gh0strat | 97d3347eebbec33dc034180071628920d58c5fff32199ef68fd5eb242ed0d068

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
118s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
19-02-2025 20:48

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General

Target

2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe
Size

3.6MB
MD5

070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c
SHA1

a834dac9ffb58297582e0a80215f77083db7d473
SHA256

97d3347eebbec33dc034180071628920d58c5fff32199ef68fd5eb242ed0d068
SHA512

4991c860cb2d3feddbf88b7970ae4b4d8fd3a6e847ff871feff82797492f1f51adaad5a6d045a8959a1f68aadacff4f0b1928591a05bda6124194861a36f117c
SSDEEP

49152:rCwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+WhdNT/2Cyl22agdhxtF/V0L:uws2ANnKXOaeOgmhSCyQ2agxtFm

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 9 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2212-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2212-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2212-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2764-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2212-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2764-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2616-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2616-46-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2616-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 10 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0008000000016d0e-6.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2212-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2212-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2212-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2764-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2212-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2764-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2616-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2616-46-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2616-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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	TXPlatfor.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"	TXPlatfor.exe

Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2868	R.exe
2212	N.exe
2764	TXPlatfor.exe
2616	TXPlatfor.exe
2680	HD_2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe

Loads dropped DLL 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2708	2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe
2868	R.exe
2708	2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe
2764	TXPlatfor.exe
2708	2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe	N.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\259452314.txt	R.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe	N.exe

UPX packed file 10 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2212-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2212-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2212-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2212-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2764-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2212-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2764-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2616-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2616-46-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2616-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 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	2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	R.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	N.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TXPlatfor.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	HD_2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.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
600	PING.EXE
1296	cmd.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
600	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2708	2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2616	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2212	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2616	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2616	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2616	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2616	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2616	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2708	2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe
2708	2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 33 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2868	2708	2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	31
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2868	2708	2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	31
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2868	2708	2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	31
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2868	2708	2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	31
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2212	2708	2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	32
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2212	2708	2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	32
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2212	2708	2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	32
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2212	2708	2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	32
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2212	2708	2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	32
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2212	2708	2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	32
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2212	2708	2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	32
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 1296	2212	N.exe	34
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 1296	2212	N.exe	34
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 1296	2212	N.exe	34
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 1296	2212	N.exe	34
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2680	2708	2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	37
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2680	2708	2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	37
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2680	2708	2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	37
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2680	2708	2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	37
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2680	2708	2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	37
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2680	2708	2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	37
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2680	2708	2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	37
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2616	2764	TXPlatfor.exe	36
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2616	2764	TXPlatfor.exe	36
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2616	2764	TXPlatfor.exe	36
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2616	2764	TXPlatfor.exe	36
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2616	2764	TXPlatfor.exe	36
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2616	2764	TXPlatfor.exe	36
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2616	2764	TXPlatfor.exe	36
PID 1296 wrote to memory of 600	1296	cmd.exe	38
PID 1296 wrote to memory of 600	1296	cmd.exe	38
PID 1296 wrote to memory of 600	1296	cmd.exe	38
PID 1296 wrote to memory of 600	1296	cmd.exe	38

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2708
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\R.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2868
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\N.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:2212
- - 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\N.exe > nul
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1296
  - - 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:600
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2680

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2764
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.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:2616

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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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2025-02-19_070cb64d8053ba1315b7d96db4fc9c5c_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe

Filesize
1.1MB

MD5
11ed02c062bfe4f763f5ad47a92055ff

SHA1
1b946660431c87fdae2aac2933154d2ae90e1888

SHA256
72e28783e269585afe0075fbd57e5167dbd58e8b4d453fa5ad5210a301b56c3c

SHA512
8381eaf074011871a94cbe1fb0393dfecb4ff23aa9d3b398e4642e000d4816a3e67f2c13ed6406b3ff2ddcefe2d9ec600a7455639506700eb4e8271538465811

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat

Filesize
2.5MB

MD5
e3b7145562f03d8f0b08d865656b39a6

SHA1
f43a9ba7b3a2ca9a91f330d77d05d0e032c0e478

SHA256
e914901d16f7e51ccb594dfb366ecef153ca9b0bbeb92a34d976f8be0b7ac77d

SHA512
855640d6f438fc1bd75b19d719ae788ffc7880fca9fa26925e349e160eadb8cb8fd151cbc2fbc9eb43ee589bf1244dc06d81bf80bfcca3cc63c02db86ed72fcf

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe

Filesize
377KB

MD5
4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0

SHA1
f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b

SHA256
3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8

SHA512
5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe

Filesize
941KB

MD5
8dc3adf1c490211971c1e2325f1424d2

SHA1
4eec4a4e7cb97c5efa6c72e0731cd090c0c4adc5

SHA256
bc29f2022ab3b812e50c8681ff196f090c038b5ab51e37daffac4469a8c2eb2c

SHA512
ae92ea20b359849dcdba4808119b154e3af5ef3687ee09de1797610fe8c4d3eb9065b068074d35adddb4b225d17c619baff3944cb137ad196bcef7a6507f920d

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\Windows\SysWOW64\259452314.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
3e097e725a5a13728989662cb5f4926a

SHA1
d619f88fcba502d015010e0025a491759475b988

SHA256
b96794b92e17b1688e324116f64e4c929050d087556c9132edd70aa085f38f30

SHA512
9e6288ff20b9a79662526990dda4d28afffe6dfbfd29cc9c7d6f47ee8d91e3d01dd516254f5dfaffb7b9e1f859321879bf20ab9153cab0be65cc654edbd2bdd7

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memory/2212-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2212-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2212-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2212-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2212-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2616-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2616-46-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2616-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2764-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2764-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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