General

  • Target

    Nexus.exe

  • Size

    952KB

  • Sample

    240805-yb4saawekj

  • MD5

    7810f2e2c8cad759720e963897a280d8

  • SHA1

    9d427df697eb19c8a011b852c04a1c351d111312

  • SHA256

    ff1b8f8a4d7fcd8081bf395561e9147ca934b74d6b9e04b5a31294c3545bb2d3

  • SHA512

    ccc23c8e26f1dd85dbee275b907bc35d7ea6532ea2e28e4067cac59cf3f6554b46a9141c6047f40e7a6a8ef4470ee39c997d2f5d7bc8573fcd5f6b262a9e8787

  • SSDEEP

    12288:9OxPkPjQeqQ1Y53KR8PKpL7R50aRweHvZIp7rt9CRMmmXeu/IsbPR2CfNS+jWC71:rEeqQq3KDPRcePCp7rGRMLXeAVRHS+35

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

C2

127.0.0.1:33700

21.ip.gl.ply.gg:33700

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %Public%

  • install_file

    svchost.exe

Targets

    • Target

      Nexus.exe

    • Size

      952KB

    • MD5

      7810f2e2c8cad759720e963897a280d8

    • SHA1

      9d427df697eb19c8a011b852c04a1c351d111312

    • SHA256

      ff1b8f8a4d7fcd8081bf395561e9147ca934b74d6b9e04b5a31294c3545bb2d3

    • SHA512

      ccc23c8e26f1dd85dbee275b907bc35d7ea6532ea2e28e4067cac59cf3f6554b46a9141c6047f40e7a6a8ef4470ee39c997d2f5d7bc8573fcd5f6b262a9e8787

    • SSDEEP

      12288:9OxPkPjQeqQ1Y53KR8PKpL7R50aRweHvZIp7rt9CRMmmXeu/IsbPR2CfNS+jWC71:rEeqQq3KDPRcePCp7rGRMLXeAVRHS+35

    • Contains code to disable Windows Defender

      A .NET executable tasked with disabling Windows Defender capabilities such as realtime monitoring, blocking at first seen, etc.

    • Detect Umbral payload

    • Detect Xworm Payload

    • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings

    • Modifies Windows Defender notification settings

    • Umbral

      Umbral stealer is an opensource moduler stealer written in C#.

    • Xworm

      Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

    • Credentials from Password Stores: Credentials from Web Browsers

      Malicious Access or copy of Web Browser Credential store.

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Using powershell.exe command.

    • Drops file in Drivers directory

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Drops startup file

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

      Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

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

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Tasks