xworm | 3123af93014a5a5c49aa6fd2118f6805041af178c222be27e30b2fd477085c19

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
153s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240730-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240730-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
02-08-2024 12:27

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General

Target

1/3a72ecec34a29f53a1d73677a0e6f4c2e19087a32f1808f8f4ff643f62128d8a.exe
Size

487KB
MD5

f451292bbe0b4c16d244c251105de16a
SHA1

a527d277ccc25ad97ae64fb76767f1e2cda66ff2
SHA256

3a72ecec34a29f53a1d73677a0e6f4c2e19087a32f1808f8f4ff643f62128d8a
SHA512

d53a9cd31a3a98eb88af0c5454007adf8c897db53b6518a9f0c019af0bdcb906bf9fbca616b5ee03d7adfa397a16af06bbfbbbf36d15b89fdf3b96fb79fd439a
SSDEEP

6144:MNDD+bHpEiGXQ4rnc+UI73whSk7MIhWI3tf5Jx/R7ZCe7w4uoVLdaPYZHuW31bZ+:MNncp0jUI73F0DhHbbzCMwI11b

Score

10^/10

xworm execution persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

schools-copper.gl.at.ply.gg:14154

Attributes

Install_directory
%Userprofile%
install_file
svchost.exe
telegram
https://api.telegram.org/bot6887301557:AAE2e7AcjyzPeaHQb_2XBthrT3TTCKt7jCs/sendMessage?chat_id=7045481276

Signatures

Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral24/memory/5104-1-0x0000000000130000-0x00000000001AE000-memory.dmp	family_xworm
behavioral24/files/0x001200000002334b-59.dat	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
2640	powershell.exe
4616	powershell.exe
5108	powershell.exe
3864	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-1-5-21-2951562807-3718269429-4208157415-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	3a72ecec34a29f53a1d73677a0e6f4c2e19087a32f1808f8f4ff643f62128d8a.exe

Drops startup file 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\svchost.lnk	3a72ecec34a29f53a1d73677a0e6f4c2e19087a32f1808f8f4ff643f62128d8a.exe
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\svchost.lnk	3a72ecec34a29f53a1d73677a0e6f4c2e19087a32f1808f8f4ff643f62128d8a.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
844	svchost.exe
2944	svchost.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-1-5-21-2951562807-3718269429-4208157415-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\svchost = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\svchost.exe"	3a72ecec34a29f53a1d73677a0e6f4c2e19087a32f1808f8f4ff643f62128d8a.exe

Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

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

flow	ioc
13	ip-api.com

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
3388	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs

pid	Process
2640	powershell.exe
2640	powershell.exe
4616	powershell.exe
4616	powershell.exe
5108	powershell.exe
5108	powershell.exe
3864	powershell.exe
3864	powershell.exe
5104	3a72ecec34a29f53a1d73677a0e6f4c2e19087a32f1808f8f4ff643f62128d8a.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 7 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5104	3a72ecec34a29f53a1d73677a0e6f4c2e19087a32f1808f8f4ff643f62128d8a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2640	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4616	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5108	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3864	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5104	3a72ecec34a29f53a1d73677a0e6f4c2e19087a32f1808f8f4ff643f62128d8a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
5104	3a72ecec34a29f53a1d73677a0e6f4c2e19087a32f1808f8f4ff643f62128d8a.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5104 wrote to memory of 2640	5104	3a72ecec34a29f53a1d73677a0e6f4c2e19087a32f1808f8f4ff643f62128d8a.exe	86
PID 5104 wrote to memory of 2640	5104	3a72ecec34a29f53a1d73677a0e6f4c2e19087a32f1808f8f4ff643f62128d8a.exe	86
PID 5104 wrote to memory of 4616	5104	3a72ecec34a29f53a1d73677a0e6f4c2e19087a32f1808f8f4ff643f62128d8a.exe	88
PID 5104 wrote to memory of 4616	5104	3a72ecec34a29f53a1d73677a0e6f4c2e19087a32f1808f8f4ff643f62128d8a.exe	88
PID 5104 wrote to memory of 5108	5104	3a72ecec34a29f53a1d73677a0e6f4c2e19087a32f1808f8f4ff643f62128d8a.exe	90
PID 5104 wrote to memory of 5108	5104	3a72ecec34a29f53a1d73677a0e6f4c2e19087a32f1808f8f4ff643f62128d8a.exe	90
PID 5104 wrote to memory of 3864	5104	3a72ecec34a29f53a1d73677a0e6f4c2e19087a32f1808f8f4ff643f62128d8a.exe	92
PID 5104 wrote to memory of 3864	5104	3a72ecec34a29f53a1d73677a0e6f4c2e19087a32f1808f8f4ff643f62128d8a.exe	92
PID 5104 wrote to memory of 3388	5104	3a72ecec34a29f53a1d73677a0e6f4c2e19087a32f1808f8f4ff643f62128d8a.exe	94
PID 5104 wrote to memory of 3388	5104	3a72ecec34a29f53a1d73677a0e6f4c2e19087a32f1808f8f4ff643f62128d8a.exe	94

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.
persistence

Query Registry
T1012

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1\3a72ecec34a29f53a1d73677a0e6f4c2e19087a32f1808f8f4ff643f62128d8a.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1\3a72ecec34a29f53a1d73677a0e6f4c2e19087a32f1808f8f4ff643f62128d8a.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops startup file
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5104
- 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\1\3a72ecec34a29f53a1d73677a0e6f4c2e19087a32f1808f8f4ff643f62128d8a.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2640
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess '3a72ecec34a29f53a1d73677a0e6f4c2e19087a32f1808f8f4ff643f62128d8a.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:4616
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\svchost.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:5108
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'svchost.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3864
- C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "svchost" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\svchost.exe"
  2⤵
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:3388

C:\Users\Admin\svchost.exe
C:\Users\Admin\svchost.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:844

C:\Users\Admin\svchost.exe
C:\Users\Admin\svchost.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2944

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

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
e7cebf3b7ef4a6001988e0da1e82cc1d

SHA1
c4345e45710589200d39b79d407fc370be963296

SHA256
1bcc9d14f60f45002c38384b6765a0d9462ae90abf7c954d24a997f0167e325d

SHA512
d3bb57029ac793c37be4f673c1d7d67202235b72d12e5e42f7dc46e82f0e4cf179b9048a930bb9f076a82686c5014b337245928c04873448bfc55e7769cffa31

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

Filesize
944B

MD5
7540e8b41e59c705cf57296e374d2670

SHA1
9a09866444766b00fdd82f7e58e5c581cd5a67d2

SHA256
983edeed238a5d24fa8b2e7908f5f9bb32d443adc19634804c3068129158d9b8

SHA512
c7d74649c5dd7530de1d1b17c463e41cba258c24755c1bf11ab0585c22f69065e33b57a2a5a57b9b74b5be43d8a1302f17c1bbc49aeb68a3255ebc789f731653

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_kadm4zau.kgi.ps1

Filesize
60B

MD5
d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

SHA1
6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

SHA256
96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

SHA512
5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

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C:\Users\Admin\svchost.exe

Filesize
487KB

MD5
f451292bbe0b4c16d244c251105de16a

SHA1
a527d277ccc25ad97ae64fb76767f1e2cda66ff2

SHA256
3a72ecec34a29f53a1d73677a0e6f4c2e19087a32f1808f8f4ff643f62128d8a

SHA512
d53a9cd31a3a98eb88af0c5454007adf8c897db53b6518a9f0c019af0bdcb906bf9fbca616b5ee03d7adfa397a16af06bbfbbbf36d15b89fdf3b96fb79fd439a

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memory/2640-8-0x000002667F0E0000-0x000002667F102000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/2640-15-0x00007FFF82660000-0x00007FFF83121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/2640-18-0x00007FFF82660000-0x00007FFF83121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/2640-14-0x00007FFF82660000-0x00007FFF83121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/2640-13-0x00007FFF82660000-0x00007FFF83121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/5104-0-0x00007FFF82663000-0x00007FFF82665000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/5104-2-0x00007FFF82660000-0x00007FFF83121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/5104-57-0x00007FFF82663000-0x00007FFF82665000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/5104-58-0x00007FFF82660000-0x00007FFF83121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/5104-1-0x0000000000130000-0x00000000001AE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
504KB

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