gh0strat | 5110162635663a8a3731fdcf1e5f8ffa34749a86a14303af44c85aa4dca8dfd0

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
143s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250314-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250314-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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01/04/2025, 16:14

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General

Target

5110162635663a8a3731fdcf1e5f8ffa34749a86a14303af44c85aa4dca8dfd0.exe
Size

2.4MB
MD5

a4fe7e9781d5538e387f83b8ba29984e
SHA1

b84e0ed4f7acc900ba37ab0acadaf134e422184c
SHA256

5110162635663a8a3731fdcf1e5f8ffa34749a86a14303af44c85aa4dca8dfd0
SHA512

352c075d11329ffa9d9f58c23c6e000d88398a86aa4c26f3d75b219f1e0af88abb94442aeb3242803dfa4e897e89ed167610cc25838a2918fa3500367c13a5de
SSDEEP

24576:tCwsbKgbQ5NANIvGTYwMHXA+wT1kfTw4SIuvB74fgt7ibhRM5QhKehFdMtRj7nHU:tCwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+WhU8D/

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 10 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1456-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/1456-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/1456-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2716-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2716-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/224-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/224-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/224-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/224-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/224-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 11 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x000700000002422d-5.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1456-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1456-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1456-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2716-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2716-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/224-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/224-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/224-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/224-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/224-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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

Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys	TXPlatfor.exe

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\Remote Data\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240609671.txt"	R.exe

Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\QAssist\ImagePath = "system32\\DRIVERS\\QAssist.sys"	TXPlatfor.exe

Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2340	R.exe
1456	N.exe
2716	TXPlatfor.exe
224	TXPlatfor.exe
2900	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2340	R.exe
5920	svchost.exe
2900	Remote Data.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240609671.txt	R.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	R.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe	N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe	N.exe

UPX packed file 13 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1456-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1456-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1456-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1456-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2716-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2716-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2716-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/224-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/224-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/224-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/224-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/224-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/224-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Remote Data.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	R.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	N.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TXPlatfor.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	5110162635663a8a3731fdcf1e5f8ffa34749a86a14303af44c85aa4dca8dfd0.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.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
1640	cmd.exe
4252	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
4252	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
224	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1456	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	224	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	224	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	224	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	224	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	224	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3656	5110162635663a8a3731fdcf1e5f8ffa34749a86a14303af44c85aa4dca8dfd0.exe
3656	5110162635663a8a3731fdcf1e5f8ffa34749a86a14303af44c85aa4dca8dfd0.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3656 wrote to memory of 2340	3656	5110162635663a8a3731fdcf1e5f8ffa34749a86a14303af44c85aa4dca8dfd0.exe	86
PID 3656 wrote to memory of 2340	3656	5110162635663a8a3731fdcf1e5f8ffa34749a86a14303af44c85aa4dca8dfd0.exe	86
PID 3656 wrote to memory of 2340	3656	5110162635663a8a3731fdcf1e5f8ffa34749a86a14303af44c85aa4dca8dfd0.exe	86
PID 3656 wrote to memory of 1456	3656	5110162635663a8a3731fdcf1e5f8ffa34749a86a14303af44c85aa4dca8dfd0.exe	89
PID 3656 wrote to memory of 1456	3656	5110162635663a8a3731fdcf1e5f8ffa34749a86a14303af44c85aa4dca8dfd0.exe	89
PID 3656 wrote to memory of 1456	3656	5110162635663a8a3731fdcf1e5f8ffa34749a86a14303af44c85aa4dca8dfd0.exe	89
PID 1456 wrote to memory of 1640	1456	N.exe	91
PID 1456 wrote to memory of 1640	1456	N.exe	91
PID 1456 wrote to memory of 1640	1456	N.exe	91
PID 2716 wrote to memory of 224	2716	TXPlatfor.exe	92
PID 2716 wrote to memory of 224	2716	TXPlatfor.exe	92
PID 2716 wrote to memory of 224	2716	TXPlatfor.exe	92
PID 1640 wrote to memory of 4252	1640	cmd.exe	95
PID 1640 wrote to memory of 4252	1640	cmd.exe	95
PID 1640 wrote to memory of 4252	1640	cmd.exe	95
PID 5920 wrote to memory of 2900	5920	svchost.exe	101
PID 5920 wrote to memory of 2900	5920	svchost.exe	101
PID 5920 wrote to memory of 2900	5920	svchost.exe	101

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5110162635663a8a3731fdcf1e5f8ffa34749a86a14303af44c85aa4dca8dfd0.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5110162635663a8a3731fdcf1e5f8ffa34749a86a14303af44c85aa4dca8dfd0.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3656
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\R.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:2340
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\N.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:1456
- - 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\N.exe > nul
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1640
  - - 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:4252

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:212

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5920
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240609671.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2900

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2716
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.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:224

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Server Software Component

T1505

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Remote System Discovery

T1018

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat

Filesize
2.4MB

MD5
a4fe7e9781d5538e387f83b8ba29984e

SHA1
b84e0ed4f7acc900ba37ab0acadaf134e422184c

SHA256
5110162635663a8a3731fdcf1e5f8ffa34749a86a14303af44c85aa4dca8dfd0

SHA512
352c075d11329ffa9d9f58c23c6e000d88398a86aa4c26f3d75b219f1e0af88abb94442aeb3242803dfa4e897e89ed167610cc25838a2918fa3500367c13a5de

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe

Filesize
377KB

MD5
4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0

SHA1
f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b

SHA256
3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8

SHA512
5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe

Filesize
941KB

MD5
8dc3adf1c490211971c1e2325f1424d2

SHA1
4eec4a4e7cb97c5efa6c72e0731cd090c0c4adc5

SHA256
bc29f2022ab3b812e50c8681ff196f090c038b5ab51e37daffac4469a8c2eb2c

SHA512
ae92ea20b359849dcdba4808119b154e3af5ef3687ee09de1797610fe8c4d3eb9065b068074d35adddb4b225d17c619baff3944cb137ad196bcef7a6507f920d

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240609671.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
123cec8228466f1ef2c5bb9bc2e00d7c

SHA1
f3d783061443cd1e37d8b238483edc7ee6a160ab

SHA256
00cf7ef6e6f3b9c3fcea688232690036fab42392706e700ba5ccf1edfa3289b2

SHA512
9a9aff4869a342bf1d28324fc5bd87dbee752679fd73ac51bad0ff5115edfb1dd84d4a624aa54d1b34fb81b1904bb9bc53483c0a5dc4f45ba7ae241b3a0308ba

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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memory/224-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/224-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/224-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/224-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/224-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/224-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1456-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1456-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1456-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1456-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2716-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2716-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2716-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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