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69eb7ef0a7...d0.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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69eb7ef0a7...d0.exe

windows11-21h2-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    08/05/2026, 08:23

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General

  • Target
    69eb7ef0a76abb5cd31501770be04407bf68e016da8b566486b541601bc961d0.exe
  • Size 6.0MB
  • Sample260508-j9752aex4x
  • SHA256 69eb7ef0a76abb5cd31501770be04407bf68e016da8b566486b541601bc961d0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10
discoverygh0stratpurplefoxpersistenceratrootkittrojanupx

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.

    ratgh0strat
  • Family: PurpleFox

    PurpleFox is an exploit kit used to distribute other malware families and first seen in 2018.

    rootkittrojanpurplefox
  • Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 12 IoCs

    Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

    rootkit
  • Gh0st RAT payload 13 IoCs
  • Drops file in Drivers directory 3 IoCs
  • Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
    persistence
  • 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.

    persistence
  • Executes dropped EXE 9 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 5 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

    discovery
  • Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 15 IoCs

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

    upx
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 12 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

    discovery
  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

    discovery
  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 6 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies registry class 51 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69eb7ef0a76abb5cd31501770be04407bf68e016da8b566486b541601bc961d0.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69eb7ef0a76abb5cd31501770be04407bf68e016da8b566486b541601bc961d0.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:3288
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\svchost.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:2800
      • 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\svchost.exe > nul
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4848
        • 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:2672
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchos.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\svchos.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:2176
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_69eb7ef0a76abb5cd31501770be04407bf68e016da8b566486b541601bc961d0.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_69eb7ef0a76abb5cd31501770be04407bf68e016da8b566486b541601bc961d0.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:644
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe" /s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PWRISOSH.DLL"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2172
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PowerISO\Upgrade\PowerISO9-x64.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PowerISO\Upgrade\PowerISO9-x64.exe" /sleep=3000
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4132
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
          regsvr32.exe /s /u "C:\Program Files\PowerISO\PWRISOSH.DLL"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3168
        • C:\Program Files\PowerISO\devcon.exe
          "C:\Program Files\PowerISO\devcon.exe" remove *scdbusDevice
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
          PID:2248
        • C:\Program Files\PowerISO\setup64.exe
          "C:\Program Files\PowerISO\setup64.exe" cp C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsi7E37.tmp "C:\Windows\system32\Drivers\scdemu.sys"
          4⤵
          • Drops file in Drivers directory
          • Executes dropped EXE
          PID:3976
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -auto
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3392
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.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:1160
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"
    1⤵
      PID:1200
    • 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:3804
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\240638765.txt",MainThread
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3140
    • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k "╓≈╢»╖└╙∙╖■╬±─ú┐Θ"
      1⤵
        PID:4572

