xworm | 7d47a0ba9eeeb8fb9d25bc2c6acdc99408460d6d6b15957b487b3df724e9184d

General

Target

2025-01-22_718db92b63e8d468d2486f8222427c77_hiddentear.exe
Size

178KB
MD5

718db92b63e8d468d2486f8222427c77
SHA1

e0d354a3159477957ff06435ecfa38bce32f1f2e
SHA256

7d47a0ba9eeeb8fb9d25bc2c6acdc99408460d6d6b15957b487b3df724e9184d
SHA512

4f936667e6dbb0d08709ebab96829c874a9c1285d9665e23379b15047335cc3109b0aaf53e32d9df39a52ed6beecc6dc4d615c84e2add4701abd160feb1990f1
SSDEEP

3072:r/H9jF3sXqPXlXmbGQz1i8dOyucD1sM+lmsolAIrRuw+mqv9j1MWLQI:jHHsOmbrhwK+lDAA

Score

10^/10

xworm persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

C2

198.7.115.133:7772

Attributes

Install_directory
%AppData%
install_file
MSClient.exe

Signatures

Detect Xworm Payload 4 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2524-1-0x0000000000AB0000-0x0000000000AE2000-memory.dmp	family_xworm
behavioral1/files/0x0004000000004ed7-11.dat	family_xworm
behavioral1/memory/2344-13-0x0000000000850000-0x0000000000882000-memory.dmp	family_xworm
behavioral1/memory/2984-15-0x00000000010D0000-0x0000000001102000-memory.dmp	family_xworm

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

Drops startup file 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\MSClient.lnk	2025-01-22_718db92b63e8d468d2486f8222427c77_hiddentear.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\MSClient.lnk	2025-01-22_718db92b63e8d468d2486f8222427c77_hiddentear.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2344	MSClient.exe
2984	MSClient.exe

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-1-5-21-3533259084-2542256011-65585152-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MSClient = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\MSClient.exe"	2025-01-22_718db92b63e8d468d2486f8222427c77_hiddentear.exe

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
2744	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2524	2025-01-22_718db92b63e8d468d2486f8222427c77_hiddentear.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2524	2025-01-22_718db92b63e8d468d2486f8222427c77_hiddentear.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2524	2025-01-22_718db92b63e8d468d2486f8222427c77_hiddentear.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2524	2025-01-22_718db92b63e8d468d2486f8222427c77_hiddentear.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2344	MSClient.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2984	MSClient.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2524	2025-01-22_718db92b63e8d468d2486f8222427c77_hiddentear.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2524 wrote to memory of 2744	2524	2025-01-22_718db92b63e8d468d2486f8222427c77_hiddentear.exe	31
PID 2524 wrote to memory of 2744	2524	2025-01-22_718db92b63e8d468d2486f8222427c77_hiddentear.exe	31
PID 2524 wrote to memory of 2744	2524	2025-01-22_718db92b63e8d468d2486f8222427c77_hiddentear.exe	31
PID 1388 wrote to memory of 2344	1388	taskeng.exe	35
PID 1388 wrote to memory of 2344	1388	taskeng.exe	35
PID 1388 wrote to memory of 2344	1388	taskeng.exe	35
PID 1388 wrote to memory of 2984	1388	taskeng.exe	36
PID 1388 wrote to memory of 2984	1388	taskeng.exe	36
PID 1388 wrote to memory of 2984	1388	taskeng.exe	36

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\2025-01-22_718db92b63e8d468d2486f8222427c77_hiddentear.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-22_718db92b63e8d468d2486f8222427c77_hiddentear.exe"
1⤵
- Drops startup file
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2524
- C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "MSClient" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSClient.exe"
  2⤵
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:2744

C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
taskeng.exe {B04E0A02-F710-4951-A08E-E0E47B7F8DD7} S-1-5-21-3533259084-2542256011-65585152-1000:XPAJOTIY\Admin:Interactive:[1]
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1388
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSClient.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSClient.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2344
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSClient.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSClient.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2984

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSClient.exe

Filesize
178KB

MD5
718db92b63e8d468d2486f8222427c77

SHA1
e0d354a3159477957ff06435ecfa38bce32f1f2e

SHA256
7d47a0ba9eeeb8fb9d25bc2c6acdc99408460d6d6b15957b487b3df724e9184d

SHA512
4f936667e6dbb0d08709ebab96829c874a9c1285d9665e23379b15047335cc3109b0aaf53e32d9df39a52ed6beecc6dc4d615c84e2add4701abd160feb1990f1

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memory/2344-13-0x0000000000850000-0x0000000000882000-memory.dmp

Filesize
200KB

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memory/2524-0-0x000007FEF6003000-0x000007FEF6004000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2524-1-0x0000000000AB0000-0x0000000000AE2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
200KB

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memory/2524-2-0x000007FEF6003000-0x000007FEF6004000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2524-7-0x000007FEF6000000-0x000007FEF69EC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.9MB

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memory/2524-8-0x000007FEF6000000-0x000007FEF69EC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.9MB

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memory/2984-15-0x00000000010D0000-0x0000000001102000-memory.dmp

Filesize
200KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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