gh0strat | 208904cb78de94206b46eca6ad150012b927c95ee9e3b1026888978cd2c3cf6f

General

Target

208904cb78de94206b46eca6ad150012b927c95ee9e3b1026888978cd2c3cf6f.exe
Size

1.3MB
MD5

ffd46ca04ccb4ace69b9115bc75a8466
SHA1

c877e6d1e312d5666c749759915381dfe3a0f6dd
SHA256

208904cb78de94206b46eca6ad150012b927c95ee9e3b1026888978cd2c3cf6f
SHA512

e7b83abb38139e7b4d3c3d2bddee60faf09b8dd270bdf44ff9802862bc9c14ff7f98c08c54871d80aea05cbc160551b76234b3f50b5068ebfeabca2e5204eb08
SSDEEP

24576:AOyHutimZ9VSly2hVvHW6qMnSbTBBhBMNEmx:JHPkVOBTKr

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 2 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2256-1-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2644-18-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2256-1-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2644-18-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-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	Phxph.png

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"	Phxph.png

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
832	cmd.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2720	Phxph.png
2644	Phxph.png

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2720	Phxph.png

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 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	Phxph.png
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	208904cb78de94206b46eca6ad150012b927c95ee9e3b1026888978cd2c3cf6f.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Phxph.png

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
832	cmd.exe
2992	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2992	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2644	Phxph.png

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2256	208904cb78de94206b46eca6ad150012b927c95ee9e3b1026888978cd2c3cf6f.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2644	Phxph.png
Token: 33	2644	Phxph.png
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2644	Phxph.png
Token: 33	2644	Phxph.png
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2644	Phxph.png

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2256 wrote to memory of 832	2256	208904cb78de94206b46eca6ad150012b927c95ee9e3b1026888978cd2c3cf6f.exe	31
PID 2256 wrote to memory of 832	2256	208904cb78de94206b46eca6ad150012b927c95ee9e3b1026888978cd2c3cf6f.exe	31
PID 2256 wrote to memory of 832	2256	208904cb78de94206b46eca6ad150012b927c95ee9e3b1026888978cd2c3cf6f.exe	31
PID 2256 wrote to memory of 832	2256	208904cb78de94206b46eca6ad150012b927c95ee9e3b1026888978cd2c3cf6f.exe	31
PID 2720 wrote to memory of 2644	2720	Phxph.png	32
PID 2720 wrote to memory of 2644	2720	Phxph.png	32
PID 2720 wrote to memory of 2644	2720	Phxph.png	32
PID 2720 wrote to memory of 2644	2720	Phxph.png	32
PID 832 wrote to memory of 2992	832	cmd.exe	34
PID 832 wrote to memory of 2992	832	cmd.exe	34
PID 832 wrote to memory of 2992	832	cmd.exe	34
PID 832 wrote to memory of 2992	832	cmd.exe	34

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\208904cb78de94206b46eca6ad150012b927c95ee9e3b1026888978cd2c3cf6f.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\208904cb78de94206b46eca6ad150012b927c95ee9e3b1026888978cd2c3cf6f.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2256
- 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\208904~1.EXE > nul
  2⤵
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:832
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
    ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Runs ping.exe
    PID:2992

C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png
"C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png" -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2720
- C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png
  "C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png" -acsi
  2⤵
  - Drops file in Drivers directory
  - Sets service image path in registry
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2644

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

1

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

1

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\ProgramData\DRM\Phxph.png

Filesize
1.3MB

MD5
ffd46ca04ccb4ace69b9115bc75a8466

SHA1
c877e6d1e312d5666c749759915381dfe3a0f6dd

SHA256
208904cb78de94206b46eca6ad150012b927c95ee9e3b1026888978cd2c3cf6f

SHA512
e7b83abb38139e7b4d3c3d2bddee60faf09b8dd270bdf44ff9802862bc9c14ff7f98c08c54871d80aea05cbc160551b76234b3f50b5068ebfeabca2e5204eb08

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memory/2256-1-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.6MB

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memory/2644-18-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.6MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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