General

  • Target

    BootstrapperNew.exe

  • Size

    2.9MB

  • Sample

    250305-qgvgsszlt2

  • MD5

    2326d97462601f0bf84459a19a23a307

  • SHA1

    b6d153b9984ad82202997707fe5e4fd135d3afb6

  • SHA256

    03cc93bdaefa6e5db157062dd90b796ff6a8f2f172e3be278e604ba9808f9ce4

  • SHA512

    fccf56201ca30da42c15d769a1af38d87f8bdc0562327096893e81738ad7a4a7e3c00cb425144e1ffa10d9e0e0f39fdd7e5287f74f88e4aa971aa3cc3e988568

  • SSDEEP

    49152:fCPqFzmYUMGs67ueIJdjo+fR60CqtZ4HdBJqlCmir3C7uXwonp1UECFgBT:f/DXVAu/kE69HHdB8lnirSSJqE+gT

Malware Config

Extracted

Language
ps1
Deobfuscated
URLs
exe.dropper

https://github.com/charlie-60/R/raw/refs/heads/main/MasonRootkit.exe

exe.dropper

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ninhpn1337/Disable-Windows-Defender/main/source.bat

Extracted

Family

xworm

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %port%

  • install_file

    svchost.exe

  • pastebin_url

    https://pastebin.com/raw/J42c6s7r

Targets

    • Target

      BootstrapperNew.exe

    • Size

      2.9MB

    • MD5

      2326d97462601f0bf84459a19a23a307

    • SHA1

      b6d153b9984ad82202997707fe5e4fd135d3afb6

    • SHA256

      03cc93bdaefa6e5db157062dd90b796ff6a8f2f172e3be278e604ba9808f9ce4

    • SHA512

      fccf56201ca30da42c15d769a1af38d87f8bdc0562327096893e81738ad7a4a7e3c00cb425144e1ffa10d9e0e0f39fdd7e5287f74f88e4aa971aa3cc3e988568

    • SSDEEP

      49152:fCPqFzmYUMGs67ueIJdjo+fR60CqtZ4HdBJqlCmir3C7uXwonp1UECFgBT:f/DXVAu/kE69HHdB8lnirSSJqE+gT

    • Detect Xworm Payload

    • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess

    • Xworm

      Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

    • Xworm family

    • Blocklisted process makes network request

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Run Powershell and hide display window.

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Sets service image path in registry

    • Checks BIOS information in registry

      BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Indicator Removal: Clear Windows Event Logs

      Clear Windows Event Logs to hide the activity of an intrusion.

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Enumerates connected drives

      Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

    • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

    • Obfuscated Files or Information: Command Obfuscation

      Adversaries may obfuscate content during command execution to impede detection.

    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

      Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Tasks