Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows7_x64 -
resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240220-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system -
submitted
15-06-2024 10:37
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
XClient.exe
Resource
win7-20240220-en
General
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Target
XClient.exe
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Size
64KB
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MD5
f60efff1882f5dae9e31150e6296c87c
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SHA1
e19beee5909878fec11967bda42ac2acb36a67ce
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SHA256
2dc64216e7ec072466c632e59a4da4101fdf3e4499dabc36724c01434ff4442e
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SHA512
ff705599a5f502a487308094b4366a920f9eb537177aca5f2e3ffbf292c7be5cd00fb38b39c679eb6bf6c3b9870fd5732dda6577fd64bfecfc5f46cabbdf9be9
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SSDEEP
1536:vfNj1dXIR9JdlLx0l6rbzufGoZ6SxdgHO3A5l:hSfdpu4rbzQdAO3A5l
Malware Config
Extracted
xworm
127.0.0.1:23386
cameras-happen.gl.at.ply.gg:23386
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Install_directory
%AppData%
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install_file
XClient.exe
Signatures
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Detect Xworm Payload 1 IoCs
Processes:
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/1740-1-0x0000000000AD0000-0x0000000000AE6000-memory.dmp family_xworm -
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.
Processes:
powershell.exepowershell.exepowershell.exepowershell.exepid process 1744 powershell.exe 2624 powershell.exe 3012 powershell.exe 1436 powershell.exe -
Deletes itself 1 IoCs
Processes:
cmd.exepid process 1176 cmd.exe -
Drops startup file 2 IoCs
Processes:
XClient.exedescription ioc process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\XClient.lnk XClient.exe File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\XClient.lnk XClient.exe -
Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
Processes:
flow ioc 4 ip-api.com -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
Processes:
XClient.exedescription ioc process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0 XClient.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier XClient.exe -
Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
Processes:
timeout.exepid process 2024 timeout.exe -
Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
Processes:
XClient.exedescription ioc process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS XClient.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\BIOSVersion XClient.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\BIOSReleaseDate XClient.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemProductName XClient.exe -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
Processes:
powershell.exepowershell.exepowershell.exepowershell.exepid process 1744 powershell.exe 2624 powershell.exe 3012 powershell.exe 1436 powershell.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
Processes:
XClient.exepowershell.exepowershell.exepowershell.exepowershell.exedescription pid process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1740 XClient.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1744 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2624 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3012 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1436 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1740 XClient.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs
Processes:
XClient.execmd.exedescription pid process target process PID 1740 wrote to memory of 1744 1740 XClient.exe powershell.exe PID 1740 wrote to memory of 1744 1740 XClient.exe powershell.exe PID 1740 wrote to memory of 1744 1740 XClient.exe powershell.exe PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2624 1740 XClient.exe powershell.exe PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2624 1740 XClient.exe powershell.exe PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2624 1740 XClient.exe powershell.exe PID 1740 wrote to memory of 3012 1740 XClient.exe powershell.exe PID 1740 wrote to memory of 3012 1740 XClient.exe powershell.exe PID 1740 wrote to memory of 3012 1740 XClient.exe powershell.exe PID 1740 wrote to memory of 1436 1740 XClient.exe powershell.exe PID 1740 wrote to memory of 1436 1740 XClient.exe powershell.exe PID 1740 wrote to memory of 1436 1740 XClient.exe powershell.exe PID 1740 wrote to memory of 1176 1740 XClient.exe cmd.exe PID 1740 wrote to memory of 1176 1740 XClient.exe cmd.exe PID 1740 wrote to memory of 1176 1740 XClient.exe cmd.exe PID 1176 wrote to memory of 2024 1176 cmd.exe timeout.exe PID 1176 wrote to memory of 2024 1176 cmd.exe timeout.exe PID 1176 wrote to memory of 2024 1176 cmd.exe timeout.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe"1⤵
- Drops startup file
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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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
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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
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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\XClient.exe'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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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
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.execmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB5D7.tmp.bat""2⤵
- Deletes itself
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exetimeout 33⤵
- Delays execution with timeout.exe
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13
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Downloads
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB5D7.tmp.batFilesize
159B
MD54086db906e64340b00633553a930cf09
SHA10af2bff701d476ee6ec2f183b86caee604b4b734
SHA25646d53187a773ab9825777316ec0a2e63cd6631cd2d7285a6d16e5f3dfbce6446
SHA5122adedd195566fa5516269847898c874c0eafab664752c61bdaa45c40965a87abd781ac4f82919729d1d518abb758373d27e8f813e008a5ffd7ff5e928effb077
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-msFilesize
7KB
MD5459f683ed446ff0fc16d7a2152d83582
SHA198421219af9dc90e8f2e2076e17fe830a005054a
SHA256358430cfbefa95687fd7fdcfbd88eabed3c35b6949d5754e3ae9de406855438f
SHA512c3a107e0ff144816fe676ffe6681ed25eac37f121da58f10883face782df1e792806d459c1490fdcbccf5e92f7e2175ec61724e87ecb4f65e34e65ed8ffebf70
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\??\PIPE\srvsvcMD5
d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e
SHA1da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709
SHA256e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855
SHA512cf83e1357eefb8bdf1542850d66d8007d620e4050b5715dc83f4a921d36ce9ce47d0d13c5d85f2b0ff8318d2877eec2f63b931bd47417a81a538327af927da3e
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memory/1740-2-0x000007FEF5440000-0x000007FEF5E2C000-memory.dmpFilesize
9.9MB
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memory/1740-0-0x000007FEF5443000-0x000007FEF5444000-memory.dmpFilesize
4KB
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memory/1740-33-0x000007FEF5443000-0x000007FEF5444000-memory.dmpFilesize
4KB
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memory/1740-34-0x000007FEF5440000-0x000007FEF5E2C000-memory.dmpFilesize
9.9MB
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memory/1740-35-0x000000001A7E0000-0x000000001A7EC000-memory.dmpFilesize
48KB
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memory/1740-1-0x0000000000AD0000-0x0000000000AE6000-memory.dmpFilesize
88KB
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memory/1740-47-0x000007FEF5440000-0x000007FEF5E2C000-memory.dmpFilesize
9.9MB
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memory/1744-7-0x0000000002C20000-0x0000000002CA0000-memory.dmpFilesize
512KB
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memory/1744-8-0x000000001B580000-0x000000001B862000-memory.dmpFilesize
2.9MB
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memory/1744-9-0x0000000001D90000-0x0000000001D98000-memory.dmpFilesize
32KB
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memory/2624-15-0x000000001B4E0000-0x000000001B7C2000-memory.dmpFilesize
2.9MB
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memory/2624-16-0x0000000002810000-0x0000000002818000-memory.dmpFilesize
32KB