Analysis Overview
SHA256
208904cb78de94206b46eca6ad150012b927c95ee9e3b1026888978cd2c3cf6f
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 208904cb78de94206b46eca6ad150012b927c95ee9e3b1026888978cd2c3cf6f was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Purplefox family
PurpleFox
Gh0strat family
Gh0strat
Detect PurpleFox Rootkit
Gh0st RAT payload
Drops file in Drivers directory
Sets service image path in registry
Executes dropped EXE
Deletes itself
Loads dropped DLL
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Unsigned PE
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
Runs ping.exe
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-12-30 15:53
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-12-30 15:53
Reported
2024-12-30 15:56
Platform
win7-20241010-en
Max time kernel
146s
Max time network
154s
Command Line
Signatures
Detect PurpleFox Rootkit
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Gh0st RAT payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Gh0strat
Gh0strat family
PurpleFox
Purplefox family
Drops file in Drivers directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys | C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png | N/A |
Sets service image path in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\QAssist\ImagePath = "system32\\DRIVERS\\QAssist.sys" | C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png | N/A |
Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png | N/A |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\208904cb78de94206b46eca6ad150012b927c95ee9e3b1026888978cd2c3cf6f.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png | N/A |
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE | N/A |
Runs ping.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\208904cb78de94206b46eca6ad150012b927c95ee9e3b1026888978cd2c3cf6f.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege | N/A | C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png | N/A |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png | N/A |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\208904cb78de94206b46eca6ad150012b927c95ee9e3b1026888978cd2c3cf6f.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\208904cb78de94206b46eca6ad150012b927c95ee9e3b1026888978cd2c3cf6f.exe"
C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png
"C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png" -auto
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
C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png
"C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png" -acsi
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| CN | 123.57.230.217:3312 | tcp | |
| CN | 123.57.230.217:3312 | tcp | |
| CN | 123.57.230.217:3312 | tcp | |
| CN | 123.57.230.217:3312 | tcp | |
| CN | 123.57.230.217:3312 | tcp | |
| CN | 123.57.230.217:3312 | tcp | |
| CN | 123.57.230.217:3312 | tcp |
Files
memory/2256-1-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp
C:\ProgramData\DRM\Phxph.png
| MD5 | ffd46ca04ccb4ace69b9115bc75a8466 |
| SHA1 | c877e6d1e312d5666c749759915381dfe3a0f6dd |
| SHA256 | 208904cb78de94206b46eca6ad150012b927c95ee9e3b1026888978cd2c3cf6f |
| SHA512 | e7b83abb38139e7b4d3c3d2bddee60faf09b8dd270bdf44ff9802862bc9c14ff7f98c08c54871d80aea05cbc160551b76234b3f50b5068ebfeabca2e5204eb08 |
memory/2644-18-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-12-30 15:53
Reported
2024-12-30 15:56
Platform
win10v2004-20241007-en
Max time kernel
145s
Max time network
149s
Command Line
Signatures
Detect PurpleFox Rootkit
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Gh0st RAT payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Gh0strat
Gh0strat family
PurpleFox
Purplefox family
Drops file in Drivers directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys | C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png | N/A |
Sets service image path in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\QAssist\ImagePath = "system32\\DRIVERS\\QAssist.sys" | C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png | N/A |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\208904cb78de94206b46eca6ad150012b927c95ee9e3b1026888978cd2c3cf6f.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png | N/A |
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE | N/A |
Runs ping.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\208904cb78de94206b46eca6ad150012b927c95ee9e3b1026888978cd2c3cf6f.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege | N/A | C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png | N/A |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png | N/A |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\208904cb78de94206b46eca6ad150012b927c95ee9e3b1026888978cd2c3cf6f.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\208904cb78de94206b46eca6ad150012b927c95ee9e3b1026888978cd2c3cf6f.exe"
C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png
"C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png" -auto
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
C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png
"C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DRM\Phxph.png" -acsi
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 28.118.140.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| CN | 123.57.230.217:3312 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 68.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 196.249.167.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| CN | 123.57.230.217:3312 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 50.23.12.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 92.12.20.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| CN | 123.57.230.217:3312 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 83.210.23.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| CN | 123.57.230.217:3312 | tcp | |
| CN | 123.57.230.217:3312 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 43.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| CN | 123.57.230.217:3312 | tcp | |
| CN | 123.57.230.217:3312 | tcp |
Files
memory/3672-0-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp
C:\ProgramData\DRM\Phxph.png
| MD5 | ffd46ca04ccb4ace69b9115bc75a8466 |
| SHA1 | c877e6d1e312d5666c749759915381dfe3a0f6dd |
| SHA256 | 208904cb78de94206b46eca6ad150012b927c95ee9e3b1026888978cd2c3cf6f |
| SHA512 | e7b83abb38139e7b4d3c3d2bddee60faf09b8dd270bdf44ff9802862bc9c14ff7f98c08c54871d80aea05cbc160551b76234b3f50b5068ebfeabca2e5204eb08 |
memory/4560-10-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp