gh0strat | 516aeb8b1e14bd0fb5ad3a2e03165d18bf8719807ea21f89b0eec177e7ad70c2

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
121s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241023-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241023-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
05/01/2025, 08:34

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General

Target

516aeb8b1e14bd0fb5ad3a2e03165d18bf8719807ea21f89b0eec177e7ad70c2.exe
Size

2.4MB
MD5

bacf0a2e8cf5384e14514d541556e77d
SHA1

1cb99da2e7d260859c1d5ba25fb7410a3a14dd93
SHA256

516aeb8b1e14bd0fb5ad3a2e03165d18bf8719807ea21f89b0eec177e7ad70c2
SHA512

f4a2722ab69643b244193f683acebf56003c124dc36bf24bc9b16af246c7a7ba71690d0fd4171f970c17e5127025da5e06830991c3e1171f615ad27570661dbb
SSDEEP

49152:3CwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+WhQjzlEy:yws2ANnKXOaeOgmhQnlEy

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
behavioral1/memory/2408-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2408-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2688-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2688-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2688-47-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2688-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2688-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 8 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0008000000015d81-6.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2408-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2408-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2688-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2688-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2688-47-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2688-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2688-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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\\259436682.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 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2352	R.exe
2408	N.exe
2788	TXPlatfor.exe
2688	TXPlatfor.exe
1288	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

pid	Process
2612	516aeb8b1e14bd0fb5ad3a2e03165d18bf8719807ea21f89b0eec177e7ad70c2.exe
2352	R.exe
2096	svchost.exe
2612	516aeb8b1e14bd0fb5ad3a2e03165d18bf8719807ea21f89b0eec177e7ad70c2.exe
2788	TXPlatfor.exe
2096	svchost.exe
1288	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\259436682.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
behavioral1/memory/2408-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2408-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2408-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2688-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2688-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2688-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2688-47-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2688-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2688-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	N.exe
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	516aeb8b1e14bd0fb5ad3a2e03165d18bf8719807ea21f89b0eec177e7ad70c2.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	R.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
2916	cmd.exe
2852	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2852	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2612	516aeb8b1e14bd0fb5ad3a2e03165d18bf8719807ea21f89b0eec177e7ad70c2.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2688	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2408	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2688	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2688	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2688	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2688	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2688	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2612	516aeb8b1e14bd0fb5ad3a2e03165d18bf8719807ea21f89b0eec177e7ad70c2.exe
2612	516aeb8b1e14bd0fb5ad3a2e03165d18bf8719807ea21f89b0eec177e7ad70c2.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 2352	2612	516aeb8b1e14bd0fb5ad3a2e03165d18bf8719807ea21f89b0eec177e7ad70c2.exe	30
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 2352	2612	516aeb8b1e14bd0fb5ad3a2e03165d18bf8719807ea21f89b0eec177e7ad70c2.exe	30
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 2352	2612	516aeb8b1e14bd0fb5ad3a2e03165d18bf8719807ea21f89b0eec177e7ad70c2.exe	30
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 2352	2612	516aeb8b1e14bd0fb5ad3a2e03165d18bf8719807ea21f89b0eec177e7ad70c2.exe	30
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 2408	2612	516aeb8b1e14bd0fb5ad3a2e03165d18bf8719807ea21f89b0eec177e7ad70c2.exe	33
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 2408	2612	516aeb8b1e14bd0fb5ad3a2e03165d18bf8719807ea21f89b0eec177e7ad70c2.exe	33
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 2408	2612	516aeb8b1e14bd0fb5ad3a2e03165d18bf8719807ea21f89b0eec177e7ad70c2.exe	33
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 2408	2612	516aeb8b1e14bd0fb5ad3a2e03165d18bf8719807ea21f89b0eec177e7ad70c2.exe	33
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 2408	2612	516aeb8b1e14bd0fb5ad3a2e03165d18bf8719807ea21f89b0eec177e7ad70c2.exe	33
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 2408	2612	516aeb8b1e14bd0fb5ad3a2e03165d18bf8719807ea21f89b0eec177e7ad70c2.exe	33
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 2408	2612	516aeb8b1e14bd0fb5ad3a2e03165d18bf8719807ea21f89b0eec177e7ad70c2.exe	33
PID 2408 wrote to memory of 2916	2408	N.exe	35
PID 2408 wrote to memory of 2916	2408	N.exe	35
PID 2408 wrote to memory of 2916	2408	N.exe	35
PID 2408 wrote to memory of 2916	2408	N.exe	35
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 2688	2788	TXPlatfor.exe	37
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 2688	2788	TXPlatfor.exe	37
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 2688	2788	TXPlatfor.exe	37
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 2688	2788	TXPlatfor.exe	37
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 2688	2788	TXPlatfor.exe	37
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 2688	2788	TXPlatfor.exe	37
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 2688	2788	TXPlatfor.exe	37
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 2852	2916	cmd.exe	38
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 2852	2916	cmd.exe	38
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 2852	2916	cmd.exe	38
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 2852	2916	cmd.exe	38
PID 2096 wrote to memory of 1288	2096	svchost.exe	40
PID 2096 wrote to memory of 1288	2096	svchost.exe	40
PID 2096 wrote to memory of 1288	2096	svchost.exe	40
PID 2096 wrote to memory of 1288	2096	svchost.exe	40

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\516aeb8b1e14bd0fb5ad3a2e03165d18bf8719807ea21f89b0eec177e7ad70c2.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\516aeb8b1e14bd0fb5ad3a2e03165d18bf8719807ea21f89b0eec177e7ad70c2.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2612
- 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:2352
- 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:2408
- - 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:2916
  - - 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:2852

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:2616

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:2096
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\259436682.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1288

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2788
- 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:2688

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\R.exe

Filesize
941KB

MD5
8dc3adf1c490211971c1e2325f1424d2

SHA1
4eec4a4e7cb97c5efa6c72e0731cd090c0c4adc5

SHA256
bc29f2022ab3b812e50c8681ff196f090c038b5ab51e37daffac4469a8c2eb2c

SHA512
ae92ea20b359849dcdba4808119b154e3af5ef3687ee09de1797610fe8c4d3eb9065b068074d35adddb4b225d17c619baff3944cb137ad196bcef7a6507f920d

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\BlockFind.exe

Filesize
3.3MB

MD5
7d3a075f59193ea157547dd1039a8442

SHA1
cdb1c08a345b04956b5c3e90a054500ecfdb8cf3

SHA256
baba29653feb9a694faa386c27e3dd3ad384241812ca17e968977558281b1e71

SHA512
186f3a5b8533736e185b77598e85b02a2cf8f05b287c977e9fa7004ca0acb9424ac8f5162097e015b43772d2d2966f37f0f30bd06656723842d9deecbad31526

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

Filesize
43KB

MD5
51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8

SHA1
8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58

SHA256
5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124

SHA512
794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

Download Submit
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe

Filesize
377KB

MD5
4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0

SHA1
f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b

SHA256
3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8

SHA512
5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\259436682.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
c7a913e3202c17fbed3b4bf94ec48a46

SHA1
3a730f73d11a008010e9c26bbcb95d17172480b7

SHA256
75165c1d67edd64a8c0446e240ef633de9e1ed9b544a38342acc00d4e4fd13a7

SHA512
60bbecf19ff3cf5cb1cd593ebabd096f867128d47dfa88a364e42f36cdcd3a5e250b7c639deb38a2769e087098c906544308bb3385b3374af0de4dc279c9718e

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memory/2408-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2408-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2408-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2688-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2688-47-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2688-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2688-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2688-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2688-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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