Analysis

  • max time kernel
    8s
  • max time network
    7s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    05-11-2024 17:49

General

  • Target

    TaskHost.exe

  • Size

    107KB

  • MD5

    4d06963d7c33e9b7e2885ff12ea60e9d

  • SHA1

    c6fcdc1f700a7acdf67116894cf615a57d8bcb3e

  • SHA256

    f1019aa9fc34248f9a0fbb425d49b76fef4def91f83a72f7ccadb89a4b542c26

  • SHA512

    c4ecc1e99b85548cb6c16a11aa0d0b4043fb1705a35990f658cab852537ee7240cbb33aa3c9d849477b14294188dd2e7a634f96f8a40a0358e96a2d5d0502c30

  • SSDEEP

    1536:vVvKDxm/PBlYBe2qJU0F4AvGIXj4wNGtTkgP4kQx3T7sglLg2q85c/avK7R9q:d2x+Bl/8AvNFNGtTkgw/x3f7cjsiFk

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

C2

93.123.109.89:7000

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %Temp%

  • install_file

    BackgroundTaskHost.exe

Signatures

  • Detect Xworm Payload 1 IoCs
  • Xworm

    Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

  • Xworm family
  • Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs
  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TaskHost.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TaskHost.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4140
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4668
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4668 -s 1692
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:1040
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 436 -p 4668 -ip 4668
    1⤵
      PID:3164

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • memory/4140-0-0x0000000074FCE000-0x0000000074FCF000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/4140-1-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000000A02000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      136KB

    • memory/4140-2-0x0000000005460000-0x00000000054C6000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      408KB

    • memory/4140-4-0x0000000074FC0000-0x0000000075771000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/4140-10-0x0000000074FC0000-0x0000000075771000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/4668-6-0x0000000004F00000-0x0000000004F9C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      624KB

    • memory/4668-5-0x0000000000910000-0x0000000000926000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      88KB

    • memory/4668-7-0x0000000074FC0000-0x0000000075771000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/4668-8-0x0000000074FC0000-0x0000000075771000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/4668-9-0x0000000074FC0000-0x0000000075771000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      7.7MB