Analysis

  • max time kernel
    4s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    09/06/2024, 14:44

General

  • Target
    XClient.exe
  • Size 70KB
  • Sample240609-r4lc3sbf4y
  • SHA256 8a12e43e50b652c7b7c34210192fa128ed57bb18781c2b97fa650e4a00c6c151
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • xworm

C2
  • dance-acres.gl.at.ply.gg:60153

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %LocalAppData%

  • install_file

    svhost.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.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:208
    • 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\XClient.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1096
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'XClient.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:704
    • 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\svhost.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2516
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'svhost.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      PID:3428
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sovthz.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sovthz.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:1260
    • C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
      C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x498 0x150
      1⤵
        PID:4376

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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            Downloads

            powershell.exe.log

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
            • Size 2KB
            • SHA256 84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
            • Size 944B
            • SHA256 21e5d7ccf80a293e6ba30ed728846ca19c929c52b96e2c8d34e27cd2234f1d45
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
            • Size 944B
            • SHA256 347338241585c510bb1fafae13447879318610ca4d844b0e73089957911d77fe
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
            • Size 944B
            • SHA256 a5735921fc72189c8bf577f3911486cf031708dc8d6bc764fe3e593c0a053165
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            __PSScriptPolicyTest_5gjldocx.dif.ps1

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_5gjldocx.dif.ps1
            • Size 60B
            • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            sovthz.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sovthz.exe
            • Size 2.4MB
            • SHA256 8f33534fd04867c7607d980d50e9f8abfed2d70f3fdff3e5514e7cf4539a9a91
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            memory/208-56-0x00007FFB52010000-0x00007FFB52AD1000-memory.dmp

            memory/208-0-0x00000000009F0000-0x0000000000A08000-memory.dmp

            memory/208-57-0x00007FFB52013000-0x00007FFB52015000-memory.dmp

            memory/208-58-0x00007FFB52010000-0x00007FFB52AD1000-memory.dmp

            memory/208-1-0x00007FFB52013000-0x00007FFB52015000-memory.dmp

            memory/1096-13-0x00007FFB52010000-0x00007FFB52AD1000-memory.dmp

            memory/1096-17-0x00007FFB52010000-0x00007FFB52AD1000-memory.dmp

            memory/1096-16-0x00007FFB52010000-0x00007FFB52AD1000-memory.dmp

            memory/1096-12-0x00007FFB52010000-0x00007FFB52AD1000-memory.dmp

            memory/1096-4-0x000002B359C40000-0x000002B359C62000-memory.dmp

            memory/1260-71-0x000002989EE50000-0x000002989F0AE000-memory.dmp