General

  • Target

    Install.exe

  • Size

    259KB

  • Sample

    241214-n5qsea1lgt

  • MD5

    28db4677dcbbaa0a4c5adbc02c9da4f3

  • SHA1

    e1f0199ed131a90e25204399e4e876da64ea3ba5

  • SHA256

    b871ed20d46a9be3a4aedb5facad152ab24289b6866076cb7ffc59721ca7525c

  • SHA512

    718ad88f930160a83c59d9f73d41cf4ea76de3c929956bffb618631d6450b7f59d4b2eb62afa59eff29461b256c402d387df9fdadee9a1a9d1b5e65cea45de52

  • SSDEEP

    6144:ByHp/aGMFlSShM00Iyew/2xrvhwCS9KSyiIBov:IJ/pFJIyN/2RbhHiIS

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %ProgramData%

  • install_file

    ntoskrnl.exe

  • pastebin_url

    https://pastebin.com/raw/Zx6DUkf9

  • telegram

    https://api.telegram.org/bot6521061783:AAG8RBSc5RacffL-i60qrqMJYo0j7RajlZI/sendMessage?chat_id=5999137434

Extracted

Family

gurcu

C2

https://api.telegram.org/bot6521061783:AAG8RBSc5RacffL-i60qrqMJYo0j7RajlZI/sendMessage?chat_id=5999137434

Targets

    • Target

      Install.exe

    • Size

      259KB

    • MD5

      28db4677dcbbaa0a4c5adbc02c9da4f3

    • SHA1

      e1f0199ed131a90e25204399e4e876da64ea3ba5

    • SHA256

      b871ed20d46a9be3a4aedb5facad152ab24289b6866076cb7ffc59721ca7525c

    • SHA512

      718ad88f930160a83c59d9f73d41cf4ea76de3c929956bffb618631d6450b7f59d4b2eb62afa59eff29461b256c402d387df9fdadee9a1a9d1b5e65cea45de52

    • SSDEEP

      6144:ByHp/aGMFlSShM00Iyew/2xrvhwCS9KSyiIBov:IJ/pFJIyN/2RbhHiIS

    • Detect Xworm Payload

    • Gurcu family

    • Gurcu, WhiteSnake

      Gurcu aka WhiteSnake is a malware stealer written in C#.

    • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess

    • Xworm

      Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

    • Xworm family

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Using powershell.exe command.

    • Sets service image path in registry

    • Checks BIOS information in registry

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

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Drops startup file

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Indicator Removal: Clear Windows Event Logs

      Clear Windows Event Logs to hide the activity of an intrusion.

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Enumerates connected drives

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

    • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

      Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

      Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Tasks