General

  • Target

    https://mega.nz/file/hDFDRSgK#DP_Yb0UD9rOqtc6njQukc_axjvFk77Gxh1zJce2EGXU

  • Sample

    240531-rj7etabf58

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

C2

ekinox.myftp.biz:3080

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %AppData%

  • install_file

    svchost.exe

Targets

    • Target

      https://mega.nz/file/hDFDRSgK#DP_Yb0UD9rOqtc6njQukc_axjvFk77Gxh1zJce2EGXU

    • DcRat

      DarkCrystal(DC) is a new .NET RAT active since June 2019 capable of loading additional plugins.

    • Detect Xworm Payload

    • Xworm

      Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

    • DCRat payload

      Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

    • 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

    • Obfuscated with Agile.Net obfuscator

      Detects use of the Agile.Net commercial obfuscator, which is capable of entity renaming and control flow obfuscation.

    • Adds Run key to start application

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1
T1059

PowerShell

1
T1059.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Discovery

Query Registry

3
T1012

System Information Discovery

3
T1082

Tasks