xworm | ffef5e5d982b43fcebf2d715da120ab0d661377489410be2925be6a5fe2eab39

Analysis

max time kernel
44s
max time network
48s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
21/01/2025, 00:45 UTC

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General

Target

Skeet.cc crack.exe
Size

86KB
MD5

399fb0aaf37efe3f2181cba3ff35bc2f
SHA1

1b34ae1f98d7b153d3a7d121b8749b66ab7a6615
SHA256

043310225fc373573c403b4a37011250136715ef166a3fdee2508c2c56e2f967
SHA512

2d86524b5377cb3c218810d466501b124b622429dbb21cb965cd32d3c7cb86ee7b752a7fd26388aec9fa945687ece34c6b2f57984aec36179f62c59a5f738cb1
SSDEEP

1536:E9pAbUXNstymljWr65CVodMbbls1dg+fRvW6kHONVZ8Y:E9pAbQN9bl4gMsOND3

Score

10^/10

xworm execution persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

though-genome.gl.at.ply.gg:18385

Attributes

Install_directory
%AppData%
install_file
USB.exe

Signatures

Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2516-1-0x0000000000210000-0x000000000022C000-memory.dmp	family_xworm
behavioral1/files/0x000a000000023b79-58.dat	family_xworm

Xworm
Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.
trojan rat xworm
Xworm family
xworm

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
4480	powershell.exe
3572	powershell.exe
1060	powershell.exe
4080	powershell.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-493223053-2004649691-1575712786-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Skeet.cc crack.exe

Drops startup file 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\System32.lnk	Skeet.cc crack.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\System32.lnk	Skeet.cc crack.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4836	System32

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-493223053-2004649691-1575712786-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\System32 = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\System32"	Skeet.cc crack.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
12	ip-api.com

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
1988	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs

pid	Process
4480	powershell.exe
4480	powershell.exe
3572	powershell.exe
3572	powershell.exe
1060	powershell.exe
1060	powershell.exe
4080	powershell.exe
4080	powershell.exe
2516	Skeet.cc crack.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 7 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	Skeet.cc crack.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4480	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3572	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1060	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4080	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	Skeet.cc crack.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4836	System32

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2516	Skeet.cc crack.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 4480	2516	Skeet.cc crack.exe	88
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 4480	2516	Skeet.cc crack.exe	88
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 3572	2516	Skeet.cc crack.exe	90
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 3572	2516	Skeet.cc crack.exe	90
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 1060	2516	Skeet.cc crack.exe	92
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 1060	2516	Skeet.cc crack.exe	92
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 4080	2516	Skeet.cc crack.exe	94
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 4080	2516	Skeet.cc crack.exe	94
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 1988	2516	Skeet.cc crack.exe	96
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 1988	2516	Skeet.cc crack.exe	96

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.
persistence

Query Registry
T1012

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Skeet.cc crack.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Skeet.cc crack.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:2516
- 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\Skeet.cc crack.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:4480
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'Skeet.cc crack.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3572
- 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\System32'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:1060
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'System32'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:4080
- C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "System32" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\System32"
  2⤵
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:1988

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\System32
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\System32
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4836

Network

DNS

228.249.119.40.in-addr.arpa

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

228.249.119.40.in-addr.arpa

IN PTR

Response
DNS

2.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

2.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa

IN PTR

Response
DNS

167.173.78.104.in-addr.arpa

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

167.173.78.104.in-addr.arpa

IN PTR

Response

167.173.78.104.in-addr.arpa

IN PTR

a104-78-173-167deploystaticakamaitechnologiescom
DNS

ip-api.com

Skeet.cc crack.exe

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

ip-api.com

IN A

Response

ip-api.com

IN A

208.95.112.1
GET

http://ip-api.com/line/?fields=hosting

Skeet.cc crack.exe

Remote address:

208.95.112.1:80

Request

GET /line/?fields=hosting HTTP/1.1
Host: ip-api.com
Connection: Keep-Alive

Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:45:49 GMT
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: 6
Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
X-Ttl: 60
X-Rl: 44
DNS

1.112.95.208.in-addr.arpa

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

1.112.95.208.in-addr.arpa

IN PTR

Response

1.112.95.208.in-addr.arpa

IN PTR

ip-apicom
DNS

154.239.44.20.in-addr.arpa

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

154.239.44.20.in-addr.arpa

IN PTR

Response
DNS

though-genome.gl.at.ply.gg

Skeet.cc crack.exe

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

though-genome.gl.at.ply.gg

IN A

Response

though-genome.gl.at.ply.gg

IN A

147.185.221.25
DNS

53.210.109.20.in-addr.arpa

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

53.210.109.20.in-addr.arpa

IN PTR

Response
DNS

171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa

IN PTR

Response
DNS

167.190.18.2.in-addr.arpa

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

167.190.18.2.in-addr.arpa

IN PTR

Response

167.190.18.2.in-addr.arpa

IN PTR

a2-18-190-167deploystaticakamaitechnologiescom

208.95.112.1:80

http://ip-api.com/line/?fields=hosting

http

Skeet.cc crack.exe

264 B
267 B
4
2

HTTP Request

GET http://ip-api.com/line/?fields=hosting

HTTP Response

200
147.185.221.25:18385

though-genome.gl.at.ply.gg

Skeet.cc crack.exe

260 B
5
147.185.221.25:18385

though-genome.gl.at.ply.gg

Skeet.cc crack.exe

156 B
3

8.8.8.8:53

228.249.119.40.in-addr.arpa

dns

73 B
159 B
1
1

DNS Request

228.249.119.40.in-addr.arpa
8.8.8.8:53

2.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa

dns

71 B
157 B
1
1

DNS Request

2.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa
8.8.8.8:53

167.173.78.104.in-addr.arpa

dns

73 B
139 B
1
1

DNS Request

167.173.78.104.in-addr.arpa
8.8.8.8:53

ip-api.com

dns

Skeet.cc crack.exe

56 B
72 B
1
1

DNS Request

ip-api.com

DNS Response

208.95.112.1
8.8.8.8:53

1.112.95.208.in-addr.arpa

dns

71 B
95 B
1
1

DNS Request

1.112.95.208.in-addr.arpa
8.8.8.8:53

154.239.44.20.in-addr.arpa

dns

72 B
158 B
1
1

DNS Request

154.239.44.20.in-addr.arpa
8.8.8.8:53

though-genome.gl.at.ply.gg

dns

Skeet.cc crack.exe

72 B
88 B
1
1

DNS Request

though-genome.gl.at.ply.gg

DNS Response

147.185.221.25
8.8.8.8:53

53.210.109.20.in-addr.arpa

dns

72 B
158 B
1
1

DNS Request

53.210.109.20.in-addr.arpa
8.8.8.8:53

171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa

dns

72 B
158 B
1
1

DNS Request

171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa
8.8.8.8:53

167.190.18.2.in-addr.arpa

dns

71 B
135 B
1
1

DNS Request

167.190.18.2.in-addr.arpa

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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

Filesize
2KB

MD5
d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730

SHA1
31aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a

SHA256
84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f

SHA512
8c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249

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

Filesize
944B

MD5
6d3e9c29fe44e90aae6ed30ccf799ca8

SHA1
c7974ef72264bbdf13a2793ccf1aed11bc565dce

SHA256
2360634e63e8f0b5748e2c56ebb8f4aa78e71008ea7b5c9ca1c49be03b49557d

SHA512
60c38c4367352537545d859f64b9c5cbada94240478d1d039fd27b5ecba4dc1c90051557c16d802269703b873546ead416279c0a80c6fd5e49ad361cef22596a

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

Filesize
944B

MD5
5cfe303e798d1cc6c1dab341e7265c15

SHA1
cd2834e05191a24e28a100f3f8114d5a7708dc7c

SHA256
c4d16552769ca1762f6867bce85589c645ac3dc490b650083d74f853f898cfab

SHA512
ef151bbe0033a2caf2d40aff74855a3f42c8171e05a11c8ce93c7039d9430482c43fe93d9164ee94839aff253cad774dbf619dde9a8af38773ca66d59ac3400e

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

Filesize
944B

MD5
e60eb305a7b2d9907488068b7065abd3

SHA1
1643dd7f915ac50c75bc01c53d68c5dafb9ce28d

SHA256
ad07460e061642c0dd4e7dfa7b821aacce873e290389e72f708e9f3504f9d135

SHA512
95c45afec6fa4e0b2a21edd10a6b2dc30568810c67bc9bc34d98ab111c48261f377a370583adb27e08616b0108026c119493b1b093b52ce931117e646b46cb7b

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_gypelssm.11w.ps1

Filesize
60B

MD5
d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

SHA1
6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

SHA256
96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

SHA512
5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\System32

Filesize
86KB

MD5
399fb0aaf37efe3f2181cba3ff35bc2f

SHA1
1b34ae1f98d7b153d3a7d121b8749b66ab7a6615

SHA256
043310225fc373573c403b4a37011250136715ef166a3fdee2508c2c56e2f967

SHA512
2d86524b5377cb3c218810d466501b124b622429dbb21cb965cd32d3c7cb86ee7b752a7fd26388aec9fa945687ece34c6b2f57984aec36179f62c59a5f738cb1

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memory/2516-40-0x00007FFC30343000-0x00007FFC30345000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2516-1-0x0000000000210000-0x000000000022C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/2516-2-0x00007FFC30340000-0x00007FFC30E01000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/2516-0-0x00007FFC30343000-0x00007FFC30345000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2516-57-0x00007FFC30340000-0x00007FFC30E01000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4480-13-0x00007FFC30340000-0x00007FFC30E01000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4480-18-0x00007FFC30340000-0x00007FFC30E01000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4480-15-0x00007FFC30340000-0x00007FFC30E01000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4480-14-0x00007FFC30340000-0x00007FFC30E01000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4480-8-0x0000021E4FB40000-0x0000021E4FB62000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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HTTP Response

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DNS Request

DNS Request

DNS Request

DNS Response

DNS Request

DNS Request

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DNS Response

DNS Request

DNS Request

DNS Request

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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