Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250217-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    22/02/2025, 08:54

General

  • Target
    helpshit.exe
  • Size 45KB
  • Sample250222-kt955asmcw
  • SHA256 43b01081f0d1f67e96a18d4068fe042670d70bd3adc208f9936964e12d109038
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • xenorat

C2
  • 127.0.0.1

Mutex
  • Helpshit

Attributes
  • delay

    5000

  • install_path

    temp

  • port

    4444

  • startup_name

    Ms.help

Signatures

  • Detect XenoRat Payload 2 IoCs
  • XenorRat

    XenorRat is a remote access trojan written in C#.

  • Xenorat family
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\helpshit.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\helpshit.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4148
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XenoManager\helpshit.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XenoManager\helpshit.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4336
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Ms.help" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpD570.tmp" /F
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2700

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        helpshit.exe.log

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\helpshit.exe.log
        • Size 226B
        • SHA256 7e750c904c43d27c89e55af809a679a96c0bb63fc511006ffbceffc2c7f6fb7d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        helpshit.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XenoManager\helpshit.exe
        • Size 45KB
        • SHA256 43b01081f0d1f67e96a18d4068fe042670d70bd3adc208f9936964e12d109038
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        tmpD570.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpD570.tmp
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 65519623c05caf9759b349ed8ab24885216895b6dcf53ec9e3f3d58899facd20
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/4148-0-0x000000007521E000-0x000000007521F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4148-1-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000242000-memory.dmp

        memory/4336-15-0x0000000075210000-0x00000000759C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4336-18-0x0000000075210000-0x00000000759C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4336-19-0x0000000075210000-0x00000000759C0000-memory.dmp