Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • 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
    31/03/2025, 20:37

General

  • Target

    316f79d51ea636505ae9af2ead1d53b5cf58ff3717df3dc7df9935e770c78221.exe

  • Size

    1.2MB

  • MD5

    71d2b219c412800523d671f3c4e1867d

  • SHA1

    0fe666a617133a22709f3f85f523291a3f34d1d5

  • SHA256

    316f79d51ea636505ae9af2ead1d53b5cf58ff3717df3dc7df9935e770c78221

  • SHA512

    8f171b1e477b12f007ab961931b47bd03247869aedc6d68a3f7f0d46cc46c0baf656f7451619f4c7d4057e7172ad63b0ec9d036437153384794b46ad955db5dd

  • SSDEEP

    24576:HovxCwgMBqHO5ZdYXOp0nQrXctTfK+d+MrTXowFlw57XYBwJti8:WIwgMEuy+inDfp3/XoCw57XYBwK8

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 3 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 5 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 11 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 16 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 45 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\316f79d51ea636505ae9af2ead1d53b5cf58ff3717df3dc7df9935e770c78221.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\316f79d51ea636505ae9af2ead1d53b5cf58ff3717df3dc7df9935e770c78221.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:228
    • 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:3820
    • 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:3552
    • 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:3512
      • 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:4636
        • 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:4736
    • 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:432
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"
    1⤵
      PID:1564
    • 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:5576
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\240620140.txt",MainThread
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4804
    • 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:4560
      • 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:4648
    • 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:4836
      • 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:6060
        • 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:5744
        • 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:5000
        • 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:2424
          • 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:5876
            • 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:4084
    • 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:1332
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe -acsi
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:1132

    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

      4905c0d7b42e29fb0a0f61e29978f119

      SHA1

      e032baefe5e2bce7eec3d04c38981035178ad663

      SHA256

      e2e1202d348c7d778f9f57bb3b6c7616d3d81a8c79180b85fe9ee590a47cb8a3

      SHA512

      a99fe75d14c907e1c46347b873eb10f32753d57987a593a8012d09fafa0203a27fbfbcf3233a72f4ae927608b5d7c11471005ef009a708776ecf2580dd66bfe3

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

      Filesize

      1.2MB

      MD5

      d67f520fbebb26ba0f40fea8ccc9a3d5

      SHA1

      eb3e0d6deae6d13ebe71f2d6f6fcd8d09e8eb1d5

      SHA256

      8df26e510c93a998a8761414e31161b9200d75618ce4690301acd6558a4948b3

      SHA512

      c488d453adbf26588cdcf7fcc30125e7679e0b9af2a868a1aa0aa81ec229bd578c3ad3617fbb5e83d7ed0375c2b361c74ae7e18aded7d5873fa70c7b6d2d47b6

    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240620140.txt

      Filesize

      49KB

      MD5

      705056b3aaffff1ae0b8814ffbcd90b0

      SHA1

      4bc9061d2ef46a6bee85e07ddb5f2b9648a1cba6

      SHA256

      88bff4cb8007b1fd6e4cbdca7b3f66252f499de4d7fbdd8d1a8eb4e2d4c9855b

      SHA512

      fdab0b3646347f571d05e434f1d278239532807f9fdcc55ca25de157ee3d88f134d353a8b9d32c622f612fcb43ba787897cb562c041864fc56e15f4d15e1ac06

    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini

      Filesize

      45B

      MD5

      fb668e0a4608693f6e05dd656db81647

      SHA1

      048aa18060e5ad3eb0722e490335a94956cec8e6

      SHA256

      b5b5ed25f758bb9b9838ee792bbf75f376da9ea52b415d050e6b7dfc3ecf1ef1

      SHA512

      4283850c80bf5e65f17ed402a45eb67e3695a890994adf7f3f7110cb8e895a08a3dd3c617339c5aa94d0938a3f5ab89abbbfb7a366a1274cca5e8d85312f47c6

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

      Filesize

      60KB

      MD5

      889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

      SHA1

      8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

      SHA256

      6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

      SHA512

      08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

    • memory/228-132-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB

    • memory/228-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB

    • memory/228-129-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB

    • memory/228-125-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB

    • memory/228-122-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB

    • memory/228-118-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB

    • memory/228-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB

    • memory/228-138-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB

    • memory/228-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB

    • memory/3512-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.7MB

    • memory/3512-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.7MB

    • memory/3512-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.7MB

    • memory/4560-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.7MB

    • memory/4560-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.7MB

    • memory/4560-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.7MB

    • memory/4648-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.7MB

    • memory/4648-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.7MB

    • memory/4648-51-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.7MB

    • memory/6060-113-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB