gh0strat | 34ddb8b1fb6586010852d857a153f2bcf4259ee9d59a249833597b03f3a6d517

General

Target

34ddb8b1fb6586010852d857a153f2bcf4259ee9d59a249833597b03f3a6d517.exe
Size

1.2MB
MD5

c143459de3a314fe3212dcd6a4f39b8c
SHA1

a3064de479a63f5f2f0123a23bab094e1818e10c
SHA256

34ddb8b1fb6586010852d857a153f2bcf4259ee9d59a249833597b03f3a6d517
SHA512

8a959265014bced4cc722037a63d0150a2557bf5be6b1e9846b24dbac620350cb989f780ede52d44ed8d24535abce747f719eefda5c545ff9b7e26125e497c5f
SSDEEP

24576:ri2Tro2H2HESq2eWJ6MQjySjyk9I/+xE1gROjGMhoCEgcBnCT4nbK:rxTc2H2tFvduySt9IqE1QOjOC1T4nbK

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 10 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2224-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2224-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2224-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2644-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2552-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2552-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2644-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2552-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2552-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2552-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 10 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2224-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2224-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2224-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2644-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2552-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2552-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2644-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2552-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2552-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2552-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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
2808	HD_34ddb8b1fb6586010852d857a153f2bcf4259ee9d59a249833597b03f3a6d517.exe
2224	RVN.exe
2644	TXPlatforn.exe
2552	TXPlatforn.exe

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2620	34ddb8b1fb6586010852d857a153f2bcf4259ee9d59a249833597b03f3a6d517.exe
2620	34ddb8b1fb6586010852d857a153f2bcf4259ee9d59a249833597b03f3a6d517.exe
2620	34ddb8b1fb6586010852d857a153f2bcf4259ee9d59a249833597b03f3a6d517.exe
2644	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 12 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2224-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2224-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2224-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2224-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2644-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2552-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2552-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2552-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2644-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2552-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2552-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2552-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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	34ddb8b1fb6586010852d857a153f2bcf4259ee9d59a249833597b03f3a6d517.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RVN.exe
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

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
2732	cmd.exe
2308	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2308	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2620	34ddb8b1fb6586010852d857a153f2bcf4259ee9d59a249833597b03f3a6d517.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2552	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2224	RVN.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2552	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2552	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2552	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2552	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2552	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2620	34ddb8b1fb6586010852d857a153f2bcf4259ee9d59a249833597b03f3a6d517.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 26 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 2224	2620	34ddb8b1fb6586010852d857a153f2bcf4259ee9d59a249833597b03f3a6d517.exe	30
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 2224	2620	34ddb8b1fb6586010852d857a153f2bcf4259ee9d59a249833597b03f3a6d517.exe	30
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 2224	2620	34ddb8b1fb6586010852d857a153f2bcf4259ee9d59a249833597b03f3a6d517.exe	30
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 2224	2620	34ddb8b1fb6586010852d857a153f2bcf4259ee9d59a249833597b03f3a6d517.exe	30
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 2224	2620	34ddb8b1fb6586010852d857a153f2bcf4259ee9d59a249833597b03f3a6d517.exe	30
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 2224	2620	34ddb8b1fb6586010852d857a153f2bcf4259ee9d59a249833597b03f3a6d517.exe	30
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 2224	2620	34ddb8b1fb6586010852d857a153f2bcf4259ee9d59a249833597b03f3a6d517.exe	30
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 2808	2620	34ddb8b1fb6586010852d857a153f2bcf4259ee9d59a249833597b03f3a6d517.exe	31
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 2808	2620	34ddb8b1fb6586010852d857a153f2bcf4259ee9d59a249833597b03f3a6d517.exe	31
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 2808	2620	34ddb8b1fb6586010852d857a153f2bcf4259ee9d59a249833597b03f3a6d517.exe	31
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 2808	2620	34ddb8b1fb6586010852d857a153f2bcf4259ee9d59a249833597b03f3a6d517.exe	31
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2732	2224	RVN.exe	34
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2732	2224	RVN.exe	34
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2732	2224	RVN.exe	34
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2732	2224	RVN.exe	34
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2552	2644	TXPlatforn.exe	35
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2552	2644	TXPlatforn.exe	35
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2552	2644	TXPlatforn.exe	35
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2552	2644	TXPlatforn.exe	35
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2552	2644	TXPlatforn.exe	35
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2552	2644	TXPlatforn.exe	35
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2552	2644	TXPlatforn.exe	35
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 2308	2732	cmd.exe	37
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 2308	2732	cmd.exe	37
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 2308	2732	cmd.exe	37
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 2308	2732	cmd.exe	37

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\34ddb8b1fb6586010852d857a153f2bcf4259ee9d59a249833597b03f3a6d517.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\34ddb8b1fb6586010852d857a153f2bcf4259ee9d59a249833597b03f3a6d517.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2620
- 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:2224
- - 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:2732
  - - 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:2308
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_34ddb8b1fb6586010852d857a153f2bcf4259ee9d59a249833597b03f3a6d517.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_34ddb8b1fb6586010852d857a153f2bcf4259ee9d59a249833597b03f3a6d517.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2808

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:2644
- 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:2552

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_34ddb8b1fb6586010852d857a153f2bcf4259ee9d59a249833597b03f3a6d517.exe

Filesize
680KB

MD5
8f8ec353b84314cf063055b4b7edbbda

SHA1
76b5fca0ab6b8108329848bc83ae484460cd5650

SHA256
4109b3196cf07a8af9ade5bc0bd38cd434e58bc7caf14af3726215c591ce53a3

SHA512
f60b4e92b9e72173c3ba2617d92dfa3be894f7ca7eb1c0fef88d3f2b5981baa70383d20bff32a525e5fd4fedde8666a2cb41af0c852e2c28b2343ba781cff0be

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

Filesize
377KB

MD5
80ade1893dec9cab7f2e63538a464fcc

SHA1
c06614da33a65eddb506db00a124a3fc3f5be02e

SHA256
57a920389c044e3f5cf93dabff67070b4511e79779b6f874e08f92d8b0d7afbd

SHA512
fffd4f3fccb5301b3c7a5b3bd92747f31549fbd9d0803fe5d502d1bb0ef979140988718c2ee1406ed3e755790d275185e120a56cbcb5ed2eadf62b5cdbfc4cc4

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memory/2224-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2224-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2224-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2224-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2552-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2552-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2552-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2552-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2552-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2552-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2644-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2644-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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