Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
150s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
01/06/2026, 07:10
General
- Target b0901d4479e9e1c7e260f8006a07d439b473d6bd0d84fde003cd6e4ffd5a3f74.exe
- Size 539KB
- Sample260601-hzcqpsew3x
- SHA256 b0901d4479e9e1c7e260f8006a07d439b473d6bd0d84fde003cd6e4ffd5a3f74
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 6 IoCs
Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.
- Gh0st RAT payload 6 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 2 IoCs
- Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
- UPX packed file 6 IoCs
Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.
- 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.
- 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 WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b0901d4479e9e1c7e260f8006a07d439b473d6bd0d84fde003cd6e4ffd5a3f74.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b0901d4479e9e1c7e260f8006a07d439b473d6bd0d84fde003cd6e4ffd5a3f74.exe"1⤵
- 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\B0901D~1.EXE > nul2⤵
- 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 2 127.0.0.13⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Runs ping.exe
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe -auto1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe -acsi2⤵
- Drops file in Drivers directory
- Sets service image path in registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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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
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
Ghiya.exe
memory/1144-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000547000-memory.dmp
memory/1144-4-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp
memory/1144-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000547000-memory.dmp
memory/3068-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000547000-memory.dmp
memory/3728-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000547000-memory.dmp
memory/3728-14-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001019F000-memory.dmp
memory/3728-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000547000-memory.dmp