Malware Analysis Report

2024-09-11 14:49

Sample ID 240611-nvzmkawdmq
Target 33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
SHA256 c9715d04cf6b83051179c904a9ab7d5c87e1ec9e6d48965b501a86d432d0aa91
Tags
xworm execution persistence rat trojan
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

c9715d04cf6b83051179c904a9ab7d5c87e1ec9e6d48965b501a86d432d0aa91

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

xworm execution persistence rat trojan

Xworm

Detect Xworm Payload

Xworm family

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

Drops startup file

Checks computer location settings

Adds Run key to start application

Looks up external IP address via web service

Enumerates physical storage devices

Unsigned PE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix V13

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-06-11 11:43

Signatures

Detect Xworm Payload

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Xworm family

xworm

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-11 11:43

Reported

2024-06-11 11:46

Platform

win10v2004-20240426-en

Max time kernel

148s

Max time network

131s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

Signatures

Detect Xworm Payload

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Xworm

trojan rat xworm

Checks computer location settings

Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3906287020-2915474608-1755617787-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Drops startup file

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\svchhost.lnk C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\svchhost.lnk C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3906287020-2915474608-1755617787-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\svchhost = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\svchhost.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Looks up external IP address via web service

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A ip-api.com N/A N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 3232 wrote to memory of 4236 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
PID 3232 wrote to memory of 4236 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
PID 3232 wrote to memory of 4788 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
PID 3232 wrote to memory of 4788 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
PID 3232 wrote to memory of 4820 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
PID 3232 wrote to memory of 4820 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
PID 3232 wrote to memory of 1864 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
PID 3232 wrote to memory of 1864 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

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\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe'

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess '33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe'

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\Roaming\svchhost.exe'

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'svchhost.exe'

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 28.118.140.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 138.107.17.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 73.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 ip-api.com udp
US 208.95.112.1:80 ip-api.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 1.112.95.208.in-addr.arpa udp
N/A 127.0.0.1:7569 tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:7569 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 183.59.114.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa udp
N/A 127.0.0.1:7569 tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:7569 tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:7569 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 names-pregnant.gl.at.ply.gg udp
US 147.185.221.20:7569 names-pregnant.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 203.107.17.2.in-addr.arpa udp
N/A 127.0.0.1:7569 tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:7569 tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:7569 tcp
US 147.185.221.20:7569 names-pregnant.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:7569 tcp

Files

memory/3232-0-0x00007FFBFE6C3000-0x00007FFBFE6C5000-memory.dmp

memory/3232-1-0x0000000000840000-0x000000000085C000-memory.dmp

memory/3232-2-0x00007FFBFE6C0000-0x00007FFBFF181000-memory.dmp

memory/4236-12-0x00000256C0D00000-0x00000256C0D22000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_5jwvappk.xz5.ps1

MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

memory/4236-13-0x00007FFBFE6C0000-0x00007FFBFF181000-memory.dmp

memory/4236-14-0x00007FFBFE6C0000-0x00007FFBFF181000-memory.dmp

memory/4236-15-0x00007FFBFE6C0000-0x00007FFBFF181000-memory.dmp

memory/4236-18-0x00007FFBFE6C0000-0x00007FFBFF181000-memory.dmp

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

MD5 d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730
SHA1 31aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a
SHA256 84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f
SHA512 8c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249

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

MD5 cadef9abd087803c630df65264a6c81c
SHA1 babbf3636c347c8727c35f3eef2ee643dbcc4bd2
SHA256 cce65b73cdfe9304bcd5207913e8b60fb69faa20cd3b684f2b0343b755b99438
SHA512 7278aa87124abb382d9024a645e881e7b7cf1b84e8894943b36e018dbf0399e6858392f77980b599fa5488e2e21bf757a0702fe6419417edac93b68e0c2ec085

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

MD5 b51dc9e5ec3c97f72b4ca9488bbb4462
SHA1 5c1e8c0b728cd124edcacefb399bbd5e25b21bd3
SHA256 976f9534aa2976c85c2455bdde786a3f55d63aefdd40942eba1223c4c93590db
SHA512 0e5aa6cf64c535aefb833e5757b68e1094c87424abe2615a7d7d26b1b31eff358d12e36e75ca57fd690a9919b776600bf4c5c0e5a5df55366ba62238bdf3f280

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

MD5 b77a9ceea31820624963a4d9bc92c3f2
SHA1 9d607362dd1e73dd0118f53d10dc40ceba96de51
SHA256 f6564fac403c9953410c87c206e15f5461791e939cb185fe033020f45ce7dd9f
SHA512 8a6469d41c193cdd57f575942f44b9a88f5a3e529e922ba2588fd292224c636a9702f6cb32e2d3a2cd2d276bb4b6734f863d87135e8693eb6defecf70f8c9693

memory/3232-57-0x00007FFBFE6C3000-0x00007FFBFE6C5000-memory.dmp

memory/3232-58-0x00007FFBFE6C0000-0x00007FFBFF181000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-11 11:43

Reported

2024-06-11 11:46

Platform

win7-20240508-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

133s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

Signatures

Detect Xworm Payload

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Xworm

trojan rat xworm

Drops startup file

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\svchhost.lnk C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\svchhost.lnk C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3691908287-3775019229-3534252667-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\svchhost = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\svchhost.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Looks up external IP address via web service

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A ip-api.com N/A N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 1868 wrote to memory of 2700 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
PID 1868 wrote to memory of 2700 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
PID 1868 wrote to memory of 2700 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
PID 1868 wrote to memory of 2444 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
PID 1868 wrote to memory of 2444 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
PID 1868 wrote to memory of 2444 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
PID 1868 wrote to memory of 1664 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
PID 1868 wrote to memory of 1664 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
PID 1868 wrote to memory of 1664 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
PID 1868 wrote to memory of 1360 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
PID 1868 wrote to memory of 1360 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
PID 1868 wrote to memory of 1360 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

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\33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe'

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess '33bb90f9b3da549cfa9b056caf986cc0_NeikiAnalytics.exe'

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\Roaming\svchhost.exe'

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'svchhost.exe'

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 ip-api.com udp
N/A 127.0.0.1:7569 tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:7569 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 names-pregnant.gl.at.ply.gg udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 names-pregnant.gl.at.ply.gg udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 names-pregnant.gl.at.ply.gg udp
N/A 127.0.0.1:7569 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 names-pregnant.gl.at.ply.gg udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 names-pregnant.gl.at.ply.gg udp
N/A 127.0.0.1:7569 tcp

Files

memory/1868-0-0x000007FEF5783000-0x000007FEF5784000-memory.dmp

memory/1868-1-0x00000000009B0000-0x00000000009CC000-memory.dmp

memory/1868-2-0x000007FEF5780000-0x000007FEF616C000-memory.dmp

memory/1868-7-0x000007FEF5783000-0x000007FEF5784000-memory.dmp

memory/2700-8-0x0000000002AD0000-0x0000000002B50000-memory.dmp

memory/2700-9-0x000000001B620000-0x000000001B902000-memory.dmp

memory/2700-10-0x00000000021D0000-0x00000000021D8000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms

MD5 5f90957ff604a56813a2bf03b3a64f6b
SHA1 e80fa29069b5c145684f1944954b3f34c17114ac
SHA256 445cdce68503bb65ac79b0de394ad3db4e7e2276a09b8ea320445a534c54998c
SHA512 273fee284538b93e33298cab596569e45996351f1a4c21bc55c4c6e4430938022e040dc22c94ff5d8f9d3c04b0221cdf961a4dd12a185a8d4aff458acd45d83f

memory/2444-16-0x000000001B550000-0x000000001B832000-memory.dmp

memory/2444-17-0x0000000001EF0000-0x0000000001EF8000-memory.dmp

\??\PIPE\srvsvc

MD5 d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e
SHA1 da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709
SHA256 e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855
SHA512 cf83e1357eefb8bdf1542850d66d8007d620e4050b5715dc83f4a921d36ce9ce47d0d13c5d85f2b0ff8318d2877eec2f63b931bd47417a81a538327af927da3e

memory/1868-33-0x000007FEF5780000-0x000007FEF616C000-memory.dmp