Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
134s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260130-en - resource tags
- submitted
26/04/2026, 05:10
General
- Target 245044e54f1c5b7ba9016f68fae7fe24e52fd3a8036b18bacba0f740f1b2fe79.exe
- Size 1.2MB
- Sample260426-ftvm8agx2r
- SHA256 245044e54f1c5b7ba9016f68fae7fe24e52fd3a8036b18bacba0f740f1b2fe79
Malware Config
Signatures
- Family: Gh0strat
Gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) with its source code public and it has been used by multiple Chinese groups.
- Family: PurpleFox
PurpleFox is an exploit kit used to distribute other malware families and first seen in 2018.
- Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 12 IoCs
Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.
- Gh0st RAT payload 13 IoCs
- Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
- 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.
- Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
- Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
- Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs
- UPX packed file 15 IoCs
Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.
- Drops file in Program Files directory 5 IoCs
- 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 6 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 2 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
- Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\245044e54f1c5b7ba9016f68fae7fe24e52fd3a8036b18bacba0f740f1b2fe79.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\245044e54f1c5b7ba9016f68fae7fe24e52fd3a8036b18bacba0f740f1b2fe79.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\svchost.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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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\svchost.exe > nul3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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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
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchos.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\svchos.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1444 -s 4723⤵
- Program crash
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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
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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
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 436 -p 1444 -ip 14441⤵
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
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
HD_X.dat
svchos.exe
svchost.exe
240664796.txt
memory/1444-40-0x0000000000880000-0x000000000091C000-memory.dmp
memory/3624-4-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/3624-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/3624-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/3624-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/3624-17-0x0000000000CE0000-0x0000000000D7C000-memory.dmp
memory/3844-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/3844-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/3844-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/3844-32-0x0000000000900000-0x000000000099C000-memory.dmp
memory/3844-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/3844-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/4532-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/4532-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/4532-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/4532-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/4532-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/4532-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/4532-83-0x0000000000700000-0x0000000000707000-memory.dmp
memory/4532-82-0x0000000002180000-0x000000000221C000-memory.dmp
memory/4884-81-0x0000000000AD0000-0x0000000000B6C000-memory.dmp