xworm | 6044f92bdc0a3b4bc81146ab4df57428a0e106777131b8ffca1ee9f1a8d2962e

Analysis

max time kernel
39s
max time network
40s
platform
windows10-ltsc 2021_x64
resource
win10ltsc2021-20250217-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10ltsc2021-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-ltsc 2021-x64system
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01/03/2025, 14:36

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General

Target

Xeno.exe
Size

60KB
MD5

5f83231a9defe33363c22c05cb083d4c
SHA1

13cfab281b4d730a591f81adc0ae6c237675a65b
SHA256

6044f92bdc0a3b4bc81146ab4df57428a0e106777131b8ffca1ee9f1a8d2962e
SHA512

fdc814b0154dc517c14082ca9f658f8c490d09a08171eb6425e9394e01195b8474e229731811ad313ddabe020aa41a8778c705159b31d93b7e646b1f7942b959
SSDEEP

1536:nFFgs2DJZRprX9iLX7al8Gq+bMIRWIEqcN6tOfVg8TB:n3h48Xp+bMfqOfVpTB

Score

10^/10

xworm execution persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

cause-indexes.gl.at.ply.gg:17210

Attributes

Install_directory
%AppData%
install_file
XClient.exe

Signatures

Detect Xworm Payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2920-1-0x00000000004F0000-0x0000000000504000-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 4 IoCs

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

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
2696	powershell.exe
884	powershell.exe
2232	powershell.exe
4296	powershell.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3524754987-2550789650-2995585052-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Xeno.exe

Drops startup file 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\XClient.lnk	Xeno.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\XClient.lnk	Xeno.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3524754987-2550789650-2995585052-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\XClient = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\XClient.exe"	Xeno.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs

pid	Process
2696	powershell.exe
2696	powershell.exe
884	powershell.exe
884	powershell.exe
2232	powershell.exe
2232	powershell.exe
4296	powershell.exe
4296	powershell.exe
2920	Xeno.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2920	Xeno.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2696	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2696	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2696	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2696	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2696	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2696	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2696	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2696	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2696	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2696	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2696	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2696	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2696	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2696	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2696	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2696	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2696	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2696	powershell.exe
Token: 33	2696	powershell.exe
Token: 34	2696	powershell.exe
Token: 35	2696	powershell.exe
Token: 36	2696	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	884	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	884	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	884	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	884	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	884	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	884	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	884	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	884	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	884	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	884	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	884	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	884	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	884	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	884	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	884	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	884	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	884	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	884	powershell.exe
Token: 33	884	powershell.exe
Token: 34	884	powershell.exe
Token: 35	884	powershell.exe
Token: 36	884	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2232	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2232	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2232	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2232	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2232	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2232	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2232	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2232	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2232	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2232	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2232	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2232	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2232	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2232	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2232	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2232	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2232	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2232	powershell.exe
Token: 33	2232	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2920	Xeno.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2920 wrote to memory of 2696	2920	Xeno.exe	83
PID 2920 wrote to memory of 2696	2920	Xeno.exe	83
PID 2920 wrote to memory of 884	2920	Xeno.exe	88
PID 2920 wrote to memory of 884	2920	Xeno.exe	88
PID 2920 wrote to memory of 2232	2920	Xeno.exe	91
PID 2920 wrote to memory of 2232	2920	Xeno.exe	91
PID 2920 wrote to memory of 4296	2920	Xeno.exe	93
PID 2920 wrote to memory of 4296	2920	Xeno.exe	93

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Xeno.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Xeno.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops startup file
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2920
- 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\Xeno.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2696
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'Xeno.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:884
- 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\XClient.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2232
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'XClient.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:4296

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log

Filesize
3KB

MD5
3eb3833f769dd890afc295b977eab4b4

SHA1
e857649b037939602c72ad003e5d3698695f436f

SHA256
c485a6e2fd17c342fca60060f47d6a5655a65a412e35e001bb5bf88d96e6e485

SHA512
c24bbc8f278478d43756807b8c584d4e3fb2289db468bc92986a489f74a8da386a667a758360a397e77e018e363be8912ac260072fa3e31117ad0599ac749e72

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Filesize
1KB

MD5
60b3262c3163ee3d466199160b9ed07d

SHA1
994ece4ea4e61de0be2fdd580f87e3415f9e1ff6

SHA256
e3b30f16d41f94cba2b8a75f35c91ae7418465abfbfe5477ec0551d1952b2fdb

SHA512
081d2015cb94477eb0fbc38f44b6d9b4a3204fb3ad0b7d0e146a88ab4ab9a0d475207f1adae03f4a81ccc5beb7568dc8be1249f69e32fe56efd9ee2f6ee3b1af

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Filesize
1KB

MD5
7cb1dbd4227688c3e60dbab0d19bac69

SHA1
367de1344c8a2632611c2dc995fa1b390323d6dc

SHA256
44caa3cd7e3ed84e86cec34663f70b7514d29f997b32896a7230398e1e7e483d

SHA512
9f955ff0f4a855909b593b8394cf0b2270a80387782f8b98d71a36569119da6af75a3f854dad6963f268f55f37daa4961b21435fe04f915402fc38830847c763

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Filesize
1KB

MD5
322d9bbb718e9d3985f131233f6a1911

SHA1
969a679348ec23f00ac2d31b2b1b6ce8570b6e21

SHA256
e3e3c6b847f77d8bc467b69d25beb685e9c1b92e5b23cedfb54983c4accffc0b

SHA512
7febf8b78849dbc0279cd641465fa32b6af803c4d96ccabe4c24e0047ce93d7b21c635324cae4456a6cd2a792dbe9fe199a048092a87ed531566420cd6f4fb48

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_mdd4jlc5.3fl.ps1

Filesize
60B

MD5
d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

SHA1
6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

SHA256
96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

SHA512
5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

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memory/2696-12-0x00007FF95E180000-0x00007FF95EC42000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/2696-14-0x00007FF95E180000-0x00007FF95EC42000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/2696-15-0x00007FF95E180000-0x00007FF95EC42000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/2696-18-0x00007FF95E180000-0x00007FF95EC42000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/2696-13-0x00007FF95E180000-0x00007FF95EC42000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/2696-11-0x000002393C080000-0x000002393C0A2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/2920-0-0x00007FF95E183000-0x00007FF95E185000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2920-1-0x00000000004F0000-0x0000000000504000-memory.dmp

Filesize
80KB

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memory/2920-53-0x00007FF95E183000-0x00007FF95E185000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2920-58-0x00007FF95E180000-0x00007FF95EC42000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/2920-59-0x00007FF95E180000-0x00007FF95EC42000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/2920-60-0x0000000000E60000-0x0000000000E6C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
48KB

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