gh0strat | 183d5927c01524671bb770e261553ff7662d4986fb7745da14ee620e3e39a7b1

Analysis

max time kernel
144s
max time network
151s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250207-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250207-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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10-02-2025 11:16

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General

Target

183d5927c01524671bb770e261553ff7662d4986fb7745da14ee620e3e39a7b1.exe
Size

1.3MB
MD5

6f84df905362b277ca6492ea8fb37368
SHA1

258064e7c3f4b7358f44782abb5370bcc6034129
SHA256

183d5927c01524671bb770e261553ff7662d4986fb7745da14ee620e3e39a7b1
SHA512

05f487490d5df98fa9500c2bce819958b2015c3e0a53d6e63ae11cd8bbb4d403dd304ad47f6c686054fda6f4f7299d5c8d69412faef772ab5ea1232fe9d520f0
SSDEEP

24576:dOyHutimZ9VSly2hVvHW6qMnSbTBBhBMNM:QHPkVOBTK

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 2 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/5004-10-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1640-0-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/5004-10-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1640-0-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-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

Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
60	4900	Process not Found

Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys	sainbox.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"	sainbox.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
5004	sainbox.exe
1004	sainbox.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sainbox.exe	183d5927c01524671bb770e261553ff7662d4986fb7745da14ee620e3e39a7b1.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sainbox.exe	183d5927c01524671bb770e261553ff7662d4986fb7745da14ee620e3e39a7b1.exe

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	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	183d5927c01524671bb770e261553ff7662d4986fb7745da14ee620e3e39a7b1.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sainbox.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sainbox.exe

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

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
1428	PING.EXE
2116	cmd.exe
4488	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
1428	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1004	sainbox.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1640	183d5927c01524671bb770e261553ff7662d4986fb7745da14ee620e3e39a7b1.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1004	sainbox.exe
Token: 33	1004	sainbox.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1004	sainbox.exe
Token: 33	1004	sainbox.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1004	sainbox.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1640 wrote to memory of 2116	1640	183d5927c01524671bb770e261553ff7662d4986fb7745da14ee620e3e39a7b1.exe	89
PID 1640 wrote to memory of 2116	1640	183d5927c01524671bb770e261553ff7662d4986fb7745da14ee620e3e39a7b1.exe	89
PID 1640 wrote to memory of 2116	1640	183d5927c01524671bb770e261553ff7662d4986fb7745da14ee620e3e39a7b1.exe	89
PID 5004 wrote to memory of 1004	5004	sainbox.exe	90
PID 5004 wrote to memory of 1004	5004	sainbox.exe	90
PID 5004 wrote to memory of 1004	5004	sainbox.exe	90
PID 2116 wrote to memory of 1428	2116	cmd.exe	92
PID 2116 wrote to memory of 1428	2116	cmd.exe	92
PID 2116 wrote to memory of 1428	2116	cmd.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\183d5927c01524671bb770e261553ff7662d4986fb7745da14ee620e3e39a7b1.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\183d5927c01524671bb770e261553ff7662d4986fb7745da14ee620e3e39a7b1.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1640
- 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\183D59~1.EXE > nul
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2116
- - 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:1428

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sainbox.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sainbox.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5004
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sainbox.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sainbox.exe -acsi
  2⤵
  - Drops file in Drivers directory
  - Sets service image path in registry
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:1004

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping 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-PGFwcCBhcHBpZD0iezhBNjlEMzQ1LUQ1NjQtNDYzYy1BRkYxLUE2OUQ5RTUzMEY5Nn0iIHZlcnNpb249IjEyMy4wLjYzMTIuMTIzIiBuZXh0dmVyc2lvbj0iIiBsYW5nPSJlbiIgYnJhbmQ9IkdHTFMiIGNsaWVudD0iIiBpbnN0YWxsYWdlPSIzIiBpbnN0YWxsZGF0ZXRpbWU9IjE3Mzg5NDcxNzgiIG9vYmVfaW5zdGFsbF90aW1lPSIxMzM4MzQxOTY4MDM3MTAwMDAiPjxldmVudCBldmVudHR5cGU9IjMxIiBldmVudHJlc3VsdD0iMSIgZXJyb3Jjb2RlPSIwIiBleHRyYWNvZGUxPSIyMTc5ODYyIiBzeXN0ZW1fdXB0aW1lX3RpY2tzPSI1Mjc4MDEzMzg2Ii8-PC9hcHA-PC9yZXF1ZXN0Pg
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
PID:4488

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\sainbox.exe

Filesize
1.3MB

MD5
6f84df905362b277ca6492ea8fb37368

SHA1
258064e7c3f4b7358f44782abb5370bcc6034129

SHA256
183d5927c01524671bb770e261553ff7662d4986fb7745da14ee620e3e39a7b1

SHA512
05f487490d5df98fa9500c2bce819958b2015c3e0a53d6e63ae11cd8bbb4d403dd304ad47f6c686054fda6f4f7299d5c8d69412faef772ab5ea1232fe9d520f0

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memory/1640-0-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.6MB

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memory/5004-10-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.6MB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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