Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-11 00:33

Sample ID 240328-sy1fgshf91
Target loader.exe
SHA256 0298ce15b89b28a28a55226b43f0c0fe0b5e7f73671a46f367a6ddc3c0c8750c
Tags
xworm persistence rat trojan
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

0298ce15b89b28a28a55226b43f0c0fe0b5e7f73671a46f367a6ddc3c0c8750c

Threat Level: Known bad

The file loader.exe was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

xworm persistence rat trojan

Xworm family

Xworm

Detect Xworm Payload

Checks computer location settings

Drops startup file

Adds Run key to start application

Unsigned PE

Enumerates physical storage devices

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-03-28 15:32

Signatures

Detect Xworm Payload

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Xworm family

xworm

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-03-28 15:32

Reported

2024-03-28 15:45

Platform

win10v2004-20231215-en

Max time kernel

731s

Max time network

748s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\loader.exe"

Signatures

Detect Xworm Payload

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Xworm

trojan rat xworm

Checks computer location settings

Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1497073144-2389943819-3385106915-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\loader.exe N/A

Drops startup file

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Runtime Broker.lnk C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\loader.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Runtime Broker.lnk C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\loader.exe N/A

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1497073144-2389943819-3385106915-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Runtime Broker = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Runtime Broker.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\loader.exe N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\loader.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\loader.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\loader.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\loader.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\loader.exe"

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\loader.exe'

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'loader.exe'

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Public\Runtime Broker.exe'

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'Runtime Broker.exe'

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 0.181.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 149.220.183.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 249.110.86.104.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg udp
US 147.185.221.19:6969 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 133.211.185.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 104.219.191.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 103.169.127.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 240.221.184.93.in-addr.arpa udp
US 147.185.221.19:6969 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 138.91.171.81:80 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 147.111.86.104.in-addr.arpa udp
US 147.185.221.19:6969 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 22.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 147.185.221.19:6969 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.19:6969 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.19:6969 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 67.112.168.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 147.185.221.19:6969 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.19:6969 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.19:6969 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.19:6969 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.19:6969 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.19:6969 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg udp
US 147.185.221.19:6969 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.19:6969 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.19:6969 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.19:6969 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.19:6969 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.19:6969 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.19:6969 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.19:6969 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.19:6969 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.19:6969 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.19:6969 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.19:6969 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg udp
US 147.185.221.19:6969 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.19:6969 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.19:6969 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.19:6969 does-moment.gl.at.ply.gg tcp

Files

memory/4952-0-0x0000000000820000-0x0000000000830000-memory.dmp

memory/4952-1-0x00007FFE27BA0000-0x00007FFE28661000-memory.dmp

memory/3212-7-0x0000023D1E650000-0x0000023D1E672000-memory.dmp

memory/3212-12-0x00007FFE27BA0000-0x00007FFE28661000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_3dwyf33t.bbf.ps1

MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

memory/3212-13-0x0000023D1E4E0000-0x0000023D1E4F0000-memory.dmp

memory/3212-14-0x0000023D1E4E0000-0x0000023D1E4F0000-memory.dmp

memory/3212-17-0x00007FFE27BA0000-0x00007FFE28661000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log

MD5 d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730
SHA1 31aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a
SHA256 84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f
SHA512 8c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249

memory/4304-19-0x00007FFE27BA0000-0x00007FFE28661000-memory.dmp

memory/4304-29-0x000002879D5E0000-0x000002879D5F0000-memory.dmp

memory/4304-30-0x000002879D5E0000-0x000002879D5F0000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

MD5 2e907f77659a6601fcc408274894da2e
SHA1 9f5b72abef1cd7145bf37547cdb1b9254b4efe9d
SHA256 385da35673330e21ac02545220552fe301fe54dedefbdafc097ac4342a295233
SHA512 34fa0fff24f6550f55f828541aaefe5d75c86f8f0842d54b50065e9746f9662bb7209c74c9a9571540b9855bb3851f01db613190024e89b198d485bb5dc07721

memory/4304-33-0x00007FFE27BA0000-0x00007FFE28661000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

MD5 ba169f4dcbbf147fe78ef0061a95e83b
SHA1 92a571a6eef49fff666e0f62a3545bcd1cdcda67
SHA256 5ef1421e19fde4bc03cd825dd7d6c0e7863f85fd8f0aa4a4d4f8d555dc7606d1
SHA512 8d2e5e552210dcda684682538bc964fdd8a8ff5b24cc2cc8af813729f0202191f98eb42d38d2355df17ae620fe401aad6ceaedaed3b112fdacd32485a3a0c07c

memory/2056-44-0x00007FFE27BA0000-0x00007FFE28661000-memory.dmp

memory/2056-45-0x000001BCF5CB0000-0x000001BCF5CC0000-memory.dmp

memory/2056-46-0x000001BCF5CB0000-0x000001BCF5CC0000-memory.dmp

memory/2056-48-0x00007FFE27BA0000-0x00007FFE28661000-memory.dmp

memory/4504-58-0x00007FFE27BA0000-0x00007FFE28661000-memory.dmp

memory/4504-60-0x00000179E1CC0000-0x00000179E1CD0000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

MD5 e91a049452029afa6defd4fa34646957
SHA1 d1ba5c6d30e79706a2f0e66caf405dd49d5d887a
SHA256 1a747cb87d49175fb29efbc8162ff99235769897873db2242a8194af72b77a95
SHA512 01901cb6e9a385e54a0759a54a6dffd98e152d5052cf371bc514c73b52c3a075edf2af1851a24ee1bb8a637c441895946df7aca4ac11cb36ca1237a69f972c66

memory/4504-59-0x00000179E1CC0000-0x00000179E1CD0000-memory.dmp

memory/4504-62-0x00000179E1CC0000-0x00000179E1CD0000-memory.dmp

memory/4504-64-0x00007FFE27BA0000-0x00007FFE28661000-memory.dmp

memory/4952-69-0x000000001B4B0000-0x000000001B4C0000-memory.dmp

memory/4952-70-0x00007FFE27BA0000-0x00007FFE28661000-memory.dmp

memory/4952-71-0x000000001B4B0000-0x000000001B4C0000-memory.dmp