xworm | 379592d08e2f41bed5ca401413de36d008d5a81a9b27d4e294ce646f1b8164be

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
151s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
submitted
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General

Target
379592d08e2f41bed5ca401413de36d008d5a81a9b27d4e294ce646f1b8164be.exe
Size 82KB
Sample260808-dtm72astaz
SHA256 379592d08e2f41bed5ca401413de36d008d5a81a9b27d4e294ce646f1b8164be
MD5 59de0f7353818b6c561c2176bda778f1
SHA1 e6e359c6796b17c922eb04abb4277dd012f5fcbd
SHA512 a2447081be294fcb33177aba046f1d632fea8bbc5a96839f87aeb504457673d1dca8f11603f944e2a247ac3cb8498f10f8ee9a8ec269aa5bd1938b26fdd4c93f
SSDEEP 1536:q6lQ+8Fc5dhOjFgC0f/Nbom2MSwR6zy/acOcli7RMk0:xlQSzXC0f/NboK/acOclERMZ
TLSH
T1EE836C183BE94129E0FFAFB05DF17556CA36F7232906D65F20D502871623A88CD91BFA
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

discovery execution xworm persistence privilege_escalation rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

Version

XWorm V6.0

38.87.116.232:5648

Attributes

Install_directory
%ProgramData%
install_file
svchost.exe

Signatures

Family: Xworm
Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.
trojan rat xworm

Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/60-0-0x0000000000690000-0x00000000006AA000-memory.dmp	family_xworm
behavioral1/files/0x0006000000022b94-45.dat	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

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
3452	powershell.exe
5628	powershell.exe
644	powershell.exe
5356	powershell.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3053180483-1881419501-3594244048-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	379592d08e2f41bed5ca401413de36d008d5a81a9b27d4e294ce646f1b8164be.exe

Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

persistence privilege_escalation

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\svchost.lnk	379592d08e2f41bed5ca401413de36d008d5a81a9b27d4e294ce646f1b8164be.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\svchost.lnk	379592d08e2f41bed5ca401413de36d008d5a81a9b27d4e294ce646f1b8164be.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4872	svchost.exe
4000	svchost.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3053180483-1881419501-3594244048-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\svchost = "C:\\ProgramData\\svchost.exe"	379592d08e2f41bed5ca401413de36d008d5a81a9b27d4e294ce646f1b8164be.exe

Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

flow	ioc
5	ip-api.com

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs

pid	Process
5356	powershell.exe
5356	powershell.exe
3452	powershell.exe
3452	powershell.exe
5628	powershell.exe
5628	powershell.exe
644	powershell.exe
644	powershell.exe
60	379592d08e2f41bed5ca401413de36d008d5a81a9b27d4e294ce646f1b8164be.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	60	379592d08e2f41bed5ca401413de36d008d5a81a9b27d4e294ce646f1b8164be.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5356	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3452	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5628	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	644	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	60	379592d08e2f41bed5ca401413de36d008d5a81a9b27d4e294ce646f1b8164be.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4000	svchost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4872	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
60	379592d08e2f41bed5ca401413de36d008d5a81a9b27d4e294ce646f1b8164be.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 60 wrote to memory of 5356	60	379592d08e2f41bed5ca401413de36d008d5a81a9b27d4e294ce646f1b8164be.exe	89
PID 60 wrote to memory of 3452	60	379592d08e2f41bed5ca401413de36d008d5a81a9b27d4e294ce646f1b8164be.exe	91
PID 60 wrote to memory of 5628	60	379592d08e2f41bed5ca401413de36d008d5a81a9b27d4e294ce646f1b8164be.exe	93
PID 60 wrote to memory of 644	60	379592d08e2f41bed5ca401413de36d008d5a81a9b27d4e294ce646f1b8164be.exe	95

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\379592d08e2f41bed5ca401413de36d008d5a81a9b27d4e294ce646f1b8164be.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\379592d08e2f41bed5ca401413de36d008d5a81a9b27d4e294ce646f1b8164be.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Creates a file in the Startup directory
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:60
- 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\Local\Temp\379592d08e2f41bed5ca401413de36d008d5a81a9b27d4e294ce646f1b8164be.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:5356
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess '379592d08e2f41bed5ca401413de36d008d5a81a9b27d4e294ce646f1b8164be.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3452
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData\svchost.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:5628
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'svchost.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:644

C:\PROGRA~3\svchost.exe
C:\PROGRA~3\svchost.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4000

C:\ProgramData\svchost.exe
C:\ProgramData\svchost.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4872

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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svchost.exe

Path C:\ProgramData\svchost.exe
Size 82KB
SHA256 379592d08e2f41bed5ca401413de36d008d5a81a9b27d4e294ce646f1b8164be
MD5 59de0f7353818b6c561c2176bda778f1
SHA1 e6e359c6796b17c922eb04abb4277dd012f5fcbd
SHA512 a2447081be294fcb33177aba046f1d632fea8bbc5a96839f87aeb504457673d1dca8f11603f944e2a247ac3cb8498f10f8ee9a8ec269aa5bd1938b26fdd4c93f
SSDEEP 1536:q6lQ+8Fc5dhOjFgC0f/Nbom2MSwR6zy/acOcli7RMk0:xlQSzXC0f/NboK/acOclERMZ
TLSH
T1EE836C183BE94129E0FFAFB05DF17556CA36F7232906D65F20D502871623A88CD91BFA
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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powershell.exe.log

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
Size 2KB
SHA256 84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f
MD5 d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730
SHA1 31aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a
SHA512 8c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249
TLSH
T1CE51EE323375B1E888167F071E681A8053BF4355EA94AF1CB698621ED93641B9F222F3
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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svchost.exe.log

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\svchost.exe.log
Size 654B
SHA256 e1b91642d85d98124a6a31f710e137ab7fd90dec30e74a05ab7fcf3b7887dced
MD5 2ff39f6c7249774be85fd60a8f9a245e
SHA1 684ff36b31aedc1e587c8496c02722c6698c1c4e
SHA512 1d7e8b92ef4afd463d62cfa7e8b9d1799db5bf2a263d3cd7840df2e0a1323d24eb595b5f8eb615c6cb15f9e3a7b4fc99f8dd6a3d34479222e966ec708998aed1
TLSH
T1D9F0DD242221E1C489127F111C0D2A4452BF4797B760EE0C7554529FD8312275F203E7
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Size 944B
SHA256 456f3929968ddb3f60fea2b7233d578fdb033847fd819a5011928b1b7c3d5ec5
MD5 e8416aab51c59b564cb21caeb99e811e
SHA1 f0ece22e28654477e3d0e2f241c89cc67d57a9fe
SHA512 1a57c2a7bc524af31cf237027a47f1f26b5d9b2788b01852a466d1b3737f3843d19e169f17915f994ff3d287718b103d5973b7f886d01d008cd60cb9bb0dc973
TLSH
T160112223F78C8920CC96563A509DAC5172B586CB81AEDF9F7FC0C210A1BF584CB61294
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Size 944B
SHA256 e834e1da338b9644d538cefd70176768816da2556939c1255d386931bd085105
MD5 ce4540390cc4841c8973eb5a3e9f4f7d
SHA1 2293f30a6f4c9538bc5b06606c10a50ab4ecef8e
SHA512 2a3e466cb5a81d2b65256053b768a98321eb3e65ff46353eefc9864f14a391748116f050e7482ddd73a51575bf0a6fc5c673023dade62dbd8b174442bae1cc6b
TLSH
T140112223F38D8920DC96153A509DAC5172B586CB81AFDF9F7FC0C210A5BF584CB61294
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Size 944B
SHA256 862d25ed22075f3d1f5e8d29a3c6e050dc91e53a4dc653c3f0f7c627a12ee26c
MD5 7a451cd1316d70a65910773fee8c3a43
SHA1 d2db32d5037153dd1d94565b51b5b385817a3c3d
SHA512 60887f795036fbd6d25234c17dab4463a8a02f576ae8c07dd7b4c4ff1dba35f99b7301139ea051a7a80fdfc9e003a2f0c2dd0d444a82ecf87a3df21507332aa6
TLSH
T1C5112223F38C8920CC961639509DAC5172B586CB81EFDE9F7FC0D210A1BF584CBA1194
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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__PSScriptPolicyTest_ed5kbdy2.xek.ps1

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ed5kbdy2.xek.ps1
Size 60B
SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
TLSH
T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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memory/60-0-0x0000000000690000-0x00000000006AA000-memory.dmp

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memory/60-1-0x000000001B4B0000-0x000000001B4C0000-memory.dmp

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memory/5356-2-0x0000019F69CB0000-0x0000019F69CC0000-memory.dmp

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memory/5356-3-0x0000019F6CD10000-0x0000019F6CD32000-memory.dmp

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