Malware Analysis Report

2024-11-16 13:38

Sample ID 240530-myj6lseg4t
Target aimwhere_steam_module.exe
SHA256 8e81cad20a55301586d986a1d15c9e822f807453e1dec2e9a5c82af59167a8f7
Tags
xworm execution 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

8e81cad20a55301586d986a1d15c9e822f807453e1dec2e9a5c82af59167a8f7

Threat Level: Known bad

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

Malicious Activity Summary

xworm execution persistence rat trojan

Xworm

Detect Xworm Payload

Xworm family

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

Checks computer location settings

Looks up external IP address via web service

Adds Run key to start application

Enumerates physical storage devices

Unsigned PE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-05-30 10:52

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

2024-05-30 10:52

Reported

2024-05-30 10:55

Platform

win10v2004-20240426-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

151s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aimwhere_steam_module.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-1-5-21-711569230-3659488422-571408806-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aimwhere_steam_module.exe N/A

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-711569230-3659488422-571408806-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\XClient = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\XClient.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aimwhere_steam_module.exe N/A

Looks up external IP address via web service

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A ip-api.com N/A N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

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

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

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

Processes

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

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aimwhere_steam_module.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\aimwhere_steam_module.exe'

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

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

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

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

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 133.211.185.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 249.197.17.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 73.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 ip-api.com udp
US 208.95.112.1:80 ip-api.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 1.112.95.208.in-addr.arpa udp
N/A 127.0.0.1:4040 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 28.118.140.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 209.205.72.20.in-addr.arpa udp
N/A 127.0.0.1:4040 tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:4040 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 157.123.68.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa udp
N/A 127.0.0.1:4040 tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:4040 tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:4040 tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:4040 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 240.197.17.2.in-addr.arpa udp
N/A 127.0.0.1:4040 tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:4040 tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:4040 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 43.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
N/A 127.0.0.1:4040 tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:4040 tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:4040 tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:4040 tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:4040 tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:4040 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 udp
N/A 127.0.0.1:4040 tcp

Files

memory/4440-1-0x0000000000B50000-0x0000000000B6A000-memory.dmp

memory/4440-0-0x00007FF950993000-0x00007FF950995000-memory.dmp

memory/4440-2-0x00007FF950990000-0x00007FF951451000-memory.dmp

memory/1388-13-0x00007FF950990000-0x00007FF951451000-memory.dmp

memory/1388-8-0x0000022A8BA40000-0x0000022A8BA62000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_tfoxy322.52g.ps1

MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

memory/1388-14-0x00007FF950990000-0x00007FF951451000-memory.dmp

memory/1388-15-0x00007FF950990000-0x00007FF951451000-memory.dmp

memory/1388-18-0x00007FF950990000-0x00007FF951451000-memory.dmp

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

MD5 d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730
SHA1 31aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a
SHA256 84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f
SHA512 8c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249

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

MD5 d28a889fd956d5cb3accfbaf1143eb6f
SHA1 157ba54b365341f8ff06707d996b3635da8446f7
SHA256 21e5d7ccf80a293e6ba30ed728846ca19c929c52b96e2c8d34e27cd2234f1d45
SHA512 0b6d88deb9be85722e6a78d5886d49f2caf407a59e128d2b4ed74c1356f9928c40048a62731959f2460e9ff9d9feee311043d2a37abe3bb92c2b76a44281478c

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

MD5 ba169f4dcbbf147fe78ef0061a95e83b
SHA1 92a571a6eef49fff666e0f62a3545bcd1cdcda67
SHA256 5ef1421e19fde4bc03cd825dd7d6c0e7863f85fd8f0aa4a4d4f8d555dc7606d1
SHA512 8d2e5e552210dcda684682538bc964fdd8a8ff5b24cc2cc8af813729f0202191f98eb42d38d2355df17ae620fe401aad6ceaedaed3b112fdacd32485a3a0c07c

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

MD5 34f595487e6bfd1d11c7de88ee50356a
SHA1 4caad088c15766cc0fa1f42009260e9a02f953bb
SHA256 0f9a4b52e01cb051052228a55d0515911b7ef5a8db3cf925528c746df511424d
SHA512 10976c5deaf9fac449e703e852c3b08d099f430de2d7c7b8e2525c35d63e28b890e5aab63feff9b20bca0aaf9f35a3ba411aee3fbeee9ea59f90ed25bd617a0b

memory/4440-54-0x00007FF950993000-0x00007FF950995000-memory.dmp

memory/4440-55-0x00007FF950990000-0x00007FF951451000-memory.dmp