Analysis

  • max time kernel
    1049s
  • max time network
    1043s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    17-11-2024 19:53

General

  • Target

    Xworm 5.6.exe

  • Size

    212KB

  • MD5

    79a261a7ed31322af647ac3779479773

  • SHA1

    e392f7feeb3ae0e5eb74deebdb0a983a0bb22be5

  • SHA256

    fdc1271b3f571e656af8be8b944641592f2cb27b422756921fbfc6eeef55710e

  • SHA512

    137b082fc232a5112eabc9f9d5c66cc8186f4b5047f0328cc427311d3afd526c3b893896c29ea548bfea20485cf8c09a0299bc71dd0b85a10efd162549c33179

  • SSDEEP

    3072:mIl0bB95AOnVgk0A2ewhLapuvpAsZOyMqmyBeYVYA:/ubVhVnY/GWGwqqm1

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

C2

java-either.gl.at.ply.gg:50133

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %AppData%

  • install_file

    USB.exe

Signatures

  • Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs
  • Xworm

    Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

  • Xworm family
  • 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.

  • Drops startup file 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 17 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • 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: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 23 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs
  • 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.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Xworm 5.6.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Xworm 5.6.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops startup file
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2212
    • 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\Xworm 5.6.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4696
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'Xworm 5.6.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4952
    • 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\Xworm'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:888
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'Xworm'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3832
    • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "Xworm" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm"
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:232
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2916
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1212
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1276
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1220
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4712
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2720
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3172
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3372
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:464
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4472
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2144
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2272
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:876
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2472
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:560
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4960
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3016

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\Xworm.log

    Filesize

    654B

    MD5

    2cbbb74b7da1f720b48ed31085cbd5b8

    SHA1

    79caa9a3ea8abe1b9c4326c3633da64a5f724964

    SHA256

    e31b18f21621d9983bfdf1ea3e53884a9d58b8ffd79e0e5790da6f3a81a8b9d3

    SHA512

    ecf02d5240e0c1c005d3ab393aa7eff62bd498c2db5905157e2bf6d29e1b663228a9583950842629d1a4caef404c8941a0c7799b1a3bd1eb890a09fdb7efcff9

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

    Filesize

    2KB

    MD5

    627073ee3ca9676911bee35548eff2b8

    SHA1

    4c4b68c65e2cab9864b51167d710aa29ebdcff2e

    SHA256

    85b280a39fc31ba1e15fb06102a05b8405ff3b82feb181d4170f04e466dd647c

    SHA512

    3c5f6c03e253b83c57e8d6f0334187dbdcdf4fa549eecd36cbc1322dca6d3ca891dc6a019c49ec2eafb88f82d0434299c31e4dfaab123acb42e0546218f311fb

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

    Filesize

    944B

    MD5

    2e8eb51096d6f6781456fef7df731d97

    SHA1

    ec2aaf851a618fb43c3d040a13a71997c25bda43

    SHA256

    96bfd9dd5883329927fe8c08b8956355a1a6ceb30ceeb5d4252b346df32bc864

    SHA512

    0a73dc9a49f92d9dd556c2ca2e36761890b3538f355ee1f013e7cf648d8c4d065f28046cd4a167db3dea304d1fbcbcea68d11ce6e12a3f20f8b6c018a60422d2

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

    Filesize

    944B

    MD5

    cef328ddb1ee8916e7a658919323edd8

    SHA1

    a676234d426917535e174f85eabe4ef8b88256a5

    SHA256

    a1b5b7ada8ebc910f20f91ada3991d3321104e9da598c958b1edac9f9aca0e90

    SHA512

    747400c20ca5b5fd1b54bc24e75e6a78f15af61df263be932d2ee7b2f34731c2de8ce03b2706954fb098c1ac36f0b761cf37e418738fa91f2a8ea78572f545cb

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

    Filesize

    944B

    MD5

    051a74485331f9d9f5014e58ec71566c

    SHA1

    4ed0256a84f2e95609a0b4d5c249bca624db8fe4

    SHA256

    3f67e4ba795fd89d33e9a1fe7547e297a82ae50b8f25eedc2b33a27866b28888

    SHA512

    1f15fd8ca727b198495ef826002c1cbcc63e98eecb2e92abff48354ae668e6c3aaf9bd3005664967ae75637bacee7e730ce36142483d08ae6a068d9ae3e0e17d

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ojebwmcy.w3o.ps1

    Filesize

    60B

    MD5

    d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

    SHA1

    6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

    SHA256

    96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

    SHA512

    5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Xworm

    Filesize

    212KB

    MD5

    79a261a7ed31322af647ac3779479773

    SHA1

    e392f7feeb3ae0e5eb74deebdb0a983a0bb22be5

    SHA256

    fdc1271b3f571e656af8be8b944641592f2cb27b422756921fbfc6eeef55710e

    SHA512

    137b082fc232a5112eabc9f9d5c66cc8186f4b5047f0328cc427311d3afd526c3b893896c29ea548bfea20485cf8c09a0299bc71dd0b85a10efd162549c33179

  • memory/2212-1-0x0000000000DE0000-0x0000000000E1C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    240KB

  • memory/2212-2-0x00007FFFEE623000-0x00007FFFEE625000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/2212-3-0x00007FFFEE620000-0x00007FFFEF0E2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/2212-0-0x00007FFFEE623000-0x00007FFFEE625000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/2212-55-0x00007FFFEE620000-0x00007FFFEF0E2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4696-4-0x00007FFFEE620000-0x00007FFFEF0E2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4696-20-0x00007FFFEE620000-0x00007FFFEF0E2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4696-17-0x00007FFFEE620000-0x00007FFFEF0E2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4696-16-0x00007FFFEE620000-0x00007FFFEF0E2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4696-15-0x00007FFFEE620000-0x00007FFFEF0E2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4696-10-0x0000020DE7D60000-0x0000020DE7D82000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    136KB

  • memory/4696-14-0x00007FFFEE620000-0x00007FFFEF0E2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB