gh0strat | e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
123s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
19-01-2025 12:39

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General

Target

e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe
Size

1.2MB
MD5

ba7dc19a9b0b9b9d2af3acaba854b9b1
SHA1

2d93dd6f6214c7558246d9b67be9566f5898b18c
SHA256

e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764
SHA512

f136ebf10fd58ea37231e6097c71329fa5f1d1b79c537ed2a68253f9d47a07b4fbb65785dc8296603cd0a405ff3eb16e3bd5e5999066efd02e235f69e8504ddb
SSDEEP

24576:Li2Tro2H2HESq2eWJ6MQjySjy9F3xQDdiZcaKZYkq7tbg9g:LxTc2H2tFvduySYFBQDdiZFl7i9g

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
behavioral1/memory/2300-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2300-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2300-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2296-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2296-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2820-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2820-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2820-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 8 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2300-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2300-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2300-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2296-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2296-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2820-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2820-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2820-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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
2300	RVN.exe
2508	HD_e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe
2296	TXPlatforn.exe
2820	TXPlatforn.exe

Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

pid	Process
3004	e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe
3004	e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe
2508	HD_e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe
2508	HD_e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe
2508	HD_e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe
2296	TXPlatforn.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

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

UPX packed file 9 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2300-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2300-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2300-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2300-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2296-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2296-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2820-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2820-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2820-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\INF\setupapi.dev.log	HD_e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 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	e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	HD_e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.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
2700	cmd.exe
2760	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2760	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3004	e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2820	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2300	RVN.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2820	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2820	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2820	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2820	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2820	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3004	e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe
2508	HD_e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe
2508	HD_e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 29 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 2300	3004	e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe	30
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 2300	3004	e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe	30
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 2300	3004	e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe	30
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 2300	3004	e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe	30
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 2300	3004	e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe	30
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 2300	3004	e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe	30
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 2300	3004	e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe	30
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 2508	3004	e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe	31
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 2508	3004	e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe	31
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 2508	3004	e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe	31
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 2508	3004	e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe	31
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 2508	3004	e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe	31
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 2508	3004	e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe	31
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 2508	3004	e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe	31
PID 2300 wrote to memory of 2700	2300	RVN.exe	33
PID 2300 wrote to memory of 2700	2300	RVN.exe	33
PID 2300 wrote to memory of 2700	2300	RVN.exe	33
PID 2300 wrote to memory of 2700	2300	RVN.exe	33
PID 2296 wrote to memory of 2820	2296	TXPlatforn.exe	34
PID 2296 wrote to memory of 2820	2296	TXPlatforn.exe	34
PID 2296 wrote to memory of 2820	2296	TXPlatforn.exe	34
PID 2296 wrote to memory of 2820	2296	TXPlatforn.exe	34
PID 2296 wrote to memory of 2820	2296	TXPlatforn.exe	34
PID 2296 wrote to memory of 2820	2296	TXPlatforn.exe	34
PID 2296 wrote to memory of 2820	2296	TXPlatforn.exe	34
PID 2700 wrote to memory of 2760	2700	cmd.exe	36
PID 2700 wrote to memory of 2760	2700	cmd.exe	36
PID 2700 wrote to memory of 2760	2700	cmd.exe	36
PID 2700 wrote to memory of 2760	2700	cmd.exe	36

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3004
- 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:2300
- - 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:2700
  - - 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:2760
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2508

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:2296
- 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:2820

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

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\Desktop\BlockFind.exe

Filesize
1.4MB

MD5
42b55a2f1d1410a1b3386b1a086b9e22

SHA1
20780290303cafa64643fd6214028ac1646ed656

SHA256
73e72768780c67e4683699deb437d4764c3bba0d42c476a52b691de86e2d711f

SHA512
365bf9f9ee6e4a36dcf7d62d4a49fe4d781f98b2f4ffbad408d27d98d010e581b7d28b5d9adbcdc3f67d4e12aa13d19ef7d40ecee5b012bccb53209581588e22

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_e582d445a6e300ae60ab49eed4c93043581cf5aa25c331289bef03adeb5ed764.exe

Filesize
624KB

MD5
3a6ef79c74edb4b703388fceb97a452b

SHA1
2d7fec9f4939db8b23968a6a8495f1e5a1bb94ef

SHA256
e3f83ffb6ed3af878c12c1e8f78b6d550e18fcabe200050ad318f8656efe2482

SHA512
ca37c230067364197c1b5317581cb47ef4ddfc74d101163c920c41e0cdc9c8ff1988c949b0de4c21ea6e6c643f3a592acef3ff46bb2efa3f333f75b73ca30f00

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

Filesize
377KB

MD5
80ade1893dec9cab7f2e63538a464fcc

SHA1
c06614da33a65eddb506db00a124a3fc3f5be02e

SHA256
57a920389c044e3f5cf93dabff67070b4511e79779b6f874e08f92d8b0d7afbd

SHA512
fffd4f3fccb5301b3c7a5b3bd92747f31549fbd9d0803fe5d502d1bb0ef979140988718c2ee1406ed3e755790d275185e120a56cbcb5ed2eadf62b5cdbfc4cc4

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memory/2296-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2296-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2300-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2300-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2300-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2300-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2820-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2820-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2820-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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