Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    119s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20241010-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    16-11-2024 23:44

General

  • Target

    6f29de59bd022c91ea367bf1c0dbe58fb51f410d97e974ddbfdee97ad08b5807.exe

  • Size

    1.8MB

  • MD5

    8bef43743abe0709a6c215e4bd40f037

  • SHA1

    4c87bf94e544db943d7800cab9b9005fd15a15ac

  • SHA256

    6f29de59bd022c91ea367bf1c0dbe58fb51f410d97e974ddbfdee97ad08b5807

  • SHA512

    49a6eb3b8e47319cfc324c034a92e5876443039099319883f9ac7c96ae1642272a0ed9613a753e6f96682f328f4420d4c13361176e16baa9b721d8e53d92450f

  • SSDEEP

    49152:U9vUdN2sefykAtpQdsPMEUGN4+ojfzN4D:yM2XEPQdsPMEl1ojm

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

C2

127.0.0.1:8938

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %AppData%

  • install_file

    XClient.exe

  • telegram

    https://api.telegram.org/bot6673004050:AAEcDfPnnGAswDvyrn9-bkOySVSnbPqLnBU/sendMessage?chat_id=1470436579

Signatures

  • Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs
  • Xworm

    Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

  • Xworm family
  • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Drops startup file 2 IoCs
  • Identifies Wine through registry keys 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Wine is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications, which can be used as sandboxing environment.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • 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 NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f29de59bd022c91ea367bf1c0dbe58fb51f410d97e974ddbfdee97ad08b5807.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f29de59bd022c91ea367bf1c0dbe58fb51f410d97e974ddbfdee97ad08b5807.exe"
    1⤵
    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
    • Checks BIOS information in registry
    • Drops startup file
    • Identifies Wine through registry keys
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2440
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f29de59bd022c91ea367bf1c0dbe58fb51f410d97e974ddbfdee97ad08b5807.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3060
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess '6f29de59bd022c91ea367bf1c0dbe58fb51f410d97e974ddbfdee97ad08b5807.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2876
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\XClient.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2308
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'XClient.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2764
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\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⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2900
  • C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
    taskeng.exe {52C4E6B3-8FE4-4AAD-B1EE-346260187E89} S-1-5-21-2039016743-699959520-214465309-1000:PIDEURYY\Admin:Interactive:[1]
    1⤵
      PID:2100

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-ms

      Filesize

      7KB

      MD5

      bd2cfe35856104dbf9bc1ea5934390d6

      SHA1

      ea02f4a080ad9f332bf8b8d6ad29ae7e903d1a42

      SHA256

      c793fdd100b3d7743712ddf0c7242d41b708249760f3beaebf71a696980ff9d1

      SHA512

      f6f5a41d44884efca7e90e62973ca44560481d0b9b40f91e051c677a12e338edc4b50a36e6c5ffdb32f4b072726c6bb30e030a7db9286fd0a8d5839dff057005

    • memory/2440-0-0x0000000000D30000-0x00000000011A0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4.4MB

    • memory/2440-1-0x0000000000D30000-0x00000000011A0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4.4MB

    • memory/2440-2-0x0000000000D30000-0x00000000011A0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4.4MB

    • memory/2440-22-0x0000000000D30000-0x00000000011A0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4.4MB