Analysis

  • max time kernel
    125s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    21-12-2024 11:44

General

  • Target

    XWorm V5.6/Xworm.exe

  • Size

    8.1MB

  • MD5

    09a9589689f2e0f5697d413cca4e227b

  • SHA1

    2cb33d48a4b39c9304cbd8395a9a89074f8c14e2

  • SHA256

    d0a2637c7f1fe073e613d607da3ada027123c75194ebdf528734d8b48e808a8d

  • SHA512

    2c2494736c9fcd1a3d3b10e77c1af1ad60595d82897f7d82236f64b51d8bb46d8d723764fded8b3d94c68c43beb9c9e0c4c4a9c1d09603b46d56011f13b8e62f

  • SSDEEP

    196608:wQJFUQqPn9x5pJPU/Vp4uDubMUxOQZyl5pFfeYUkZV:PMF9JPUtp4uDubMc1ZylRf5

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detect Xworm Payload 4 IoCs
  • Xworm

    Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

  • Xworm family
  • 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.

  • .NET Reactor proctector 5 IoCs

    Detects an executable protected by an unregistered version of Eziriz's .NET Reactor.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 8 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 18 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 15 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 32 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\XWorm V5.6\Xworm.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XWorm V5.6\Xworm.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2600
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XWorm V5.6\XwormLoader.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XWorm V5.6\XwormLoader.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1492
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe"
        3⤵
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1780
        • 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\svchost.exe'
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1096
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'svchost.exe'
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4912
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData\svchost.exe'
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:3588
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'svchost.exe'
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:5068
        • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "svchost" /tr "C:\ProgramData\svchost.exe"
          4⤵
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:4672
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XWorm V5.6\Xworm V5.6.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XWorm V5.6\Xworm V5.6.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Enumerates system info in registry
        PID:4776
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpCB2F.tmp.bat""
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3960
        • C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
          timeout 3
          4⤵
          • Delays execution with timeout.exe
          PID:4688
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\taskhostw.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\taskhostw.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1600
      • 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\taskhostw.exe'
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1348
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'taskhostw.exe'
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1548
      • 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\taskhostw.exe'
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3068
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'taskhostw.exe'
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3956
      • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "taskhostw" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\taskhostw.exe"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:732
  • C:\ProgramData\svchost.exe
    C:\ProgramData\svchost.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1476
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\taskhostw.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\taskhostw.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2368
  • C:\ProgramData\svchost.exe
    C:\ProgramData\svchost.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:60
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\taskhostw.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\taskhostw.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3644

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • 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\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\svchost.exe.log

    Filesize

    654B

    MD5

    2ff39f6c7249774be85fd60a8f9a245e

    SHA1

    684ff36b31aedc1e587c8496c02722c6698c1c4e

    SHA256

    e1b91642d85d98124a6a31f710e137ab7fd90dec30e74a05ab7fcf3b7887dced

    SHA512

    1d7e8b92ef4afd463d62cfa7e8b9d1799db5bf2a263d3cd7840df2e0a1323d24eb595b5f8eb615c6cb15f9e3a7b4fc99f8dd6a3d34479222e966ec708998aed1

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

    Filesize

    944B

    MD5

    9c740b7699e2363ac4ecdf496520ca35

    SHA1

    aa8691a8c56500d82c5fc8c35209bc6fe50ab1d9

    SHA256

    be96c91b62ba9ba7072ab89e66543328c9e4395150f9dbe8067332d94a3ecc61

    SHA512

    8885683f96353582eb871209e766e7eba1a72a2837ce27ea298b7b5b169621d1fa3fce25346b6bfd258b52642644234da9559d4e765a2023a5a5fc1f544cc7af

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

    Filesize

    944B

    MD5

    0dcbfef1c28cd8081b1fe48bb10147f0

    SHA1

    26993d9a89a783dd5e121d1327665a2206fed5db

    SHA256

    c04593a35db9a9cd977943cc84c600df1889b2bd74322ad09879449e8976e5fd

    SHA512

    f1b18a99e40871957a0f50ac5c1d9bb55d99d4bbcb23a2ecdbfac6bc8edf25eb68de1f865f8c3777d3f216b73f6408184f6a8cec197d32778d63087cf9275dc3

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

    Filesize

    944B

    MD5

    60945d1a2e48da37d4ce8d9c56b6845a

    SHA1

    83e80a6acbeb44b68b0da00b139471f428a9d6c1

    SHA256

    314b91c00997034d6e015f40230d90ebbf57de5dc938b62c1a214d591793dbe3

    SHA512

    5d068f1d6443e26ae3cad1c80f969e50e5860967b314153c4d3b6efd1cfa39f0907c6427bec7fa43db079f258b6357e4e9a1b0b1a36b1481d2049ea0e67909ed

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

    Filesize

    944B

    MD5

    e60eb305a7b2d9907488068b7065abd3

    SHA1

    1643dd7f915ac50c75bc01c53d68c5dafb9ce28d

    SHA256

    ad07460e061642c0dd4e7dfa7b821aacce873e290389e72f708e9f3504f9d135

    SHA512

    95c45afec6fa4e0b2a21edd10a6b2dc30568810c67bc9bc34d98ab111c48261f377a370583adb27e08616b0108026c119493b1b093b52ce931117e646b46cb7b

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

    Filesize

    944B

    MD5

    2a4825f4f95c5d3d72911c6e7eb902ca

    SHA1

    4c22133f24e77211313beb0831980029a53e7dde

    SHA256

    59eecad327a693c8b2e3a5932238cda2141c6a0afbba6a5587933c9f2c1025e0

    SHA512

    8e09a61c62a4b83f4f323b5b74f89cc26d708fd1fe646317f5f404af8d4d3fcf327f20f5e4a3b310786c0f639df2d17e1a51def08c95fa964928ad6c08c81386

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

    Filesize

    944B

    MD5

    77d622bb1a5b250869a3238b9bc1402b

    SHA1

    d47f4003c2554b9dfc4c16f22460b331886b191b

    SHA256

    f97ff12a8abf4bf88bb6497bd2ac2da12628c8847a8ba5a9026bdbb76507cdfb

    SHA512

    d6789b5499f23c9035375a102271e17a8a82e57d6f5312fa24242e08a83efdeb8becb7622f55c4cf1b89c7d864b445df11f4d994cf7e2f87a900535bcca12fd9

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

    Filesize

    944B

    MD5

    eb1ad317bd25b55b2bbdce8a28a74a94

    SHA1

    98a3978be4d10d62e7411946474579ee5bdc5ea6

    SHA256

    9e94e7c9ac6134ee30e79498558aa1a5a1ac79a643666c3f8922eed215dd3a98

    SHA512

    d011f266c0240d84470c0f9577cd9e4927309bd19bb38570ca9704ed8e1d159f9bea982a59d3eefef72ce7a10bd81208b82e88ef57c7af587f7437a89769adc0

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XWorm V5.6\Xworm V5.6.exe

    Filesize

    14.9MB

    MD5

    db51a102eab752762748a2dec8f7f67a

    SHA1

    194688ec1511b83063f7b0167ae250764b7591d1

    SHA256

    93e5e7f018053c445c521b010caff89e61f61743635db3500aad32d6e495abb2

    SHA512

    fb2fb6605a17fedb65e636cf3716568e85b8ea423c23e0513eb87f3a3441e2cabc4c3e6346225a9bf7b81e97470f3ab516feea649a7afb5cdf02faff8d7f09a5

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XWorm V5.6\XwormLoader.exe

    Filesize

    7.9MB

    MD5

    5b757c6d0af650a77ba1bf7edea18b36

    SHA1

    c2ee4e12ff4b70511dbcab25dbf8b0d45f2d52b3

    SHA256

    c2a9fefda9159dd2712510c1c9077a1885d0ebc45251285dad95ba7184b98856

    SHA512

    93ca04887c63c3a0a4a5d42c48d0f4f7cc7fe7f6dad4dd45136ac048639d2edab66a2d2459779b9a2a075fa8981ea40567b34e5ed0535c1deecfe5e838385960

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_y5eph53t.psu.ps1

    Filesize

    60B

    MD5

    d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

    SHA1

    6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

    SHA256

    96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

    SHA512

    5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe

    Filesize

    144KB

    MD5

    4b90399888a12fb85ccc3d0190d5a1d3

    SHA1

    3326c027bac28b9480b0c7f621481a6cc033db4e

    SHA256

    cede03d0ef98d200bd5b68f6ca4e0d74e2a62fc430a38083663c3031dbb1c77f

    SHA512

    899ec2df2f5d70716ad5d0686bfe0a6c66ccbcf7f0485efbdfc0615f90b3526cd3d31069fa66c7c6ae8bba6ce92200836c50da40a3731888b7326b970d93216a

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\taskhostw.exe

    Filesize

    189KB

    MD5

    3636da95a3dd07300784e8146b76d1ec

    SHA1

    cb931a7f078a8af1024bbcdb3e84642b6298e1bc

    SHA256

    b121e69024dd83d1d69e8bc054cac5c1819b6cd22e307b76149066b29eff75fb

    SHA512

    20cfe53b164da34679ff3e3c622de9e9eff82ae5ef36da0442e1141b6e198fca3be4de1cc021a7c9359cf8ae3c405ec5ea0846f722560ab8ef16cedbb052ecf4

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpCB2F.tmp.bat

    Filesize

    174B

    MD5

    e2237b6012bdab3678aa45fd05ddd21b

    SHA1

    70a20ca6e2b4bd99d1c6a2646f5caa00a5dce4c6

    SHA256

    d0ea83062a8f8e5cc6c365c91a0bf8fb482bf29e41aaf4c662b5ffbb03e69a17

    SHA512

    5496b11582a1ca12599ed1288e01b9489a453f52623fef66027f75039613b2f3da51c749998687115e0fdc2bb519cfa1c41a6edff5a43b9320effbb8baf9d4b2

  • memory/1096-126-0x0000018F2B920000-0x0000018F2BA6E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.3MB

  • memory/1348-68-0x000001AAB42A0000-0x000001AAB42C2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    136KB

  • memory/1348-76-0x000001AAB43D0000-0x000001AAB451E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.3MB

  • memory/1492-62-0x00007FFE0CA30000-0x00007FFE0D3D1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    9.6MB

  • memory/1492-27-0x00007FFE0CA30000-0x00007FFE0D3D1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    9.6MB

  • memory/1492-57-0x000000001E470000-0x000000001E93E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4.8MB

  • memory/1492-31-0x00007FFE0CA30000-0x00007FFE0D3D1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    9.6MB

  • memory/1492-29-0x00007FFE0CA30000-0x00007FFE0D3D1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    9.6MB

  • memory/1548-89-0x000001BCC82F0000-0x000001BCC843E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.3MB

  • memory/1600-28-0x00000000007B0000-0x00000000007E6000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    216KB

  • memory/1600-32-0x00007FFE0A083000-0x00007FFE0A085000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/1780-45-0x00000000003C0000-0x00000000003EA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    168KB

  • memory/2600-30-0x00007FFE0CA30000-0x00007FFE0D3D1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    9.6MB

  • memory/2600-0-0x00007FFE0CCE5000-0x00007FFE0CCE6000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2600-3-0x000000001C830000-0x000000001C8D6000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    664KB

  • memory/2600-2-0x00007FFE0CA30000-0x00007FFE0D3D1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    9.6MB

  • memory/2600-1-0x00007FFE0CA30000-0x00007FFE0D3D1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    9.6MB

  • memory/3068-101-0x000002441E380000-0x000002441E4CE000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.3MB

  • memory/3588-150-0x0000015FA97B0000-0x0000015FA98FE000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.3MB

  • memory/3956-113-0x000001DA5C510000-0x000001DA5C65E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.3MB

  • memory/4776-58-0x0000022BCF7B0000-0x0000022BD0698000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    14.9MB

  • memory/4776-163-0x0000022BEB170000-0x0000022BEB364000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    2.0MB

  • memory/4912-138-0x0000015458320000-0x000001545846E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.3MB

  • memory/5068-162-0x000002675C110000-0x000002675C25E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.3MB