gh0strat | 12fde7642f171352ea88427887f8ea5cbdc75a4e69a281715feb03e1cd978fab

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
119s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241023-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241023-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
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28-12-2024 16:12

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General

Target

12fde7642f171352ea88427887f8ea5cbdc75a4e69a281715feb03e1cd978fab.exe
Size

2.3MB
MD5

0445d52b514f03eec8e7305e86ba08ec
SHA1

e2f8da8a0e68e9b409289dba3993ba9823d27ba6
SHA256

12fde7642f171352ea88427887f8ea5cbdc75a4e69a281715feb03e1cd978fab
SHA512

2e2e0e2e850abde574e7b35c5d7879847fa3d16d3e2c15d5233027172945b486863adfc61d1709d30b372f88709836b58589ca9338e1de56d39cee85a7c568dd
SSDEEP

24576:RCwsbKgbQ5NANIvGTYwMHXA+wT1kfTw4SIuvB74fgt7ibhRM5QhKehFdMtRj7nHz:RCwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+WhjtDsx

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 7 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2600-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2600-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2888-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2888-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2888-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2888-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2888-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 8 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0008000000015d59-6.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2600-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2600-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2888-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2888-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2888-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2888-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2888-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Remote Data\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\259431160.txt"	R.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
1304	R.exe
2600	N.exe
2752	TXPlatfor.exe
2888	TXPlatfor.exe
2204	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

pid	Process
1968	12fde7642f171352ea88427887f8ea5cbdc75a4e69a281715feb03e1cd978fab.exe
1304	R.exe
1236	svchost.exe
1968	12fde7642f171352ea88427887f8ea5cbdc75a4e69a281715feb03e1cd978fab.exe
2752	TXPlatfor.exe
1236	svchost.exe
2204	Remote Data.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe	svchost.exe
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\259431160.txt	R.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	R.exe

UPX packed file 9 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2600-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2600-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2600-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2888-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2888-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2888-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2888-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2888-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2888-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 8 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	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Remote Data.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	12fde7642f171352ea88427887f8ea5cbdc75a4e69a281715feb03e1cd978fab.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	R.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.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

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
2764	cmd.exe
2940	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2940	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2888	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2600	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2888	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2888	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2888	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2888	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2888	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1968	12fde7642f171352ea88427887f8ea5cbdc75a4e69a281715feb03e1cd978fab.exe
1968	12fde7642f171352ea88427887f8ea5cbdc75a4e69a281715feb03e1cd978fab.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1968 wrote to memory of 1304	1968	12fde7642f171352ea88427887f8ea5cbdc75a4e69a281715feb03e1cd978fab.exe	30
PID 1968 wrote to memory of 1304	1968	12fde7642f171352ea88427887f8ea5cbdc75a4e69a281715feb03e1cd978fab.exe	30
PID 1968 wrote to memory of 1304	1968	12fde7642f171352ea88427887f8ea5cbdc75a4e69a281715feb03e1cd978fab.exe	30
PID 1968 wrote to memory of 1304	1968	12fde7642f171352ea88427887f8ea5cbdc75a4e69a281715feb03e1cd978fab.exe	30
PID 1968 wrote to memory of 2600	1968	12fde7642f171352ea88427887f8ea5cbdc75a4e69a281715feb03e1cd978fab.exe	33
PID 1968 wrote to memory of 2600	1968	12fde7642f171352ea88427887f8ea5cbdc75a4e69a281715feb03e1cd978fab.exe	33
PID 1968 wrote to memory of 2600	1968	12fde7642f171352ea88427887f8ea5cbdc75a4e69a281715feb03e1cd978fab.exe	33
PID 1968 wrote to memory of 2600	1968	12fde7642f171352ea88427887f8ea5cbdc75a4e69a281715feb03e1cd978fab.exe	33
PID 1968 wrote to memory of 2600	1968	12fde7642f171352ea88427887f8ea5cbdc75a4e69a281715feb03e1cd978fab.exe	33
PID 1968 wrote to memory of 2600	1968	12fde7642f171352ea88427887f8ea5cbdc75a4e69a281715feb03e1cd978fab.exe	33
PID 1968 wrote to memory of 2600	1968	12fde7642f171352ea88427887f8ea5cbdc75a4e69a281715feb03e1cd978fab.exe	33
PID 2600 wrote to memory of 2764	2600	N.exe	35
PID 2600 wrote to memory of 2764	2600	N.exe	35
PID 2600 wrote to memory of 2764	2600	N.exe	35
PID 2600 wrote to memory of 2764	2600	N.exe	35
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 2888	2752	TXPlatfor.exe	37
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 2888	2752	TXPlatfor.exe	37
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 2888	2752	TXPlatfor.exe	37
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 2888	2752	TXPlatfor.exe	37
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 2888	2752	TXPlatfor.exe	37
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 2888	2752	TXPlatfor.exe	37
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 2888	2752	TXPlatfor.exe	37
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2940	2764	cmd.exe	38
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2940	2764	cmd.exe	38
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2940	2764	cmd.exe	38
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2940	2764	cmd.exe	38
PID 1236 wrote to memory of 2204	1236	svchost.exe	40
PID 1236 wrote to memory of 2204	1236	svchost.exe	40
PID 1236 wrote to memory of 2204	1236	svchost.exe	40
PID 1236 wrote to memory of 2204	1236	svchost.exe	40

