gh0strat | ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
119s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240729-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240729-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
28-12-2024 17:45

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General

Target

ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe
Size

3.6MB
MD5

dcef7e003af286fef0dac9fcadfe9bea
SHA1

966d5f16dfdcc420e8ac33d65a3f998e084c58ce
SHA256

ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2
SHA512

b22a45ba52bc1632844a51a81bbef5f56cd5402c2065a0a6ca8632d4a15eb2fcce4e884223aad0762d00ede56b5b6ba538746595dbdba6a9ce98de6b8baf9b11
SSDEEP

49152:VCwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+WhzsABTuzTImVP8tAiCRZFZh60Q:Iws2ANnKXOaeOgmhz1BTuIR

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/2392-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2392-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2392-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2464-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2248-50-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2248-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2248-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2248-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2248-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2464-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 11 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0007000000018718-6.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2392-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2392-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2392-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2464-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2248-50-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2248-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2248-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2248-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2248-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2464-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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
2564	R.exe
2392	N.exe
2464	TXPlatfor.exe
2728	HD_ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe
2248	TXPlatfor.exe

Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

pid	Process
2112	ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe
2564	R.exe
2112	ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe
2112	ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe
2112	ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe
2464	TXPlatfor.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\259435185.txt	R.exe

UPX packed file 12 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2392-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2392-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2392-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2392-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2464-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2248-50-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2248-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2248-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2248-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2248-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2248-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2464-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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	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
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	R.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
2924	cmd.exe
2928	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2928	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2112	ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2248	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2392	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2248	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2248	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2248	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2248	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2248	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2112	ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe
2112	ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2564	2112	ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe	30
PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2564	2112	ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe	30
PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2564	2112	ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe	30
PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2564	2112	ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe	30
PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2392	2112	ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe	31
PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2392	2112	ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe	31
PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2392	2112	ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe	31
PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2392	2112	ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe	31
PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2392	2112	ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe	31
PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2392	2112	ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe	31
PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2392	2112	ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe	31
PID 2392 wrote to memory of 2924	2392	N.exe	33
PID 2392 wrote to memory of 2924	2392	N.exe	33
PID 2392 wrote to memory of 2924	2392	N.exe	33
PID 2392 wrote to memory of 2924	2392	N.exe	33
PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2728	2112	ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe	34
PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2728	2112	ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe	34
PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2728	2112	ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe	34
PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2728	2112	ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe	34
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2248	2464	TXPlatfor.exe	37
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2248	2464	TXPlatfor.exe	37
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2248	2464	TXPlatfor.exe	37
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2248	2464	TXPlatfor.exe	37
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2248	2464	TXPlatfor.exe	37
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2248	2464	TXPlatfor.exe	37
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2248	2464	TXPlatfor.exe	37
PID 2924 wrote to memory of 2928	2924	cmd.exe	38
PID 2924 wrote to memory of 2928	2924	cmd.exe	38
PID 2924 wrote to memory of 2928	2924	cmd.exe	38
PID 2924 wrote to memory of 2928	2924	cmd.exe	38

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2112
- 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:2564
- 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:2392
- - 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:2924
  - - 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:2928
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2728

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:2464
- 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:2248

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

Filesize
2.6MB

MD5
534393e8a279410ffa46f8e981c03e55

SHA1
a2c6c23480fd15184baf58bacc8a14ab72bdedc2

SHA256
6104e3b0ed7a26905af96fb245bcda700c72729b4c634ab474d83bf58352f2e7

SHA512
6190173b468881e0dfffcc14568c5ce886ff2f1459361aabfa4eb3d941f0ca30138c31951cd43a04b179ed21e7205e831b0565b28ca4b372fbe5aaec06de08d7

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_ebe1becd79859454e150d69a0c45e228c8fe70711974d8094e899c9cc194d6b2.exe

Filesize
970KB

MD5
2bd9418e8873037f3cf938094620053a

SHA1
c051a46ceff5c304fe91f1af9a79169d11083be7

SHA256
4aad966b2efc7861d249ede8b294b32b1af06326080b801544dbbec7020342a0

SHA512
b015d44b97b2f460028d9b3bc83ef2ca805f8eedfd58e29ae5699c755c3bc85671300451fdb5578e3148d096f8127c80dc41df36be4685b9b925bfbaade0d8c2

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\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\259435185.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
6cf511179edb20f21835f039554a40ae

SHA1
bce59cc50e244901413d6fc7b0f21c36dc3ad67d

SHA256
ae89a22ef83dfc011fe4d9f2b38b02ee5385b22acd3975d391de54dbf0edfe5b

SHA512
28ed512320a8c00cf6be4fdd3e019d6a1d2c798a23a8f5130e4ce67fe44da0e4adda8fada2e9ff4cfe8c64a6792803007360eff4929783b66f98f7e4b3ca40b3

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memory/2248-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2248-50-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2248-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2248-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2248-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2248-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2392-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2392-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2392-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2392-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2464-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2464-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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