xworm | a6b304da706f65520019273d5f35dc9ede582febfe9e9a1d87c482eb46433256

Analysis

max time kernel
140s
max time network
149s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250314-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250314-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
09/04/2025, 08:25

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General

Target

0e5e9991361cc4228bbb1f7c531379f52c2dd8e353af3f27b0d87a2c0d75b4e7.exe
Size

32KB
MD5

325adebdd9f8c27cbdb7a0f8674469f4
SHA1

aec054d040cf107f43b480e00c0a86ae4c7b5b76
SHA256

0e5e9991361cc4228bbb1f7c531379f52c2dd8e353af3f27b0d87a2c0d75b4e7
SHA512

137d81da8400a5c79d4eab0cef9e77d2403f71c4d89cbbc1cf7c880c1ca477abfc74380ecdbcd7620aa10137f201e406cd4c09ab4e5e671f999790c87b87a5d1
SSDEEP

768:JpOkcFeazzw/6QIu4RJg4/F7e1gXkMGsosihCxLiNADHAgN/9VOhl:DOdFBA/6Q4RJg4/F7e1rMTXDLi6LN9VU

Score

10^/10

xworm execution persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

Version

5.0

g574h9hd9.loseyourip.com:1605

Mutex

IaHsONiXUch62bUa

Attributes

Install_directory
%AppData%
install_file
MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe

aes.plain

Signatures

Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral4/files/0x000e00000002402f-24.dat	family_xworm
behavioral4/memory/3628-33-0x0000000000100000-0x0000000000112000-memory.dmp	family_xworm

Xworm
Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.
trojan rat xworm
Xworm family
xworm

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
4164	powershell.exe
3824	powershell.exe
4648	powershell.exe
2516	powershell.exe
3720	powershell.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3342763580-2723508992-2885672917-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0e5e9991361cc4228bbb1f7c531379f52c2dd8e353af3f27b0d87a2c0d75b4e7.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3342763580-2723508992-2885672917-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe

Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs

pid	Process
3628	MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe
5828	MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe
1736	MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe
4800	MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe
5108	MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3342763580-2723508992-2885672917-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe"	MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
2240	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs

pid	Process
4648	powershell.exe
4648	powershell.exe
2516	powershell.exe
2516	powershell.exe
3720	powershell.exe
3720	powershell.exe
4164	powershell.exe
4164	powershell.exe
3824	powershell.exe
3824	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 11 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4648	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3628	MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3720	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4164	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3824	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3628	MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5828	MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1736	MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4800	MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5108	MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1160 wrote to memory of 4648	1160	0e5e9991361cc4228bbb1f7c531379f52c2dd8e353af3f27b0d87a2c0d75b4e7.exe	91
PID 1160 wrote to memory of 4648	1160	0e5e9991361cc4228bbb1f7c531379f52c2dd8e353af3f27b0d87a2c0d75b4e7.exe	91
PID 1160 wrote to memory of 3628	1160	0e5e9991361cc4228bbb1f7c531379f52c2dd8e353af3f27b0d87a2c0d75b4e7.exe	94
PID 1160 wrote to memory of 3628	1160	0e5e9991361cc4228bbb1f7c531379f52c2dd8e353af3f27b0d87a2c0d75b4e7.exe	94
PID 3628 wrote to memory of 2516	3628	MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe	97
PID 3628 wrote to memory of 2516	3628	MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe	97
PID 3628 wrote to memory of 3720	3628	MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe	99
PID 3628 wrote to memory of 3720	3628	MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe	99
PID 3628 wrote to memory of 4164	3628	MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe	101
PID 3628 wrote to memory of 4164	3628	MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe	101
PID 3628 wrote to memory of 3824	3628	MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe	103
PID 3628 wrote to memory of 3824	3628	MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe	103
PID 3628 wrote to memory of 2240	3628	MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe	105
PID 3628 wrote to memory of 2240	3628	MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe	105
PID 1232 wrote to memory of 5828	1232	cmd.exe	109
PID 1232 wrote to memory of 5828	1232	cmd.exe	109

Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
persistence

Query Registry
T1012

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0e5e9991361cc4228bbb1f7c531379f52c2dd8e353af3f27b0d87a2c0d75b4e7.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0e5e9991361cc4228bbb1f7c531379f52c2dd8e353af3f27b0d87a2c0d75b4e7.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1160
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:4648
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3628
- - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe'
    3⤵
    - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2516
- - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe'
    3⤵
    - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3720
- - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe'
    3⤵
    - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4164
- - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe'
    3⤵
    - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3824
- - C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe"
    3⤵
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2240

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1232
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:5828

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1736

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4800

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:5108

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe.log

Filesize
654B

MD5
2ff39f6c7249774be85fd60a8f9a245e

SHA1
684ff36b31aedc1e587c8496c02722c6698c1c4e

SHA256
e1b91642d85d98124a6a31f710e137ab7fd90dec30e74a05ab7fcf3b7887dced

SHA512
1d7e8b92ef4afd463d62cfa7e8b9d1799db5bf2a263d3cd7840df2e0a1323d24eb595b5f8eb615c6cb15f9e3a7b4fc99f8dd6a3d34479222e966ec708998aed1

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log

Filesize
2KB

MD5
d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730

SHA1
31aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a

SHA256
84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f

SHA512
8c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Filesize
944B

MD5
454c5c4b128d34aee2eb765f2a9c0aa9

SHA1
4b6e92db79d964f604fd6b261b3b19ede2aea8a5

SHA256
e1e65d1697b9ac59805f677cbc8eec623a899b75b1389354f0948ad3c1513772

SHA512
17b4e146ef4f8862d06ac975204cca9ef9b077420256df92d94409715b18efb4dc63879154c1c234317a169ac63024ed43b5cb52473882dc46c588af089f25d6

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Filesize
944B

MD5
04f1d68afbed6b13399edfae1e9b1472

SHA1
8bfdcb687a995e4a63a8c32df2c66dc89f91a8b0

SHA256
f358f33a42122e97c489fad7bbc8beab2eb42d42e4ec7fce0dd61fe6d8c0b8de

SHA512
30c5e72a8134992094d937d2588f7a503b1d6407d11afe0265b7c8b0ce14071925e5caed13fc4f9c28705df4c7aed3601f81b007048b148af274d7784aa5fb75

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Filesize
944B

MD5
595d1023e177bbb43e5f2fed2f2751d3

SHA1
1379fcc841f26988764feb35f08bc5f77ccb4843

SHA256
e57a001a9f00051d7514df9ea1ca8724581004b14fcffc351a17bd7650718117

SHA512
4874f881888e0f7053321037c69ef712a76dc62a8c01f6ba114401c289236eefbba8e01a019bcfcec93fda44096acac4e10f845ddfbc2ada90bea1556e7154ea

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Filesize
944B

MD5
62d94562013cad250e309b4091503254

SHA1
f658f6e53e980694f5ff5bae10455c21ee059a2e

SHA256
1ff2d02730e490230262e82169d667b1db011b405f53b3bb4345ed1ee3efc1d5

SHA512
282e6777407b759ba15e7410cefc8652ae362a5e9ae13dfb355a3044154ca018a8de2b98df0e83012ae98279480ee3b517c62d33c8122f078ea5f3732aaa2a97

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe

Filesize
46KB

MD5
2503793e2d46fa767edc9876cc37dc40

SHA1
fd0cebfa85c216438eab222bc8ce5d45274d176a

SHA256
c20f68bf306f02f68adc562a6b33cd2b9903ac9384bdb56a666c089b436239c8

SHA512
23879c2b7340310c4ae9a5e234160c3d3951f087a678fbb794a3d560978fa7d8d4a78057a2830c2e49182d191072bb41ef94a87d0b1b1677d54340d40af9ebeb

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_gjd2ndmd.krs.ps1

Filesize
60B

MD5
d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

SHA1
6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

SHA256
96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

SHA512
5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

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memory/1160-0-0x00007FFFF5C73000-0x00007FFFF5C75000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/1160-21-0x00007FFFF5C70000-0x00007FFFF6731000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/1160-1-0x0000000000FF0000-0x0000000000FFE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/1160-34-0x00007FFFF5C70000-0x00007FFFF6731000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/3628-33-0x0000000000100000-0x0000000000112000-memory.dmp

Filesize
72KB

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memory/4648-12-0x00007FFFF5C70000-0x00007FFFF6731000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4648-18-0x00007FFFF5C70000-0x00007FFFF6731000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4648-17-0x00007FFFF5C70000-0x00007FFFF6731000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4648-14-0x00007FFFF5C70000-0x00007FFFF6731000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4648-13-0x00007FFFF5C70000-0x00007FFFF6731000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4648-2-0x0000024B0CB40000-0x0000024B0CB62000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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