Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250207-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250207-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    07-02-2025 21:19

General

  • Target

    196af6629c9868a4b214bcc8e73fd66bf1a92ed952679d3267364681d02f6387.exe

  • Size

    1.2MB

  • MD5

    0df28bb095e7f8bd169f4f1fcb8f1091

  • SHA1

    db050978c0d7912be01756982ad187ce5c9805e9

  • SHA256

    196af6629c9868a4b214bcc8e73fd66bf1a92ed952679d3267364681d02f6387

  • SHA512

    dc80202d91a9c750a86312288ce8b29038f5353326f7f1e09bdd23a1b0babf4df2278acfb7b52da28fa2c0c58f6edbbce6d7b888285c41f6e50f1df3b17c6e67

  • SSDEEP

    24576:HovxCwgMBqHO5ZdYXOp0nQrXctTfK+d+MrTXowFlw57XYBwJtiC:WIwgMEuy+inDfp3/XoCw57XYBwKC

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 7 IoCs

    Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

  • Gh0st RAT payload 8 IoCs
  • Gh0strat

    Gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) with its source code public and it has been used by multiple Chinese groups.

  • Gh0strat family
  • PurpleFox

    PurpleFox is an exploit kit used to distribute other malware families and first seen in 2018.

  • Purplefox family
  • Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Drops startup file 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs
  • VMProtect packed file 10 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with VMProtect commercial packer.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 8 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 9 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 11 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 16 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\196af6629c9868a4b214bcc8e73fd66bf1a92ed952679d3267364681d02f6387.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\196af6629c9868a4b214bcc8e73fd66bf1a92ed952679d3267364681d02f6387.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Drops startup file
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4600
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.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:2160
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\AK47.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:1724
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK74.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\AK74.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:404
      • 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\AK74.exe > nul
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1624
        • 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:976
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2308
  • 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:4172
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\240622921.txt",MainThread
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4456
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe -auto
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2108
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.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:4720
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping 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-PGFwcCBhcHBpZD0iezhBNjlEMzQ1LUQ1NjQtNDYzYy1BRkYxLUE2OUQ5RTUzMEY5Nn0iIHZlcnNpb249IjEyMy4wLjYzMTIuMTIzIiBuZXh0dmVyc2lvbj0iIiBsYW5nPSJlbiIgYnJhbmQ9IkdHTFMiIGNsaWVudD0iIiBpbnN0YWxsYWdlPSIxIiBpbnN0YWxsZGF0ZXRpbWU9IjE3Mzg5NDQ5MjgiIG9vYmVfaW5zdGFsbF90aW1lPSIxMzM4MzQxNzQzMjM4OTAwMDAiPjxldmVudCBldmVudHR5cGU9IjMxIiBldmVudHJlc3VsdD0iMSIgZXJyb3Jjb2RlPSIwIiBleHRyYWNvZGUxPSIyMTc5ODYyIiBzeXN0ZW1fdXB0aW1lX3RpY2tzPSI0ODQ2MDY5NTM2Ii8-PC9hcHA-PC9yZXF1ZXN0Pg
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    PID:2924

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe

    Filesize

    91KB

    MD5

    423eb994ed553294f8a6813619b8da87

    SHA1

    eca6a16ccd13adcfc27bc1041ddef97ec8081255

    SHA256

    050b4f2d5ae8eaecd414318dc8e222a56f169626da6ca8feb7edd78e8b1f0218

    SHA512

    fab0a9af8031c242c486de373df7277c8b0e39f7a0c9c2ac2e385dbd3ea67be16e91b128287634f76131e5264149ab1b452cd21df4c4895e8c4efc8d8cf99095

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK74.exe

    Filesize

    400KB

    MD5

    b0998aa7d5071d33daa5b60b9c3c9735

    SHA1

    9365a1ff0c6de244d6f36c8d84072cc916665d3c

    SHA256

    3080b6bb456564899b0d99d4131bd6a0b284d31f7d80ef773e4872d94048d49a

    SHA512

    308c13cda9fea39b980ae686f44afd9090e9cb8970fffc4436320e0d09a31aee5e656914e0121fe888098a14c52749716fa04980396fd6ac70a88c11cbb6b850

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Config.ini

    Filesize

    92B

    MD5

    29ce53e2a4a446614ccc8d64d346bde4

    SHA1

    39a7aa5cc1124842aa0c25abb16ea94452125cbe

    SHA256

    56225be6838bc6e93ea215891eacf28844ae27a9f8b2b29bf19d3a8c2b1f58df

    SHA512

    b2c5a2708c427171a5715801f8ea733ffe88d73aaaaf59c5c752ea32cbe7aae8526cc26eabe84ad5043174c0c69b1d6b15a9fb125c15accfac3462d5d08a0faa

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs

    Filesize

    753B

    MD5

    fdd4636c40ced9873397f8c2b476e025

    SHA1

    b323f8c545116d2105308e038a805ccafc935c09

    SHA256

    5eb3f6f7d17c0ad8a0811496861a140b25d7521bc7bc319015351bacfb638d09

    SHA512

    9e3fa0178d3e398c0520c2369c0e453ae71465720c63e5c085e020342b9ac0c8f5e10af8e7678061504b97c927f1b890fb35239db0a2775e6b039e4619971d51

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\svchcst.exe

    Filesize

    1.2MB

    MD5

    be4ead0d743860bb6c1e565ffb780546

    SHA1

    291463f54e61fa6e96983adcea52accce7d072f7

    SHA256

    f5ccd5a892e7364c2d25001a41481165809f4533985764c44e65e3db78cd1e40

    SHA512

    2974ec3a99cd694bf805735fdcc5fd6fd6e3786fa6698f1504268f7195451eec45d0089be9a8428b9f15dded2837917834027afc2dc034da3193267bdf060a17

  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240622921.txt

    Filesize

    49KB

    MD5

    1ca865d5daa5898b4f8c844871518a69

    SHA1

    4dd49714d09fddf7993a3605fd44a2261f8345cd

    SHA256

    1a4af1b3898cd4f4867bd0da03b5515ad9b94ef2f0e8293cc56640c22176d127

    SHA512

    e727f3a53452383c6241a4c7c4daf7ae40d084d47a765b16260817d3d680d80f8633b8ce225d0ffbae0517ee777c3509de8fa8c902aa4a561100a4fe0cf686f7

  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini

    Filesize

    45B

    MD5

    e7c8044f7fdaf915484dfed322b5e2df

    SHA1

    4a461b6cbc693e703f002da7b88bfe6c733ccc73

    SHA256

    dfbb34c10afaa55691c19d09158b4d3d68aa4468f6dfb4faec20e1c35ddddf39

    SHA512

    f15e9f71055db59fdd4871142a257347dafe8ff0bc12222b0e5a8486ad8ca261cc3c1496d3afc2f25861fbada90152b68edb0d52a1cb11f9190a7c1210fe99b8

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

    Filesize

    60KB

    MD5

    889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

    SHA1

    8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

    SHA256

    6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

    SHA512

    08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

  • memory/404-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.7MB

  • memory/404-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.7MB

  • memory/404-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.7MB

  • memory/2108-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.7MB

  • memory/2108-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.7MB

  • memory/2108-46-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.7MB

  • memory/4600-76-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    3.4MB

  • memory/4600-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    3.4MB

  • memory/4600-79-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    3.4MB

  • memory/4600-82-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    3.4MB

  • memory/4600-86-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    3.4MB

  • memory/4600-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    3.4MB

  • memory/4600-89-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    3.4MB

  • memory/4600-92-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    3.4MB

  • memory/4600-95-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    3.4MB

  • memory/4720-62-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.7MB

  • memory/4720-64-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.7MB

  • memory/4720-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.7MB