Malware Analysis Report

2024-11-16 13:40

Sample ID 240601-axdwzsbc7w
Target 8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics.exe
SHA256 8b56527e6a3bc898236c0fc80ee252623b6761006aa2f69f3df629b46e424756
Tags
xworm 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: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

8b56527e6a3bc898236c0fc80ee252623b6761006aa2f69f3df629b46e424756

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics.exe was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

xworm persistence rat trojan

Detect Xworm Payload

Xworm family

Xworm

Drops startup file

Adds Run key to start application

Looks up external IP address via web service

Unsigned PE

Enumerates physical storage devices

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-06-01 00:35

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

2024-06-01 00:35

Reported

2024-06-01 00:37

Platform

win7-20240508-en

Max time kernel

143s

Max time network

145s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

Signatures

Detect Xworm Payload

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Xworm

trojan rat xworm

Drops startup file

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics.lnk C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics.lnk C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-268080393-3149932598-1824759070-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics = "C:\\Users\\Public\\8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics.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 behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 ip-api.com udp
US 208.95.112.1:80 ip-api.com tcp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp

Files

memory/2552-0-0x000007FEF53B3000-0x000007FEF53B4000-memory.dmp

memory/2552-1-0x0000000000A90000-0x0000000000AA0000-memory.dmp

memory/2552-2-0x000007FEF53B0000-0x000007FEF5D9C000-memory.dmp

memory/2552-9-0x000007FEF53B3000-0x000007FEF53B4000-memory.dmp

memory/2552-10-0x000007FEF53B0000-0x000007FEF5D9C000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-01 00:35

Reported

2024-06-01 00:37

Platform

win10v2004-20240426-en

Max time kernel

146s

Max time network

149s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

Signatures

Detect Xworm Payload

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Xworm

trojan rat xworm

Drops startup file

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics.lnk C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics.lnk C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4018855536-2201274732-320770143-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics = "C:\\Users\\Public\\8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics.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 behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8660e871ced3d55cc60fccb9bc0cc120_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 0.205.248.87.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 8.8.8.8:53 133.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 1.112.95.208.in-addr.arpa udp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 149.220.183.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 154.239.44.20.in-addr.arpa udp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 26.165.165.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa udp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 0.204.248.87.in-addr.arpa udp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 14.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp
DE 45.137.98.42:5552 tcp

Files

memory/3416-0-0x0000000000950000-0x0000000000960000-memory.dmp

memory/3416-1-0x00007FFF9FB63000-0x00007FFF9FB65000-memory.dmp

memory/3416-2-0x00007FFF9FB60000-0x00007FFFA0621000-memory.dmp

memory/3416-9-0x00007FFF9FB63000-0x00007FFF9FB65000-memory.dmp

memory/3416-10-0x00007FFF9FB60000-0x00007FFFA0621000-memory.dmp