Analysis
- user interaction
yes - max time kernel
149s - max time network
149s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260130-en - resource tags
- submitted
04/03/2026, 07:34
General
- Target example_protected.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- Sample260304-jef33af12x
- SHA256 4fb151010a77003ee52af0b25a3c609717c143294497752a8c59093e53bd68e8
Malware Config
Extracted
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xworm
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3.1
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84.181.175.173:4444
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Install_directory
%AppData%
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install_file
USB.exe
Signatures
- Detect Xworm Payload 7 IoCs
- Xworm
Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.
- Xworm family
- Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
- Manipulates Digital Signatures 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
Attackers can apply techniques such as changing the registry keys of authenticode & Cryptography to make their binary seem validly signed.
- Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- Drops startup file 2 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
- Themida packer 8 IoCs
Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
- Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 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.
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 1 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 3 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- 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: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 25 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 14 IoCs
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 42 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 42 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\example_protected.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\example_protected.exe"1⤵
- Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c certutil -hashfile "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\example_protected.exe" MD5 | find /i /v "md5" | find /i /v "certutil"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\certutil.execertutil -hashfile "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\example_protected.exe" MD53⤵
- Manipulates Digital Signatures
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exefind /i /v "md5"3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exefind /i /v "certutil"3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsManager\winlogonnn.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsManager\winlogonnn.exe"2⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops startup file
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- 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\AppData\Roaming\WindowsManager\winlogonnn.exe'3⤵
- 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 'winlogonnn.exe'3⤵
- 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\winlogonnn.exe'3⤵
- 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 "winlogonnn" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\winlogonnn.exe"3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c cls2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsManager\winlogonnn.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsManager\winlogonnn.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe"C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe" /41⤵
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\winlogonnn.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\winlogonnn.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\winlogonnn.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\winlogonnn.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
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Defense Evasion
Modify Registry
1Subvert Trust Controls
1SIP and Trust Provider Hijacking
1Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
powershell.exe.log
winlogonnn.exe.log
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
__PSScriptPolicyTest_k4sa4ffv.qgu.ps1
winlogonnn.lnk
winlogonnn.exe
memory/552-25-0x0000000002D10000-0x0000000002D18000-memory.dmp
memory/752-6-0x0000000000D80000-0x0000000000DC5000-memory.dmp
memory/752-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008D8000-memory.dmp
memory/752-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008D8000-memory.dmp
memory/752-23-0x0000000000D80000-0x0000000000DC5000-memory.dmp
memory/752-22-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008D8000-memory.dmp
memory/752-7-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008D8000-memory.dmp
memory/752-95-0x0000000000D80000-0x0000000000DC5000-memory.dmp
memory/752-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008D8000-memory.dmp
memory/752-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008D8000-memory.dmp
memory/752-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008D8000-memory.dmp
memory/752-1-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008D8000-memory.dmp
memory/2788-48-0x00000238AA6B0000-0x00000238AA705000-memory.dmp
memory/2788-49-0x00000238AA960000-0x00000238AA968000-memory.dmp
memory/2920-20-0x0000000000B10000-0x0000000000B55000-memory.dmp
memory/3164-60-0x00000188451C0000-0x00000188451C8000-memory.dmp
memory/3164-59-0x00000188450F0000-0x0000018845145000-memory.dmp
memory/3420-102-0x00000000017E0000-0x00000000017E8000-memory.dmp
memory/3472-81-0x0000020A047C0000-0x0000020A047C1000-memory.dmp
memory/3472-79-0x0000020A047C0000-0x0000020A047C1000-memory.dmp
memory/3472-73-0x0000020A047C0000-0x0000020A047C1000-memory.dmp
memory/3472-72-0x0000020A047C0000-0x0000020A047C1000-memory.dmp
memory/3472-71-0x0000020A047C0000-0x0000020A047C1000-memory.dmp
memory/3472-83-0x0000020A047C0000-0x0000020A047C1000-memory.dmp
memory/3472-82-0x0000020A047C0000-0x0000020A047C1000-memory.dmp
memory/3472-90-0x0000020A7CC10000-0x0000020A7CCBC000-memory.dmp
memory/3472-80-0x0000020A047C0000-0x0000020A047C1000-memory.dmp
memory/3472-77-0x0000020A047C0000-0x0000020A047C1000-memory.dmp
memory/3472-78-0x0000020A047C0000-0x0000020A047C1000-memory.dmp
memory/4484-115-0x0000000001150000-0x0000000001158000-memory.dmp
memory/4680-37-0x000001A461DF0000-0x000001A461DF8000-memory.dmp
memory/4680-36-0x000001A461C90000-0x000001A461CE5000-memory.dmp
memory/4680-33-0x000001A47A4A0000-0x000001A47A4C2000-memory.dmp
memory/4720-67-0x00000000007F0000-0x00000000007F8000-memory.dmp
memory/4720-19-0x0000000000040000-0x000000000005A000-memory.dmp
memory/4720-68-0x0000000002130000-0x0000000002138000-memory.dmp