gh0strat | 1026b96d7021613b0f681fc5bf38ab6db69e593a8d5f7e093f9e690fcb174fa3

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
147s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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30-12-2024 11:45

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General

Target

1026b96d7021613b0f681fc5bf38ab6db69e593a8d5f7e093f9e690fcb174fa3.exe
Size

3.0MB
MD5

0770f140fed75c414a6e4429e1a4272e
SHA1

f473366c44069c9ffa2cfc74d91bb95d6cfd13eb
SHA256

1026b96d7021613b0f681fc5bf38ab6db69e593a8d5f7e093f9e690fcb174fa3
SHA512

a5d83f9174a69f5b83562ffed45913b15db0db0ce083d99e9fbdbb20e4185047f65927dbb1da5feb8149715ccaa58071ce7582d5df18a537e86c6a8a85e0dfef
SSDEEP

49152:OCwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+WhIsABTu04SvGyw6F:pws2ANnKXOaeOgmhI1BTu0eyw6F

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
behavioral2/memory/2680-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2680-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2680-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3784-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3784-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4884-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4884-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 8 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x0008000000023c93-5.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2680-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2680-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2680-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3784-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3784-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4884-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4884-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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\\240626984.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 6 IoCs

pid	Process
2636	R.exe
2680	N.exe
3784	TXPlatfor.exe
1512	HD_1026b96d7021613b0f681fc5bf38ab6db69e593a8d5f7e093f9e690fcb174fa3.exe
4884	TXPlatfor.exe
1164	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2636	R.exe
1836	svchost.exe
1164	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\240626984.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
behavioral2/memory/2680-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2680-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2680-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2680-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3784-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3784-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3784-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4884-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4884-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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	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	Remote Data.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	1026b96d7021613b0f681fc5bf38ab6db69e593a8d5f7e093f9e690fcb174fa3.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

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
2428	cmd.exe
3696	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
3696	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3024	1026b96d7021613b0f681fc5bf38ab6db69e593a8d5f7e093f9e690fcb174fa3.exe
3024	1026b96d7021613b0f681fc5bf38ab6db69e593a8d5f7e093f9e690fcb174fa3.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4884	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2680	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4884	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	4884	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4884	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	4884	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4884	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3024	1026b96d7021613b0f681fc5bf38ab6db69e593a8d5f7e093f9e690fcb174fa3.exe
3024	1026b96d7021613b0f681fc5bf38ab6db69e593a8d5f7e093f9e690fcb174fa3.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3024 wrote to memory of 2636	3024	1026b96d7021613b0f681fc5bf38ab6db69e593a8d5f7e093f9e690fcb174fa3.exe	85
PID 3024 wrote to memory of 2636	3024	1026b96d7021613b0f681fc5bf38ab6db69e593a8d5f7e093f9e690fcb174fa3.exe	85
PID 3024 wrote to memory of 2636	3024	1026b96d7021613b0f681fc5bf38ab6db69e593a8d5f7e093f9e690fcb174fa3.exe	85
PID 3024 wrote to memory of 2680	3024	1026b96d7021613b0f681fc5bf38ab6db69e593a8d5f7e093f9e690fcb174fa3.exe	88
PID 3024 wrote to memory of 2680	3024	1026b96d7021613b0f681fc5bf38ab6db69e593a8d5f7e093f9e690fcb174fa3.exe	88
PID 3024 wrote to memory of 2680	3024	1026b96d7021613b0f681fc5bf38ab6db69e593a8d5f7e093f9e690fcb174fa3.exe	88
PID 2680 wrote to memory of 2428	2680	N.exe	90
PID 2680 wrote to memory of 2428	2680	N.exe	90
PID 2680 wrote to memory of 2428	2680	N.exe	90
PID 3024 wrote to memory of 1512	3024	1026b96d7021613b0f681fc5bf38ab6db69e593a8d5f7e093f9e690fcb174fa3.exe	91
PID 3024 wrote to memory of 1512	3024	1026b96d7021613b0f681fc5bf38ab6db69e593a8d5f7e093f9e690fcb174fa3.exe	91
PID 3784 wrote to memory of 4884	3784	TXPlatfor.exe	93
PID 3784 wrote to memory of 4884	3784	TXPlatfor.exe	93
PID 3784 wrote to memory of 4884	3784	TXPlatfor.exe	93
PID 2428 wrote to memory of 3696	2428	cmd.exe	95
PID 2428 wrote to memory of 3696	2428	cmd.exe	95
PID 2428 wrote to memory of 3696	2428	cmd.exe	95
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 1164	1836	svchost.exe	97
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 1164	1836	svchost.exe	97
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 1164	1836	svchost.exe	97

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1026b96d7021613b0f681fc5bf38ab6db69e593a8d5f7e093f9e690fcb174fa3.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1026b96d7021613b0f681fc5bf38ab6db69e593a8d5f7e093f9e690fcb174fa3.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3024
- 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:2636
- 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:2680
- - 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:2428
  - - 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:3696
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_1026b96d7021613b0f681fc5bf38ab6db69e593a8d5f7e093f9e690fcb174fa3.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_1026b96d7021613b0f681fc5bf38ab6db69e593a8d5f7e093f9e690fcb174fa3.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:1512

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:1952

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:1836
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240626984.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1164

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:3784
- 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:4884

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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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_1026b96d7021613b0f681fc5bf38ab6db69e593a8d5f7e093f9e690fcb174fa3.exe

Filesize
433KB

MD5
1d2e2d5a11cf7c90caded38be712aacb

SHA1
e041f05d88be267df157d440a67d08d091f8444f

SHA256
0646eea191b3bbbf11cc67b4e58c677cc4bea839db0ace39e09b87183e06922e

SHA512
8d3f09f352f043d952f44919586c105bf534779b5339ce90de63c5f9fb6813779873baed0e67b672f0fbe1f472d4e701d324a0e44fbc33731830c83d08061a4d

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

Filesize
941KB

MD5
8dc3adf1c490211971c1e2325f1424d2

SHA1
4eec4a4e7cb97c5efa6c72e0731cd090c0c4adc5

SHA256
bc29f2022ab3b812e50c8681ff196f090c038b5ab51e37daffac4469a8c2eb2c

SHA512
ae92ea20b359849dcdba4808119b154e3af5ef3687ee09de1797610fe8c4d3eb9065b068074d35adddb4b225d17c619baff3944cb137ad196bcef7a6507f920d

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240626984.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
8a35fea6b4c4e1bc68200d5e2e1420d1

SHA1
2b8ed66075ec44866c050bf514555ba29a25adc8

SHA256
92932f294ea8c83cca6731dcba4d834c323d3e1a1bb3b490b1c5bc3b0faee286

SHA512
a4a66f577b15d99c564ef1061d46b942ca7cd5589e4f23da417076d5e51b34fde9bb411f7019fff0e2088d2ed743d76e4a912d208205464243b7e8ec4ae1593e

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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memory/2680-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2680-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2680-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2680-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3784-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3784-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3784-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4884-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4884-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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