Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
145s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260130-en - resource tags
- submitted
08/03/2026, 13:35
General
- Target Loader_Prem_Slayed-cleaned.exe
- Size 462KB
- Sample260308-qvphpsf13p
- SHA256 175a7e9453deed31e1c98273bfc3c44128ec2a550568f328069658cb4ff7dd04
Malware Config
Extracted
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xworm
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5.0
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uz8vz5cpm6.localto.net:5741
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T0D9a1x7dIxsj79b
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Install_directory
%AppData%
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install_file
dllhosts.exe
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localhost
127.0.0.1
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 4 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 use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 10 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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Loader_Prem_Slayed-cleaned.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Loader_Prem_Slayed-cleaned.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops startup file
- 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\AppData\Local\Temp\Loader_Prem_Slayed-cleaned.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 'Loader_Prem_Slayed-cleaned.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\dllhosts.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 'dllhosts.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 "dllhosts" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\dllhosts.exe"2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\dllhosts.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\dllhosts.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\dllhosts.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\dllhosts.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\dllhosts.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\dllhosts.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\dllhosts.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\dllhosts.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
dllhosts.exe.log
powershell.exe.log
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
__PSScriptPolicyTest_qbdbvgq0.hyb.ps1
dllhosts.exe
memory/1200-80-0x0000000001580000-0x0000000001588000-memory.dmp
memory/1200-81-0x00000000015A0000-0x00000000015AC000-memory.dmp
memory/1728-67-0x0000000000D60000-0x0000000000D6C000-memory.dmp
memory/1728-66-0x0000000000D30000-0x0000000000D38000-memory.dmp
memory/2212-4-0x0000025035CC0000-0x0000025035CE2000-memory.dmp
memory/2212-14-0x000002501D5F0000-0x000002501D5FC000-memory.dmp
memory/2212-15-0x0000025035BE0000-0x0000025035BE8000-memory.dmp
memory/2212-2-0x0000025035C10000-0x0000025035C20000-memory.dmp
memory/2212-3-0x0000025035C10000-0x0000025035C20000-memory.dmp
memory/2320-59-0x0000000002110000-0x000000000211C000-memory.dmp
memory/2320-61-0x0000000002190000-0x00000000021A0000-memory.dmp
memory/2320-1-0x0000000002190000-0x00000000021A0000-memory.dmp
memory/2320-0-0x0000000000050000-0x00000000000C8000-memory.dmp
memory/2320-60-0x0000000002120000-0x0000000002128000-memory.dmp
memory/3972-98-0x0000000001210000-0x000000000121C000-memory.dmp
memory/3972-97-0x00000000011F0000-0x00000000011F8000-memory.dmp
memory/4652-57-0x00000000009C0000-0x00000000009CC000-memory.dmp
memory/4652-58-0x00000000009D0000-0x00000000009D8000-memory.dmp
memory/5068-48-0x000002575A860000-0x000002575A86C000-memory.dmp
memory/5068-49-0x000002575C0C0000-0x000002575C0C8000-memory.dmp
memory/5656-27-0x000001A305F50000-0x000001A305F58000-memory.dmp
memory/5656-26-0x000001A304760000-0x000001A30476C000-memory.dmp
memory/5844-38-0x0000023057740000-0x0000023057748000-memory.dmp
memory/5844-37-0x000002303F0B0000-0x000002303F0BC000-memory.dmp