xworm | 153825af8babb75361f4af359bfdd5e95cbdc7f263db5c4e70ac1da8f36bc564

max time kernel
43s
max time network
49s
platform
windows11-21h2_x64
resource
win11-20250217-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
submitted
05/03/2025, 23:51

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Reason

Machine shutdown

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General

Target

ExodusInject.exe
Size

227KB
MD5

38b7704d2b199559ada166401f1d51c1
SHA1

3376eec35cd4616ba8127b976a8667e7a0aac87d
SHA256

153825af8babb75361f4af359bfdd5e95cbdc7f263db5c4e70ac1da8f36bc564
SHA512

07b828073c8f80c5498501c8f64decb5effa702c8bc3d60a2f7d5de36d493b469cbbf413fb0c92c0aadd6ee139bfb75f3b9e936230212d42e57d2ec5671e9b27
SSDEEP

3072:iBIVzZQgudhV3mypQgbNjcEHBAnpK37nXY8q004Q78ePsi74tyJhbgKL/VoilIBS:Ur3mypQX8mOeP/9/VtLGH+8l

Score

10^/10

xworm execution rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

Version

5.0

137.184.74.73:5000

Mutex

Y2rnj2CSRObOXXLb

Attributes

Install_directory
%ProgramData%
install_file
System.exe

aes.plain

Signatures

Detect Xworm Payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral5/memory/1072-38-0x00000000011B0000-0x00000000011BE000-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 2 IoCs

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

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
4784	powershell.exe
3800	powershell.exe

Drops startup file 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\System.lnk	AggregatorHost.exe
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\System.lnk	AggregatorHost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1072	AggregatorHost.exe
1052	System.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs

defense_evasion

pid	Process
2680	timeout.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 15 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM	LogonUI.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\AccentColor = "4292114432"	LogonUI.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Accent\AccentPalette = 99ebff004cc2ff000091f8000078d4000067c000003e9200001a6800f7630c00	LogonUI.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\History	LogonUI.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\ColorizationColor = "3288365268"	LogonUI.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\EnableWindowColorization = "5"	LogonUI.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\ColorizationBlurBalance = "1"	LogonUI.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Accent\StartColorMenu = "4290799360"	LogonUI.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Accent\AccentColorMenu = "4292114432"	LogonUI.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\ColorizationColorBalance = "89"	LogonUI.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\ColorizationAfterglow = "3288365268"	LogonUI.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\ColorizationAfterglowBalance = "10"	LogonUI.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Accent	LogonUI.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\ColorizationGlassAttribute = "1"	LogonUI.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\History\AutoColor = "0"	LogonUI.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
4420	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
4784	powershell.exe
4784	powershell.exe
3800	powershell.exe
3800	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 11 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2916	ExodusInject.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	764	vssvc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	764	vssvc.exe
Token: SeAuditPrivilege	764	vssvc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4784	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3800	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1072	AggregatorHost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1072	AggregatorHost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1052	System.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2188	shutdown.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2188	shutdown.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3464	MiniSearchHost.exe
556	LogonUI.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 4784	2916	ExodusInject.exe	85
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 4784	2916	ExodusInject.exe	85
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 3800	2916	ExodusInject.exe	87
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 3800	2916	ExodusInject.exe	87
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 2760	2916	ExodusInject.exe	91
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 2760	2916	ExodusInject.exe	91
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2680	2760	cmd.exe	93
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2680	2760	cmd.exe	93
PID 1072 wrote to memory of 4420	1072	AggregatorHost.exe	94
PID 1072 wrote to memory of 4420	1072	AggregatorHost.exe	94
PID 3556 wrote to memory of 768	3556	cmd.exe	100
PID 3556 wrote to memory of 768	3556	cmd.exe	100
PID 1072 wrote to memory of 2188	1072	AggregatorHost.exe	102
PID 1072 wrote to memory of 2188	1072	AggregatorHost.exe	102

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
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
ransomware

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ExodusInject.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ExodusInject.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2916
- 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\AggregatorHost.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:4784
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'AggregatorHost.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3800
- C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpD1C7.tmp.bat""
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2760
- - C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
    timeout 3
    3⤵
    - Delays execution with timeout.exe
    PID:2680

C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:764

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\AggregatorHost.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\AggregatorHost.exe
1⤵
- Drops startup file
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1072
- C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "System" /tr "C:\ProgramData\System.exe"
  2⤵
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:4420
- C:\Windows\system32\shutdown.exe
  shutdown.exe /f /s /t 0
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2188

C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\MiniSearchHost.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\MiniSearchHost.exe" -ServerName:MiniSearchUI.AppXj3y73at8fy1htwztzxs68sxx1v7cksp7.mca
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:3464

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3556
- C:\Windows\system32\Taskmgr.exe
  taskmgr
  2⤵
  PID:768

C:\ProgramData\System.exe
C:\ProgramData\System.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1052

C:\Windows\system32\LogonUI.exe
"LogonUI.exe" /flags:0x4 /state0:0xa3a20055 /state1:0x41c64e6d
1⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:556

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Persistence

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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

Filesize
2KB

MD5
627073ee3ca9676911bee35548eff2b8

SHA1
4c4b68c65e2cab9864b51167d710aa29ebdcff2e

SHA256
85b280a39fc31ba1e15fb06102a05b8405ff3b82feb181d4170f04e466dd647c

SHA512
3c5f6c03e253b83c57e8d6f0334187dbdcdf4fa549eecd36cbc1322dca6d3ca891dc6a019c49ec2eafb88f82d0434299c31e4dfaab123acb42e0546218f311fb

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

Filesize
944B

MD5
1a9fa92a4f2e2ec9e244d43a6a4f8fb9

SHA1
9910190edfaccece1dfcc1d92e357772f5dae8f7

SHA256
0ee052d5333fd5fd86bc84856fec98e045f077a7ac8051651bf7c521b9706888

SHA512
5d2361476fa22200e6f83883efe7dcb8c3fe7dae8d56e04e28a36e9ae1270c327b6aa161d92b239593da7661289d002c574446ecfd6bd19928209aae25e3ef64

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_busdqrsd.vr3.ps1

Filesize
60B

MD5
d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

SHA1
6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

SHA256
96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

SHA512
5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpD1C7.tmp.bat

Filesize
164B

MD5
3703a20c41d9796b2bab883bb16f5af7

SHA1
712dfa463f8eeda15b3e351c216f7378700f59b9

SHA256
1b66d0a855a4a5efacba9d1d22f43e9b2ad5b89b21bced9224d126dcc3de168c

SHA512
16a654b0127706d977863f8540fa23ff7b3879617c11002e0d71e5cdbf5e63394553c671ca02070e2248ef42c7dbd5edd060d3a33662da9da8e76f49d3cb9803

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\AggregatorHost.exe

Filesize
227KB

MD5
38b7704d2b199559ada166401f1d51c1

SHA1
3376eec35cd4616ba8127b976a8667e7a0aac87d

SHA256
153825af8babb75361f4af359bfdd5e95cbdc7f263db5c4e70ac1da8f36bc564

SHA512
07b828073c8f80c5498501c8f64decb5effa702c8bc3d60a2f7d5de36d493b469cbbf413fb0c92c0aadd6ee139bfb75f3b9e936230212d42e57d2ec5671e9b27

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memory/1072-38-0x00000000011B0000-0x00000000011BE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/2916-0-0x00007FFD254E3000-0x00007FFD254E5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2916-1-0x0000000000200000-0x0000000000240000-memory.dmp

Filesize
256KB

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memory/2916-30-0x00007FFD254E0000-0x00007FFD25FA2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/2916-37-0x00007FFD254E0000-0x00007FFD25FA2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4784-3-0x0000021B04E00000-0x0000021B04E22000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/4784-12-0x00007FFD254E0000-0x00007FFD25FA2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4784-13-0x00007FFD254E0000-0x00007FFD25FA2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4784-16-0x00007FFD254E0000-0x00007FFD25FA2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4784-2-0x00007FFD254E0000-0x00007FFD25FA2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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