Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
156s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20240226-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240226-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system - submitted
04/06/2024, 11:35
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
cd468e7b3b53ddb2ce6b9c43e9207185.exe
Resource
win7-20240221-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target cd468e7b3b53ddb2ce6b9c43e9207185.exe
- Size 50KB
- Sample240604-npz15sfc63
- SHA256 347ca1208f90a9d5b07324cc923d4279885856d3f446468a95c018e6cba7786c
- MD5 cd468e7b3b53ddb2ce6b9c43e9207185
- SHA1 47d2d750030f8ee8e8f10af5ae20772cd6f088ea
- SHA512 4756563ae050529d26c1ace186de325c6eff2c2d5fd336aba0c721025becaf3dc5c7a2c4b3981f66f57fe858a95d282d48e0b91e09d1f06283f6281295b7e366
- SSDEEP 1536:if05a/CTjK89SFc9U/dW68OMYpdS1EAd8II4:if05a/CTR9SFc9U/eOMYgEA6II4
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Malware Config
Extracted
Family
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xworm
Version
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5.0
C2
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89.213.177.171:7000
Mutex
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hqK5nhK7bEoltZzv
Attributes
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Install_directory
%ProgramData%
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install_file
VLC_Medai.exe
aes.plain
Signatures
- Detect Xworm Payload 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/5064-1-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000092000-memory.dmp family_xworm - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
pid Process 1108 powershell.exe 2108 powershell.exe 1480 powershell.exe 3200 powershell.exe - Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3808065738-1666277613-1125846146-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation cd468e7b3b53ddb2ce6b9c43e9207185.exe - Drops startup file 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\VLC_Medai.lnk cd468e7b3b53ddb2ce6b9c43e9207185.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\VLC_Medai.lnk cd468e7b3b53ddb2ce6b9c43e9207185.exe - Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
flow ioc 7 ip-api.com - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs
pid Process 1108 powershell.exe 1108 powershell.exe 2108 powershell.exe 2108 powershell.exe 1480 powershell.exe 1480 powershell.exe 3200 powershell.exe 3200 powershell.exe 5064 cd468e7b3b53ddb2ce6b9c43e9207185.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5064 cd468e7b3b53ddb2ce6b9c43e9207185.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1108 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2108 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1480 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3200 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5064 cd468e7b3b53ddb2ce6b9c43e9207185.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 5064 cd468e7b3b53ddb2ce6b9c43e9207185.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 5064 wrote to memory of 1108 5064 cd468e7b3b53ddb2ce6b9c43e9207185.exe 92 PID 5064 wrote to memory of 1108 5064 cd468e7b3b53ddb2ce6b9c43e9207185.exe 92 PID 5064 wrote to memory of 2108 5064 cd468e7b3b53ddb2ce6b9c43e9207185.exe 94 PID 5064 wrote to memory of 2108 5064 cd468e7b3b53ddb2ce6b9c43e9207185.exe 94 PID 5064 wrote to memory of 1480 5064 cd468e7b3b53ddb2ce6b9c43e9207185.exe 96 PID 5064 wrote to memory of 1480 5064 cd468e7b3b53ddb2ce6b9c43e9207185.exe 96 PID 5064 wrote to memory of 3200 5064 cd468e7b3b53ddb2ce6b9c43e9207185.exe 98 PID 5064 wrote to memory of 3200 5064 cd468e7b3b53ddb2ce6b9c43e9207185.exe 98
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cd468e7b3b53ddb2ce6b9c43e9207185.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cd468e7b3b53ddb2ce6b9c43e9207185.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops startup file
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5064 -
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\cd468e7b3b53ddb2ce6b9c43e9207185.exe'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1108
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'cd468e7b3b53ddb2ce6b9c43e9207185.exe'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2108
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData\VLC_Medai.exe'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1480
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'VLC_Medai.exe'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3200
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4472 --field-trial-handle=2656,i,16940681401824032220,151921362336696246,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:81⤵PID:2556
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
- Size 2KB
- SHA256 84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f
- MD5 d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730
- SHA1 31aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a
- SHA512 8c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 944B
- SHA256 2d2f364c75bd2897504249f42cdf1d19374f5230aad68fa9154ea3d03e3031a6
- MD5 bd5940f08d0be56e65e5f2aaf47c538e
- SHA1 d7e31b87866e5e383ab5499da64aba50f03e8443
- SHA512 c34d10c7e07da44a180fae9889b61f08903aa84e8ddfa80c31c272b1ef9d491b8cec6b8a4c836c3cb1583fe8f4955c6a8db872515de3a9e10eae09610c959406
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 944B
- SHA256 2987e99ec7fa17bd4ab7de3cb4dc62645e1052012a5a357904d6fc6db9054147
- MD5 50d3033f2bc3a3774c469d03e71a79a9
- SHA1 22027b1d52085de99b3bffa276530fea5d961471
- SHA512 ecf7ab1a9e4192454a3e24c60453fd702a8c648e00078fc933b9182f4a3d3c10c6f5da622a5729b35727e6ddc8837029caddcaf76f56e805b9744253b56da5d8
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 944B
- SHA256 517807921c55bd16cd8a8bfae3d5dc19444c66f836b66acd5593e3080acbaf8e
- MD5 9a2c763c5ff40e18e49ad63c7c3b0088
- SHA1 4b289ea34755323fa869da6ad6480d8d12385a36
- SHA512 3af01926bc7de92076067d158d7250b206d396b3282ee0db43639d04d91bd9ff763acbce12c7822914824984a3c5fdd1b8dbf1ad2ee88233d47f0f808b746bc8
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_gkcq2p0l.usc.ps1
- Size 60B
- SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
- MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
- SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
- SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512