Analysis Overview
SHA256
0aca70f4574b4f593ad118de1846cb744eed48473a8fd51759c37e508d44e50f
Threat Level: Known bad
The file XClient.exe was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Contains code to disable Windows Defender
Xworm family
Xworm
Detect Xworm Payload
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Drops startup file
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Adds Run key to start application
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2025-01-27 20:41
Signatures
Detect Xworm Payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Xworm family
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-01-27 20:41
Reported
2025-01-27 20:43
Platform
win7-20240903-en
Max time kernel
121s
Max time network
144s
Command Line
Signatures
Detect Xworm Payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Xworm
Xworm family
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Drops startup file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\svchost.lnk | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\svchost.lnk | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3290804112-2823094203-3137964600-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\svchost = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\svchost.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe"
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\XClient.exe'
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'XClient.exe'
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\svchost.exe'
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'svchost.exe'
C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "svchost" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe"
C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
taskeng.exe {3AFE4533-AF06-4727-868F-CC5FB537FE50} S-1-5-21-3290804112-2823094203-3137964600-1000:VORHPBAB\Admin:Interactive:[1]
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | api.telegram.org | udp |
| NL | 149.154.167.220:443 | api.telegram.org | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | sponef159-35748.portmap.host | udp |
| DE | 193.161.193.99:35748 | sponef159-35748.portmap.host | tcp |
Files
memory/2908-0-0x000007FEF5F13000-0x000007FEF5F14000-memory.dmp
memory/2908-1-0x0000000000990000-0x00000000009A2000-memory.dmp
memory/2320-6-0x00000000029C0000-0x0000000002A40000-memory.dmp
memory/2320-7-0x000000001B590000-0x000000001B872000-memory.dmp
memory/2320-8-0x00000000029A0000-0x00000000029A8000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms
| MD5 | 5cc5389ef90aa18cf62773f9edba53fb |
| SHA1 | 978ae38f98186b1c3f145c3726405fc258c33164 |
| SHA256 | f01bca9ab698f77c899f51151a0538d86150838de2913c12ef762e9b03102661 |
| SHA512 | f3f2fc60252a0245ec63881792f8b88b18d0b75e5edb7b895e834bdd4e3ebae3f3f61584b043167a750d459cd043f45cc6ebca328c0b8edb5cd88fe9e0648c73 |
memory/2132-14-0x000000001B530000-0x000000001B812000-memory.dmp
memory/2132-15-0x0000000002810000-0x0000000002818000-memory.dmp
memory/2908-30-0x000000001B2D0000-0x000000001B350000-memory.dmp
memory/2908-31-0x000007FEF5F13000-0x000007FEF5F14000-memory.dmp
memory/2908-32-0x000000001B2D0000-0x000000001B350000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
| MD5 | 9cda258445b322eb90f65b32ba86d86c |
| SHA1 | d86a39dcc80db9cef23fc389dbbb6951ed7f908c |
| SHA256 | 0aca70f4574b4f593ad118de1846cb744eed48473a8fd51759c37e508d44e50f |
| SHA512 | f76c77b63b6e881cd6e9a436b5efe5e4a45a8e78126fcc6876ec6855ef2572ba7e9dec7200e32ddca78f232d451305f87729ee5989f3c8ed83cde53d132a1d9a |
memory/740-36-0x00000000011F0000-0x0000000001202000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-01-27 20:41
Reported
2025-01-27 20:43
Platform
win10v2004-20241007-en
Max time kernel
109s
Max time network
141s
Command Line
Signatures
Contains code to disable Windows Defender
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Detect Xworm Payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Xworm
Xworm family
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3442511616-637977696-3186306149-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe | N/A |
Drops startup file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\svchost.lnk | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\svchost.lnk | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3442511616-637977696-3186306149-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\svchost = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\svchost.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeRestorePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeAuditPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe"
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\XClient.exe'
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'XClient.exe'
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\svchost.exe'
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'svchost.exe'
C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "svchost" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 217.106.137.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 11.153.16.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 22.160.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 5.114.82.104.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | api.telegram.org | udp |
| NL | 149.154.167.220:443 | api.telegram.org | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 220.167.154.149.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | sponef159-35748.portmap.host | udp |
| DE | 193.161.193.99:35748 | sponef159-35748.portmap.host | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 99.193.161.193.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 196.249.167.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 56.163.245.4.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 167.190.18.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| DE | 193.161.193.99:35748 | sponef159-35748.portmap.host | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 85.49.80.91.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| DE | 193.161.193.99:35748 | sponef159-35748.portmap.host | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 13.153.16.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 22.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/4720-0-0x00007FFFD20B3000-0x00007FFFD20B5000-memory.dmp
memory/4720-1-0x0000000000FB0000-0x0000000000FC2000-memory.dmp
memory/3552-7-0x000001F430310000-0x000001F430332000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_hhzvoq0h.ksi.ps1
| MD5 | d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641 |
| SHA1 | 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d |
| SHA256 | 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7 |
| SHA512 | 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82 |
memory/3552-12-0x00007FFFD20B0000-0x00007FFFD2B71000-memory.dmp
memory/3552-13-0x00007FFFD20B0000-0x00007FFFD2B71000-memory.dmp
memory/3552-14-0x00007FFFD20B0000-0x00007FFFD2B71000-memory.dmp
memory/3552-17-0x00007FFFD20B0000-0x00007FFFD2B71000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
| MD5 | d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730 |
| SHA1 | 31aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a |
| SHA256 | 84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f |
| SHA512 | 8c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
| MD5 | 77d622bb1a5b250869a3238b9bc1402b |
| SHA1 | d47f4003c2554b9dfc4c16f22460b331886b191b |
| SHA256 | f97ff12a8abf4bf88bb6497bd2ac2da12628c8847a8ba5a9026bdbb76507cdfb |
| SHA512 | d6789b5499f23c9035375a102271e17a8a82e57d6f5312fa24242e08a83efdeb8becb7622f55c4cf1b89c7d864b445df11f4d994cf7e2f87a900535bcca12fd9 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
| MD5 | 085e0a3b869f290afea5688a8ac4e7c5 |
| SHA1 | 0fedef5057708908bcca9e7572be8f46cef4f3ca |
| SHA256 | 1fed2c9bc05b3fcb93f493124dbf1680c6445f67e3d49680257183132514509c |
| SHA512 | bbac0555a05dbe83154a90caa44a653c8a05c87594a211548b165c5b1d231e3818830e754c0b6de3e5cb64dba3a5ad18bebae05cb9157e1dd46bce2a86d18ede |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
| MD5 | ce4540390cc4841c8973eb5a3e9f4f7d |
| SHA1 | 2293f30a6f4c9538bc5b06606c10a50ab4ecef8e |
| SHA256 | e834e1da338b9644d538cefd70176768816da2556939c1255d386931bd085105 |
| SHA512 | 2a3e466cb5a81d2b65256053b768a98321eb3e65ff46353eefc9864f14a391748116f050e7482ddd73a51575bf0a6fc5c673023dade62dbd8b174442bae1cc6b |
memory/4720-56-0x00007FFFD20B0000-0x00007FFFD2B71000-memory.dmp
memory/4720-57-0x00007FFFD20B0000-0x00007FFFD2B71000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
| MD5 | 9cda258445b322eb90f65b32ba86d86c |
| SHA1 | d86a39dcc80db9cef23fc389dbbb6951ed7f908c |
| SHA256 | 0aca70f4574b4f593ad118de1846cb744eed48473a8fd51759c37e508d44e50f |
| SHA512 | f76c77b63b6e881cd6e9a436b5efe5e4a45a8e78126fcc6876ec6855ef2572ba7e9dec7200e32ddca78f232d451305f87729ee5989f3c8ed83cde53d132a1d9a |
memory/4720-61-0x00000000018D0000-0x00000000018DA000-memory.dmp
memory/4720-63-0x0000000001770000-0x000000000177E000-memory.dmp
memory/4720-64-0x00000000017B0000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\svchost.exe.log
| MD5 | 2ff39f6c7249774be85fd60a8f9a245e |
| SHA1 | 684ff36b31aedc1e587c8496c02722c6698c1c4e |
| SHA256 | e1b91642d85d98124a6a31f710e137ab7fd90dec30e74a05ab7fcf3b7887dced |
| SHA512 | 1d7e8b92ef4afd463d62cfa7e8b9d1799db5bf2a263d3cd7840df2e0a1323d24eb595b5f8eb615c6cb15f9e3a7b4fc99f8dd6a3d34479222e966ec708998aed1 |