Analysis

  • max time kernel
    93s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250314-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250314-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    30/03/2025, 20:32

General

  • Target

    af886b076284e2357d4b50e724d6130fb4807a32bb5c660a72874cde952b74a5.exe

  • Size

    1.2MB

  • MD5

    f89e797b963b94b0c4d48538a997fa31

  • SHA1

    3b3949204b4c8b3b94d4cc1f2fa0d04fb56be321

  • SHA256

    af886b076284e2357d4b50e724d6130fb4807a32bb5c660a72874cde952b74a5

  • SHA512

    d2f9826f11a120b91b45e98366466beb6cb57c891ec87fd6c9d4242f30bccf1bf3f996320b55b126c3e47f7d87eb6ab4b7b69ba708e5e4f9d621d09ce45d9913

  • SSDEEP

    24576:HovxCwgMBqHO5ZdYXOp0nQrXctTfK+d+MrTXowFlw57XYBwJtiS:WIwgMEuy+inDfp3/XoCw57XYBwKS

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 7 IoCs

    Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

  • Gh0st RAT payload 8 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
  • Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Drops startup file 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 12 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs
  • VMProtect packed file 11 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with VMProtect commercial packer.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 10 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 9 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).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 17 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 4 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 45 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\af886b076284e2357d4b50e724d6130fb4807a32bb5c660a72874cde952b74a5.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\af886b076284e2357d4b50e724d6130fb4807a32bb5c660a72874cde952b74a5.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:3772
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.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:1360
    • 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:2872
    • 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:3928
      • 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:4584
        • 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:2432
    • 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:4864
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"
    1⤵
      PID:4748
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"
      1⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1072
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\240603890.txt",MainThread
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3000
    • 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:4136
      • 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:4576
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\svchcst.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4168
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\svchcst.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\svchcst.exe
        2⤵
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2788
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe"
          3⤵
          • Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4928
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\AK47.exe
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:5108
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK74.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\AK74.exe
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5220
          • 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
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1368
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
              ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
              5⤵
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
              • Runs ping.exe
              PID:1932
    • 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:4312
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe -acsi
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:4236

    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\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

      826a93d24f5931242ab71916264cc918

      SHA1

      fdf30f6d46c388d81c346e7ab1b5e5866ae2817b

      SHA256

      fd39b552549f5d26f736160fa9ee5cab148578bb39e2326e0033869c5e5cc311

      SHA512

      de51e0159ee2eae47632458f13c2ec9424c9f7b03064ac295f419894ab22d53efaf91c29a608467bc96560d619a91a764c404f722a72e909b61ed73381b2d863

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

      Filesize

      1.2MB

      MD5

      c57409d2852850140f3534bd251a29ba

      SHA1

      2f93e3c68e0a222086bf98a65fa6ec5b99b1b576

      SHA256

      6a0aea2d4c8df4a63db0420b01c248bbd00b45f2be01ca78fb0e3bc786f6cd26

      SHA512

      560636094c68e9f06682cb2423781a86dfef5e909c4adfa8b82919754f5bddb5809ddb7df22601fc02f1289a32df3f6b54c2b65a35ab6bde860397172c0e92d9

    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240603890.txt

      Filesize

      49KB

      MD5

      3b784fb9e0a602839aa7070346238ec7

      SHA1

      8ed0aae2a38bf9e938620bff81674814bff2791a

      SHA256

      b1fe22057132234533219dd1b57a7a54deb503bc4ccc83b1c0732928d3df6a2a

      SHA512

      bff1fe7c3fd4d7fe8fed3ce67d39c20c184c308b83e4053ea87a7abe5d9b8fb0bebb5f4247560d0fbe0ab6fe09692dc6e8906cc61e4ff9a602ee919cd8f56a94

    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe

      Filesize

      400KB

      MD5

      b0998aa7d5071d33daa5b60b9c3c9735

      SHA1

      9365a1ff0c6de244d6f36c8d84072cc916665d3c

      SHA256

      3080b6bb456564899b0d99d4131bd6a0b284d31f7d80ef773e4872d94048d49a

      SHA512

      308c13cda9fea39b980ae686f44afd9090e9cb8970fffc4436320e0d09a31aee5e656914e0121fe888098a14c52749716fa04980396fd6ac70a88c11cbb6b850

    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini

      Filesize

      45B

      MD5

      0ac571643d6a7530eee448dbfca57696

      SHA1

      23c95579a1050e105e2b6acfa050c3da0e21a09b

      SHA256

      358dcdcc6bed504093061466d38ca60bcdc6eb87929f7bb4d27f10229c4424c1

      SHA512

      3a8418a762fa1dfac66aca01c177283099c6eda57c61497f93b30128b8361eb2e776aa3cb689350e2e10a73e095688c52d937a28a0e83a81d8de6403a617a88c

    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

      Filesize

      60KB

      MD5

      889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

      SHA1

      8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

      SHA256

      6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

      SHA512

      08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

    • memory/2788-108-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB

    • memory/3772-127-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB

    • memory/3772-124-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB

    • memory/3772-120-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB

    • memory/3772-117-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB

    • memory/3772-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB

    • memory/3772-113-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB

    • memory/3772-130-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB

    • memory/3772-133-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB

    • memory/3772-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB

    • memory/3928-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.7MB

    • memory/3928-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.7MB

    • memory/3928-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.7MB

    • memory/4136-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.7MB

    • memory/4136-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.7MB

    • memory/4136-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.7MB

    • memory/4576-55-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.7MB

    • memory/4576-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.7MB

    • memory/4576-50-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.7MB