Analysis

  • max time kernel
    119s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    25-11-2024 18:44

General

  • Target

    mapper.exe

  • Size

    39KB

  • MD5

    50a529bef7f33d9df03b08a8fb994e18

  • SHA1

    2bf0691eb3397c7ef57bf890226bc94c9bb94e87

  • SHA256

    bf1607227a4a2b909350b632acd33cd0daedf9dd00833f2f9c08c5b3722c4e61

  • SHA512

    50823ec44867687e519f385da7014e4de21467baf24f023d8def581bc064bc1b72c7c3192bf6153168d7b2beb766cb32d2929ebd999d2e8f14036662354bd11a

  • SSDEEP

    768:om7xQGttbzFKuGCuuJ/5c/dpfFWPJ92sn6dOMh+jlJm:om7xLXIrCuuJeHFe92sn6dOMMnm

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

Version

5.0

C2

chicago-thesis.gl.at.ply.gg:6667

Mutex

lKp2HLlCkTUSUHuZ

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %AppData%

  • install_file

    USB.exe

aes.plain

Signatures

  • Detect Xworm Payload 1 IoCs
  • StormKitty

    StormKitty is an open source info stealer written in C#.

  • StormKitty payload 1 IoCs
  • Stormkitty family
  • Xworm

    Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

  • Xworm family
  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

  • 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.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Drops startup file 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 64 IoCs

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

  • Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 49 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 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\mapper.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mapper.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Drops startup file
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4648
    • 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\mapper.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1540
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'mapper.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:348
    • 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\discord'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4760
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'discord'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3884
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\taskkill.exe
      taskkill /F /IM explorer.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4960
    • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
      "C:\Windows\explorer.exe"
      2⤵
      • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      PID:1440
    • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
      "C:\Windows\explorer.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:924
      • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
        "C:\Windows\explorer.exe"
        2⤵
          PID:876
        • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
          "C:\Windows\explorer.exe"
          2⤵
            PID:4188
          • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
            "C:\Windows\explorer.exe"
            2⤵
              PID:2316
          • C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
            C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x40c 0x49c
            1⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:3156
          • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
            "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
            1⤵
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            PID:4244
          • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
            explorer.exe
            1⤵
            • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
            • Enumerates connected drives
            • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
            • Modifies registry class
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
            • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
            PID:4800
          • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
            "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
            1⤵
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            PID:4016
          • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe
            "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX8z9r6jm96hw4bsbneegw0kyxx296wr9t.mca
            1⤵
            • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
            • Modifies registry class
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            PID:3612
          • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
            explorer.exe
            1⤵
            • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
            • Modifies registry class
            • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
            PID:2956
          • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
            C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9BA05972-F6A8-11CF-A442-00A0C90A8F39} -Embedding
            1⤵
              PID:1528
            • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
              "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
              1⤵
                PID:3432
              • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe
                "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX8z9r6jm96hw4bsbneegw0kyxx296wr9t.mca
                1⤵
                  PID:2704

                Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                Downloads

                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_CBDCCBFE4F7A916411C1E69BDD97BB04

                  Filesize

                  471B

                  MD5

                  99ba6b7f0f3ec8d66a8b6a80669c7b3d

                  SHA1

                  33ad0940219903cb4f9cf461b4f4bb711b9919f3

                  SHA256

                  d3b813690dfc256c53b3af9fc4015f5aa3344abb4416ce0d79bc2ce6603d299b

                  SHA512

                  eb9f31ef0c68f76f91ab1b0fe9d6c04237fa5dc1889d9ee31ae4186588d5da3903ccee6f8c25a9fd5c870364594798d3d5bcf462bef46cb301ae3acf29d4044c

                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_CBDCCBFE4F7A916411C1E69BDD97BB04

                  Filesize

                  412B

                  MD5

                  a10c1ef1a85fced663e9929db0e1fbd1

                  SHA1

                  cd7bbff53b2a78fc623e35c9a84fc2db8c86e0ed

                  SHA256

                  9ad8daa44f0136fa2750ba4350060e0b0053a788b82ca2ffef80a5db3b1ff95d

                  SHA512

                  adc457162ab94ba0af4ac7de6a2157721dd5724cf3746bc6a1fd8776caec295a71527c9bbe843c7b860943d666e305e17c4744edc0df741ffe578051a80984c0

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

                  Filesize

                  2KB

                  MD5

                  d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730

                  SHA1

                  31aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a

                  SHA256

                  84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f

                  SHA512

                  8c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249

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

                  Filesize

                  944B

                  MD5

                  6d42b6da621e8df5674e26b799c8e2aa

                  SHA1

                  ab3ce1327ea1eeedb987ec823d5e0cb146bafa48

                  SHA256

                  5ab6a1726f425c6d0158f55eb8d81754ddedd51e651aa0a899a29b7a58619c4c

                  SHA512

                  53faffbda8a835bc1143e894c118c15901a5fd09cfc2224dd2f754c06dc794897315049a579b9a8382d4564f071576045aaaf824019b7139d939152dca38ce29

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

                  Filesize

                  944B

                  MD5

                  272dc716c99407615cc54be63824cd1e

                  SHA1

                  6aeeeee0a254473427af394b161c1020cf74ec0a

                  SHA256

                  0e772f1d15426881d1c79b319c8d52919383d1c1b861d1893a94c0e8bd472f06

                  SHA512

                  5a32034ea515f358ef4ec2e2f198fdc0dd0c5900645c4a8e8e1da7922ee19836d735ee726ce7d60b3015ab7abc10ebec2602fec24dca4f4e0798db2a7bf5aaf2

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

                  Filesize

                  944B

                  MD5

                  75d224e238a397659d8e5cf458a41143

                  SHA1

                  d182d16283d3d864a2e328b677551428c29ad6df

                  SHA256

                  6a98fa5e6c5b77722f2bd8c855fd14d6bf545fc35b292252d1dc136b89ed2fee

                  SHA512

                  3477f3b4182ffdccc817de4242c8fcba706c193a0de5170cd023f8df3d330487d7e372556524b5a0fe1df56de40923700f3f8368eadf6601970e347cbcf078cc

                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\TokenBroker\Cache\fbaf94e759052658216786bfbabcdced1b67a5c2.tbres

                  Filesize

                  2KB

                  MD5

                  e9e9af77ea02840eff5df67d0c826e9d

                  SHA1

                  3089fcfe7ac9b60ff31768df501b801e1a674d40

                  SHA256

                  d69078ef352085f3795b4afa48941b5de7c23a05ff71bf5595c70fc07bdb5707

                  SHA512

                  eaa464155289a202b50107aa95cb7c103f8bde0642701183c0d188807b9d0e60387941c450bf66159fb0c34ce31a45441f3f8e25f84c51338aa25bcccbd81ce9

                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\DeviceSearchCache\AppCache133770340207622499.txt

                  Filesize

                  74KB

                  MD5

                  d81ac055f3a2eee28545ae4ccb8506fa

                  SHA1

                  4afc3788fc6ae8f090925bfa760762daf9a7f0a2

                  SHA256

                  12fc79c7c3e5c9c153fc49c056e75479508793c2cc10a83a0a9a7d556088fbf2

                  SHA512

                  00d1b0b74ce8710af549607760220ea67838d06f7963b06521a9650b012a9776f7fdce27e983ac98e44347201a2c9ebd632d7e70154098fd43163c93d9101763

                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\microsoft.windows.search_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStore\LLDJA3WI\microsoft.windows[1].xml

                  Filesize

                  97B

                  MD5

                  372706547a804b876522fe741dbfc040

                  SHA1

                  9bca733d6804f24c6841ef02b52e8ade1b45d7e4

                  SHA256

                  09fe1eb66c953d75dc66ff6df9237cde5f419fb25fab6327de9cde6676219651

                  SHA512

                  cc8057de048bf5646e41bed6f01111328bceae9abb4282a4ee1be635d086b6b3647cb5cc17cc3564980e5e31342a767dc639e536edbd3720df6b35ac7ebce34a

                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_sr5d5hvi.h1s.ps1

                  Filesize

                  60B

                  MD5

                  d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

                  SHA1

                  6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

                  SHA256

                  96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

                  SHA512

                  5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Speech\Files\UserLexicons\SP_9FA11E01B2454001BD855A1BF92861B2.dat

                  Filesize

                  940B

                  MD5

                  2736fb02e5b729baec0c4f4c15ab4357

                  SHA1

                  3d906d0f97cece75d842345a13b851d40f07a401

                  SHA256

                  60b0539d386e90bec9d0b86101180af8ea2334efc435ad3938be59af7c76d6d0

                  SHA512

                  352e09dc5386a4a88defb54ad3ef073466955be47fd4a6e3a4806683cfffc1c26fed2011e350134615aae6dda58f46613b20c16485b604bc37765bb1bbbb2141

                • memory/1540-13-0x00007FFCE9D20000-0x00007FFCEA7E1000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  10.8MB

                • memory/1540-17-0x00007FFCE9D20000-0x00007FFCEA7E1000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  10.8MB

                • memory/1540-14-0x00007FFCE9D20000-0x00007FFCEA7E1000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  10.8MB

                • memory/1540-12-0x00007FFCE9D20000-0x00007FFCEA7E1000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  10.8MB

                • memory/1540-11-0x00000274BA3D0000-0x00000274BA3F2000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  136KB

                • memory/2704-249-0x000002717F6F0000-0x000002717F710000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  128KB

                • memory/2704-255-0x000002717FD90000-0x000002717FDB0000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  128KB

                • memory/2704-245-0x000002717F730000-0x000002717F750000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  128KB

                • memory/2704-240-0x000002717E800000-0x000002717E900000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  1024KB

                • memory/2956-236-0x0000000004150000-0x0000000004151000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  4KB

                • memory/3612-94-0x0000017C53790000-0x0000017C537B0000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  128KB

                • memory/3612-79-0x0000017C537D0000-0x0000017C537F0000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  128KB

                • memory/3612-110-0x0000017C53BA0000-0x0000017C53BC0000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  128KB

                • memory/3612-74-0x0000017C527A0000-0x0000017C528A0000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  1024KB

                • memory/3612-76-0x0000017C527A0000-0x0000017C528A0000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  1024KB

                • memory/4648-61-0x000000001E170000-0x000000001E698000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  5.2MB

                • memory/4648-0-0x00007FFCE9D23000-0x00007FFCE9D25000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8KB

                • memory/4648-62-0x000000001CE50000-0x000000001CE5C000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  48KB

                • memory/4648-64-0x000000001C960000-0x000000001C96A000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  40KB

                • memory/4648-60-0x000000001CDA0000-0x000000001CE50000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  704KB

                • memory/4648-59-0x0000000002F20000-0x0000000002F2A000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  40KB

                • memory/4648-58-0x000000001BAC0000-0x000000001BACC000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  48KB

                • memory/4648-57-0x00007FFCE9D20000-0x00007FFCEA7E1000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  10.8MB

                • memory/4648-56-0x00007FFCE9D20000-0x00007FFCEA7E1000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  10.8MB

                • memory/4648-55-0x00007FFCE9D23000-0x00007FFCE9D25000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8KB

                • memory/4648-1-0x0000000000E10000-0x0000000000E20000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  64KB

                • memory/4648-393-0x000000001FC60000-0x000000001FD7E000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  1.1MB

                • memory/4800-73-0x00000000034B0000-0x00000000034B1000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  4KB