General

  • Target
    Xeno-v1.3.60.rar
  • Size 84.7MB
  • Sample260910-wg4clatcla
  • SHA256 5773d32c206803c430568657db2815588c6639e4516605a6cc9234d940b2ca6a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • xworm

Version
  • XWorm V5.6

C2
  • 2q9wlgpkvb.localto.net:9198

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %ProgramData%

  • install_file

    svchost.exe

Targets

    • Target
      Xeno-v1.3.60.exe
    • Size 85.1MB
    • SHA256 8466d60921b53b1b85a196c7bc5268a4079656d53b30f341a07340f34ff28f3a
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Detect Xworm Payload

    • Family: Xworm

      Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup

      Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

    • 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.

    • Creates a file in the Startup directory

      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.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2

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

    • Enumerates connected drives

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

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

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

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks