azorult | d6af1ba026c010e4d006842da28b478419bbc4c711f907a28c52079bc7fea1bf

Analysis

max time kernel
128s
max time network
145s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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14-12-2024 18:09

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General

Target

Azorult 3.3‌.exe
Size

1.1MB
MD5

b91fe4c246efc048b78c9e162754a7a9
SHA1

15e1c4fe989290b07b60f93340476a9ba025bfa9
SHA256

d6af1ba026c010e4d006842da28b478419bbc4c711f907a28c52079bc7fea1bf
SHA512

4538a437fb2241ee38b1ab256618bbf2ea752bab92146fbf9138c6dd9585c5a5291155e19c6004372c925f300c0c7cfa87b7dfc467b556e8dbab092d8d04a2d2
SSDEEP

24576:KMyijQZ+ZJLXrfQRTJ6/aIRQbhB0LrKqk:/D0Z+ZZr4RT/I2dB0yqk

Score

10^/10

azorult xworm discovery execution infostealer rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

146.190.110.91:3389

Attributes

Install_directory
%AppData%
install_file
svchost.exe
telegram
https://api.telegram.org/bot7023899363:AAFEzgbfWzhyE32Lf95TKSRYEYXMd4AfMyk/sendMessage?chat_id=6354844663

Signatures

Azorult
An information stealer that was first discovered in 2016, targeting browsing history and passwords.
trojan infostealer azorult
Azorult family
azorult

Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x0009000000023bbe-18.dat	family_xworm
behavioral2/memory/3616-38-0x0000000000740000-0x0000000000758000-memory.dmp	family_xworm

Xworm
Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.
trojan rat xworm
Xworm family
xworm

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 8 IoCs

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

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
5068	powershell.exe
1336	powershell.exe
4836	powershell.exe
776	powershell.exe
4144	powershell.exe
920	powershell.exe
3948	powershell.exe
4400	powershell.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3350944739-639801879-157714471-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Azorult 3.3‌.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3350944739-639801879-157714471-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	svchost.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3350944739-639801879-157714471-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	csrss.exe

Drops startup file 4 IoCs

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

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
876	Azorult 3.3.exe
3616	svchost.exe
4796	csrss.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 1 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	Azorult 3.3.exe

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3616	svchost.exe
4796	csrss.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 17 IoCs

pid	Process
1336	powershell.exe
5068	powershell.exe
1336	powershell.exe
5068	powershell.exe
4836	powershell.exe
776	powershell.exe
776	powershell.exe
4836	powershell.exe
920	powershell.exe
4144	powershell.exe
4144	powershell.exe
920	powershell.exe
3948	powershell.exe
4400	powershell.exe
3948	powershell.exe
4400	powershell.exe
3616	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 14 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3616	svchost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4796	csrss.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1336	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5068	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4836	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	776	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	920	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3948	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4400	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3616	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3232	vssvc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3232	vssvc.exe
Token: SeAuditPrivilege	3232	vssvc.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3616	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4992 wrote to memory of 876	4992	Azorult 3.3‌.exe	83
PID 4992 wrote to memory of 876	4992	Azorult 3.3‌.exe	83
PID 4992 wrote to memory of 876	4992	Azorult 3.3‌.exe	83
PID 4992 wrote to memory of 3616	4992	Azorult 3.3‌.exe	84
PID 4992 wrote to memory of 3616	4992	Azorult 3.3‌.exe	84
PID 4992 wrote to memory of 4796	4992	Azorult 3.3‌.exe	85
PID 4992 wrote to memory of 4796	4992	Azorult 3.3‌.exe	85
PID 3616 wrote to memory of 5068	3616	svchost.exe	87
PID 3616 wrote to memory of 5068	3616	svchost.exe	87
PID 4796 wrote to memory of 1336	4796	csrss.exe	88
PID 4796 wrote to memory of 1336	4796	csrss.exe	88
PID 4796 wrote to memory of 4836	4796	csrss.exe	91
PID 4796 wrote to memory of 4836	4796	csrss.exe	91
PID 3616 wrote to memory of 776	3616	svchost.exe	93
PID 3616 wrote to memory of 776	3616	svchost.exe	93
PID 4796 wrote to memory of 920	4796	csrss.exe	95
PID 4796 wrote to memory of 920	4796	csrss.exe	95
PID 3616 wrote to memory of 4144	3616	svchost.exe	97
PID 3616 wrote to memory of 4144	3616	svchost.exe	97
PID 3616 wrote to memory of 3948	3616	svchost.exe	99
PID 3616 wrote to memory of 3948	3616	svchost.exe	99
PID 4796 wrote to memory of 4400	4796	csrss.exe	101
PID 4796 wrote to memory of 4400	4796	csrss.exe	101

Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
ransomware

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Azorult 3.3‌.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Azorult 3.3‌.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4992
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Azorult 3.3.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Azorult 3.3.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:876
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Drops startup file
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3616
- - 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\svchost.exe'
    3⤵
    - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:5068
- - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'svchost.exe'
    3⤵
    - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:776
- - 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\svchost.exe'
    3⤵
    - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4144
- - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'svchost.exe'
    3⤵
    - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3948
- C:\ProgramData\csrss.exe
  "C:\ProgramData\csrss.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Drops startup file
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4796
- - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData\csrss.exe'
    3⤵
    - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1336
- - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'csrss.exe'
    3⤵
    - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4836
- - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData\csrss.exe'
    3⤵
    - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:920
- - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'csrss.exe'
    3⤵
    - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4400

C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3232

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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C:\ProgramData\csrss.exe

Filesize
30KB

MD5
0998890ccf8a3d8702db7a84fe6dd7b3

SHA1
18e561e0ef68fb08d8f391eacd45c7d573206b92

SHA256
c33e1408ea96b9ea7a72d44d7742effb4a98776711b7c94c4997a155af61b220

SHA512
8132312fb66a9d947eef3f625a4c18b8e640cec51616d0a9fd756e028d1bac5677f5de9a53c3ed32186cb238e8c46613b8c3d6641a6a953d7961412b030c6dd1

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

Filesize
2KB

MD5
d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730

SHA1
31aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a

SHA256
84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f

SHA512
8c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249

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

Filesize
944B

MD5
ee9f1be5d4d351a5c376b370adcf0eea

SHA1
1779cecfb13c6a2f0f2813ae65d0d91ebdcf5583

SHA256
70600f0f93bca5f0548bfe5503513caadda31cbcd14dc007824b0925a8626e4b

SHA512
fda7345f64a6352e99bb3f5d94e58751a71d45a27147f60da32d12ff0307dbe416f482f1b9950e52ce63cbb5f0e5c1647f72dbb7a05c5419ccd8b7980ea86754

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

Filesize
944B

MD5
e25058a5d8ac6b42d8c7c9883c598303

SHA1
bd9e6194a36a959772fc020f905244900ffc3d57

SHA256
9f6fe2203df58ba90b512b436fd74f5eeb4f39f4f9f54a41e882fc54e5f35d51

SHA512
0146f2d1298acf189005217784e952d6e99bf7c8bf24ae9e9af1a2ca3d881dca39f19f3ecd06c7d0ad919bc929edaf6e97e0ab2d7f71733b9422527c594ea0c5

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

Filesize
944B

MD5
77d622bb1a5b250869a3238b9bc1402b

SHA1
d47f4003c2554b9dfc4c16f22460b331886b191b

SHA256
f97ff12a8abf4bf88bb6497bd2ac2da12628c8847a8ba5a9026bdbb76507cdfb

SHA512
d6789b5499f23c9035375a102271e17a8a82e57d6f5312fa24242e08a83efdeb8becb7622f55c4cf1b89c7d864b445df11f4d994cf7e2f87a900535bcca12fd9

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

Filesize
944B

MD5
9006afb2f47b3bb7d3669c647651e29c

SHA1
cdc0d7654be8e516df2c36accd9b52eac1f00ffd

SHA256
a025443b35555d64473b1ef01194239e808c49b47c924b99b942514036901302

SHA512
f2e72bbecfa823415bd0be7a091b1272e10e11059a71baf115780aa7ce3e694d114f6642de161ccba24e2182765b8188cc6dbb804fd07e318af9e1917549841c

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Azorult 3.3.exe

Filesize
1.3MB

MD5
8440a861c68965a66c009b140e1bee47

SHA1
801a8c77156a2c6cbc5899f36c961dc8fdc56665

SHA256
a8add4815bce2e26df3cd492c5686e22ab842bfa52c68af3f33c23adb820d06f

SHA512
c42903216f9f35368d41853ae96aaa7a7a07ce0730ca99b26909b98f5525b4fd772e0868c683fae0ca71730c0586ad3130be4ef3e6af68e299a933d9accca266

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_o5qmsde4.nvt.ps1

Filesize
60B

MD5
d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

SHA1
6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

SHA256
96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

SHA512
5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe

Filesize
67KB

MD5
50dce71a753bad01a07904f2af283123

SHA1
1beab766071ddeff0c8e577c6717debcee0d21e6

SHA256
8fb751033d1546ce28f5dcef171857ee879bdd31d76be2ae556f246c258473f3

SHA512
7cdc64dcfa8a0cbc1375a1878f560beb083cd9778ff67c5c0f1b693927c35365b384affc9dc33cade4aeaafded11ac328001a18ccb34a559678c1f50fa886c01

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memory/876-46-0x0000000005140000-0x0000000005146000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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memory/876-45-0x0000000000100000-0x000000000025A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.4MB

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memory/876-47-0x0000000005170000-0x00000000051D8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
416KB

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memory/876-48-0x000000000E520000-0x000000000EAC4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.6MB

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memory/876-49-0x000000000A780000-0x000000000A812000-memory.dmp

Filesize
584KB

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memory/876-115-0x0000000002AE0000-0x0000000002AEA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/1336-55-0x0000022F9F3F0000-0x0000022F9F412000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/3616-143-0x00007FF83CB50000-0x00007FF83D611000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/3616-41-0x00007FF83CB50000-0x00007FF83D611000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/3616-38-0x0000000000740000-0x0000000000758000-memory.dmp

Filesize
96KB

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memory/4796-144-0x00007FF83CB50000-0x00007FF83D611000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4796-43-0x00000000001E0000-0x00000000001EE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/4796-44-0x00007FF83CB50000-0x00007FF83D611000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4992-42-0x00007FF83CB50000-0x00007FF83D611000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4992-1-0x0000000000A90000-0x0000000000BAE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/4992-4-0x00007FF83CB50000-0x00007FF83D611000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4992-0-0x00007FF83CB53000-0x00007FF83CB55000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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