General
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Target
nurik.exe
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Size
27.4MB
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Sample
241217-n5gjqszkel
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MD5
7bfe8c145eecb2d8ca00fe36686cb56a
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SHA1
d628047397e0be9600e5ad4d2c5874658f83b403
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SHA256
9d115b6e7644393c678e669e54366b47728031f778e24105622b1227fb639a67
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SHA512
b4d9a33b168a28a34b98b842a25fd7aee34dc6dd45d14d1343166616caf11d2928e564790aa61c506c575c5afa266b5abc0eb72db89a79b6103d9e9f3f61d8fb
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SSDEEP
786432:6rOK5LcBKJfdu0D5ezscdVu6a3zy5bxxEhcMzMw5FpsD:8OKhlgzscDAyxchcm5UD
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
nurik.exe
Resource
win7-20241023-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
nurik.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
Malware Config
Extracted
xworm
group-mesa.gl.at.ply.gg:1488
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Install_directory
%LocalAppData%
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install_file
svchost.exe
Targets
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Target
nurik.exe
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Size
27.4MB
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MD5
7bfe8c145eecb2d8ca00fe36686cb56a
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SHA1
d628047397e0be9600e5ad4d2c5874658f83b403
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SHA256
9d115b6e7644393c678e669e54366b47728031f778e24105622b1227fb639a67
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SHA512
b4d9a33b168a28a34b98b842a25fd7aee34dc6dd45d14d1343166616caf11d2928e564790aa61c506c575c5afa266b5abc0eb72db89a79b6103d9e9f3f61d8fb
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SSDEEP
786432:6rOK5LcBKJfdu0D5ezscdVu6a3zy5bxxEhcMzMw5FpsD:8OKhlgzscDAyxchcm5UD
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Detect Xworm Payload
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Exela Stealer
Exela Stealer is an open source stealer originally written in .NET and later transitioned to Python that was first observed in August 2023.
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Exelastealer family
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Xworm family
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Grants admin privileges
Uses net.exe to modify the user's privileges.
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Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.
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Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
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Downloads MZ/PE file
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Event Triggered Execution: Image File Execution Options Injection
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Modifies Windows Firewall
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A potential corporate email address has been identified in the URL: [email protected]
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Checks computer location settings
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
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Clipboard Data
Adversaries may collect data stored in the clipboard from users copying information within or between applications.
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Drops startup file
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Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking
Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.
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Executes dropped EXE
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Loads dropped DLL
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Checks installed software on the system
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
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Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
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Looks up external IP address via web service
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
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Checks system information in the registry
System information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
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Drops file in System32 directory
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Enumerates processes with tasklist
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Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories
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Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
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MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Persistence
Account Manipulation
1Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Active Setup
1Browser Extensions
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
3Component Object Model Hijacking
1Image File Execution Options Injection
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Privilege Escalation
Account Manipulation
1Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Active Setup
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
3Component Object Model Hijacking
1Image File Execution Options Injection
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Defense Evasion
Hide Artifacts
2Hidden Files and Directories
2Impair Defenses
1Disable or Modify System Firewall
1Modify Registry
4Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Discovery
Browser Information Discovery
1Network Service Discovery
1Permission Groups Discovery
1Local Groups
1Process Discovery
1Query Registry
5System Information Discovery
6System Location Discovery
1System Language Discovery
1System Network Configuration Discovery
2Internet Connection Discovery
1Wi-Fi Discovery
1System Network Connections Discovery
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