Analysis
- max time kernel
137s - max time network
51s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20240508-en - resource tags
- submitted
18/06/2024, 23:46
General
- Target 675b407d06b57943e0694a57affbe140_NeikiAnalytics.exe
- Size 73KB
- Sample240618-3smmjstdqj
- SHA256 5b9549994b91e7b5bb334e761b03a1466ff1b4055d2cfb60b60940b794823b05
Malware Config
Extracted
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xworm
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19.ip.gl.ply.gg:32354
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Install_directory
%AppData%
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install_file
USB.exe
Signatures
- Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs
- Xworm
Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- Drops startup file 2 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
- Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\675b407d06b57943e0694a57affbe140_NeikiAnalytics.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\675b407d06b57943e0694a57affbe140_NeikiAnalytics.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops startup file
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "svchost" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost"2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchostC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchostC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
svchost.log
svchost
memory/3288-0-0x0000000000F70000-0x0000000000F88000-memory.dmp
memory/3288-1-0x00007FF9A8013000-0x00007FF9A8015000-memory.dmp
memory/3288-2-0x00007FF9A8010000-0x00007FF9A8AD1000-memory.dmp
memory/3288-6-0x00007FF9A8010000-0x00007FF9A8AD1000-memory.dmp
memory/4960-10-0x00007FF9A8010000-0x00007FF9A8AD1000-memory.dmp
memory/4960-12-0x00007FF9A8010000-0x00007FF9A8AD1000-memory.dmp