Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
128s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260130-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
20/04/2026, 04:39
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
7a72ef14037a3c9fea011a7a05debbfa52635a1e4369ad0c172c0cda6346707e.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
General
- Target 7a72ef14037a3c9fea011a7a05debbfa52635a1e4369ad0c172c0cda6346707e.exe
- Size 1.1MB
- Sample260420-e9yt5shs3n
- SHA256 7a72ef14037a3c9fea011a7a05debbfa52635a1e4369ad0c172c0cda6346707e
- MD5 5048e5605914dc234fcecc90a9fb776d
- SHA1 a4d01888c98d3b6ed679deb9ec9b06553dcc659b
- SHA512 50a1843e68bf1718e2b1a58e1b70c40383da6230540eef01c158a88610715e7da29fa734bc9264bed7e17ce96f7db68d052d4059e66daba94bd894255a706c08
- SSDEEP 24576:g89tv9/7JtDElDEExIecl1erdg0MCiVWhR/2wped:g89XJt4HIZ/Gg0P+Whbped
- TLSH T19345C053F98284B2C649543018AE2776EEB64F414F268BC397A4FE5D3D72181B63B13B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
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resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/4388-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral1/memory/4388-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral1/memory/4388-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral1/memory/4812-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral1/memory/4812-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral1/memory/4812-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral1/memory/4812-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral1/memory/4168-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral1/memory/4168-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral1/memory/4168-50-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit - Gh0st RAT payload 10 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/4388-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral1/memory/4388-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral1/memory/4388-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral1/memory/4812-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral1/memory/4812-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral1/memory/4812-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral1/memory/4812-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral1/memory/4168-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral1/memory/4168-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral1/memory/4168-50-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat - Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys TXPlatforn.exe - Sets service image path in registry 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\QAssist\ImagePath = "system32\\DRIVERS\\QAssist.sys" TXPlatforn.exe - Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
pid Process 4388 QQ.exe 4812 TXPlatforn.exe 4168 TXPlatforn.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe QQ.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe QQ.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/4388-4-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/4388-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/4388-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/4388-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/4812-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/4812-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/4812-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/4812-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/4812-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/4168-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/4168-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/4168-50-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp upx - Drops file in Program Files directory 5 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe 7a72ef14037a3c9fea011a7a05debbfa52635a1e4369ad0c172c0cda6346707e.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe 7a72ef14037a3c9fea011a7a05debbfa52635a1e4369ad0c172c0cda6346707e.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe 7a72ef14037a3c9fea011a7a05debbfa52635a1e4369ad0c172c0cda6346707e.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe 7a72ef14037a3c9fea011a7a05debbfa52635a1e4369ad0c172c0cda6346707e.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe 7a72ef14037a3c9fea011a7a05debbfa52635a1e4369ad0c172c0cda6346707e.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 7a72ef14037a3c9fea011a7a05debbfa52635a1e4369ad0c172c0cda6346707e.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language QQ.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language TXPlatforn.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.
pid Process 4320 cmd.exe 3912 PING.EXE - Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 3912 PING.EXE - Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
pid Process 4168 TXPlatforn.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4388 QQ.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 4168 TXPlatforn.exe Token: 33 4168 TXPlatforn.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4168 TXPlatforn.exe Token: 33 4168 TXPlatforn.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4168 TXPlatforn.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 2584 7a72ef14037a3c9fea011a7a05debbfa52635a1e4369ad0c172c0cda6346707e.exe 2584 7a72ef14037a3c9fea011a7a05debbfa52635a1e4369ad0c172c0cda6346707e.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2584 wrote to memory of 4388 2584 7a72ef14037a3c9fea011a7a05debbfa52635a1e4369ad0c172c0cda6346707e.exe 84 PID 4388 wrote to memory of 4320 4388 QQ.exe 86 PID 4812 wrote to memory of 4168 4812 TXPlatforn.exe 87 PID 4320 wrote to memory of 3912 4320 cmd.exe 90
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7a72ef14037a3c9fea011a7a05debbfa52635a1e4369ad0c172c0cda6346707e.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7a72ef14037a3c9fea011a7a05debbfa52635a1e4369ad0c172c0cda6346707e.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2584 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QQ.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\QQ.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4388 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 > nul && del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QQ.exe > nul3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4320 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXEping -n 2 127.0.0.14⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3912
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -auto1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4812 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -acsi2⤵
- Drops file in Drivers directory
- Sets service image path in registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4168
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat
- Size 1.1MB
- SHA256 7a72ef14037a3c9fea011a7a05debbfa52635a1e4369ad0c172c0cda6346707e
- MD5 5048e5605914dc234fcecc90a9fb776d
- SHA1 a4d01888c98d3b6ed679deb9ec9b06553dcc659b
- SHA512 50a1843e68bf1718e2b1a58e1b70c40383da6230540eef01c158a88610715e7da29fa734bc9264bed7e17ce96f7db68d052d4059e66daba94bd894255a706c08
- SSDEEP 24576:g89tv9/7JtDElDEExIecl1erdg0MCiVWhR/2wped:g89XJt4HIZ/Gg0P+Whbped
- TLSH T19345C053F98284B2C649543018AE2776EEB64F414F268BC397A4FE5D3D72181B63B13B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QQ.exe
- Size 377KB
- SHA256 bb43f73ddd5d04adcd723061ccf3a535387fa439aba0039d39a72f5d6ae3062b
- MD5 3d6e7db5800f1dadb016cbf989749e3c
- SHA1 7c09c438a352cbc4de5d7279bf07d36e8f6cbfef
- SHA512 a98392c694a662a243581bc07582bffa9f425c4bd9acf2a68c19fbe95ee64f95ed4ca3100802736f67eea809a95fbf4f5e357800d3fa21f9d57b1f8d07d1462c
- SSDEEP 6144:5UGp2l6zRmeVLNHfkQ2TAygOcqAJwQZgb4YtjH6/MuQafORzEOmFfMzi71o+YoL7:HclcceBKlKwAg0Mja/UafOVwbhR
- TLSH T10A841241FF520127C74AB0B5C9984E7F8E7A43888E550C3A7F795E4E1B603EE6923D19
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH