Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    01/06/2026, 04:28

General

  • Target
    XWormClient.exe
  • Size 78KB
  • Sample260601-e3ta3sew3k
  • SHA256 8be7cf3a17f9274d07323622aa8ff764b2e4d4b3f8f1fed7f1f6578ffe4f6d4e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • xworm

C2
  • 7326.info:2686

Attributes
  • install_file

    USB.exe

  • localhost

    127.0.0.1

Signatures

  • Family: Xworm

    Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

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

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

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XWormClient.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XWormClient.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:904
    • 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\XWormClient.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3712
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'XWormClient.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2696

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        powershell.exe.log

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
        • Size 4KB
        • SHA256 e27390d57580e3dfba07bec3d8e430203bbc91e90f6937079b3fd52abc721bd4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 93fd3c992521cef182e6847f4f6658c58cfd5bdde16d4732d1c055b3c9e34398
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_jehdmn15.rv4.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_jehdmn15.rv4.ps1
        • Size 60B
        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/904-0-0x0000000000AB0000-0x0000000000ACA000-memory.dmp

        memory/904-46-0x000000001B7E0000-0x000000001B7F0000-memory.dmp

        memory/904-45-0x000000001B7E0000-0x000000001B7F0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3712-21-0x0000012464070000-0x000001246408C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3712-24-0x0000012464060000-0x0000012464068000-memory.dmp

        memory/3712-19-0x0000012463E20000-0x0000012463ED3000-memory.dmp

        memory/3712-20-0x0000012463EF0000-0x0000012463EFA000-memory.dmp

        memory/3712-11-0x00007FF4A7450000-0x00007FF4A7460000-memory.dmp

        memory/3712-22-0x0000012464050000-0x000001246405A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3712-23-0x00000124641B0000-0x00000124641CA000-memory.dmp

        memory/3712-18-0x0000012463E00000-0x0000012463E1C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3712-25-0x0000012464190000-0x0000012464196000-memory.dmp

        memory/3712-26-0x00000124641A0000-0x00000124641AA000-memory.dmp

        memory/3712-27-0x0000012448920000-0x0000012448930000-memory.dmp

        memory/3712-10-0x0000012448920000-0x0000012448930000-memory.dmp

        memory/3712-3-0x0000012463B60000-0x0000012463B82000-memory.dmp

        memory/3712-1-0x0000012448920000-0x0000012448930000-memory.dmp

        memory/3712-2-0x0000012448920000-0x0000012448930000-memory.dmp