gh0strat | a8df72a995d8cff08f70d83259f28c40101c7f515294eb470203f6ace64df7c2

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
121s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
28-01-2025 07:01

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General

Target

a8df72a995d8cff08f70d83259f28c40101c7f515294eb470203f6ace64df7c2.exe
Size

1.7MB
MD5

3955fa15784ca908ab584fc6aa26c927
SHA1

244f8c64d4abe5262eefce4be1579080ec80f0b3
SHA256

a8df72a995d8cff08f70d83259f28c40101c7f515294eb470203f6ace64df7c2
SHA512

10aa7b43949c2c7ca2af5a730bc8c891d3f242af55f6c1761a638a8ddf34ef8f3d42fe3139c9600c4e00c462a730a69632c7a0e9959c3675a6dd14bc8d2f55dc
SSDEEP

24576:xQZoidOTdVZinacCET9Ecl1erdg0MCiVWhFU7cVtd4dXleu5Vjdy764qNGg7MQK:xQZAdVyVT9n/Gg0P+WhoAd+5V+64qNpi

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 7 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2676-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2676-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2676-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2656-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2780-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2780-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2780-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 8 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2676-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2676-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2676-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2656-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/files/0x0008000000016c89-32.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2780-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2780-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2780-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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

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\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\259475480.txt"	svchos.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 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2676	svchost.exe
2656	TXPlatforn.exe
2824	svchos.exe
2780	TXPlatforn.exe
2584	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

pid	Process
1728	a8df72a995d8cff08f70d83259f28c40101c7f515294eb470203f6ace64df7c2.exe
1728	a8df72a995d8cff08f70d83259f28c40101c7f515294eb470203f6ace64df7c2.exe
2656	TXPlatforn.exe
2824	svchos.exe
3036	svchost.exe
3036	svchost.exe
2584	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\259475480.txt	svchos.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	svchos.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe	svchost.exe

UPX packed file 8 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2676-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2676-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2676-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2676-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2780-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2780-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2780-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	a8df72a995d8cff08f70d83259f28c40101c7f515294eb470203f6ace64df7c2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe	a8df72a995d8cff08f70d83259f28c40101c7f515294eb470203f6ace64df7c2.exe
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	a8df72a995d8cff08f70d83259f28c40101c7f515294eb470203f6ace64df7c2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe	a8df72a995d8cff08f70d83259f28c40101c7f515294eb470203f6ace64df7c2.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 8 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	cmd.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	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	a8df72a995d8cff08f70d83259f28c40101c7f515294eb470203f6ace64df7c2.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TXPlatforn.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchos.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
2768	cmd.exe
324	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
324	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2780	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2676	svchost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2780	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2780	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2780	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2780	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2780	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1728	a8df72a995d8cff08f70d83259f28c40101c7f515294eb470203f6ace64df7c2.exe
1728	a8df72a995d8cff08f70d83259f28c40101c7f515294eb470203f6ace64df7c2.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1728 wrote to memory of 2676	1728	a8df72a995d8cff08f70d83259f28c40101c7f515294eb470203f6ace64df7c2.exe	30
PID 1728 wrote to memory of 2676	1728	a8df72a995d8cff08f70d83259f28c40101c7f515294eb470203f6ace64df7c2.exe	30
PID 1728 wrote to memory of 2676	1728	a8df72a995d8cff08f70d83259f28c40101c7f515294eb470203f6ace64df7c2.exe	30
PID 1728 wrote to memory of 2676	1728	a8df72a995d8cff08f70d83259f28c40101c7f515294eb470203f6ace64df7c2.exe	30
PID 1728 wrote to memory of 2676	1728	a8df72a995d8cff08f70d83259f28c40101c7f515294eb470203f6ace64df7c2.exe	30
PID 1728 wrote to memory of 2676	1728	a8df72a995d8cff08f70d83259f28c40101c7f515294eb470203f6ace64df7c2.exe	30
PID 1728 wrote to memory of 2676	1728	a8df72a995d8cff08f70d83259f28c40101c7f515294eb470203f6ace64df7c2.exe	30
PID 2676 wrote to memory of 2768	2676	svchost.exe	32
PID 2676 wrote to memory of 2768	2676	svchost.exe	32
PID 2676 wrote to memory of 2768	2676	svchost.exe	32
PID 2676 wrote to memory of 2768	2676	svchost.exe	32
PID 1728 wrote to memory of 2824	1728	a8df72a995d8cff08f70d83259f28c40101c7f515294eb470203f6ace64df7c2.exe	33
PID 1728 wrote to memory of 2824	1728	a8df72a995d8cff08f70d83259f28c40101c7f515294eb470203f6ace64df7c2.exe	33
PID 1728 wrote to memory of 2824	1728	a8df72a995d8cff08f70d83259f28c40101c7f515294eb470203f6ace64df7c2.exe	33
PID 1728 wrote to memory of 2824	1728	a8df72a995d8cff08f70d83259f28c40101c7f515294eb470203f6ace64df7c2.exe	33
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 2780	2656	TXPlatforn.exe	34
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 2780	2656	TXPlatforn.exe	34
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 2780	2656	TXPlatforn.exe	34
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 2780	2656	TXPlatforn.exe	34
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 2780	2656	TXPlatforn.exe	34
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 2780	2656	TXPlatforn.exe	34
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 2780	2656	TXPlatforn.exe	34
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 324	2768	cmd.exe	37
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 324	2768	cmd.exe	37
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 324	2768	cmd.exe	37
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 324	2768	cmd.exe	37
PID 3036 wrote to memory of 2584	3036	svchost.exe	40
PID 3036 wrote to memory of 2584	3036	svchost.exe	40
PID 3036 wrote to memory of 2584	3036	svchost.exe	40
PID 3036 wrote to memory of 2584	3036	svchost.exe	40

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a8df72a995d8cff08f70d83259f28c40101c7f515294eb470203f6ace64df7c2.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a8df72a995d8cff08f70d83259f28c40101c7f515294eb470203f6ace64df7c2.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1728
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\svchost.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:2676
- - 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\svchost.exe > nul
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2768
  - - 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:324
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchos.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\svchos.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:2824

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:2656
- 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:2780

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"
1⤵
PID:2620

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3036
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\259475480.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2584

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

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
3955fa15784ca908ab584fc6aa26c927

SHA1
244f8c64d4abe5262eefce4be1579080ec80f0b3

SHA256
a8df72a995d8cff08f70d83259f28c40101c7f515294eb470203f6ace64df7c2

SHA512
10aa7b43949c2c7ca2af5a730bc8c891d3f242af55f6c1761a638a8ddf34ef8f3d42fe3139c9600c4e00c462a730a69632c7a0e9959c3675a6dd14bc8d2f55dc

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

Filesize
93KB

MD5
3b377ad877a942ec9f60ea285f7119a2

SHA1
60b23987b20d913982f723ab375eef50fafa6c70

SHA256
62954fdf65e629b39a29f539619d20691332184c6b6be5a826128a8e759bfa84

SHA512
af3a71f867ad9d28772c48b521097f9bf8931eb89fd2974e8de10990241419a39ddc3c0b36dd38aac4fdf14e1f0c5e228692618e93adce958d5b5dab8940e46f

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

Filesize
377KB

MD5
a4329177954d4104005bce3020e5ef59

SHA1
23c29e295e2dbb8454012d619ca3f81e4c16e85a

SHA256
6156d003d54dcf2ee92f21bd6e7a6a7f91730bd2804381260bcabe465abe6ddd

SHA512
81e9d456a4abfc7cd9e0943d4a0ce15523362c3179f3368381d1d7974f80a9f9113b5404b96e67e91684e0ea1895b7d0073e4c48d0bfc4fd0244b1af6acf0208

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\Windows\SysWOW64\259475480.txt

Filesize
50KB

MD5
adb8a070b2eb9af5b8587ff8bc79d977

SHA1
a3468cfc99a3e53f4e0cf148d68a0ebf9aea1af3

SHA256
e2f8a94997b1ee3741d70477c91df66c716d23caab3cefa3b1ec4879846846b4

SHA512
b500b84d6773aa8b8adca5db43cdae19231b78b2db90e701276ba616dfc079b953482bf97e68206935ac49c05205451ec66c97581b79091b399996587ed2b18a

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\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

Filesize
43KB

MD5
51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8

SHA1
8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58

SHA256
5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124

SHA512
794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

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memory/2656-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2676-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2676-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2676-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2676-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2780-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2780-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2780-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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