xworm | 153825af8babb75361f4af359bfdd5e95cbdc7f263db5c4e70ac1da8f36bc564

max time kernel
37s
max time network
39s
platform
windows10-ltsc 2021_x64
resource
win10ltsc2021-20250217-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10ltsc2021-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-ltsc 2021-x64system
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05/03/2025, 23:54

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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
behavioral4/memory/2296-40-0x0000000001540000-0x000000000154E000-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
3436	powershell.exe
3872	powershell.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3524754987-2550789650-2995585052-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	ExodusInject.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3524754987-2550789650-2995585052-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	AggregatorHost.exe

Drops startup file 2 IoCs

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

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2296	AggregatorHost.exe
4592	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
4456	timeout.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 15 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\ColorizationGlassAttribute = "1"	LogonUI.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Accent	LogonUI.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Accent\AccentPalette = a6d8ff0076b9ed00429ce3000078d700005a9e000042750000264200f7630c00	LogonUI.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\History\AutoColor = "0"	LogonUI.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM	LogonUI.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\History	LogonUI.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Accent\StartColorMenu = "4288567808"	LogonUI.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Accent\AccentColorMenu = "4292311040"	LogonUI.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\ColorizationColor = "3288365271"	LogonUI.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\ColorizationAfterglow = "3288365271"	LogonUI.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\ColorizationAfterglowBalance = "10"	LogonUI.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\AccentColor = "4292311040"	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\ColorizationBlurBalance = "1"	LogonUI.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\EnableWindowColorization = "147"	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
3412	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
3436	powershell.exe
3436	powershell.exe
3872	powershell.exe
3872	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 53 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2660	ExodusInject.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1492	vssvc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1492	vssvc.exe
Token: SeAuditPrivilege	1492	vssvc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3436	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3436	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3436	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3436	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3436	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3436	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3436	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3436	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3436	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3436	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3436	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3436	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3436	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3436	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3436	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3436	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3436	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3436	powershell.exe
Token: 33	3436	powershell.exe
Token: 34	3436	powershell.exe
Token: 35	3436	powershell.exe
Token: 36	3436	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3872	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3872	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3872	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3872	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3872	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3872	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3872	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3872	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3872	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3872	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3872	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3872	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3872	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3872	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3872	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3872	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3872	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3872	powershell.exe
Token: 33	3872	powershell.exe
Token: 34	3872	powershell.exe
Token: 35	3872	powershell.exe
Token: 36	3872	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2296	AggregatorHost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2296	AggregatorHost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4592	System.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3184	shutdown.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3184	shutdown.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4024	LogonUI.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2660 wrote to memory of 3436	2660	ExodusInject.exe	86
PID 2660 wrote to memory of 3436	2660	ExodusInject.exe	86
PID 2660 wrote to memory of 3872	2660	ExodusInject.exe	89
PID 2660 wrote to memory of 3872	2660	ExodusInject.exe	89
PID 2660 wrote to memory of 1876	2660	ExodusInject.exe	95
PID 2660 wrote to memory of 1876	2660	ExodusInject.exe	95
PID 1876 wrote to memory of 4456	1876	cmd.exe	97
PID 1876 wrote to memory of 4456	1876	cmd.exe	97
PID 2296 wrote to memory of 3412	2296	AggregatorHost.exe	100
PID 2296 wrote to memory of 3412	2296	AggregatorHost.exe	100
PID 2296 wrote to memory of 3184	2296	AggregatorHost.exe	105
PID 2296 wrote to memory of 3184	2296	AggregatorHost.exe	105

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⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2660
- 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:3436
- 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:3872
- C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA4CB.tmp.bat""
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1876
- - C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
    timeout 3
    3⤵
    - Delays execution with timeout.exe
    PID:4456

C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1492

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\AggregatorHost.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\AggregatorHost.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops startup file
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2296
- 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:3412
- C:\Windows\system32\shutdown.exe
  shutdown.exe /f /s /t 0
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3184

C:\ProgramData\System.exe
"C:\ProgramData\System.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4592

C:\Windows\system32\LogonUI.exe
"LogonUI.exe" /flags:0x4 /state0:0xa3a21855 /state1:0x41c64e6d
1⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:4024

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
3KB

MD5
339785ab716c3e0dd0d9d1c20dd6efb5

SHA1
f55140326cb130792e5ed2b2428f1de7c67fbac4

SHA256
a493ee778174688f2526101d67c1764c4252418666952e1a6337158a324d9fe2

SHA512
ce79985ce8c99530f8f1e1700d2f13c91c34566deb8b7ed72934dfbb6b5e12fb536b76c6096530fb1b3b4de0488c94b26634c988d98afa61f855a9d55993a2d3

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

Filesize
1KB

MD5
c2c5b85e4f8fdb6c3cd3b3dc78e28cca

SHA1
5111242d16b5e23aacdab46f2ebe70777085c055

SHA256
84a746759287f35748a52d4e8841751c4b200093e1d827132e117f417daa1206

SHA512
8469c068cfb70a7d166f7c905429f52ecd50c1ca33cb88361ca7b4861ed6248687191938238d43f279932a42d90eba13edb0e590b239feda5e4f05b9c0957839

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_tjhx3gsc.3w4.ps1

Filesize
60B

MD5
d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

SHA1
6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

SHA256
96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

SHA512
5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA4CB.tmp.bat

Filesize
164B

MD5
67cd3995082b880b7f91288649b9ec64

SHA1
33e72132f712a93944d49bcdd0b52ede4288feb9

SHA256
d38c9efb7f5604a3d2ae1d2b2680e94c53729592262de87f8aeeedd90ba86209

SHA512
297fde13fe9a9b9c4a5c0b276f2493800de2c4c02ed19b8c657ddadfd7ad37dc04d9a5dc3f4f0e45e1a783f36a41081eabea89becd0205c07cf3f227a6d7e941

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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/2296-40-0x0000000001540000-0x000000000154E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/2660-32-0x00007FF9D7790000-0x00007FF9D8252000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/2660-1-0x0000000000D30000-0x0000000000D70000-memory.dmp

Filesize
256KB

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memory/2660-0-0x00007FF9D7793000-0x00007FF9D7795000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2660-39-0x00007FF9D7790000-0x00007FF9D8252000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/3436-11-0x000001D93CE00000-0x000001D93CE22000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/3436-17-0x00007FF9D7790000-0x00007FF9D8252000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/3436-14-0x00007FF9D7790000-0x00007FF9D8252000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/3436-13-0x00007FF9D7790000-0x00007FF9D8252000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/3436-12-0x00007FF9D7790000-0x00007FF9D8252000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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