General

  • Target

    Xworm v5.6.1.exe

  • Size

    45KB

  • Sample

    240614-2kdt1ayfre

  • MD5

    b419e672ce09e76bf687726eb487ac47

  • SHA1

    082df415a432d8d0547bc6e73bbce82233a89990

  • SHA256

    481bbd6737c0ce01a24654154b563a07caa49aa41d1743cc3ed0ef6d2bb7f172

  • SHA512

    b77679b6a11b83cdf222af9b5d54832152eb11b4b16ca1c1a672a53accd5ae111c1ba8eb15e777d8fcc5719c6b7e67b2a816536c03b4a96e711ffe9715b853b7

  • SSDEEP

    768:RIurlDweV3OOVbADM9W1v9NfgkBpuAuREcNcFylVvD4xeVhKfkvLbFEPa9pva76P:RIADweQKADMkV9GkSAcRaclZrOM/FJ9l

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

Version

5.0

C2

india-southampton.gl.at.ply.gg:20350

Mutex

CejzkeFsbXIiTGtT

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %ProgramData%

  • install_file

    USB Update.exe

aes.plain

Targets

    • Target

      Xworm v5.6.1.exe

    • Size

      45KB

    • MD5

      b419e672ce09e76bf687726eb487ac47

    • SHA1

      082df415a432d8d0547bc6e73bbce82233a89990

    • SHA256

      481bbd6737c0ce01a24654154b563a07caa49aa41d1743cc3ed0ef6d2bb7f172

    • SHA512

      b77679b6a11b83cdf222af9b5d54832152eb11b4b16ca1c1a672a53accd5ae111c1ba8eb15e777d8fcc5719c6b7e67b2a816536c03b4a96e711ffe9715b853b7

    • SSDEEP

      768:RIurlDweV3OOVbADM9W1v9NfgkBpuAuREcNcFylVvD4xeVhKfkvLbFEPa9pva76P:RIADweQKADMkV9GkSAcRaclZrOM/FJ9l

    • 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.

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Drops startup file

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • 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 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

3
T1012

System Information Discovery

3
T1082

Command and Control

Web Service

1
T1102

Tasks