General

  • Target

    XClient.exe

  • Size

    41KB

  • Sample

    240521-mzn6ysah8z

  • MD5

    5b522e7a43b0f170f3ef1d666ce7f594

  • SHA1

    080d60b9d148cfa7965846bf18e6ab70794309d0

  • SHA256

    a5d4cab2ad9681643d784f0e8b28a154ead3cf1c561d2943f0c62e7b5aedc7f0

  • SHA512

    c81de5a8eff81ab9373d80cf6f6df0f080b2116109875b234fda96a45a21562e05e3019aa3ec2d45ada4642ed3df6a4f3401f5b01d726672ae1dcb50d0b1ba5e

  • SSDEEP

    768:tU0MO0OwERFUa+s91Q7fRaYVO8MoJpJIF5PG9nez6vOwh735i6:tU0M/5ET9zvy0Hfo3aFI9ez6vOwh86

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

Version

5.0

Mutex

ljeUfmQVJF65jlmg

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %ProgramData%

  • install_file

    Calculator.exe

  • pastebin_url

    https://pastebin.com/raw/8NHjMQQu

aes.plain

Targets

    • Target

      XClient.exe

    • Size

      41KB

    • MD5

      5b522e7a43b0f170f3ef1d666ce7f594

    • SHA1

      080d60b9d148cfa7965846bf18e6ab70794309d0

    • SHA256

      a5d4cab2ad9681643d784f0e8b28a154ead3cf1c561d2943f0c62e7b5aedc7f0

    • SHA512

      c81de5a8eff81ab9373d80cf6f6df0f080b2116109875b234fda96a45a21562e05e3019aa3ec2d45ada4642ed3df6a4f3401f5b01d726672ae1dcb50d0b1ba5e

    • SSDEEP

      768:tU0MO0OwERFUa+s91Q7fRaYVO8MoJpJIF5PG9nez6vOwh735i6:tU0M/5ET9zvy0Hfo3aFI9ez6vOwh86

    • Contains code to disable Windows Defender

      A .NET executable tasked with disabling Windows Defender capabilities such as realtime monitoring, blocking at first seen, etc.

    • Detect Xworm Payload

    • UAC bypass

    • Xworm

      Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

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

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Drops startup file

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

      Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Tasks