Analysis

  • max time kernel
    121s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240704-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240704-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    01-08-2024 20:50

General

  • Target

    Xbox.exe

  • Size

    19.0MB

  • MD5

    30880523d777f4fe75ca515c0d6df32b

  • SHA1

    73629571c0c7f6bfae8422ff44d79b48e2e13d1f

  • SHA256

    7022aee75dbf84ea8b3050fcee637f6f87232dfab7cb7cbd5f5a2062d749c07c

  • SHA512

    1276a39236434cb7fc4903f2b75f1f6dceb1522aba70ff2babf70bae7088caeb5463f6f405e8bac51f2b1378c12291828dfa0978aaf009821cf87385d9824f81

  • SSDEEP

    196608:Yb61gbgwY5kuaC4FaXtBrlOMOpnLo213diio7eLi4iUK+cTwfnrUzhjzO5quL971:Yo487OsOcTwfOa5L93edRaF/

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

C2

expected-schema.gl.at.ply.gg:2980

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %AppData%

  • install_file

    XClient.exe

Signatures

  • Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs
  • Xworm

    Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

  • xmrig

    XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.

  • XMRig Miner payload 12 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Drops startup file 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 17 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Power Settings 1 TTPs 8 IoCs

    powercfg controls all configurable power system settings on a Windows system and can be abused to prevent an infected host from locking or shutting down.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 14 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 8 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 6 IoCs
  • 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 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 18 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 58 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Xbox.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Xbox.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1656
    • C:\Users\Public\build.exe
      "C:\Users\Public\build.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:2264
      • C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramData) -ExclusionExtension '.exe' -Force
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2404
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1020
        • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
          wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
          4⤵
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          PID:1508
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:836
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2364
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1044
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:328
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2984
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
        3⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3056
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
        3⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1904
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
        3⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3052
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
        3⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2996
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe delete "LNETTCDY"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2916
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe create "LNETTCDY" binpath= "C:\ProgramData\jqznuyxniafn\gaexyjbdzroy.exe" start= "auto"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1012
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop eventlog
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2324
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe start "LNETTCDY"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2352
    • C:\Users\Public\flux.exe
      "C:\Users\Public\flux.exe"
      2⤵
      • Drops startup file
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1884
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Public\flux.exe'
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1320
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'flux.exe'
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2360
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\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'
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2924
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'XClient.exe'
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2932
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "XClient" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\XClient.exe"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:808
    • C:\Users\Public\XboxInstaller.exe
      "C:\Users\Public\XboxInstaller.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2992
  • C:\ProgramData\jqznuyxniafn\gaexyjbdzroy.exe
    C:\ProgramData\jqznuyxniafn\gaexyjbdzroy.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1524
    • C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramData) -ExclusionExtension '.exe' -Force
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2408
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2872
      • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
        wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        3⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        PID:2376
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2716
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2400
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2736
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2576
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:1712
    • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
      2⤵
      • Power Settings
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2592
    • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
      2⤵
      • Power Settings
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2148
    • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
      2⤵
      • Power Settings
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2804
    • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
      2⤵
      • Power Settings
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2104
    • C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
      2⤵
        PID:2980
      • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
        explorer.exe
        2⤵
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1728
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
      taskeng.exe {32E14AE9-DE1F-406A-8E47-FA4DF185EE19} S-1-5-21-3450744190-3404161390-554719085-1000:PDIZKVQX\Admin:Interactive:[1]
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2532
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\XClient.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\XClient.exe
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2448
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\XClient.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\XClient.exe
        2⤵
          PID:2332

      Network

      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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      Downloads

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\DB1VYBJ1CC2Q99YZ4IAS.temp

        Filesize

        7KB

        MD5

        491be91a58d5c4a0e5dd6efd070087e6

        SHA1

        73afa4f4f4712f900700b96519da93a88b6ac3ab

        SHA256

        88725d1e62ddc67d2d8b083cb0049a0bd0d077834a02ef6c1db7cf836a1b386b

        SHA512

        5d643aa2027872a7a2e6fece64c7e34590e6c1e8904cf0a5630ef5e19614ff34b373ee621883dafe42dc34fe6aa3996185a7fc560e55b6242d30829cb96f1b83

