Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
152s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260130-en - resource tags
- submitted
22/04/2026, 18:33
General
- Target eqvokdu7mkvf7ue7.exe
- Size 510KB
- Sample260422-w7kyyaat21
- SHA256 62006c7d8d8ed53feec39fa04420a0bf33b38904a8b4ccb970ea40c38a83f566
Malware Config
Signatures
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Event Triggered Execution: AppInit DLLs 1 TTPs
Adversaries may establish persistence and/or elevate privileges by executing malicious content triggered by AppInit DLLs loaded into processes.
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
- Loads dropped DLL 11 IoCs
- Looks up external IP address via web service 8 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
- Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 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\eqvokdu7mkvf7ue7.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\eqvokdu7mkvf7ue7.exe"1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\CMD.exe"CMD" netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="C@Iz+Jgj+IxZ+G" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe" enable=yes & exit2⤵
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe"cmd" /c schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "Microsoft\Windows\WAppCrashNvTew" /tr "C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe" /RL HIGHEST & exit2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "Microsoft\Windows\WAppCrashNvTew" /tr "C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe" /RL HIGHEST3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe"cmd" /c schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 30 /tn "Microsoft\MachineCore" /tr "C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe" /RL HIGHEST & exit2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 30 /tn "Microsoft\MachineCore" /tr "C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe" /RL HIGHEST3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe"C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exeC:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exeC:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exeC:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Event Triggered Execution
1AppInit DLLs
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
xdwdDefender.exe.log
xdwd.dll
memory/1788-129-0x000002033C390000-0x000002033C43D000-memory.dmp
memory/1788-125-0x000002033C570000-0x000002033C57C000-memory.dmp
memory/1788-130-0x000002033C570000-0x000002033C57C000-memory.dmp
memory/1788-124-0x000002033C390000-0x000002033C43D000-memory.dmp
memory/1812-0-0x0000025D96040000-0x0000025D960C6000-memory.dmp
memory/1812-108-0x0000025D97D60000-0x0000025D97D6C000-memory.dmp
memory/1812-1-0x0000025D97D70000-0x0000025D97D80000-memory.dmp
memory/1812-107-0x0000025DB05C0000-0x0000025DB066D000-memory.dmp
memory/1916-127-0x000002749A210000-0x000002749A21C000-memory.dmp
memory/1916-126-0x0000027481990000-0x0000027481A3D000-memory.dmp
memory/1916-121-0x000002749A940000-0x000002749AA0A000-memory.dmp
memory/1916-144-0x000002749A300000-0x000002749A312000-memory.dmp
memory/3756-119-0x000001DE48C10000-0x000001DE48CBD000-memory.dmp
memory/3756-120-0x000001DE48CD0000-0x000001DE48CDC000-memory.dmp
memory/4384-123-0x0000018201880000-0x000001820188C000-memory.dmp
memory/4384-122-0x000001821A210000-0x000001821A2BD000-memory.dmp
memory/4384-137-0x0000018201880000-0x000001820188C000-memory.dmp
memory/4384-136-0x000001821A210000-0x000001821A2BD000-memory.dmp