Analysis

  • max time kernel
    158s
  • max time network
    165s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220310-en
  • submitted
    21/03/2022, 10:08

General

  • Target
    1e40c98d3677061af5e7d6737f6ba86f.exe
  • Size 1007KB
  • Sample220321-l58l4sbeam
  • SHA256 ca77df966e202e0eab6d3c2280f95fb59aee28b5e9e540be3dca1d66c46bf2af
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • xloader

Version
  • 2.5

Campaign
  • vfm2

Decoy
  • swedishchess.com

  • vanlifedubai.com

  • srespd.com

  • aquaeyego.com

  • mipily.com

  • wolderland-technologiesmy.com

  • reidandwriteon.com

  • realtywithgeorge.com

  • thomasangelop.com

  • innotecon.com

  • alternativedata.services

  • shogohorinouchi.com

  • fuliba001.xyz

  • levelprism.com

  • auditocity.club

  • opmatix.com

  • eds.center

  • sophia-tokimeki.com

  • htbrasil.com

  • trueacademia.com

Signatures

  • Xloader

    Xloader is a rebranded version of Formbook malware.

  • suricata: ET MALWARE FormBook CnC Checkin (GET)

    suricata: ET MALWARE FormBook CnC Checkin (GET)

  • Xloader Payload 3 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 3 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 12 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 33 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3040
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1e40c98d3677061af5e7d6737f6ba86f.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1e40c98d3677061af5e7d6737f6ba86f.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4768
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\jvPXysCP.exe"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:5012
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\jvPXysCP" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpF41D.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:3252
      • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe
        "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4760
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mstsc.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mstsc.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1820
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        /c del "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe"
        3⤵
          PID:4704
    • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -p
      1⤵
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      PID:4580
    • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -p -s BITS
      1⤵
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:2208

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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          Downloads

          memory/1820-169-0x0000000002BF0000-0x0000000002C80000-memory.dmp

          memory/1820-161-0x0000000000F90000-0x00000000010CA000-memory.dmp

          memory/1820-163-0x0000000002ED0000-0x000000000321A000-memory.dmp

          memory/1820-162-0x0000000000CF0000-0x0000000000D19000-memory.dmp

          memory/2208-140-0x000001B539A60000-0x000001B539A70000-memory.dmp

          memory/2208-141-0x000001B539AC0000-0x000001B539AD0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2208-142-0x000001B539DD0000-0x000001B539DD4000-memory.dmp

          memory/2208-179-0x000001B53C3C0000-0x000001B53C3C4000-memory.dmp

          memory/2208-178-0x000001B53C3C0000-0x000001B53C3C4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3040-159-0x0000000008700000-0x000000000882F000-memory.dmp

          memory/3040-170-0x0000000008830000-0x0000000008901000-memory.dmp

          memory/4760-155-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000429000-memory.dmp

          memory/4760-157-0x000000000041D000-0x000000000041E000-memory.dmp

          memory/4760-158-0x0000000001030000-0x0000000001041000-memory.dmp

          memory/4760-156-0x0000000001070000-0x00000000013BA000-memory.dmp

          memory/4760-150-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000429000-memory.dmp

          memory/4768-139-0x0000000004D30000-0x0000000004D3A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4768-136-0x0000000005130000-0x00000000056D4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4768-135-0x00000000000D0000-0x00000000001D4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4768-137-0x0000000004B80000-0x0000000004C12000-memory.dmp

          memory/4768-138-0x0000000004AD0000-0x0000000004B62000-memory.dmp

          memory/4768-134-0x00000000746C0000-0x0000000074E70000-memory.dmp

          memory/4768-143-0x0000000000B20000-0x0000000000BBC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5012-145-0x0000000000890000-0x0000000000891000-memory.dmp

          memory/5012-160-0x0000000005A40000-0x0000000005A5E000-memory.dmp

          memory/5012-154-0x0000000005310000-0x0000000005376000-memory.dmp

          memory/5012-153-0x0000000004B30000-0x0000000004B96000-memory.dmp

          memory/5012-151-0x0000000004990000-0x00000000049B2000-memory.dmp

          memory/5012-164-0x0000000000895000-0x0000000000897000-memory.dmp

          memory/5012-165-0x0000000006A10000-0x0000000006A42000-memory.dmp

          memory/5012-166-0x000000006FD90000-0x000000006FDDC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5012-167-0x0000000005FF0000-0x000000000600E000-memory.dmp

          memory/5012-168-0x000000007F010000-0x000000007F011000-memory.dmp

          memory/5012-148-0x0000000004CE0000-0x0000000005308000-memory.dmp

          memory/5012-147-0x0000000000892000-0x0000000000893000-memory.dmp

          memory/5012-171-0x00000000073C0000-0x0000000007A3A000-memory.dmp

          memory/5012-172-0x0000000006D00000-0x0000000006D1A000-memory.dmp

          memory/5012-173-0x0000000006DE0000-0x0000000006DEA000-memory.dmp

          memory/5012-174-0x0000000007010000-0x00000000070A6000-memory.dmp

          memory/5012-175-0x0000000006FA0000-0x0000000006FAE000-memory.dmp

          memory/5012-176-0x0000000006FF0000-0x000000000700A000-memory.dmp

          memory/5012-177-0x0000000006FE0000-0x0000000006FE8000-memory.dmp

          memory/5012-146-0x00000000021B0000-0x00000000021E6000-memory.dmp

          memory/5012-144-0x00000000746C0000-0x0000000074E70000-memory.dmp