| File name: | kolo.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/079ef4ae-696c-4a46-96c2-785abb8eed13 |
| 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: | January 21, 2025, 18:10:47 |
| 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: | FAEA49DFE62BF95884101492DD55B84B |
| SHA1: | 124366B77164067458075A639C29564417AD2DAF |
| SHA256: | B1C6C20BFEAE788FC314D6A7775962632160A0E64B6F4BDE0CA51D63A110EB78 |
| SSDEEP: | 1536:OYmpWQ95D9hRmJb9ZdBMF5Bw8kbhzeJAC+OO+cy:OYMWQ8PnzbNMAC1O+D |
MALICIOUS
XWORM has been detected (YARA)
- kolo.exe (PID: 6460)
XWORM has been detected (SURICATA)
- kolo.exe (PID: 6460)
SUSPICIOUS
Checks for external IP
- kolo.exe (PID: 6460)
- svchost.exe (PID: 2192)
Contacting a server suspected of hosting an CnC
- kolo.exe (PID: 6460)
Connects to unusual port
- kolo.exe (PID: 6460)
INFO
Reads Environment values
- kolo.exe (PID: 6460)
Disables trace logs
- kolo.exe (PID: 6460)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- kolo.exe (PID: 6460)
Reads the computer name
- kolo.exe (PID: 6460)
Checks proxy server information
- kolo.exe (PID: 6460)
Checks supported languages
- kolo.exe (PID: 6460)
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XWorm
(PID) Process(6460) kolo.exe
C2147.185.221.25:2131
Keys
AES<123456789>
Options
Splitter<Xwormmm>
Sleep time3
USB drop nameXWorm V5.6
MutexvHpeI1jGIWTyzMxP
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: | 2025:01:21 18:01:30+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 11 |
| CodeSize: | 70144 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 2048 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x1315e |
| 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: | kolo.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | |
| OriginalFileName: | kolo.exe |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
Total processes
118
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| |||||||||||||||
| 6460 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\kolo.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\kolo.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
XWorm(PID) Process(6460) kolo.exe C2147.185.221.25:2131 Keys AES<123456789> Options Splitter<Xwormmm> Sleep time3 USB drop nameXWorm V5.6 MutexvHpeI1jGIWTyzMxP | |||||||||||||||
Total events
2 405
Read events
2 391
Write events
14
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (6460) kolo.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\kolo_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6460) kolo.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\kolo_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6460) kolo.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\kolo_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6460) kolo.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\kolo_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6460) kolo.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\kolo_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6460) kolo.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\kolo_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6460) kolo.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\kolo_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6460) kolo.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\kolo_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6460) kolo.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\kolo_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6460) kolo.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\kolo_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
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HTTP(S) requests
3
TCP/UDP connections
35
DNS requests
7
Threats
22
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6460 | kolo.exe | GET | 200 | 208.95.112.1:80 | http://ip-api.com/line/?fields=hosting | unknown | — | — | shared |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.112:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 104.126.37.130:443 | — | Akamai International B.V. | DE | unknown |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.124.78.146:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.16.164.112:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
6460 | kolo.exe | 208.95.112.1:80 | ip-api.com | TUT-AS | US | shared |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
3976 | svchost.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
ip-api.com |
| shared |
self.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
— | — | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | INFO [ANY.RUN] External IP Check (ip-api .com) |
— | — | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ip-api .com) |
— | — | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup ip-api.com |
— | — | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | POLICY [ANY.RUN] External Hosting Lookup by ip-api |
— | — | Malware Command and Control Activity Detected | REMOTE [ANY.RUN] Xworm TCP Packet |
— | — | Malware Command and Control Activity Detected | REMOTE [ANY.RUN] Xworm TCP Packet |
— | — | Malware Command and Control Activity Detected | REMOTE [ANY.RUN] Xworm TCP Packet |
— | — | Malware Command and Control Activity Detected | REMOTE [ANY.RUN] Xworm TCP Packet |
— | — | Malware Command and Control Activity Detected | REMOTE [ANY.RUN] Xworm TCP Packet |
— | — | Malware Command and Control Activity Detected | REMOTE [ANY.RUN] Xworm TCP Packet |