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injector.msi

windows7-x64

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injector.msi

windows10-2004-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    142s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250217-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    07/03/2025, 19:26

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General

  • Target

    injector.msi

  • Size

    1.2MB

  • MD5

    f2ab259a57ce31c7a61cdb4266f28a58

  • SHA1

    91569473b6fea4dc90541e25d2239cf7b1ade8ae

  • SHA256

    2d6e6b6590d2541da93aaf4690fec839fc56fbabcbd110d18f3d53ae4105c012

  • SHA512

    bec918973d2aa44411b5ff1c003a50180dc50b9c19f3fa23776337e99d94757c4c0ec39b39cb4d1bc5fb5c68675b45a2c26eb5e45aaea67479c88161e3be8353

  • SSDEEP

    24576:gt9cpVDhtnJlL52UoehMFc+8CrgyZRcO/WrtrDFJIGL5UGWq:/pRhtJB5RbKF7nzZ0ZJb

Score
10/10
xwormdiscoveryexecutionpersistenceprivilege_escalationrattrojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %Userprofile%

  • install_file

    injector.exe

  • pastebin_url

    https://pastebin.com/raw/DSFaHH8B

Signatures

  • Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs
  • Xworm

    Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

    trojanratxworm
  • Xworm family
    xworm
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

    execution
  • Drops startup file 2 IoCs
  • Modifies file permissions 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
    discovery
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
    persistence
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

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

  • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Windows directory 11 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
    persistenceprivilege_escalation
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

    discovery
  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

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

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

    persistenceexecution
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 61 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 31 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

    ransomware

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    msiexec.exe /I C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\injector.msi
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    PID:2544
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1268
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3516
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding EFA142A3EBF8AA3D0239A689F3FA6A86
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5636
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ICACLS.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\ICACLS.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-881766ba-66ba-4db2-9212-7f0eac072e43\." /SETINTEGRITYLEVEL (CI)(OI)HIGH
        3⤵
        • Modifies file permissions
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4928
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXPAND.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\EXPAND.EXE" -R files.cab -F:* files
        3⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2988
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-881766ba-66ba-4db2-9212-7f0eac072e43\files\injector.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-881766ba-66ba-4db2-9212-7f0eac072e43\files\injector.exe"
        3⤵
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3116
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsServiceHost.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsServiceHost.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:5228
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\clienthook.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\clienthook.exe"
          4⤵
          • Drops startup file
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • Checks computer location settings
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5448
          • 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\clienthook.exe'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:724
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'clienthook.exe'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4244
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\injector.exe'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4652
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'injector.exe'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:6128
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
            "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "injector" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\injector.exe"
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:2044
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ICACLS.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\ICACLS.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-881766ba-66ba-4db2-9212-7f0eac072e43\." /SETINTEGRITYLEVEL (CI)(OI)LOW
        3⤵
        • Modifies file permissions
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5680
  • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:6016
  • C:\Users\Admin\injector.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\injector.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4508
  • C:\Users\Admin\injector.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\injector.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3188

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1
T1059

PowerShell

1
T1059.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Event Triggered Execution

1
T1546

Installer Packages

1
T1546.016

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Event Triggered Execution

1
T1546

Installer Packages

1
T1546.016

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Defense Evasion

File and Directory Permissions Modification

1
T1222

Modify Registry

1
T1112

System Binary Proxy Execution

1
T1218

Msiexec

1
T1218.007

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

2
T1120

Query Registry

3
T1012

System Information Discovery

4
T1082

System Location Discovery

1
T1614

System Language Discovery

1
T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Web Service

1
T1102

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

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

    654B

    MD5

    2ff39f6c7249774be85fd60a8f9a245e

    SHA1

    684ff36b31aedc1e587c8496c02722c6698c1c4e

    SHA256

    e1b91642d85d98124a6a31f710e137ab7fd90dec30e74a05ab7fcf3b7887dced

    SHA512

    1d7e8b92ef4afd463d62cfa7e8b9d1799db5bf2a263d3cd7840df2e0a1323d24eb595b5f8eb615c6cb15f9e3a7b4fc99f8dd6a3d34479222e966ec708998aed1

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

    2KB

    MD5

    d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730

    SHA1

    31aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a

    SHA256

    84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f

    SHA512

    8c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249

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

    944B

    MD5

    6d42b6da621e8df5674e26b799c8e2aa

    SHA1

    ab3ce1327ea1eeedb987ec823d5e0cb146bafa48

    SHA256

    5ab6a1726f425c6d0158f55eb8d81754ddedd51e651aa0a899a29b7a58619c4c

    SHA512

    53faffbda8a835bc1143e894c118c15901a5fd09cfc2224dd2f754c06dc794897315049a579b9a8382d4564f071576045aaaf824019b7139d939152dca38ce29

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

    944B

    MD5

    15dde0683cd1ca19785d7262f554ba93

    SHA1

    d039c577e438546d10ac64837b05da480d06bf69

    SHA256

    d6fa39eab7ee36f44dc3f9f2839d098433db95c1eba924e4bcf4e5c0d268d961

    SHA512

    57c0e1b87bc1c136f0d39f3ce64bb8f8274a0491e4ca6e45e5c7f9070aa9d9370c6f590ce37cd600b252df2638d870205249a514c43245ca7ed49017024a4672

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

    944B

    MD5

    38a2262fb16df934106a14acb53aaeb0

    SHA1

    44995f3ecfeef1136485135b0818ae7b6a11fee3

    SHA256

    3f1f739bf5742b5962a330560d14b95ebdbdf8c4704e5852a4deddc01fce5dc1

    SHA512

    43dccc1860a4dc260f5aa0fa1fcb3723836a7459e69649ce6482c8f360a8a0b674f0e461d2f82f437104c13e1e96c2d7806d72016162361a440ac59ccd9090d4

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  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-881766ba-66ba-4db2-9212-7f0eac072e43\files.cab
    Filesize

    919KB

    MD5

    3fa959051d9c8679ef470be0ff5be394

    SHA1

    c0c215d74291f222ce815e1ee4f600525840e2a0

    SHA256

    ed7d536917099f13c40749c3a015f8b6b05ad9ab956a5c9ef45544e67b2e919c

    SHA512

    8599420e4f38d57877c8e54026b6124849d3a673c2853e8f30018c2a4b7a87076b5c77a9a40fb05f8d9d8204c0b7c9be23f3ed0ed99d14cbd1de59d71a991267

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  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-881766ba-66ba-4db2-9212-7f0eac072e43\files\injector.exe
    Filesize

    1.4MB

    MD5

    f18c325d8e39f3415aa807f6a87a7899

    SHA1

    75f84d9beb3ae4b552f8194668acc82710dad7e3

    SHA256

    1db749dd1df020f0854cd103dbf5653efb9583a2f59a3337ca68caa4dc22a975

    SHA512

    6fa2e541b9b137b2c5ed9c3803b208f9925dd3a0ee249340bd501fb0fa79438b3b1c409e15d3b160fc037912be048f285d554770837a8b15f5034e9a90d0b3be

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  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-881766ba-66ba-4db2-9212-7f0eac072e43\msiwrapper.ini
    Filesize

    442B

    MD5

    32489aabb1b3adfc2f69b0ffa5d749b5

    SHA1

    48aa3d96a7520ba9f01e791f086839a7f251c1b3

    SHA256

    fd3505c02547d313d285cc8771207f2cf4ced17816c08345aae39781105c9258

    SHA512

    bc35d98cdaa723bcfd7082afdfe812afef88d7fd22f1c94dd927fbac65abd6c3c0f4a0b90c8df0a45e2bf98bcea5ff96428611dba5519e6631faa273ffb4a191

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  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-881766ba-66ba-4db2-9212-7f0eac072e43\msiwrapper.ini
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    cd24ffbb0bcc37c783cab2927035b76b

    SHA1

    59a36f1697231e0d0c20b64dfc65c79c8dceba03

    SHA256

    177a1152d694988dc0816ec001d32ab121cdd65f530038a69eb616fb6cb9ec1e

    SHA512

    c2a6cb165526a09b0c6dd3c9295ea7a8f21cf3031291574effca7600dce994c0dc18616e6df7809e4c7cdd0ed04baf776e132bfc1ed4ac9b7d8abb2750f972a7

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  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-881766ba-66ba-4db2-9212-7f0eac072e43\msiwrapper.ini
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    12a101e8bb562779604767490cf54a74

    SHA1

    8aa5010ce197978dc1a72998a598f7e3df53394f

    SHA256

    38f16b9bca9245b5d2bffd5a90e0bd78bbd7b93641f2456ba30adb96c9896ea3

    SHA512

    2be518be5931af3a0b5d0755c5b15b8849c7dd769558e826df505888d662523a70eaf1deecbf13120fbc6e0f498f3000f38106a6a6bdc3bfb99e95a102b2dfb8

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  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ffgdeeak.5ip.ps1
    Filesize

    60B

    MD5

    d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

    SHA1

    6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

    SHA256

    96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

    SHA512

    5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

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  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsServiceHost.exe
    Filesize

    23KB

    MD5

    3b5ba1d090951d3d769836223db57393

    SHA1

    9b31771eba4dd8c7bbccdc2a50bb6dad87e42fc4

    SHA256

    898ac3faf4ecaad9b2fee90a2e5545b647e260c7a3f55c40babfa3c002170a19

    SHA512

    959552901b232666b1c4ff75729b18952c39da5672346779d45025daae108eba7a682fc9f41b0edb94c924f0a2c349db57e3ca3dbe5adb0b44c9d1c7d0888d5d

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  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\clienthook.exe
    Filesize

    57KB

    MD5

    66fad41f7b041f6b8471678f91d69e5d

    SHA1

    544c90183fa935f37b329d2195f6c9ca8273e5f1

    SHA256

    b52d775f91462e0c7fe1ceed7bd28479706e52bba59196d28151423fb42673a1

    SHA512

    8a12a32e53d210c34705ca887438a469010674a0b38b65d9a35fb08f287e646c76959d9ecb587da0422033d368a4a5e36e8260cd9b3bee45708da2908d1eb5f1

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  • C:\Windows\Installer\MSI2F29.tmp
    Filesize

    208KB

    MD5

    0c8921bbcc37c6efd34faf44cf3b0cb5

    SHA1

    dcfa71246157edcd09eecaf9d4c5e360b24b3e49

    SHA256

    fd622cf73ea951a6de631063aba856487d77745dd1500adca61902b8dde56fe1

    SHA512

    ed55443e20d40cca90596f0a0542fa5ab83fe0270399adfaafd172987fb813dfd44ec0da0a58c096af3641003f830341fe259ad5bce9823f238ae63b7e11e108

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  • \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
    Filesize

    24.1MB

    MD5

    9b527d440c70f7598949115e1ad1c509

    SHA1

    b884ac1ccd4a06230cb7f27f3b10835a448c96a4

    SHA256

    ebe3223e3473f2e704e048a8ee1aeb93c7c1f6f0a1004ca45146860e158fe41b

    SHA512

    82258722a6eb09869506726f514f82cdc75f2f64beeda34f4ce4932afab0aaada8ebded89ee27aed88f9ecd5cbbd51398d55ac4257c28113ee88507519580f47

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  • \??\Volume{241e003f-0000-0000-0000-d01200000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{4404e97a-3e86-4bfb-b59a-d66bb90f82c0}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
    Filesize

    6KB

    MD5

    4af88cf5a639f9e1f30d000ec59289d5

    SHA1

    ca2791aa79f4d75c2de4cad9bef670a2cc9d56c0

    SHA256

    bd903b8fb4c36585c55cbe074610d30a826e37ec4e8ffe67539d3a1e418cd292

    SHA512

    11df0c82a4ad3d5ee91507c819ce80c961c9fa6de115c3b156915692342ce9f64faad11a1fbbad8623754f9c192ebbe569a1e9892c6e31e85abc25d4b6882ac2

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  • memory/724-107-0x00000224C8A20000-0x00000224C8A42000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    136KB

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  • memory/3116-70-0x00000000006A0000-0x0000000000812000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.4MB

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  • memory/4652-142-0x0000024E7E420000-0x0000024E7E63C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    2.1MB

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  • memory/5448-97-0x0000000000CC0000-0x0000000000CD4000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    80KB

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