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Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
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resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system -
submitted
11/03/2025, 15:42
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
ad4a2b6fd98c9bc4b85e45e3ddaaf80e9be40897ed4acc66133baad85320b196.exe
Resource
win7-20240903-en
General
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Target
ad4a2b6fd98c9bc4b85e45e3ddaaf80e9be40897ed4acc66133baad85320b196.exe
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Size
1.3MB
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MD5
0b75dee0f0fb1cb7df705700426edd2a
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SHA1
42468f33e421f0dfb6649983be7b6f40b2fc1525
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SHA256
ad4a2b6fd98c9bc4b85e45e3ddaaf80e9be40897ed4acc66133baad85320b196
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SHA512
f5db2208d1bd20b493365297416d6e0a5bc715629c5c181feb22dcbb8db81d2101354f4926c1d8757df63e80c1542a41bf5808bee7636e806a519b021ea1d23f
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SSDEEP
24576:dOyHutimZ9VSly2hVvHW6qMnSbTBBhBMN4:QHPkVOBTK
Malware Config
Signatures
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resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/2316-0-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral1/memory/2856-12-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit -
Gh0st RAT payload 2 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/2316-0-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral1/memory/2856-12-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat -
Gh0strat family
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Purplefox family
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Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys sainbox.exe -
Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\QAssist\ImagePath = "system32\\DRIVERS\\QAssist.sys" sainbox.exe -
Deletes itself 1 IoCs
pid Process 2740 cmd.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 2856 sainbox.exe -
Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
pid Process 2316 ad4a2b6fd98c9bc4b85e45e3ddaaf80e9be40897ed4acc66133baad85320b196.exe -
Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 22 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
description ioc Process File opened (read-only) \??\K: sainbox.exe File opened (read-only) \??\L: sainbox.exe File opened (read-only) \??\V: sainbox.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Y: sainbox.exe File opened (read-only) \??\J: sainbox.exe File opened (read-only) \??\O: sainbox.exe File opened (read-only) \??\R: sainbox.exe File opened (read-only) \??\X: sainbox.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Z: sainbox.exe File opened (read-only) \??\B: sainbox.exe File opened (read-only) \??\P: sainbox.exe File opened (read-only) \??\T: sainbox.exe File opened (read-only) \??\U: sainbox.exe File opened (read-only) \??\W: sainbox.exe File opened (read-only) \??\M: sainbox.exe File opened (read-only) \??\N: sainbox.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Q: sainbox.exe File opened (read-only) \??\S: sainbox.exe File opened (read-only) \??\E: sainbox.exe File opened (read-only) \??\G: sainbox.exe File opened (read-only) \??\H: sainbox.exe File opened (read-only) \??\I: sainbox.exe -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ad4a2b6fd98c9bc4b85e45e3ddaaf80e9be40897ed4acc66133baad85320b196.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language sainbox.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language PING.EXE -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 2740 cmd.exe 2772 PING.EXE -
Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0 sainbox.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz sainbox.exe -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 2772 PING.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 33 IoCs
pid Process 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe 2856 sainbox.exe -
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
pid Process 2856 sainbox.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2316 ad4a2b6fd98c9bc4b85e45e3ddaaf80e9be40897ed4acc66133baad85320b196.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 2856 sainbox.exe Token: 33 2856 sainbox.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2856 sainbox.exe Token: 33 2856 sainbox.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2856 sainbox.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2856 2316 ad4a2b6fd98c9bc4b85e45e3ddaaf80e9be40897ed4acc66133baad85320b196.exe 30 PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2856 2316 ad4a2b6fd98c9bc4b85e45e3ddaaf80e9be40897ed4acc66133baad85320b196.exe 30 PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2856 2316 ad4a2b6fd98c9bc4b85e45e3ddaaf80e9be40897ed4acc66133baad85320b196.exe 30 PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2856 2316 ad4a2b6fd98c9bc4b85e45e3ddaaf80e9be40897ed4acc66133baad85320b196.exe 30 PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2740 2316 ad4a2b6fd98c9bc4b85e45e3ddaaf80e9be40897ed4acc66133baad85320b196.exe 31 PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2740 2316 ad4a2b6fd98c9bc4b85e45e3ddaaf80e9be40897ed4acc66133baad85320b196.exe 31 PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2740 2316 ad4a2b6fd98c9bc4b85e45e3ddaaf80e9be40897ed4acc66133baad85320b196.exe 31 PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2740 2316 ad4a2b6fd98c9bc4b85e45e3ddaaf80e9be40897ed4acc66133baad85320b196.exe 31 PID 2740 wrote to memory of 2772 2740 cmd.exe 33 PID 2740 wrote to memory of 2772 2740 cmd.exe 33 PID 2740 wrote to memory of 2772 2740 cmd.exe 33 PID 2740 wrote to memory of 2772 2740 cmd.exe 33
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ad4a2b6fd98c9bc4b85e45e3ddaaf80e9be40897ed4acc66133baad85320b196.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ad4a2b6fd98c9bc4b85e45e3ddaaf80e9be40897ed4acc66133baad85320b196.exe"1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2316 -
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\sainbox.exe"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\sainbox.exe"2⤵
- Drops file in Drivers directory
- Sets service image path in registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Enumerates connected drives
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2856
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 > nul && del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AD4A2B~1.EXE > nul2⤵
- Deletes itself
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2740 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXEping -n 2 127.0.0.13⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2772
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
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Downloads
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Filesize
1.3MB
MD50b75dee0f0fb1cb7df705700426edd2a
SHA142468f33e421f0dfb6649983be7b6f40b2fc1525
SHA256ad4a2b6fd98c9bc4b85e45e3ddaaf80e9be40897ed4acc66133baad85320b196
SHA512f5db2208d1bd20b493365297416d6e0a5bc715629c5c181feb22dcbb8db81d2101354f4926c1d8757df63e80c1542a41bf5808bee7636e806a519b021ea1d23f