Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    129s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    29/06/2026, 19:08

General

  • Target
    2026-06-25_eb05b22572c75dfbf7946c6a47b396bd_elex_emotet_icedid_nymaim_remcos.exe
  • Size 6.0MB
  • Sample260629-xtmfaads6v
  • SHA256 9e01eec8fe85e2dce5c4d39f51d16df326b9fbdbcbbca8b87989ffde3245c8eb
  • 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 7 IoCs
  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 12 IoCs
  • Drops file in Drivers directory 2 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 7 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

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

  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 9 IoCs

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

  • 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 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.

  • 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 10 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-25_eb05b22572c75dfbf7946c6a47b396bd_elex_emotet_icedid_nymaim_remcos.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-25_eb05b22572c75dfbf7946c6a47b396bd_elex_emotet_icedid_nymaim_remcos.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:5692
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RVN.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\RVN.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:1524
      • 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\RVN.exe > nul
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2928
        • 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:5960
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2026-06-25_eb05b22572c75dfbf7946c6a47b396bd_elex_emotet_icedid_nymaim_remcos.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2026-06-25_eb05b22572c75dfbf7946c6a47b396bd_elex_emotet_icedid_nymaim_remcos.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:5556
      • 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:4080
      • 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:1816
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
          regsvr32.exe /s /u "C:\Program Files\PowerISO\PWRISOSH.DLL"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2752
        • C:\Program Files\PowerISO\devcon.exe
          "C:\Program Files\PowerISO\devcon.exe" remove *scdbusDevice
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
          PID:5068
        • C:\Program Files\PowerISO\setup64.exe
          "C:\Program Files\PowerISO\setup64.exe" cp C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsq49D.tmp "C:\Windows\system32\Drivers\scdemu.sys"
          4⤵
          • Drops file in Drivers directory
          • Executes dropped EXE
          PID:7044
  • 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:5788
    • 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:4412

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        PowerISO.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\PowerISO\PowerISO.exe
        • Size 7.8MB
        • SHA256 259f6fd627d044bb826c6f10707c3753fa7fec17650057e4eac85b7dd0f7dec5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        PowerISO.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\PowerISO\PowerISO.exe
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 346e5a7fee4a8bbba676076c6beceef571279acc7c5c1d7828617d703b1e51df
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        devcon.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\PowerISO\devcon.exe
        • Size 69KB
        • SHA256 8dc2490d1d650e3ffbf70922b81ae9800ddd29a644e4d7d29e9616e22a7d0f42
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        setup64.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\PowerISO\setup64.exe
        • Size 17KB
        • SHA256 052cf5ab33006812e351b7ecf19a04d94ec35a17c11c7d4650615dd554fbaa5f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        6906.tmp.ico

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$PowerISO$\6906.tmp.ico
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 b4d6704aabfcc8b7cb8f4ee58b162dd124e2d0e4dce20ecf13eebd262dd1e76e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        HD_2026-06-25_eb05b22572c75dfbf7946c6a47b396bd_elex_emotet_icedid_nymaim_remcos.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2026-06-25_eb05b22572c75dfbf7946c6a47b396bd_elex_emotet_icedid_nymaim_remcos.exe
        • Size 4.7MB
        • SHA256 af16ceb92f1bfbbfbd24488cc2d0e40bf2842ff8035a9e73f39556f5ea3d6568
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        HD_X.dat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 1edec0cf25c02e8d1b264070a8a061715be38a1cd3fa02a1d18c78ba8a5c3a23
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        RVN.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RVN.exe
        • Size 377KB
        • SHA256 57a920389c044e3f5cf93dabff67070b4511e79779b6f874e08f92d8b0d7afbd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        InstOpt.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsgD2CE.tmp\InstOpt.dll
        • Size 26KB
        • SHA256 cc4ba9492ae9685cbd11745899303f692024bdc34ab28537f2e2dcb17dfecb98
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        System.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsgD2CE.tmp\System.dll
        • Size 12KB
        • SHA256 6950991102462d84fdc0e3b0ae30c95af8c192f77ce3d78e8d54e6b22f7c09ba
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        nsq49D.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsq49D.tmp
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 d01a58e0a222e4d301b75ae80150d8cbc17f56b3f6458352d2c7c449be302eee
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        PowerISO9-x64.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PowerISO\Upgrade\PowerISO9-x64.exe
        • Size 5.5MB
        • SHA256 e86986b849aa32270ede79012357161544c0647329d5e8d1d68ae505ac765c91
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        version.ini

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PowerISO\Upgrade\version.ini
        • Size 321B
        • SHA256 7f3fc552991fe4e96030706365b038244cb46bb4a25208af1968a2dccd142d02
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        PowerISO.lnk

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Desktop\PowerISO.lnk
        • Size 860B
        • SHA256 d1b8ff2db288124774cd987855a43bbe92ff9b7ae04a3433d9e686196e8bdb0a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/1524-9-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1524-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1524-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000460000-memory.dmp

        memory/1524-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

        memory/4412-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000460000-memory.dmp

        memory/4412-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

        memory/4412-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

        memory/4412-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

        memory/5692-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000569000-memory.dmp

        memory/5692-1-0x0000000000480000-0x0000000000481000-memory.dmp

        memory/5692-208-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000569000-memory.dmp

        memory/5788-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

        memory/5788-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000460000-memory.dmp

        memory/5788-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

        memory/5788-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp