General

  • Target
    Shellbag anylizer.exe
  • Size 69KB
  • Sample240613-1q1ehs1gkd
  • SHA256 8f2d3eeab5e5d807acff4be9b7d6b41340f0c8a891baa094543d10e65ccec7f2
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • xworm

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %Temp%

  • install_file

    svchost.exe

  • pastebin_url

    https://pastebin.com/raw/qEVZXv39

Targets

    • Target
      Shellbag anylizer.exe
    • Size 69KB
    • SHA256 8f2d3eeab5e5d807acff4be9b7d6b41340f0c8a891baa094543d10e65ccec7f2
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
    • Contains code to disable Windows Defender

      A .NET executable tasked with disabling Windows Defender capabilities such as realtime monitoring, blocking at first seen, etc.

    • Detect Xworm Payload

    • UAC bypass

    • 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.

    • Disables Task Manager via registry modification

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Drops startup file

    • 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.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Tasks