Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
149s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20240426-en - resource tags
- submitted
25/05/2024, 17:19
General
- Target 7483ef61b4a08402fda1ad7ff1f94ea0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
- Size 315KB
- Sample240525-vv9absbf8s
- SHA256 cac0d8139a09afbed8d9b0fcb8d1a07c186b16f8a0ae6967bfc75f1eccf6c74d
Malware Config
Extracted
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xworm
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Install_directory
%AppData%
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install_file
Discord Update.exe
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pastebin_url
https://pastebin.com/raw/2NqG5N7L
Signatures
- Detect Xworm Payload 1 IoCs
- Xworm
Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.
- 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.
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- Drops startup file 2 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs 5 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 8 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7483ef61b4a08402fda1ad7ff1f94ea0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7483ef61b4a08402fda1ad7ff1f94ea0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops startup file
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7483ef61b4a08402fda1ad7ff1f94ea0_NeikiAnalytics.exe'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess '7483ef61b4a08402fda1ad7ff1f94ea0_NeikiAnalytics.exe'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Discord Update.exe'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'Discord Update.exe'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "Discord Update" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Discord Update.exe"2⤵
- Creates scheduled task(s)
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Discord Update.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Discord Update.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Discord Update.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Discord Update.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
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Downloads
Discord Update.exe.log
powershell.exe.log
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
__PSScriptPolicyTest_2tggsh45.nnj.ps1
Discord Update.exe
memory/376-112-0x0000000070650000-0x000000007069C000-memory.dmp
memory/1320-128-0x0000000075390000-0x0000000075B40000-memory.dmp
memory/1320-5-0x0000000075390000-0x0000000075B40000-memory.dmp
memory/1320-1-0x0000000000A20000-0x0000000000A72000-memory.dmp
memory/1320-4-0x0000000005900000-0x000000000599C000-memory.dmp
memory/1320-3-0x0000000005670000-0x0000000005694000-memory.dmp
memory/1320-2-0x00000000053E0000-0x0000000005472000-memory.dmp
memory/1320-0-0x000000007539E000-0x000000007539F000-memory.dmp
memory/1320-127-0x000000007539E000-0x000000007539F000-memory.dmp
memory/2284-79-0x0000000075390000-0x0000000075B40000-memory.dmp
memory/2284-68-0x0000000070650000-0x000000007069C000-memory.dmp
memory/2284-56-0x0000000075390000-0x0000000075B40000-memory.dmp
memory/2284-57-0x0000000005990000-0x0000000005CE4000-memory.dmp
memory/2284-55-0x0000000075390000-0x0000000075B40000-memory.dmp
memory/2284-54-0x0000000075390000-0x0000000075B40000-memory.dmp
memory/4024-87-0x0000000006150000-0x00000000064A4000-memory.dmp
memory/4024-91-0x0000000070650000-0x000000007069C000-memory.dmp
memory/5104-11-0x0000000005980000-0x00000000059E6000-memory.dmp
memory/5104-39-0x0000000075390000-0x0000000075B40000-memory.dmp
memory/5104-43-0x0000000007400000-0x000000000740A000-memory.dmp
memory/5104-44-0x0000000007610000-0x00000000076A6000-memory.dmp
memory/5104-45-0x0000000007590000-0x00000000075A1000-memory.dmp
memory/5104-46-0x00000000075C0000-0x00000000075CE000-memory.dmp
memory/5104-47-0x00000000075D0000-0x00000000075E4000-memory.dmp
memory/5104-48-0x00000000076D0000-0x00000000076EA000-memory.dmp
memory/5104-49-0x00000000076B0000-0x00000000076B8000-memory.dmp
memory/5104-52-0x0000000075390000-0x0000000075B40000-memory.dmp
memory/5104-41-0x00000000079E0000-0x000000000805A000-memory.dmp
memory/5104-40-0x0000000075390000-0x0000000075B40000-memory.dmp
memory/5104-38-0x0000000007260000-0x0000000007303000-memory.dmp
memory/5104-42-0x0000000007390000-0x00000000073AA000-memory.dmp
memory/5104-37-0x0000000007240000-0x000000000725E000-memory.dmp
memory/5104-36-0x0000000075390000-0x0000000075B40000-memory.dmp
memory/5104-25-0x0000000007000000-0x0000000007032000-memory.dmp
memory/5104-26-0x0000000070650000-0x000000007069C000-memory.dmp
memory/5104-24-0x00000000060A0000-0x00000000060EC000-memory.dmp
memory/5104-23-0x0000000006070000-0x000000000608E000-memory.dmp
memory/5104-18-0x0000000005A60000-0x0000000005DB4000-memory.dmp
memory/5104-12-0x00000000059F0000-0x0000000005A56000-memory.dmp
memory/5104-10-0x0000000004FA0000-0x0000000004FC2000-memory.dmp
memory/5104-9-0x0000000075390000-0x0000000075B40000-memory.dmp
memory/5104-8-0x0000000005120000-0x0000000005748000-memory.dmp
memory/5104-7-0x0000000075390000-0x0000000075B40000-memory.dmp
memory/5104-6-0x0000000004AB0000-0x0000000004AE6000-memory.dmp