General

  • Target

    Executable.exe

  • Size

    234KB

  • Sample

    240901-xtafqazeqf

  • MD5

    7113ca4e4e27b084b96e196e788ce719

  • SHA1

    03652e8542d91271769e044d1e0b21f7b39c9bba

  • SHA256

    43cf4327b8380ee5e7a7bacb4bbe60d2723d3599ce1abe9f2568fc530a315c62

  • SHA512

    0d685183a69c33df0cb88c796a4b0f620c891f6796fb43c239d341217645c1ea553c0f85188f83d5feb741f169019ab58bf92fd5706d28bdbb1c4323df14effe

  • SSDEEP

    6144:j9yxnk9Zv/5bTgVziHzZnSKrCbYM7kb38Bq:j9yxuv/5/gVziHlBrCbY/8I

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

Version

5.0

Attributes
  • install_file

    Mason.exe

aes.plain

Targets

    • Target

      Executable.exe

    • Size

      234KB

    • MD5

      7113ca4e4e27b084b96e196e788ce719

    • SHA1

      03652e8542d91271769e044d1e0b21f7b39c9bba

    • SHA256

      43cf4327b8380ee5e7a7bacb4bbe60d2723d3599ce1abe9f2568fc530a315c62

    • SHA512

      0d685183a69c33df0cb88c796a4b0f620c891f6796fb43c239d341217645c1ea553c0f85188f83d5feb741f169019ab58bf92fd5706d28bdbb1c4323df14effe

    • SSDEEP

      6144:j9yxnk9Zv/5bTgVziHzZnSKrCbYM7kb38Bq:j9yxuv/5/gVziHlBrCbY/8I

    • Detect Xworm Payload

    • Xworm

      Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

    • Sets service image path in registry

    • Checks BIOS information in registry

      BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Indicator Removal: Clear Windows Event Logs

      Clear Windows Event Logs to hide the activity of an intrusion.

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Enumerates connected drives

      Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

    • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

      Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Tasks