Analysis Overview
SHA256
7a8fe7d881adece62bb6057d8306d8a0d417a810a81882149587958bbf39ff25
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 7a8fe7d881adece62bb6057d8306d8a0d417a810a81882149587958bbf39ff25 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Detect Xworm Payload
Xworm
Xworm family
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Drops startup file
Checks computer location settings
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-11-13 23:39
Signatures
Detect Xworm Payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Xworm family
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-11-13 23:39
Reported
2024-11-13 23:42
Platform
win10v2004-20241007-en
Max time kernel
131s
Max time network
148s
Command Line
Signatures
Detect Xworm Payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Xworm
Xworm family
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1045960512-3948844814-3059691613-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7a8fe7d881adece62bb6057d8306d8a0d417a810a81882149587958bbf39ff25.exe | N/A |
Drops startup file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\smartscreen.lnk | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7a8fe7d881adece62bb6057d8306d8a0d417a810a81882149587958bbf39ff25.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\smartscreen.lnk | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7a8fe7d881adece62bb6057d8306d8a0d417a810a81882149587958bbf39ff25.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7a8fe7d881adece62bb6057d8306d8a0d417a810a81882149587958bbf39ff25.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7a8fe7d881adece62bb6057d8306d8a0d417a810a81882149587958bbf39ff25.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7a8fe7d881adece62bb6057d8306d8a0d417a810a81882149587958bbf39ff25.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7a8fe7d881adece62bb6057d8306d8a0d417a810a81882149587958bbf39ff25.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7a8fe7d881adece62bb6057d8306d8a0d417a810a81882149587958bbf39ff25.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7a8fe7d881adece62bb6057d8306d8a0d417a810a81882149587958bbf39ff25.exe"
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\7a8fe7d881adece62bb6057d8306d8a0d417a810a81882149587958bbf39ff25.exe'
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess '7a8fe7d881adece62bb6057d8306d8a0d417a810a81882149587958bbf39ff25.exe'
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\smartscreen.exe'
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'smartscreen.exe'
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 4.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | api.telegram.org | udp |
| NL | 149.154.167.220:443 | api.telegram.org | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 232.168.11.51.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 220.167.154.149.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| SG | 146.190.110.91:3389 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 200.163.202.172.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| SG | 146.190.110.91:3389 | tcp | |
| SG | 146.190.110.91:3389 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 43.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| SG | 146.190.110.91:3389 | tcp | |
| SG | 146.190.110.91:3389 | tcp |
Files
memory/4324-0-0x00007FFF2B5F3000-0x00007FFF2B5F5000-memory.dmp
memory/4324-1-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008A6000-memory.dmp
memory/2124-7-0x000002815CE90000-0x000002815CEB2000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_b2gq0nvp.h2o.ps1
| MD5 | d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641 |
| SHA1 | 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d |
| SHA256 | 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7 |
| SHA512 | 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82 |
memory/2124-12-0x00007FFF2B5F0000-0x00007FFF2C0B1000-memory.dmp
memory/2124-13-0x00007FFF2B5F0000-0x00007FFF2C0B1000-memory.dmp
memory/2124-14-0x00007FFF2B5F0000-0x00007FFF2C0B1000-memory.dmp
memory/2124-17-0x00007FFF2B5F0000-0x00007FFF2C0B1000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
| MD5 | d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730 |
| SHA1 | 31aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a |
| SHA256 | 84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f |
| SHA512 | 8c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
| MD5 | cadef9abd087803c630df65264a6c81c |
| SHA1 | babbf3636c347c8727c35f3eef2ee643dbcc4bd2 |
| SHA256 | cce65b73cdfe9304bcd5207913e8b60fb69faa20cd3b684f2b0343b755b99438 |
| SHA512 | 7278aa87124abb382d9024a645e881e7b7cf1b84e8894943b36e018dbf0399e6858392f77980b599fa5488e2e21bf757a0702fe6419417edac93b68e0c2ec085 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
| MD5 | 10fb30dc297f99d6ebafa5fee8b24fa2 |
| SHA1 | 76904509313a49a765edcde26b69c3a61f9fa225 |
| SHA256 | 567bcacac120711fc04bf8e6c8cd0bff7b61e8ee0a6316254d1005ebb1264e6a |
| SHA512 | c42ace1ea0923fa55592f4f486a508ea56997fdbe0200016b0fc16a33452fc28e4530129a315b3b3a5ede37a07097c13a0eb310c9e91e5d97bb7ce7b955b9498 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
| MD5 | b51dc9e5ec3c97f72b4ca9488bbb4462 |
| SHA1 | 5c1e8c0b728cd124edcacefb399bbd5e25b21bd3 |
| SHA256 | 976f9534aa2976c85c2455bdde786a3f55d63aefdd40942eba1223c4c93590db |
| SHA512 | 0e5aa6cf64c535aefb833e5757b68e1094c87424abe2615a7d7d26b1b31eff358d12e36e75ca57fd690a9919b776600bf4c5c0e5a5df55366ba62238bdf3f280 |
memory/4324-56-0x00007FFF2B5F0000-0x00007FFF2C0B1000-memory.dmp
memory/4324-57-0x00007FFF2B5F3000-0x00007FFF2B5F5000-memory.dmp
memory/4324-58-0x00007FFF2B5F0000-0x00007FFF2C0B1000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-11-13 23:39
Reported
2024-11-13 23:42
Platform
win7-20241010-en
Max time kernel
136s
Max time network
151s
Command Line
Signatures
Detect Xworm Payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Xworm
Xworm family
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Drops startup file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\smartscreen.lnk | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7a8fe7d881adece62bb6057d8306d8a0d417a810a81882149587958bbf39ff25.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\smartscreen.lnk | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7a8fe7d881adece62bb6057d8306d8a0d417a810a81882149587958bbf39ff25.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7a8fe7d881adece62bb6057d8306d8a0d417a810a81882149587958bbf39ff25.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7a8fe7d881adece62bb6057d8306d8a0d417a810a81882149587958bbf39ff25.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7a8fe7d881adece62bb6057d8306d8a0d417a810a81882149587958bbf39ff25.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7a8fe7d881adece62bb6057d8306d8a0d417a810a81882149587958bbf39ff25.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7a8fe7d881adece62bb6057d8306d8a0d417a810a81882149587958bbf39ff25.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7a8fe7d881adece62bb6057d8306d8a0d417a810a81882149587958bbf39ff25.exe"
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\7a8fe7d881adece62bb6057d8306d8a0d417a810a81882149587958bbf39ff25.exe'
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess '7a8fe7d881adece62bb6057d8306d8a0d417a810a81882149587958bbf39ff25.exe'
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\smartscreen.exe'
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'smartscreen.exe'
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | api.telegram.org | udp |
| NL | 149.154.167.220:443 | api.telegram.org | tcp |
| SG | 146.190.110.91:3389 | tcp | |
| SG | 146.190.110.91:3389 | tcp | |
| SG | 146.190.110.91:3389 | tcp | |
| SG | 146.190.110.91:3389 | tcp | |
| SG | 146.190.110.91:3389 | tcp |
Files
memory/804-0-0x000007FEF58E3000-0x000007FEF58E4000-memory.dmp
memory/804-1-0x0000000001030000-0x0000000001046000-memory.dmp
memory/2556-6-0x00000000024F0000-0x0000000002570000-memory.dmp
memory/2556-7-0x000000001B330000-0x000000001B612000-memory.dmp
memory/2556-8-0x0000000002290000-0x0000000002298000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms
| MD5 | 9360e94ddc4024b1e9e50d4a2db0fdfc |
| SHA1 | f964cd425bab29aab4417a6ca9a533bc1e71bcb4 |
| SHA256 | 40fb6e451a7641b5da731f6129e5f554ecefb0cc10c6fd44429762e071b6c4a3 |
| SHA512 | 0a67be170adb83896d4863af52e03028b2678b7386af878eaee1337a09cb3c3995980ad600bde20322b63184145d502e72f52eb18d902f657ad4d18a114ea30b |
memory/2888-14-0x000000001B200000-0x000000001B4E2000-memory.dmp
memory/2888-15-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000024E8000-memory.dmp
memory/804-26-0x000007FEF58E3000-0x000007FEF58E4000-memory.dmp
memory/804-31-0x00000000003D0000-0x0000000000450000-memory.dmp
memory/804-32-0x00000000003D0000-0x0000000000450000-memory.dmp