Analysis Overview
SHA256
ab2dab1968ab08e5bb5091376450b1de5fc87cc866faeecc42e1ec641fe83173
Threat Level: Known bad
The file Vortex Grabber - Hotfix.rar was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Xworm
Detect Xworm Payload
Checks computer location settings
Loads dropped DLL
Obfuscated with Agile.Net obfuscator
Drops startup file
Executes dropped EXE
Looks up external IP address via web service
Adds Run key to start application
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-09-23 04:43
Signatures
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Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-09-23 04:43
Reported
2024-09-23 04:46
Platform
win7-20240903-en
Max time kernel
148s
Max time network
135s
Command Line
Signatures
Detect Xworm Payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
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Xworm
Drops startup file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Steal.lnk | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Steal.lnk | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PicassoGrabber.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Steal | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Steal | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Steal | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex Grabber - Hotfix\Vortex Grabber\Vortex.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex Grabber - Hotfix\Vortex Grabber\Vortex.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312935884-697965778-3955649944-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Steal = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\Steal" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex.exe | N/A |
Looks up external IP address via web service
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | ip-api.com | N/A | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex Grabber - Hotfix\Vortex Grabber\Vortex.exe | N/A |
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Steal | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Steal | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Steal | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex Grabber - Hotfix\Vortex Grabber\Vortex.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex Grabber - Hotfix\Vortex Grabber\Vortex.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PicassoGrabber.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PicassoGrabber.exe"
C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 2444 -s 608
C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "Steal" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Steal"
C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
taskeng.exe {039348E6-7814-4AF1-9525-2C447B7D8617} S-1-5-21-312935884-697965778-3955649944-1000:MXQFNXLT\Admin:Interactive:[1]
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Steal
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Steal
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Steal
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Steal
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Steal
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Steal
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ip-api.com | udp |
| US | 208.95.112.1:80 | ip-api.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | allow-failing.gl.at.ply.gg | udp |
| US | 147.185.221.21:45394 | allow-failing.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 147.185.221.21:45394 | allow-failing.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 147.185.221.21:45394 | allow-failing.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 147.185.221.21:45394 | allow-failing.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 147.185.221.21:45394 | allow-failing.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex.exe
| MD5 | 72eaf2c0f7bde62e4a0500379454d7b1 |
| SHA1 | 01bd16819a6429eec4842d66f2b849773dda31e8 |
| SHA256 | 1c8f1ca92d851800e10dd73ddd30f3f1629754a4abb0b8770bbc782ad4fb494a |
| SHA512 | c79530ff207471d542af7f8b939f3fbf22e12b19ae84d118481034af34ef56de5f0815f95825d14a14e923ecc96ab2c7d7e7c4956a92252d200e9a40d1f7569f |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PicassoGrabber.exe
| MD5 | ba5e45700c95e55f40b5fed7a10d6455 |
| SHA1 | 56133f2bb673be42cf81a69afdcbf1e20876bb72 |
| SHA256 | 6ba6a04acda0de38ff6ced8e7dcd0a022a1dd450e3ef6ea128c0ff9b9e41cc40 |
| SHA512 | 391962167558c82294092816ab464e8b942435465a4ea0074a6883c6e3206245cb6ed524d95570db387decc22f6c1e8fab50584f9208d8790eed224dd4db3de4 |
memory/1148-12-0x0000000000EF0000-0x0000000000F06000-memory.dmp
memory/2444-13-0x0000000000280000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp
memory/2680-20-0x0000000000240000-0x0000000000256000-memory.dmp
memory/596-23-0x00000000008F0000-0x0000000000906000-memory.dmp
memory/2448-25-0x00000000012E0000-0x00000000012F6000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-09-23 04:43
Reported
2024-09-23 04:44
Platform
win10v2004-20240802-en
Max time kernel
45s
Max time network
45s
Command Line
Signatures
Detect Xworm Payload
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Xworm
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-656926755-4116854191-210765258-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-656926755-4116854191-210765258-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex Grabber - Hotfix\Vortex Grabber\Vortex.exe | N/A |
Drops startup file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Steal.lnk | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Steal.lnk | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PicassoGrabber.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Steal | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-656926755-4116854191-210765258-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Steal = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\Steal" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex.exe | N/A |
Looks up external IP address via web service
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | ip-api.com | N/A | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex Grabber - Hotfix\Vortex Grabber\Vortex.exe | N/A |
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000 | C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\Properties\{b725f130-47ef-101a-a5f1-02608c9eebac}\000A | C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\FriendlyName | C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe | N/A |
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Steal | N/A |
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2424 wrote to memory of 1860 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex Grabber - Hotfix\Vortex Grabber\Vortex.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex.exe |
| PID 2424 wrote to memory of 1860 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex Grabber - Hotfix\Vortex Grabber\Vortex.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex.exe |
| PID 2424 wrote to memory of 1876 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex Grabber - Hotfix\Vortex Grabber\Vortex.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PicassoGrabber.exe |
| PID 2424 wrote to memory of 1876 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex Grabber - Hotfix\Vortex Grabber\Vortex.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PicassoGrabber.exe |
| PID 1860 wrote to memory of 1668 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex.exe | C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe |
| PID 1860 wrote to memory of 1668 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex.exe | C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe |
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex Grabber - Hotfix\Vortex Grabber\Vortex.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex Grabber - Hotfix\Vortex Grabber\Vortex.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PicassoGrabber.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PicassoGrabber.exe"
C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "Steal" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Steal"
C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe" /4
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Steal
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Steal
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 241.150.49.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 22.160.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 196.249.167.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ip-api.com | udp |
| US | 208.95.112.1:80 | ip-api.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 1.112.95.208.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | allow-failing.gl.at.ply.gg | udp |
| US | 147.185.221.21:45394 | allow-failing.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 50.23.12.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 217.135.221.88.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 147.185.221.21:45394 | allow-failing.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex.exe
| MD5 | 72eaf2c0f7bde62e4a0500379454d7b1 |
| SHA1 | 01bd16819a6429eec4842d66f2b849773dda31e8 |
| SHA256 | 1c8f1ca92d851800e10dd73ddd30f3f1629754a4abb0b8770bbc782ad4fb494a |
| SHA512 | c79530ff207471d542af7f8b939f3fbf22e12b19ae84d118481034af34ef56de5f0815f95825d14a14e923ecc96ab2c7d7e7c4956a92252d200e9a40d1f7569f |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PicassoGrabber.exe
| MD5 | ba5e45700c95e55f40b5fed7a10d6455 |
| SHA1 | 56133f2bb673be42cf81a69afdcbf1e20876bb72 |
| SHA256 | 6ba6a04acda0de38ff6ced8e7dcd0a022a1dd450e3ef6ea128c0ff9b9e41cc40 |
| SHA512 | 391962167558c82294092816ab464e8b942435465a4ea0074a6883c6e3206245cb6ed524d95570db387decc22f6c1e8fab50584f9208d8790eed224dd4db3de4 |
memory/1860-20-0x00007FFF447A3000-0x00007FFF447A5000-memory.dmp
memory/1860-23-0x0000000000670000-0x0000000000686000-memory.dmp
memory/1876-24-0x000001D7BDCE0000-0x000001D7BDEE0000-memory.dmp
memory/1876-25-0x00007FFF447A0000-0x00007FFF45261000-memory.dmp
memory/1876-26-0x00007FFF447A0000-0x00007FFF45261000-memory.dmp
memory/1876-27-0x00007FFF447A0000-0x00007FFF45261000-memory.dmp
memory/1860-28-0x00007FFF447A0000-0x00007FFF45261000-memory.dmp
memory/1200-32-0x0000027F53620000-0x0000027F53621000-memory.dmp
memory/1200-34-0x0000027F53620000-0x0000027F53621000-memory.dmp
memory/1200-33-0x0000027F53620000-0x0000027F53621000-memory.dmp
memory/1200-42-0x0000027F53620000-0x0000027F53621000-memory.dmp
memory/1200-44-0x0000027F53620000-0x0000027F53621000-memory.dmp
memory/1200-43-0x0000027F53620000-0x0000027F53621000-memory.dmp
memory/1200-41-0x0000027F53620000-0x0000027F53621000-memory.dmp
memory/1200-40-0x0000027F53620000-0x0000027F53621000-memory.dmp
memory/1200-39-0x0000027F53620000-0x0000027F53621000-memory.dmp
memory/1200-38-0x0000027F53620000-0x0000027F53621000-memory.dmp
memory/1860-45-0x00007FFF447A0000-0x00007FFF45261000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Steal.lnk
| MD5 | bbd5b7ea1cf0bc0bab419d25452449f3 |
| SHA1 | d4ab189d551beb98380dfd2c444d53cc665d37c3 |
| SHA256 | 8fb66eab43208e90c8d8bf0e4c708c2bee46aea0eb0a01e704527ee8580d529e |
| SHA512 | 72c52789657432031d9c4d048094a984c153770696465d059e40c5da4a780d4f7d9ba9ef70dab5ce17cb3c6a4ec8495d6798b4465a830e2ea1cddbc6e5ad27f9 |