Analysis

  • max time kernel
    12s
  • max time network
    16s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    03/08/2026, 07:50

Errors

Reason
Machine shutdown

General

  • Target
    Tide.NELauncher.2.5.231110/Tide.NELauncher.2.4.231110.exe
  • Size 16.4MB
  • Sample260803-jprbsaeb88
  • SHA256 a07b0f10c650388eca2dc8eae28e981dd1f893979b2090fab48968f9e2540d60
  • 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
  • Disables RegEdit via registry modification 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Event Triggered Execution: Image File Execution Options Injection 1 TTPs 3 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.

  • ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software 1 IoCs

    Detects file using ACProtect software.

  • Executes dropped EXE 7 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs
  • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

  • Creates a new local user account 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Uses net.exe to create a new local user account, often for persistence or a backdoor account.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 12 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).

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 14 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.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 15 IoCs
  • Runs net.exe
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tide.NELauncher.2.5.231110\Tide.NELauncher.2.4.231110.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tide.NELauncher.2.5.231110\Tide.NELauncher.2.4.231110.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:4528
    • 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:1668
    • 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:5096
      • 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⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1192
        • 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:4592
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tide.NELauncher.2.5.231110\HD_Tide.NELauncher.2.4.231110.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tide.NELauncher.2.5.231110\HD_Tide.NELauncher.2.4.231110.exe
      2⤵
      • Event Triggered Execution: Image File Execution Options Injection
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2388
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regini.exe
        regini www.ini
        3⤵
        • Event Triggered Execution: Image File Execution Options Injection
        PID:1728
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
        reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
        3⤵
        • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:892
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net user Admin soulmengye999
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3896
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 user Admin soulmengye999
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4792
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net user ÒªÃÜÂë¼ÓQ3598411379 soulmengye999 /add
        3⤵
        • Creates a new local user account
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4012
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 user ÒªÃÜÂë¼ÓQ3598411379 soulmengye999 /add
          4⤵
          • Creates a new local user account
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3012
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
    1⤵
      PID:980
    • 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:4396
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240652281.txt",MainThread
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:704
    • 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:5008
      • 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:4744
    • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
      1⤵
        PID:888
      • C:\Windows\system32\LogonUI.exe
        "LogonUI.exe" /flags:0x4 /state0:0xa39b7855 /state1:0x41c64e6d
        1⤵
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:1964
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -auto
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:2572

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            HD_X.dat

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat
            • Size 3.9MB
            • SHA256 1be409a1b86a98005f5581f1d5fe0580871a6107e9841df085827705135bce98
            • 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

            ExtraDll.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tide.NELauncher.2.5.231110\ExtraDll.dll
            • Size 97KB
            • SHA256 48773d597155dc39dd172c26867972da89dd61fcee0d138433eda26a2d8633b7
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            HD_Tide.NELauncher.2.4.231110.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tide.NELauncher.2.5.231110\HD_Tide.NELauncher.2.4.231110.exe
            • Size 12.5MB
            • SHA256 e34c6c232b244fce103badf24a3452dd34ed2c43c492c836924f647ce914e91d
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            www.ini

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tide.NELauncher.2.5.231110\www.ini
            • Size 101B
            • SHA256 ce80722c95f952938a53b800a0633bf85625c06ad7d6cc9c9c3a8d5ee1f4d979
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            240652281.txt

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240652281.txt
            • Size 899KB
            • SHA256 935ac554ffffc0890cd6984fa05e6411695169ce73bdf7d38ec564fc67ec8acf
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            Remote Data.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
            • Size 60KB
            • SHA256 6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            memory/2388-79-0x0000000073820000-0x000000007385C000-memory.dmp

            memory/2388-69-0x0000000075C80000-0x0000000075E95000-memory.dmp

            memory/2388-50-0x0000000073820000-0x000000007385C000-memory.dmp

            memory/4744-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

            memory/4744-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

            memory/4744-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

            memory/5008-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

            memory/5008-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

            memory/5008-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

            memory/5096-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

            memory/5096-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

            memory/5096-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp