General

  • Target
    antiratbyez.exe
  • Size 137KB
  • Sample261107-tds2cac13z
  • SHA256 d6c9b4842ae4003265504b6c591806abab1a3eab5d927836821f0e8da55cee73
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • xworm

Version
  • 5.0

C2
  • qykkx-188-163-71-7.run.pinggy-free.link:35601

Mutex
  • qixZYh4GvhFCqaT4

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %AppData%

  • install_file

    wininit.exe

aes.plain

Targets

    • Target
      antiratbyez.exe
    • Size 137KB
    • SHA256 d6c9b4842ae4003265504b6c591806abab1a3eab5d927836821f0e8da55cee73
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Detect Xworm Payload

    • Family: Xworm

      Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence

    • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

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

    • Disables RegEdit via registry modification

    • Disables Task Manager via registry modification

    • Possible privilege escalation attempt

    • 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 a file named after a Windows system binary

      The file runs from a user directory while carrying the name of an executable that normally only exists in System32.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Modifies file permissions

    • Modifies system executable filetype association

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks