Analysis

  • max time kernel
    95s
  • max time network
    100s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240704-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240704-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    08/07/2024, 09:05

General

  • Target

    PanelExecutorV9.exe

  • Size

    67KB

  • MD5

    5b349257f829bcea74f13e36526eaee7

  • SHA1

    818fb201c0c7064ecf0d297d9aa636187219045a

  • SHA256

    69bb4ee4cbbc3db5659dc6fb84da71be308f5ffe1d1a1474b68ef0c9cdfb93ef

  • SHA512

    9bed76416df1293017a7481f5864f4ffa3f06348d41a0c88c505ded6287e95cec4be3856fdf3664d3b91c9a39a5e7b2408b9112bae134832f7570bc80566a09e

  • SSDEEP

    1536:XRx7QqhjHuecnhQmISPMEUtHPApSTuCb/T2Xq6/oil6EORlNQn1YGqJ:XRx7QqhjH+hQc0EUCpST7b7GzORlNQ6t

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

C2

127.0.0.1:7777

192.168.100.36:7777

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %ProgramData%

  • install_file

    USB.exe

Signatures

  • Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs
  • Xworm

    Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

  • 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.

  • 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).

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • 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 32 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 15 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 50 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 50 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 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

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PanelExecutorV9.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PanelExecutorV9.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Drops startup file
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4372
    • 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\PanelExecutorV9.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3568
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'PanelExecutorV9.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2680
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData\PanelExecutorV9'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4392
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'PanelExecutorV9'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4744
    • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "PanelExecutorV9" /tr "C:\ProgramData\PanelExecutorV9"
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:620
  • C:\ProgramData\PanelExecutorV9
    C:\ProgramData\PanelExecutorV9
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1832
  • C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe" /4
    1⤵
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    PID:884
  • C:\ProgramData\PanelExecutorV9
    C:\ProgramData\PanelExecutorV9
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3272

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\ProgramData\PanelExecutorV9

    Filesize

    67KB

    MD5

    5b349257f829bcea74f13e36526eaee7

    SHA1

    818fb201c0c7064ecf0d297d9aa636187219045a

    SHA256

    69bb4ee4cbbc3db5659dc6fb84da71be308f5ffe1d1a1474b68ef0c9cdfb93ef

    SHA512

    9bed76416df1293017a7481f5864f4ffa3f06348d41a0c88c505ded6287e95cec4be3856fdf3664d3b91c9a39a5e7b2408b9112bae134832f7570bc80566a09e

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\PanelExecutorV9.log

    Filesize

    654B

    MD5

    2ff39f6c7249774be85fd60a8f9a245e

    SHA1

    684ff36b31aedc1e587c8496c02722c6698c1c4e

    SHA256

    e1b91642d85d98124a6a31f710e137ab7fd90dec30e74a05ab7fcf3b7887dced

    SHA512

    1d7e8b92ef4afd463d62cfa7e8b9d1799db5bf2a263d3cd7840df2e0a1323d24eb595b5f8eb615c6cb15f9e3a7b4fc99f8dd6a3d34479222e966ec708998aed1

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log

    Filesize

    2KB

    MD5

    d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730

    SHA1

    31aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a

    SHA256

    84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f

    SHA512

    8c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

    Filesize

    944B

    MD5

    cadef9abd087803c630df65264a6c81c

    SHA1

    babbf3636c347c8727c35f3eef2ee643dbcc4bd2

    SHA256

    cce65b73cdfe9304bcd5207913e8b60fb69faa20cd3b684f2b0343b755b99438

    SHA512

    7278aa87124abb382d9024a645e881e7b7cf1b84e8894943b36e018dbf0399e6858392f77980b599fa5488e2e21bf757a0702fe6419417edac93b68e0c2ec085

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

    Filesize

    944B

    MD5

    10890cda4b6eab618e926c4118ab0647

    SHA1

    1e1d63b73a0e6c7575f458b3c7917a9ce5ba776d

    SHA256

    00f8a035324d39bd62e6dee5e1b480069015471c487ebee4479e6990ea9ddb14

    SHA512

    a2ee84006c24a36f25e0bca0772430d64e3791f233da916aecdeae6712763e77d55bbbd00dc8f6b2b3887f3c26ab3980b96c5f46cc823e81e28abbbc5fc78221

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

    Filesize

    944B

    MD5

    993af531f0b57e8128ec273731c3a8e2

    SHA1

    a42ea55876f4f390837dd2c95fb7ff2344b6e9e1

    SHA256

    fff934d70d813381536d272c5b8ac6ad70acd054267b13592da767c9bd1dda62

    SHA512

    bdf5970ff2ee314dc297fce5c0f44765e77acbf269cd9ad9e7448a391d5f80d66a0c5426f99bc3480851e8763413aa180b3b3b6b22ef0e86a365450cb8c334e4

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_qky1l3kr.b5w.ps1

    Filesize

    60B

    MD5

    d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

    SHA1

    6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

    SHA256

    96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

    SHA512

    5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\PanelExecutorV9.lnk

    Filesize

    688B

    MD5

    a39b39bd692d4701282f7208edf622f1

    SHA1

    85bb0fce594d1b15387249a087ec7ffc973eed4b

    SHA256

    4b31742773124ba0a941213f7996827c58fa00dd0f63f6ac56129a5abb291116

    SHA512

    b0d582af0801ea9a7a4e8f05f1b716b877d2043f03cdd2d5a2ba439a9f19421df505c7c785549b2b41dadc31f3359fd124d3effb097f811b2e6d609552ad58e6

  • memory/884-73-0x0000022E24750000-0x0000022E24751000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/884-64-0x0000022E24750000-0x0000022E24751000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/884-72-0x0000022E24750000-0x0000022E24751000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/884-70-0x0000022E24750000-0x0000022E24751000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/884-74-0x0000022E24750000-0x0000022E24751000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/884-69-0x0000022E24750000-0x0000022E24751000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/884-71-0x0000022E24750000-0x0000022E24751000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/884-68-0x0000022E24750000-0x0000022E24751000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/884-62-0x0000022E24750000-0x0000022E24751000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/884-63-0x0000022E24750000-0x0000022E24751000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/3568-3-0x00007FFBBD920000-0x00007FFBBE3E1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/3568-18-0x00007FFBBD920000-0x00007FFBBE3E1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/3568-4-0x00007FFBBD920000-0x00007FFBBE3E1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/3568-14-0x0000019A9E3A0000-0x0000019A9E3C2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    136KB

  • memory/3568-15-0x00007FFBBD920000-0x00007FFBBE3E1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4372-56-0x00007FFBBD923000-0x00007FFBBD925000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/4372-0-0x00007FFBBD923000-0x00007FFBBD925000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/4372-59-0x00007FFBBD920000-0x00007FFBBE3E1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4372-2-0x00007FFBBD920000-0x00007FFBBE3E1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4372-1-0x0000000000660000-0x0000000000676000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    88KB