Analysis
- user interaction
yes - max time kernel
56s - max time network
63s - platform
windows10-ltsc_2021_x64 - resource
win10ltsc2021-20260130-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10ltsc2021-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-ltsc_2021-x64systemwindows - submitted
09/05/2026, 00:07
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
1442.exe
Resource
win10ltsc2021-20260130-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
1442.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
Errors
General
- Target 1442.exe
- Size 28KB
- Sample260509-aefmvsfy2t
- SHA256 c7ca8ab7360335abfd24c031a3e6eca9f2241e650ffad3caae0e361a5769714c
- MD5 070d580cc3ee8bd7bba0268f953cff9a
- SHA1 37db0f82dd66114275757526d3f54400e658dd16
- SHA512 39c23e9b226b8073a98dcb1b5ac07f45f053a3835db03295b42489e914792d49b448a5e0c10340061d7d1a21aa5bc4a12af7a8dbbf554233e0e758ba6d747932
- SSDEEP 384:71BLpDUYN2Z0u4ocfQYcQzVEI2yKYymNru/ttQ9a9stDLq2OUOOu3LTShQ:npIYN2jcfQjyKtkru/LQIM6hUDhQ
- TLSH T127D2BE2552C54236DBAE0F365C63B39147B2F316ED7B8F7F18D4E12AEEA32488522131
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Extracted
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xworm
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3.0
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lmfao1337.ddns.net:1337
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UiR5OIZFhVEO2o6k
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Install_directory
%AppData%
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install_file
USB.exe
Signatures
- Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x000a000000028353-13.dat family_xworm behavioral1/memory/3772-23-0x0000000000D90000-0x0000000000DA0000-memory.dmp family_xworm - Disables Task Manager via registry modification
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1653660789-1211287304-2482568781-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 1442.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1653660789-1211287304-2482568781-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation System32.exe - Drops startup file 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\System32.lnk System32.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\System32.lnk System32.exe - Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
pid Process 3772 System32.exe 1432 System32.exe 5116 ciaxlj.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1653660789-1211287304-2482568781-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\System32 = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\System32.exe" System32.exe - Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
description ioc Process File opened (read-only) \??\X: ciaxlj.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Y: ciaxlj.exe File opened (read-only) \??\B: ciaxlj.exe File opened (read-only) \??\D: ciaxlj.exe File opened (read-only) \??\H: ciaxlj.exe File opened (read-only) \??\L: ciaxlj.exe File opened (read-only) \??\S: ciaxlj.exe File opened (read-only) \??\U: ciaxlj.exe File opened (read-only) \??\W: ciaxlj.exe File opened (read-only) \??\G: ciaxlj.exe File opened (read-only) \??\J: ciaxlj.exe File opened (read-only) \??\K: ciaxlj.exe File opened (read-only) \??\O: ciaxlj.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Z: ciaxlj.exe File opened (read-only) \??\I: ciaxlj.exe File opened (read-only) \??\N: ciaxlj.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Q: ciaxlj.exe File opened (read-only) \??\A: ciaxlj.exe File opened (read-only) \??\M: ciaxlj.exe File opened (read-only) \??\P: ciaxlj.exe File opened (read-only) \??\R: ciaxlj.exe File opened (read-only) \??\T: ciaxlj.exe File opened (read-only) \??\V: ciaxlj.exe - Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
flow ioc 5 ip-api.com - Modifies WinLogon 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\AutoRestartShell = "0" ciaxlj.exe - Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1653660789-1211287304-2482568781-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper ciaxlj.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ciaxlj.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language taskkill.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language taskkill.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language WMIC.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language WMIC.exe - Kills process with taskkill 2 IoCs
pid Process 4696 taskkill.exe 3524 taskkill.exe - Modifies registry class 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\txtfile\DefaultIcon\ = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\icon.ico" ciaxlj.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\Deployment\Package\*\S-1-5-21-1653660789-1211287304-2482568781-1000\{BCA2DC19-F0E4-4599-9358-094ADD2B702F} ciaxlj.exe - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 1592 schtasks.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
pid Process 4664 WMIC.exe 4664 WMIC.exe 4664 WMIC.exe 4664 WMIC.exe 1968 WMIC.exe 1968 WMIC.exe 1968 WMIC.exe 1968 WMIC.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3772 System32.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3772 System32.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1432 System32.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3524 taskkill.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4696 taskkill.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 5116 ciaxlj.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 5116 ciaxlj.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: 33 4664 WMIC.exe Token: 34 4664 WMIC.exe Token: 35 4664 WMIC.exe Token: 36 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 4664 WMIC.exe Token: 33 4664 WMIC.exe Token: 34 4664 WMIC.exe Token: 35 4664 WMIC.exe Token: 36 4664 WMIC.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 1968 WMIC.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 1968 WMIC.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 1968 WMIC.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 1968 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 1968 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 1968 WMIC.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 1968 WMIC.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 1968 WMIC.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 1968 WMIC.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 1968 WMIC.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 1968 WMIC.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 1968 WMIC.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1968 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 1968 WMIC.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 1968 WMIC.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 5116 ciaxlj.exe 5116 ciaxlj.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4240 wrote to memory of 3076 4240 1442.exe 83 PID 4240 wrote to memory of 3772 4240 1442.exe 85 PID 3076 wrote to memory of 3968 3076 cmd.exe 86 PID 3772 wrote to memory of 1592 3772 System32.exe 90 PID 3772 wrote to memory of 5116 3772 System32.exe 95 PID 5116 wrote to memory of 3156 5116 ciaxlj.exe 96 PID 3156 wrote to memory of 3524 3156 cmd.exe 98 PID 3156 wrote to memory of 4696 3156 cmd.exe 99 PID 3156 wrote to memory of 4664 3156 cmd.exe 100 PID 3156 wrote to memory of 1968 3156 cmd.exe 101 - 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\1442.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1442.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4240 -
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1442.bat" "2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3076 -
C:\Windows\system32\mode.commode con: cols=100 lines=303⤵PID:3968
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System32.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System32.exe"2⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops startup file
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3772 -
C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "System32" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\System32.exe"3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:1592
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ciaxlj.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ciaxlj.exe"3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Enumerates connected drives
- Modifies WinLogon
- Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5116 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windl.bat""4⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3156 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exetaskkill /f /im explorer.exe5⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Kills process with taskkill
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3524
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exetaskkill /f /im taskmgr.exe5⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Kills process with taskkill
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4696
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exewmic useraccount where name='Admin' set FullName='UR NEXT'5⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4664
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exewmic useraccount where name='Admin' rename 'UR NEXT'5⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1968
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\shutdown.exeshutdown /f /r /t 05⤵PID:4800
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\System32.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\System32.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1432
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C:\Windows\system32\LogonUI.exe"LogonUI.exe" /flags:0x4 /state0:0xa3a20855 /state1:0x41c64e6d1⤵PID:4316
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Media Player\CurrentDatabase_400.wmdb
- Size 896KB
- SHA256 04a5921258e4b3cf1d50a718c1b0c1c26ec93abd1629351d2f064e3181c1293b
- MD5 367b00709fff147aedd39a8c45deda9b
- SHA1 2c0b4d34c68fd5140bcd443ead713803bc5437f0
- SHA512 d8effb14ab4a169dffd67a57422e9886a7572ca1ac1aa056448dc2d22c07c610420a73994f444606d56e6d1261e0d9d508505ce66bec13498ea8bb5d0f10a093
- SSDEEP 768:w0aleDxcg7KGVp3zT13VuI61HOdrrA9abhr8fEwPRzitFrzAqUmNKX08oJImdbaE:uZP2tFPuNnY4UmqEMioTaBacg
- TLSH T12E154137D190B085CF2C71B1E5ED5F08BA23B10712E052465FB8A67BBA633C99D1B1E6
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1442.bat
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 61378a1ba4700876659848d553fa1caa5a5748ff9255af13cd2f539b3ae1bfdc
- MD5 691cb7efa6ca2ceb7455475895dc871b
- SHA1 0ec4c83db438dcc469b5fd5b29d04f8efa8b13e5
- SHA512 6102d0abbcb24681892bda526bded56d6dcd951dbc3cdabd45eec4d0ef7106fd8873134cf2f5b02e692422c38c6f7f198199e9e597f14b02922b923912f69e8b
- TLSH T1BD31E3613D38D4526CE2DD8B1F7E9497FBA2128F01289DA4B23F09F367046C9799EC64
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System32.exe
- Size 35KB
- SHA256 99552727ef350dcd99949e3fff24f15f291cdb1934ba45b19186e8b164522e7f
- MD5 68d56ada5fe011d53f8850b249fdc6ef
- SHA1 89542145476e1ec8652ba7089cc36dd664a115ed
- SHA512 7a4403e89e6313d4abfea6c724ebeb8ed38ae99b356ee3db001f159710e5e024f7d75a6e97b6b468b889bf87c66e93dc12580554b1e3d6dcea39e22b294e48e5
- SSDEEP 768:lkGLMt53p91cw2F5LFy19OkYO/hcyySG:S7TDMTF49OkYO/RG
- TLSH T1BCF25C4937A18726D5ED5FF86A73A2020574F6079D27EB5E0CC885AE7B37BC18A013E1
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ciaxlj.exe
- Size 6.7MB
- SHA256 4a900b344ef765a66f98cf39ac06273d565ca0f5d19f7ea4ca183786155d4a47
- MD5 d5671758956b39e048680b6a8275e96a
- SHA1 33c341130bf9c93311001a6284692c86fec200ef
- SHA512 972e89ed8b7b4d75df0a05c53e71fb5c29edaa173d7289656676b9d2a1ed439be1687beddc6fb1fbf068868c3da9c3d2deb03b55e5ab5e7968858b5efc49fbe7
- SSDEEP 3072:V3LA1++iCeFj0im6X/AXpT8vVMCcHVcdhghUuzzo9Y:lLJlC6j0CX4XmvWHVcd62uo9
- TLSH T12766F29B5ECC82E2FD3E05314062F676A6647EE903E14FCB62F80D47FA502E56C7119A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\one.rtf
- Size 403B
- SHA256 e152b106733d9263d3cf175f0b6197880d70acb753f8bde8035a3e4865b31690
- MD5 6fbd6ce25307749d6e0a66ebbc0264e7
- SHA1 faee71e2eac4c03b96aabecde91336a6510fff60
- SHA512 35a0d6d91178ec10619cf4d2fd44d3e57aa0266e1779e15b1eef6e9c359c77c384e0ffe4edb2cde980a6847e53f47733e6eacb72d46762066b3541dee3d29064
- TLSH T162E0ABB65C82D2C5018D15AA9E5040190F1D8E7AACB6A5CEB40AAC10B2A549C70809D2
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\rniw.exe
- Size 76KB
- SHA256 70faa0e1498461731f873d3594f20cbf2beaa6f123a06b66f9df59a9cdf862be
- MD5 9232120b6ff11d48a90069b25aa30abc
- SHA1 97bb45f4076083fca037eee15d001fd284e53e47
- SHA512 b06688a9fc0b853d2895f11e812c48d5871f2793183fda5e9638ded22fc5dc1e813f174baedc980a1f0b6a7b0a65cd61f29bb16acc6dd45da62988eb012d6877
- SSDEEP 1536:3vosBknP2Uo+GjDZwue3jzFfcdhghUuV+ETNOh:3vVMCcHVcdhghUuzE
- TLSH T134735A83B6C10772C68146B145B23AB6C735973A87269FD7D34C5A07AFA44F1CCB22DA
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\text.txt
- Size 396B
- SHA256 38c889b5d7bdcb79bbcb55554c520a9ce74b5bfc29c19d1e4cb1419176c99f48
- MD5 9037ebf0a18a1c17537832bc73739109
- SHA1 1d951dedfa4c172a1aa1aae096cfb576c1fb1d60
- SHA512 4fb5c06089524c6dcd48b6d165cedb488e9efe2d27613289ef8834dbb6c010632d2bd5e3ac75f83b1d8024477ebdf05b9e0809602bbe1780528947c36e4de32f
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windl.bat
- Size 771B
- SHA256 b551fba71dfd526d4916ae277d8686d83fff36d22fcf6f18457924a070b30ef7
- MD5 a9401e260d9856d1134692759d636e92
- SHA1 4141d3c60173741e14f36dfe41588bb2716d2867
- SHA512 5cbe38cdab0283b87d9a9875f7ba6fa4e8a7673d933ca05deddddbcf6cf793bd1bf34ac0add798b4ed59ab483e49f433ce4012f571a658bc0add28dd987a57b6
- TLSH T1FF0128835579212398372F7C93CBEE479014DC1928C44B5739EF686AA7A2454B029BDE
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH