Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    31/05/2026, 19:24

General

  • Target
    2026-05-31_7b967990f4cd49a8e097e64c986ab95c_agent-tesla_amadey_elex_emotet_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_wannacry.exe
  • Size 5.0MB
  • Sample260531-x4v56sey21
  • SHA256 0d90ec8cf2384ac269aba2b64d9241c62d567b2faac1ee805bd648aebf11b4fd
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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 7 IoCs

    Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

  • Gh0st RAT payload 8 IoCs
  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 9 IoCs
  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 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 6 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit 1 IoCs
  • AutoIT Executable 1 IoCs

    AutoIT scripts compiled to PE executables.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 9 IoCs

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

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

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 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.

  • NTFS ADS 2 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 24 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-31_7b967990f4cd49a8e097e64c986ab95c_agent-tesla_amadey_elex_emotet_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_wannacry.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-31_7b967990f4cd49a8e097e64c986ab95c_agent-tesla_amadey_elex_emotet_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_wannacry.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:3384
    • 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:2524
    • 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:720
      • 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:1568
        • 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:4152
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2026-05-31_7b967990f4cd49a8e097e64c986ab95c_agent-tesla_amadey_elex_emotet_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_wannacry.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2026-05-31_7b967990f4cd49a8e097e64c986ab95c_agent-tesla_amadey_elex_emotet_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_wannacry.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • NTFS ADS
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1896
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /u /c echo 2
        3⤵
          PID:1180
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\bcdedit /export C:\FRST\Hives\BCD
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4084
          • C:\Windows\system32\bcdedit.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\bcdedit /export C:\FRST\Hives\BCD
            4⤵
            • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:3440
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c reg load hklm\y7Jy9El3Rs7G C:\FRST\z4Nc9Ci2\SOFTWARE
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:240
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            reg load hklm\y7Jy9El3Rs7G C:\FRST\z4Nc9Ci2\SOFTWARE
            4⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4464
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c reg load hklm\y7Jy9El3Rs7G C:\FRST\z4Nc9Ci2\SYSTEM
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2288
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            reg load hklm\y7Jy9El3Rs7G C:\FRST\z4Nc9Ci2\SYSTEM
            4⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:3372
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c reg load hklm\y7Jy9El3Rs7G C:\FRST\z4Nc9Ci2\SAM
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4596
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            reg load hklm\y7Jy9El3Rs7G C:\FRST\z4Nc9Ci2\SAM
            4⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1228
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c reg load hklm\y7Jy9El3Rs7G C:\FRST\z4Nc9Ci2\DEFAULT
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4976
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            reg load hklm\y7Jy9El3Rs7G C:\FRST\z4Nc9Ci2\DEFAULT
            4⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:3068
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c reg load hklm\y7Jy9El3Rs7G C:\FRST\z4Nc9Ci2\SECURITY
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2520
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            reg load hklm\y7Jy9El3Rs7G C:\FRST\z4Nc9Ci2\SECURITY
            4⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:3980
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c reg load hklm\y7Jy9El3Rs7G C:\FRST\z4Nc9Ci2\COMPONENTS
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4148
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            reg load hklm\y7Jy9El3Rs7G C:\FRST\z4Nc9Ci2\COMPONENTS
            4⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:3316
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c reg load hklm\y7Jy9El3Rs7G C:\FRST\z4Nc9Ci2\NTUSER.DAT
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1156
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            reg load hklm\y7Jy9El3Rs7G C:\FRST\z4Nc9Ci2\NTUSER.DAT
            4⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:3164
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c reg load hklm\y7Jy9El3Rs7G C:\FRST\z4Nc9Ci2\UsrClass.dat
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1976
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            reg load hklm\y7Jy9El3Rs7G C:\FRST\z4Nc9Ci2\UsrClass.dat
            4⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4264
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c reg load hklm\y7Jy9El3Rs7G C:\FRST\z4Nc9Ci2\DRIVERS
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3064
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            reg load hklm\y7Jy9El3Rs7G C:\FRST\z4Nc9Ci2\DRIVERS
            4⤵
              PID:2244
          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c reg load hklm\y7Jy9El3Rs7G C:\FRST\z4Nc9Ci2\SCHEMA.DAT
            3⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:540
            • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
              reg load hklm\y7Jy9El3Rs7G C:\FRST\z4Nc9Ci2\SCHEMA.DAT
              4⤵
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:3840
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
        1⤵
          PID:1044
        • 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:704
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
            "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240643812.txt",MainThread
            2⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Loads dropped DLL
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:3900
        • 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:3220
          • 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:1972
        • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
          C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
          1⤵
            PID:4992
          • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
            1⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:2060

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                Downloads

                NTUSER.DAT

                • Path C:\FRST\z4Nc9Ci2\NTUSER.DAT
                • Size 2.2MB
                • SHA256 905ac2927304bf2996aaa5ed363297849ef88005a98fd87e0b7dc9bb633ef9fb
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                UsrClass.dat

                • Path C:\FRST\z4Nc9Ci2\UsrClass.dat
                • Size 3.8MB
                • SHA256 7c4054d4ab4b58220688a1a5893dbd55ed784125e8e7b97cbad7f81e091da087
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                HD_2026-05-31_7b967990f4cd49a8e097e64c986ab95c_agent-tesla_amadey_elex_emotet_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_wannacry.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2026-05-31_7b967990f4cd49a8e097e64c986ab95c_agent-tesla_amadey_elex_emotet_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_wannacry.exe
                • Size 2.3MB
                • SHA256 d863cb8bf24bf1623a37b66ecd7b8c9ebfd92df816b575ff27e38ff31e46df8e
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                HD_X.dat

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat
                • Size 2.7MB
                • SHA256 021ad808e5b404c7af665103fdbcf18340f1d0a423a4a581e2577cdec0980abe
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                N.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
                • Size 377KB
                • SHA256 3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                R.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
                • Size 941KB
                • SHA256 bc29f2022ab3b812e50c8681ff196f090c038b5ab51e37daffac4469a8c2eb2c
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                240643812.txt

                • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240643812.txt
                • Size 899KB
                • SHA256 293489826631af92e26c599a9347e4bc5c5140540cda85e52acd85533f9dd0a5
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                Remote Data.exe

                • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
                • Size 40KB
                • SHA256 8dcaeeebef9b9f3d41d295db145ffb3850f309d089c08125c7fa7034db5fd80e
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                memory/720-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

                memory/720-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

                memory/720-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

                memory/1972-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

                memory/1972-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

                memory/1972-50-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

                memory/3220-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

                memory/3220-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

                memory/3220-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp