gh0strat | 8000bb59a113e6e758ffc2038a7c8a91f1ee0292e5e78b00b097a52b885286e5

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
143s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
25-01-2025 21:03

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General

Target

2025-01-25_005dae58cd5f4131429e8af56da801bb_icedid_luca-stealer.exe
Size

2.6MB
MD5

005dae58cd5f4131429e8af56da801bb
SHA1

691f825a3c6aa679d55983e8a0de9c99493658ca
SHA256

8000bb59a113e6e758ffc2038a7c8a91f1ee0292e5e78b00b097a52b885286e5
SHA512

80222ab38570309f0261fa356aa633ed8c487aeaed7e1801ac37a7e983d93699e4870583f3998606b2d6416c60c231d3b7f339962f773ad291f751ca4b6a3843
SSDEEP

49152:2CwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+WhN1dtal:Bws2ANnKXOaeOgmhDdtO

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
behavioral2/memory/100-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/100-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/100-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1040-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1040-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2668-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2668-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2668-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 9 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x0009000000023bbc-5.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/100-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/100-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/100-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1040-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1040-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2668-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2668-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2668-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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\\240617140.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
4268	R.exe
100	N.exe
1040	TXPlatfor.exe
2668	TXPlatfor.exe
1660	HD_2025-01-25_005dae58cd5f4131429e8af56da801bb_icedid_luca-stealer.exe
3096	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
4268	R.exe
3616	svchost.exe
3096	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\240617140.txt	R.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	R.exe

UPX packed file 10 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/100-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/100-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/100-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/100-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1040-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1040-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1040-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2668-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2668-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2668-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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	2025-01-25_005dae58cd5f4131429e8af56da801bb_icedid_luca-stealer.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 9 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	2025-01-25_005dae58cd5f4131429e8af56da801bb_icedid_luca-stealer.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	R.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TXPlatfor.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.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	HD_2025-01-25_005dae58cd5f4131429e8af56da801bb_icedid_luca-stealer.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Remote Data.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
5012	cmd.exe
1444	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
1444	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2424	2025-01-25_005dae58cd5f4131429e8af56da801bb_icedid_luca-stealer.exe
2424	2025-01-25_005dae58cd5f4131429e8af56da801bb_icedid_luca-stealer.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2668	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	100	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2668	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2668	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2668	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2668	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2668	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2424	2025-01-25_005dae58cd5f4131429e8af56da801bb_icedid_luca-stealer.exe
2424	2025-01-25_005dae58cd5f4131429e8af56da801bb_icedid_luca-stealer.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 4268	2424	2025-01-25_005dae58cd5f4131429e8af56da801bb_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	83
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 4268	2424	2025-01-25_005dae58cd5f4131429e8af56da801bb_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	83
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 4268	2424	2025-01-25_005dae58cd5f4131429e8af56da801bb_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	83
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 100	2424	2025-01-25_005dae58cd5f4131429e8af56da801bb_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	86
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 100	2424	2025-01-25_005dae58cd5f4131429e8af56da801bb_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	86
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 100	2424	2025-01-25_005dae58cd5f4131429e8af56da801bb_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	86
PID 100 wrote to memory of 5012	100	N.exe	88
PID 100 wrote to memory of 5012	100	N.exe	88
PID 100 wrote to memory of 5012	100	N.exe	88
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 2668	1040	TXPlatfor.exe	89
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 2668	1040	TXPlatfor.exe	89
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 2668	1040	TXPlatfor.exe	89
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 1660	2424	2025-01-25_005dae58cd5f4131429e8af56da801bb_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	90
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 1660	2424	2025-01-25_005dae58cd5f4131429e8af56da801bb_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	90
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 1660	2424	2025-01-25_005dae58cd5f4131429e8af56da801bb_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	90
PID 5012 wrote to memory of 1444	5012	cmd.exe	92
PID 5012 wrote to memory of 1444	5012	cmd.exe	92
PID 5012 wrote to memory of 1444	5012	cmd.exe	92
PID 3616 wrote to memory of 3096	3616	svchost.exe	94
PID 3616 wrote to memory of 3096	3616	svchost.exe	94
PID 3616 wrote to memory of 3096	3616	svchost.exe	94

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-25_005dae58cd5f4131429e8af56da801bb_icedid_luca-stealer.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-25_005dae58cd5f4131429e8af56da801bb_icedid_luca-stealer.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:2424
- 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:4268
- 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:100
- - 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:5012
  - - 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:1444
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2025-01-25_005dae58cd5f4131429e8af56da801bb_icedid_luca-stealer.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2025-01-25_005dae58cd5f4131429e8af56da801bb_icedid_luca-stealer.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1660

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:3208

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:3616
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240617140.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3096

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:1040
- 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:2668

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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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2025-01-25_005dae58cd5f4131429e8af56da801bb_icedid_luca-stealer.exe

Filesize
232KB

MD5
652fb2476751846aa8591be62da230fa

SHA1
bf79fcf53e62473f858f370f28e773979fef6cce

SHA256
78765a7d642aa40f586923cbacc5e736890cc392daaea3f395bc34e776dfa14d

SHA512
e90018dfdb2d2070629881cde3e41d2d4f9182f5575e4fc6a84e56b7f3107dd4ae8cee3104106a60ba72e5cd9be598e02f210846b6e679ff704a78558f4e29d2

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

Filesize
2.3MB

MD5
2763464ad1b990840fbae34e6532eb6d

SHA1
b18847c2603fa0bc533049bbb4e4ff9b71575a13

SHA256
b2b448a5b6c671f6fc6724c492f8821bc30507503c3627a7c1cf1e86a493822e

SHA512
e428dd0bbb90191c9d8f05e69e50481226b9381c6fe426585298dbbce840cb2ffa698ac96788cb7640567ee14899893fb6b5d0ed4260ad57be056a5141d63c6c

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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\240617140.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
8baf4055187a1252f35b2b4fc9b185eb

SHA1
42f43511c4211897bf1e944113bb15904134a0d3

SHA256
1d713bc9d2c3187822e0fd0927f69f47da2a9576a62b9fb779115f81f7bacb75

SHA512
5b4bc4f7bf97204eca5aaa3e4e5a7d1e059c719b5ade2d7d5e6373ff6dde77eb1d85a94adbd56bb5c019775277679db13b72ceabdb42d706ec417ab791f83969

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

Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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memory/100-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/100-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/100-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/100-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1040-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1040-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1040-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2668-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2668-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2668-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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