Analysis

  • max time kernel
    7s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    09-06-2024 08:47

General

  • Target

    Loader.exe

  • Size

    60KB

  • MD5

    5aa0bf1d5dc1e0b454a0db99b6f5f854

  • SHA1

    e0e693a23154ba031c06ddaa6927277d303ab6fc

  • SHA256

    6af699d5b423e9a27be4422622b30d0d3e8ebdd259e192ed535c89183f266315

  • SHA512

    5d82a3606dcc7a03e92c9948333249b082a4e341342918db93113a13565bc08a447f943ceb60b1a2782ff026d784358bf5f2648ff09cfe41be4a5210747b2880

  • SSDEEP

    1536:PQXTdHRSiY4TLufp7NkbTNr9QSxu6rOLlIKgy:PedHEiY8SRNkbTQSFOLlIKgy

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

C2

parents-roy.gl.at.ply.gg:13511

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %Temp%

  • install_file

    Update.exe

Signatures

  • Detect Xworm Payload 1 IoCs
  • Xworm

    Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

  • 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.

  • Drops startup file 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops startup file
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4048
    • 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\Loader.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2984
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'Loader.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4948
    • 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\Update.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3988
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'Update.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4704

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1
T1059

PowerShell

1
T1059.001

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1
T1082

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Downloads

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

    2KB

    MD5

    627073ee3ca9676911bee35548eff2b8

    SHA1

    4c4b68c65e2cab9864b51167d710aa29ebdcff2e

    SHA256

    85b280a39fc31ba1e15fb06102a05b8405ff3b82feb181d4170f04e466dd647c

    SHA512

    3c5f6c03e253b83c57e8d6f0334187dbdcdf4fa549eecd36cbc1322dca6d3ca891dc6a019c49ec2eafb88f82d0434299c31e4dfaab123acb42e0546218f311fb

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

    944B

    MD5

    05b3cd21c1ec02f04caba773186ee8d0

    SHA1

    39e790bfe10abf55b74dfb3603df8fcf6b5e6edb

    SHA256

    911efc5cf9cbeb697543eb3242f5297e1be46dd6603a390140a9ff031ed9e1e8

    SHA512

    e751008b032394817beb46937fd93a73be97254c2be94dd42f22fb1306d2715c653ece16fa96eab1a3e73811936768cea6b37888437086fc6f3e3e793a2515eb

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

    944B

    MD5

    aa6b748cd8f3e3c0e41549529b919e21

    SHA1

    5a4b9721f9fb5042f6ef7afd698d5ac5216a88bb

    SHA256

    d7d665a42f940443efb28eb231dfe1c4062394e71fba145d6eea9ec075b0f0e8

    SHA512

    361c523f49428a7e430279099e669a1a8af8764653f42e83105c0da3f8e8dd3be6c1719ea8c158d8f2e8425d74457147a4683190eb4a67019b9d02be44c13534

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

    944B

    MD5

    2e0391d00f5bfbc34be70790f14d5edf

    SHA1

    fcb04d8599c23967de4f154a101be480933ab0d0

    SHA256

    1c0c0c86d7c736fc9fb148ac7cd6e67565dc5b76fa116ae3b000a79e91855136

    SHA512

    231b9cc6efb928f0748cef04f287d9204c4f7d2eb4bc27f345e9a1afc6d0675057978ca44d1a95334ee2380709aa6dbe74015fedff8f17611a64efcfb9f64d2a

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_qmrrjuzc.ggl.ps1
    Filesize

    60B

    MD5

    d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

    SHA1

    6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

    SHA256

    96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

    SHA512

    5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

  • memory/2984-12-0x00007FFE0ABB0000-0x00007FFE0B672000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/2984-13-0x00007FFE0ABB0000-0x00007FFE0B672000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/2984-14-0x00007FFE0ABB0000-0x00007FFE0B672000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/2984-17-0x00007FFE0ABB0000-0x00007FFE0B672000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/2984-11-0x00007FFE0ABB0000-0x00007FFE0B672000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/2984-4-0x000002CEFCF20000-0x000002CEFCF42000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    136KB

  • memory/4048-0-0x00007FFE0ABB3000-0x00007FFE0ABB5000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/4048-1-0x0000000000A50000-0x0000000000A66000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    88KB

  • memory/4048-53-0x00007FFE0ABB0000-0x00007FFE0B672000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    10.8MB