Analysis

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

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    10/03/2025, 02:42

General

  • Target

    3d41cdd3d5bbc3d6157f2881be79c59011e1bdd365edb8e8605e3f349f9065d7.exe

  • Size

    1.2MB

  • MD5

    5bc78fa747ddcafe10cd6c2ce644a3ae

  • SHA1

    695de104b17ce45065e4e71e6e97c3e27a54fbac

  • SHA256

    3d41cdd3d5bbc3d6157f2881be79c59011e1bdd365edb8e8605e3f349f9065d7

  • SHA512

    3fbda4f2e193f186db57e4fd7b070c19c3c4ee76b8a630dea69cc0ca4aa9ec0d8db7f20df3aaa56f24e034df847af05c6124f9fe2c687f99106c409981b8c6f1

  • SSDEEP

    24576:HovxCwgMBqHO5ZdYXOp0nQrXctTfK+d+MrTXowFlw57XYBwJtia:WIwgMEuy+inDfp3/XoCw57XYBwKa

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 8 IoCs

    Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

  • Gh0st RAT payload 9 IoCs
  • Gh0strat

    Gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) with its source code public and it has been used by multiple Chinese groups.

  • Gh0strat family
  • PurpleFox

    PurpleFox is an exploit kit used to distribute other malware families and first seen in 2018.

  • Purplefox family
  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Drops startup file 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • VMProtect packed file 10 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with VMProtect commercial packer.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 11 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Program crash 4 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 8 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3d41cdd3d5bbc3d6157f2881be79c59011e1bdd365edb8e8605e3f349f9065d7.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3d41cdd3d5bbc3d6157f2881be79c59011e1bdd365edb8e8605e3f349f9065d7.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Drops startup file
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3664
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1484
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1484 -s 392
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:1088
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1484 -s 396
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:868
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\AK47.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2004
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2004 -s 428
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:1060
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2004 -s 416
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:5056
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK74.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\AK74.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:1824
      • 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\AK74.exe > nul
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2612
        • 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:852
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3480
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 456 -p 1484 -ip 1484
    1⤵
      PID:1232
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 2004 -ip 2004
      1⤵
        PID:1668
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 416 -p 2004 -ip 2004
        1⤵
          PID:5076
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 564 -p 1484 -ip 1484
          1⤵
            PID:1696
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe -auto
            1⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:3920
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe
              C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.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:5116

          Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe

            Filesize

            91KB

            MD5

            423eb994ed553294f8a6813619b8da87

            SHA1

            eca6a16ccd13adcfc27bc1041ddef97ec8081255

            SHA256

            050b4f2d5ae8eaecd414318dc8e222a56f169626da6ca8feb7edd78e8b1f0218

            SHA512

            fab0a9af8031c242c486de373df7277c8b0e39f7a0c9c2ac2e385dbd3ea67be16e91b128287634f76131e5264149ab1b452cd21df4c4895e8c4efc8d8cf99095

          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK74.exe

            Filesize

            400KB

            MD5

            b0998aa7d5071d33daa5b60b9c3c9735

            SHA1

            9365a1ff0c6de244d6f36c8d84072cc916665d3c

            SHA256

            3080b6bb456564899b0d99d4131bd6a0b284d31f7d80ef773e4872d94048d49a

            SHA512

            308c13cda9fea39b980ae686f44afd9090e9cb8970fffc4436320e0d09a31aee5e656914e0121fe888098a14c52749716fa04980396fd6ac70a88c11cbb6b850

          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Config.ini

            Filesize

            92B

            MD5

            29ce53e2a4a446614ccc8d64d346bde4

            SHA1

            39a7aa5cc1124842aa0c25abb16ea94452125cbe

            SHA256

            56225be6838bc6e93ea215891eacf28844ae27a9f8b2b29bf19d3a8c2b1f58df

            SHA512

            b2c5a2708c427171a5715801f8ea733ffe88d73aaaaf59c5c752ea32cbe7aae8526cc26eabe84ad5043174c0c69b1d6b15a9fb125c15accfac3462d5d08a0faa

          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs

            Filesize

            753B

            MD5

            6ccd2e64007286d517a4d7c86c08d871

            SHA1

            bdaa0ed746ae63b12567ecb0fef0d23613d5b5b3

            SHA256

            8e6b1bcfbef6a0037f9884c88328c8faa56689ce101057f0bfd535099746cd2f

            SHA512

            49fe1df0ca2360c536c9cabd8900a2162690ff6d3f43a6ed705caf5041a2659bbe85b6ac815e13ad6a844d8172def81c29825b56415ad3eefe081de82f37f38c

          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\svchcst.exe

            Filesize

            1.2MB

            MD5

            76f0180c048ed8fa2a198cc137a8f663

            SHA1

            e5aba78743c940b6d55c4b3012d492e22cc9d125

            SHA256

            b36fafd3bc5db8b1abc51633cf225dcb5d80c46c543ec1d0270a18b465cfc032

            SHA512

            689513db63280309df4a7d64370521da95e6166a839d2749e5b6bf4ee2d0db431b5890ac004d6a3d258d9a196bda70d412e2919b4a593fb78ef12615867f6003

          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240605359.txt

            Filesize

            49KB

            MD5

            758362a0d39c1d60cf6b0140f330b00d

            SHA1

            3ffd39d40c310fd058e2d55dbafbb5f52ed2b218

            SHA256

            fde432d30b81e6434985b4a7ecb78986f2566e6890d691ec85f2a44bae730c1d

            SHA512

            9a32516bfa49b31da5525c083b2572c8ea84e95391c31b0da2a9aa274a4168c473ba4e36906cba431dbe3950d15d182569ceab056538a2f2db4188d4a3902d0e

          • memory/1824-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            1.7MB

          • memory/1824-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            1.7MB

          • memory/1824-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            1.7MB

          • memory/3664-59-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            3.4MB

          • memory/3664-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            3.4MB

          • memory/3664-78-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            3.4MB

          • memory/3664-75-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            3.4MB

          • memory/3664-72-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            3.4MB

          • memory/3664-69-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            3.4MB

          • memory/3664-65-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            3.4MB

          • memory/3664-62-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            3.4MB

          • memory/3664-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            3.4MB

          • memory/3920-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            1.7MB

          • memory/3920-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            1.7MB

          • memory/3920-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            1.7MB

          • memory/5116-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            1.7MB

          • memory/5116-51-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            1.7MB

          • memory/5116-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            1.7MB

          • memory/5116-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            1.7MB

          • memory/5116-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            1.7MB