xworm | e6fde310def0ceb4c5a7d9d49ed742ab3fb397d74e6eeaac2794ef87cb42cf8b

General

Target

e6fde310def0ceb4c5a7d9d49ed742ab3fb397d74e6eeaac2794ef87cb42cf8b.exe
Size

65KB
MD5

edafaa00a0abcf55ca36c17e9063b9cc
SHA1

daa70d384f6e6dc14521b9c6bc9e52d5911476be
SHA256

e6fde310def0ceb4c5a7d9d49ed742ab3fb397d74e6eeaac2794ef87cb42cf8b
SHA512

502da5923664c12063468a53663b09ad52238ac58f803134fc3ae766f154f3da71b6e86d175eab7dcc62520cdd0438ca966aa61b22fe28c5311e030a71fc8cba
SSDEEP

1536:T/y8CIH2mTVXSD7eJzITbdQbNK8jMdpzMQO+yCX:T/CIVTVXS6zIXdQbN5jMsQO+yG

Score

10^/10

xworm persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

C2

dog-leaves.gl.at.ply.gg:34663

Attributes

Install_directory
%AppData%
install_file
XClient.exe

Signatures

Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1624-1-0x0000000000030000-0x0000000000046000-memory.dmp	family_xworm
behavioral2/files/0x000e000000023b0f-8.dat	family_xworm

Xworm
Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.
trojan rat xworm
Xworm family
xworm

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-1-5-21-3442511616-637977696-3186306149-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	e6fde310def0ceb4c5a7d9d49ed742ab3fb397d74e6eeaac2794ef87cb42cf8b.exe

Drops startup file 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\XClient.lnk	e6fde310def0ceb4c5a7d9d49ed742ab3fb397d74e6eeaac2794ef87cb42cf8b.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\XClient.lnk	e6fde310def0ceb4c5a7d9d49ed742ab3fb397d74e6eeaac2794ef87cb42cf8b.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1012	XClient.exe
1020	XClient.exe
3224	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-1-5-21-3442511616-637977696-3186306149-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\XClient = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\XClient.exe"	e6fde310def0ceb4c5a7d9d49ed742ab3fb397d74e6eeaac2794ef87cb42cf8b.exe

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
13	ip-api.com

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
3656	schtasks.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1624	e6fde310def0ceb4c5a7d9d49ed742ab3fb397d74e6eeaac2794ef87cb42cf8b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1624	e6fde310def0ceb4c5a7d9d49ed742ab3fb397d74e6eeaac2794ef87cb42cf8b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1012	XClient.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1020	XClient.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3224	XClient.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1624 wrote to memory of 3656	1624	e6fde310def0ceb4c5a7d9d49ed742ab3fb397d74e6eeaac2794ef87cb42cf8b.exe	91
PID 1624 wrote to memory of 3656	1624	e6fde310def0ceb4c5a7d9d49ed742ab3fb397d74e6eeaac2794ef87cb42cf8b.exe	91

Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
persistence

Query Registry
T1012

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e6fde310def0ceb4c5a7d9d49ed742ab3fb397d74e6eeaac2794ef87cb42cf8b.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e6fde310def0ceb4c5a7d9d49ed742ab3fb397d74e6eeaac2794ef87cb42cf8b.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops startup file
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1624
- C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "XClient" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\XClient.exe"
  2⤵
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:3656

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\XClient.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\XClient.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1012

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\XClient.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\XClient.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1020

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\XClient.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\XClient.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3224

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

2

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\XClient.exe.log

Filesize
654B

MD5
2ff39f6c7249774be85fd60a8f9a245e

SHA1
684ff36b31aedc1e587c8496c02722c6698c1c4e

SHA256
e1b91642d85d98124a6a31f710e137ab7fd90dec30e74a05ab7fcf3b7887dced

SHA512
1d7e8b92ef4afd463d62cfa7e8b9d1799db5bf2a263d3cd7840df2e0a1323d24eb595b5f8eb615c6cb15f9e3a7b4fc99f8dd6a3d34479222e966ec708998aed1

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\XClient.exe

Filesize
65KB

MD5
edafaa00a0abcf55ca36c17e9063b9cc

SHA1
daa70d384f6e6dc14521b9c6bc9e52d5911476be

SHA256
e6fde310def0ceb4c5a7d9d49ed742ab3fb397d74e6eeaac2794ef87cb42cf8b

SHA512
502da5923664c12063468a53663b09ad52238ac58f803134fc3ae766f154f3da71b6e86d175eab7dcc62520cdd0438ca966aa61b22fe28c5311e030a71fc8cba

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memory/1012-10-0x00007FFEF6560000-0x00007FFEF7021000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/1012-12-0x00007FFEF6560000-0x00007FFEF7021000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/1624-0-0x00007FFEF6563000-0x00007FFEF6565000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/1624-1-0x0000000000030000-0x0000000000046000-memory.dmp

Filesize
88KB

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memory/1624-2-0x00007FFEF6560000-0x00007FFEF7021000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/1624-7-0x00007FFEF6560000-0x00007FFEF7021000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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