Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows10-2004_x64 -
resource
win10v2004-20240508-en -
resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-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 behavioral2/memory/368-1-0x0000000000350000-0x0000000000366000-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 2208 powershell.exe 4628 powershell.exe 1716 powershell.exe 2660 powershell.exe -
Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
Processes:
XClient.exedescription ioc process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1337824034-2731376981-3755436523-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation XClient.exe -
Drops startup file 2 IoCs
Processes:
XClient.exedescription ioc process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\XClient.lnk XClient.exe File opened for modification 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 3 ip-api.com -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
Processes:
powershell.exepowershell.exepowershell.exepowershell.exepid process 2208 powershell.exe 2208 powershell.exe 4628 powershell.exe 4628 powershell.exe 1716 powershell.exe 1716 powershell.exe 2660 powershell.exe 2660 powershell.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
Processes:
XClient.exepowershell.exepowershell.exepowershell.exepowershell.exedescription pid process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 368 XClient.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2208 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4628 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1716 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2660 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 368 XClient.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs
Processes:
XClient.exedescription pid process target process PID 368 wrote to memory of 2208 368 XClient.exe powershell.exe PID 368 wrote to memory of 2208 368 XClient.exe powershell.exe PID 368 wrote to memory of 4628 368 XClient.exe powershell.exe PID 368 wrote to memory of 4628 368 XClient.exe powershell.exe PID 368 wrote to memory of 1716 368 XClient.exe powershell.exe PID 368 wrote to memory of 1716 368 XClient.exe powershell.exe PID 368 wrote to memory of 2660 368 XClient.exe powershell.exe PID 368 wrote to memory of 2660 368 XClient.exe powershell.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops startup file
- 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
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13
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Downloads
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.logFilesize
2KB
MD5d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730
SHA131aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a
SHA25684739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f
SHA5128c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractiveFilesize
944B
MD56d42b6da621e8df5674e26b799c8e2aa
SHA1ab3ce1327ea1eeedb987ec823d5e0cb146bafa48
SHA2565ab6a1726f425c6d0158f55eb8d81754ddedd51e651aa0a899a29b7a58619c4c
SHA51253faffbda8a835bc1143e894c118c15901a5fd09cfc2224dd2f754c06dc794897315049a579b9a8382d4564f071576045aaaf824019b7139d939152dca38ce29
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractiveFilesize
944B
MD5bbc2b43d5e574fe7d193c6fc0eb7302c
SHA1f22683b94ad593fd0513fef37df1fb5d0880cc22
SHA2560efa2469ae0b02af024fd0e2828ccab085eaefef3736b3bda0ba631e3a45aa48
SHA512287449b168297a5176b26777f2f5ca3284d967b93274db8b3029d130049073560a10e418607f670d08194193aa91fc9cd174717e7c1d051b09c23857fe3ab9d2
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractiveFilesize
944B
MD510890cda4b6eab618e926c4118ab0647
SHA11e1d63b73a0e6c7575f458b3c7917a9ce5ba776d
SHA25600f8a035324d39bd62e6dee5e1b480069015471c487ebee4479e6990ea9ddb14
SHA512a2ee84006c24a36f25e0bca0772430d64e3791f233da916aecdeae6712763e77d55bbbd00dc8f6b2b3887f3c26ab3980b96c5f46cc823e81e28abbbc5fc78221
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ne42foq5.y3f.ps1Filesize
60B
MD5d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA16ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA25696ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
SHA5125b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
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memory/368-1-0x0000000000350000-0x0000000000366000-memory.dmpFilesize
88KB
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memory/368-2-0x00007FF841A80000-0x00007FF842541000-memory.dmpFilesize
10.8MB
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memory/368-0-0x00007FF841A83000-0x00007FF841A85000-memory.dmpFilesize
8KB
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memory/368-57-0x00007FF841A80000-0x00007FF842541000-memory.dmpFilesize
10.8MB
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memory/2208-3-0x00007FF841A80000-0x00007FF842541000-memory.dmpFilesize
10.8MB
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memory/2208-18-0x00007FF841A80000-0x00007FF842541000-memory.dmpFilesize
10.8MB
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memory/2208-15-0x00007FF841A80000-0x00007FF842541000-memory.dmpFilesize
10.8MB
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memory/2208-14-0x00007FF841A80000-0x00007FF842541000-memory.dmpFilesize
10.8MB
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memory/2208-11-0x0000024BD0A30000-0x0000024BD0A52000-memory.dmpFilesize
136KB