Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    20-01-2025 19:21

General

  • Target

    XClient.exe

  • Size

    42KB

  • MD5

    3982031e2e82143cf90b273b6b614231

  • SHA1

    5a212b3d718c26cb34fc043b19979bfd37b07934

  • SHA256

    08a0be6e3717d3ac5e6117536f42dbc4e08ff41958eb059038f648c447146198

  • SHA512

    e3eee612bea1d8277136a849494cd9e1767df8b77557349e7b35d8fc3dea82031e19f5d4da767fa7589e4623b6a46671b98b7110c7f802a5ac4f5a24b036ae5a

  • SSDEEP

    768:x/CsBpA2DYSPdTls3AyZrl2F59g/OCh80R8lEZ:x/C2dD0wF59g/OCu1EZ

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

Version

5.0

C2

https://pastebin.com/raw/cyX7R6Kt:1

Mutex

H52DR5xUvBhWUz6h

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %Userprofile%

  • install_file

    msconfig.exe

  • pastebin_url

    https://pastebin.com/raw/cyX7R6Kt

aes.plain

Signatures

  • Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs
  • Xworm

    Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

  • Xworm family
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Drops startup file 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs 43 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

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

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

  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 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 use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1920
    • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "msconfig" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\msconfig.exe"
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:5116
  • C:\Users\Admin\msconfig.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\msconfig.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4936
  • C:\Users\Admin\msconfig.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\msconfig.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1052
  • C:\Users\Admin\msconfig.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\msconfig.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2784

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

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

    Filesize

    654B

    MD5

    2ff39f6c7249774be85fd60a8f9a245e

    SHA1

    684ff36b31aedc1e587c8496c02722c6698c1c4e

    SHA256

    e1b91642d85d98124a6a31f710e137ab7fd90dec30e74a05ab7fcf3b7887dced

    SHA512

    1d7e8b92ef4afd463d62cfa7e8b9d1799db5bf2a263d3cd7840df2e0a1323d24eb595b5f8eb615c6cb15f9e3a7b4fc99f8dd6a3d34479222e966ec708998aed1

  • C:\Users\Admin\msconfig.exe

    Filesize

    42KB

    MD5

    3982031e2e82143cf90b273b6b614231

    SHA1

    5a212b3d718c26cb34fc043b19979bfd37b07934

    SHA256

    08a0be6e3717d3ac5e6117536f42dbc4e08ff41958eb059038f648c447146198

    SHA512

    e3eee612bea1d8277136a849494cd9e1767df8b77557349e7b35d8fc3dea82031e19f5d4da767fa7589e4623b6a46671b98b7110c7f802a5ac4f5a24b036ae5a

  • memory/1920-0-0x00007FFF4B9E3000-0x00007FFF4B9E5000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/1920-1-0x00000000007F0000-0x0000000000800000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/1920-6-0x00007FFF4B9E0000-0x00007FFF4C4A1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/1920-10-0x00007FFF4B9E3000-0x00007FFF4B9E5000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/1920-13-0x00007FFF4B9E0000-0x00007FFF4C4A1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4936-9-0x00007FFF4B9E0000-0x00007FFF4C4A1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4936-12-0x00007FFF4B9E0000-0x00007FFF4C4A1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB