General
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Target
midnightcs2.exe
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Size
186KB
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Sample
250126-h42wdswjbw
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MD5
a8215742a95e9c168ccfc61b3b7e3499
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SHA1
28125198889769fc28930a6ae8177de58ff99e75
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SHA256
d42086188d177a3efbfa0d70daef5b9afc83313635c0bd792e865e537048f085
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SHA512
7313357cbf14d574b4a17c0139098e4e2a91457a086707b3cda5de0d7bd028a37e55a220eab8108fe8a5fb27529c36944c105b0732ec32d258ba84844e2734b0
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SSDEEP
3072:KiP2xSwpN+UzbEI7NO3n3GU9UYPziDfu7o:Kz7+UzbR7O9UYPym7
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
midnightcs2.exe
Resource
win7-20240729-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
midnightcs2.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
Malware Config
Extracted
xworm
its-definitely.gl.at.ply.gg:32735
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Install_directory
%AppData%
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install_file
XClient.exe
Targets
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Target
midnightcs2.exe
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Size
186KB
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MD5
a8215742a95e9c168ccfc61b3b7e3499
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SHA1
28125198889769fc28930a6ae8177de58ff99e75
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SHA256
d42086188d177a3efbfa0d70daef5b9afc83313635c0bd792e865e537048f085
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SHA512
7313357cbf14d574b4a17c0139098e4e2a91457a086707b3cda5de0d7bd028a37e55a220eab8108fe8a5fb27529c36944c105b0732ec32d258ba84844e2734b0
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SSDEEP
3072:KiP2xSwpN+UzbEI7NO3n3GU9UYPziDfu7o:Kz7+UzbR7O9UYPym7
Score10/10-
Detect Xworm Payload
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Xworm family
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Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
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Checks computer location settings
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
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Drops startup file
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Executes dropped EXE
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Adds Run key to start application
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Looks up external IP address via web service
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
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MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1PowerShell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1