Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
151s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260617-en - resource tags
- submitted
28/06/2026, 00:59
General
- Target nee65utt9z506do7.exe
- Size 545KB
- Sample260628-bb9bfaex3w
- SHA256 546d75556e105b59c29448e94fa2e13b5da6c4a36195dd1f1e58479e114a31db
Malware Config
Signatures
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- 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 5 IoCs
- Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs
- Looks up external IP address via web service 9 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
- Drops file in System32 directory 7 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 9 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 7 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 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.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nee65utt9z506do7.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nee65utt9z506do7.exe"1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\CMD.exe"CMD" netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=";wxa)hZj)x79)u" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe" enable=yes & exit2⤵
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe"cmd" /c schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "Microsoft\Windows\WAppCrashNvTew" /tr "C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe" /RL HIGHEST & exit2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "Microsoft\Windows\WAppCrashNvTew" /tr "C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe" /RL HIGHEST3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe"cmd" /c schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 30 /tn "Microsoft\MachineCore" /tr "C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe" /RL HIGHEST & exit2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 30 /tn "Microsoft\MachineCore" /tr "C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe" /RL HIGHEST3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe"C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exeC:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exeC:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe"C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe"C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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
xdwd.dll
memory/6100-0-0x000001AEAC960000-0x000001AEAC9EE000-memory.dmp
memory/6100-1-0x00007FFD81AFF000-0x00007FFD81B00000-memory.dmp
memory/6100-2-0x00007FFD81970000-0x00007FFD82314000-memory.dmp
memory/6100-3-0x00007FFD81970000-0x00007FFD82314000-memory.dmp
memory/6100-4-0x00007FFD81970000-0x00007FFD82314000-memory.dmp
memory/6100-5-0x00007FFD81970000-0x00007FFD82314000-memory.dmp
memory/6100-6-0x00007FFD81970000-0x00007FFD82314000-memory.dmp
memory/6100-7-0x00007FFD81970000-0x00007FFD82314000-memory.dmp
memory/6100-104-0x00007FFD81970000-0x00007FFD82314000-memory.dmp
memory/6100-105-0x00007FFD81970000-0x00007FFD82314000-memory.dmp
memory/6100-115-0x00007FFD81970000-0x00007FFD82314000-memory.dmp