Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    147s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250314-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250314-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    02/04/2025, 03:35

General

  • Target

    337e463513f3916ef99691565f94d48271805fb11fa55bdababb55df11ebd409.exe

  • Size

    1.2MB

  • MD5

    f70428596124c8906cd08b43f8c6c57e

  • SHA1

    3a2b39402494d0803aea1f56a8d6edca7d0f8b67

  • SHA256

    337e463513f3916ef99691565f94d48271805fb11fa55bdababb55df11ebd409

  • SHA512

    c769a4028e320cb6a683629ba2fe6e538dadf031d1bc9861bb4d4269c849a6b112585a2c05d00ef2cebf935e52ef755989fbd4928f621c388d5d532ea63f7677

  • SSDEEP

    24576:HovxCwgMBqHO5ZdYXOp0nQrXctTfK+d+MrTXowFlw57XYBwJtiZ:WIwgMEuy+inDfp3/XoCw57XYBwKZ

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 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 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).

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • 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 14 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\337e463513f3916ef99691565f94d48271805fb11fa55bdababb55df11ebd409.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\337e463513f3916ef99691565f94d48271805fb11fa55bdababb55df11ebd409.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:1064
    • 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:3672
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\AK47.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4104
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4104 -s 432
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:4208
    • 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:2880
      • 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:3456
        • 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:2224
    • 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:3788
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"
    1⤵
      PID:4920
    • 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:2072
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\240624562.txt",MainThread
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4588
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 4104 -ip 4104
      1⤵
        PID:4588
      • 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:1812
        • 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:2000
      • 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:4884
        • 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:4760
          • 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:4672
          • 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:4756
          • 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:1032
            • 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:4236
              • 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:4256
      • 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:4476
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe -acsi
          2⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          PID:5004

      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

        c971e26750b407dc9f6b35e2d68f3866

        SHA1

        eebc6ac4393d1924ba75e9f04222a7996804795d

        SHA256

        acfc20d757d9b4f951d5f2fcac7b5b8da9d772c255ee7902750bd24a71895eb9

        SHA512

        c3c7568d8096f803aea717e2fb18bde0df627426c80a99b15957698dfced7a31c83ea64384573a937e5085166c932e3ceacd0af58b3adeb3188dcbf5aa4d3aba

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

        Filesize

        1.2MB

        MD5

        ad71eb032d0f335f2c69c71cea525db5

        SHA1

        e717271a5ef5ecb44ad76d98ce38ac23567ff6d0

        SHA256

        5d9d9e3648a02d82fd99ef27cdc2adcea19ab51ff789720f7b0d0bc38e9d6f19

        SHA512

        b42744188df2a1a84816a10d6541d39ae5d6fe73d8970f4c5908f50f00ca7432e7c01fd091f8911161389bf091287a5c7829c6a3899164bdd61f425b29ac608c

      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240624546.txt

        Filesize

        49KB

        MD5

        6682d264ff37f68f06a0c6c448b7b6f3

        SHA1

        1363a698637db3edd5bfe8a9193c6eb18f006954

        SHA256

        626f0c94fd5a0c58d0359bf3a6ecdfb94a8962bcbedf7ab4705f78645b3d8e32

        SHA512

        b425d6bb125ec01fa9bd54ad196e4b131a4d8130f3c3b835f86c78eb95e6bbbc34980cc2935dcf2ea336349d7573a7d97fc493fe0850af9ea76f6570a282d7c0

      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini

        Filesize

        45B

        MD5

        1bb22efd630760e04d268b1d3501833a

        SHA1

        b2edf7491933b7dcecc441007685442077092601

        SHA256

        bc84f3369e6a4997bc70e7160ae0daa1e6627c3dafa5838aa76777d8b901e580

        SHA512

        d38a3e9ebd860633b5fa3b2e95f2f7d67641929f65703153d467b72d7c4385fe7b0150c13c26d75011f4f961a4ded297a0444c1ed11f861a8ce7514e0a2adc54

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

        Filesize

        60KB

        MD5

        889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

        SHA1

        8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

        SHA256

        6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

        SHA512

        08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

      • memory/1064-134-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        3.4MB

      • memory/1064-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        3.4MB

      • memory/1064-125-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        3.4MB

      • memory/1064-128-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        3.4MB

      • memory/1064-131-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        3.4MB

      • memory/1064-118-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        3.4MB

      • memory/1064-121-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        3.4MB

      • memory/1064-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        3.4MB

      • memory/1064-115-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        3.4MB

      • memory/1812-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.7MB

      • memory/1812-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.7MB

      • memory/1812-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.7MB

      • memory/2000-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.7MB

      • memory/2000-58-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.7MB

      • memory/2000-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.7MB

      • memory/2880-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.7MB

      • memory/2880-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.7MB

      • memory/2880-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.7MB

      • memory/4760-109-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        3.4MB