Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20251231-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20251231-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    15/01/2026, 03:44

General

  • Target
    product_specification.jse
  • Size 172KB
  • Sample260115-eammtsh16d
  • SHA256 7e942619c76b280d6db38782d5180dbbfabea418c2aa85b2d497738c8d618420
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • xworm

Version
  • 5.0

C2
  • 185.208.156.243:7099

Mutex
  • G08T4qvnb13kYZnR

Attributes
  • install_file

    USB.exe

aes.plain

Signatures

  • Detect Xworm Payload 1 IoCs
  • Xworm

    Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

  • Xworm family
  • Badlisted process makes network request 1 IoCs

    Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript 1 TTPs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 33 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
  • 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.

Processes

  • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\product_specification.jse"
    1⤵
    • Badlisted process makes network request
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4584
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -nop -ep bypass -file "C:\Temp\FADKNGAXBY.ps1"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4864
      • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Aspnet_compiler.exe
        "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Aspnet_compiler.exe"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:4576

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        FADKNGAXBY.ps1

        • Path C:\Temp\FADKNGAXBY.ps1
        • Size 225KB
        • SHA256 aef327fcbd792f763f374dea26310f6349b71d772907f4166325682266d07127
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_zq0ka1qv.saw.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_zq0ka1qv.saw.ps1
        • Size 60B
        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/4576-15-0x00000000056B0000-0x000000000574C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4576-22-0x0000000006AE0000-0x0000000006B46000-memory.dmp

        memory/4576-18-0x0000000005FC0000-0x0000000005FCA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4576-17-0x0000000006010000-0x00000000060A2000-memory.dmp

        memory/4576-16-0x00000000061E0000-0x0000000006786000-memory.dmp

        memory/4576-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000410000-memory.dmp

        memory/4864-11-0x00000196B28B0000-0x00000196B28C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4864-13-0x00000196B28A0000-0x00000196B28B0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4864-3-0x00000196B28B0000-0x00000196B28C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4864-10-0x00000196B2930000-0x00000196B2952000-memory.dmp

        memory/4864-19-0x00000196B28B0000-0x00000196B28C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4864-20-0x00000196B28B0000-0x00000196B28C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4864-21-0x00000196B28B0000-0x00000196B28C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4864-2-0x00000196B28B0000-0x00000196B28C0000-memory.dmp