gh0strat | 9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
146s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
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26-01-2025 17:51

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General

Target

9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f.exe
Size

2.8MB
MD5

afd4b0419f4223a5d1b9743a434af24a
SHA1

018ec4aaa6225b2942c27e380239484adababf69
SHA256

9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f
SHA512

b32150edbede8d8c17cedd78355d19a93d50f9d9901183ea487e9adce2bdec8fdbbcb2f120f4f8834883c991682baad19a8ff5710ee40c84284ddd633ed59006
SSDEEP

24576:5a5rFxc16UitUmT/MYl2Zcp68jUubAVKAvC5+g8+E8MLB09uoDa7JOdEFG7eBhns:58FOkkC/fb6ikjk+g9E8MNyuoSheUs

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 3 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2400-16676-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000006C9000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/8508-16679-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000006C9000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/13172-25388-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000006C9000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2400-16676-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000006C9000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/8508-16679-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000006C9000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/13172-25388-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000006C9000-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	Meume.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"	Meume.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
13128	cmd.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
8508	Meume.exe
13172	Meume.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Meume.exe	9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Meume.exe	9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f.exe

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 64 IoCs

pid	Process
2400	9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f.exe
2400	9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f.exe
2400	9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f.exe
2400	9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f.exe
2400	9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f.exe
2400	9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f.exe
2400	9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f.exe
2400	9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f.exe
2400	9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f.exe
8508	Meume.exe
8508	Meume.exe
8508	Meume.exe
8508	Meume.exe
8508	Meume.exe
8508	Meume.exe
8508	Meume.exe
8508	Meume.exe
8508	Meume.exe
2400	9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f.exe
2400	9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f.exe
2400	9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f.exe
2400	9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f.exe
2400	9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f.exe
2400	9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f.exe
2400	9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f.exe
2400	9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f.exe
13172	Meume.exe
13172	Meume.exe
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13172	Meume.exe

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	9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Meume.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Meume.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
13128	cmd.exe
13212	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
13212	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
13172	Meume.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2400	9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	13172	Meume.exe
Token: 33	13172	Meume.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	13172	Meume.exe
Token: 33	13172	Meume.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	13172	Meume.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 13128	2400	9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f.exe	32
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 13128	2400	9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f.exe	32
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 13128	2400	9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f.exe	32
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 13128	2400	9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f.exe	32
PID 8508 wrote to memory of 13172	8508	Meume.exe	34
PID 8508 wrote to memory of 13172	8508	Meume.exe	34
PID 8508 wrote to memory of 13172	8508	Meume.exe	34
PID 8508 wrote to memory of 13172	8508	Meume.exe	34
PID 13128 wrote to memory of 13212	13128	cmd.exe	35
PID 13128 wrote to memory of 13212	13128	cmd.exe	35
PID 13128 wrote to memory of 13212	13128	cmd.exe	35
PID 13128 wrote to memory of 13212	13128	cmd.exe	35

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2400
- 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\9144E9~1.EXE > nul
  2⤵
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:13128
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
    ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Runs ping.exe
    PID:13212

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Meume.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Meume.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:8508
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Meume.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Meume.exe -acsi
  2⤵
  - Drops file in Drivers directory
  - Sets service image path in registry
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:13172

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:\Windows\SysWOW64\Meume.exe

Filesize
2.8MB

MD5
afd4b0419f4223a5d1b9743a434af24a

SHA1
018ec4aaa6225b2942c27e380239484adababf69

SHA256
9144e996e48de20247d4d2bbac721c7bc6f0bb17d2a263e79f2de130a02c4f3f

SHA512
b32150edbede8d8c17cedd78355d19a93d50f9d9901183ea487e9adce2bdec8fdbbcb2f120f4f8834883c991682baad19a8ff5710ee40c84284ddd633ed59006

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memory/2400-536-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-546-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-503-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-504-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-506-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-508-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-510-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-512-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-514-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-516-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-518-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-520-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-522-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-538-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-526-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-528-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-530-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-532-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-534-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-560-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-524-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-540-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-542-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-544-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-2239-0x0000000002300000-0x0000000002481000-memory.dmp

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1.5MB

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memory/2400-564-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-562-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-558-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-556-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-554-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-552-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-550-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-548-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000025A1000-memory.dmp

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1.1MB

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memory/2400-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000006C9000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.8MB

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memory/2400-1-0x00000000769F0000-0x0000000076A37000-memory.dmp

Filesize
284KB

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memory/2400-16676-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000006C9000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.8MB

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memory/8508-16679-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000006C9000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.8MB

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memory/13172-16680-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000006C9000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.8MB

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memory/13172-25388-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000006C9000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.8MB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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