Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    01-07-2024 09:07

General

  • Target

    Payment_Information.exe

  • Size

    1.2MB

  • MD5

    bfe4e6c774018b6e85d33fd381427d2f

  • SHA1

    e75e6b64ea2c112a3a1b6a5ca1c0663cb185f704

  • SHA256

    473c0737f6125ad0dff41521ab1e6331cd457c3253556b2bce4482ebf86e829b

  • SHA512

    041f0fd37b0fff784b22261e23853fd3474881820f01aa3cc1dbdf4c4c0c25dfda70b15a4ac007aef70b3d28c92cfde60d3ec91e32f48c670f94e90b10d904a3

  • SSDEEP

    24576:q4fvrZFtYuN29VEFV5qSh0lhSMXl0NJkdV4KKhnPmgUf5:nvhQVKV5qPkJIV4ZhPmT

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

Version

5.0

C2

newsferinfo.com:7000

continentalgames.top:7000

Mutex

8VF9MKRpl0LkiNW2

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %Public%

  • install_file

    microsoft_version_0124.exe

aes.plain

Signatures

  • Detect Xworm Payload 4 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.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Drops startup file 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 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.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment_Information.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment_Information.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3292
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Drops startup file
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1836
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe'
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4932
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'RegAsm.exe'
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:736
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Public\microsoft_version_0124.exe'
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:5092
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'microsoft_version_0124.exe'
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3824

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1
T1059

PowerShell

1
T1059.001

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Discovery

Query Registry

1
T1012

System Information Discovery

2
T1082

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
    Filesize

    2KB

    MD5

    968cb9309758126772781b83adb8a28f

    SHA1

    8da30e71accf186b2ba11da1797cf67f8f78b47c

    SHA256

    92099c10776bb7e3f2a8d1b82d4d40d0c4627e4f1bf754a6e58dfd2c2e97042a

    SHA512

    4bd50732f8af4d688d95999bddfd296115d7033ddc38f86c9fb1f47fde202bffa27e9088bebcaa3064ca946af2f5c1ca6cbde49d0907f0005c7ab42874515dd3

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

    18KB

    MD5

    53b29e71c6c8703ad1192165c543eec0

    SHA1

    0a1a021e745ede2fd1eee6f470c3ffbff4449db0

    SHA256

    825fbaa4c8b9b231008ba22ca233504c0063c6249c9c99c4adf1610a7927addb

    SHA512

    e788d86d95a708f2ca17503e554f9c6a8912c19e90dd55f3401e772a6eed7427dd0d049180f0a8709658b1e1b57564fb7c13d5e06bc15e12169109c3c4448370

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

    18KB

    MD5

    3aa47b29cef9829dfb48da5959fab322

    SHA1

    1ce69baabe20d53c701e869d7dbf5e5335ff4a1e

    SHA256

    6c5fc875b1dc21d010d07a9626fb32a47d882c0f943dfa016de4f53f6a7b3d57

    SHA512

    cf61b41af545004453736234d465f1d883e5cafc222cc592544dff59b1bcfc4e139f861f5452c79b8ad48231b1cdc4681f9ce9ca3457e23d7eb73b876b55f433

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

    18KB

    MD5

    b96d29fcc9dd92cd1e1b017c2b3a0065

    SHA1

    ca8075127eeef23f8b3c3a67f9a9a18021eb6dd3

    SHA256

    3e4db1bb7baaa74f47a7504f20cebf278e000eb150fbac3f3f521951eeb03bfd

    SHA512

    ef762712adbf6c2242f47eb258f11f18ccc5e19cc1eb83cc6405664204affce345a720951c03e79dbcd6ac09e5304227479ffdb6338c52736e93d26255779a95

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_4av34cqt.53s.ps1
    Filesize

    60B

    MD5

    d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

    SHA1

    6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

    SHA256

    96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

    SHA512

    5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp83DC.tmp
    Filesize

    82KB

    MD5

    c38b245b97fea00a08141af793a76f87

    SHA1

    c9c5c786f8e8d3c5670ef64f4f3ae35c556bb640

    SHA256

    b6647006cf5e920db52c66a2028f2492df03c4deceda32fb021ebe4126bfe261

    SHA512

    6d4a19aff6c2999f2369ae8831a8208aeefcb6fe7620a86bd8343690a155c055d0327ec4b42af3929fd6997ad5ce28d0e7f9a980567b244f3e373409cf2e5d38

  • memory/736-66-0x0000000005D60000-0x00000000060B4000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    3.3MB

  • memory/736-68-0x000000006FB40000-0x000000006FB8C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    304KB

  • memory/1836-130-0x0000000074B60000-0x0000000075310000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/1836-6-0x0000000074B6E000-0x0000000074B6F000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1836-8-0x0000000005170000-0x00000000051D6000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    408KB

  • memory/1836-132-0x0000000005B70000-0x0000000005BAA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    232KB

  • memory/1836-7-0x00000000050D0000-0x000000000516C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    624KB

  • memory/1836-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000412000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/1836-129-0x0000000074B6E000-0x0000000074B6F000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1836-128-0x0000000006520000-0x000000000652A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/1836-127-0x0000000006540000-0x00000000065D2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    584KB

  • memory/1836-9-0x0000000074B60000-0x0000000075310000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/1836-126-0x00000000068A0000-0x0000000006E44000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.6MB

  • memory/1836-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000412000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/1836-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000412000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/1836-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000412000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/1836-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000412000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/3292-5-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000006D2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    136KB

  • memory/3824-111-0x000000006FB40000-0x000000006FB8C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    304KB

  • memory/4932-13-0x0000000074B60000-0x0000000075310000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/4932-42-0x0000000074B60000-0x0000000075310000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/4932-44-0x0000000007440000-0x0000000007ABA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.5MB

  • memory/4932-45-0x0000000006E00000-0x0000000006E1A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/4932-46-0x0000000006E70000-0x0000000006E7A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/4932-47-0x0000000007080000-0x0000000007116000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    600KB

  • memory/4932-48-0x0000000007000000-0x0000000007011000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    68KB

  • memory/4932-49-0x0000000007030000-0x000000000703E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/4932-50-0x0000000007040000-0x0000000007054000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB

  • memory/4932-51-0x0000000007140000-0x000000000715A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/4932-52-0x0000000007120000-0x0000000007128000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/4932-55-0x0000000074B60000-0x0000000075310000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/4932-29-0x00000000060B0000-0x00000000060E2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    200KB

  • memory/4932-43-0x0000000006CB0000-0x0000000006D53000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    652KB

  • memory/4932-41-0x0000000006090000-0x00000000060AE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/4932-31-0x0000000074B60000-0x0000000075310000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/4932-10-0x0000000002210000-0x0000000002246000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    216KB

  • memory/4932-30-0x000000006FB40000-0x000000006FB8C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    304KB

  • memory/4932-11-0x0000000074B60000-0x0000000075310000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/4932-28-0x0000000005B70000-0x0000000005BBC000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    304KB

  • memory/4932-27-0x0000000005AE0000-0x0000000005AFE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/4932-22-0x00000000054E0000-0x0000000005834000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    3.3MB

  • memory/4932-16-0x0000000074B60000-0x0000000075310000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/4932-15-0x0000000004CB0000-0x0000000004D16000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    408KB

  • memory/4932-14-0x0000000004C00000-0x0000000004C22000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    136KB

  • memory/4932-12-0x0000000004D80000-0x00000000053A8000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.2MB

  • memory/5092-90-0x000000006FB40000-0x000000006FB8C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    304KB

  • memory/5092-79-0x00000000054F0000-0x0000000005844000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    3.3MB