Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows10-2004_x64 -
resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
01-01-2025 17:47
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe
Resource
win7-20240903-en
General
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Target
9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe
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Size
1.2MB
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MD5
ffcb3c2b9de1865749cf5f6a949e9917
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SHA1
f797b5b2b11c90257d8f828587743e5bd4c14c78
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SHA256
9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b
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SHA512
e5c6d4a43aa59864c3ccdf9a73b382fd0ada9ddf8c08334c39c7cd3ccee7d658f64cc569f26e90f8f65a32a138df08722dbc815918c9850b294ee9a558c74e4e
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SSDEEP
24576:HovxCwgMBqHO5ZdYXOp0nQrXctTfK+d+MrTXowFlw57XYBwJtiW:WIwgMEuy+inDfp3/XoCw57XYBwKW
Malware Config
Signatures
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resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3616-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/3616-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/1180-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/1180-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/2664-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/2664-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/2664-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit -
Gh0st RAT payload 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x0008000000023c5c-17.dat family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/3616-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/3616-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/1180-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/1180-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/2664-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/2664-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/2664-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat -
Gh0strat family
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Purplefox family
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Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys Ghiya.exe -
Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\QAssist\ImagePath = "system32\\DRIVERS\\QAssist.sys" Ghiya.exe -
Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe -
Drops startup file 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\win.lnk 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
pid Process 2756 AK47.exe 4576 AK47.exe 3616 AK74.exe 1180 Ghiya.exe 2664 Ghiya.exe -
Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
pid Process 4576 AK47.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4244-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/4244-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/files/0x000a000000023c62-54.dat vmprotect behavioral2/memory/4244-60-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/4244-63-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/4244-66-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/4244-70-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/4244-73-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/4244-76-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/4244-79-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect -
Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\360safo = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\svchcst.exe" 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe -
Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240616562.txt AK47.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe AK74.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe AK74.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3616-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3616-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3616-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1180-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1180-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1180-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2664-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2664-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2664-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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Program crash 1 IoCs
pid pid_target Process procid_target 2932 4576 WerFault.exe 83 -
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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Ghiya.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 WScript.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language AK47.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language AK47.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language AK74.exe -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 1284 PING.EXE 2064 cmd.exe -
Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000_Classes\Local Settings 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 1284 PING.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 16 IoCs
pid Process 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe -
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
pid Process 2664 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
pid Process 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3616 AK74.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 2664 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 2664 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2664 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 2664 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2664 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4244 wrote to memory of 2756 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe 82 PID 4244 wrote to memory of 2756 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe 82 PID 4244 wrote to memory of 2756 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe 82 PID 4244 wrote to memory of 4576 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe 83 PID 4244 wrote to memory of 4576 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe 83 PID 4244 wrote to memory of 4576 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe 83 PID 4244 wrote to memory of 3616 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe 87 PID 4244 wrote to memory of 3616 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe 87 PID 4244 wrote to memory of 3616 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe 87 PID 1180 wrote to memory of 2664 1180 Ghiya.exe 89 PID 1180 wrote to memory of 2664 1180 Ghiya.exe 89 PID 1180 wrote to memory of 2664 1180 Ghiya.exe 89 PID 3616 wrote to memory of 2064 3616 AK74.exe 90 PID 3616 wrote to memory of 2064 3616 AK74.exe 90 PID 3616 wrote to memory of 2064 3616 AK74.exe 90 PID 2064 wrote to memory of 1284 2064 cmd.exe 92 PID 2064 wrote to memory of 1284 2064 cmd.exe 92 PID 2064 wrote to memory of 1284 2064 cmd.exe 92 PID 4244 wrote to memory of 4296 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe 93 PID 4244 wrote to memory of 4296 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe 93 PID 4244 wrote to memory of 4296 4244 9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe 93
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9c1836d0f3bc70b59ccf8cccb1f3cd4ba488af104ad6d7135bc5e6c6d038580b.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops startup file
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4244 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2756
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\AK47.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4576 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4576 -s 4283⤵
- Program crash
PID:2932
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK74.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\AK74.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3616 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 > nul && del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK74.exe > nul3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2064 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXEping -n 2 127.0.0.14⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1284
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4296
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 416 -p 4576 -ip 45761⤵PID:4196
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe -auto1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1180 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe -acsi2⤵
- Drops file in Drivers directory
- Sets service image path in registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2664
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
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Downloads
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Filesize
91KB
MD5423eb994ed553294f8a6813619b8da87
SHA1eca6a16ccd13adcfc27bc1041ddef97ec8081255
SHA256050b4f2d5ae8eaecd414318dc8e222a56f169626da6ca8feb7edd78e8b1f0218
SHA512fab0a9af8031c242c486de373df7277c8b0e39f7a0c9c2ac2e385dbd3ea67be16e91b128287634f76131e5264149ab1b452cd21df4c4895e8c4efc8d8cf99095
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Filesize
400KB
MD5b0998aa7d5071d33daa5b60b9c3c9735
SHA19365a1ff0c6de244d6f36c8d84072cc916665d3c
SHA2563080b6bb456564899b0d99d4131bd6a0b284d31f7d80ef773e4872d94048d49a
SHA512308c13cda9fea39b980ae686f44afd9090e9cb8970fffc4436320e0d09a31aee5e656914e0121fe888098a14c52749716fa04980396fd6ac70a88c11cbb6b850
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Filesize
92B
MD529ce53e2a4a446614ccc8d64d346bde4
SHA139a7aa5cc1124842aa0c25abb16ea94452125cbe
SHA25656225be6838bc6e93ea215891eacf28844ae27a9f8b2b29bf19d3a8c2b1f58df
SHA512b2c5a2708c427171a5715801f8ea733ffe88d73aaaaf59c5c752ea32cbe7aae8526cc26eabe84ad5043174c0c69b1d6b15a9fb125c15accfac3462d5d08a0faa
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Filesize
753B
MD576a3a6731f286072f42dfeed8a774fb2
SHA1181192b3f2db05f40b944208509c610c10eff06e
SHA2568662d7023a9c96b1c0c4df0551579573d2ba2f6b6e2f212b007947c83cf0f00e
SHA5129f1bfc24883e1508667a2c2075d9dfcdd9c09f59c1e658ae2e1694e4a2669d01a29de58ae8bb8ed008b1fdb9c35a6249e1b5030a837df09dbe1c557e010f604d
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Filesize
1.2MB
MD508563bcf15b070b4d864e2203de585a9
SHA11a4b3cb68aeb090957257c768c725ab970c8cbdf
SHA256fb41b63c427c142cd372a685d3119cd4a1a212fe25544f622363b97e5ed5ecd4
SHA5123cabc8ffac173bc1aee3b73479fec2af12e989e57adde6ceda8073e41b5487d2baf3ccb738137ba0309443ffafde8df5cda1371668e9495389c449279b77ce8b
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Filesize
49KB
MD55f3cf16c207b544d5c66e4d6eee97173
SHA187464db08484d09b45d5306d7cbc03e2a193f9ed
SHA2563958436dc33d632f0212fed7501af1619d981f4150ee541167fead5f13e0a510
SHA51234cc9ae02fe48a968ce81451fd909b736b4a34c8ae9910517133331632d49fcecb9aa307843295e043afb9ef67689f4a84a5bfdbfdda8c01da6360c2fd4b068d