Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    144s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    18-01-2025 17:45

General

  • Target

    XClient.exe

  • Size

    83KB

  • MD5

    c1d3a7d174afa1e7c9c8005ae0a33a6d

  • SHA1

    c52819e3fe93af8156046cbc2002e4c895072a9a

  • SHA256

    2d1e8047e2ded5efb6eb40b598128d026d68f5202893dce72c3dcbd4c260b8e7

  • SHA512

    0343d57aae17c7d985477e5ab60b5655f588775356c3b43b7a932bb56a04c9ea6fb7ab6daae62013ed3dcc531d44c04a7ce00814b01cd09a07f9bf9cbeb35089

  • SSDEEP

    1536:5u/rlJEdXdakv+bklBfEqIw6RqymrBS+jrOueqZjP6Ub:5is+bklBu49SirOup0e

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs
  • Xworm

    Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

  • Xworm family
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 12 IoCs

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

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Drops startup file 4 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 27 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 19 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 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\XClient.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Drops startup file
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3676
    • 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'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1328
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'XClient.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1496
    • 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'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1628
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'svchost.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3108
    • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "svchost" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe"
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2784
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4416
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
    1⤵
    • 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:2380
    • 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'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:884
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'svchost.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3264
    • 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'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4780
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'svchost.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1412
    • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "svchost" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe"
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1576
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
    1⤵
    • 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:1408
    • 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'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1052
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'svchost.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1928
    • 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'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3184
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'svchost.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:724
    • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "svchost" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe"
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3584

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

    47605a4dda32c9dff09a9ca441417339

    SHA1

    4f68c895c35b0dc36257fc8251e70b968c560b62

    SHA256

    e6254c2bc9846a76a4567ab91b6eae76e937307ff9301b65d577ffe6e15fe40a

    SHA512

    b6823b6e794a2fe3e4c4ecfb3f0d61a54821de7feb4f9e3e7fd463e7fbb5e6848f59865b487dafebeac431e4f4db81ef56836d94cac67da39852c566ed34a885

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

    Filesize

    944B

    MD5

    b067dd4e77f4c8cbbbb696d95386c66a

    SHA1

    e863ffffeb2600a14dbc10d19a473b0bcee56e76

    SHA256

    5b6ec022843950d09763c01498e92f05832cad0e529f0d97d5bf169484b872a6

    SHA512

    800a0064ae28695bb6ded123a8dc6a072a7c9e5d7acd11126821e43a9b4862086f99fb043ba9b065a021d3f612f9d6aa89ca925087569fe06a8f1eccf3a8db76

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

    Filesize

    944B

    MD5

    aa1d071c64c11da056441908be218eb9

    SHA1

    829685d5759d0c6408cdb49d768319340911259b

    SHA256

    b441de653f1db11fdcb7756e853676af9c07fc2bdedf51aad9bd48efca291d3a

    SHA512

    809f7622cc311eb6476454804d323cc3fa993f7ef4cab5edce15d72d8c9cd8d56023f59877fc7346e6d27c90e53d11e96185568aa69a7acc1cff318028d594a9

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

    Filesize

    944B

    MD5

    fd35037a4bce53228fc0c6f658209cfc

    SHA1

    17ce97a410f34a30e577e438b6602431caf90bd9

    SHA256

    62d002ca5023ddb8272ecc8c735590f778c1f59b2ebc6fb5448c86e0d3770089

    SHA512

    86f318f8c09b0316c91cf814ecee6f54e9a11c99a1150cf2f8864548d97d2488ab4d8ec3d731856d212c7ca4237da7bcb30fed4e7e4a1a2aa5649863f9d44263

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

    Filesize

    944B

    MD5

    6d3e9c29fe44e90aae6ed30ccf799ca8

    SHA1

    c7974ef72264bbdf13a2793ccf1aed11bc565dce

    SHA256

    2360634e63e8f0b5748e2c56ebb8f4aa78e71008ea7b5c9ca1c49be03b49557d

    SHA512

    60c38c4367352537545d859f64b9c5cbada94240478d1d039fd27b5ecba4dc1c90051557c16d802269703b873546ead416279c0a80c6fd5e49ad361cef22596a

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

    Filesize

    944B

    MD5

    15dde0683cd1ca19785d7262f554ba93

    SHA1

    d039c577e438546d10ac64837b05da480d06bf69

    SHA256

    d6fa39eab7ee36f44dc3f9f2839d098433db95c1eba924e4bcf4e5c0d268d961

    SHA512

    57c0e1b87bc1c136f0d39f3ce64bb8f8274a0491e4ca6e45e5c7f9070aa9d9370c6f590ce37cd600b252df2638d870205249a514c43245ca7ed49017024a4672

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

    Filesize

    944B

    MD5

    04f1d68afbed6b13399edfae1e9b1472

    SHA1

    8bfdcb687a995e4a63a8c32df2c66dc89f91a8b0

    SHA256

    f358f33a42122e97c489fad7bbc8beab2eb42d42e4ec7fce0dd61fe6d8c0b8de

    SHA512

    30c5e72a8134992094d937d2588f7a503b1d6407d11afe0265b7c8b0ce14071925e5caed13fc4f9c28705df4c7aed3601f81b007048b148af274d7784aa5fb75

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

    Filesize

    944B

    MD5

    6f3b96b24f06e2d37a46e43e8b784f56

    SHA1

    7be6702c5867f359e913eeeecdd5b76698589295

    SHA256

    8e386afeed28e1d282d9a0294dd2e9402dcb807f7c77aca8426314c20057e720

    SHA512

    d760999531a77a9adf2b4dc019ce3b43ac3a8cad825398b3a09818afe8deaa177d37219a26dd8a432c00c9cff7858efc43cae2375edc996bb0136c92c39c9dfb

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

    Filesize

    944B

    MD5

    efd3e404f60d1332fb6ecc7a864c9da7

    SHA1

    c3cd53812d738045585193ce161d17ee709c674f

    SHA256

    969eae6cc8e2555f0478adaa7d31bd5545c5a115889361e79ef0abdf19c4371d

    SHA512

    510dd5f018beebedd2d8aa3b8064a013846fe55ca97e5116523a551799ffb7116849bc39a91891adb55e7c7f142e1312bf5fa7659450172b4fd6f5ab3aa90bfe

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_atyyymjr.jmz.ps1

    Filesize

    60B

    MD5

    d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

    SHA1

    6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

    SHA256

    96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

    SHA512

    5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\svchost.lnk

    Filesize

    771B

    MD5

    60f0bf4cbaea3c49516ec57d7d49cb13

    SHA1

    22ea5e59e1d4860e6a1cab98534dcf846ec52b3d

    SHA256

    97b2452527934fd853915a2dfc44e04ba8f91b62d9065c6e96c010cfb4ea6bb6

    SHA512

    f198683b4116b398d618ac9eff9c63870e539eff5dd49647d4731f75c71d515f8b63c6b0330b2b1868991682e4925febe289ebb02900be54e83f6752c7e56ad8

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

    Filesize

    83KB

    MD5

    c1d3a7d174afa1e7c9c8005ae0a33a6d

    SHA1

    c52819e3fe93af8156046cbc2002e4c895072a9a

    SHA256

    2d1e8047e2ded5efb6eb40b598128d026d68f5202893dce72c3dcbd4c260b8e7

    SHA512

    0343d57aae17c7d985477e5ab60b5655f588775356c3b43b7a932bb56a04c9ea6fb7ab6daae62013ed3dcc531d44c04a7ce00814b01cd09a07f9bf9cbeb35089

  • memory/1328-17-0x00007FFC7FDF0000-0x00007FFC808B1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/1328-14-0x00007FFC7FDF0000-0x00007FFC808B1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/1328-18-0x00007FFC7FDF0000-0x00007FFC808B1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/1328-7-0x0000024B612F0000-0x0000024B61312000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    136KB

  • memory/1328-12-0x00007FFC7FDF0000-0x00007FFC808B1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/1328-13-0x00007FFC7FDF0000-0x00007FFC808B1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/3676-54-0x00007FFC7FDF3000-0x00007FFC7FDF5000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/3676-65-0x00007FFC7FDF0000-0x00007FFC808B1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/3676-59-0x00007FFC7FDF0000-0x00007FFC808B1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/3676-58-0x00007FFC7FDF0000-0x00007FFC808B1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/3676-0-0x00007FFC7FDF3000-0x00007FFC7FDF5000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/3676-1-0x00000000005E0000-0x00000000005FC000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    112KB