Extracted

• • Target

    NIXWARE_Slayed.exe

  • Size

    39.9MB

  • MD5

    d4752331cbd993efc8978cc66c7c2b38

  • SHA1

    b4aded4122cb3d93593519c6d72d6778a736549c

  • SHA256

    8ef807d213e1d7461dd13de75004d24625088d9c9f4008420c64cb3791586e17

  • SHA512

    5c5ba7dbcb7e174d1f97bd706abf62273f017c12e6bef50d12d828c2a9d4799d1619ca34b8014d526f7dbb9ba955d8abc7bd33c3f6424aeb21aa01af2c85c402

  • SSDEEP

    786432:DGOlEaoPvuMMXU2o3SIkDhSdKqlH7R32AsKpDW800m70T+eUzN4v5aF+SaSs3QWt:DHIPvuMwUp3SVMpHldxM80n7Q+MaeSi/

  Score

  10^/10

  exelastealerxwormcollectiondefense_evasiondiscoveryexecutionpersistencepyinstallerratspywarestealertrojanupx

  • Detect Xworm Payload

  • Exela Stealer

    Exela Stealer is an open source stealer originally written in .NET and later transitioned to Python that was first observed in August 2023.

    stealerexelastealer

  • Exelastealer family

    exelastealer

  • Xworm

    Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

    trojanratxworm

  • Xworm family

    xworm

  • Grants admin privileges

    Uses net.exe to modify the user's privileges.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

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

    execution

  • Creates new service(s)

    persistenceexecution

  • Modifies Windows Firewall

    defense_evasion

  • Stops running service(s)

    defense_evasionexecution

  • ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software

    Detects file using ACProtect software.

  • Checks computer location settings

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

  • Clipboard Data

    Adversaries may collect data stored in the clipboard from users copying information within or between applications.

    collection

  • Executes dropped EXE

  • Loads dropped DLL

  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    spywarestealer

  • Adds Run key to start application

    persistence

  • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

  • Looks up external IP address via web service

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Network Service Discovery

    Attempt to gather information on host's network.

    discovery

  • Power Settings

    powercfg controls all configurable power system settings on a Windows system and can be abused to prevent an infected host from locking or shutting down.

    persistence

  • Enumerates processes with tasklist

    discovery

  • Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories

    defense_evasion

  • UPX packed file

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

    upx
  behavioral1