General

  • Target
    file.exe
  • Size 5.3MB
  • Sample260910-hrl96sswav
  • SHA256 b9a495f818d931c6ec2b967dab629976673f74a8795e6082b9d2d7901c12408d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • xworm

Version
  • 5.0

Mutex
  • 0GH9AsiWo77pfjLu

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %AppData%

  • install_file

    explorer.exe

  • pastebin_url

    https://pastebin.com/raw/Ltb0uRHU

aes.plain

Targets

    • Target
      file.exe
    • Size 5.3MB
    • SHA256 b9a495f818d931c6ec2b967dab629976673f74a8795e6082b9d2d7901c12408d
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Detect Xworm Payload

    • Family: Xworm

      Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

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

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2

      Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

    • Suspicious use of NtCreateThreadExHideFromDebugger

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks