Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
143s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
10/07/2026, 01:57
General
- Target NIXware.exe
- Size 90KB
- Sample260710-cddszsbz2n
- SHA256 06e6be635e9c4566627ad8add19bf064856e6c38ff883971a4ddb9ca40413038
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 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 computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- 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 4 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NIXware.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NIXware.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- 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'2⤵
- 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'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
powershell.exe.log
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
__PSScriptPolicyTest_huw25fzt.sx2.ps1
memory/2148-47-0x0000021FCA9B0000-0x0000021FCAA65000-memory.dmp
memory/2684-23-0x000001D8787A0000-0x000001D8787AA000-memory.dmp
memory/2684-26-0x000001D8787E0000-0x000001D8787E6000-memory.dmp
memory/2684-20-0x000001D878360000-0x000001D878415000-memory.dmp
memory/2684-19-0x000001D878340000-0x000001D87835C000-memory.dmp
memory/2684-21-0x000001D878330000-0x000001D87833A000-memory.dmp
memory/2684-22-0x000001D8787C0000-0x000001D8787DC000-memory.dmp
memory/2684-1-0x000001D85C080000-0x000001D85C090000-memory.dmp
memory/2684-24-0x000001D878800000-0x000001D87881A000-memory.dmp
memory/2684-25-0x000001D8787B0000-0x000001D8787B8000-memory.dmp
memory/2684-11-0x00007FF473520000-0x00007FF473530000-memory.dmp
memory/2684-27-0x000001D8787F0000-0x000001D8787FA000-memory.dmp
memory/2684-28-0x000001D85C080000-0x000001D85C090000-memory.dmp
memory/2684-10-0x000001D85DBD0000-0x000001D85DBF2000-memory.dmp
memory/2684-2-0x000001D85C080000-0x000001D85C090000-memory.dmp
memory/3896-0-0x0000000000640000-0x000000000065E000-memory.dmp
memory/3896-49-0x000000001B2C0000-0x000000001B2D0000-memory.dmp
memory/3896-50-0x000000001B2C0000-0x000000001B2D0000-memory.dmp