Analysis

  • max time kernel
    126s
  • max time network
    154s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20230220-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230220-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    19-04-2023 14:45

General

  • Target

    XWorm-Rat-Remote-Administration-Tool--main/dnlib.exe

  • Size

    12KB

  • MD5

    6967b97ce4ff4524883a196a97736275

  • SHA1

    6fdf2b9adc16b40a06bacc7db0abee917ef4abd3

  • SHA256

    e2bddf56324addac02678a7fd8d9c3da24ad55132883ad826a1a60eaf4e4a034

  • SHA512

    c71525d49e36975cb43535cff5176409163b14f53b644e3d161fd56f7514f0affbda051541a07d9af4cdc45a564dfad20a23584701499a0f03e531219c9f72be

  • SSDEEP

    192:zLlo6IXsbK9CLPN0LWyJUMmYVY2QQq33WrmRaadrq8uSF3:PljIeyCLPN0CUUMme3o3mrmRJUSF

Score
10/10

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

asyncrat

Version

0.5.7B

Botnet

Default

C2

37.18.62.18:8060

Mutex

AsyncMutex_6SI8OkPnk

Attributes
  • delay

    3

  • install

    true

  • install_file

    ChromeUpdate.exe

  • install_folder

    %AppData%

aes.plain

Signatures

  • AsyncRat

    AsyncRAT is designed to remotely monitor and control other computers written in C#.

  • Async RAT payload 6 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs
  • 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.

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
  • Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XWorm-Rat-Remote-Administration-Tool--main\dnlib.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XWorm-Rat-Remote-Administration-Tool--main\dnlib.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:372
    • \??\c:\windows\system32\cmstp.exe
      "c:\windows\system32\cmstp.exe" /au C:\windows\temp\yjed03tr.inf
      2⤵
        PID:4496
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sysfile32.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sysfile32.exe"
        2⤵
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:668
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "ChromeUpdate" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ChromeUpdate.exe"' & exit
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:784
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
            schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "ChromeUpdate" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ChromeUpdate.exe"'
            4⤵
            • Creates scheduled task(s)
            PID:1628
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpAA9C.tmp.bat""
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1552
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
            timeout 3
            4⤵
            • Delays execution with timeout.exe
            PID:3224
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ChromeUpdate.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ChromeUpdate.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:3744
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\x86.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\x86.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4524
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      taskkill /IM cmstp.exe /F
      1⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4684

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

    Execution

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053

    Persistence

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053

    Privilege Escalation

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053

    Discovery

    Query Registry

    1
    T1012

    System Information Discovery

    2
    T1082

    Command and Control

    Web Service

    1
    T1102

    Replay Monitor

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_pbnkipwe.knq.ps1
      Filesize

      60B

      MD5

      d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

      SHA1

      6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

      SHA256

      96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

      SHA512

      5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sysfile32.exe
      Filesize

      49KB

      MD5

      9b64d05f82ebaa3e51a79c1beeed2181

      SHA1

      28b89cd9f181c41586b06f3e3c1f90e2270781ef

      SHA256

      93c7fd938042af85f3d429c387b04952f4b97832857fbf0156ae82e4f516fcf8

      SHA512

      580bc63ec3e6993099deae7e103f8565b42cce3288d78186f9dabea3d8e5c2e6816e1b20439fafd5b94ff24cbaa3eba1154cb995692b3674d5c5c63b6c1dfc13

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sysfile32.exe
      Filesize

      49KB

      MD5

      9b64d05f82ebaa3e51a79c1beeed2181

      SHA1

      28b89cd9f181c41586b06f3e3c1f90e2270781ef

      SHA256

      93c7fd938042af85f3d429c387b04952f4b97832857fbf0156ae82e4f516fcf8

      SHA512

      580bc63ec3e6993099deae7e103f8565b42cce3288d78186f9dabea3d8e5c2e6816e1b20439fafd5b94ff24cbaa3eba1154cb995692b3674d5c5c63b6c1dfc13

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sysfile32.exe
      Filesize

      49KB

      MD5

      9b64d05f82ebaa3e51a79c1beeed2181

      SHA1

      28b89cd9f181c41586b06f3e3c1f90e2270781ef

      SHA256

      93c7fd938042af85f3d429c387b04952f4b97832857fbf0156ae82e4f516fcf8

      SHA512

      580bc63ec3e6993099deae7e103f8565b42cce3288d78186f9dabea3d8e5c2e6816e1b20439fafd5b94ff24cbaa3eba1154cb995692b3674d5c5c63b6c1dfc13

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpAA9C.tmp.bat
      Filesize

      156B

      MD5

      e40f0b44d2654de3fca4d9d64a2212e1

      SHA1

      3ea42b98393fe18635f921ec9c0a3c412456ee0c

      SHA256

      2897f8201c2ddf7302b76117e6f2e7c88adc48e505bc662cea5e8958fca975a8

      SHA512

      e1438a66aa84628e1a93e14ed43b1a6778caec3e2a9b516c975ae4749b16da2bfb08974e8769669cc68268f2d100dd4f4e30a54ff605034d8a0b849eb55f8389

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\x86.exe
      Filesize

      12KB

      MD5

      f922206889c896cf2d86f21e9f9db7db

      SHA1

      046b00f2edb34982db266d903627ced283f4a5ea

      SHA256

      1ac4832667db7044b1077e447d587a14dcd1270e71b8d34157a77d515b61c4b3

      SHA512

      abe82360ab14ed1e0c0c25da46a7558638671de1701e383b7a9bc122edecbc1eb13c760835a7e626a7d3ba326d4705acb53987e61d45332027913512befc4965

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\x86.exe
      Filesize

      12KB

      MD5

      f922206889c896cf2d86f21e9f9db7db

      SHA1

      046b00f2edb34982db266d903627ced283f4a5ea

      SHA256

      1ac4832667db7044b1077e447d587a14dcd1270e71b8d34157a77d515b61c4b3

      SHA512

      abe82360ab14ed1e0c0c25da46a7558638671de1701e383b7a9bc122edecbc1eb13c760835a7e626a7d3ba326d4705acb53987e61d45332027913512befc4965

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ChromeUpdate.exe
      Filesize

      49KB

      MD5

      9b64d05f82ebaa3e51a79c1beeed2181

      SHA1

      28b89cd9f181c41586b06f3e3c1f90e2270781ef

      SHA256

      93c7fd938042af85f3d429c387b04952f4b97832857fbf0156ae82e4f516fcf8

      SHA512

      580bc63ec3e6993099deae7e103f8565b42cce3288d78186f9dabea3d8e5c2e6816e1b20439fafd5b94ff24cbaa3eba1154cb995692b3674d5c5c63b6c1dfc13

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ChromeUpdate.exe
      Filesize

      49KB

      MD5

      9b64d05f82ebaa3e51a79c1beeed2181

      SHA1

      28b89cd9f181c41586b06f3e3c1f90e2270781ef

      SHA256

      93c7fd938042af85f3d429c387b04952f4b97832857fbf0156ae82e4f516fcf8

      SHA512

      580bc63ec3e6993099deae7e103f8565b42cce3288d78186f9dabea3d8e5c2e6816e1b20439fafd5b94ff24cbaa3eba1154cb995692b3674d5c5c63b6c1dfc13

    • C:\windows\temp\yjed03tr.inf
      Filesize

      542B

      MD5

      5c23ac475d677288f01378eb90a7d32c

      SHA1

      8801e0122b4c2575bc8dcfbf04421a2c446dddf7

      SHA256

      7f146ed6fa2a2fbde0cda5e2afc47d4987dc62b8d3edb75d4d7341653bcefabe

      SHA512

      21c7ec4352e9c2c4a5472b4b5fee1372440589f27cd3f7b9bd756ce9d311b90c28fe82403cf8435119fc0ed13da03b6773f774b68128f1b280f7ecd5cafd4961

    • memory/372-144-0x000000001C050000-0x000000001C060000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/372-151-0x000000001C050000-0x000000001C060000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/372-150-0x000000001C050000-0x000000001C060000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/372-133-0x0000000000880000-0x0000000000888000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      32KB

    • memory/372-143-0x000000001BFF0000-0x000000001C012000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      136KB

    • memory/668-179-0x0000000004B50000-0x0000000004B60000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/668-180-0x0000000004D60000-0x0000000004DFC000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      624KB

    • memory/668-178-0x0000000000010000-0x0000000000022000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      72KB

    • memory/3744-189-0x0000000005050000-0x0000000005060000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/3744-190-0x0000000005050000-0x0000000005060000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/4524-164-0x000000001BDC0000-0x000000001BDD0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/4524-154-0x0000000000670000-0x0000000000678000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      32KB