guloader | a7247c64cc0168290ca3b210e59ef629b46f513205bc6562ec79cdd2cda71725

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
150s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
24-11-2024 15:40

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General

Target

18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe
Size

555KB
MD5

18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450
SHA1

dc436fbaa777672d44a8b90b98c4a1c266885845
SHA256

a7247c64cc0168290ca3b210e59ef629b46f513205bc6562ec79cdd2cda71725
SHA512

8fbeb3caf13a3fe1359002c2848ff5767e6b2f226049546c683f2b6144756196cfe39f66e4959c8426cdfaeff6a169a4cf5939de241e4a898887d8810ec620c6
SSDEEP

12288:32EIiN/Z1++w1p+wJuQbIgJwCQBk5wBcamd3ZhZs:3wiN/K+wHBfhQBk5s3mdPZs

Score

10^/10

guloader xworm discovery downloader execution rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

Version

3.1

87.121.86.8:4020

Mutex

ssjpS2lhbkGsnEgT

Attributes

Install_directory
%AppData%
install_file
USB.exe

aes.plain

Signatures

Detect Xworm Payload 1 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4936-16-0x00000000007E0000-0x00000000007F0000-memory.dmp	family_xworm

Guloader family
guloader
Guloader,Cloudeye
A shellcode based downloader first seen in 2020.
downloader guloader
Xworm
Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.
trojan rat xworm
Xworm family
xworm

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

Processes:

powershell.exepowershell.exepowershell.exe

pid	Process
3044	powershell.exe
2708	powershell.exe
852	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

Processes:

18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4050598569-1597076380-177084960-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe

Drops startup file 2 IoCs

Processes:

18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.lnk	18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.lnk	18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

Processes:

18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe

pid	Process
2532	18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe

Suspicious use of NtCreateThreadExHideFromDebugger 1 IoCs

Processes:

18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe

pid	Process
4936	18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 2 IoCs

Processes:

18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe

pid	Process
2532	18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe
4936	18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2532 set thread context of 4936	2532	18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe	82

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\resources\0409\slnger\barometerstandenes.san	18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.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

Processes:

18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exepowershell.exepowershell.exepowershell.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe
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	powershell.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 7 IoCs

Processes:

powershell.exepowershell.exepowershell.exe18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe

pid	Process
2708	powershell.exe
2708	powershell.exe
852	powershell.exe
852	powershell.exe
3044	powershell.exe
3044	powershell.exe
4936	18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs

Processes:

18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe

pid	Process
2532	18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes:

18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exepowershell.exepowershell.exepowershell.exe

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4936	18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2708	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	852	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3044	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes:

18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe

pid	Process
4936	18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

Processes:

18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 4936	2532	18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe	82
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 4936	2532	18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe	82
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 4936	2532	18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe	82
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 4936	2532	18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe	82
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 4936	2532	18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe	82
PID 4936 wrote to memory of 2708	4936	18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe	90
PID 4936 wrote to memory of 2708	4936	18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe	90
PID 4936 wrote to memory of 2708	4936	18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe	90
PID 4936 wrote to memory of 852	4936	18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe	92
PID 4936 wrote to memory of 852	4936	18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe	92
PID 4936 wrote to memory of 852	4936	18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe	92
PID 4936 wrote to memory of 3044	4936	18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe	95
PID 4936 wrote to memory of 3044	4936	18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe	95
PID 4936 wrote to memory of 3044	4936	18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe	95

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2532
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Drops startup file
  - Suspicious use of NtCreateThreadExHideFromDebugger
  - Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4936
- - 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\18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe'
    3⤵
    - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2708
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess '18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe'
    3⤵
    - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:852
- - 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\18ea5087eb82e075ca35d2b2dcff9450.exe'
    3⤵
    - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3044

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log

Filesize
2KB

MD5
968cb9309758126772781b83adb8a28f

SHA1
8da30e71accf186b2ba11da1797cf67f8f78b47c

SHA256
92099c10776bb7e3f2a8d1b82d4d40d0c4627e4f1bf754a6e58dfd2c2e97042a

SHA512
4bd50732f8af4d688d95999bddfd296115d7033ddc38f86c9fb1f47fde202bffa27e9088bebcaa3064ca946af2f5c1ca6cbde49d0907f0005c7ab42874515dd3

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

Filesize
18KB

MD5
24dc744f7233c671c541b9b8daef1bb3

SHA1
811f6e32f3b25b6ddbb3a15d51784137173b8dde

SHA256
245619a4f5687817f264b2afd1a7fad6f88b29d396ecf6bf65dddb60e8ce835c

SHA512
30c357521e6b547c1767e82423f0690beb743df1b786a6149c04b70665054f3b7fa5746e6f0658709da725d13ddf76c6f59145d22f3b2ba6bde1d8eaac9060ca

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

Filesize
18KB

MD5
cb14de246d6c853e2f4ccbe0b5c6fec4

SHA1
f362dc40f9a7baac98fdee2ac40fb8b8bf53c323

SHA256
3e4abf8dd05beb31a2eb6d9aed5d6bf4c0e82f76ca8279a81a6f599e2988f9b3

SHA512
c86a0eeae85b8074ea69df4e802c8722d7c94e9ba36607067531312c8cbc0acd225bbca16274722bedda2178a047e9c4e8791a610580a9bd2e075e38e7de15c7

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ov1qz5vn.uhg.ps1

Filesize
60B

MD5
d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

SHA1
6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

SHA256
96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

SHA512
5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsgAE33.tmp\System.dll

Filesize
11KB

MD5
75ed96254fbf894e42058062b4b4f0d1

SHA1
996503f1383b49021eb3427bc28d13b5bbd11977

SHA256
a632d74332b3f08f834c732a103dafeb09a540823a2217ca7f49159755e8f1d7

SHA512
58174896db81d481947b8745dafe3a02c150f3938bb4543256e8cce1145154e016d481df9fe68dac6d48407c62cbe20753320ebd5fe5e84806d07ce78e0eb0c4

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memory/852-73-0x000000006E790000-0x000000006E7DC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/852-70-0x00000000058F0000-0x0000000005C44000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/2532-8-0x0000000002CB0000-0x00000000051E9000-memory.dmp

Filesize
37.2MB

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memory/2532-9-0x00000000775D1000-0x00000000776F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2532-10-0x00000000742C4000-0x00000000742C5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2532-11-0x0000000002CB0000-0x00000000051E9000-memory.dmp

Filesize
37.2MB

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memory/2532-12-0x0000000002CB0000-0x00000000051E9000-memory.dmp

Filesize
37.2MB

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memory/2708-54-0x0000000007A90000-0x0000000007A9E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/2708-51-0x00000000078C0000-0x00000000078CA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/2708-21-0x0000000005690000-0x00000000056B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/2708-22-0x0000000005D80000-0x0000000005DE6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/2708-23-0x0000000005EA0000-0x0000000005F06000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/2708-19-0x0000000004FA0000-0x0000000004FD6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
216KB

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memory/2708-33-0x0000000005F90000-0x00000000062E4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/2708-34-0x0000000006530000-0x000000000654E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/2708-35-0x0000000006570000-0x00000000065BC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/2708-36-0x0000000007730000-0x0000000007762000-memory.dmp

Filesize
200KB

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memory/2708-37-0x000000006E790000-0x000000006E7DC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/2708-47-0x0000000006B10000-0x0000000006B2E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/2708-48-0x0000000007770000-0x0000000007813000-memory.dmp

Filesize
652KB

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memory/2708-49-0x0000000007EA0000-0x000000000851A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.5MB

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memory/2708-50-0x0000000007860000-0x000000000787A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/2708-20-0x00000000056E0000-0x0000000005D08000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.2MB

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memory/2708-52-0x0000000007AF0000-0x0000000007B86000-memory.dmp

Filesize
600KB

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memory/2708-53-0x0000000007A60000-0x0000000007A71000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/2708-57-0x0000000007AE0000-0x0000000007AE8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/2708-55-0x0000000007AA0000-0x0000000007AB4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
80KB

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memory/2708-56-0x0000000007BB0000-0x0000000007BCA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/3044-94-0x000000006E790000-0x000000006E7DC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/4936-18-0x0000000001A40000-0x0000000003F79000-memory.dmp

Filesize
37.2MB

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memory/4936-17-0x0000000036750000-0x00000000367EC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
624KB

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memory/4936-16-0x00000000007E0000-0x00000000007F0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4936-15-0x00000000007E0000-0x0000000001A34000-memory.dmp

Filesize
18.3MB

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memory/4936-14-0x00000000007E0000-0x0000000001A34000-memory.dmp

Filesize
18.3MB

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memory/4936-13-0x0000000001A40000-0x0000000003F79000-memory.dmp

Filesize
37.2MB

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memory/4936-109-0x00000000371F0000-0x0000000037794000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.6MB

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memory/4936-110-0x00000000378E0000-0x0000000037972000-memory.dmp

Filesize
584KB

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memory/4936-111-0x00000000379A0000-0x00000000379AA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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