xworm | ad34f6a17ee318591b59ac4fbc300c53808630e4f163b644a58eadc85057348a

General

Target

NetCat Loader.exe
Size

76KB
MD5

1a56b39b62cff3bf7a75a708f6a11762
SHA1

180d91a57ebb95a81bfaa394bca35c123efa916e
SHA256

ad34f6a17ee318591b59ac4fbc300c53808630e4f163b644a58eadc85057348a
SHA512

b86dfa4287e283fd7e734cc3897589c2bb6b98e35f1c82a6ab50f271baf8a9748a125a6c04425ccdf93566ddacb453290a9a63e5fc0d2797b70fb70b6dac03fb
SSDEEP

1536:JqDtM7DwroXh9bSQ6/jyrV9nmRWnXzWb6Alyj:EwblSlryrV9nmwPeyj

Score

10^/10

xworm execution rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

C2

194.59.31.87:1111

Attributes

install_file
USB.exe

Signatures

Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001202c-5.dat	family_xworm
behavioral2/memory/2640-8-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000000996000-memory.dmp	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 2 IoCs

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

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
2248	powershell.exe
2848	powershell.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2640	System32.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
4	ip-api.com

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2640	System32.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2248	powershell.exe
2848	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2640	System32.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2248	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2848	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2640	System32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 2640	2404	NetCat Loader.exe	30
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 2640	2404	NetCat Loader.exe	30
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 2640	2404	NetCat Loader.exe	30
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 2396	2404	NetCat Loader.exe	31
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 2396	2404	NetCat Loader.exe	31
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 2396	2404	NetCat Loader.exe	31
PID 2640 wrote to memory of 2248	2640	System32.exe	34
PID 2640 wrote to memory of 2248	2640	System32.exe	34
PID 2640 wrote to memory of 2248	2640	System32.exe	34
PID 2640 wrote to memory of 2848	2640	System32.exe	36
PID 2640 wrote to memory of 2848	2640	System32.exe	36
PID 2640 wrote to memory of 2848	2640	System32.exe	36

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NetCat Loader.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NetCat Loader.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2404
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\System32.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\System32.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2640
- - 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.exe'
    3⤵
    - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2248
- - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'System32.exe'
    3⤵
    - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2848
- C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
  "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Thanks For Using.txt
  2⤵
  PID:2396

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1

T1059

PowerShell

1

T1059.001

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms

Filesize
7KB

MD5
dfc8e9688c267186aefe1158ba316953

SHA1
b7d8e2e7ac2bc513d0bebdddc0ba04456b55a3b9

SHA256
55dc84a29faf653c66d97acae8617062263634dcdb3b030e6f1e231aadea1f39

SHA512
ca2c2096328c51e6eb6f0b5ed06cf552e65a928a88353e3fb3635cf6666a5e4c7b78b7e5e05e18ad2817d92682ad92c7f81115305f465bed37db0d83ab6e7712

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

Filesize
63KB

MD5
66bbe5829a613fedad7f79e2c6273448

SHA1
57314396a65e08b7bfc5f0b8cdfa9a050579d9d9

SHA256
72499a032c26ef7031b942590e4dd2e28d60b332620c7d2dc42bc4b70995e0dd

SHA512
9b0ea0bb6a4a6ae75c6463f2bc3b5bd012a40a89f491868979230b850b948240b40326c703211edd349911e97a218bf77d01d06f254c33d83939c21a152efae3

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Thanks For Using.txt

Filesize
57B

MD5
f9cfd0c4da0a9a068f8a26ee31c85036

SHA1
ea75b71cfdf7364eacfafcaac0421f9c80a2b4e5

SHA256
e52f33ee65ceb7e5fe9cd47744888c089c37ba7dbadeaf345e75b5cadd43ee2d

SHA512
f81823ed92d8f5aa299d0164f59fb77a3af4c6a9ca5a98e0d4b33104ec7f15ef19037d4bb4f3b2c8c1ca156bac2253f5052eb801468db73d71a67b10405e4b51

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memory/2248-16-0x000000001B6D0000-0x000000001B9B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.9MB

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memory/2248-17-0x0000000002670000-0x0000000002678000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/2404-1-0x0000000001080000-0x000000000109A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/2404-0-0x000007FEF5D23000-0x000007FEF5D24000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2640-8-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000000996000-memory.dmp

Filesize
88KB

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memory/2640-11-0x000007FEF5D20000-0x000007FEF670C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.9MB

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memory/2640-10-0x000007FEF5D20000-0x000007FEF670C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.9MB

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memory/2640-25-0x000007FEF5D20000-0x000007FEF670C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.9MB

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memory/2848-23-0x000000001B7A0000-0x000000001BA82000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.9MB

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memory/2848-24-0x0000000002240000-0x0000000002248000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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