General

  • Target

    XClient.bat

  • Size

    336KB

  • Sample

    250302-zshf2svthv

  • MD5

    5fcc047b04b088650ffab33ab0d3a991

  • SHA1

    310de3660d360e55e02aeabc2bb96fe1a00fbeb1

  • SHA256

    227dbbb256d5236819196deda5707bc6abd1df5ba9a483edf82443ad12f26930

  • SHA512

    5bc2803bb1fbcd18b33f7c23120fa144cb29c07376c40622f20d69386932bbf82e8160ec7ec11c781a0624a875ee198369c7b2cf8b2464986054d7c5d94c4cf4

  • SSDEEP

    6144:gv9QxBt25x/5bTgVziHzZnSKrCbYM+2ba8Mq:NxBt8/5/gVziHlBrCbYP85

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

Version

5.0

Targets

    • Target

      XClient.bat

    • Size

      336KB

    • MD5

      5fcc047b04b088650ffab33ab0d3a991

    • SHA1

      310de3660d360e55e02aeabc2bb96fe1a00fbeb1

    • SHA256

      227dbbb256d5236819196deda5707bc6abd1df5ba9a483edf82443ad12f26930

    • SHA512

      5bc2803bb1fbcd18b33f7c23120fa144cb29c07376c40622f20d69386932bbf82e8160ec7ec11c781a0624a875ee198369c7b2cf8b2464986054d7c5d94c4cf4

    • SSDEEP

      6144:gv9QxBt25x/5bTgVziHzZnSKrCbYM+2ba8Mq:NxBt8/5/gVziHlBrCbYP85

    • Detect Xworm Payload

    • Modifies security service

    • Xworm

      Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

    • Xworm family

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

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

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Drops startup file

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Indicator Removal: Clear Windows Event Logs

      Clear Windows Event Logs to hide the activity of an intrusion.

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Enumerates connected drives

      Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

    • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

      Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Tasks