xworm | baa8ace81d5e51f20fea99bf6b8de26c594a2011b670883304e085e5a9847eb2

General

Target

XClient.exe
Size

80KB
MD5

bfa950b37b6a4f8de71af861e677a8b4
SHA1

2ee40bfbf2964d92c82256e5924169295dfdd225
SHA256

07f94f8f6061ba95899914496edc5854aa810de56797d9004875276d60e21ade
SHA512

235b514fac01b24edaef3aeb4209676789b6ba9264a8798cb7ae48c26d2455cdd8f254e92bbba688535acb69fd77b3c0a0a549cf97ece84c235cc74f72234e1a
SSDEEP

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

Score

10^/10

xworm execution persistence rat trojan

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

resource	yara_rule
behavioral3/memory/4312-1-0x00000000007F0000-0x000000000080A000-memory.dmp	family_xworm

Xworm
Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.
trojan rat xworm

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.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
1752	powershell.exe
2276	powershell.exe
4024	powershell.exe
3832	powershell.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3881032017-2947584075-2120384563-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	XClient.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3881032017-2947584075-2120384563-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\XClient = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\XClient.exe"	XClient.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs

pid	Process
1752	powershell.exe
1752	powershell.exe
2276	powershell.exe
2276	powershell.exe
4024	powershell.exe
4024	powershell.exe
3832	powershell.exe
3832	powershell.exe
4312	XClient.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4312	XClient.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1752	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4024	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3832	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4312	XClient.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4312	XClient.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4312 wrote to memory of 1752	4312	XClient.exe	86
PID 4312 wrote to memory of 1752	4312	XClient.exe	86
PID 4312 wrote to memory of 2276	4312	XClient.exe	88
PID 4312 wrote to memory of 2276	4312	XClient.exe	88
PID 4312 wrote to memory of 4024	4312	XClient.exe	90
PID 4312 wrote to memory of 4024	4312	XClient.exe	90
PID 4312 wrote to memory of 3832	4312	XClient.exe	92
PID 4312 wrote to memory of 3832	4312	XClient.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4312
- 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:1752
- 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:2276
- 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:4024
- 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:3832

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1

T1059

PowerShell

1

T1059.001

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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

Filesize
2KB

MD5
d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730

SHA1
31aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a

SHA256
84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f

SHA512
8c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249

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

Filesize
944B

MD5
77d622bb1a5b250869a3238b9bc1402b

SHA1
d47f4003c2554b9dfc4c16f22460b331886b191b

SHA256
f97ff12a8abf4bf88bb6497bd2ac2da12628c8847a8ba5a9026bdbb76507cdfb

SHA512
d6789b5499f23c9035375a102271e17a8a82e57d6f5312fa24242e08a83efdeb8becb7622f55c4cf1b89c7d864b445df11f4d994cf7e2f87a900535bcca12fd9

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

Filesize
944B

MD5
60945d1a2e48da37d4ce8d9c56b6845a

SHA1
83e80a6acbeb44b68b0da00b139471f428a9d6c1

SHA256
314b91c00997034d6e015f40230d90ebbf57de5dc938b62c1a214d591793dbe3

SHA512
5d068f1d6443e26ae3cad1c80f969e50e5860967b314153c4d3b6efd1cfa39f0907c6427bec7fa43db079f258b6357e4e9a1b0b1a36b1481d2049ea0e67909ed

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

Filesize
944B

MD5
10890cda4b6eab618e926c4118ab0647

SHA1
1e1d63b73a0e6c7575f458b3c7917a9ce5ba776d

SHA256
00f8a035324d39bd62e6dee5e1b480069015471c487ebee4479e6990ea9ddb14

SHA512
a2ee84006c24a36f25e0bca0772430d64e3791f233da916aecdeae6712763e77d55bbbd00dc8f6b2b3887f3c26ab3980b96c5f46cc823e81e28abbbc5fc78221

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_5rfi5dud.mqn.ps1

Filesize
60B

MD5
d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

SHA1
6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

SHA256
96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

SHA512
5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

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memory/1752-12-0x00007FFE03840000-0x00007FFE04301000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/1752-14-0x00007FFE03840000-0x00007FFE04301000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/1752-17-0x00007FFE03840000-0x00007FFE04301000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/1752-18-0x00007FFE03840000-0x00007FFE04301000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/1752-13-0x00007FFE03840000-0x00007FFE04301000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/1752-2-0x000001F34B590000-0x000001F34B5B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/4312-0-0x00007FFE03843000-0x00007FFE03845000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/4312-1-0x00000000007F0000-0x000000000080A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/4312-54-0x00007FFE03840000-0x00007FFE04301000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4312-55-0x00007FFE03843000-0x00007FFE03845000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/4312-56-0x00007FFE03840000-0x00007FFE04301000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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