xworm | 60b290310f67adb0ae186b4b938ca466a6b55653b2519261fa425127f5500a1f

max time kernel
145s
max time network
155s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240802-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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02-09-2024 19:51

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General

Target

RAT/XClient.exe
Size

172KB
MD5

75ba783757c5b61bd841afa136fc3eda
SHA1

8db9cda9508471a23f9b743027fa115e01bc1fe1
SHA256

75a8719e83e4aecbe51287d7bfaf1e334fa190c7784324f24bcf61ab984de20a
SHA512

9a6cfbf4302336662527837bf60b30b458f8d438bd6e9563093d4948bf81c79d56578e965d836e90aafde553d1cdc9c6df81a254aafcfb3379fbe6405dce0ea1
SSDEEP

1536:vJcr5kCyoAp30kaF6CiJzt7UbjFdZe8e6TOAJkU7JsOpysa7iAMI:BcmNNxda6zZUbjHZe8jO6H2OpYuAf

Score

10^/10

xworm execution persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

Attributes

Install_directory
%AppData%
install_file
XClient.exe
pastebin_url
https://pastebin.com/raw/2jTT3Lnj

Signatures

Detect Xworm Payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral8/memory/2792-1-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000050000-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
2600	powershell.exe
3880	powershell.exe
3200	powershell.exe
4468	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-1-5-21-945322488-2060912225-3527527000-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	XClient.exe

Drops startup file 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\XClient.lnk	XClient.exe
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\XClient.lnk	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-1-5-21-945322488-2060912225-3527527000-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\XClient = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\XClient.exe"	XClient.exe

Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Web Service

T1102

flow	ioc
17	pastebin.com
18	pastebin.com
24	7.tcp.eu.ngrok.io
48	7.tcp.eu.ngrok.io

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
14	ip-api.com

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
2600	powershell.exe
2600	powershell.exe
3880	powershell.exe
3880	powershell.exe
3200	powershell.exe
3200	powershell.exe
4468	powershell.exe
4468	powershell.exe
2792	XClient.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2792	XClient.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2600	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3880	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3200	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4468	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2792	XClient.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2792	XClient.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 2600	2792	XClient.exe	91
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 2600	2792	XClient.exe	91
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 3880	2792	XClient.exe	93
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 3880	2792	XClient.exe	93
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 3200	2792	XClient.exe	95
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 3200	2792	XClient.exe	95
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 4468	2792	XClient.exe	97
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 4468	2792	XClient.exe	97

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RAT\XClient.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RAT\XClient.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:2792
- 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\RAT\XClient.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2600
- 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:3880
- 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:3200
- 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:4468

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Web Service

T1102

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
6d42b6da621e8df5674e26b799c8e2aa

SHA1
ab3ce1327ea1eeedb987ec823d5e0cb146bafa48

SHA256
5ab6a1726f425c6d0158f55eb8d81754ddedd51e651aa0a899a29b7a58619c4c

SHA512
53faffbda8a835bc1143e894c118c15901a5fd09cfc2224dd2f754c06dc794897315049a579b9a8382d4564f071576045aaaf824019b7139d939152dca38ce29

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

Filesize
944B

MD5
8c6167155c9e3770c857d519a7976f24

SHA1
5fa65732f25295d6d7c0d630ddc388081fd450f2

SHA256
6d6b70e62db74a48c1cf85b76838516289b4dc5b2d218c43329a7680f69d2737

SHA512
518dd57cea4ef356c4826312c67be7a248b1c4728541342d6c7ae693222c5ae1d128a2c91264f7e788744794b42e951c14623707c81195658efafe932cb49636

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

Filesize
944B

MD5
ba169f4dcbbf147fe78ef0061a95e83b

SHA1
92a571a6eef49fff666e0f62a3545bcd1cdcda67

SHA256
5ef1421e19fde4bc03cd825dd7d6c0e7863f85fd8f0aa4a4d4f8d555dc7606d1

SHA512
8d2e5e552210dcda684682538bc964fdd8a8ff5b24cc2cc8af813729f0202191f98eb42d38d2355df17ae620fe401aad6ceaedaed3b112fdacd32485a3a0c07c

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_0xkmmygz.jsb.ps1

Filesize
60B

MD5
d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

SHA1
6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

SHA256
96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

SHA512
5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

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memory/2600-3-0x00007FF850930000-0x00007FF8513F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/2600-9-0x00007FF850930000-0x00007FF8513F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/2600-15-0x00007FF850930000-0x00007FF8513F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/2600-18-0x00007FF850930000-0x00007FF8513F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/2600-14-0x000001FB5CFB0000-0x000001FB5CFD2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/2792-0-0x00007FF850933000-0x00007FF850935000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2792-2-0x00007FF850930000-0x00007FF8513F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/2792-1-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000050000-memory.dmp

Filesize
192KB

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memory/2792-57-0x00007FF850930000-0x00007FF8513F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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