Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
141s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
10/07/2026, 02:06
General
- Target Nix.exe
- Size 22.4MB
- Sample260710-cjp37sc151
- 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_xdzxul34.s3a.ps1
memory/624-26-0x00007FF9CA230000-0x00007FF9CABD4000-memory.dmp
memory/624-772-0x00007FF9CA230000-0x00007FF9CABD4000-memory.dmp
memory/624-779-0x00007FF9CA230000-0x00007FF9CABD4000-memory.dmp
memory/624-777-0x00007FF9CA230000-0x00007FF9CABD4000-memory.dmp
memory/624-776-0x00007FF9CA230000-0x00007FF9CABD4000-memory.dmp
memory/624-16-0x0000000000FC0000-0x0000000000FDE000-memory.dmp
memory/624-17-0x00007FF9CA230000-0x00007FF9CABD4000-memory.dmp
memory/624-775-0x00007FF9CA230000-0x00007FF9CABD4000-memory.dmp
memory/624-774-0x00007FF9CA230000-0x00007FF9CABD4000-memory.dmp
memory/2016-576-0x00000000047F0000-0x000000000578E000-memory.dmp
memory/2016-573-0x00000000047F0000-0x000000000578E000-memory.dmp
memory/2016-29-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014245C000-memory.dmp
memory/2016-789-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014245C000-memory.dmp
memory/2016-31-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014245C000-memory.dmp
memory/2016-773-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014245C000-memory.dmp
memory/2016-35-0x00000000007F0000-0x00000000007F1000-memory.dmp
memory/2016-561-0x00000000047F0000-0x000000000578E000-memory.dmp
memory/2016-27-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014245C000-memory.dmp
memory/2016-770-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014245C000-memory.dmp
memory/2016-28-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014245C000-memory.dmp
memory/2016-581-0x0000000002570000-0x0000000002571000-memory.dmp
memory/2016-575-0x00000000047F0000-0x000000000578E000-memory.dmp
memory/2016-577-0x00000000047F0000-0x000000000578E000-memory.dmp
memory/2016-568-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014245C000-memory.dmp
memory/2016-574-0x00000000047F0000-0x000000000578E000-memory.dmp
memory/2016-569-0x00000000047F0000-0x000000000578E000-memory.dmp
memory/2016-578-0x00000000047F0000-0x000000000578E000-memory.dmp
memory/2016-579-0x00000000047F0000-0x000000000578E000-memory.dmp
memory/4108-4-0x00007FF9CA230000-0x00007FF9CABD4000-memory.dmp
memory/4108-1-0x00007FF9CA230000-0x00007FF9CABD4000-memory.dmp
memory/4108-5-0x00007FF9CA230000-0x00007FF9CABD4000-memory.dmp
memory/4108-3-0x00007FF9CA230000-0x00007FF9CABD4000-memory.dmp
memory/4108-2-0x0000000000D00000-0x0000000002366000-memory.dmp
memory/4108-30-0x00007FF9CA230000-0x00007FF9CABD4000-memory.dmp
memory/4108-6-0x00007FF9CA230000-0x00007FF9CABD4000-memory.dmp
memory/4108-7-0x00007FF9CA230000-0x00007FF9CABD4000-memory.dmp
memory/4108-0-0x00007FF9CA3BF000-0x00007FF9CA3C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4528-566-0x000001CF2B890000-0x000001CF2B942000-memory.dmp
memory/4528-34-0x000001CF2B410000-0x000001CF2B432000-memory.dmp
memory/4528-565-0x000001CF2B4A0000-0x000001CF2B4BE000-memory.dmp
memory/4528-567-0x000001CF2B490000-0x000001CF2B49A000-memory.dmp