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Database Entry



PurpleFox


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ffaec0efa996ed3b95ab80643540b9c54ae15e489b5f8ec0df86458fc9580533
SHA3-384 hash: 139ad17ce6befde5e270b96f8d755749c81d8ad29487fa529cbc2d6a5cacf14f1587e185a0c374338378acb2619b7839
SHA1 hash: d3b405e5a865c7127a4af90c01dc8a16d2aee922
MD5 hash: 581a7b064f38ef7b2e3c58ec7cd10a54
humanhash: nebraska-stairway-earth-don
File name:cflHwJJ.msi
Download: download sample
Signature PurpleFox
File size:3'272'704 bytes
First seen:2025-06-03 06:11:54 UTC
Last seen:2025-06-04 01:39:17 UTC
File type:Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi
MIME type:application/x-msi
ssdeep 98304:pUQYHrZvcLBJGUk3OpvcWGd6dpHwlKxZ:pWHeOUUav546dRcKx
TLSH T186E533527E231329C152A337582A0BBBD3047C9AB769B1A07DCC756F4F3276961B9EC0
TrID 88.4% (.MST) Windows SDK Setup Transform script (61000/1/5)
11.5% (.) Generic OLE2 / Multistream Compound (8000/1)
Magika msi
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:msi PurpleFox

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
63
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
81.4%
Tags:
philis trojan hello
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm cmd evasive fingerprint installer lolbin
Result
Threat name:
GhostRat, Mimikatz, Nitol
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
bank.troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Checks if browser processes are running
Contains functionality to automate explorer (e.g. start an application)
Contains functionality to capture and log keystrokes
Contains functionality to detect sleep reduction / modifications
Contains functionality to infect the boot sector
Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes
Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them
Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex)
Found stalling execution ending in API Sleep call
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Sigma detected: Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected GhostRat
Yara detected Mimikatz
Yara detected Nitol
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1704562 Sample: cflHwJJ.msi Startdate: 03/06/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 75 xueshu.baidu.com 2->75 77 www.wshifen.com 2->77 79 7 other IPs or domains 2->79 95 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->95 97 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->97 99 Yara detected Nitol 2->99 101 4 other signatures 2->101 10 msiexec.exe 79 32 2->10         started        13 jZGNovplmQdL.exe 1 2->13         started        15 msiexec.exe 5 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 file5 63 C:\Program Files (x86)\...\vcruntime140.dll, PE32 10->63 dropped 65 C:\...\FagvCUKkFFMUopJ.exe, PE32+ 10->65 dropped 17 msiexec.exe 1 11 10->17         started        21 conhost.exe 13->21         started        process6 file7 53 C:\Windows\vcruntime140.dll, PE32 17->53 dropped 55 C:\Windows\jZGNovplmQdL.exe, PE32 17->55 dropped 57 C:\Windows\QTalk.exe, PE32 17->57 dropped 59 4 other malicious files 17->59 dropped 93 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 17->93 23 jZGNovplmQdL.exe 7 17->23         started        28 cmd.exe 1 17->28         started        30 cmd.exe 1 17->30         started        signatures8 process9 dnsIp10 81 2236dsfdsfgwe.cyou 154.19.85.229, 49695, 80 RICHTOPEC-AS-APRichTopECLimitedHK United States 23->81 61 C:\ProgramData\WindowsTemp\1, PE32 23->61 dropped 103 Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes 23->103 105 Writes to foreign memory regions 23->105 107 Allocates memory in foreign processes 23->107 109 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 23->109 32 svchost.exe 2 2 23->32         started        36 powershell.exe 2 23 23->36         started        38 svchost.exe 23->38         started        40 conhost.exe 23->40         started        42 FagvCUKkFFMUopJ.exe 7 28->42         started        45 conhost.exe 28->45         started        47 FagvCUKkFFMUopJ.exe 5 30->47         started        49 conhost.exe 30->49         started        file11 signatures12 process13 dnsIp14 71 143.92.52.216, 15245, 49697 BCPL-SGBGPNETGlobalASNSG Singapore 32->71 73 192.168.2.5, 138, 15245, 443 unknown unknown 32->73 83 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 32->83 85 Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex) 32->85 87 Found stalling execution ending in API Sleep call 32->87 91 5 other signatures 32->91 89 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 36->89 51 conhost.exe 36->51         started        67 C:\Program Files (x86)\...behaviorgraphJawRqetfDnc.exe, PE32 42->67 dropped 69 C:\Program Files (x86)\...\2_jZGNovplmQdL.exe, PE32 42->69 dropped file15 signatures16 process17
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Generic
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2025-06-02 17:07:05 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
5
AV detection:
11 of 24 (45.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
gh0strat
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
purplefox
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gh0strat family:purplefox discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation rat rootkit trojan
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Checks processor information in registry
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Executes dropped EXE
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Enumerates connected drives
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Detect PurpleFox Rootkit
Gh0st RAT payload
Gh0strat
Gh0strat family
PurpleFox
Purplefox family
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YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:CMD_Ping_Localhost
Rule name:detect_tiny_vbs
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects tiny VBS delivery technique
Rule name:Disable_Defender
Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen
Rule name:maldoc_OLE_file_magic_number
Author:Didier Stevens (https://DidierStevens.com)
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)

File information


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Web download

PurpleFox

Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi ffaec0efa996ed3b95ab80643540b9c54ae15e489b5f8ec0df86458fc9580533

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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