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

            Reconnaissance

            Resource Development

            Initial Access

            Execution

            Persistence

            Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

            1
            T1547

            Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

            1
            T1547.001

            Create or Modify System Process

            1
            T1543

            Windows Service

            1
            T1543.003

            Server Software Component

            1
            T1505

            Terminal Services DLL

            1
            T1505.005

            Privilege Escalation

            Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

            1
            T1547

            Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

            1
            T1547.001

            Create or Modify System Process

            1
            T1543

            Windows Service

            1
            T1543.003

            Defense Evasion

            Modify Registry

            1
            T1112

            Credential Access

            Discovery

            Peripheral Device Discovery

            1
            T1120

            Query Registry

            2
            T1012

            Remote System Discovery

            1
            T1018

            System Information Discovery

            2
            T1082

            System Location Discovery

            1
            T1614

            System Language Discovery

            1
            T1614.001

            System Network Configuration Discovery

            1
            T1016

            Internet Connection Discovery

            1
            T1016.001

            Lateral Movement

            Collection

            Command and Control

            Exfiltration

            Impact

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            Downloads

            PowerISO.exe
            • Path C:\Program Files\PowerISO\PowerISO.exe
            • Size 7.8MB
            • SHA256 93754a064c4ff5faf023579eeab20fdc4e0600614318ecf64204e50c74f5edb5
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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            PowerISO.exe
            • Path C:\Program Files\PowerISO\PowerISO.exe
            • Size 9.1MB
            • SHA256 473185438f1e39b9de4c4792cabfe67d014b3671c5fcd88f32bba7faa0d525b7
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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            devcon.exe
            • Path C:\Program Files\PowerISO\devcon.exe
            • Size 69KB
            • SHA256 8dc2490d1d650e3ffbf70922b81ae9800ddd29a644e4d7d29e9616e22a7d0f42
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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            setup64.exe
            • Path C:\Program Files\PowerISO\setup64.exe
            • Size 11KB
            • SHA256 1f56046a9fa1417f6a0592bcba0e2a9699878461305caba93f04f14c9db8af60
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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            E00F.tmp.ico
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$PowerISO$\E00F.tmp.ico
            • Size 2KB
            • SHA256 b4d6704aabfcc8b7cb8f4ee58b162dd124e2d0e4dce20ecf13eebd262dd1e76e
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            HD_69eb7ef0a76abb5cd31501770be04407bf68e016da8b566486b541601bc961d0.exe
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_69eb7ef0a76abb5cd31501770be04407bf68e016da8b566486b541601bc961d0.exe
            • Size 4.7MB
            • SHA256 af16ceb92f1bfbbfbd24488cc2d0e40bf2842ff8035a9e73f39556f5ea3d6568
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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            HD_X.dat
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat
            • Size 1.3MB
            • SHA256 c0d2dfc97fe51b93194729677a8be2eca9682b41e18bac7ec3c100536642827b
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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            InstOpt.dll
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsd4C87.tmp\InstOpt.dll
            • Size 26KB
            • SHA256 cc4ba9492ae9685cbd11745899303f692024bdc34ab28537f2e2dcb17dfecb98
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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            System.dll
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsd4C87.tmp\System.dll
            • Size 12KB
            • SHA256 6950991102462d84fdc0e3b0ae30c95af8c192f77ce3d78e8d54e6b22f7c09ba
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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            nsi7E37.tmp
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsi7E37.tmp
            • Size 135KB
            • SHA256 d01a58e0a222e4d301b75ae80150d8cbc17f56b3f6458352d2c7c449be302eee
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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            svchos.exe
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchos.exe
            • Size 93KB
            • SHA256 62954fdf65e629b39a29f539619d20691332184c6b6be5a826128a8e759bfa84
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            svchost.exe
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe
            • Size 377KB
            • SHA256 6156d003d54dcf2ee92f21bd6e7a6a7f91730bd2804381260bcabe465abe6ddd
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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            PowerISO9-x64.exe
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PowerISO\Upgrade\PowerISO9-x64.exe
            • Size 5.5MB
            • SHA256 104fd55a9c9afe36eaa2f6dbbcd2de37b14c807d3d94abd53a0460a1ad31fe38
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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            version.ini
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PowerISO\Upgrade\version.ini
            • Size 323B
            • SHA256 7a55cd00ceec1f6e1bd70fbdd35c556ade7c4a8b0606617e515acc241da3154a
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
            Submit Download

            PowerISO.lnk
            • Path C:\Users\Public\Desktop\PowerISO.lnk
            • Size 860B
            • SHA256 8903ec711d7daaa8fef48c047ba4d2497720a1663694287a707635656ed417dc
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
            Submit Download

            240638765.txt
            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240638765.txt
            • Size 50KB
            • SHA256 931182768f2a2581d1f918edcbc2bb90c71ac08a37a6273ebf1ad5a894d1dac6
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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            Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
            • Size 40KB
            • SHA256 8dcaeeebef9b9f3d41d295db145ffb3850f309d089c08125c7fa7034db5fd80e
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            memory/644-144-0x0000000000ED0000-0x000000000101D000-memory.dmp
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            memory/644-109-0x0000000000ED0000-0x000000000101D000-memory.dmp
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            memory/1160-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
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            memory/1160-107-0x0000000000690000-0x0000000000696000-memory.dmp
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            memory/1160-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
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            memory/1160-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
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            memory/1160-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
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            memory/1160-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
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            memory/1160-106-0x00000000020D0000-0x000000000221D000-memory.dmp
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            memory/1160-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
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            memory/2172-94-0x0000000000D40000-0x0000000000E8D000-memory.dmp
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            memory/2176-46-0x0000000000950000-0x0000000000A9D000-memory.dmp
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            memory/2800-4-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
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            memory/2800-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
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            memory/2800-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
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            memory/2800-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
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            memory/2800-18-0x00000000026A0000-0x00000000027ED000-memory.dmp
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            memory/2800-20-0x0000000000BE0000-0x0000000000BE6000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3140-117-0x0000000000E70000-0x0000000000FBD000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3168-170-0x0000000000B70000-0x0000000000CBD000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3288-105-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000000D6D000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3392-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3392-29-0x0000000000DD0000-0x0000000000F1D000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3392-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3392-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3392-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3392-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3392-30-0x0000000000690000-0x0000000000696000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3804-108-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000DED000-memory.dmp
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            memory/4132-157-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000009DD000-memory.dmp
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