Analysis
- user interaction
yes - max time kernel
139s - max time network
141s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
05/07/2026, 16:07
General
- Target test.exe
- Size 67KB
- Sample260705-tk599ahv2n
- SHA256 41854c5b01167d8149f33d4db824ce92d33c9f9514e25cd4416657cdd8bbd1eb
Malware Config
Extracted
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xworm
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dnaun-188-27-253-146.run.pinggy-free.link:46769
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:123
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Install_directory
%ProgramData%
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install_file
HealthService.exe
Signatures
- Family: Xworm
Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.
- Contains code to disable Windows Defender 1 IoCs
A .NET executable tasked with disabling Windows Defender capabilities such as realtime monitoring, blocking at first seen, etc.
- Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs
- Possible privilege escalation attempt 4 IoCs
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- Drops startup file 2 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
- Modifies file permissions 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 3 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 15 IoCs
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 13 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 12 IoCs
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 42 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 39 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 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\test.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\test.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops startup file
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "HealthService" /tr "C:\ProgramData\HealthService.exe"2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\takeown.exe"takeown" /f "C:\Recovery" /r /d y2⤵
- Possible privilege escalation attempt
- Modifies file permissions
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\icacls.exe"icacls" "C:\Recovery" /grant *S-1-5-18:F /t /c2⤵
- Possible privilege escalation attempt
- Modifies file permissions
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\takeown.exe"takeown" /f "C:\Recovery\OEM" /r /d y2⤵
- Possible privilege escalation attempt
- Modifies file permissions
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\icacls.exe"icacls" "C:\Recovery\OEM" /grant *S-1-5-18:F /t /c2⤵
- Possible privilege escalation attempt
- Modifies file permissions
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\shutdown.exeshutdown.exe /f /s /t 02⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\ProgramData\HealthService.exeC:\ProgramData\HealthService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\PROGRA~3\HealthService.exeC:\PROGRA~3\HEALTH~1.EXE1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\ProgramData\HealthService.exeC:\ProgramData\HealthService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe"C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe" /41⤵
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
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C:\ProgramData\HealthService.exeC:\ProgramData\HealthService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\LogonUI.exe"LogonUI.exe" /flags:0x4 /state0:0xa3976855 /state1:0x41c64e6d1⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
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Downloads
HealthService.exe
HealthService.exe.log
HealthService.lnk
memory/336-23-0x000001DD47CF0000-0x000001DD47CF1000-memory.dmp
memory/336-26-0x000001DD47CF0000-0x000001DD47CF1000-memory.dmp
memory/336-24-0x000001DD47CF0000-0x000001DD47CF1000-memory.dmp
memory/336-16-0x000001DD47CF0000-0x000001DD47CF1000-memory.dmp
memory/336-18-0x000001DD47CF0000-0x000001DD47CF1000-memory.dmp
memory/336-17-0x000001DD47CF0000-0x000001DD47CF1000-memory.dmp
memory/336-22-0x000001DD47CF0000-0x000001DD47CF1000-memory.dmp
memory/336-28-0x000001DD47CF0000-0x000001DD47CF1000-memory.dmp
memory/336-27-0x000001DD47CF0000-0x000001DD47CF1000-memory.dmp
memory/336-25-0x000001DD47CF0000-0x000001DD47CF1000-memory.dmp
memory/4492-11-0x0000000000F50000-0x0000000000F5C000-memory.dmp
memory/4492-14-0x000000001C9D0000-0x000000001CB79000-memory.dmp
memory/4492-0-0x0000000000630000-0x0000000000648000-memory.dmp
memory/4492-5-0x0000000000F20000-0x0000000000F30000-memory.dmp
memory/4492-31-0x000000001C3D0000-0x000000001C3DA000-memory.dmp
memory/4492-40-0x000000001C3E0000-0x000000001C3EE000-memory.dmp
memory/4492-42-0x000000001C400000-0x000000001C40C000-memory.dmp
memory/4492-43-0x000000001C9D0000-0x000000001CB79000-memory.dmp