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\12fde7642f171352ea88427887f8ea5cbdc75a4e69a281715feb03e1cd978fab.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\12fde7642f171352ea88427887f8ea5cbdc75a4e69a281715feb03e1cd978fab.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1968
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\R.exe
  2⤵
  - Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1304
- 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:2600
- - 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:2764
  - - 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:2940

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:2588

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1236
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\259431160.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2204

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:2752
- 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:2888

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

Server Software Component

T1505

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

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

Filesize
941KB

MD5
8dc3adf1c490211971c1e2325f1424d2

SHA1
4eec4a4e7cb97c5efa6c72e0731cd090c0c4adc5

SHA256
bc29f2022ab3b812e50c8681ff196f090c038b5ab51e37daffac4469a8c2eb2c

SHA512
ae92ea20b359849dcdba4808119b154e3af5ef3687ee09de1797610fe8c4d3eb9065b068074d35adddb4b225d17c619baff3944cb137ad196bcef7a6507f920d

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C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\BlockFind.exe

Filesize
3.2MB

MD5
709f3cc34a53fd07fa7cfa408c882a83

SHA1
43824b67d6d07590cebb2436f1b78767ad0454a2

SHA256
0706d830018a9b1e7b0ee3f3d415f730607f8ecd512e9fd5cd02d12ff9f03661

SHA512
63d3d2fa3c1adc7a84a3f00ce8ee34ab652561a8b4bdf5c9b3eaf801501e36f9a62e315454ec7e48eb7ac6ffb32209dd508699fbb531588b6675286c20a38041

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

Filesize
377KB

MD5
4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0

SHA1
f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b

SHA256
3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8

SHA512
5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\259431160.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
7be0467f366cb937cdfecb34c6ca54f0

SHA1
ad5b8ea7780da85cd2f3677ea48f86736d14653a

SHA256
931dc61ad0fab7f2558638977a6951beb0fe4e67ad0f72c5a2b706ba6fac3736

SHA512
18458c989c043c527e1f5f54e148c27221b984abe200cc27066a962f988d37965bfcb7b4aa6154531bb6479c64f921fd80fec25eb76daf273931c61a1fed20eb

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\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

Filesize
43KB

MD5
51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8

SHA1
8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58

SHA256
5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124

SHA512
794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

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memory/2600-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2600-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2600-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2888-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2888-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2888-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2888-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2888-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2888-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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