| File name: | com surrogate.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/0f55d8a6-b707-4d18-9b4e-19e0cfc9c847 |
| 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: | December 16, 2024, 07:49:50 |
| 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: | 8843D79E5ECE984EF952051CB5B4F601 |
| SHA1: | 72BB266A7AAE0320F05276A0ED42753C2DC07F2B |
| SHA256: | 80D44BB082A49DD49BF5926EA31CA0C225725DAA4BA0614AE3EF1E121FDEF89C |
| SSDEEP: | 1536:Sd4eJ+hUqY0RHg7FyhSNVQPMbRu7IKhl6F4IpO5ABLqaKF:SdchUqY0lSNVnbRu7PhW4IpO5ABA |
MALICIOUS
Uses Task Scheduler to run other applications
- com surrogate.exe (PID: 5464)
XWORM has been detected (YARA)
- com surrogate.exe (PID: 5464)
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- com surrogate.exe (PID: 5464)
SUSPICIOUS
Process drops legitimate windows executable
- com surrogate.exe (PID: 5464)
Starts a Microsoft application from unusual location
- com surrogate.exe (PID: 5464)
Checks for external IP
- svchost.exe (PID: 2192)
- com surrogate.exe (PID: 5464)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- com surrogate.exe (PID: 5464)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- com surrogate.exe (PID: 5464)
Reads the date of Windows installation
- com surrogate.exe (PID: 5464)
The process executes via Task Scheduler
- svchostt.exe (PID: 1448)
Connects to unusual port
- com surrogate.exe (PID: 5464)
INFO
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- com surrogate.exe (PID: 5464)
- svchostt.exe (PID: 1448)
Reads the computer name
- com surrogate.exe (PID: 5464)
- svchostt.exe (PID: 1448)
Reads Environment values
- com surrogate.exe (PID: 5464)
Checks supported languages
- com surrogate.exe (PID: 5464)
- svchostt.exe (PID: 1448)
Checks proxy server information
- com surrogate.exe (PID: 5464)
Disables trace logs
- com surrogate.exe (PID: 5464)
Process checks computer location settings
- com surrogate.exe (PID: 5464)
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XWorm
(PID) Process(5464) com surrogate.exe
C2127.0.0.1,147.185.221.22:48990
Keys
AES<123456789>
Options
Splitter<Xwormmm>
Sleep time3
USB drop nameXWorm V5.2
MutexFmQtb653HyFy3zc0
TRiD
| .exe | | | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (56.7) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (21.3) |
| .scr | | | Windows screen saver (10.1) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.4) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2024:10:10 21:42:11+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 11 |
| CodeSize: | 57856 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 2560 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x101ae |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 10.0.19041.3636 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 10.0.19041.3636 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Microsoft Corporation |
| FileDescription: | Event Collector Command Line Utility |
| FileVersion: | 10.0.19041.3636 |
| InternalName: | XClient.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. |
| OriginalFileName: | XClient.exe |
| ProductName: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| ProductVersion: | 10.0.19041.3636 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 10.0.19041.3636 |
Total processes
130
Monitored processes
5
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
1
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1448 | "C:\Users\admin\svchostt.exe" | C:\Users\admin\svchostt.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Event Collector Command Line Utility Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 Modules
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| 2192 | 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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| 5464 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\com surrogate.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\com surrogate.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Event Collector Command Line Utility Version: 10.0.19041.3636 Modules
XWorm(PID) Process(5464) com surrogate.exe C2127.0.0.1,147.185.221.22:48990 Keys AES<123456789> Options Splitter<Xwormmm> Sleep time3 USB drop nameXWorm V5.2 MutexFmQtb653HyFy3zc0 | |||||||||||||||
| 6932 | "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "svchostt" /tr "C:\Users\admin\svchostt.exe" | C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe | — | com surrogate.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Task Scheduler Configuration Tool Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6940 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | schtasks.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
1 762
Read events
1 747
Write events
15
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (5464) com surrogate.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | svchostt |
Value: C:\Users\admin\svchostt.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5464) com surrogate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\com surrogate_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5464) com surrogate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\com surrogate_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5464) com surrogate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\com surrogate_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5464) com surrogate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\com surrogate_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5464) com surrogate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\com surrogate_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5464) com surrogate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\com surrogate_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5464) com surrogate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\com surrogate_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5464) com surrogate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\com surrogate_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5464) com surrogate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\com surrogate_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
1
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5464 | com surrogate.exe | C:\Users\admin\svchostt.exe | executable | |
MD5:8843D79E5ECE984EF952051CB5B4F601 | SHA256:80D44BB082A49DD49BF5926EA31CA0C225725DAA4BA0614AE3EF1E121FDEF89C | |||
| 5464 | com surrogate.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\svchostt.lnk | lnk | |
MD5:CD0AB5786000FD775EA8D8DBC4B016CE | SHA256:F43E40301CDAC90C7081F392CFF342CB1654F20F4BE5683D9FFB2AB7D50BF20A | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
11
TCP/UDP connections
37
DNS requests
18
Threats
4
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
440 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.43:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 88.221.169.152:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
440 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 88.221.169.152:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.43:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6248 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5464 | com surrogate.exe | GET | 200 | 208.95.112.1:80 | http://ip-api.com/line/?fields=hosting | unknown | — | — | shared |
7164 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6248 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1176 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
440 | svchost.exe | 2.16.164.43:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.16.164.43:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
440 | svchost.exe | 88.221.169.152:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 88.221.169.152:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
5064 | SearchApp.exe | 2.23.209.193:443 | www.bing.com | Akamai International B.V. | GB | whitelisted |
— | — | 192.229.221.95:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | EDGECAST | US | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1176 | svchost.exe | 40.126.32.136:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
go.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
ip-api.com |
| shared |
arc.msn.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2192 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | INFO [ANY.RUN] External IP Check (ip-api .com) |
5464 | com surrogate.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | POLICY [ANY.RUN] External Hosting Lookup by ip-api |
5464 | com surrogate.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET POLICY External IP Lookup ip-api.com |
2192 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ip-api .com) |