Analysis

  • max time kernel
    127s
  • max time network
    145s
  • 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, 21:02

General

  • Target

    d8a4682081aafd15197b375cc0c943e2aedd6b07a227ea142bb0b5f34bedfc48.exe

  • Size

    428KB

  • MD5

    a96147bbeb5ef1b2a125942c494725ca

  • SHA1

    f94fcab67111e2d597e543a06ebc32c8aa52c7d9

  • SHA256

    d8a4682081aafd15197b375cc0c943e2aedd6b07a227ea142bb0b5f34bedfc48

  • SHA512

    e912b92231326b0777dc4d025eb0d9d51e30261e8a8154f6251e9e1e2423cb1dd22903d0cbfb9283c9a39f04109453516bd7d0e85c8d8c757a1b9e2a7243fd57

  • SSDEEP

    1536:Aq6RXEC8huuhoQ/t2dFDnv+bGYw5xDb4SX26FOe9RcHrUkccckcccccE:R6RshuBQkvnv+bGYwwSXdO0RcLUk

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

C2

127.0.0.1:28543

membership-enforcement.gl.at.ply.gg:28543

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 9 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\d8a4682081aafd15197b375cc0c943e2aedd6b07a227ea142bb0b5f34bedfc48.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d8a4682081aafd15197b375cc0c943e2aedd6b07a227ea142bb0b5f34bedfc48.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:4920
    • 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\d8a4682081aafd15197b375cc0c943e2aedd6b07a227ea142bb0b5f34bedfc48.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2604
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'd8a4682081aafd15197b375cc0c943e2aedd6b07a227ea142bb0b5f34bedfc48.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3808
    • 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:2380
    • 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:5008

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

    6d42b6da621e8df5674e26b799c8e2aa

    SHA1

    ab3ce1327ea1eeedb987ec823d5e0cb146bafa48

    SHA256

    5ab6a1726f425c6d0158f55eb8d81754ddedd51e651aa0a899a29b7a58619c4c

    SHA512

    53faffbda8a835bc1143e894c118c15901a5fd09cfc2224dd2f754c06dc794897315049a579b9a8382d4564f071576045aaaf824019b7139d939152dca38ce29

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

    Filesize

    944B

    MD5

    367da361d214538015b4dba19126ffab

    SHA1

    0f3b71fc77b6021c8a2523c283d773b5c275f000

    SHA256

    c26f0f8ae25a52931b7ca924e9e3fff5d0a63b96f78c178f2eebf864ec0e998b

    SHA512

    26a7c2ed414a5657d6464920854b88c1beec5f7d1b37b58e9fcc4145dd76d94f2bef642a64496f7ee011dfa52d9527caf4cf8a19d6e3acfb266f1101a06cb134

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

    Filesize

    944B

    MD5

    04f1d68afbed6b13399edfae1e9b1472

    SHA1

    8bfdcb687a995e4a63a8c32df2c66dc89f91a8b0

    SHA256

    f358f33a42122e97c489fad7bbc8beab2eb42d42e4ec7fce0dd61fe6d8c0b8de

    SHA512

    30c5e72a8134992094d937d2588f7a503b1d6407d11afe0265b7c8b0ce14071925e5caed13fc4f9c28705df4c7aed3601f81b007048b148af274d7784aa5fb75

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_hlqxopk2.22h.ps1

    Filesize

    60B

    MD5

    d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

    SHA1

    6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

    SHA256

    96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

    SHA512

    5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

  • memory/2604-12-0x00007FF8123B0000-0x00007FF812E71000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/2604-17-0x00007FF8123B0000-0x00007FF812E71000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/2604-16-0x00007FF8123B0000-0x00007FF812E71000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/2604-13-0x00007FF8123B0000-0x00007FF812E71000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/2604-11-0x000001F635900000-0x000001F635922000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    136KB

  • memory/4920-0-0x00007FF8123B3000-0x00007FF8123B5000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/4920-1-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000F0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    448KB

  • memory/4920-56-0x00007FF8123B0000-0x00007FF812E71000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4920-57-0x00007FF8123B0000-0x00007FF812E71000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB