gh0strat | b0ca71c35cba7f4b70208e3e24742aa5d19996525df308779974d7c5d64ca951

Analysis

max time kernel
120s
max time network
115s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
01-01-2025 13:15

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General

Target

b0ca71c35cba7f4b70208e3e24742aa5d19996525df308779974d7c5d64ca951.exe
Size

2.6MB
MD5

998bc92fca849e6c4e280afbf63cc5c9
SHA1

055a8ea8962da24be4c8ca47f34fd13b72de1f43
SHA256

b0ca71c35cba7f4b70208e3e24742aa5d19996525df308779974d7c5d64ca951
SHA512

cc4ed2cc87ae6a17cf1d2eea65363b4523c9555f90ebe2f97437c15215d61b1648dc9293074c98fee26e658757c36660079f7c6050859de8f7e2e63d74d65ec4
SSDEEP

49152:OCwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+WhIsABTugH:pws2ANnKXOaeOgmhI1BTugH

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 8 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2196-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2196-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2196-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2864-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2864-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1456-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1456-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1456-46-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 9 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023c78-5.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2196-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2196-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2196-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2864-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2864-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1456-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1456-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1456-46-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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\\240624671.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
3532	R.exe
2196	N.exe
2864	TXPlatfor.exe
1456	TXPlatfor.exe
2072	HD_b0ca71c35cba7f4b70208e3e24742aa5d19996525df308779974d7c5d64ca951.exe
5092	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3532	R.exe
4504	svchost.exe
5092	Remote Data.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240624671.txt	R.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	R.exe
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

UPX packed file 10 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2196-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2196-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2196-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2196-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2864-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2864-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2864-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1456-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1456-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1456-46-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 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	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	N.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	HD_b0ca71c35cba7f4b70208e3e24742aa5d19996525df308779974d7c5d64ca951.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	b0ca71c35cba7f4b70208e3e24742aa5d19996525df308779974d7c5d64ca951.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	R.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TXPlatfor.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Remote Data.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
540	cmd.exe
536	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
536	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
5032	b0ca71c35cba7f4b70208e3e24742aa5d19996525df308779974d7c5d64ca951.exe
5032	b0ca71c35cba7f4b70208e3e24742aa5d19996525df308779974d7c5d64ca951.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1456	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2196	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1456	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	1456	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1456	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
5032	b0ca71c35cba7f4b70208e3e24742aa5d19996525df308779974d7c5d64ca951.exe
5032	b0ca71c35cba7f4b70208e3e24742aa5d19996525df308779974d7c5d64ca951.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5032 wrote to memory of 3532	5032	b0ca71c35cba7f4b70208e3e24742aa5d19996525df308779974d7c5d64ca951.exe	85
PID 5032 wrote to memory of 3532	5032	b0ca71c35cba7f4b70208e3e24742aa5d19996525df308779974d7c5d64ca951.exe	85
PID 5032 wrote to memory of 3532	5032	b0ca71c35cba7f4b70208e3e24742aa5d19996525df308779974d7c5d64ca951.exe	85
PID 5032 wrote to memory of 2196	5032	b0ca71c35cba7f4b70208e3e24742aa5d19996525df308779974d7c5d64ca951.exe	88
PID 5032 wrote to memory of 2196	5032	b0ca71c35cba7f4b70208e3e24742aa5d19996525df308779974d7c5d64ca951.exe	88
PID 5032 wrote to memory of 2196	5032	b0ca71c35cba7f4b70208e3e24742aa5d19996525df308779974d7c5d64ca951.exe	88
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 540	2196	N.exe	90
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 540	2196	N.exe	90
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 540	2196	N.exe	90
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 1456	2864	TXPlatfor.exe	91
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 1456	2864	TXPlatfor.exe	91
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 1456	2864	TXPlatfor.exe	91
PID 5032 wrote to memory of 2072	5032	b0ca71c35cba7f4b70208e3e24742aa5d19996525df308779974d7c5d64ca951.exe	92
PID 5032 wrote to memory of 2072	5032	b0ca71c35cba7f4b70208e3e24742aa5d19996525df308779974d7c5d64ca951.exe	92
PID 5032 wrote to memory of 2072	5032	b0ca71c35cba7f4b70208e3e24742aa5d19996525df308779974d7c5d64ca951.exe	92
PID 540 wrote to memory of 536	540	cmd.exe	95
PID 540 wrote to memory of 536	540	cmd.exe	95
PID 540 wrote to memory of 536	540	cmd.exe	95
PID 4504 wrote to memory of 5092	4504	svchost.exe	97
PID 4504 wrote to memory of 5092	4504	svchost.exe	97
PID 4504 wrote to memory of 5092	4504	svchost.exe	97

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b0ca71c35cba7f4b70208e3e24742aa5d19996525df308779974d7c5d64ca951.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b0ca71c35cba7f4b70208e3e24742aa5d19996525df308779974d7c5d64ca951.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5032
- 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:3532
- 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:2196
- - 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:540
  - - 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:536
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_b0ca71c35cba7f4b70208e3e24742aa5d19996525df308779974d7c5d64ca951.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_b0ca71c35cba7f4b70208e3e24742aa5d19996525df308779974d7c5d64ca951.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2072

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:4084

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:4504
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240624671.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:5092

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:2864
- 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:1456

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\HD_X.dat

Filesize
2.6MB

MD5
97958c76750221e2953392782e393c54

SHA1
125961f3d7ba5404792478b929e331a3188c0e42

SHA256
93bba883b08d311455ffdcd4c2a8f70a5e5eb4294a158c840ef6757b10259f6b

SHA512
2d5cfb8751911c4d3980cf2059e87c37ef3d9cf02736d8494f8983a05677abbcc750613b2d609540e0c317b94359b74b8347491a9417b36a3ad5b2d03d6363e2

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_b0ca71c35cba7f4b70208e3e24742aa5d19996525df308779974d7c5d64ca951.exe

Filesize
12KB

MD5
85461dd2c1eed4eb36d5ebcb1f8f4c91

SHA1
bdc9737bf148aa2b0ca23951a3fa8fff6be24b89

SHA256
8941ffc880630ea4e84883b4ffe7d2de4e536d4288ddab22c01b4e2fc26d1cdf

SHA512
431c76efd09a28a534ecb50c092cef46be8b47c38548886560a1df7aa8b07df4458b85f29d2a63f50d9bddc06d52b2b83cc74c4100c4f3023fba8e86f63205be

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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\240624671.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
1be655056ce2cae94fbe1e77a8adfe87

SHA1
b8d93fdc0c5c262af286916e9a1096efc6ac179e

SHA256
7b717c8f0196e96dfed30b87f198ffcaac0c51e2d303814f58301d94806fc17a

SHA512
cc04673a1fd1382940e7885b7be413e33473395d608f935ecd258d6dd8f1f35f7590eb60f1faaa965d52a9d04ce3797c9ed5302aecb9109bb80e54a5aa0b513e

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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/1456-46-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1456-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1456-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2196-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2196-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2196-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2196-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2864-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2864-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2864-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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