Analysis
- max time kernel
20s - max time network
25s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20240426-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240426-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system - submitted
30/05/2024, 01:28
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
FROZENLOADER.lol.exe
Resource
win7-20240221-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
FROZENLOADER.lol.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20240426-en
General
- Target FROZENLOADER.lol.exe
- Size 41KB
- Sample240530-bvt1vshe61
- SHA256 17fbbdbef331b237cd11a2744937e9c75e3b65f0180869a64b37bd3624a27394
- MD5 8e256af90e17c9c3e2cd0b0b87cec7bd
- SHA1 50471f49c19f18dfd5b426146bdc6e723aef7c00
- SHA512 ef211d13d369a360ffb75fb6651494c16a3111d492f519c80eec7a884b94e655154ef3480b9b6214b2389400a47f23eabfbc962066b513f72cedc60887381ac6
- SSDEEP 768:kd4LOwcmOsGuECAr43MxfJF5Pa9p+OPf6iOwhv3/ibZ:kkHcmOFrRrNRF49IOPf6iOwJad
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Malware Config
Extracted
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xworm
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5.0
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127.0.0.1:7000
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192.168.0.247:7000
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98.160.133.172:7000
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Np311RwRmY3E1pmV
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Install_directory
%Public%
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install_file
svchost.exe
Signatures
- Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4904-0-0x0000000000F40000-0x0000000000F50000-memory.dmp family_xworm behavioral2/files/0x00080000000229e1-57.dat family_xworm - 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.
pid Process 4872 powershell.exe 4896 powershell.exe 4840 powershell.exe 3732 powershell.exe - Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4018855536-2201274732-320770143-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation FROZENLOADER.lol.exe - Drops startup file 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\svchost.lnk FROZENLOADER.lol.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\svchost.lnk FROZENLOADER.lol.exe - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3592 svchost.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4018855536-2201274732-320770143-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\svchost = "C:\\Users\\Public\\svchost.exe" FROZENLOADER.lol.exe - Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
flow ioc 5 ip-api.com - 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.
pid Process 1800 schtasks.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs
pid Process 4872 powershell.exe 4872 powershell.exe 4896 powershell.exe 4896 powershell.exe 4840 powershell.exe 4840 powershell.exe 3732 powershell.exe 3732 powershell.exe 4904 FROZENLOADER.lol.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 7 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4904 FROZENLOADER.lol.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4872 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4896 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4840 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3732 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4904 FROZENLOADER.lol.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3592 svchost.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 4904 FROZENLOADER.lol.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4904 wrote to memory of 4872 4904 FROZENLOADER.lol.exe 89 PID 4904 wrote to memory of 4872 4904 FROZENLOADER.lol.exe 89 PID 4904 wrote to memory of 4896 4904 FROZENLOADER.lol.exe 91 PID 4904 wrote to memory of 4896 4904 FROZENLOADER.lol.exe 91 PID 4904 wrote to memory of 4840 4904 FROZENLOADER.lol.exe 93 PID 4904 wrote to memory of 4840 4904 FROZENLOADER.lol.exe 93 PID 4904 wrote to memory of 3732 4904 FROZENLOADER.lol.exe 95 PID 4904 wrote to memory of 3732 4904 FROZENLOADER.lol.exe 95 PID 4904 wrote to memory of 1800 4904 FROZENLOADER.lol.exe 97 PID 4904 wrote to memory of 1800 4904 FROZENLOADER.lol.exe 97 - 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.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FROZENLOADER.lol.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FROZENLOADER.lol.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:4904 -
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\FROZENLOADER.lol.exe'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4872
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'FROZENLOADER.lol.exe'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4896
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Public\svchost.exe'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4840
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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:3732
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C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "svchost" /tr "C:\Users\Public\svchost.exe"2⤵
- Creates scheduled task(s)
PID:1800
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C:\Users\Public\svchost.exeC:\Users\Public\svchost.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3592
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
- Size 2KB
- SHA256 84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f
- MD5 d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730
- SHA1 31aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a
- SHA512 8c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 944B
- SHA256 21e5d7ccf80a293e6ba30ed728846ca19c929c52b96e2c8d34e27cd2234f1d45
- MD5 d28a889fd956d5cb3accfbaf1143eb6f
- SHA1 157ba54b365341f8ff06707d996b3635da8446f7
- SHA512 0b6d88deb9be85722e6a78d5886d49f2caf407a59e128d2b4ed74c1356f9928c40048a62731959f2460e9ff9d9feee311043d2a37abe3bb92c2b76a44281478c
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 944B
- SHA256 520ade0268c7c6f70f4a51fc9355bafb653c7b89cacd4b1b3c571a7c839bde25
- MD5 9e0922edadce0b23c422114fa0e5fc1e
- SHA1 7e7eec62d262b6ecda465673f1af59d239dbd160
- SHA512 a35c8d720336181dcb44ee935070cce866b18c423adae1de19632bd6757f9d373a594ab875f4d520a446a5694537273e7026a9053aa276bc453ac9ca2c711c24
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 944B
- SHA256 55b1d8021c4eb4c3c0d75e3ed7a4eb30cd0123e3d69f32eeb596fe4ffec05abf
- MD5 22310ad6749d8cc38284aa616efcd100
- SHA1 440ef4a0a53bfa7c83fe84326a1dff4326dcb515
- SHA512 2ef08e2ee15bb86695fe0c10533014ffed76ececc6e579d299d3365fafb7627f53e32e600bb6d872b9f58aca94f8cb7e1e94cdfd14777527f7f0aa019d9c6def
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_5aunbiis.elj.ps1
- Size 60B
- SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
- MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
- SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
- SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Public\svchost.exe
- Size 41KB
- SHA256 17fbbdbef331b237cd11a2744937e9c75e3b65f0180869a64b37bd3624a27394
- MD5 8e256af90e17c9c3e2cd0b0b87cec7bd
- SHA1 50471f49c19f18dfd5b426146bdc6e723aef7c00
- SHA512 ef211d13d369a360ffb75fb6651494c16a3111d492f519c80eec7a884b94e655154ef3480b9b6214b2389400a47f23eabfbc962066b513f72cedc60887381ac6
- SSDEEP 768:kd4LOwcmOsGuECAr43MxfJF5Pa9p+OPf6iOwhv3/ibZ:kkHcmOFrRrNRF49IOPf6iOwJad
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP