Analysis

  • max time kernel
    454s
  • max time network
    1180s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    30-06-2024 20:25

General

  • Target

    gjruheigerg.exe

  • Size

    84KB

  • MD5

    b5fbb4aec5eaf3f64a592e72ac30a1ab

  • SHA1

    993b36feeb223032ec7a536687cfe37ddf2ffd39

  • SHA256

    ca608f15c34d7526591d75a76d1a29ef03e17c133ef2dfb7dda09be631d0e449

  • SHA512

    8768a68783e11654da0815b574e7e20c3cdaa4b4f710b6d288f9a69082f040177d32b2fdaf34b42239308ea21d4e3fc4319b67145b0f2b8126a4fc7a007dcc53

  • SSDEEP

    1536:Xb5H+OMwTEBrZ5idVjzXGbhpTw6DG6GiyoAOsjJKVV4yAETSAJ0iH:rgG0FkbH2bhpM6NAOsViyylyY

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

C2

79.202.250.5:80

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %Temp%

  • install_file

    discord_autoupdaterconfifm.exe

  • telegram

    https://api.telegram.org/bot7345950584:AAH5ca8n_1S4bD12cZuSsr23SjFGXJYzRk0

Signatures

  • Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs
  • Xworm

    Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

  • 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.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 IoCs
  • 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.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gjruheigerg.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gjruheigerg.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3488
    • 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\gjruheigerg.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3012
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'gjruheigerg.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4060
    • 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\discord_autoupdaterconfifm.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4176
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'discord_autoupdaterconfifm.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2980
    • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "discord_autoupdaterconfifm" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\discord_autoupdaterconfifm.exe"
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4800
    • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /delete /f /tn "discord_autoupdaterconfifm"
      2⤵
        PID:2280
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpDB1E.tmp.bat""
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1640
        • C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
          timeout 3
          3⤵
          • Delays execution with timeout.exe
          PID:4748
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\discord_autoupdaterconfifm.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\discord_autoupdaterconfifm.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2476

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

    Execution

    Command and Scripting Interpreter

    1
    T1059

    PowerShell

    1
    T1059.001

    Scheduled Task/Job

    1
    T1053

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053.005

    Persistence

    Scheduled Task/Job

    1
    T1053

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053.005

    Privilege Escalation

    Scheduled Task/Job

    1
    T1053

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053.005

    Discovery

    System Information Discovery

    1
    T1082

    Query Registry

    1
    T1012

    Replay Monitor

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
      Filesize

      2KB

      MD5

      627073ee3ca9676911bee35548eff2b8

      SHA1

      4c4b68c65e2cab9864b51167d710aa29ebdcff2e

      SHA256

      85b280a39fc31ba1e15fb06102a05b8405ff3b82feb181d4170f04e466dd647c

      SHA512

      3c5f6c03e253b83c57e8d6f0334187dbdcdf4fa549eecd36cbc1322dca6d3ca891dc6a019c49ec2eafb88f82d0434299c31e4dfaab123acb42e0546218f311fb

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
      Filesize

      944B

      MD5

      1a9fa92a4f2e2ec9e244d43a6a4f8fb9

      SHA1

      9910190edfaccece1dfcc1d92e357772f5dae8f7

      SHA256

      0ee052d5333fd5fd86bc84856fec98e045f077a7ac8051651bf7c521b9706888

      SHA512

      5d2361476fa22200e6f83883efe7dcb8c3fe7dae8d56e04e28a36e9ae1270c327b6aa161d92b239593da7661289d002c574446ecfd6bd19928209aae25e3ef64

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
      Filesize

      944B

      MD5

      a80af2227670667df1bd1fe3c723ab6f

      SHA1

      280f766371a3ebba783300fb98787bc5311d0344

      SHA256

      524088ee6ed28c473643f805392c73ce97ab30511471c864f3dff38526773adb

      SHA512

      5dc1e18703772a189a7b281b76104579ecfeade5b2abba34087a120eb14c14efc5481c7b079c0519bc6eac15c84941daf2fc3f3d20263447388e4fc68825c71d

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
      Filesize

      944B

      MD5

      4914eb0b2ff51bfa48484b5cc8454218

      SHA1

      6a7c3e36ce53b42497884d4c4a3bda438dd4374b

      SHA256

      7e510fc9344ef239ab1ab650dc95bb25fd44e2efba8b8246a3ac17880ee8b69e

      SHA512

      83ab35f622f4a5040ca5cb615a30f83bb0741449225f1fd1815b6923e225c28241d0c02d34f83f743349a5e57f84ca1c6f44016797a93d5985be41d11be79500

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ry545xfq.yil.ps1
      Filesize

      60B

      MD5

      d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

      SHA1

      6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

      SHA256

      96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

      SHA512

      5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\discord_autoupdaterconfifm.exe
      Filesize

      84KB

      MD5

      b5fbb4aec5eaf3f64a592e72ac30a1ab

      SHA1

      993b36feeb223032ec7a536687cfe37ddf2ffd39

      SHA256

      ca608f15c34d7526591d75a76d1a29ef03e17c133ef2dfb7dda09be631d0e449

      SHA512

      8768a68783e11654da0815b574e7e20c3cdaa4b4f710b6d288f9a69082f040177d32b2fdaf34b42239308ea21d4e3fc4319b67145b0f2b8126a4fc7a007dcc53

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpDB1E.tmp.bat
      Filesize

      163B

      MD5

      61774a1937ed020fb7738f0feae595b7

      SHA1

      d4cdee7e20f87096d05883e46531d1c2805adf54

      SHA256

      27016088f7d7557582698ecfef4a01977c154a29309f87335a83a1d6e0946c74

      SHA512

      57bb9e5bba68c1e33c23bafcf87fc7161395088893a6d44709bf5b00deb0321fd192ae784621e6d5f13cda947f2ad6801245c86e60500b49bbab398c0bde43f7

    • memory/3012-11-0x000002537CA70000-0x000002537CA92000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      136KB

    • memory/3012-17-0x00007FFD2CCF0000-0x00007FFD2D7B2000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/3012-14-0x00007FFD2CCF0000-0x00007FFD2D7B2000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/3012-13-0x00007FFD2CCF0000-0x00007FFD2D7B2000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/3012-12-0x00007FFD2CCF0000-0x00007FFD2D7B2000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/3488-1-0x0000000000100000-0x000000000011C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      112KB

    • memory/3488-50-0x00007FFD2CCF3000-0x00007FFD2CCF5000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/3488-51-0x00007FFD2CCF0000-0x00007FFD2D7B2000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/3488-2-0x00007FFD2CCF0000-0x00007FFD2D7B2000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/3488-0-0x00007FFD2CCF3000-0x00007FFD2CCF5000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/3488-59-0x00007FFD2CCF0000-0x00007FFD2D7B2000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      10.8MB