Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
143s - 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, 19:38
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
XClient.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
XClient.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target XClient.exe
- Size 64KB
- Sample260601-ycw4tses21
- SHA256 bfcf3ca87dd1617ecc50f51807d721ab7e2a3c578cf7f651fb87e8af3d88d33d
- MD5 bfb02b6826221ab440098761ce965330
- SHA1 9cce3dd3ec02a5ce92c1ad20b39de6ac71b04374
- SHA512 27b0452a43d66fb8ff22df5b1257a00b5e57b8424bf20c7f0841f51f65be058cd70a225cd0abd739d92c0dcd1bd37cce2c4af571eb91135ac2e86d67b3aebbf8
- SSDEEP 1536:fMDJP9jDEP9LoREvC3FnkbZmPWOEjlBkMOfrj5pQ:fM1FEtr+FnkbZmeLOfrLQ
- TLSH T126537D187BE60129F1FFAFB158F171638A79F6635913866F18C5028B0B13A89CD417FA
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10
Malware Config
Extracted
Family
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xworm
Version
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XWorm V5.6
C2
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pgkuc-51-39-10-232.run.pinggy-free.link:34969
Attributes
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Install_directory
%Temp%
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install_file
xworm 5.6.exe
Signatures
- Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4168-0-0x0000000000C10000-0x0000000000C26000-memory.dmp family_xworm behavioral2/files/0x000300000002a213-6.dat family_xworm - Drops startup file 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\xworm 5.6.lnk XClient.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\xworm 5.6.lnk XClient.exe - Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
pid Process 1824 xworm 5.6.exe 328 xworm 5.6.exe 2068 xworm 5.6.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-125073035-2952146151-721812867-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\xworm 5.6 = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\xworm 5.6.exe" XClient.exe - 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.
pid Process 3168 schtasks.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4168 XClient.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1824 xworm 5.6.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 328 xworm 5.6.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2068 xworm 5.6.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4168 wrote to memory of 3168 4168 XClient.exe 82 - 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\XClient.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe"1⤵
- Drops startup file
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4168 -
C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "xworm 5.6" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xworm 5.6.exe"2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:3168
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xworm 5.6.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xworm 5.6.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1824
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xworm 5.6.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xworm 5.6.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:328
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xworm 5.6.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xworm 5.6.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2068
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\xworm 5.6.exe.log
- Size 654B
- SHA256 e31b18f21621d9983bfdf1ea3e53884a9d58b8ffd79e0e5790da6f3a81a8b9d3
- MD5 2cbbb74b7da1f720b48ed31085cbd5b8
- SHA1 79caa9a3ea8abe1b9c4326c3633da64a5f724964
- SHA512 ecf02d5240e0c1c005d3ab393aa7eff62bd498c2db5905157e2bf6d29e1b663228a9583950842629d1a4caef404c8941a0c7799b1a3bd1eb890a09fdb7efcff9
- TLSH T119F0A2302371E1C8C9263F422C0D2A4966AF474A7B50FE0C7694635DD825167AF313F3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xworm 5.6.exe
- Size 64KB
- SHA256 bfcf3ca87dd1617ecc50f51807d721ab7e2a3c578cf7f651fb87e8af3d88d33d
- MD5 bfb02b6826221ab440098761ce965330
- SHA1 9cce3dd3ec02a5ce92c1ad20b39de6ac71b04374
- SHA512 27b0452a43d66fb8ff22df5b1257a00b5e57b8424bf20c7f0841f51f65be058cd70a225cd0abd739d92c0dcd1bd37cce2c4af571eb91135ac2e86d67b3aebbf8
- SSDEEP 1536:fMDJP9jDEP9LoREvC3FnkbZmPWOEjlBkMOfrj5pQ:fM1FEtr+FnkbZmeLOfrLQ
- TLSH T126537D187BE60129F1FFAFB158F171638A79F6635913866F18C5028B0B13A89CD417FA
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH