Extracted

• • Target

    Discord.exe

  • Size

    120KB

  • MD5

    3d44681da2cf07c57e8c77f709213273

  • SHA1

    b8268ab05b2a1cfb133ae8f99cced9de7598c079

  • SHA256

    8c7b1b3f54174db0ecf87a690cacae9c74d2d2304bf60b66e3143b1a92a523d1

  • SHA512

    87c6600bf71ce48d200c72c2da48856713994a378fdab52094887b2bd0118a611f1c12aebb1697ca685c01a5f36649386f4534d7d08fc070ac6edd4844679e01

  • SSDEEP

    3072:QV3J6kkt5h1X+HqTi0BW69hd1MMdxPe9N9uA0/+hL9TBfnPIJn:dt5hBPi0BW69hd1MMdxPe9N9uA069TB4

  Score

  10^/10

  xwormbootkitdefense_evasiondiscoveryevasionexecutionpersistencerattrojan

  • Detect Xworm Payload

  • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess

  • UAC bypass

    evasiontrojan

  • Xworm

    Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

    trojanratxworm

  • Blocklisted process makes network request

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

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

    execution

  • Downloads MZ/PE file

  • Sets service image path in registry

    persistence

  • 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.

    defense_evasion

  • Enumerates connected drives

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

  • Looks up external IP address via web service

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

  • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

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

    bootkitpersistence

  • Drops file in System32 directory

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

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