gh0strat | b9d338ff7f7d63d28c765007e9e150b3c30a9acac1e16bfd0317d375b4fc6166

Analysis

max time kernel
120s
max time network
150s
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 06:59

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General

Target

118.exe
Size

1.4MB
MD5

42b9909cc7e6dbc4c0955765eaab281c
SHA1

4afad51b172d13831fe807a9a5466b77165728f3
SHA256

b9d338ff7f7d63d28c765007e9e150b3c30a9acac1e16bfd0317d375b4fc6166
SHA512

8b732acd47f1a261ebdc0e5f18f5733db3f155f61e252e3c9df2da415be76815fbc6d2388cef0e766fd52acc9f4196e967fe7cd24da766fb53201712f0aa72b7
SSDEEP

24576:F39WaOyHutimZ9VSly2hVvHW6qMnSbTBBhBMN:598HPkVOBTK

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery rat rootkit trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 1 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/5028-0-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/5028-0-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-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
43	3628	Process not Found

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)	\??\E:	118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\V:	118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\B:	118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\U:	118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Z:	118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\X:	118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Y:	118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\W:	118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	118.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 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	118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe

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

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
2152	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 opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	118.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

pid	Process
5028	118.exe
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Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	5028	118.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5028	118.exe
Token: 33	5028	118.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5028	118.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\118.exe"
1⤵
- Enumerates connected drives
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:5028

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping 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-PGFwcCBhcHBpZD0iezhBNjlEMzQ1LUQ1NjQtNDYzYy1BRkYxLUE2OUQ5RTUzMEY5Nn0iIHZlcnNpb249IjEyMy4wLjYzMTIuMTIzIiBuZXh0dmVyc2lvbj0iIiBsYW5nPSJlbiIgYnJhbmQ9IkdHTFMiIGNsaWVudD0iIiBpbnN0YWxsYWdlPSI1IiBpbnN0YWxsZGF0ZXRpbWU9IjE3MzkyODMyMzYiIG9vYmVfaW5zdGFsbF90aW1lPSIxMzM4Mzc1NDI1MTE0ODAwMDAiPjxldmVudCBldmVudHR5cGU9IjMxIiBldmVudHJlc3VsdD0iMSIgZXJyb3Jjb2RlPSIwIiBleHRyYWNvZGUxPSIyMTc5ODYyIiBzeXN0ZW1fdXB0aW1lX3RpY2tzPSI1NjUxNjYxMTI1Ii8-PC9hcHA-PC9yZXF1ZXN0Pg
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
PID:2152

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

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

memory/5028-0-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.6MB

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