d49a

              SHA512

              308c13cda9fea39b980ae686f44afd9090e9cb8970fffc4436320e0d09a31aee5e656914e0121fe888098a14c52749716fa04980396fd6ac70a88c11cbb6b850

            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Config.ini

              Filesize

              92B

              MD5

              29ce53e2a4a446614ccc8d64d346bde4

              SHA1

              39a7aa5cc1124842aa0c25abb16ea94452125cbe

              SHA256

              56225be6838bc6e93ea215891eacf28844ae27a9f8b2b29bf19d3a8c2b1f58df

              SHA512

              b2c5a2708c427171a5715801f8ea733ffe88d73aaaaf59c5c752ea32cbe7aae8526cc26eabe84ad5043174c0c69b1d6b15a9fb125c15accfac3462d5d08a0faa

            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs

              Filesize

              753B

              MD5

              91e1b5d9a9477ca2c16c5361c0f4681c

              SHA1

              c21b792fae3d211a67f38e69ad7b1f470bbfd504

              SHA256

              a3162e196459050e977270e865d28b5010eead7661938180c6b7acf8bc2678fb

              SHA512

              f03dd077f3e074b851a8d0d9b385182926cb6fbb93380c9e5f96ca2f9456af5f3d6f5e2ddc3cb82d916bf3a196d51de562e275c3d87ff2b33e06de3f8e21940c

            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\svchcst.exe

              Filesize

              1.2MB

              MD5

              8c77026bcb226125d1cb55a9354a50d7

              SHA1

              e0bc9d47e60bdeb93350f85d9ce85258dfcbe6a0

              SHA256

              444a65851d3cabeadb22e2dbde8e42eca16746efd6d9f7788b7da544fa7450ba

              SHA512

              3c95dbd2d772976ff4be5e66a4834fd3da0fa170fe547b05ffac0b08b02b250bbd4d286fb702eedf48823864ef2675db705d31b0257724b550871cf9acdf8605

            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240628000.txt

              Filesize

              49KB

              MD5

              6658944a57b7cd51de8b291c02fb7ae9

              SHA1

              d368e60af7b4e03a84e05a8db3425e9bede318e2

              SHA256

              f092575101cff3a25fa14c02ccf388854e9cf056cdb81b84361a83387ab9d71a

              SHA512

              7af9cde810f048599f759e7bf72b71b3b2ccee25926c433d08eff58d697fb386aef01beca70d21f482017724fe48b42e49376b0402ab4ef19e43de7f8adfd19a

            • memory/664-73-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              3.4MB

            • memory/664-79-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              3.4MB

            • memory/664-76-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              3.4MB

            • memory/664-83-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              3.4MB

            • memory/664-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              3.4MB

            • memory/664-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              3.4MB

            • memory/664-63-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              3.4MB

            • memory/664-66-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              3.4MB

            • memory/664-69-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              3.4MB

            • memory/2652-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              1.7MB

            • memory/2652-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              1.7MB

            • memory/2652-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              1.7MB

            • memory/3332-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              1.7MB

            • memory/3332-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              1.7MB

            • memory/3332-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              1.7MB

            • memory/3768-50-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              1.7MB

            • memory/3768-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              1.7MB