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 10:52
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
XClient.exe
Resource
win7-20240611-en
General
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Target
XClient.exe
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Size
63KB
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MD5
1af87c02c7d2beea03afdebfb55d3b3b
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SHA1
5e59b080f6a3bd74dff1522721ef2d2bbff5eb07
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SHA256
fb060dbdb5d300443a7137bf675cee66ab9b99d5f19701937bef7390097c1c5d
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SHA512
90b86b74f4e640591f5c22bb14e8817b44189e6c66a2d791583f7366d93920e0cd69193050b77cf3941a1a276e5567118b9e1acf23c7321799a5a41674db9f93
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SSDEEP
1536:H/0TA/AoeFLZf+3Enr/eoPAabDUd3Rm4sKpL8Ioi68LgOnfCK5e:pWF9gM/eaAabDqRrsKKsLgOnfCK5e
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/652-0-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000D6000-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 3244 powershell.exe 2184 powershell.exe 1864 powershell.exe 4832 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 4 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 4832 powershell.exe 4832 powershell.exe 3244 powershell.exe 3244 powershell.exe 2184 powershell.exe 2184 powershell.exe 1864 powershell.exe 1864 powershell.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
Processes:
XClient.exepowershell.exepowershell.exepowershell.exepowershell.exedescription pid process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 652 XClient.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4832 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3244 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2184 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1864 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 652 XClient.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs
Processes:
XClient.exedescription pid process target process PID 652 wrote to memory of 4832 652 XClient.exe powershell.exe PID 652 wrote to memory of 4832 652 XClient.exe powershell.exe PID 652 wrote to memory of 3244 652 XClient.exe powershell.exe PID 652 wrote to memory of 3244 652 XClient.exe powershell.exe PID 652 wrote to memory of 2184 652 XClient.exe powershell.exe PID 652 wrote to memory of 2184 652 XClient.exe powershell.exe PID 652 wrote to memory of 1864 652 XClient.exe powershell.exe PID 652 wrote to memory of 1864 652 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
MD5e243a38635ff9a06c87c2a61a2200656
SHA1ecd95ed5bf1a9fbe96a8448fc2814a0210fa2afc
SHA256af5782703f3f2d5a29fb313dae6680a64134db26064d4a321a3f23b75f6ca00f
SHA5124418957a1b10eee44cf270c81816ae707352411c4f5ac14b6b61ab537c91480e24e0a0a2c276a6291081b4984c123cf673a45dcedb0ceeef682054ba0fc19cb4
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractiveFilesize
944B
MD5d8cb3e9459807e35f02130fad3f9860d
SHA15af7f32cb8a30e850892b15e9164030a041f4bd6
SHA2562b139c74072ccbdaa17b950f32a6dbc934dfb7af9973d97c9b0d9c498012ba68
SHA512045239ba31367fbdd59e883f74eafc05724e23bd6e8f0c1e7171ea2496a497eb9e0cfcb57285bb81c4d569daadba43d6ef64c626ca48f1e2a59e8d97f0cc9184
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractiveFilesize
944B
MD53db1c0d23daacf01eb99125ccc2787d3
SHA10849528de1ba411279231d635d8f39d54cc829d2
SHA256bceb96f5c3d31447980eb8cd891bba75b3e5b6eb60abf4d829fc13cd8faf2582
SHA5123d84635a3395bca1d91ce182ccfb9e38c8da87ad678704673a72d580e4251cedc5a6b2a89040a172a5687b67952e74a13673bd115bce7bdabaed06f89323de5b
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_wfbore3b.lvo.ps1Filesize
60B
MD5d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA16ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA25696ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
SHA5125b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
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memory/652-0-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000D6000-memory.dmpFilesize
88KB
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memory/652-2-0x00007FFECB830000-0x00007FFECC2F1000-memory.dmpFilesize
10.8MB
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memory/652-1-0x00007FFECB833000-0x00007FFECB835000-memory.dmpFilesize
8KB
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memory/652-57-0x00007FFECB830000-0x00007FFECC2F1000-memory.dmpFilesize
10.8MB
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memory/4832-3-0x00007FFECB830000-0x00007FFECC2F1000-memory.dmpFilesize
10.8MB
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memory/4832-18-0x00007FFECB830000-0x00007FFECC2F1000-memory.dmpFilesize
10.8MB
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memory/4832-15-0x00007FFECB830000-0x00007FFECC2F1000-memory.dmpFilesize
10.8MB
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memory/4832-14-0x00007FFECB830000-0x00007FFECC2F1000-memory.dmpFilesize
10.8MB
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memory/4832-13-0x0000022D7E120000-0x0000022D7E142000-memory.dmpFilesize
136KB