Analysis

  • max time kernel
    133s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250217-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    04/03/2025, 03:45

General

  • Target

    ed83e0889ed251a46197ea2877dc74957a67551f746d64cda4dbd870b883db1d.exe

  • Size

    69KB

  • MD5

    5d37e31fe1b07076f070f06d7a2cf9fb

  • SHA1

    b0731819832701056f1799ee1f52a222fcb93b65

  • SHA256

    ed83e0889ed251a46197ea2877dc74957a67551f746d64cda4dbd870b883db1d

  • SHA512

    fc7313180542fa84e0e3727f8692a42c4e2e2e10586dc7bd918dbe40450cb525e1b1e3e2043a745da7d5bee60310edcf817a889de38eeae4f815588083dd2d5d

  • SSDEEP

    1536:EZjRQtLD7nNd0K1Pz3NmG6kF+b1Wm7bc6JOyTjfhk:GWLD7TPb4G6kF+b1Z7jOyXfhk

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

C2

develop-transition.gl.at.ply.gg:40000

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %AppData%

  • install_file

    XClient.exe

Signatures

  • Detect Xworm Payload 1 IoCs
  • Xworm

    Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

  • Xworm family
  • 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.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Drops startup file 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 13 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ed83e0889ed251a46197ea2877dc74957a67551f746d64cda4dbd870b883db1d.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ed83e0889ed251a46197ea2877dc74957a67551f746d64cda4dbd870b883db1d.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:3288
    • 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\ed83e0889ed251a46197ea2877dc74957a67551f746d64cda4dbd870b883db1d.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3572
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'ed83e0889ed251a46197ea2877dc74957a67551f746d64cda4dbd870b883db1d.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5068
    • 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:1164
    • 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
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3252

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

    2KB

    MD5

    d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730

    SHA1

    31aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a

    SHA256

    84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f

    SHA512

    8c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249

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

    Filesize

    944B

    MD5

    77d622bb1a5b250869a3238b9bc1402b

    SHA1

    d47f4003c2554b9dfc4c16f22460b331886b191b

    SHA256

    f97ff12a8abf4bf88bb6497bd2ac2da12628c8847a8ba5a9026bdbb76507cdfb

    SHA512

    d6789b5499f23c9035375a102271e17a8a82e57d6f5312fa24242e08a83efdeb8becb7622f55c4cf1b89c7d864b445df11f4d994cf7e2f87a900535bcca12fd9

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

    Filesize

    944B

    MD5

    da5c82b0e070047f7377042d08093ff4

    SHA1

    89d05987cd60828cca516c5c40c18935c35e8bd3

    SHA256

    77a94ef8c4258445d538a6006ffadb05afdf888f6f044e1e5466b981a07f16c5

    SHA512

    7360311a3c97b73dd3f6d7179cd979e0e20d69f380d38292447e17e369087d9dd5acb66cd0cbdd95ac4bfb16e5a1b86825f835a8d45b14ea9812102cff59704b

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

    Filesize

    944B

    MD5

    e3161f4edbc9b963debe22e29658050b

    SHA1

    45dbf88dadafe5dd1cfee1e987c8a219d3208cdb

    SHA256

    1359d6daeaed2f254b162914203c891b23139cc236a3bf75c2dfcbe26265c84a

    SHA512

    006ffb8f37d1f77f8ee79b22ffa413819f565d62773c632b70985759572121c6ab4743139d16d885f8c0ff9d0e0b136686741728b3e142ee54aea3bb733dffb2

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ryvvbtkn.z1k.ps1

    Filesize

    60B

    MD5

    d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

    SHA1

    6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

    SHA256

    96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

    SHA512

    5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

  • memory/3288-1-0x0000000000120000-0x0000000000138000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    96KB

  • memory/3288-2-0x00007FFA80F33000-0x00007FFA80F35000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/3288-0-0x00007FFA80F33000-0x00007FFA80F35000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/3288-58-0x00007FFA80F30000-0x00007FFA819F1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/3288-57-0x00007FFA80F30000-0x00007FFA819F1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/3572-3-0x00000295AC410000-0x00000295AC432000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    136KB

  • memory/3572-18-0x00007FFA80F30000-0x00007FFA819F1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/3572-15-0x00007FFA80F30000-0x00007FFA819F1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/3572-14-0x00007FFA80F30000-0x00007FFA819F1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/3572-13-0x00007FFA80F30000-0x00007FFA819F1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB