xworm | a8805322a61b72c280fd1719c766f53d47343de8c480daebf8340a669fcf2fb7

Analysis

max time kernel
899s
max time network
897s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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General

Target
system32.exe
Size 80KB
Sample260813-csa1msysbz
SHA256 a8805322a61b72c280fd1719c766f53d47343de8c480daebf8340a669fcf2fb7
MD5 4487cf1ef882d82d2afe88c3bfcefc11
SHA1 12b82086c7bb487bad7d1577efcca531af048be0
SHA512 ab28ba8226ca7552ba54f36e3b29ace1ca7a3bfe122db7c21fa3e677541a03fc76cde3d3a4ef576e4b07fe3cc8693f7174d055f65956d903726b83c3e76a31b0
SSDEEP 1536:HO2VD7Ix3FyBQYNsiJ0CZHWpCwh9c4Lj6sOYrJ:dVDs3QB3qiJ0CWky9c4ZOYrJ
TLSH
T109834904B7E44614E9FF6B7548F2624A8F32F5072813DA8E08D646ED1B67BD0CE427A7
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

execution xworm persistence privilege_escalation rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

Version

172.111.136.159:3000

Mutex

HjTtLbUSyvCOzJQl

Attributes

Install_directory
%AppData%
install_file
WindowsDriver.exe

aes.plain

Signatures

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

Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4820-1-0x0000000000190000-0x00000000001A8000-memory.dmp	family_xworm
behavioral2/files/0x0009000000000438-52.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
3488	powershell.exe
4364	powershell.exe
5516	powershell.exe
5380	powershell.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\WindowsDriver.lnk	system32.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\WindowsDriver.lnk	system32.exe

Executes dropped EXE 15 IoCs

pid	Process
1220	WindowsDriver.exe
2552	WindowsDriver.exe
1720	WindowsDriver.exe
4280	WindowsDriver.exe
6056	WindowsDriver.exe
5676	WindowsDriver.exe
5460	WindowsDriver.exe
2580	WindowsDriver.exe
5932	WindowsDriver.exe
4960	WindowsDriver.exe
5228	WindowsDriver.exe
6096	WindowsDriver.exe
2084	WindowsDriver.exe
3044	WindowsDriver.exe
1456	WindowsDriver.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-1-5-21-3611646547-550105268-947503007-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WindowsDriver = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\WindowsDriver.exe"	system32.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
4284	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs

pid	Process
5516	powershell.exe
5516	powershell.exe
5380	powershell.exe
5380	powershell.exe
3488	powershell.exe
3488	powershell.exe
4364	powershell.exe
4364	powershell.exe
4820	system32.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4820	system32.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5516	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	5516	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5516	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	5516	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	5516	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	5516	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	5516	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	5516	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5516	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	5516	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5516	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5516	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	5516	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5516	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	5516	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	5516	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	5516	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	5516	powershell.exe
Token: 33	5516	powershell.exe
Token: 34	5516	powershell.exe
Token: 35	5516	powershell.exe
Token: 36	5516	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5380	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	5380	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5380	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	5380	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	5380	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	5380	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	5380	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	5380	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5380	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	5380	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5380	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5380	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	5380	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5380	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	5380	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	5380	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	5380	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	5380	powershell.exe
Token: 33	5380	powershell.exe
Token: 34	5380	powershell.exe
Token: 35	5380	powershell.exe
Token: 36	5380	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3488	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3488	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3488	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3488	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3488	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3488	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3488	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3488	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3488	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3488	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3488	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3488	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3488	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3488	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3488	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3488	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3488	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3488	powershell.exe
Token: 33	3488	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4820	system32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4820 wrote to memory of 5516	4820	system32.exe	89
PID 4820 wrote to memory of 5380	4820	system32.exe	92
PID 4820 wrote to memory of 3488	4820	system32.exe	94
PID 4820 wrote to memory of 4364	4820	system32.exe	96
PID 4820 wrote to memory of 4284	4820	system32.exe	98

Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
persistence

Query Registry
T1012

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\system32.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\system32.exe"
1⤵
- 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:4820
- 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\system32.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:5516
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'system32.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:5380
- 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\WindowsDriver.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3488
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'WindowsDriver.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:4364
- C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "WindowsDriver" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe"
  2⤵
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:4284

