gh0strat | 3239a0a1b1511fa0aab19f68e9c89232d338246d9aae073d589ceacdb823c5c1

General

Target

3239a0a1b1511fa0aab19f68e9c89232d338246d9aae073d589ceacdb823c5c1.exe
Size

975KB
MD5

54d61a703720b48432bef766536e7d31
SHA1

40e04b682ec1f9d36dccde7f85642a1eaf0fcd19
SHA256

3239a0a1b1511fa0aab19f68e9c89232d338246d9aae073d589ceacdb823c5c1
SHA512

5e6294d98f5e38e7f74c2c95b1f14795517464e721f1b32d10fef27f330df60d5e2266cace94e94a3c98a39309ac53a720561cfebb6c359b6ba2dd755b7f7a04
SSDEEP

24576:ri2Tro2H2HESq2eWJ6MQjySjyklLRcU+aCvn0UtZ8aBh+mXZNt5:rxTc2H2tFvduyStb+a8Bh+mbt5

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 9 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2052-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2052-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2052-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2008-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2052-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2008-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2256-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2256-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2256-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 9 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2052-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2052-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2052-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2008-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2052-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2008-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2256-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2256-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2256-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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	TXPlatforn.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"	TXPlatforn.exe

Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2052	RVN.exe
2056	HD_3239a0a1b1511fa0aab19f68e9c89232d338246d9aae073d589ceacdb823c5c1.exe
2008	TXPlatforn.exe
2256	TXPlatforn.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2372	3239a0a1b1511fa0aab19f68e9c89232d338246d9aae073d589ceacdb823c5c1.exe
2372	3239a0a1b1511fa0aab19f68e9c89232d338246d9aae073d589ceacdb823c5c1.exe
2008	TXPlatforn.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	RVN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	RVN.exe

UPX packed file 10 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2052-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2052-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2052-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2052-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2008-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2052-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2008-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2256-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2256-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2256-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 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	TXPlatforn.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	3239a0a1b1511fa0aab19f68e9c89232d338246d9aae073d589ceacdb823c5c1.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RVN.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
2204	cmd.exe
2964	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2964	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2372	3239a0a1b1511fa0aab19f68e9c89232d338246d9aae073d589ceacdb823c5c1.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2256	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2052	RVN.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2256	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2256	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2256	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2256	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2256	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2372	3239a0a1b1511fa0aab19f68e9c89232d338246d9aae073d589ceacdb823c5c1.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 26 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2052	2372	3239a0a1b1511fa0aab19f68e9c89232d338246d9aae073d589ceacdb823c5c1.exe	30
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2052	2372	3239a0a1b1511fa0aab19f68e9c89232d338246d9aae073d589ceacdb823c5c1.exe	30
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2052	2372	3239a0a1b1511fa0aab19f68e9c89232d338246d9aae073d589ceacdb823c5c1.exe	30
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2052	2372	3239a0a1b1511fa0aab19f68e9c89232d338246d9aae073d589ceacdb823c5c1.exe	30
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2052	2372	3239a0a1b1511fa0aab19f68e9c89232d338246d9aae073d589ceacdb823c5c1.exe	30
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2052	2372	3239a0a1b1511fa0aab19f68e9c89232d338246d9aae073d589ceacdb823c5c1.exe	30
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2052	2372	3239a0a1b1511fa0aab19f68e9c89232d338246d9aae073d589ceacdb823c5c1.exe	30
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2056	2372	3239a0a1b1511fa0aab19f68e9c89232d338246d9aae073d589ceacdb823c5c1.exe	31
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2056	2372	3239a0a1b1511fa0aab19f68e9c89232d338246d9aae073d589ceacdb823c5c1.exe	31
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2056	2372	3239a0a1b1511fa0aab19f68e9c89232d338246d9aae073d589ceacdb823c5c1.exe	31
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2056	2372	3239a0a1b1511fa0aab19f68e9c89232d338246d9aae073d589ceacdb823c5c1.exe	31
PID 2052 wrote to memory of 2204	2052	RVN.exe	34
PID 2052 wrote to memory of 2204	2052	RVN.exe	34
PID 2052 wrote to memory of 2204	2052	RVN.exe	34
PID 2052 wrote to memory of 2204	2052	RVN.exe	34
PID 2008 wrote to memory of 2256	2008	TXPlatforn.exe	36
PID 2008 wrote to memory of 2256	2008	TXPlatforn.exe	36
PID 2008 wrote to memory of 2256	2008	TXPlatforn.exe	36
PID 2008 wrote to memory of 2256	2008	TXPlatforn.exe	36
PID 2008 wrote to memory of 2256	2008	TXPlatforn.exe	36
PID 2008 wrote to memory of 2256	2008	TXPlatforn.exe	36
PID 2008 wrote to memory of 2256	2008	TXPlatforn.exe	36
PID 2204 wrote to memory of 2964	2204	cmd.exe	37
PID 2204 wrote to memory of 2964	2204	cmd.exe	37
PID 2204 wrote to memory of 2964	2204	cmd.exe	37
PID 2204 wrote to memory of 2964	2204	cmd.exe	37

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3239a0a1b1511fa0aab19f68e9c89232d338246d9aae073d589ceacdb823c5c1.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3239a0a1b1511fa0aab19f68e9c89232d338246d9aae073d589ceacdb823c5c1.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2372
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RVN.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\RVN.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:2052
- - 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\RVN.exe > nul
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2204
  - - 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:2964
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3239a0a1b1511fa0aab19f68e9c89232d338246d9aae073d589ceacdb823c5c1.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3239a0a1b1511fa0aab19f68e9c89232d338246d9aae073d589ceacdb823c5c1.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2056

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2008
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.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:2256

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

1

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

1

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_3239a0a1b1511fa0aab19f68e9c89232d338246d9aae073d589ceacdb823c5c1.exe

Filesize
403KB

MD5
46e3f04a15caa379dcaad99b1ba41f95

SHA1
59097d53939aeb9b68429dd725399216da777805

SHA256
d95f8415e3a9dbf1f9a2368f3417db66e2a8650fede21bdc641af0ab420bff15

SHA512
4e1d647a6d6ef6f485c6d9de72eabd0a63eba378a1ad93cab0b0e4b2fc23fd869373fd7d6926e77cdcae58f5c967926ec016a504e0bafd3300af882d898a0893

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

Filesize
572KB

MD5
c674fd588c94466586bbf83c4d069265

SHA1
557c42418f05f80cf9c808bb71a0dc740cbe50b8

SHA256
d466b49b23c79b098ea54dcfcafb87bf36650baa3135f8b1c34c30000003a6c6

SHA512
12085c9d2d17b0a2ad8c1764da9ea9f7aebc7b9722a3267fa57c76c670b5f099f5039a80d72217ef4ad932a477d749ba50d044c76d25acf4dfe01e631f7dd660

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

Filesize
377KB

MD5
80ade1893dec9cab7f2e63538a464fcc

SHA1
c06614da33a65eddb506db00a124a3fc3f5be02e

SHA256
57a920389c044e3f5cf93dabff67070b4511e79779b6f874e08f92d8b0d7afbd

SHA512
fffd4f3fccb5301b3c7a5b3bd92747f31549fbd9d0803fe5d502d1bb0ef979140988718c2ee1406ed3e755790d275185e120a56cbcb5ed2eadf62b5cdbfc4cc4

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memory/2008-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2008-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2052-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2052-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2052-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2052-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2052-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2256-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2256-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2256-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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