Analysis

  • max time kernel
    147s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20250217-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    07/03/2025, 16:03

General

  • Target

    ChromeUpdate.exe

  • Size

    238KB

  • MD5

    bac16142016d690c8769d21668736653

  • SHA1

    4b7c1ca4e7b8739c739980c0b830010a87ceff13

  • SHA256

    7cd9183c01c3c913ea5ea3f0a9cfb0f9594bfae61e6582204786bc4d406614aa

  • SHA512

    50659e8e0e05180ad0acb27b46cfbe7ccdbce8ba97f240b3e6c7e1084e8afaa0624fd1eff82b830c3eb25db45596f6a437bd0cd9ef9d2a3f83fb80f4d015437f

  • SSDEEP

    6144:mDp5I4So24RJMMC1RK4/mUGGR5nvn/4eHZZ+cvlFq9yu6x8vTeVYNLjoqQkeDR2r:mDp5I4So24RJM11RK4/mUGGR5nvn/4eQ

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs
  • Xworm

    Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

  • Xworm family
  • Drops startup file 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 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).

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
  • 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.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ChromeUpdate.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ChromeUpdate.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops startup file
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3452
    • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "ChromeUpdate" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ChromeUpdate.exe"
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:332
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ChromeUpdate.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ChromeUpdate.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1968
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ChromeUpdate.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ChromeUpdate.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1164
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ChromeUpdate.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ChromeUpdate.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1028

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

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

    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    4a01567f513143419390cb40e6abaf71

    SHA1

    d0d714d6e526a652fc4e5de4e6040d6b0e7687ab

    SHA256

    6efaeb6a1b391155453a57c7e437575bb18efc174f3099d984d9dea49eecebad

    SHA512

    379fcb42d0f72d302482fadd4f25cbfa9c5f6a9c50222877d0eed91f237ec688eb52f65ee0d3fccfd017a6b14bd36f34fa0b77a388728fe3942a981322d7a4bc

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ChromeUpdate.exe

    Filesize

    238KB

    MD5

    bac16142016d690c8769d21668736653

    SHA1

    4b7c1ca4e7b8739c739980c0b830010a87ceff13

    SHA256

    7cd9183c01c3c913ea5ea3f0a9cfb0f9594bfae61e6582204786bc4d406614aa

    SHA512

    50659e8e0e05180ad0acb27b46cfbe7ccdbce8ba97f240b3e6c7e1084e8afaa0624fd1eff82b830c3eb25db45596f6a437bd0cd9ef9d2a3f83fb80f4d015437f

  • memory/1968-10-0x00007FF93BCB0000-0x00007FF93C772000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/1968-11-0x00007FF93BCB0000-0x00007FF93C772000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/1968-13-0x00007FF93BCB0000-0x00007FF93C772000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/3452-0-0x00007FF93BCB3000-0x00007FF93BCB5000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/3452-1-0x00000000002D0000-0x0000000000312000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    264KB

  • memory/3452-2-0x00007FF93BCB0000-0x00007FF93C772000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/3452-6-0x00007FF93BCB3000-0x00007FF93BCB5000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/3452-7-0x00007FF93BCB0000-0x00007FF93C772000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB