gh0strat | a4558079de565deb9ef594db1e2ad1211b30c2df9d9981cc4d5a43ddfaea3bf6

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
152s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250217-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
06/03/2025, 03:29

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General

Target

a4558079de565deb9ef594db1e2ad1211b30c2df9d9981cc4d5a43ddfaea3bf6.exe
Size

4.0MB
MD5

8a0d7f0a0648076d7cd3ecbcf082bd9c
SHA1

0a539a142829050d76c05439d346433d95b90442
SHA256

a4558079de565deb9ef594db1e2ad1211b30c2df9d9981cc4d5a43ddfaea3bf6
SHA512

32143c4310672680590a287505ebc0afd982baee406ab9098ada8a47606c73dbc4ec39ed97b365eb3ac7e58d7cbcda64bd989da2a83ae005d770195dac7afcf1
SSDEEP

49152:KCwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+Wh9UqzEXw3HQqjNhbBT4:dws2ANnKXOaeOgmhXR3HQKi

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 8 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2760-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2760-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2760-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3816-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2072-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3816-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2072-55-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2072-57-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 9 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023cc0-5.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2760-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2760-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2760-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3816-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2072-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3816-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2072-55-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2072-57-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Remote Data\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240636968.txt"	R.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 6 IoCs

pid	Process
5048	R.exe
2760	N.exe
3816	TXPlatfor.exe
1380	HD_a4558079de565deb9ef594db1e2ad1211b30c2df9d9981cc4d5a43ddfaea3bf6.exe
2072	TXPlatfor.exe
848	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
5048	R.exe
4852	svchost.exe
848	Remote Data.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe	N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe	N.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240636968.txt	R.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	R.exe

UPX packed file 10 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2760-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2760-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2760-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2760-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3816-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2072-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3816-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3816-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2072-55-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2072-57-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	a4558079de565deb9ef594db1e2ad1211b30c2df9d9981cc4d5a43ddfaea3bf6.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 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	a4558079de565deb9ef594db1e2ad1211b30c2df9d9981cc4d5a43ddfaea3bf6.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	R.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	N.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	HD_a4558079de565deb9ef594db1e2ad1211b30c2df9d9981cc4d5a43ddfaea3bf6.exe
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	Remote Data.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TXPlatfor.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
2916	PING.EXE
1192	cmd.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2916	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1208	a4558079de565deb9ef594db1e2ad1211b30c2df9d9981cc4d5a43ddfaea3bf6.exe
1208	a4558079de565deb9ef594db1e2ad1211b30c2df9d9981cc4d5a43ddfaea3bf6.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2072	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2760	N.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1380	HD_a4558079de565deb9ef594db1e2ad1211b30c2df9d9981cc4d5a43ddfaea3bf6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1380	HD_a4558079de565deb9ef594db1e2ad1211b30c2df9d9981cc4d5a43ddfaea3bf6.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2072	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2072	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2072	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2072	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2072	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1208	a4558079de565deb9ef594db1e2ad1211b30c2df9d9981cc4d5a43ddfaea3bf6.exe
1208	a4558079de565deb9ef594db1e2ad1211b30c2df9d9981cc4d5a43ddfaea3bf6.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1208 wrote to memory of 5048	1208	a4558079de565deb9ef594db1e2ad1211b30c2df9d9981cc4d5a43ddfaea3bf6.exe	85
PID 1208 wrote to memory of 5048	1208	a4558079de565deb9ef594db1e2ad1211b30c2df9d9981cc4d5a43ddfaea3bf6.exe	85
PID 1208 wrote to memory of 5048	1208	a4558079de565deb9ef594db1e2ad1211b30c2df9d9981cc4d5a43ddfaea3bf6.exe	85
PID 1208 wrote to memory of 2760	1208	a4558079de565deb9ef594db1e2ad1211b30c2df9d9981cc4d5a43ddfaea3bf6.exe	89
PID 1208 wrote to memory of 2760	1208	a4558079de565deb9ef594db1e2ad1211b30c2df9d9981cc4d5a43ddfaea3bf6.exe	89
PID 1208 wrote to memory of 2760	1208	a4558079de565deb9ef594db1e2ad1211b30c2df9d9981cc4d5a43ddfaea3bf6.exe	89
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 1192	2760	N.exe	92
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 1192	2760	N.exe	92
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 1192	2760	N.exe	92
PID 1208 wrote to memory of 1380	1208	a4558079de565deb9ef594db1e2ad1211b30c2df9d9981cc4d5a43ddfaea3bf6.exe	93
PID 1208 wrote to memory of 1380	1208	a4558079de565deb9ef594db1e2ad1211b30c2df9d9981cc4d5a43ddfaea3bf6.exe	93
PID 1208 wrote to memory of 1380	1208	a4558079de565deb9ef594db1e2ad1211b30c2df9d9981cc4d5a43ddfaea3bf6.exe	93
PID 3816 wrote to memory of 2072	3816	TXPlatfor.exe	94
PID 3816 wrote to memory of 2072	3816	TXPlatfor.exe	94
PID 3816 wrote to memory of 2072	3816	TXPlatfor.exe	94
PID 1192 wrote to memory of 2916	1192	cmd.exe	96
PID 1192 wrote to memory of 2916	1192	cmd.exe	96
PID 1192 wrote to memory of 2916	1192	cmd.exe	96
PID 4852 wrote to memory of 848	4852	svchost.exe	102
PID 4852 wrote to memory of 848	4852	svchost.exe	102
PID 4852 wrote to memory of 848	4852	svchost.exe	102

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4558079de565deb9ef594db1e2ad1211b30c2df9d9981cc4d5a43ddfaea3bf6.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4558079de565deb9ef594db1e2ad1211b30c2df9d9981cc4d5a43ddfaea3bf6.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1208
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\R.exe
  2⤵
  - Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:5048
- 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:2760
- - 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:1192
  - - 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:2916
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_a4558079de565deb9ef594db1e2ad1211b30c2df9d9981cc4d5a43ddfaea3bf6.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_a4558079de565deb9ef594db1e2ad1211b30c2df9d9981cc4d5a43ddfaea3bf6.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:1380

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:3608

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4852
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240636968.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:848

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3816
- 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:2072

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

Server Software Component

T1505

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

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

Filesize
2.8MB

MD5
80a7b1e2aa8689b9eb5489009b218b75

SHA1
2782b9b56e749c299fd725beb51173433c99e435

SHA256
c582a5c29f1c8ba693c795b4eb234ed5514b3c999906ec2cbcf20218dc41a197

SHA512
9a458edc202933d1cb8e4ac6d5dffdbe093714e4bdc5e674ba0bf6d39ef5ada94bfb24121a909f0108efe735225f978237b9f9946e363b33eef83f20c7a895ec

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_a4558079de565deb9ef594db1e2ad1211b30c2df9d9981cc4d5a43ddfaea3bf6.exe

Filesize
1.1MB

MD5
aac64ec400d1041f55871503c90707c9

SHA1
5abec44d794d428d15b055420bff241f871fe779

SHA256
212d1c30ceaafd16ac781145ab001adc92ed8c24254f2203f4171649ec4891bd

SHA512
c5001da5c21ced52a31f1ab1db1530489d12e74dccf3ad87693d97145cb4bfeb86e4cfde9fb905823968f65366488608ef9da586bee0d8abce615f638af0aa91

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

Filesize
377KB

MD5
4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0

SHA1
f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b

SHA256
3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8

SHA512
5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0

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

Filesize
941KB

MD5
8dc3adf1c490211971c1e2325f1424d2

SHA1
4eec4a4e7cb97c5efa6c72e0731cd090c0c4adc5

SHA256
bc29f2022ab3b812e50c8681ff196f090c038b5ab51e37daffac4469a8c2eb2c

SHA512
ae92ea20b359849dcdba4808119b154e3af5ef3687ee09de1797610fe8c4d3eb9065b068074d35adddb4b225d17c619baff3944cb137ad196bcef7a6507f920d

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240636968.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
45c2ade4070e125fa08cb5d5821aff58

SHA1
de6e8b9e7d9d735cadef3164c2ad894a743948d1

SHA256
44f683e3dfa8730267a9beffc1b882b6fe0022e42681d95a1b25cf4734e246f3

SHA512
febbe913a74c213a8bc83d80a660c7b08652b7d464ccc3fb09db63ed12638329406465d8294e260dd44a7e0133603d804d243b6213cb6e1586cc21535ef7a3e0

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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memory/2072-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2072-57-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2072-55-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2760-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2760-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2760-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2760-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3816-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3816-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3816-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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