gh0strat | f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
120s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
09/03/2025, 07:50

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General

Target

f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe
Size

3.4MB
MD5

181169c0bd89474427915991ac3f5dab
SHA1

0f64c77293b8abe62f77773d97b063edef549c89
SHA256

f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58
SHA512

3d2bc3d190c40d60ed982b076ad5d7d5390869603a44b2d055474b43eefdf6d74c927066fd9e2821fb23dc70a560bc85ac9975cca64099a044085fc1ebe3936b
SSDEEP

49152:xCwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+Wh4I0QN:8ws2ANnKXOaeOgmh4I0QN

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 7 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/876-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/876-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2732-47-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2732-50-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2732-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2732-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2732-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 8 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0008000000015e8f-6.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/876-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/876-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2732-47-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2732-50-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2732-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2732-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2732-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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\\259409803.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
2824	R.exe
876	N.exe
2776	TXPlatfor.exe
2732	TXPlatfor.exe
2580	HD_f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe
812	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 9 IoCs

pid	Process
2760	f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe
2824	R.exe
2884	svchost.exe
2760	f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe
2776	TXPlatfor.exe
2760	f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe
2760	f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe
2884	svchost.exe
812	Remote Data.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\259409803.txt	R.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	R.exe
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

UPX packed file 9 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/876-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/876-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/876-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2732-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2732-47-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2732-50-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2732-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2732-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2732-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

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	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TXPlatfor.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	HD_f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.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	f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	R.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	N.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
716	PING.EXE
2624	cmd.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
716	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2760	f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2732	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	876	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2732	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2732	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2732	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2732	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2732	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2760	f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe
2760	f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 34 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2824	2760	f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe	30
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2824	2760	f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe	30
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2824	2760	f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe	30
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2824	2760	f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe	30
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 876	2760	f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe	33
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 876	2760	f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe	33
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 876	2760	f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe	33
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 876	2760	f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe	33
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 876	2760	f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe	33
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 876	2760	f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe	33
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 876	2760	f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe	33
PID 876 wrote to memory of 2624	876	N.exe	35
PID 876 wrote to memory of 2624	876	N.exe	35
PID 876 wrote to memory of 2624	876	N.exe	35
PID 876 wrote to memory of 2624	876	N.exe	35
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2732	2776	TXPlatfor.exe	37
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2732	2776	TXPlatfor.exe	37
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2732	2776	TXPlatfor.exe	37
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2732	2776	TXPlatfor.exe	37
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2732	2776	TXPlatfor.exe	37
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2732	2776	TXPlatfor.exe	37
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 2732	2776	TXPlatfor.exe	37
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2580	2760	f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe	38
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2580	2760	f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe	38
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2580	2760	f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe	38
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2580	2760	f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe	38
PID 2624 wrote to memory of 716	2624	cmd.exe	39
PID 2624 wrote to memory of 716	2624	cmd.exe	39
PID 2624 wrote to memory of 716	2624	cmd.exe	39
PID 2624 wrote to memory of 716	2624	cmd.exe	39
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 812	2884	svchost.exe	40
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 812	2884	svchost.exe	40
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 812	2884	svchost.exe	40
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 812	2884	svchost.exe	40

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2760
- 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:2824
- 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:876
- - 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:2624
  - - 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:716
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2580

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:2740

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:2884
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\259409803.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:812

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:2776
- 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:2732

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 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
2.9MB

MD5
6249abbf5569b07e60c4bac098532094

SHA1
b1c6206cf2fdb79f1866ed9bee69cf73a6ac81e4

SHA256
829699322f824d770dfe5dc8415c693ba86781c4d1502232c951234df24e8845

SHA512
47cf2dc79aa3f0be2c89ac1798c1c50a00bfe3fd7b7fc7fa1f4b977c5a55ad149b07271fe16704df4842007ced518c020f412b6d6978adca71576df444ce3864

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_f695e34c49e0b6a2ea225df4a729bddb46dc818cc13c3c4c36f93b37e6468a58.exe

Filesize
468KB

MD5
c4ccbfcc0d0a6bb476fb8e8d352b60fa

SHA1
681a5f2227fd19e4dbdc61165f1eec37e1cb8abe

SHA256
bdcee160a2ee7dcc8309b8db79f5eca7669ace1c06eef7f692a1037bcac1b77a

SHA512
8b2685a02eb7670b437e0b3818678a3dd7832026c27520f273dedfdf347a73810d2dafe4863394fd629589ef963c17814c580b65549c0a4594433895be076941

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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\TXPlatfor.exe

Filesize
377KB

MD5
4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0

SHA1
f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b

SHA256
3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8

SHA512
5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0

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\Windows\SysWOW64\259409803.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
9028d211905de0e4a69122593ae48464

SHA1
018053721875e52043041c710e2e35acce4986f8

SHA256
d9638492f917d29b4e2879d6783bfc4d6b3edaf8b7d1728c3bb6bc005752a858

SHA512
ef43aa69656f49eb221b7dd7073c65d7d64e618f31c36d2f74011e6af81fa64ecda3c553f0fe34af89b50e0f7932aa8e3a611d3d18122f583322c44979307b3c

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\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

Filesize
43KB

MD5
51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8

SHA1
8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58

SHA256
5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124

SHA512
794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

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memory/876-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/876-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/876-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2732-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2732-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2732-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2732-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2732-50-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2732-47-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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