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General

  • Target

    test.txt

  • Size

    18B

  • Sample

    250216-xsheyawjgq

  • MD5

    5b3f97d48c8751bd031b7ea53545bdb6

  • SHA1

    88be3374c62f23406ec83bb11279f8423bd3f88d

  • SHA256

    d8fce9dd9c65ca143343f7711859a7cffc3c5e656a8b84108183fb769a12ed8b

  • SHA512

    ed2de1eec50310ced4bde8ef6ae4b7902920b007df7b6aeb200cfe9fcc0d36ef05af7526c4675be2feac52831668798d5fe3523175efad6f6549b30f30a0b5d6

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

C2

127.0.0.1:443

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %AppData%

  • install_file

    XClient.exe

Targets

    • Target

      test.txt

    • Size

      18B

    • MD5

      5b3f97d48c8751bd031b7ea53545bdb6

    • SHA1

      88be3374c62f23406ec83bb11279f8423bd3f88d

    • SHA256

      d8fce9dd9c65ca143343f7711859a7cffc3c5e656a8b84108183fb769a12ed8b

    • SHA512

      ed2de1eec50310ced4bde8ef6ae4b7902920b007df7b6aeb200cfe9fcc0d36ef05af7526c4675be2feac52831668798d5fe3523175efad6f6549b30f30a0b5d6

    • Contains code to disable Windows Defender

      A .NET executable tasked with disabling Windows Defender capabilities such as realtime monitoring, blocking at first seen, etc.

    • Detect Xworm Payload

    • StormKitty

      StormKitty is an open source info stealer written in C#.

    • StormKitty payload

    • Stormkitty family

    • XenArmor Suite

      XenArmor is as suite of password recovery tools for various application.

    • Xenarmor family

    • Xworm

      Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

    • Xworm family

    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup

      Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

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

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software

      Detects file using ACProtect software.

    • Drops startup file

    • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking

      Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Obfuscated with Agile.Net obfuscator

      Detects use of the Agile.Net commercial obfuscator, which is capable of entity renaming and control flow obfuscation.

    • Reads WinSCP keys stored on the system

      Tries to access WinSCP stored sessions.

    • Reads data files stored by FTP clients

      Tries to access configuration files associated with programs like FileZilla.

    • Reads local data of messenger clients

      Infostealers often target stored data of messaging applications, which can include saved credentials and account information.

    • Reads user/profile data of local email clients

      Email clients store some user data on disk where infostealers will often target it.

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

      Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    • Uses the VBS compiler for execution

    • Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Checks installed software on the system

      Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

    • Checks whether UAC is enabled

    • Installs/modifies Browser Helper Object

      BHOs are DLL modules which act as plugins for Internet Explorer.

    • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

    • Checks system information in the registry

      System information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry

    • UPX packed file

      Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Tasks