Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-10 11:53

Sample ID 241230-c9ys2awjal
Target XClient.exe
SHA256 3e9e1e67ecf3fe006127f22261b7c02ce8891bcfbc33ee928867def3dc0caaa0
Tags
xworm execution rat trojan
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

3e9e1e67ecf3fe006127f22261b7c02ce8891bcfbc33ee928867def3dc0caaa0

Threat Level: Known bad

The file XClient.exe was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

xworm execution rat trojan

Xworm

Detect Xworm Payload

Xworm family

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

Executes dropped EXE

Checks computer location settings

Looks up external IP address via web service

Enumerates physical storage devices

Unsigned PE

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Uses Task Scheduler COM API

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-12-30 02:47

Signatures

Detect Xworm Payload

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Xworm family

xworm

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-12-30 02:47

Reported

2024-12-30 02:49

Platform

win10v2004-20241007-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

154s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe"

Signatures

Detect Xworm Payload

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Xworm

trojan rat xworm

Xworm family

xworm

Checks computer location settings

Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3227495264-2217614367-4027411560-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe N/A

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GoogleUpdateService.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GoogleUpdateService.exe N/A

Looks up external IP address via web service

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A ip-api.com N/A N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task

persistence execution
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GoogleUpdateService.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GoogleUpdateService.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe N/A

Uses Task Scheduler COM API

persistence

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe"

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\XClient.exe'

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'XClient.exe'

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\GoogleUpdateService.exe'

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'GoogleUpdateService.exe'

C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe

"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "GoogleUpdateService" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GoogleUpdateService.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GoogleUpdateService.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GoogleUpdateService.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GoogleUpdateService.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GoogleUpdateService.exe

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 88.210.23.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 133.211.185.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 68.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 ip-api.com udp
US 208.95.112.1:80 ip-api.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 1.112.95.208.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 68.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 homepage-kills.gl.at.ply.gg udp
US 147.185.221.24:50722 homepage-kills.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 24.221.185.147.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 212.20.149.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 85.49.80.91.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 147.185.221.24:50722 homepage-kills.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.24:50722 homepage-kills.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.24:50722 homepage-kills.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 147.185.221.24:50722 homepage-kills.gl.at.ply.gg tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 174.117.168.52.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/4000-0-0x00007FFEC6143000-0x00007FFEC6145000-memory.dmp

memory/4000-1-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000C1C000-memory.dmp

memory/4000-2-0x00007FFEC6140000-0x00007FFEC6C01000-memory.dmp

memory/1120-3-0x00007FFEC6140000-0x00007FFEC6C01000-memory.dmp

memory/1120-9-0x000001FCDAE40000-0x000001FCDAE62000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_oltlhs5u.1ad.ps1

MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

memory/1120-14-0x00007FFEC6140000-0x00007FFEC6C01000-memory.dmp

memory/1120-15-0x00007FFEC6140000-0x00007FFEC6C01000-memory.dmp

memory/1120-18-0x00007FFEC6140000-0x00007FFEC6C01000-memory.dmp

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

MD5 d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730
SHA1 31aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a
SHA256 84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f
SHA512 8c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249

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

MD5 6d3e9c29fe44e90aae6ed30ccf799ca8
SHA1 c7974ef72264bbdf13a2793ccf1aed11bc565dce
SHA256 2360634e63e8f0b5748e2c56ebb8f4aa78e71008ea7b5c9ca1c49be03b49557d
SHA512 60c38c4367352537545d859f64b9c5cbada94240478d1d039fd27b5ecba4dc1c90051557c16d802269703b873546ead416279c0a80c6fd5e49ad361cef22596a

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

MD5 51cf8df21f531e31f7740b4ec487a48a
SHA1 40c6a73b22d71625a62df109aefc92a5f9b9d13e
SHA256 263d9b98a897d1d66da4832af640c4bf5ab0ae91125ba12243453dfe714f3d0d
SHA512 57a85461f6ea96b26a8b53d3a9cca18543e4ddbe996e8f412fc4cf7cf6e9ffe558c96da7b322a42f18bef62020e65aee119bed6102f75e2f605df09b02ec6368

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

MD5 cc19bcff372d20459d3651ba8aef50e7
SHA1 3c6f1d4cdd647864fb97a16b1aefba67fcee11f7
SHA256 366473e774d8976c7fd4dc582220666fb61a4feb3f7c95e69b2a68ad9e446ec9
SHA512 a0e360ca4b6e874fd44612bf4b17f3722c0619da4f6bade12a62efadae88c2d33460114eaafa2bc3fb1cef5bea07e745b8bee24f15d0cacaff5f4a521b225080

memory/4000-54-0x00007FFEC6140000-0x00007FFEC6C01000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GoogleUpdateService.exe

MD5 e0a98853cc1bbc3b4bcf3a7e8ee3cbec
SHA1 b8c72cf0fdd61684634044a163f2abd3e4f1c945
SHA256 3e9e1e67ecf3fe006127f22261b7c02ce8891bcfbc33ee928867def3dc0caaa0
SHA512 ebde7f94a2bd112f4993c2d59e7dd7012970819436589898f8110506ca19741ba25549569fb4effb3265e472377ef60b7bfb268663612942af0d67a2b3377064

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

MD5 2ff39f6c7249774be85fd60a8f9a245e
SHA1 684ff36b31aedc1e587c8496c02722c6698c1c4e
SHA256 e1b91642d85d98124a6a31f710e137ab7fd90dec30e74a05ab7fcf3b7887dced
SHA512 1d7e8b92ef4afd463d62cfa7e8b9d1799db5bf2a263d3cd7840df2e0a1323d24eb595b5f8eb615c6cb15f9e3a7b4fc99f8dd6a3d34479222e966ec708998aed1