Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    27/07/2026, 16:17

General

  • Target
    Project Inquiry for Well Head Control Panel Project DMA0036.hta
  • Size 2.2MB
  • Sample260727-trd5caxtdy
  • SHA256 ea92bb8faa05e607e95a5fca94809b9b8f050b83d812f337c1cc50e2fd1fde3c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • xworm

Version
  • 5.0

C2
  • wokymbo.ptsco.cam:6500

Mutex
  • X4LnlEBHWFXgSrre

Attributes
  • install_file

    USB.exe

aes.plain

Signatures

  • Family: Xworm

    Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

  • Detect Xworm Payload 1 IoCs
  • Process spawned unexpected child process 1 IoCs

    This typically indicates the parent process was compromised via an exploit or macro.

  • Badlisted process makes network request 2 IoCs

    Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Project Inquiry for Well Head Control Panel Project DMA0036.hta" {1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}{1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4320
  • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    powershell.exe -NoProfile -Command "Invoke-Expression $env:kalakand"
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Badlisted process makes network request
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4504
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:812
      • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe
        "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe" /target:exe /out:"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSBuild.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\guardian_src_4bd67eb5d7714242a763a020bba4d911.cs"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2964
        • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe
          C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe /NOLOGO /READONLY /MACHINE:IX86 "/OUT:C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RES8A06.tmp" "c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CSCC4C6BEE1AF4D445EA45DE19BBD7CBCC.TMP"
          4⤵
            PID:2516
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSBuild.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSBuild.exe" 812
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1696

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          MSBuild.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSBuild.exe
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 de95b1083f43ccfc063eed2f07f4a209faae43d873dc2d2744786ba7fffc31c0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          RES8A06.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RES8A06.tmp
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 8e58e449150b75927447afacf9be16f37417e7e7e2320e323ef8718f6a47eb75
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_ffyluooo.2ig.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ffyluooo.2ig.ps1
          • Size 60B
          • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          CSCC4C6BEE1AF4D445EA45DE19BBD7CBCC.TMP

          • Path \??\c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CSCC4C6BEE1AF4D445EA45DE19BBD7CBCC.TMP
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 a50a6f311d400c946c1444ca8be5df32c74461ece7f9e3b2b69446225a4d633c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          guardian_src_4bd67eb5d7714242a763a020bba4d911.cs

          • Path \??\c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\guardian_src_4bd67eb5d7714242a763a020bba4d911.cs
          • Size 4KB
          • SHA256 3ee1bf1ab210527e7543dc78ca3511904bf7770d571eb0d11746edd9f5bf814a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/812-35-0x000000000F270000-0x000000000F898000-memory.dmp

          memory/812-44-0x0000000007FC0000-0x0000000007FF6000-memory.dmp

          memory/812-15-0x00000000055C0000-0x000000000565C000-memory.dmp

          memory/812-16-0x0000000005C90000-0x0000000005CF6000-memory.dmp

          memory/812-17-0x0000000006670000-0x0000000006702000-memory.dmp

          memory/812-18-0x0000000006CC0000-0x0000000007264000-memory.dmp

          memory/812-19-0x000000000A270000-0x000000000B0AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/812-20-0x0000000006810000-0x000000000688C000-memory.dmp

          memory/812-21-0x0000000006890000-0x00000000068C0000-memory.dmp

          memory/812-22-0x00000000068C0000-0x00000000068C8000-memory.dmp

          memory/812-68-0x00000000096E0000-0x00000000096E8000-memory.dmp

          memory/812-67-0x00000000096B0000-0x00000000096CA000-memory.dmp

          memory/812-66-0x0000000009670000-0x0000000009684000-memory.dmp

          memory/812-65-0x0000000009660000-0x000000000966E000-memory.dmp

          memory/812-64-0x0000000009640000-0x0000000009651000-memory.dmp

          memory/812-63-0x00000000094F0000-0x00000000094FA000-memory.dmp

          memory/812-43-0x0000000007F60000-0x0000000007F7A000-memory.dmp

          memory/812-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040E000-memory.dmp

          memory/812-45-0x000000000FF20000-0x000000001059A000-memory.dmp

          memory/812-46-0x00000000080A0000-0x0000000008136000-memory.dmp

          memory/812-48-0x0000000008140000-0x000000000815E000-memory.dmp

          memory/812-49-0x00000000081B0000-0x00000000081FA000-memory.dmp

          memory/812-47-0x0000000008050000-0x0000000008072000-memory.dmp

          memory/812-50-0x000000000F8A0000-0x000000000FBF4000-memory.dmp

          memory/812-51-0x0000000006400000-0x0000000006466000-memory.dmp

          memory/812-52-0x0000000008230000-0x0000000008252000-memory.dmp

          memory/812-53-0x000000000FC80000-0x000000000FCCC000-memory.dmp

          memory/812-61-0x0000000009250000-0x000000000926E000-memory.dmp

          memory/812-62-0x0000000009270000-0x0000000009313000-memory.dmp

          memory/1696-34-0x0000000000200000-0x0000000000208000-memory.dmp

          memory/4504-0-0x0000027E46B00000-0x0000027E46B10000-memory.dmp

          memory/4504-1-0x0000027E46B00000-0x0000027E46B10000-memory.dmp

          memory/4504-2-0x0000027E46A20000-0x0000027E46A42000-memory.dmp

          memory/4504-10-0x0000027E46A70000-0x0000027E46B02000-memory.dmp

          memory/4504-11-0x0000027E49870000-0x0000027E4987A000-memory.dmp