xworm | f126b1c0b4ff973d9618b7287d011b61731c2b0e5e9960c72f5ef444288aa8dc

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
151s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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17-11-2024 17:22

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General

Target

Permanent Spoofer.exe
Size

867KB
MD5

a8bd5b655845ba8a23a38abfd7e1bb03
SHA1

90b245be80f5beb8b7b0e50bf910e1b4bff1f1cf
SHA256

f126b1c0b4ff973d9618b7287d011b61731c2b0e5e9960c72f5ef444288aa8dc
SHA512

f560893e04ee817be99c07a42ea654ce3f2ceaddcb3a644094a5316333ce85911f87eb06c10960673d53050e9b4a60410f0c61169c21e203014ba338138ed664
SSDEEP

12288:i98NVBjvwSRz04lj4k/GG6yY5adl8M64mzx8B/wmtilK6yEbx9:vV9vT5lj4MGdyY5SWv4mM/eyEr

Score

10^/10

xworm discovery execution rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

45.84.199.152:7000

Attributes

Install_directory
%Public%
install_file
Msedge.exe

Signatures

Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0007000000023c6d-2.dat	family_xworm
behavioral1/memory/1172-4-0x0000000000670000-0x00000000006A8000-memory.dmp	family_xworm

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

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.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
3752	powershell.exe
4488	powershell.exe
1964	powershell.exe
1204	powershell.exe

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-1-5-21-3350944739-639801879-157714471-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	msedge.exe

Drops startup file 2 IoCs

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

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1172	msedge.exe
4196	Msedge.exe
4472	Msedge.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
27	ip-api.com

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\msedge.exe	Permanent Spoofer.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
3200	cmd.exe
4872	cmd.exe

Kills process with taskkill 4 IoCs

evasion

pid	Process
4984	taskkill.exe
4792	taskkill.exe
5112	taskkill.exe
2672	taskkill.exe

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
3200	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

pid	Process
3752	powershell.exe
3752	powershell.exe
4488	powershell.exe
4488	powershell.exe
1964	powershell.exe
1964	powershell.exe
1204	powershell.exe
1204	powershell.exe
1172	msedge.exe
1172	msedge.exe
1172	msedge.exe
1172	msedge.exe
1172	msedge.exe
1172	msedge.exe
1172	msedge.exe
1172	msedge.exe
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1172	msedge.exe
1172	msedge.exe
1172	msedge.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4792	taskkill.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5112	taskkill.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	taskkill.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4984	taskkill.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1172	msedge.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3752	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4488	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1964	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1204	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1172	msedge.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4196	Msedge.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4472	Msedge.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1172	msedge.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 40 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4424 wrote to memory of 2084	4424	Permanent Spoofer.exe	85
PID 4424 wrote to memory of 2084	4424	Permanent Spoofer.exe	85
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 4792	2084	cmd.exe	86
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 4792	2084	cmd.exe	86
PID 4424 wrote to memory of 3200	4424	Permanent Spoofer.exe	88
PID 4424 wrote to memory of 3200	4424	Permanent Spoofer.exe	88
PID 3200 wrote to memory of 5112	3200	cmd.exe	89
PID 3200 wrote to memory of 5112	3200	cmd.exe	89
PID 4424 wrote to memory of 4872	4424	Permanent Spoofer.exe	90
PID 4424 wrote to memory of 4872	4424	Permanent Spoofer.exe	90
PID 4872 wrote to memory of 2672	4872	cmd.exe	91
PID 4872 wrote to memory of 2672	4872	cmd.exe	91
PID 4424 wrote to memory of 1816	4424	Permanent Spoofer.exe	92
PID 4424 wrote to memory of 1816	4424	Permanent Spoofer.exe	92
PID 1816 wrote to memory of 4984	1816	cmd.exe	93
PID 1816 wrote to memory of 4984	1816	cmd.exe	93
PID 4424 wrote to memory of 1680	4424	Permanent Spoofer.exe	94
PID 4424 wrote to memory of 1680	4424	Permanent Spoofer.exe	94
PID 4424 wrote to memory of 2032	4424	Permanent Spoofer.exe	95
PID 4424 wrote to memory of 2032	4424	Permanent Spoofer.exe	95
PID 2032 wrote to memory of 1172	2032	cmd.exe	96
PID 2032 wrote to memory of 1172	2032	cmd.exe	96
PID 4424 wrote to memory of 2792	4424	Permanent Spoofer.exe	98
PID 4424 wrote to memory of 2792	4424	Permanent Spoofer.exe	98
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 852	2792	cmd.exe	99
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 852	2792	cmd.exe	99
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 4652	2792	cmd.exe	100
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 4652	2792	cmd.exe	100
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 4868	2792	cmd.exe	101
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 4868	2792	cmd.exe	101
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 3752	1172	msedge.exe	106
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 3752	1172	msedge.exe	106
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 4488	1172	msedge.exe	108
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 4488	1172	msedge.exe	108
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 1964	1172	msedge.exe	112
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 1964	1172	msedge.exe	112
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 1204	1172	msedge.exe	116
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 1204	1172	msedge.exe	116
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 3200	1172	msedge.exe	119
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 3200	1172	msedge.exe	119

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\Permanent Spoofer.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Permanent Spoofer.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4424
- C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c taskkill /IM EpicGamesLauncher.exe /F
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2084
- - C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
    taskkill /IM EpicGamesLauncher.exe /F
    3⤵
    - Kills process with taskkill
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4792
- C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c taskkill /IM FortniteClient-Win64-Shipping_BE.exe /F
  2⤵
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3200
- - C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
    taskkill /IM FortniteClient-Win64-Shipping_BE.exe /F
    3⤵
    - Kills process with taskkill
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:5112
- C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c taskkill /IM FortniteClient-Win64-Shipping.exe /F
  2⤵
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4872
- - C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
    taskkill /IM FortniteClient-Win64-Shipping.exe /F
    3⤵
    - Kills process with taskkill
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2672
- C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c taskkill /IM x64dbg.exe
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1816
- - C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
    taskkill /IM x64dbg.exe
    3⤵
    - Kills process with taskkill
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4984
- C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c cls
  2⤵
  PID:1680
- C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c start C:\Windows\msedge.exe
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2032
- - C:\Windows\msedge.exe
    C:\Windows\msedge.exe
    3⤵
    - Checks computer location settings
    - Drops startup file
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1172
  - - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Windows\msedge.exe'
      4⤵
      Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3752
  - - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'msedge.exe'
      4⤵
      Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4488
  - - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Public\Msedge.exe'
      4⤵
      Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1964
  - - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'Msedge.exe'
      4⤵
      Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1204
  - - C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "Msedge" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Msedge.exe"
      4⤵
      Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3200
- C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c certutil -hashfile "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Permanent Spoofer.exe" MD5 | find /i /v "md5" | find /i /v "certutil"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2792
- - C:\Windows\system32\certutil.exe
    certutil -hashfile "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Permanent Spoofer.exe" MD5
    3⤵
    PID:852
- - C:\Windows\system32\find.exe
    find /i /v "md5"
    3⤵
    PID:4652
- - C:\Windows\system32\find.exe
    find /i /v "certutil"
    3⤵
    PID:4868

C:\Users\Public\Msedge.exe
C:\Users\Public\Msedge.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4196

C:\Users\Public\Msedge.exe
C:\Users\Public\Msedge.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4472

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Persistence

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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

Filesize
654B

MD5
2ff39f6c7249774be85fd60a8f9a245e

SHA1
684ff36b31aedc1e587c8496c02722c6698c1c4e

SHA256
e1b91642d85d98124a6a31f710e137ab7fd90dec30e74a05ab7fcf3b7887dced

SHA512
1d7e8b92ef4afd463d62cfa7e8b9d1799db5bf2a263d3cd7840df2e0a1323d24eb595b5f8eb615c6cb15f9e3a7b4fc99f8dd6a3d34479222e966ec708998aed1

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

Filesize
2KB

MD5
d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730

SHA1
31aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a

SHA256
84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f

SHA512
8c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Filesize
944B

MD5
d28a889fd956d5cb3accfbaf1143eb6f

SHA1
157ba54b365341f8ff06707d996b3635da8446f7

SHA256
21e5d7ccf80a293e6ba30ed728846ca19c929c52b96e2c8d34e27cd2234f1d45

SHA512
0b6d88deb9be85722e6a78d5886d49f2caf407a59e128d2b4ed74c1356f9928c40048a62731959f2460e9ff9d9feee311043d2a37abe3bb92c2b76a44281478c

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Filesize
944B

MD5
205f6010c033eefc37d63d8ce846bce4

SHA1
417b1aabb447765a2aa149529a1f4f52ded194ea

SHA256
993dbee9fb487dbdff56c09a1df360ea68b583bd8b28b2c315ec9d92639f3697

SHA512
c6bbd60c82ffbc3297d1d355ab3c6692de97da0b3bdd60ea4aacec6d27d360341cefa11a4411d7b8877d54d1177b48f4dc003e2a391031cc1a304b177689bfaf

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Filesize
944B

MD5
993af531f0b57e8128ec273731c3a8e2

SHA1
a42ea55876f4f390837dd2c95fb7ff2344b6e9e1

SHA256
fff934d70d813381536d272c5b8ac6ad70acd054267b13592da767c9bd1dda62

SHA512
bdf5970ff2ee314dc297fce5c0f44765e77acbf269cd9ad9e7448a391d5f80d66a0c5426f99bc3480851e8763413aa180b3b3b6b22ef0e86a365450cb8c334e4

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_krfsb3ia.mox.ps1

Filesize
60B

MD5
d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

SHA1
6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

SHA256
96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

SHA512
5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

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C:\Windows\msedge.exe

Filesize
204KB

MD5
4738e3496a3efe5f19c57b764eb5ba9b

SHA1
da9163944b1f51438b2602cbc95660af43172065

SHA256
cb51764f19e66bb6accd7f0418332bac7759073ed245f0633dddd53f68e81933

SHA512
4cb3029e136471edf2ebb46d1e4fc3a70e5138a5bd4b3fb182b6746d00c69fd5cf8822c0c90c2bcb4d8276db0cecac16ea0198e18a44e755a340495b19cc2238

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memory/1172-4-0x0000000000670000-0x00000000006A8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/3752-10-0x000001A7B5330000-0x000001A7B5352000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/4488-29-0x0000011F22F10000-0x0000011F2312C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.1MB

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