General

  • Target
    IDE.exe
  • Size 541KB
  • Sample260910-pvbfeatdje
  • SHA256 2ac1f77d4c19b7ffe889518899019669542ee32a5ed5d37bf2c043d23e6c65e9
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • xworm

Version
  • 5.0

C2
  • 31.6.50.206:2018

Attributes
  • install_file

    Mason.exe

aes.plain

Targets

    • Target
      IDE.exe
    • Size 541KB
    • SHA256 2ac1f77d4c19b7ffe889518899019669542ee32a5ed5d37bf2c043d23e6c65e9
    • 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.

    • Sets service image path in registry

      This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.

    • 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.

    • ConfuserEx .NET packer

      Detects ConfuserEx .NET packer.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks