Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/05/2026, 02:54

General

  • Target
    xa403cd8cc03aee693d587a568be64d717edf6c8c6d3e40f07199067c734153c1.exe
  • Size 10.8MB
  • Sample260522-ddv8psfy8x
  • SHA256 a403cd8cc03aee693d587a568be64d717edf6c8c6d3e40f07199067c734153c1
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • xworm

Version
  • 5.0

C2
  • 6.tcp.eu.ngrok.io:29843

Mutex
  • n2a9kAFC9fPtli8N

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %AppData%

  • install_file

    svhost.exe

aes.plain

Signatures

  • Family: Xworm

    Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

  • Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Drops startup file 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xa403cd8cc03aee693d587a568be64d717edf6c8c6d3e40f07199067c734153c1.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xa403cd8cc03aee693d587a568be64d717edf6c8c6d3e40f07199067c734153c1.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops startup file
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1892
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe
      C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe
      2⤵
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4296
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe'
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2624
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'cvtres.exe'
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1860
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svhost.exe'
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1840
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'svhost.exe'
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3328
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Updates\winupdate.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Updates\winupdate.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2716
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe
      C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2940
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svhost.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svhost.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3552

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        powershell.exe.log

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 92099c10776bb7e3f2a8d1b82d4d40d0c4627e4f1bf754a6e58dfd2c2e97042a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 18KB
        • SHA256 8676dda7a410b358a33f6fc80989eeb071c9b3bf74f82c9c2c1f546672f6f14d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 18KB
        • SHA256 0f4f57f1da157001f4efc62143b1cf333531c1599660327c715f4c06658a0ee4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 18KB
        • SHA256 e1426bacede9c8de68557d881fc077baee78a1075f60991b86fa82c20a3f7ba2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_aes4jsz0.pjr.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_aes4jsz0.pjr.ps1
        • Size 60B
        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        cryptor_debug.log

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cryptor_debug.log
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 919974a19ad71d87ded691bcf3bbb41733d8e8b67dfdcefafe69d69d965d2f02
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        cryptor_debug.log

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cryptor_debug.log
        • Size 430B
        • SHA256 c29619ba101dd3408f17b471a5d08c17228251a7dda049e2bb41340db4ae8390
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        cryptor_debug.log

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cryptor_debug.log
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 cd8d0225f47c566e05f395b94b886a3fc9b3f8597299c86347adce95874d5f3e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        cryptor_debug.log

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cryptor_debug.log
        • Size 5KB
        • SHA256 80013e9b1bfac89f7a34c0009668192c2629658381f6ad65a687ec72165816eb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        winupdate.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Updates\winupdate.exe
        • Size 10.8MB
        • SHA256 a403cd8cc03aee693d587a568be64d717edf6c8c6d3e40f07199067c734153c1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        svhost.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svhost.exe
        • Size 45KB
        • SHA256 e4dbdbf7888ea96f3f8aa5c4c7f2bcf6e57d724dd8194fe5f35b673c6ef724ea
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1840-174-0x00000000703B0000-0x00000000703FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/1860-157-0x00000000703B0000-0x00000000703FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/1860-153-0x0000000005C70000-0x0000000005FC4000-memory.dmp

        memory/2624-110-0x0000000005540000-0x0000000005B68000-memory.dmp

        memory/2624-142-0x00000000078C0000-0x00000000078D4000-memory.dmp

        memory/2624-122-0x0000000005F40000-0x0000000006294000-memory.dmp

        memory/2624-123-0x0000000006350000-0x000000000636E000-memory.dmp

        memory/2624-124-0x0000000006380000-0x00000000063CC000-memory.dmp

        memory/2624-125-0x0000000006920000-0x0000000006952000-memory.dmp

        memory/2624-126-0x00000000703B0000-0x00000000703FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/2624-134-0x0000000007510000-0x000000000752E000-memory.dmp

        memory/2624-135-0x0000000007540000-0x00000000075E3000-memory.dmp

        memory/2624-136-0x0000000007CC0000-0x000000000833A000-memory.dmp

        memory/2624-137-0x0000000007680000-0x000000000769A000-memory.dmp

        memory/2624-138-0x00000000076F0000-0x00000000076FA000-memory.dmp

        memory/2624-139-0x0000000007900000-0x0000000007996000-memory.dmp

        memory/2624-140-0x0000000007880000-0x0000000007891000-memory.dmp

        memory/2624-141-0x00000000078B0000-0x00000000078BE000-memory.dmp

        memory/2624-113-0x0000000005C70000-0x0000000005CD6000-memory.dmp

        memory/2624-143-0x00000000079C0000-0x00000000079DA000-memory.dmp

        memory/2624-144-0x00000000079A0000-0x00000000079A8000-memory.dmp

        memory/2624-114-0x0000000005D50000-0x0000000005DB6000-memory.dmp

        memory/2624-111-0x0000000005390000-0x00000000053B2000-memory.dmp

        memory/2624-66-0x0000000004F00000-0x0000000004F10000-memory.dmp

        memory/2624-78-0x0000000004F00000-0x0000000004F10000-memory.dmp

        memory/2624-67-0x0000000002A20000-0x0000000002A56000-memory.dmp

        memory/2940-105-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000003A0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3328-191-0x00000000703B0000-0x00000000703FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4296-52-0x0000000005890000-0x000000000592C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4296-201-0x0000000005AF0000-0x0000000005B00000-memory.dmp

        memory/4296-204-0x0000000006510000-0x000000000651A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4296-203-0x0000000006520000-0x00000000065B2000-memory.dmp

        memory/4296-202-0x0000000006640000-0x0000000006BE4000-memory.dmp

        memory/4296-47-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000410000-memory.dmp

        memory/4296-207-0x0000000005AF0000-0x0000000005B00000-memory.dmp