Analysis
-
max time kernel
141s -
max time network
137s -
platform
windows10-2004_x64 -
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en -
resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
06-01-2025 22:29
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
injection.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
injection.exe
Resource
win10ltsc2021-20241023-en
Behavioral task
behavioral3
Sample
injection.exe
Resource
win11-20241007-en
General
-
Target
injection.exe
-
Size
623KB
-
MD5
927bfe05fe20529a0d2446b2b3fb326f
-
SHA1
e09cef72f5deeba0c2b54ab6f8532003df9cb2ba
-
SHA256
5cf0d331c890274f77c18eb8a90d911a50f452515371abbe47863413fac0838a
-
SHA512
f16679811b448df10542d881e6576fb2bc9fc8421e7b68ae1cdfd8ed7684c7eb7ac073dac63795da06c8bbb008fb2e01748e76f5aefed4ad90e08430bf46693e
-
SSDEEP
12288:eRRTKABlLm78h7d78LR3ArlQ5Ya2NA3X3uj:/ABI72d7ZlLa2S3X3m
Malware Config
Extracted
xworm
license-kings.gl.at.ply.gg:65464
-
Install_directory
%AppData%
-
install_file
XClient.exe
Signatures
-
Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x000a000000023b99-44.dat family_xworm behavioral1/memory/2112-53-0x0000000000720000-0x0000000000766000-memory.dmp family_xworm -
Njrat family
-
Xworm family
-
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 6 IoCs
Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
pid Process 1376 powershell.exe 4856 powershell.exe 4140 powershell.exe 2564 powershell.exe 380 powershell.exe 2832 powershell.exe -
Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 4656 netsh.exe -
Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4089630652-1596403869-279772308-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation injection.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4089630652-1596403869-279772308-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation SearchApp.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4089630652-1596403869-279772308-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation XClient.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4089630652-1596403869-279772308-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation Server.exe -
Drops startup file 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\XClient.lnk XClient.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\XClient.lnk XClient.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
pid Process 2768 SearchApp.exe 2112 XClient.exe 3208 Server.exe 4388 1.exe 4444 XClient.exe 2832 XClient.exe -
Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\cebbc17108ba69818fc4a0b0ed3bb871 = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\1.exe\" .." 1.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4089630652-1596403869-279772308-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\XClient = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\XClient.exe" XClient.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4089630652-1596403869-279772308-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\cebbc17108ba69818fc4a0b0ed3bb871 = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\1.exe\" .." 1.exe -
Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
flow ioc 19 ip-api.com -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
-
Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe -
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Server.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 1.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language netsh.exe -
Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
pid Process 4336 timeout.exe -
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 908 schtasks.exe -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 13 IoCs
pid Process 1376 powershell.exe 1376 powershell.exe 4856 powershell.exe 4856 powershell.exe 4140 powershell.exe 4140 powershell.exe 2564 powershell.exe 2564 powershell.exe 380 powershell.exe 380 powershell.exe 2832 powershell.exe 2832 powershell.exe 2112 XClient.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 47 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1016 injection.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 3872 vssvc.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 3872 vssvc.exe Token: SeAuditPrivilege 3872 vssvc.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1376 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4856 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2768 SearchApp.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2768 SearchApp.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2112 XClient.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4140 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2564 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 380 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2832 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2112 XClient.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4388 1.exe Token: 33 4388 1.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4388 1.exe Token: 33 4388 1.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4388 1.exe Token: 33 4388 1.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4388 1.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4444 XClient.exe Token: 33 4388 1.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4388 1.exe Token: 33 4388 1.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4388 1.exe Token: 33 4388 1.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4388 1.exe Token: 33 4388 1.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4388 1.exe Token: 33 4388 1.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4388 1.exe Token: 33 4388 1.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4388 1.exe Token: 33 4388 1.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4388 1.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2832 XClient.exe Token: 33 4388 1.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4388 1.exe Token: 33 4388 1.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4388 1.exe Token: 33 4388 1.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4388 1.exe Token: 33 4388 1.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4388 1.exe Token: 33 4388 1.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4388 1.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 2112 XClient.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 29 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1016 wrote to memory of 1376 1016 injection.exe 87 PID 1016 wrote to memory of 1376 1016 injection.exe 87 PID 1016 wrote to memory of 4856 1016 injection.exe 89 PID 1016 wrote to memory of 4856 1016 injection.exe 89 PID 1016 wrote to memory of 4732 1016 injection.exe 92 PID 1016 wrote to memory of 4732 1016 injection.exe 92 PID 4732 wrote to memory of 4336 4732 cmd.exe 94 PID 4732 wrote to memory of 4336 4732 cmd.exe 94 PID 2768 wrote to memory of 2112 2768 SearchApp.exe 95 PID 2768 wrote to memory of 2112 2768 SearchApp.exe 95 PID 2768 wrote to memory of 3208 2768 SearchApp.exe 96 PID 2768 wrote to memory of 3208 2768 SearchApp.exe 96 PID 2768 wrote to memory of 3208 2768 SearchApp.exe 96 PID 2112 wrote to memory of 4140 2112 XClient.exe 97 PID 2112 wrote to memory of 4140 2112 XClient.exe 97 PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2564 2112 XClient.exe 101 PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2564 2112 XClient.exe 101 PID 2112 wrote to memory of 380 2112 XClient.exe 103 PID 2112 wrote to memory of 380 2112 XClient.exe 103 PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2832 2112 XClient.exe 105 PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2832 2112 XClient.exe 105 PID 2112 wrote to memory of 908 2112 XClient.exe 108 PID 2112 wrote to memory of 908 2112 XClient.exe 108 PID 3208 wrote to memory of 4388 3208 Server.exe 110 PID 3208 wrote to memory of 4388 3208 Server.exe 110 PID 3208 wrote to memory of 4388 3208 Server.exe 110 PID 4388 wrote to memory of 4656 4388 1.exe 114 PID 4388 wrote to memory of 4656 4388 1.exe 114 PID 4388 wrote to memory of 4656 4388 1.exe 114 -
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.
-
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
Processes
-
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\injection.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\injection.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1016 -
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\SearchApp.exe'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1376
-
-
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'SearchApp.exe'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4856
-
-
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp8405.tmp.bat""2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4732 -
C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exetimeout 33⤵
- Delays execution with timeout.exe
PID:4336
-
-
-
C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3872
-
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SearchApp.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SearchApp.exe1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2768 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe"2⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops startup file
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2112 -
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'3⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4140
-
-
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'XClient.exe'3⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2564
-
-
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\XClient.exe'3⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:380
-
-
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'XClient.exe'3⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2832
-
-
C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "XClient" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\XClient.exe"3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:908
-
-
-
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Server.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Server.exe"2⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3208 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1.exe"3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4388 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exenetsh firewall add allowedprogram "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1.exe" "1.exe" ENABLE4⤵
- Modifies Windows Firewall
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4656
-
-
-
-
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\XClient.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\XClient.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4444
-
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\XClient.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\XClient.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2832
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1PowerShell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Defense Evasion
Impair Defenses
1Disable or Modify System Firewall
1Modify Registry
1Replay Monitor
Loading Replay Monitor...
Downloads
-
Filesize
654B
MD52ff39f6c7249774be85fd60a8f9a245e
SHA1684ff36b31aedc1e587c8496c02722c6698c1c4e
SHA256e1b91642d85d98124a6a31f710e137ab7fd90dec30e74a05ab7fcf3b7887dced
SHA5121d7e8b92ef4afd463d62cfa7e8b9d1799db5bf2a263d3cd7840df2e0a1323d24eb595b5f8eb615c6cb15f9e3a7b4fc99f8dd6a3d34479222e966ec708998aed1
-
Filesize
2KB
MD5d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730
SHA131aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a
SHA25684739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f
SHA5128c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249
-
Filesize
944B
MD56d3e9c29fe44e90aae6ed30ccf799ca8
SHA1c7974ef72264bbdf13a2793ccf1aed11bc565dce
SHA2562360634e63e8f0b5748e2c56ebb8f4aa78e71008ea7b5c9ca1c49be03b49557d
SHA51260c38c4367352537545d859f64b9c5cbada94240478d1d039fd27b5ecba4dc1c90051557c16d802269703b873546ead416279c0a80c6fd5e49ad361cef22596a
-
Filesize
944B
MD5a2c8179aaa149c0b9791b73ce44c04d1
SHA1703361b0d43ec7f669304e7c0ffbbfdeb1e484ff
SHA256c1d30342a40a2b6e7553da30ceb85754d33820f6fbb3bbbed1ceb30d6390de4a
SHA5122e201dd457d055baad86f68c15bcc7beb48d6dc2ffc10db7f304eb93f697e7b45991cbde857d25da2c9c60c23f3e13df8b5ed5809c1753737a23096e296cc9e3
-
Filesize
944B
MD57be9a2900dcd650c5880a875e61f8e79
SHA18ab6e5fc3744da6a6bad502e09b64976a43bef85
SHA2562ad8f9cd3240b85df345ebe0faba328de4cb34c73b80e46a408d769d11231f16
SHA5126e06fdaaf1bb2ba18214eaf79738c021ec89dd1dfdd7ceec47a8c5608a3d2940cd6f8ab492c23134683cb16ea0465446664c905697349f8a04e0f00d13b7c2cf
-
Filesize
944B
MD547605a4dda32c9dff09a9ca441417339
SHA14f68c895c35b0dc36257fc8251e70b968c560b62
SHA256e6254c2bc9846a76a4567ab91b6eae76e937307ff9301b65d577ffe6e15fe40a
SHA512b6823b6e794a2fe3e4c4ecfb3f0d61a54821de7feb4f9e3e7fd463e7fbb5e6848f59865b487dafebeac431e4f4db81ef56836d94cac67da39852c566ed34a885
-
Filesize
23KB
MD5617df0fff22badfb0a8a64fcaf37dd0a
SHA109eea43487d4b35eab31f391ade2914e8d197faf
SHA2565571bb2b05b74d957016264da9326046b1fa58e879506888ed554d1a287db8fb
SHA512e3d1b0e4bfb0cdfe2b1dd91e4b26893f7e26f37377f5ebc47faa43e7be33d1dc22bb431d0a1bcdf9776ffb3b470d5dbf983db77eea1ef5d584413ff7e76f6cbe
-
Filesize
256KB
MD5ac9c9db04b5ec03ff5af25507cb23af8
SHA1de562bb91f6eb99b4d82292c81b3d3f7b0ab59bb
SHA256dedf73abd94a48ff77f196baac62648f8bebbf9ce0ca4096922d50b3c7c19a9a
SHA512a81252c7c457727c5b5fef089d19225f504c0b53dfde96467c3cb349acfa16897790e4b55fa6ac7f0b9fc9aaed3d6caa5194b3ac2de5875c6aa3da94223a48b7
-
Filesize
60B
MD5d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA16ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA25696ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
SHA5125b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
-
Filesize
161B
MD54fc0a0b717c74894b465b937185d38df
SHA1b452c238314b443d570fe937f10b35cf591fb0af
SHA2566801bd07765c1faf7946f37a763f6f8a20e90c5c464d09e5027f03b8fdeaf6c2
SHA512c6fef824c01d4ba14e5006e993c6f31583ebd4bdd3839432c22a6d9a32d006e54963310b2467ef9bfde08f2fc74c6dac148820f5d3d15e78995e659887c87e39
-
Filesize
623KB
MD5927bfe05fe20529a0d2446b2b3fb326f
SHA1e09cef72f5deeba0c2b54ab6f8532003df9cb2ba
SHA2565cf0d331c890274f77c18eb8a90d911a50f452515371abbe47863413fac0838a
SHA512f16679811b448df10542d881e6576fb2bc9fc8421e7b68ae1cdfd8ed7684c7eb7ac073dac63795da06c8bbb008fb2e01748e76f5aefed4ad90e08430bf46693e