XEReverseShell
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Vulnerabilities exploited
1 CVE Mallory has correlated with this family across public research and vendor advisories. Each row links to the full Mallory page for that vulnerability.
Filename XEReverseShell.exe Description DLL files (masqueraded as PNG files) located in the C:\Windows\Temp\ directory contain a base64 encoded file with the internal name XEReverseShell.exe ... When executed, the reverse shell utility attempts to connect to xework[.]com or xegroups[.]com to obtain the IP address of the C2 server and port number for unencrypted communication.
Groups observed using it
1 distinct threat actor attributed by public researchers. Open in Mallory to see the full evidence chain and overlapping campaigns.
Filename XEReverseShell.exe Description DLL files (masqueraded as PNG files) located in the C:\Windows\Temp\ directory contain a base64 encoded file with the internal name XEReverseShell.exe ... When executed, the reverse shell utility attempts to connect to xework[.]com or xegroups[.]com to obtain the IP address of the C2 server and port number for unencrypted communication.
Recent activity
1 sources tracked across advisories and community write-ups. News coverage will land here when it surfaces.
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