xworm | 44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.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.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
3064	powershell.exe
2888	powershell.exe
4700	powershell.exe
4512	powershell.exe

Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-940901362-3608833189-1915618603-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe

Drops startup file 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\XClient.lnk	44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\XClient.lnk	44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe

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.

evasion

Query Registry

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-940901362-3608833189-1915618603-1000\Software\Wine	44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.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-1-5-21-940901362-3608833189-1915618603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\XClient = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\XClient.exe"	44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2528	44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2528	44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 11 IoCs

pid	Process
2528	44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe
2528	44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe
3064	powershell.exe
3064	powershell.exe
2888	powershell.exe
2888	powershell.exe
4700	powershell.exe
4700	powershell.exe
4512	powershell.exe
4512	powershell.exe
2528	44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2528	44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3064	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2888	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4700	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4512	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2528	44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2528	44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2528 wrote to memory of 3064	2528	44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe	87
PID 2528 wrote to memory of 3064	2528	44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe	87
PID 2528 wrote to memory of 3064	2528	44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe	87
PID 2528 wrote to memory of 2888	2528	44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe	96
PID 2528 wrote to memory of 2888	2528	44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe	96
PID 2528 wrote to memory of 2888	2528	44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe	96
PID 2528 wrote to memory of 4700	2528	44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe	99
PID 2528 wrote to memory of 4700	2528	44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe	99
PID 2528 wrote to memory of 4700	2528	44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe	99
PID 2528 wrote to memory of 4512	2528	44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe	104
PID 2528 wrote to memory of 4512	2528	44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe	104
PID 2528 wrote to memory of 4512	2528	44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe	104

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe"
1⤵
- Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Checks computer location settings
- 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:2528
- 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\44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3064
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess '44f611726336cec3fa65ba287bf135af2cd43c6441ead65ce4a54c154ea80f90.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2888
- 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:4700
- 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:4512

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

2

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

4

System Information Discovery

3

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

2