Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
151s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260130-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.
- Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
- Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs
- Looks up external IP address via web service 10 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
- Drops file in System32 directory 7 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 9 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
- Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 2 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 7 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
- 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
- Modifies system certificate store
- 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
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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
1Privilege Escalation
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/1092-125-0x000001F19D370000-0x000001F19D382000-memory.dmp
memory/1092-146-0x000001F19EBC0000-0x000001F19EBD2000-memory.dmp
memory/1092-123-0x000001F1B74F0000-0x000001F1B768A000-memory.dmp
memory/1092-124-0x000001F19D330000-0x000001F19D33C000-memory.dmp
memory/2888-116-0x0000025E3FD40000-0x0000025E3FEDA000-memory.dmp
memory/2888-117-0x0000025E25CD0000-0x0000025E25CDC000-memory.dmp
memory/2888-118-0x0000025E25EC0000-0x0000025E25ED2000-memory.dmp
memory/3660-174-0x0000021DC9D70000-0x0000021DC9D7C000-memory.dmp
memory/3660-178-0x0000021DE3DE0000-0x0000021DE3F7A000-memory.dmp
memory/3660-180-0x0000021DC9DD0000-0x0000021DC9DE2000-memory.dmp
memory/3660-179-0x0000021DC9D70000-0x0000021DC9D7C000-memory.dmp
memory/3660-173-0x0000021DE3DE0000-0x0000021DE3F7A000-memory.dmp
memory/3748-121-0x000001F783E70000-0x000001F783E7C000-memory.dmp
memory/3748-122-0x000001F783EB0000-0x000001F783EC2000-memory.dmp
memory/3748-120-0x000001F79C7F0000-0x000001F79C98A000-memory.dmp
memory/4792-106-0x000002022BE40000-0x000002022BE4C000-memory.dmp
memory/4792-1-0x0000020244890000-0x00000202448A0000-memory.dmp
memory/4792-105-0x0000020244580000-0x000002024471A000-memory.dmp
memory/4792-107-0x000002022BE80000-0x000002022BE92000-memory.dmp
memory/4792-0-0x0000020229FA0000-0x000002022A026000-memory.dmp
memory/6084-152-0x000001291CCB0000-0x000001291CCC2000-memory.dmp
memory/6084-150-0x000001291C8A0000-0x000001291CA3A000-memory.dmp
memory/6084-151-0x00000129028D0000-0x00000129028DC000-memory.dmp