gh0strat | df60b74ff96bb320d1cf8d1a511c56bae2ca8d94ebb6566eca7b51c3521c0171

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
147s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250211-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250211-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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17-02-2025 06:53

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General

Target

svhest.exe
Size

491KB
MD5

a40e4a8aaf476b3d9997d05489f87c2a
SHA1

dc7f49a217cda95d29d46c0d00afedea7404d7c8
SHA256

df60b74ff96bb320d1cf8d1a511c56bae2ca8d94ebb6566eca7b51c3521c0171
SHA512

bc31c5fd1c8d5547146ff7d123d9815b92565e0909d32dac71e790cb795c740566d082a166041c62b0b3fa8a21be9f850a894b9a4919563fae9171aea4fde4ca
SSDEEP

6144:GpoMkequERu8qQ1fjYMMW9eKZH+IdISTUL24qL9cPKcPzR2RP6lZv:oDR+u8pfjYMMWNvdhUSByFPztv

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 11 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2288-2-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2288-3-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2288-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/396-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/396-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/396-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2288-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2516-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2516-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/396-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2516-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 11 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2288-2-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2288-3-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2288-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/396-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/396-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/396-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2288-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2516-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2516-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/396-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2516-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-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
27	5100	Process not Found

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
396	Jbrja.exe
2516	Jbrja.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 22 IoCs

Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
File opened (read-only)	\??\B:	Jbrja.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\U:	Jbrja.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	Jbrja.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	Jbrja.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	Jbrja.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	Jbrja.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	Jbrja.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	Jbrja.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	Jbrja.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	Jbrja.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	Jbrja.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	Jbrja.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\X:	Jbrja.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	Jbrja.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	Jbrja.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	Jbrja.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\V:	Jbrja.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\W:	Jbrja.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	Jbrja.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	Jbrja.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Y:	Jbrja.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Z:	Jbrja.exe

UPX packed file 13 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2288-2-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2288-3-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2288-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2288-0-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/396-11-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/396-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/396-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/396-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2288-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2516-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2516-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/396-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2516-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Program Files\Jbrja.exe	svhest.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Jbrja.exe	svhest.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	svhest.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Jbrja.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Jbrja.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
2596	cmd.exe
3328	PING.EXE
3300	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	Jbrja.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	Jbrja.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum	Jbrja.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software	Jbrja.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft	Jbrja.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\ActiveMovie	Jbrja.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum\Version = "7"	Jbrja.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
3328	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

pid	Process
2516	Jbrja.exe
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Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2288	svhest.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2288 wrote to memory of 2596	2288	svhest.exe	89
PID 2288 wrote to memory of 2596	2288	svhest.exe	89
PID 2288 wrote to memory of 2596	2288	svhest.exe	89
PID 396 wrote to memory of 2516	396	Jbrja.exe	90
PID 396 wrote to memory of 2516	396	Jbrja.exe	90
PID 396 wrote to memory of 2516	396	Jbrja.exe	90
PID 2596 wrote to memory of 3328	2596	cmd.exe	92
PID 2596 wrote to memory of 3328	2596	cmd.exe	92
PID 2596 wrote to memory of 3328	2596	cmd.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svhest.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svhest.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2288
- 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\svhest.exe > nul
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2596
- - 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:3328

C:\Program Files\Jbrja.exe
"C:\\Program Files\\Jbrja.exe" -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:396
- C:\Program Files\Jbrja.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Jbrja.exe" -acsi
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Enumerates connected drives
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:2516

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping 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-PGFwcCBhcHBpZD0iezhBNjlEMzQ1LUQ1NjQtNDYzYy1BRkYxLUE2OUQ5RTUzMEY5Nn0iIHZlcnNpb249IjEyMy4wLjYzMTIuMTIzIiBuZXh0dmVyc2lvbj0iIiBsYW5nPSJlbiIgYnJhbmQ9IkdHTFMiIGNsaWVudD0iIiBpbnN0YWxsYWdlPSI1IiBpbnN0YWxsZGF0ZXRpbWU9IjE3MzkyODIxNjkiIG9vYmVfaW5zdGFsbF90aW1lPSIxMzM4Mzc1MzE4NTEwMTAwMDAiPjxldmVudCBldmVudHR5cGU9IjMxIiBldmVudHJlc3VsdD0iMSIgZXJyb3Jjb2RlPSIwIiBleHRyYWNvZGUxPSIyMTc5ODYyIiBzeXN0ZW1fdXB0aW1lX3RpY2tzPSI0Njk5NjAxNjMyIi8-PC9hcHA-PC9yZXF1ZXN0Pg
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
PID:3300

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{F504F686-F79D-466B-9DC0-5AF40B58E599}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_133.0.3065.69.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{F504F686-F79D-466B-9DC0-5AF40B58E599}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_133.0.3065.69.exe" --msedge --verbose-logging --do-not-launch-msedge --system-level --channel=stable
1⤵
PID:2532

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

Query Registry

T1012

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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Downloads

C:\Program Files\Jbrja.exe

Filesize
491KB

MD5
a40e4a8aaf476b3d9997d05489f87c2a

SHA1
dc7f49a217cda95d29d46c0d00afedea7404d7c8

SHA256
df60b74ff96bb320d1cf8d1a511c56bae2ca8d94ebb6566eca7b51c3521c0171

SHA512
bc31c5fd1c8d5547146ff7d123d9815b92565e0909d32dac71e790cb795c740566d082a166041c62b0b3fa8a21be9f850a894b9a4919563fae9171aea4fde4ca

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memory/396-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.8MB

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memory/396-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp

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1.8MB

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memory/396-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp

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1.8MB

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memory/396-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp

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1.8MB

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memory/396-11-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp

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1.8MB

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memory/2288-0-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp

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1.8MB

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memory/2288-2-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp

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1.8MB

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memory/2288-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp

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1.8MB

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memory/2288-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp

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1.8MB

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memory/2288-3-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp

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1.8MB

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memory/2516-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp

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1.8MB

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memory/2516-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp

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1.8MB

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memory/2516-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101D0000-memory.dmp

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1.8MB

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