Analysis
- user interaction
yes - max time kernel
149s - max time network
150s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260130-en - resource tags
- submitted
25/02/2026, 08:29
General
- Target 1223 (2).rar
- Size 51KB
- Sample260225-kd4cmsgz5d
- SHA256 4262a28826c31c7bc925e3b63350345280a328b9eba673c29eca6f2fd8609d86
Malware Config
Extracted
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xworm
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xoeyxsife-53554.portmap.host:53554:53554
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zGDydz1EOOWWoBAc
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Install_directory
%AppData%
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install_file
hostsh.exe
Signatures
- Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs
- Xworm
Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.
- Xworm family
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- Drops startup file 2 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 13 IoCs
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 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
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C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1223 (2).rar"1⤵
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
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C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\1223.exe"C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\1223.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops startup file
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\1223.exe'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess '1223.exe'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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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\hostsh.exe'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'hostsh.exe'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "hostsh" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\hostsh.exe"2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\1223.exe"C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\1223.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\hostsh.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\hostsh.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\hostsh.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\hostsh.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\hostsh.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\hostsh.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1PowerShell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
hostsh.exe.log
powershell.exe.log
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
__PSScriptPolicyTest_jfeokmen.2le.ps1
1223.exe
memory/748-32-0x000001B621CE0000-0x000001B621CEC000-memory.dmp
memory/1940-42-0x0000026BE66D0000-0x0000026BE66DC000-memory.dmp
memory/2212-52-0x0000026A3F550000-0x0000026A3F55C000-memory.dmp
memory/2300-9-0x0000024CFBC00000-0x0000024CFBC9B000-memory.dmp
memory/2300-0-0x0000024CFBC00000-0x0000024CFBC9B000-memory.dmp
memory/2464-69-0x0000000002700000-0x000000000270C000-memory.dmp
memory/2488-7-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000598000-memory.dmp
memory/2488-8-0x000000001B030000-0x000000001B040000-memory.dmp
memory/2488-64-0x0000000002810000-0x000000000281C000-memory.dmp
memory/2488-65-0x000000001BF70000-0x000000001C085000-memory.dmp
memory/2488-66-0x000000001B030000-0x000000001B040000-memory.dmp
memory/3952-84-0x0000000000D80000-0x0000000000D8C000-memory.dmp
memory/4048-63-0x0000000000CB0000-0x0000000000CBC000-memory.dmp
memory/4540-61-0x0000000001190000-0x000000000119C000-memory.dmp
memory/4880-11-0x00000257F9B80000-0x00000257F9BA2000-memory.dmp
memory/4880-20-0x00000257F7AF0000-0x00000257F7B8B000-memory.dmp
memory/4880-21-0x00000257F9400000-0x00000257F940C000-memory.dmp