Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
156s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
10/07/2026, 01:54
General
- Target Nix.exe
- Size 22.4MB
- Sample260710-cbwwsacz8z
- SHA256 7ee796a8fef94d38a6ef3d906fe3d37052b5b6c2435420dcc75e459fbc501a68
Malware Config
Extracted
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xworm
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XWorm V6.0
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SKYF1132-62070.portmap.host:62070
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install_file
USB.exe
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localhost
127.0.0.1
Signatures
- Family: Xworm
Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.
- Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs
- Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
- Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
- Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
- Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Nix.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Nix.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NIXware.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NIXware.exe"2⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NIXware.exe'3⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'NIXware.exe'3⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Dqgz6WdgM7ak.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Dqgz6WdgM7ak.exe"2⤵
- Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe"3⤵
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe"3⤵
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
powershell.exe.log
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Dqgz6WdgM7ak.exe
NIXware.exe
__PSScriptPolicyTest_grsmsjp2.khr.ps1
memory/1712-49-0x0000000000E20000-0x0000000000E30000-memory.dmp
memory/1712-775-0x0000000000E20000-0x0000000000E30000-memory.dmp
memory/1712-13-0x0000000000640000-0x000000000065E000-memory.dmp
memory/1772-27-0x000002105A150000-0x000002105A172000-memory.dmp
memory/1772-37-0x000002105A290000-0x000002105A4AC000-memory.dmp
memory/2872-0-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000002096000-memory.dmp
memory/2872-1-0x000000001CD50000-0x000000001CD60000-memory.dmp
memory/4512-48-0x00000261320B0000-0x00000261322CC000-memory.dmp
memory/4796-25-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014245C000-memory.dmp
memory/4796-588-0x0000000000890000-0x0000000000891000-memory.dmp
memory/4796-23-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014245C000-memory.dmp
memory/4796-50-0x0000000000840000-0x0000000000841000-memory.dmp
memory/4796-576-0x0000000004730000-0x00000000056CE000-memory.dmp
memory/4796-578-0x0000000004730000-0x00000000056CE000-memory.dmp
memory/4796-582-0x0000000004730000-0x00000000056CE000-memory.dmp
memory/4796-585-0x0000000004730000-0x00000000056CE000-memory.dmp
memory/4796-584-0x0000000004730000-0x00000000056CE000-memory.dmp
memory/4796-26-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014245C000-memory.dmp
memory/4796-586-0x0000000004730000-0x00000000056CE000-memory.dmp
memory/4796-601-0x0000000004730000-0x00000000056CE000-memory.dmp
memory/4796-583-0x0000000004730000-0x00000000056CE000-memory.dmp
memory/4796-587-0x0000000004730000-0x00000000056CE000-memory.dmp
memory/4796-774-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014245C000-memory.dmp
memory/4796-24-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014245C000-memory.dmp
memory/4796-788-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014245C000-memory.dmp