gh0strat | 5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
151s
platform
windows11-21h2_x64
resource
win11-20250411-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20250411-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
submitted
19/04/2025, 08:36

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General

Target

5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867.exe
Size

3.2MB
MD5

b1a06f3a1470fbc4766e1451fe761699
SHA1

0a5a9e5106dacd4b272be9496b6508b112674323
SHA256

5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867
SHA512

66e12141ed188a9a3b50b884591e69fa2a52077597055f1a58a0b0be4d3b3a49a6071e3bc090a652907a9b6842f53946ae812b7a64bc31fd60b4ac1870675fb3
SSDEEP

49152:BCwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+WhPbv3HM8lWI7eP:sws2ANnKXOaeOgmhjPJlWI7eP

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 7 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2716-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4768-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4768-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4768-46-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4932-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4932-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2716-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 8 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x001a00000002b0ad-5.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2716-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4768-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4768-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4768-46-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4932-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4932-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2716-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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\\240616656.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 6 IoCs

pid	Process
3136	R.exe
2716	N.exe
4932	TXPlatfor.exe
4768	TXPlatfor.exe
5104	HD_5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867.exe
2036	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3136	R.exe
5760	svchost.exe
2036	Remote Data.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
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
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240616656.txt	R.exe

UPX packed file 9 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2716-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2716-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4768-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4768-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4768-46-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4932-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4932-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4932-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2716-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867.exe

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 10 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	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	N.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	R.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TXPlatfor.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	HD_5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Remote Data.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
4384	PING.EXE
4756	cmd.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
4384	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2056	5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867.exe
2056	5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4768	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2716	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4768	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	4768	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4768	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	4768	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4768	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2056	5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867.exe
2056	5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867.exe
5104	HD_5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867.exe
5104	HD_5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 3136	2056	5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867.exe	78
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 3136	2056	5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867.exe	78
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 3136	2056	5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867.exe	78
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 2716	2056	5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867.exe	81
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 2716	2056	5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867.exe	81
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 2716	2056	5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867.exe	81
PID 2716 wrote to memory of 4756	2716	N.exe	83
PID 2716 wrote to memory of 4756	2716	N.exe	83
PID 2716 wrote to memory of 4756	2716	N.exe	83
PID 4932 wrote to memory of 4768	4932	TXPlatfor.exe	84
PID 4932 wrote to memory of 4768	4932	TXPlatfor.exe	84
PID 4932 wrote to memory of 4768	4932	TXPlatfor.exe	84
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 5104	2056	5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867.exe	85
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 5104	2056	5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867.exe	85
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 5104	2056	5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867.exe	85
PID 4756 wrote to memory of 4384	4756	cmd.exe	87
PID 4756 wrote to memory of 4384	4756	cmd.exe	87
PID 4756 wrote to memory of 4384	4756	cmd.exe	87
PID 5104 wrote to memory of 5512	5104	HD_5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867.exe	88
PID 5104 wrote to memory of 5512	5104	HD_5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867.exe	88
PID 5104 wrote to memory of 5512	5104	HD_5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867.exe	88
PID 5760 wrote to memory of 2036	5760	svchost.exe	90
PID 5760 wrote to memory of 2036	5760	svchost.exe	90
PID 5760 wrote to memory of 2036	5760	svchost.exe	90

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2056
- 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:3136
- 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:2716
- - 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:4756
  - - 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:4384
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:5104
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Æô¶¯.bat" "
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5512

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:3888

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:5760
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240616656.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2036

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:4932
- 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:4768

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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 Information Discovery

T1082

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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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_5e3f72c31c75823ef933b8b634b8e0a05d859ae7307696f5574074b064a4a867.exe

Filesize
820KB

MD5
ac4fe2b3c3a03a724b180c378440f7a0

SHA1
791ad6d1782f257edf8433fff35d3d7aad5f19e8

SHA256
e5cfba6fb9eef2d15ba92a96c0af8f5e07c92fb2d23cb4e78351f9a3b8e29cc3

SHA512
7f8345aac67acf4d2b42a689619cd7aefb3937314b892c84cd349311650489e7f01450639b27ec7d0263dcdbcdf74b4059b7d4e981086654bf588980b21da258

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

Filesize
2.4MB

MD5
cdd91e3d1807768dc01b7a78a11d2c5c

SHA1
2e9dccf622efcf85648951b57d140b4bfc56554c

SHA256
639777d51312abbe56d758cb19e63081b1abe74f9ac7fdd61dc39125d3beec43

SHA512
5e7ca002456db446c08aee7141614355de37fcbd3b900e4db0a839421205ecd830bb8052b7262f785963268187a8084c2e4251b40cfff545fd0d3275188b6604

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

Filesize
377KB

MD5
4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0

SHA1
f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b

SHA256
3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8

SHA512
5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0

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

Filesize
941KB

MD5
8dc3adf1c490211971c1e2325f1424d2

SHA1
4eec4a4e7cb97c5efa6c72e0731cd090c0c4adc5

SHA256
bc29f2022ab3b812e50c8681ff196f090c038b5ab51e37daffac4469a8c2eb2c

SHA512
ae92ea20b359849dcdba4808119b154e3af5ef3687ee09de1797610fe8c4d3eb9065b068074d35adddb4b225d17c619baff3944cb137ad196bcef7a6507f920d

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Æô¶¯.bat

Filesize
101B

MD5
500e663478837e7aa46c32eb4d0bfcfc

SHA1
f6075917ede029a51d3c5af9a7fa6eecfb49904f

SHA256
d486ee5f98388fa71c77616e53424ee0c1b1c86b90644ac2270bf6a4a161fa5a

SHA512
0531cb9c6624f2ce5fdbb036c4aa596955c51f996f22fe1314da8e989af2f366744005362c80a5cc7cc8c8f933b6b3f4752bc57dee64ae68a24d3f8746fded4f

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240616656.txt

Filesize
899KB

MD5
91896d678ad7bf007955fad4f10e2ae2

SHA1
dfa527fb7ea1c105a06acbe97ef53183ad33a45f

SHA256
3b32de5a0fdd6773080247215bc0ca668ad8e0ec31a1f90e9a001e9d74a25c23

SHA512
7482bae254d9dce4a6ac69e6482039944f67e642aaea6987ebf56a84cc0d18105ad86c2ddb82de73e90af835d0d841efa24c6e91b4c99fc3ad6dd1bedd3f7697

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

Filesize
40KB

MD5
22bb5bd901d8b25ac5b41edbb7d5053e

SHA1
8a935dd8d7e104fc553ff7e8b54a404f7b079334

SHA256
8dcaeeebef9b9f3d41d295db145ffb3850f309d089c08125c7fa7034db5fd80e

SHA512
cc3fb68fd6791a08e4a7d1a8db8d07cfcc8c9b9dceec10b53f0cb7ee86473303a19be4f23e379f84c59e02d0568e7c066e21cd1300f6032dac4ba52f609f62e7

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memory/2716-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2716-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2716-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4768-46-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4768-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4768-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4932-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4932-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4932-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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