Analysis
- user interaction
yes - max time kernel
17s - max time network
19s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260130-en - resource tags
- submitted
29/04/2026, 00:43
General
- Target explorer.exe
- Size 96KB
- Sample260429-a264bsbv5j
- SHA256 40863b0157641aa9ebee9b83c94c5ee008bf98f7180b3ddbf1c8bba50d326416
Malware Config
Extracted
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xworm
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3.1
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uncofig.com:5555
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Install_directory
%ProgramData%
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install_file
explorer.exe
Signatures
- Family: Xworm
Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.
- Detect Xworm Payload 2 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.
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- 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: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 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\explorer.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\explorer.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- 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\explorer.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 'explorer.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:\ProgramData\explorer.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 "explorer" /tr "C:\ProgramData\explorer.exe"2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\ProgramData\explorer.exeC:\ProgramData\explorer.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
explorer.exe
powershell.exe.log
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
__PSScriptPolicyTest_mobjt00f.ttp.ps1
memory/672-34-0x0000018E51710000-0x0000018E5171C000-memory.dmp
memory/1992-24-0x0000021CCE310000-0x0000021CCE31C000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-42-0x0000000000D60000-0x0000000000D6C000-memory.dmp
memory/2664-10-0x0000021C31460000-0x0000021C31482000-memory.dmp
memory/2664-13-0x0000021C18D90000-0x0000021C18D9C000-memory.dmp
memory/2664-1-0x0000021C314B0000-0x0000021C314C0000-memory.dmp
memory/2664-2-0x0000021C314B0000-0x0000021C314C0000-memory.dmp
memory/3040-0-0x0000000000D70000-0x0000000000D8E000-memory.dmp
memory/3040-37-0x0000000002D60000-0x0000000002D70000-memory.dmp
memory/3040-38-0x0000000002CF0000-0x0000000002CFC000-memory.dmp
memory/3040-43-0x0000000002D60000-0x0000000002D70000-memory.dmp