General
- Target WindowsDefenderFirewall.exe
- Size 64KB
- Sample260331-dkymeac12r
- SHA256 41951102ff9f6c40141a3a31fc3211d0fa731b878b6bcd7fef2865eb693b8f87
- MD5 700ac03fe80bda7866492ad47bcda8b0
- SHA1 1b210e58b667062439b68c0ac3eb8c3b72e9355a
- SHA512 348e8d38b218471f83d3117918b76f9faa41045c6cfda82546814fa67106dab12a537d5625e2a1bf478c2668cda5a750432836ab4bd21505be763490c3971549
- SSDEEP 1536:T3V90pAZKiQ9NFi9bD6iOAtV83U25y113j1Y93:rVoMVaNFi9bbOAU3R
- TLSH T1CE535B857B90892CD1BE7F7528769D424272EF175A13D70E0CD0B2D6AB376D08E01BAB
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
WindowsDefenderFirewall.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260129-en
Malware Config
Extracted
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xworm
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5.0
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jvuqdwzk.aamothership.com:9001
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YEN96ZJAR4pA2gVz
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Install_directory
%ProgramData%
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install_file
Windows Defender Firewall.exe
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telegram
https://api.telegram.org/bot8453982917:AAHEGmjhkpRRkkoKWDgOspiT-iVG0sa-vMI/sendMessage?chat_id=8798292283
Targets
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- Target WindowsDefenderFirewall.exe
- Size 64KB
- SHA256 41951102ff9f6c40141a3a31fc3211d0fa731b878b6bcd7fef2865eb693b8f87
- MD5 700ac03fe80bda7866492ad47bcda8b0
- SHA1 1b210e58b667062439b68c0ac3eb8c3b72e9355a
- SHA512 348e8d38b218471f83d3117918b76f9faa41045c6cfda82546814fa67106dab12a537d5625e2a1bf478c2668cda5a750432836ab4bd21505be763490c3971549
- SSDEEP 1536:T3V90pAZKiQ9NFi9bD6iOAtV83U25y113j1Y93:rVoMVaNFi9bbOAU3R
- TLSH T1CE535B857B90892CD1BE7F7528769D424272EF175A13D70E0CD0B2D6AB376D08E01BAB
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score10/10-
Detect Xworm Payload
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Xworm family
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Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
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Checks computer location settings
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
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Drops startup file
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Executes dropped EXE
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Adds Run key to start application
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Looks up external IP address via web service
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
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
1