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/1820-1-0x0000000000EE0000-0x0000000000EFA000-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
1136	powershell.exe
1308	powershell.exe
2932	powershell.exe
3920	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-1-5-21-2927035347-1736702767-189270196-1000\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-1-5-21-2927035347-1736702767-189270196-1000\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
1136	powershell.exe
1136	powershell.exe
1308	powershell.exe
1308	powershell.exe
2932	powershell.exe
2932	powershell.exe
3920	powershell.exe
3920	powershell.exe
1820	XClient.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1820	XClient.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1136	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1308	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2932	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3920	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1820	XClient.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1820	XClient.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1820 wrote to memory of 1136	1820	XClient.exe	86
PID 1820 wrote to memory of 1136	1820	XClient.exe	86
PID 1820 wrote to memory of 1308	1820	XClient.exe	88
PID 1820 wrote to memory of 1308	1820	XClient.exe	88
PID 1820 wrote to memory of 2932	1820	XClient.exe	90
PID 1820 wrote to memory of 2932	1820	XClient.exe	90
PID 1820 wrote to memory of 3920	1820	XClient.exe	92
PID 1820 wrote to memory of 3920	1820	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:1820
- 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:1136
- 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:1308
- 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:2932
- 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:3920

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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Downloads

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
d28a889fd956d5cb3accfbaf1143eb6f

SHA1
157ba54b365341f8ff06707d996b3635da8446f7

SHA256
21e5d7ccf80a293e6ba30ed728846ca19c929c52b96e2c8d34e27cd2234f1d45

SHA512
0b6d88deb9be85722e6a78d5886d49f2caf407a59e128d2b4ed74c1356f9928c40048a62731959f2460e9ff9d9feee311043d2a37abe3bb92c2b76a44281478c

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

Filesize
944B

MD5
a7cc007980e419d553568a106210549a

SHA1
c03099706b75071f36c3962fcc60a22f197711e0

SHA256
a5735921fc72189c8bf577f3911486cf031708dc8d6bc764fe3e593c0a053165

SHA512
b9aaf29403c467daef80a1ae87478afc33b78f4e1ca16189557011bb83cf9b3e29a0f85c69fa209c45201fb28baca47d31756eee07b79c6312c506e8370f7666

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

Filesize
944B

MD5
04f1d68afbed6b13399edfae1e9b1472

SHA1
8bfdcb687a995e4a63a8c32df2c66dc89f91a8b0

SHA256
f358f33a42122e97c489fad7bbc8beab2eb42d42e4ec7fce0dd61fe6d8c0b8de

SHA512
30c5e72a8134992094d937d2588f7a503b1d6407d11afe0265b7c8b0ce14071925e5caed13fc4f9c28705df4c7aed3601f81b007048b148af274d7784aa5fb75

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_gyqhxthf.vyz.ps1

Filesize
60B

MD5
d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

SHA1
6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

SHA256
96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

SHA512
5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

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memory/1136-13-0x00007FFDF21D0000-0x00007FFDF2C91000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/1136-14-0x00007FFDF21D0000-0x00007FFDF2C91000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/1136-17-0x00007FFDF21D0000-0x00007FFDF2C91000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/1136-12-0x00007FFDF21D0000-0x00007FFDF2C91000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/1136-7-0x000001732EE50000-0x000001732EE72000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/1820-0-0x00007FFDF21D3000-0x00007FFDF21D5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/1820-1-0x0000000000EE0000-0x0000000000EFA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/1820-53-0x00007FFDF21D0000-0x00007FFDF2C91000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/1820-54-0x00007FFDF21D3000-0x00007FFDF21D5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/1820-55-0x00007FFDF21D0000-0x00007FFDF2C91000-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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