gh0strat | 3d6eaaf8160ff80a84fcc829c30cc466bf1a0b18ee06ca1c6b6b0bf539eaaf59

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
153s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
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08-02-2025 13:36

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General

Target

3d6eaaf8160ff80a84fcc829c30cc466bf1a0b18ee06ca1c6b6b0bf539eaaf59.exe
Size

1.7MB
MD5

2165967e76a27cf8db21f5f814eac704
SHA1

402e19c5317d3bc4190667b2ca0b241b944be0c6
SHA256

3d6eaaf8160ff80a84fcc829c30cc466bf1a0b18ee06ca1c6b6b0bf539eaaf59
SHA512

55db3a8a9af0f5aaead57638bacada51618e2740d91401c7f3bb572b5e4e35ea6061fbedf2f87c49fd1b73129b116cb05ada8f49d7115d3329ac84499c3b5c74
SSDEEP

24576:ezZJYuUrMDWGz6VtnCryomrT/zs0FW5a9ifi74tffCBVFYc9AyIWT5gJHu3j6TaX:IJpaV8rsP40Ea7uHCBVFPlNT6ssKX

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/2324-16686-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000684000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/3140-16688-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000684000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/1728-25399-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000684000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2324-16686-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000684000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/3140-16688-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000684000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1728-25399-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000684000-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	Aqiyq.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"	Aqiyq.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2204	cmd.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3140	Aqiyq.exe
1728	Aqiyq.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Aqiyq.exe	3d6eaaf8160ff80a84fcc829c30cc466bf1a0b18ee06ca1c6b6b0bf539eaaf59.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Aqiyq.exe	3d6eaaf8160ff80a84fcc829c30cc466bf1a0b18ee06ca1c6b6b0bf539eaaf59.exe

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 34 IoCs

pid	Process
2324	3d6eaaf8160ff80a84fcc829c30cc466bf1a0b18ee06ca1c6b6b0bf539eaaf59.exe
2324	3d6eaaf8160ff80a84fcc829c30cc466bf1a0b18ee06ca1c6b6b0bf539eaaf59.exe
2324	3d6eaaf8160ff80a84fcc829c30cc466bf1a0b18ee06ca1c6b6b0bf539eaaf59.exe
2324	3d6eaaf8160ff80a84fcc829c30cc466bf1a0b18ee06ca1c6b6b0bf539eaaf59.exe
2324	3d6eaaf8160ff80a84fcc829c30cc466bf1a0b18ee06ca1c6b6b0bf539eaaf59.exe
3140	Aqiyq.exe
2324	3d6eaaf8160ff80a84fcc829c30cc466bf1a0b18ee06ca1c6b6b0bf539eaaf59.exe
3140	Aqiyq.exe
1728	Aqiyq.exe
1728	Aqiyq.exe
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1728	Aqiyq.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	3d6eaaf8160ff80a84fcc829c30cc466bf1a0b18ee06ca1c6b6b0bf539eaaf59.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Aqiyq.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Aqiyq.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
2204	cmd.exe
3476	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
3476	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1728	Aqiyq.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2324	3d6eaaf8160ff80a84fcc829c30cc466bf1a0b18ee06ca1c6b6b0bf539eaaf59.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1728	Aqiyq.exe
Token: 33	1728	Aqiyq.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1728	Aqiyq.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 2204	2324	3d6eaaf8160ff80a84fcc829c30cc466bf1a0b18ee06ca1c6b6b0bf539eaaf59.exe	32
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 2204	2324	3d6eaaf8160ff80a84fcc829c30cc466bf1a0b18ee06ca1c6b6b0bf539eaaf59.exe	32
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 2204	2324	3d6eaaf8160ff80a84fcc829c30cc466bf1a0b18ee06ca1c6b6b0bf539eaaf59.exe	32
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 2204	2324	3d6eaaf8160ff80a84fcc829c30cc466bf1a0b18ee06ca1c6b6b0bf539eaaf59.exe	32
PID 3140 wrote to memory of 1728	3140	Aqiyq.exe	34
PID 3140 wrote to memory of 1728	3140	Aqiyq.exe	34
PID 3140 wrote to memory of 1728	3140	Aqiyq.exe	34
PID 3140 wrote to memory of 1728	3140	Aqiyq.exe	34
PID 2204 wrote to memory of 3476	2204	cmd.exe	35
PID 2204 wrote to memory of 3476	2204	cmd.exe	35
PID 2204 wrote to memory of 3476	2204	cmd.exe	35
PID 2204 wrote to memory of 3476	2204	cmd.exe	35

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3d6eaaf8160ff80a84fcc829c30cc466bf1a0b18ee06ca1c6b6b0bf539eaaf59.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3d6eaaf8160ff80a84fcc829c30cc466bf1a0b18ee06ca1c6b6b0bf539eaaf59.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:2324
- 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\3D6EAA~1.EXE > nul
  2⤵
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2204
- - 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:3476

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Aqiyq.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Aqiyq.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3140
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Aqiyq.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Aqiyq.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:1728

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\Aqiyq.exe

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
2165967e76a27cf8db21f5f814eac704

SHA1
402e19c5317d3bc4190667b2ca0b241b944be0c6

SHA256
3d6eaaf8160ff80a84fcc829c30cc466bf1a0b18ee06ca1c6b6b0bf539eaaf59

SHA512
55db3a8a9af0f5aaead57638bacada51618e2740d91401c7f3bb572b5e4e35ea6061fbedf2f87c49fd1b73129b116cb05ada8f49d7115d3329ac84499c3b5c74

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memory/1728-25399-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000684000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.5MB

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memory/2324-534-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-508-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000684000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.5MB

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memory/2324-536-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-510-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-514-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-512-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-516-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-528-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-526-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-530-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-524-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-522-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-520-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-518-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-532-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-506-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-538-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-504-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-540-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-558-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-542-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-556-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-564-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-562-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-560-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-554-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-552-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-550-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-548-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-546-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-544-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-503-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000024C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2324-16686-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000684000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.5MB

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memory/2324-1-0x0000000077310000-0x0000000077357000-memory.dmp

Filesize
284KB

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memory/3140-16688-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000684000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.5MB

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Signatures

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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