Analysis

  • max time kernel
    15s
  • max time network
    3s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    01-07-2024 09:09

General

  • Target

    sv.exe

  • Size

    63KB

  • MD5

    c095a62b525e62244cad230e696028cf

  • SHA1

    67232c186d3efe248b540f1f2fe3382770b5074a

  • SHA256

    a5728f8fd33c77818782d3eef567b77d1586b1927696affced63d494691edbe6

  • SHA512

    5ba859d89a9277d9b6243f461991cc6472d001cdea52d9fcfba3cbead88fbc69d9dfce076b1fdeaf0d1cd21fe4cace54f1cefe1c352d70cc8fa2898fe1b61fb0

  • SSDEEP

    1536:unjFXblMp3wgDkbivVSm16KTOKjLIJXc:unrAwgDkbicmbOKj0JM

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

C2

amount-acceptance.gl.at.ply.gg:7420

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %ProgramData%

  • install_file

    svhost.exe

Signatures

  • Detect Xworm Payload 1 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.

  • Drops startup file 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • 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 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 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\sv.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sv.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops startup file
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1708
    • 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\sv.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2180
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'sv.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2700
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData\svhost.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2604
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'svhost.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2488
    • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "svhost" /tr "C:\ProgramData\svhost.exe"
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2956

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

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1
T1082

Query Registry

1
T1012

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms
    Filesize

    7KB

    MD5

    3782e8cab8af02b11bb279c831c07dc0

    SHA1

    ca92286a3d9a9a4187f02a2d39efd2d4b65e9a05

    SHA256

    5ba89b7283b6f9e0b6dc150d6cef3288cd5f800fe2c858de61b2dd0a23e3682e

    SHA512

    c6ccecb2f7ab5e83611df7daffb7f76ab2ae05ac0c4ae7916cb53ecf0fdaa8a0989c4ecef1cb4a76bd67e18853627271f905bf67d80151d2e5af7c29f6908411

  • \??\PIPE\srvsvc
    MD5

    d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e

    SHA1

    da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709

    SHA256

    e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855

    SHA512

    cf83e1357eefb8bdf1542850d66d8007d620e4050b5715dc83f4a921d36ce9ce47d0d13c5d85f2b0ff8318d2877eec2f63b931bd47417a81a538327af927da3e

  • memory/1708-0-0x000007FEF5A73000-0x000007FEF5A74000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1708-1-0x0000000000FD0000-0x0000000000FE6000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    88KB

  • memory/1708-31-0x000000001B230000-0x000000001B2B0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    512KB

  • memory/2180-6-0x0000000002880000-0x0000000002900000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    512KB

  • memory/2180-7-0x000000001B710000-0x000000001B9F2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    2.9MB

  • memory/2180-8-0x00000000027F0000-0x00000000027F8000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/2700-14-0x000000001B700000-0x000000001B9E2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    2.9MB

  • memory/2700-15-0x0000000001F30000-0x0000000001F38000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    32KB