gh0strat | 220c7fb43230d303fe040b62d5ecfbeac8239b3b328c6696d823aadf0ac67cae

General

Target

220c7fb43230d303fe040b62d5ecfbeac8239b3b328c6696d823aadf0ac67cae.exe
Size

1.2MB
MD5

7e265d02b3cd172c37fbf03281853b31
SHA1

49e6be1149ccd41438930b12a9ecd77990a73ab3
SHA256

220c7fb43230d303fe040b62d5ecfbeac8239b3b328c6696d823aadf0ac67cae
SHA512

0df92f9482f5b59d04f2e9c1f586f8fc2d499a6096f84faf1c6f5a8145fa4c7be2fcf6ac82b1e9790b8bd5f4e86327b8ac3e0b3d28c952c10be562be9808d67a
SSDEEP

24576:HovxCwgMBqHO5ZdYXOp0nQrXctTfK+d+MrTXowFlw57XYBwJtiy:WIwgMEuy+inDfp3/XoCw57XYBwKy

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan upx vmprotect

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 5 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2128-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2128-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2828-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2828-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2828-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 6 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0006000000019490-15.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2128-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2128-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2828-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2828-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2828-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-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

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\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\259445559.txt"	AK47.exe

Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2080	AK47.exe
2616	AK47.exe
2128	AK74.exe
2788	Ghiya.exe
2828	Ghiya.exe

Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

pid	Process
2344	220c7fb43230d303fe040b62d5ecfbeac8239b3b328c6696d823aadf0ac67cae.exe
2344	220c7fb43230d303fe040b62d5ecfbeac8239b3b328c6696d823aadf0ac67cae.exe
2080	AK47.exe
2344	220c7fb43230d303fe040b62d5ecfbeac8239b3b328c6696d823aadf0ac67cae.exe
2516	svchost.exe
2788	Ghiya.exe

VMProtect packed file 2 IoCs

Detects executables packed with VMProtect commercial packer.

vmprotect

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2344-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp	vmprotect
behavioral1/memory/2344-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp	vmprotect

Drops file in System32 directory 7 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\259445559.txt	AK47.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe	AK74.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe	AK74.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	AK47.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\259445559.txt	AK47.exe

UPX packed file 6 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2128-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2128-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2128-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp	upx

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 6 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	AK47.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	AK47.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	AK74.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Ghiya.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	220c7fb43230d303fe040b62d5ecfbeac8239b3b328c6696d823aadf0ac67cae.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
2896	cmd.exe
2860	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2860	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2344	220c7fb43230d303fe040b62d5ecfbeac8239b3b328c6696d823aadf0ac67cae.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2128	AK74.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2344	220c7fb43230d303fe040b62d5ecfbeac8239b3b328c6696d823aadf0ac67cae.exe
2344	220c7fb43230d303fe040b62d5ecfbeac8239b3b328c6696d823aadf0ac67cae.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 26 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2080	2344	220c7fb43230d303fe040b62d5ecfbeac8239b3b328c6696d823aadf0ac67cae.exe	31
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2080	2344	220c7fb43230d303fe040b62d5ecfbeac8239b3b328c6696d823aadf0ac67cae.exe	31
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2080	2344	220c7fb43230d303fe040b62d5ecfbeac8239b3b328c6696d823aadf0ac67cae.exe	31
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2080	2344	220c7fb43230d303fe040b62d5ecfbeac8239b3b328c6696d823aadf0ac67cae.exe	31
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2616	2344	220c7fb43230d303fe040b62d5ecfbeac8239b3b328c6696d823aadf0ac67cae.exe	32
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2616	2344	220c7fb43230d303fe040b62d5ecfbeac8239b3b328c6696d823aadf0ac67cae.exe	32
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2616	2344	220c7fb43230d303fe040b62d5ecfbeac8239b3b328c6696d823aadf0ac67cae.exe	32
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2616	2344	220c7fb43230d303fe040b62d5ecfbeac8239b3b328c6696d823aadf0ac67cae.exe	32
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2128	2344	220c7fb43230d303fe040b62d5ecfbeac8239b3b328c6696d823aadf0ac67cae.exe	33
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2128	2344	220c7fb43230d303fe040b62d5ecfbeac8239b3b328c6696d823aadf0ac67cae.exe	33
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2128	2344	220c7fb43230d303fe040b62d5ecfbeac8239b3b328c6696d823aadf0ac67cae.exe	33
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2128	2344	220c7fb43230d303fe040b62d5ecfbeac8239b3b328c6696d823aadf0ac67cae.exe	33
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2128	2344	220c7fb43230d303fe040b62d5ecfbeac8239b3b328c6696d823aadf0ac67cae.exe	33
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2128	2344	220c7fb43230d303fe040b62d5ecfbeac8239b3b328c6696d823aadf0ac67cae.exe	33
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2128	2344	220c7fb43230d303fe040b62d5ecfbeac8239b3b328c6696d823aadf0ac67cae.exe	33
PID 2128 wrote to memory of 2896	2128	AK74.exe	37
PID 2128 wrote to memory of 2896	2128	AK74.exe	37
PID 2128 wrote to memory of 2896	2128	AK74.exe	37
PID 2128 wrote to memory of 2896	2128	AK74.exe	37
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 2828	2788	Ghiya.exe	39
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 2828	2788	Ghiya.exe	39
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 2828	2788	Ghiya.exe	39
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 2828	2788	Ghiya.exe	39
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 2828	2788	Ghiya.exe	39
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 2828	2788	Ghiya.exe	39
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 2828	2788	Ghiya.exe	39

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\220c7fb43230d303fe040b62d5ecfbeac8239b3b328c6696d823aadf0ac67cae.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\220c7fb43230d303fe040b62d5ecfbeac8239b3b328c6696d823aadf0ac67cae.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2344
- 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:2080
- 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:2616
- 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:2128
- - 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 Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    PID:2896
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
      ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
      4⤵
      System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      Runs ping.exe
      PID:2860
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs"
  2⤵
  PID:2688

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"
1⤵
PID:2188

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
PID:2516

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2788
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe -acsi
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2828

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Server Software Component

1

T1505

Terminal Services DLL

1

T1505.005

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

1

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

1

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe

Filesize
91KB

MD5
423eb994ed553294f8a6813619b8da87

SHA1
eca6a16ccd13adcfc27bc1041ddef97ec8081255

SHA256
050b4f2d5ae8eaecd414318dc8e222a56f169626da6ca8feb7edd78e8b1f0218

SHA512
fab0a9af8031c242c486de373df7277c8b0e39f7a0c9c2ac2e385dbd3ea67be16e91b128287634f76131e5264149ab1b452cd21df4c4895e8c4efc8d8cf99095

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK74.exe

Filesize
400KB

MD5
b0998aa7d5071d33daa5b60b9c3c9735

SHA1
9365a1ff0c6de244d6f36c8d84072cc916665d3c

SHA256
3080b6bb456564899b0d99d4131bd6a0b284d31f7d80ef773e4872d94048d49a

SHA512
308c13cda9fea39b980ae686f44afd9090e9cb8970fffc4436320e0d09a31aee5e656914e0121fe888098a14c52749716fa04980396fd6ac70a88c11cbb6b850

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\Windows\SysWOW64\259445559.txt

Filesize
49KB

MD5
be6519aefc82180670a116e4b44fa34c

SHA1
af3ed9a578333f05535c5ab2d452cf78e70abec5

SHA256
c52364e9cdec0204de78b669a158a202db76d08a97308ee296df143ea35f60d3

SHA512
19749b61c89830a3af7a14914b4a14658f1d62b9315d7416c6e18a4bdd778aaea48599eb6e4a249b19d7a0d6180a3d2a5235c63a81453511cb509c0b86d69d9a

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memory/2128-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2128-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2128-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2344-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.4MB

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memory/2344-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.4MB

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memory/2828-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2828-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2828-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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