Analysis
- user interaction
yes - max time kernel
150s - max time network
138s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260130-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.
- 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 9 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⤵
- 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\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
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
1223.exe.log
powershell.exe.log
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
__PSScriptPolicyTest_ynl4i3i2.h0q.ps1
1223.exe
memory/908-72-0x00000000015D0000-0x00000000015DC000-memory.dmp
memory/952-118-0x0000000002790000-0x000000000279C000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-11-0x0000000003120000-0x0000000003130000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-107-0x0000000003120000-0x0000000003130000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-104-0x000000001C100000-0x000000001C8AE000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-103-0x00000000015C0000-0x00000000015CC000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-10-0x0000000000D90000-0x0000000000DA8000-memory.dmp
memory/1212-75-0x00000195F8E80000-0x00000195F962E000-memory.dmp
memory/1212-76-0x00000195F87B0000-0x00000195F87C2000-memory.dmp
memory/1212-74-0x00000195F6EF0000-0x00000195F6EFC000-memory.dmp
memory/1848-31-0x00000123C90D0000-0x00000123C90D8000-memory.dmp
memory/1848-27-0x00000123C90B0000-0x00000123C90BA000-memory.dmp
memory/1848-36-0x00000123AE710000-0x00000123AE71C000-memory.dmp
memory/1848-17-0x00000123C8630000-0x00000123C8652000-memory.dmp
memory/1848-37-0x00000123AE770000-0x00000123AE782000-memory.dmp
memory/1848-25-0x00000123C9090000-0x00000123C90AC000-memory.dmp
memory/1848-38-0x00000123C8670000-0x00000123C8E1E000-memory.dmp
memory/1848-33-0x00000123C9110000-0x00000123C911A000-memory.dmp
memory/1848-32-0x00000123C9100000-0x00000123C9106000-memory.dmp
memory/1848-30-0x00000123C9440000-0x00000123C945A000-memory.dmp
memory/1848-29-0x00000123C90C0000-0x00000123C90CA000-memory.dmp
memory/1848-28-0x00000123C90E0000-0x00000123C90FC000-memory.dmp
memory/1848-26-0x00000123C9130000-0x00000123C91E3000-memory.dmp
memory/2424-56-0x000002654F930000-0x00000265500DE000-memory.dmp
memory/2424-55-0x0000026535B20000-0x0000026535B2C000-memory.dmp
memory/2424-57-0x00000265373B0000-0x00000265373C2000-memory.dmp
memory/2752-96-0x0000021ED1200000-0x0000021ED1212000-memory.dmp
memory/2752-95-0x0000021EE9700000-0x0000021EE9EAE000-memory.dmp
memory/2752-94-0x0000021ED1040000-0x0000021ED104C000-memory.dmp
memory/3372-92-0x0000000002EB0000-0x0000000002EBC000-memory.dmp
memory/4012-0-0x000002304F330000-0x000002304FADE000-memory.dmp
memory/4012-7-0x000002304F330000-0x000002304FADE000-memory.dmp
memory/4268-106-0x0000000001410000-0x000000000141C000-memory.dmp