Analysis

  • max time kernel
    147s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20240730-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20240730-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    01-08-2024 20:56

General

  • Target

    XClient.exe

  • Size

    80KB

  • MD5

    bfa950b37b6a4f8de71af861e677a8b4

  • SHA1

    2ee40bfbf2964d92c82256e5924169295dfdd225

  • SHA256

    07f94f8f6061ba95899914496edc5854aa810de56797d9004875276d60e21ade

  • SHA512

    235b514fac01b24edaef3aeb4209676789b6ba9264a8798cb7ae48c26d2455cdd8f254e92bbba688535acb69fd77b3c0a0a549cf97ece84c235cc74f72234e1a

  • SSDEEP

    1536:EI5NuEGJkEtydWqZQSp1eS+b59gxzhfxdl/5m6qeo//3Oy/4IK4Dax5:Eg1GhtktQGAS+b59cJ4eA/OlINDab

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

C2

full-self.gl.at.ply.gg:45212

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %AppData%

  • install_file

    XClient.exe

Signatures

  • Detect Xworm Payload 1 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.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3352
    • 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
      PID:688
    • 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
      PID:4452
    • 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
      PID:3556
    • 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
      PID:4984
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp4021.tmp.bat""
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5012
      • C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
        timeout 3
        3⤵
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:4992

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

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

    Filesize

    2KB

    MD5

    627073ee3ca9676911bee35548eff2b8

    SHA1

    4c4b68c65e2cab9864b51167d710aa29ebdcff2e

    SHA256

    85b280a39fc31ba1e15fb06102a05b8405ff3b82feb181d4170f04e466dd647c

    SHA512

    3c5f6c03e253b83c57e8d6f0334187dbdcdf4fa549eecd36cbc1322dca6d3ca891dc6a019c49ec2eafb88f82d0434299c31e4dfaab123acb42e0546218f311fb

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

    Filesize

    944B

    MD5

    1a9fa92a4f2e2ec9e244d43a6a4f8fb9

    SHA1

    9910190edfaccece1dfcc1d92e357772f5dae8f7

    SHA256

    0ee052d5333fd5fd86bc84856fec98e045f077a7ac8051651bf7c521b9706888

    SHA512

    5d2361476fa22200e6f83883efe7dcb8c3fe7dae8d56e04e28a36e9ae1270c327b6aa161d92b239593da7661289d002c574446ecfd6bd19928209aae25e3ef64

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

    Filesize

    944B

    MD5

    4093e5ab3812960039eba1a814c2ffb0

    SHA1

    b5e4a98a80be72fccd3cc910e93113d2febef298

    SHA256

    c0794e2b7036ce5612446a8b15e0c8387773bbc921f63cf8849f8a1f4ef3878c

    SHA512

    f3555b45aa1a1dd5214716dc81a05905c4ecd5a3e1276d35e08c65623ab1d14d469b3b576a5d9638264c1222d73889d2cc1ee43fb579d9ca3fcddd9f557cac7b

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

    Filesize

    944B

    MD5

    781da0576417bf414dc558e5a315e2be

    SHA1

    215451c1e370be595f1c389f587efeaa93108b4c

    SHA256

    41a5aef8b0bbeea2766f40a7bba2c78322379f167c610f7055ccb69e7db030fe

    SHA512

    24e283aa30a2903ebe154dad49b26067a45e46fec57549ad080d3b9ec3f272044efaaed3822d067837f5521262192f466c47195ffe7f75f8c7c5dcf3159ea737

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_2wmdhjzg.33e.ps1

    Filesize

    60B

    MD5

    d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

    SHA1

    6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

    SHA256

    96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

    SHA512

    5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp4021.tmp.bat

    Filesize

    159B

    MD5

    fc2c97be3b08d2384b8d5cb71832ba35

    SHA1

    cef1ec22e2e53bbbe89f177e9b8ff74ce16f9633

    SHA256

    7f3031859975f675f627f4cd53e3d6f13227fb19fc8c4f1b52e211d454b14756

    SHA512

    56538caaf03d75540d17f25ec71ea380baea6aa60c88c587d0cc9849027deae8ffb6e702e011347a8af7e1ccee14a7024d9065513ebefc65c883538faf5473d1

  • memory/688-11-0x00007FFEBB950000-0x00007FFEBC412000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/688-14-0x00007FFEBB950000-0x00007FFEBC412000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/688-18-0x00007FFEBB950000-0x00007FFEBC412000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/688-17-0x00007FFEBB950000-0x00007FFEBC412000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/688-13-0x00007FFEBB950000-0x00007FFEBC412000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/688-12-0x00007FFEBB950000-0x00007FFEBC412000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/688-10-0x000002076D630000-0x000002076D652000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    136KB

  • memory/3352-0-0x00007FFEBB953000-0x00007FFEBB955000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/3352-51-0x00007FFEBB950000-0x00007FFEBC412000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/3352-52-0x00007FFEBB953000-0x00007FFEBB955000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/3352-53-0x00007FFEBB950000-0x00007FFEBC412000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/3352-1-0x0000000000A80000-0x0000000000A9A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/3352-59-0x00007FFEBB950000-0x00007FFEBC412000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB