General

  • Target

    BotLauncherX_by_DeXstellius_and_coolmen.exe

  • Size

    1.2MB

  • Sample

    240609-n6qtssba45

  • MD5

    46b99a1812d4b8122796dc862e1d3c46

  • SHA1

    4799eb28a4404402034d6a008647d3aba27a0fbc

  • SHA256

    46ca7c6264aead6773ff60c0926e458c387ab2bb401759e37357a73f177d71f4

  • SHA512

    66d6f6070a69b08c13ed5c647072f698cdae234d6b8c1ba49ff4f0f598db33e48505112356b0295c5fbb2954278b775452522244de8ff1a453f7f687ecfc12fd

  • SSDEEP

    24576:mELQg2wS4PuAs2Vv8u+MjEApVDSumKz3ilfOviQsjkopJvnHMs4:mEb2wSgmglRpoVHlSi9kkJvn

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %AppData%

  • install_file

    svchost.exe

  • pastebin_url

    https://pastebin.com/raw/Jt9Xgc6v

Targets

    • Target

      BotLauncherX_by_DeXstellius_and_coolmen.exe

    • Size

      1.2MB

    • MD5

      46b99a1812d4b8122796dc862e1d3c46

    • SHA1

      4799eb28a4404402034d6a008647d3aba27a0fbc

    • SHA256

      46ca7c6264aead6773ff60c0926e458c387ab2bb401759e37357a73f177d71f4

    • SHA512

      66d6f6070a69b08c13ed5c647072f698cdae234d6b8c1ba49ff4f0f598db33e48505112356b0295c5fbb2954278b775452522244de8ff1a453f7f687ecfc12fd

    • SSDEEP

      24576:mELQg2wS4PuAs2Vv8u+MjEApVDSumKz3ilfOviQsjkopJvnHMs4:mEb2wSgmglRpoVHlSi9kkJvn

    • Detect Xworm Payload

    • Xworm

      Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

    • Checks computer location settings

      Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

    • Deletes itself

    • Drops startup file

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • 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.

    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1
T1059

PowerShell

1
T1059.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Discovery

Query Registry

1
T1012

System Information Discovery

2
T1082

Command and Control

Web Service

1
T1102

Tasks