General

  • Target

    BootstrapperNew.exe

  • Size

    2.9MB

  • Sample

    250307-x2bnravwdx

  • MD5

    31052a03930f6c98a18d6f2454f153cc

  • SHA1

    349a9571c3e531a00d44b298cf144983e07e4e97

  • SHA256

    285e4e396d7884c830c47d82fff67ae10250698862dd8a1dccd2d3e6f96908a6

  • SHA512

    0f86ddb2b2eae5d2d2c78ba4700f411650b83b7590477b25954aa829afdb85d03e6d7915630e1817601ef70493ed1d6024ef95bdd95ed8b501f3102120c5e925

  • SSDEEP

    49152:HVnCHjmzFQhpY8YbpmCgk65CS+wZ8i0aDsvjZGNGEB/C6pFah5vH3NiMSVHIQGW:HVCDoq3sQNkgCSL0a47Z0/Ck+v9BS6QV

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

      31052a03930f6c98a18d6f2454f153cc

    • SHA1

      349a9571c3e531a00d44b298cf144983e07e4e97

    • SHA256

      285e4e396d7884c830c47d82fff67ae10250698862dd8a1dccd2d3e6f96908a6

    • SHA512

      0f86ddb2b2eae5d2d2c78ba4700f411650b83b7590477b25954aa829afdb85d03e6d7915630e1817601ef70493ed1d6024ef95bdd95ed8b501f3102120c5e925

    • SSDEEP

      49152:HVnCHjmzFQhpY8YbpmCgk65CS+wZ8i0aDsvjZGNGEB/C6pFah5vH3NiMSVHIQGW:HVCDoq3sQNkgCSL0a47Z0/Ck+v9BS6QV

    • 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

    • 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