Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
148s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-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.
- 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 47 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⤵
- 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⤵
- 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
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Dqgz6WdgM7ak.exe
NIXware.exe
__PSScriptPolicyTest_r3ekhgrl.rbe.ps1
memory/3516-36-0x00000000007F0000-0x00000000007F1000-memory.dmp
memory/3516-573-0x00000000047F0000-0x000000000578E000-memory.dmp
memory/3516-783-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014245C000-memory.dmp
memory/3516-766-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014245C000-memory.dmp
memory/3516-600-0x00000000047F0000-0x000000000578E000-memory.dmp
memory/3516-597-0x0000000002510000-0x0000000002511000-memory.dmp
memory/3516-24-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014245C000-memory.dmp
memory/3516-25-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014245C000-memory.dmp
memory/3516-571-0x00000000047F0000-0x000000000578E000-memory.dmp
memory/3516-26-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014245C000-memory.dmp
memory/3516-570-0x00000000047F0000-0x000000000578E000-memory.dmp
memory/3516-568-0x00000000047F0000-0x000000000578E000-memory.dmp
memory/3516-572-0x00000000047F0000-0x000000000578E000-memory.dmp
memory/3516-574-0x00000000047F0000-0x000000000578E000-memory.dmp
memory/3516-569-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014245C000-memory.dmp
memory/3516-562-0x00000000047F0000-0x000000000578E000-memory.dmp
memory/3516-564-0x00000000047F0000-0x000000000578E000-memory.dmp
memory/4628-3-0x0000000000280000-0x00000000018E6000-memory.dmp
memory/4628-0-0x00007FF964A4F000-0x00007FF964A50000-memory.dmp
memory/4628-4-0x00007FF9648C0000-0x00007FF965264000-memory.dmp
memory/4628-1-0x00007FF9648C0000-0x00007FF965264000-memory.dmp
memory/4628-6-0x00007FF9648C0000-0x00007FF965264000-memory.dmp
memory/4628-2-0x00007FF9648C0000-0x00007FF965264000-memory.dmp
memory/4628-27-0x00007FF9648C0000-0x00007FF965264000-memory.dmp
memory/5012-34-0x000002BAC18D0000-0x000002BAC1982000-memory.dmp
memory/5012-30-0x000002BAC1620000-0x000002BAC1642000-memory.dmp
memory/5012-33-0x000002BAC18B0000-0x000002BAC18CE000-memory.dmp
memory/5012-35-0x000002BAC1990000-0x000002BAC199A000-memory.dmp
memory/5844-15-0x00007FF9648C0000-0x00007FF965264000-memory.dmp
memory/5844-14-0x0000000000C60000-0x0000000000C7E000-memory.dmp
memory/5844-768-0x00007FF9648C0000-0x00007FF965264000-memory.dmp
memory/5844-769-0x00007FF9648C0000-0x00007FF965264000-memory.dmp
memory/5844-770-0x00007FF9648C0000-0x00007FF965264000-memory.dmp
memory/5844-772-0x00007FF9648C0000-0x00007FF965264000-memory.dmp