gh0strat | 595be12ef59d0aa82f069540d4ff415522812bc5ffc5c5ef2b4b4320f647fc43

General

Target

2025-01-28_9f1cd85b70d8c3269e48060d18da330f_icedid.exe
Size

2.0MB
MD5

9f1cd85b70d8c3269e48060d18da330f
SHA1

df0bdeac12a722aa7df4748e9ca8b4d60706dfff
SHA256

595be12ef59d0aa82f069540d4ff415522812bc5ffc5c5ef2b4b4320f647fc43
SHA512

87451e851d349d45e672728c39c321c88e97de48c292abf2cba05840650c26fd801da6463abbe0b2be83382e80bfc85abea37be25527b4d3001b7257bbd7c9a1
SSDEEP

24576:bQZoidOTdVZinacCET9Ecl1erdg0MCiVWhFU7cVVcQzww5fL0vXb:bQZAdVyVT9n/Gg0P+WhomcMD0vXb

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 11 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1244-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1244-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1244-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3596-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3596-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3596-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3320-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3596-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3320-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3320-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3320-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 12 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1244-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1244-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1244-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3596-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3596-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3596-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3320-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3596-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3320-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/files/0x0008000000023c98-31.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3320-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3320-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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 5 IoCs

pid	Process
1244	svchost.exe
3596	TXPlatforn.exe
3320	TXPlatforn.exe
3012	svchos.exe
740	HD_2025-01-28_9f1cd85b70d8c3269e48060d18da330f_icedid.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3012	svchos.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 3 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\240624781.txt	svchos.exe

UPX packed file 13 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1244-4-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1244-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1244-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1244-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3596-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3596-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3596-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3596-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3320-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3596-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3320-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3320-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3320-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Program Files directory 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	2025-01-28_9f1cd85b70d8c3269e48060d18da330f_icedid.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	2025-01-28_9f1cd85b70d8c3269e48060d18da330f_icedid.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe	2025-01-28_9f1cd85b70d8c3269e48060d18da330f_icedid.exe
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	2025-01-28_9f1cd85b70d8c3269e48060d18da330f_icedid.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe	2025-01-28_9f1cd85b70d8c3269e48060d18da330f_icedid.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Program crash 2 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
5072	3012	WerFault.exe	86
1696	740	WerFault.exe	92

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	2025-01-28_9f1cd85b70d8c3269e48060d18da330f_icedid.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
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
1504	cmd.exe
2080	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2080	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1524	2025-01-28_9f1cd85b70d8c3269e48060d18da330f_icedid.exe
1524	2025-01-28_9f1cd85b70d8c3269e48060d18da330f_icedid.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3320	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1244	svchost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3320	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	3320	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3320	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	3320	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3320	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1524	2025-01-28_9f1cd85b70d8c3269e48060d18da330f_icedid.exe
1524	2025-01-28_9f1cd85b70d8c3269e48060d18da330f_icedid.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 1244	1524	2025-01-28_9f1cd85b70d8c3269e48060d18da330f_icedid.exe	82
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 1244	1524	2025-01-28_9f1cd85b70d8c3269e48060d18da330f_icedid.exe	82
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 1244	1524	2025-01-28_9f1cd85b70d8c3269e48060d18da330f_icedid.exe	82
PID 1244 wrote to memory of 1504	1244	svchost.exe	84
PID 1244 wrote to memory of 1504	1244	svchost.exe	84
PID 1244 wrote to memory of 1504	1244	svchost.exe	84
PID 3596 wrote to memory of 3320	3596	TXPlatforn.exe	85
PID 3596 wrote to memory of 3320	3596	TXPlatforn.exe	85
PID 3596 wrote to memory of 3320	3596	TXPlatforn.exe	85
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 3012	1524	2025-01-28_9f1cd85b70d8c3269e48060d18da330f_icedid.exe	86
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 3012	1524	2025-01-28_9f1cd85b70d8c3269e48060d18da330f_icedid.exe	86
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 3012	1524	2025-01-28_9f1cd85b70d8c3269e48060d18da330f_icedid.exe	86
PID 1504 wrote to memory of 2080	1504	cmd.exe	88
PID 1504 wrote to memory of 2080	1504	cmd.exe	88
PID 1504 wrote to memory of 2080	1504	cmd.exe	88
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 740	1524	2025-01-28_9f1cd85b70d8c3269e48060d18da330f_icedid.exe	92
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 740	1524	2025-01-28_9f1cd85b70d8c3269e48060d18da330f_icedid.exe	92
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 740	1524	2025-01-28_9f1cd85b70d8c3269e48060d18da330f_icedid.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-28_9f1cd85b70d8c3269e48060d18da330f_icedid.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-28_9f1cd85b70d8c3269e48060d18da330f_icedid.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:1524
- 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:1244
- - 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:1504
  - - 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:2080
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchos.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\svchos.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3012
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3012 -s 448
    3⤵
    - Program crash
    PID:5072
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2025-01-28_9f1cd85b70d8c3269e48060d18da330f_icedid.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2025-01-28_9f1cd85b70d8c3269e48060d18da330f_icedid.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:740
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 740 -s 180
    3⤵
    - Program crash
    PID:1696

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3596
- 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:3320

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 3012 -ip 3012
1⤵
PID:2104

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 472 -p 740 -ip 740
1⤵
PID:3944

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 Information Discovery

1

T1082

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:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe

Filesize
2.5MB

MD5
f9f1285e21672f837607275c48f9d1c8

SHA1
12e13eeaeda0591e5c1f3dd4f66aae95c6b1d8eb

SHA256
4add430ed41a5d0b405aa781cf7d0b1b06ec8ddae2316f245bf306db14907a0d

SHA512
444c8143b5cbf7322173c0a63eb5d0cff269650ce270194dde8c7bba026b2816ba18089d7cc2762a4c50fdef1a9c937becdf7daf6fa2b622064404f5de0d1a28

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2025-01-28_9f1cd85b70d8c3269e48060d18da330f_icedid.exe

Filesize
368KB

MD5
f1da948d11666e7f0464bb22f971169a

SHA1
6e32dbbcf9e94365654546f56b3fe7a3b2101bb3

SHA256
bb63196a2ddee8b3120f750908a7c75a3bfbf050a7947ac7657fabeda2a76074

SHA512
e8673a17a7b250b887ccb67024d6c722789d8cbe377252b8c166852cdef02fad5cbe73e8379ab78af02ab0e58993526cbbb75b93bc31dd7108a6270c0ae9d9d6

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

Filesize
1.6MB

MD5
51c6690b6dc71fea663dfd2ae5a31660

SHA1
5d1a3987e9cc09ee5027544f94e8a96a5ee42d97

SHA256
f15677b84c17e0678d1a86b8ee11779654dd7636db94bac96e43dd1fc004327f

SHA512
e4d9d1b6547ddc6a12616c34b0d74fb0f6e1661f28d4a5d1cc29309ce92bb5da257688dd6663c4a99c22b9a0114609083b4f27fbe80e5bd55ee3ad051210789d

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

Filesize
377KB

MD5
a4329177954d4104005bce3020e5ef59

SHA1
23c29e295e2dbb8454012d619ca3f81e4c16e85a

SHA256
6156d003d54dcf2ee92f21bd6e7a6a7f91730bd2804381260bcabe465abe6ddd

SHA512
81e9d456a4abfc7cd9e0943d4a0ce15523362c3179f3368381d1d7974f80a9f9113b5404b96e67e91684e0ea1895b7d0073e4c48d0bfc4fd0244b1af6acf0208

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240624781.txt

Filesize
50KB

MD5
5b9d83d827d66d8f33f477a609ff9a64

SHA1
0570e269a81bb06393c437dd20f473d0edc93e34

SHA256
0ebe12b5261e238060af87bdd792452136d5c1bf75414ab3e89dbfbe045c3afe

SHA512
bb00dd45f20db7b6707a218b0b31fd98d930d7fd9821c2bbef9df0e0ab4da06e776d72a79cad75aef0664d6314ed0c22731858ff42d2298099026b97d7a1f255

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memory/1244-4-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1244-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1244-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1244-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3320-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3320-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3320-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3320-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3596-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3596-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3596-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3596-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3596-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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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