General

  • Target
    io.exe
  • Size 229KB
  • Sample260221-e1aqyshs2h
  • SHA256 3d16c64448808c38a36430b330e6ea296c752f924291c21df0f33cea4e86e27d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • xworm

Version
  • 3.1

C2
  • porfs.servehalflife.com:4444

Attributes
  • install_file

    Mason.exe

aes.plain

Targets

    • Target
      io.exe
    • Size 229KB
    • SHA256 3d16c64448808c38a36430b330e6ea296c752f924291c21df0f33cea4e86e27d
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Detect Xworm Payload

    • Xworm

      Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

    • Xworm family

    • 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.

    • Enumerates connected drives

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

    • 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

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks