Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows10-2004_x64 -
resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
16-11-2024 19:56
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
Client_protected.exe
Resource
win7-20241010-en
General
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Target
Client_protected.exe
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Size
2.9MB
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MD5
29e814ca993bb291e2965e965efea4e7
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SHA1
04e4771d22bcc4fcfaeecec4e45177e4f16752e7
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SHA256
24e4267cb003cbeb5bdaffbf4089bff010cad46033172894165e765adb55f308
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SHA512
340cb2d1381175bf0c6d33901b3bfd6b5ef13affb236901922f942f0b085e99b3bdce358a2066cdf636af2634858a18a3cc0c25862a6258f3c695668524bcc68
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SSDEEP
49152:DWcmOyXHtKsdNH4R8Qips6kIbBAQMaNJObmgd3nQCxdfNd26k:DeRos94tipTOQJObm63bdT
Malware Config
Extracted
xworm
127.0.0.1:7666
192.168.1.46:7666
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Install_directory
%Userprofile%
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install_file
USB.exe
Signatures
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Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023c8c-22.dat family_xworm behavioral2/memory/3220-40-0x0000000000310000-0x0000000000326000-memory.dmp family_xworm -
Xworm family
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Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__ Client_protected.exe -
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.
pid Process 4060 powershell.exe 1732 powershell.exe 316 powershell.exe 3176 powershell.exe -
Downloads MZ/PE file
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Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion Client_protected.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion Client_protected.exe -
Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3227495264-2217614367-4027411560-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation Client_protected.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3227495264-2217614367-4027411560-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation Particle.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3220 Particle.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4872-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000B71000-memory.dmp themida behavioral2/memory/4872-42-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000B71000-memory.dmp themida -
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA Client_protected.exe -
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
flow ioc 25 raw.githubusercontent.com 26 raw.githubusercontent.com -
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 30 ip-api.com -
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 1 IoCs
pid Process 4872 Client_protected.exe -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Client_protected.exe -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
pid Process 4872 Client_protected.exe 4872 Client_protected.exe 4060 powershell.exe 4060 powershell.exe 1732 powershell.exe 1732 powershell.exe 1732 powershell.exe 316 powershell.exe 316 powershell.exe 316 powershell.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3220 Particle.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4060 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1732 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 316 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3176 powershell.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4872 wrote to memory of 3220 4872 Client_protected.exe 91 PID 4872 wrote to memory of 3220 4872 Client_protected.exe 91 PID 3220 wrote to memory of 4060 3220 Particle.exe 93 PID 3220 wrote to memory of 4060 3220 Particle.exe 93 PID 3220 wrote to memory of 1732 3220 Particle.exe 97 PID 3220 wrote to memory of 1732 3220 Particle.exe 97 PID 3220 wrote to memory of 316 3220 Particle.exe 99 PID 3220 wrote to memory of 316 3220 Particle.exe 99 PID 3220 wrote to memory of 3176 3220 Particle.exe 101 PID 3220 wrote to memory of 3176 3220 Particle.exe 101
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Client_protected.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Client_protected.exe"1⤵
- Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Checks computer location settings
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4872 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Particle.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Particle.exe"2⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3220 -
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\Particle.exe'3⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4060
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'Particle.exe'3⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1732
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\Breeze Dependencies'3⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:316
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'Breeze Dependencies'3⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3176
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
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Downloads
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Filesize
2KB
MD5d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730
SHA131aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a
SHA25684739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f
SHA5128c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249
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Filesize
944B
MD56d42b6da621e8df5674e26b799c8e2aa
SHA1ab3ce1327ea1eeedb987ec823d5e0cb146bafa48
SHA2565ab6a1726f425c6d0158f55eb8d81754ddedd51e651aa0a899a29b7a58619c4c
SHA51253faffbda8a835bc1143e894c118c15901a5fd09cfc2224dd2f754c06dc794897315049a579b9a8382d4564f071576045aaaf824019b7139d939152dca38ce29
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Filesize
944B
MD59bc110200117a3752313ca2acaf8a9e1
SHA1fda6b7da2e7b0175b391475ca78d1b4cf2147cd3
SHA256c88e4bbb64f7fa31429ebe82c1cf07785c44486f37576f783a26ac856e02a4eb
SHA5121f1af32aa18a8cbfcc65b0d4fb7e6ca2705f125eaa85789e981ee68b90c64522e954825abf460d4b4f97567715dfae8d9b0a25a4d54d10bc4c257c472f2e80fb
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Filesize
944B
MD5696f5ad1e7b455915f64841dc03e9d02
SHA1918b22709749ba8e9b50c1a65e73fd1031f8093b
SHA256da674983059da6c544806ffad286c9f3d07e7c03b75d8358df25abe748fede9e
SHA512cdb9011ce6806d1670d8add663169f77edcb3b233ffdba30b81af2314d201902eee56e7d97e065ef8676c0015d7b4b62784ca4fec5cde48cbc9f2e52e253656d
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Filesize
66KB
MD55ef72dadacfa3b577e843899b7ca8b77
SHA1d09a930c3be9640dedd5e05abc56b8e144feb2a7
SHA256e96dc38a4dbc211fed709d64e5c8d5b03ae46ec6fe68ad94fd26345790ff88b2
SHA512ece848c67382ebdc5090a4430a7d74d7454ab9cca94329e3bc1111a2d409e1898ab102705526d742831e156149dde911e87a9573da5b57415ab914914af722c5
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Filesize
280KB
MD5051c0a41381689872c06759d892d5be4
SHA1925c61ff4afaf40f1210814b7cb4039632ec788e
SHA2561431e1f1390fe535c6732077e45cfcd2d3493fb3e7d2672d9f6a6f97feaa4824
SHA512d31bd9483df8175e97b4654ae4f5a4280365f9375dbc8ce7c960d0b687aa4ae1681bec4970537e02b56539e01002fbb028a394a9144fcf88461fd4e91c3ec519
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Filesize
60B
MD5d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA16ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA25696ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
SHA5125b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82