      • C:\Users\Public\XboxInstaller.exe

        Filesize

        13.4MB

        MD5

        33c9518c086d0cca4a636bc86728485e

        SHA1

        2420ad25e243ab8905b49f60fe7fb96590661f50

        SHA256

        ba30ea16cd8fbd9209d40ae193206ad00f042d100524cf310982c33369325ca2

        SHA512

        6c2c470607b88e7cd79411b7a645b395cee3306a23e6ba50b8ac57f7d5529a1b350c34e19da69aeb1ffade44d5187b4a1ef209a53d21a83e9e35add10fc7867d

      • C:\Users\Public\flux.exe

        Filesize

        554KB

        MD5

        153e795f536e7159e5a14ed836e31dc0

        SHA1

        6d1049b0f029e8c96fb612b048b71ee6f32c9398

        SHA256

        b3d902eb6101db0346fd033453d626b7c8e92be6264fd06609b486006d4f0310

        SHA512

        74567f0d8c02ab638c083e15806bfcfd38f219bb6c46c596f165ffbd1b05ef685d7ab3eff17c198dd4d42d4866f076e644aef282e10ec875db48dc35f6251a70

      • \Users\Public\build.exe

        Filesize

        5.1MB

        MD5

        e99a422a6e87545ae15e8184ea697809

        SHA1

        18c04b90aa66b23e87460ff9c91d732d5147872b

        SHA256

        4095beaf2970d2f15ff23e49a4c7bb8969c0a9e0bd5b034f6a442066c8e1ab92

        SHA512

        7f56e7b56a01f65f5f8e17c1dd9743c76136dee004b9e94cf544343e43fab4b5233f8405ec3909b5f01612e7399696dd5b66fad9ba361319fccf6457816a39dd

      • memory/1656-0-0x000007FEF6133000-0x000007FEF6134000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/1656-1-0x0000000000EB0000-0x00000000021C0000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        19.1MB

      • memory/1728-98-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/1728-95-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/1728-111-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/1728-113-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/1728-112-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/1728-88-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/1728-106-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/1728-105-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/1728-97-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/1728-90-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/1728-92-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/1728-96-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/1728-94-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/1728-93-0x0000000000130000-0x0000000000150000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        128KB

      • memory/1728-87-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/1728-91-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/1728-86-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/1728-89-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        8.3MB

      • memory/1884-24-0x0000000000380000-0x0000000000398000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        96KB

      • memory/1884-61-0x00000000747BE000-0x00000000747BF000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/1884-17-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000000A10000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        576KB

      • memory/1884-16-0x00000000747BE000-0x00000000747BF000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/2332-116-0x00000000008A0000-0x0000000000930000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        576KB

      • memory/2404-67-0x0000000001D40000-0x0000000001D48000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        32KB

      • memory/2404-66-0x000000001B650000-0x000000001B932000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.9MB

      • memory/2408-76-0x0000000000CF0000-0x0000000000CF8000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        32KB

      • memory/2408-73-0x0000000019D70000-0x000000001A052000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.9MB

      • memory/2448-110-0x00000000003F0000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        576KB

      • memory/2980-78-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/2980-79-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/2980-82-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/2980-84-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/2980-77-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/2980-80-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/2992-102-0x0000000002D80000-0x0000000002D8A000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        40KB

      • memory/2992-100-0x0000000002D80000-0x0000000002D8A000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        40KB

      • memory/2992-75-0x00000000011F0000-0x00000000011FA000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        40KB

      • memory/2992-104-0x0000000002D80000-0x0000000002D8A000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        40KB

      • memory/2992-103-0x0000000002D80000-0x0000000002D8A000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        40KB

      • memory/2992-74-0x00000000011F0000-0x00000000011FA000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        40KB

      • memory/2992-101-0x0000000002D80000-0x0000000002D8A000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        40KB

      • memory/2992-31-0x0000000002D80000-0x0000000002D8A000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        40KB

      • memory/2992-99-0x0000000002D80000-0x0000000002D8A000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        40KB

      • memory/2992-32-0x0000000002D80000-0x0000000002D8A000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        40KB

      • memory/2992-34-0x0000000002D80000-0x0000000002D8A000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        40KB

      • memory/2992-35-0x0000000002D80000-0x0000000002D8A000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        40KB

      • memory/2992-33-0x0000000002D80000-0x0000000002D8A000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        40KB

      • memory/2992-26-0x00000000011F0000-0x00000000011FA000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        40KB

      • memory/2992-27-0x00000000011F0000-0x00000000011FA000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        40KB

      • memory/2992-25-0x00000000003E0000-0x000000000114A000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        13.4MB