General

  • Target

    https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1246876705122029608/1246957599484809378/FreeTrial-100_Unc.zip?ex=665e4743&is=665cf5c3&hm=dd1307b1401a203f2e71c67035c1ab2d6bb92d2718d9399e2061f609c927676d&

  • Sample

    240602-2prlnahg9w

Malware Config

Extracted

Language
ps1
Deobfuscated
URLs
exe.dropper

https://github.com/xylexV5/xylexz/releases/download/vypix/xylex.exe

Targets

    • Target

      https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1246876705122029608/1246957599484809378/FreeTrial-100_Unc.zip?ex=665e4743&is=665cf5c3&hm=dd1307b1401a203f2e71c67035c1ab2d6bb92d2718d9399e2061f609c927676d&

    • Exela Stealer

      Exela Stealer is an open source stealer originally written in .NET and later transitioned to Python that was first observed in August 2023.

    • Grants admin privileges

      Uses net.exe to modify the user's privileges.

    • Blocklisted process makes network request

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Modifies Windows Firewall

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

      Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    • UPX packed file

      Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

    • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

      Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Tasks