Analysis Overview
SHA256
5efe623eb5e9326ae70270135f6dcf2e3b48a62daef1f1685e3f1f0445db5de4
Threat Level: Known bad
The file X Image logger beta V5.2.exe was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Xworm
Contains code to disable Windows Defender
Detect Xworm Payload
Executes dropped EXE
Deletes itself
Drops startup file
Looks up external IP address via web service
Adds Run key to start application
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Modifies registry class
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-06-21 12:28
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-21 12:28
Reported
2024-06-21 12:32
Platform
win11-20240611-en
Max time kernel
228s
Max time network
241s
Command Line
Signatures
Contains code to disable Windows Defender
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Detect Xworm Payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Xworm
Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\X Image logger beta V5.2.exe | N/A |
Drops startup file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Anti root backup.lnk | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\X Image logger beta V5.2.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Anti root backup.lnk | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\X Image logger beta V5.2.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\X Image logger beta V5.2.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1560405787-796225086-678739705-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Anti root backup = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Anti root backup" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\X Image logger beta V5.2.exe | N/A |
Looks up external IP address via web service
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | ip-api.com | N/A | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 4028 set thread context of 4600 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\X Image logger beta V5.2.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1560405787-796225086-678739705-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1560405787-796225086-678739705-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\Locked = "1" | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1560405787-796225086-678739705-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShellBrowser | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1560405787-796225086-678739705-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShellBrowser\ITBar7Layout = 13000000000000000000000020000000100000000000000001000000010700005e01000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | N/A |
Modifies registry class
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1560405787-796225086-678739705-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\MRUListEx = ffffffff | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1560405787-796225086-678739705-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0\MRUListEx = 00000000ffffffff | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \Registry\User\S-1-5-21-1560405787-796225086-678739705-1000_Classes\NotificationData | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{4336a54d-038b-4685-ab02-99bb52d3fb8b}\Instance\ | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1560405787-796225086-678739705-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\NodeSlots | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1560405787-796225086-678739705-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0 = 14001f50e04fd020ea3a6910a2d808002b30309d0000 | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1560405787-796225086-678739705-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0\0\MRUListEx = ffffffff | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1560405787-796225086-678739705-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1\Shell | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1560405787-796225086-678739705-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1560405787-796225086-678739705-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1 | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1560405787-796225086-678739705-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1\Shell\SniffedFolderType = "Documents" | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1560405787-796225086-678739705-1000_Classes\Local Settings | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1560405787-796225086-678739705-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1560405787-796225086-678739705-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\MRUListEx = 00000000ffffffff | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1560405787-796225086-678739705-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0\0 = 14002e80922b16d365937a46956b92703aca08af0000 | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1560405787-796225086-678739705-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\NodeSlots = 02 | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1560405787-796225086-678739705-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0\0\NodeSlot = "1" | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1560405787-796225086-678739705-1000_Classes\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}\Instance\ | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1560405787-796225086-678739705-1000_Classes\Local Settings\MuiCache | C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\MiniSearchHost.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1560405787-796225086-678739705-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1560405787-796225086-678739705-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0 | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1560405787-796225086-678739705-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0\0 | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\X Image logger beta V5.2.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\X Image logger beta V5.2.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\X Image logger beta V5.2.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\MiniSearchHost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\X Image logger beta V5.2.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\X Image logger beta V5.2.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\X Image logger beta V5.2.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\X Image logger beta V5.2.exe"
C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\MiniSearchHost.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\MiniSearchHost.exe" -ServerName:MiniSearchUI.AppXj3y73at8fy1htwztzxs68sxx1v7cksp7.mca
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe" 147.185.221.20 23695 <123456789> 6F39F110501D9DF4D96A
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
powershell.exe -c explorer shell:::{3080F90E-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257}
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\explorer.exe" shell::: -encodedCommand MwAwADgAMABGADkAMABFAC0ARAA3AEEARAAtADEAMQBEADkALQBCAEQAOQA4AC0AMAAwADAAMAA5ADQANwBCADAAMgA1ADcA -inputFormat xml -outputFormat text
C:\Windows\explorer.exe
C:\Windows\explorer.exe /factory,{75dff2b7-6936-4c06-a8bb-676a7b00b24b} -Embedding
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {3eef301f-b596-4c0b-bd92-013beafce793} -Embedding
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ip-api.com | udp |
| US | 208.95.112.1:80 | ip-api.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 147.185.221.20:23695 | modern-educators.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 147.185.221.20:23695 | modern-educators.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 147.185.221.20:23695 | modern-educators.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\X Image logger beta V5.2.exe
| MD5 | 060295a703861c237ad7bc31553a7957 |
| SHA1 | 07185d1bf97ac9bd46b2767cc42abaf32ad85aab |
| SHA256 | 2f0eafb4fddbe251965522b1ad3190baf20a8921b5e1672f0b795a8e6e84bcc3 |
| SHA512 | ee681def62064e1ee3d6fc4ddd51edb44d0897fb64c3cfa2daab0c8a9b32db20dbe66efbc8f10fde65d38dce028837a3882473fd882fef34fbbb4c3e02bd947d |
memory/4028-12-0x00007FF8EAC63000-0x00007FF8EAC65000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-13-0x0000000000600000-0x000000000064C000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-14-0x00007FF8EAC60000-0x00007FF8EB722000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-18-0x00007FF8EAC63000-0x00007FF8EAC65000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-19-0x00007FF8EAC60000-0x00007FF8EB722000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-20-0x0000000000E90000-0x0000000000E98000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-22-0x000000001C140000-0x000000001C14A000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\~earchHoverUnifiedTileModelCache.tmp
| MD5 | 9a7af7f1f08f7de9da3ba647286ee5a6 |
| SHA1 | d7a23961ba5f8c4242a03f20686ff516c2ae432c |
| SHA256 | dddc3d322b46ec53927c26326a4f4d573dec131fbe668450f984c91c3104a08b |
| SHA512 | 64b0d94e68aa2d0ee9d02f170de6989f5255c5c57d05dffbf4dbbe012dae43a6f4dbd59c6a85fd2621fb84ae7f4cdf486a089b90e3e6c4fce1b152ba5aa6ba58 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\SearchHoverUnifiedTileModelCache.dat
| MD5 | 35745802ec2865acb4c60e651e5a8620 |
| SHA1 | f10c746a71c2741790aa3f5160ea7d9be1a1920a |
| SHA256 | ef386e977e9fcfc811f2710d0d630e23e2278cf9811770da0c2f10f3965b7a63 |
| SHA512 | 0031f739cafa1089dc655a3509bc215fc900c20734507a1b0b69f1ad1567fb2fe4af725360cf952a4689e89973bbd59a53ea6ff8bd6c4c67b9e732f66f14a42f |
memory/4028-42-0x000000001C180000-0x000000001C196000-memory.dmp
memory/4600-44-0x00000000003C0000-0x00000000003D0000-memory.dmp
memory/4600-45-0x0000000005050000-0x00000000050E2000-memory.dmp
memory/4600-46-0x00000000050F0000-0x000000000518C000-memory.dmp
memory/4600-47-0x0000000005740000-0x0000000005CE6000-memory.dmp
memory/4600-48-0x0000000005320000-0x0000000005386000-memory.dmp
memory/3876-49-0x0000000002630000-0x0000000002666000-memory.dmp
memory/3876-50-0x0000000004DC0000-0x00000000053EA000-memory.dmp
memory/3876-51-0x0000000004B10000-0x0000000004B32000-memory.dmp
memory/3876-52-0x0000000004BB0000-0x0000000004C16000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_tjri0jiw.hnb.ps1
| MD5 | d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641 |
| SHA1 | 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d |
| SHA256 | 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7 |
| SHA512 | 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82 |
memory/3876-61-0x00000000055B0000-0x0000000005907000-memory.dmp
memory/3876-62-0x0000000005AD0000-0x0000000005AEE000-memory.dmp
memory/3876-63-0x0000000005B60000-0x0000000005BAC000-memory.dmp
memory/4028-72-0x000000001B5B0000-0x000000001B5BE000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\iconcache_idx.db
| MD5 | 3df44998aca4a87ccc0633ceade8752c |
| SHA1 | 7417391df4b0deb676e12d2c81aa3df265b2cf31 |
| SHA256 | 0df3cba256cf8e1e6e2f78b5f33ed790dd69fb4b5a72fa3b9aa43a825c4ba0fd |
| SHA512 | 1c23132999185938961053c2435247a7365e3de1e9efd4d56be23972fb6ae10cb8101d09380933e9941b588b847e7bd235d57c31e28b2dbd1f66d0a06b3429cb |