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1220

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2552

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1720

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4280

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:6056

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:5676

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
1⤵
PID:3716

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:5460

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2580

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:5932

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4960

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:5228

C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe
\\?\C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe {08728914-3F57-4D52-9E31-49DAECA5A80A} -Embedding
1⤵
PID:1944

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:6096

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2084

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3044

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1456

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Size 1KB
SHA256 58245b535bb164e85943800b4154e0128260c1a510da112294f1c53edfbfbf07
MD5 47ad9cc420da0514ba1b00c8644623c3
SHA1 ae21313963068b048e67ea7211e2e3b62269795b
SHA512 9aedb22199721ad446e49421651fbdb3e1799bac3d3fae2e8f09644b650ad99fa60b1055e7f5b210d51e587ee1f71ee50c95ba81700a59efeec033da62e9627f
TLSH
T16F216833B3DD8614C89A413A10CDAC1036B6C7DB41DECFAB7B84E655A43F699CE61160
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StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Size 1KB
SHA256 070e2dc002fee5d6c6ae0611713bb24a9f01d741d964e7f1ece4f61789724a94
MD5 95e9928464a1f3425068f7e64a74060a
SHA1 9bdbd59bea34afd0aebf4d0c3d3cfe0317aa4d57
SHA512 a150525324ebe4a0dc28577f089c1f45ef0902355ecd9d5f10c91d45fe57d44d09c6d133a92c3f32dca0c73b97b259d5ad7ff4316edafa2cb00e38d64e043f06
TLSH
T1E9216833F3DD8654C899413A10CEAC1035B7C7DB40DECEDB6B84D559A43F699CE61160
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__PSScriptPolicyTest_n4kpkcii.l53.ps1

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_n4kpkcii.l53.ps1
Size 60B
SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
TLSH
T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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WindowsDriver.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsDriver.exe
Size 80KB
SHA256 a8805322a61b72c280fd1719c766f53d47343de8c480daebf8340a669fcf2fb7
MD5 4487cf1ef882d82d2afe88c3bfcefc11
SHA1 12b82086c7bb487bad7d1577efcca531af048be0
SHA512 ab28ba8226ca7552ba54f36e3b29ace1ca7a3bfe122db7c21fa3e677541a03fc76cde3d3a4ef576e4b07fe3cc8693f7174d055f65956d903726b83c3e76a31b0
SSDEEP 1536:HO2VD7Ix3FyBQYNsiJ0CZHWpCwh9c4Lj6sOYrJ:dVDs3QB3qiJ0CWky9c4ZOYrJ
TLSH
T109834904B7E44614E9FF6B7548F2624A8F32F5072813DA8E08D646ED1B67BD0CE427A7
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/4820-1-0x0000000000190000-0x00000000001A8000-memory.dmp

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memory/4820-0-0x00007FFE30A5F000-0x00007FFE30A60000-memory.dmp

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memory/4820-2-0x00007FFE308D0000-0x00007FFE31274000-memory.dmp

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memory/4820-54-0x00007FFE308D0000-0x00007FFE31274000-memory.dmp

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memory/4820-51-0x00007FFE308D0000-0x00007FFE31274000-memory.dmp

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memory/5516-18-0x00007FFE308D0000-0x00007FFE31274000-memory.dmp

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memory/5516-13-0x00000129F8BC0000-0x00000129F8BDE000-memory.dmp

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memory/5516-19-0x00007FFE308D0000-0x00007FFE31274000-memory.dmp

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memory/5516-20-0x00007FFE308D0000-0x00007FFE31274000-memory.dmp

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memory/5516-16-0x00000129F8BE0000-0x00000129F8BEA000-memory.dmp

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memory/5516-25-0x00007FFE308D0000-0x00007FFE31274000-memory.dmp

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memory/5516-28-0x00007FFE308D0000-0x00007FFE31274000-memory.dmp

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memory/5516-15-0x00007FFE308D0000-0x00007FFE31274000-memory.dmp

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memory/5516-14-0x00000129F8EA0000-0x00000129F8F52000-memory.dmp

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memory/5516-10-0x00007FFE308D0000-0x00007FFE31274000-memory.dmp

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memory/5516-7-0x00007FFE308D0000-0x00007FFE31274000-memory.dmp

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memory/5516-6-0x00000129F8B10000-0x00000129F8B32000-memory.dmp

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