3793639df23de841f332d99a3ef1ff8212a0e0593d415896344b5e54ea1238b6

General

Target

XClient-protected.exe
Size

309KB
MD5

61a9752c153144d46947b2764a098d72
SHA1

d477fd5bf2fdb1bc6f99b538687f75618c53c55f
SHA256

3793639df23de841f332d99a3ef1ff8212a0e0593d415896344b5e54ea1238b6
SHA512

eefe1ad6c60bd340db317c74d5cacc8ce2d9c53c3725d6ca7ea7c5bfefcdf0627a54749d31b6d8fc223cc0f08a7dfc0d2255c548954fc8b6e4fd39b28ef9cc38
SSDEEP

6144:gaWaSdnPm73wByB4zNl8FF/yybIiQXsaIkjRSkYQ:MaSZQ3wByBCNlRiQTjK

Score

8^/10

execution persistence

Malware Config

Signatures

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
1772	powershell.exe
1228	powershell.exe
2424	powershell.exe
3140	powershell.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1337824034-2731376981-3755436523-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	XClient-protected.exe

Drops startup file 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\svchost.lnk	XClient-protected.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\svchost.lnk	XClient-protected.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3256	svchost.exe
2392	svchost.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1337824034-2731376981-3755436523-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\svchost = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\svchost.exe"	XClient-protected.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

persistence

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

pid	Process
4252	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs

pid	Process
1772	powershell.exe
1772	powershell.exe
1228	powershell.exe
1228	powershell.exe
2424	powershell.exe
2424	powershell.exe
3140	powershell.exe
3140	powershell.exe
1732	XClient-protected.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1732	XClient-protected.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1772	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1228	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2424	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3140	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1732	XClient-protected.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3256	svchost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2392	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1732	XClient-protected.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1732 wrote to memory of 1772	1732	XClient-protected.exe	93
PID 1732 wrote to memory of 1772	1732	XClient-protected.exe	93
PID 1732 wrote to memory of 1228	1732	XClient-protected.exe	96
PID 1732 wrote to memory of 1228	1732	XClient-protected.exe	96
PID 1732 wrote to memory of 2424	1732	XClient-protected.exe	98
PID 1732 wrote to memory of 2424	1732	XClient-protected.exe	98
PID 1732 wrote to memory of 3140	1732	XClient-protected.exe	100
PID 1732 wrote to memory of 3140	1732	XClient-protected.exe	100
PID 1732 wrote to memory of 4252	1732	XClient-protected.exe	102
PID 1732 wrote to memory of 4252	1732	XClient-protected.exe	102

Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
persistence

Query Registry
T1012

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient-protected.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient-protected.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops startup file
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1732
- 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\XClient-protected.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:1772
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'XClient-protected.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:1228
- 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\Roaming\svchost.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2424
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'svchost.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3140
- C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "svchost" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe"
  2⤵
  - Creates scheduled task(s)
  PID:4252

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3256

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2392

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1

T1059

PowerShell

Scheduled Task/Job

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

Scheduled Task/Job

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

Scheduled Task/Job

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

2

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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

Filesize
2KB

MD5
d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730

SHA1
31aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a

SHA256
84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f

SHA512
8c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249

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

Filesize
654B

MD5
2ff39f6c7249774be85fd60a8f9a245e

SHA1
684ff36b31aedc1e587c8496c02722c6698c1c4e

SHA256
e1b91642d85d98124a6a31f710e137ab7fd90dec30e74a05ab7fcf3b7887dced

SHA512
1d7e8b92ef4afd463d62cfa7e8b9d1799db5bf2a263d3cd7840df2e0a1323d24eb595b5f8eb615c6cb15f9e3a7b4fc99f8dd6a3d34479222e966ec708998aed1

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

Filesize
944B

MD5
2e907f77659a6601fcc408274894da2e

SHA1
9f5b72abef1cd7145bf37547cdb1b9254b4efe9d

SHA256
385da35673330e21ac02545220552fe301fe54dedefbdafc097ac4342a295233

SHA512
34fa0fff24f6550f55f828541aaefe5d75c86f8f0842d54b50065e9746f9662bb7209c74c9a9571540b9855bb3851f01db613190024e89b198d485bb5dc07721

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

Filesize
944B

MD5
e5663972c1caaba7088048911c758bf3

SHA1
3462dea0f9c2c16a9c3afdaef8bbb1f753c1c198

SHA256
9f7f29a4696876cadca3f14d7e43f9ede0c97fd64be3f5d94bda49a91b6a419e

SHA512
ff4e72c46cf083de62baa2ce2661555dd91b5f144294015f7b262fd4500cb67fe80e1871a82da63b607e3e9cef401f4b73c587bf1134637881ecad51aad1eddc

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

Filesize
944B

MD5
87209cabacb21e818dcbd377ddb3306f

SHA1
c366c5d5d2845ab666c562230ba399308e73a582

SHA256
f7ef2cfb39bec966a609566c8ec89380afc1aed47c1739dd6aa045cae1fd859e

SHA512
6bde5968b20de0cd4c82648cc13f1e44c98b36d1d14864cfc708a673e379d76deaa40f6aa66e14e3f5821b1ceb048d9d005d83a033aa3ce42313d4ede3967889

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_x5swqg3t.5fp.ps1

Filesize
60B

MD5
d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

SHA1
6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

SHA256
96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

SHA512
5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe

Filesize
309KB

MD5
61a9752c153144d46947b2764a098d72

SHA1
d477fd5bf2fdb1bc6f99b538687f75618c53c55f

SHA256
3793639df23de841f332d99a3ef1ff8212a0e0593d415896344b5e54ea1238b6

SHA512
eefe1ad6c60bd340db317c74d5cacc8ce2d9c53c3725d6ca7ea7c5bfefcdf0627a54749d31b6d8fc223cc0f08a7dfc0d2255c548954fc8b6e4fd39b28ef9cc38

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memory/1732-1-0x0000000000B50000-0x0000000000BA6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
344KB

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memory/1732-0-0x00007FFB552B3000-0x00007FFB552B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/1732-59-0x00007FFB552B0000-0x00007FFB55D71000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/1732-58-0x00007FFB552B3000-0x00007FFB552B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/1732-57-0x00007FFB552B0000-0x00007FFB55D71000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/1772-12-0x00007FFB552B0000-0x00007FFB55D71000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/1772-18-0x00007FFB552B0000-0x00007FFB55D71000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/1772-17-0x00007FFB552B0000-0x00007FFB55D71000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/1772-14-0x00007FFB552B0000-0x00007FFB55D71000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/1772-13-0x00007FFB552B0000-0x00007FFB55D71000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/1772-2-0x0000017C97110000-0x0000017C97132000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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