gh0strat | 93272cc9dfaa42a52291f2cb1a7704b18c97eb3432f79dd40d068259c8e10063

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
11-01-2025 12:16

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General

Target

93272cc9dfaa42a52291f2cb1a7704b18c97eb3432f79dd40d068259c8e10063N.exe
Size

2.7MB
MD5

7274c1148af62d00daafbde486fd83f0
SHA1

17992c2ce803338abc1e128b108d866b6e114be4
SHA256

93272cc9dfaa42a52291f2cb1a7704b18c97eb3432f79dd40d068259c8e10063
SHA512

262584b55b7e0016e0bcb09493f86a80753b10a5445575d9ee7fb536488a57cd1755db6597b83f7c4da54a594ac2d65245910dcdafef8d41806a2da65ce8bbca
SSDEEP

49152:LCwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+WhlL2ozS:Ows2ANnKXOaeOgmhlLT

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
behavioral2/memory/1788-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1788-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1788-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3704-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3704-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1408-51-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1408-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 8 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000a000000023b90-5.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1788-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1788-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1788-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3704-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3704-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1408-51-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1408-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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\\240621046.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
1048	R.exe
1788	N.exe
3704	TXPlatfor.exe
1140	HD_93272cc9dfaa42a52291f2cb1a7704b18c97eb3432f79dd40d068259c8e10063N.exe
1408	TXPlatfor.exe
1972	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1048	R.exe
1336	svchost.exe
1972	Remote Data.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe	N.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240621046.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

UPX packed file 9 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1788-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1788-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1788-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1788-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3704-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3704-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3704-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1408-51-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1408-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	93272cc9dfaa42a52291f2cb1a7704b18c97eb3432f79dd40d068259c8e10063N.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

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	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	93272cc9dfaa42a52291f2cb1a7704b18c97eb3432f79dd40d068259c8e10063N.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	R.exe
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

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
1188	cmd.exe
2624	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2624	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4188	93272cc9dfaa42a52291f2cb1a7704b18c97eb3432f79dd40d068259c8e10063N.exe
4188	93272cc9dfaa42a52291f2cb1a7704b18c97eb3432f79dd40d068259c8e10063N.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1408	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1788	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1408	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	1408	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1408	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4188	93272cc9dfaa42a52291f2cb1a7704b18c97eb3432f79dd40d068259c8e10063N.exe
4188	93272cc9dfaa42a52291f2cb1a7704b18c97eb3432f79dd40d068259c8e10063N.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4188 wrote to memory of 1048	4188	93272cc9dfaa42a52291f2cb1a7704b18c97eb3432f79dd40d068259c8e10063N.exe	82
PID 4188 wrote to memory of 1048	4188	93272cc9dfaa42a52291f2cb1a7704b18c97eb3432f79dd40d068259c8e10063N.exe	82
PID 4188 wrote to memory of 1048	4188	93272cc9dfaa42a52291f2cb1a7704b18c97eb3432f79dd40d068259c8e10063N.exe	82
PID 4188 wrote to memory of 1788	4188	93272cc9dfaa42a52291f2cb1a7704b18c97eb3432f79dd40d068259c8e10063N.exe	85
PID 4188 wrote to memory of 1788	4188	93272cc9dfaa42a52291f2cb1a7704b18c97eb3432f79dd40d068259c8e10063N.exe	85
PID 4188 wrote to memory of 1788	4188	93272cc9dfaa42a52291f2cb1a7704b18c97eb3432f79dd40d068259c8e10063N.exe	85
PID 1788 wrote to memory of 1188	1788	N.exe	87
PID 1788 wrote to memory of 1188	1788	N.exe	87
PID 1788 wrote to memory of 1188	1788	N.exe	87
PID 4188 wrote to memory of 1140	4188	93272cc9dfaa42a52291f2cb1a7704b18c97eb3432f79dd40d068259c8e10063N.exe	88
PID 4188 wrote to memory of 1140	4188	93272cc9dfaa42a52291f2cb1a7704b18c97eb3432f79dd40d068259c8e10063N.exe	88
PID 3704 wrote to memory of 1408	3704	TXPlatfor.exe	90
PID 3704 wrote to memory of 1408	3704	TXPlatfor.exe	90
PID 3704 wrote to memory of 1408	3704	TXPlatfor.exe	90
PID 1188 wrote to memory of 2624	1188	cmd.exe	92
PID 1188 wrote to memory of 2624	1188	cmd.exe	92
PID 1188 wrote to memory of 2624	1188	cmd.exe	92
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 1972	1336	svchost.exe	93
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 1972	1336	svchost.exe	93
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 1972	1336	svchost.exe	93

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\93272cc9dfaa42a52291f2cb1a7704b18c97eb3432f79dd40d068259c8e10063N.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\93272cc9dfaa42a52291f2cb1a7704b18c97eb3432f79dd40d068259c8e10063N.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4188
- 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:1048
- 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:1788
- - 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:1188
  - - 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:2624
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_93272cc9dfaa42a52291f2cb1a7704b18c97eb3432f79dd40d068259c8e10063N.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_93272cc9dfaa42a52291f2cb1a7704b18c97eb3432f79dd40d068259c8e10063N.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:1140

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:2720

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:1336
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240621046.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1972

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:3704
- 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:1408

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 Information Discovery

T1082

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_93272cc9dfaa42a52291f2cb1a7704b18c97eb3432f79dd40d068259c8e10063N.exe

Filesize
189KB

MD5
bd3355a1b8f11002a9e3c38386a38cfe

SHA1
27c878f1f16d722aa058330234f8f6e8af4ff41b

SHA256
ed9a0b9e35e0de42efdbd31d781af21ef1bff6f116be73e6f75d1bbdf747e0a4

SHA512
e23e549e8c2532536c7cde27b67bf0b42b37919d212c6e844e479a3d8348d94892bc59f6b9711a886c119693e1fa9cc19274bc9f654e0cd60784a3826b3b1361

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat

Filesize
2.5MB

MD5
f882e4d2cdf85ba2d05a3564983e755d

SHA1
7ae81ab623f8d20f941753b0cefc88d4647703d7

SHA256
3d3d6c7002c3009b9f2676f3423a530a2b7a12ff7e47fff0e1e02ff260209cfc

SHA512
e605c70c8dbd4b16ddc696411e985143dbe2e80a0ee0431cbc7da793f52ca720d94c053286d0740eb24268460a916fd7f082bd77e50372dc83193c0b63364744

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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\240621046.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
ed2359eb0f666438f29170a03cf4b09e

SHA1
a5f9822652f5048598d598ae155f8373f8d73cb5

SHA256
b575c28c3ecba5fb5efde6201bc89bdac93874028ffe7226f14cccd1fb61d3af

SHA512
072be52a27e9ef61b012bcceb02d2399fcc4e89d48258b707689a5bb143f89a0e7b364a2965a8ae07f5271dc6cfaeea257fc2d5846ae1558c260070d42413bf1

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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/1408-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1408-51-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1788-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1788-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1788-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1788-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3704-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3704-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3704-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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