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File name:

Cheat.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/aa6a4101-ee71-48f7-822f-aa1aa46df50a
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.

Analysis date: August 02, 2024, 18:19:12
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:
evasion
xworm
remote
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows
MD5:

76D557E98434800B985509F95D21D213

SHA1:

B35C229FBE34591A564D87A95E1C2F129D7B4088

SHA256:

32230A7DF9D146924C961A25479CF3D103B59CCC82D488F9B180E0F09FAA2D07

SSDEEP:

3072:0hzM91FexCqEX9bOgSUOhkL/cALqDl87L:b7bykD9q5+

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Drops the executable file immediately after the start

      • Cheat.exe (PID: 6420)
    • XWORM has been detected (YARA)

      • Cheat.exe (PID: 6420)
    • Create files in the Startup directory

      • Cheat.exe (PID: 6420)
    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • Cheat.exe (PID: 6420)
    • Connects to the CnC server

      • Cheat.exe (PID: 6420)
    • XWORM has been detected (SURICATA)

      • Cheat.exe (PID: 6420)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • Cheat.exe (PID: 6420)
    • Checks for external IP

      • svchost.exe (PID: 2256)
      • Cheat.exe (PID: 6420)
    • Connects to unusual port

      • Cheat.exe (PID: 6420)
    • Contacting a server suspected of hosting an CnC

      • Cheat.exe (PID: 6420)
  • INFO

    • Disables trace logs

      • Cheat.exe (PID: 6420)
    • Checks supported languages

      • Cheat.exe (PID: 6420)
    • Checks proxy server information

      • Cheat.exe (PID: 6420)
    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • Cheat.exe (PID: 6420)
    • Reads the computer name

      • Cheat.exe (PID: 6420)
    • Reads Environment values

      • Cheat.exe (PID: 6420)
    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • Cheat.exe (PID: 6420)
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XWorm

(PID) Process(6420) Cheat.exe
C2127.0.0.1,5.tcp.eu.ngrok.io:14659
Keys
AES<123456789>
Options
Splitter<Xwormmm>
Sleep time3
USB drop nameXWorm V5.6
Mutex8HG0Zxr9moduUTLW
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (63.1)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (23.8)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5.6)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.8)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (1.7)

EXIF

EXE

AssemblyVersion: 1.0.0.0
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
OriginalFileName: Cheat.exe
LegalCopyright:
InternalName: Cheat.exe
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
FileDescription:
CharacterSet: Unicode
LanguageCode: Neutral
FileSubtype: -
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileOS: Win32
FileFlags: (none)
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
ProductVersionNumber: 1.0.0.0
FileVersionNumber: 1.0.0.0
Subsystem: Windows GUI
SubsystemVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
OSVersion: 4
EntryPoint: 0x14cfe
UninitializedDataSize: -
InitializedDataSize: 101888
CodeSize: 77312
LinkerVersion: 11
PEType: PE32
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit
TimeStamp: 2024:08:02 16:51:23+00:00
MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
119
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #XWORM cheat.exe svchost.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
6420"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Cheat.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Cheat.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\cheat.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
XWorm
(PID) Process(6420) Cheat.exe
C2127.0.0.1,5.tcp.eu.ngrok.io:14659
Keys
AES<123456789>
Options
Splitter<Xwormmm>
Sleep time3
USB drop nameXWorm V5.6
Mutex8HG0Zxr9moduUTLW
2256C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s DnscacheC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
services.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Host Process for Windows Services
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
Total events
4 987
Read events
4 972
Write events
15
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(6420) Cheat.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Cheat_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(6420) Cheat.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Cheat_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableAutoFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(6420) Cheat.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Cheat_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(6420) Cheat.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Cheat_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileTracingMask
Value:
(PID) Process:(6420) Cheat.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Cheat_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:ConsoleTracingMask
Value:
(PID) Process:(6420) Cheat.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Cheat_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:MaxFileSize
Value:
1048576
(PID) Process:(6420) Cheat.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Cheat_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileDirectory
Value:
%windir%\tracing
(PID) Process:(6420) Cheat.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Cheat_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(6420) Cheat.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Cheat_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableAutoFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(6420) Cheat.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Cheat_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
1
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
6420Cheat.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\ANCheat.exeexecutable
MD5:76D557E98434800B985509F95D21D213
SHA256:32230A7DF9D146924C961A25479CF3D103B59CCC82D488F9B180E0F09FAA2D07
6420Cheat.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\ANCheat.lnklnk
MD5:045BCD1D048DFAD4ACC475D7620FBA01
SHA256:58742F09C584A200FAB7E60B40D7362F3CEB3D1282FFB952598ED8E7D40972B2
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HTTP(S) requests
2
TCP/UDP connections
22
DNS requests
8
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
6420
Cheat.exe
GET
200
208.95.112.1:80
http://ip-api.com/line/?fields=hosting
unknown
unknown
POST
204
2.16.110.121:443
https://www.bing.com/threshold/xls.aspx
unknown
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
1984
svchost.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
2472
RUXIMICS.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
2120
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
3888
svchost.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
2120
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
1984
svchost.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
6420
Cheat.exe
208.95.112.1:80
ip-api.com
TUT-AS
US
unknown
4324
svchost.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.104.136.2
  • 51.124.78.146
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.185.142
whitelisted
ip-api.com
  • 208.95.112.1
shared
www.bing.com
  • 2.16.110.121
  • 2.16.110.171
  • 2.16.110.123
whitelisted
5.tcp.eu.ngrok.io
  • 3.67.161.133
malicious

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2256
svchost.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
INFO [ANY.RUN] External IP Check (ip-api .com)
2256
svchost.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ip-api .com)
6420
Cheat.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
ET POLICY External IP Lookup ip-api.com
6420
Cheat.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
POLICY [ANY.RUN] External Hosting Lookup by ip-api
2256
svchost.exe
Misc activity
ET INFO DNS Query to a *.ngrok domain (ngrok.io)
6420
Cheat.exe
Malware Command and Control Activity Detected
REMOTE [ANY.RUN] Xworm TCP Packet
2256
svchost.exe
Misc activity
ET INFO DNS Query to a *.ngrok domain (ngrok.io)
6420
Cheat.exe
Malware Command and Control Activity Detected
REMOTE [ANY.RUN] Xworm TCP Packet
6420
Cheat.exe
Malware Command and Control Activity Detected
REMOTE [ANY.RUN] Xworm TCP Packet
6420
Cheat.exe
Malware Command and Control Activity Detected
REMOTE [ANY.RUN] Xworm TCP Packet
4 ETPRO signatures available at the full report
No debug info