Analysis
- user interaction
yes - max time kernel
150s - max time network
145s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows - submitted
24/06/2026, 18:34
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
jsxr5km63tv047u7.exe
Resource
win10ltsc2021-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
jsxr5km63tv047u7.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral3
Sample
jsxr5km63tv047u7.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260617-en
General
- Target jsxr5km63tv047u7.exe
- Size 516KB
- Sample260624-w7tabaex3z
- SHA256 83455648fac15b18c9ccb4179bdf697cef9b4ccfa6b3f2cb812e3ff39e734322
- MD5 30497a7797e02eed5bf65de9b67e7fee
- SHA1 f7675e5ba26c7b7f11c38a08331ab58d50a011f4
- SHA512 6ba84c0cf77299a3d0ca96eabc740c4a060727b9386a069a6ae99ef9957d4e51da9edfa5adf92cb06aa47dabf6e83ce10febf3ad8265a0a9a00d81b379ed2f3b
- SSDEEP 6144:c8L1C6YP0BUsqOyWZLnC78xb6/JXiB3OEWhG6zk4JK7digRD5LQpuTSCBXGHi5YA:JUT2qOZnC78xUHJJcNPojz6xZ
- TLSH T1D5B43C247F998648E5802A7E419F1601C7EA92F125327303370AEF615D899DEDF2D3EB
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Userinit = "C:\\Windows\\System32\\userinit.exe,C:\\Program Files\\xdwdSearch.exe" jsxr5km63tv047u7.exe - Event Triggered Execution: AppInit DLLs 1 TTPs
Adversaries may establish persistence and/or elevate privileges by executing malicious content triggered by AppInit DLLs loaded into processes.
- Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
pid Process 5696 xdwdSearcher.exe 4444 xdwdSearch.exe 3924 xdwdSearch.exe 1440 xdwdSearch.exe - Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs
pid Process 5696 xdwdSearcher.exe 4444 xdwdSearch.exe 3924 xdwdSearch.exe 1440 xdwdSearch.exe - Looks up external IP address via web service 6 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
flow ioc 8 api.ipify.org 10 api.ipify.org 1 api.ipify.org 2 api.ipify.org 3 api.ipify.org 4 api.ipify.org - Drops file in Program Files directory 6 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\xdwdSearch.exe xdwdSearcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\xdwdSearch.exe xdwdSearch.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\xdwdSearch.exe xdwdSearch.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\xdwdSearch.exe xdwdSearch.exe File created C:\Program Files\xdwdSearch.exe jsxr5km63tv047u7.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\xdwdSearch.exe jsxr5km63tv047u7.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\xdwd.dll jsxr5km63tv047u7.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\xdwd.dll jsxr5km63tv047u7.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\xdwdSearcher.exe xdwdSearch.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\xdwdSearcher.exe xdwdSearch.exe File created C:\Windows\xdwdSearcher.exe jsxr5km63tv047u7.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\xdwdSearcher.exe jsxr5km63tv047u7.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\xdwdSearcher.exe xdwdSearcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\xdwdSearcher.exe xdwdSearch.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\ jsxr5km63tv047u7.exe - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 1936 schtasks.exe 6064 schtasks.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4540 jsxr5km63tv047u7.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5696 xdwdSearcher.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4444 xdwdSearch.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4444 xdwdSearch.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3924 xdwdSearch.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1440 xdwdSearch.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4540 wrote to memory of 6048 4540 jsxr5km63tv047u7.exe 82 PID 4540 wrote to memory of 5868 4540 jsxr5km63tv047u7.exe 84 PID 5868 wrote to memory of 1936 5868 cmd.exe 86 PID 4540 wrote to memory of 552 4540 jsxr5km63tv047u7.exe 87 PID 552 wrote to memory of 6064 552 cmd.exe 89 PID 4540 wrote to memory of 4444 4540 jsxr5km63tv047u7.exe 93 - 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\jsxr5km63tv047u7.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jsxr5km63tv047u7.exe"1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4540 -
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\CMD.exe"CMD" netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Vo'kU9$iU'=vUR" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Program Files\xdwdSearch.exe" enable=yes & exit2⤵PID:6048
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe"cmd" /c schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "ShellHost" /tr "C:\Program Files\xdwdSearch.exe" /RL HIGHEST & exit2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5868 -
C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "ShellHost" /tr "C:\Program Files\xdwdSearch.exe" /RL HIGHEST3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:1936
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe"cmd" /c schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 30 /tn "CookieManager" /tr "C:\Windows\xdwdSearcher.exe" /RL HIGHEST & exit2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:552 -
C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 30 /tn "CookieManager" /tr "C:\Windows\xdwdSearcher.exe" /RL HIGHEST3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:6064
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C:\Program Files\xdwdSearch.exe"C:\Program Files\xdwdSearch.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4444
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C:\Windows\xdwdSearcher.exeC:\Windows\xdwdSearcher.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:5696
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C:\Program Files\xdwdSearch.exe"C:\Program Files\xdwdSearch.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3924
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C:\Program Files\xdwdSearch.exe"C:\Program Files\xdwdSearch.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1440
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Event Triggered Execution
1AppInit DLLs
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\xdwdSearch.exe.log
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 8b410de677f095f88c42c69c716a9383b94ceb86ca90666188fcd4f4df7fc9fa
- MD5 5dd6ecdc4507cc0f897cded9ebeb94b4
- SHA1 afd42365a5a8fa71f506a3d34960f8ed459cfd86
- SHA512 078e5c9b8062420ef2c3a3a816961e957b0daa7f7a2ecd92689d0399febda98a0c727d1cd9b286adce1c132b9efbd383179867cc494831d4679d9e3805d51a06
- TLSH T14011AB722371B1D489163F43295C568827FF4319B550EE0CBAA8B21ED82B41B6F322F3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\xdwd.dll
- Size 136KB
- SHA256 35c8d022e1d917f1aabdceae98097ccc072161b302f84c768ca63e4b32ac2b66
- MD5 16e5a492c9c6ae34c59683be9c51fa31
- SHA1 97031b41f5c56f371c28ae0d62a2df7d585adaba
- SHA512 20fd369172ef5e3e2fde388666b42e8fe5f0c2bfa338c0345f45e98af6561a249ba3ecc48c3f16efcc73f02ecb67b3ddb1e2e8f0e77d18fa00ac34e6379e50b6
- SSDEEP 3072:t0iX+jLyDcqaH9a6DFHo6MjD7VbZaZaZ8Xwlk4MHWZpt:t07yDSvdoRj2up
- TLSH T151D35B0772A500BFE1668638C5630A09E777B8211770DBAF33A4429D9F277E19D3AF61
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH