xworm | e3e6db03f754aa7f220094410d1029c93a99cb859c89e99e94ffc35668e9f44b

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
140s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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General

Target
e3e6db03f754aa7f220094410d1029c93a99cb859c89e99e94ffc35668e9f44b.exe
Size 41KB
Sample260805-k9cjsstfna
SHA256 e3e6db03f754aa7f220094410d1029c93a99cb859c89e99e94ffc35668e9f44b
MD5 51a9e6a5a086bdb117075c60ade711f0
SHA1 1f375539f7ae67d06cd49c1e438205b9f5fe507f
SHA512 20cf351ab749f3a714d6df3fa39ffdb6b298e54c85d830b514baf24fccf4c3a167b0125d09fd8b44733f3e44232aeb1b5f2bd42f435835ce6e91cedde57b62f4
SSDEEP 768:ZUDlQj1Zx5qNjk8womL1ZlJF5Pr9p5zPD6iOwhx3/Sd:ZU6ZxEtvB8LFp9TzPD6iOwD6
TLSH
T1F5133A057B918625E5FE6BB519B266070731E6038E23D75E0CE892DB2B6BBC0CE407D7
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

discovery execution xworm persistence privilege_escalation rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

Version

portbuddy.dev:42876
:42876

Mutex

WIKWUXvzw3JRUNPp

Attributes

Install_directory
%AppData%
install_file
USB.exe

aes.plain

Signatures

Family: Xworm
Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.
trojan rat xworm

Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/6052-1-0x0000000000A20000-0x0000000000A30000-memory.dmp	family_xworm
behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c496-56.dat	family_xworm

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
4332	powershell.exe
3056	powershell.exe
5420	powershell.exe
4856	powershell.exe

Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

persistence privilege_escalation

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\systemexe.lnk	e3e6db03f754aa7f220094410d1029c93a99cb859c89e99e94ffc35668e9f44b.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\systemexe.lnk	e3e6db03f754aa7f220094410d1029c93a99cb859c89e99e94ffc35668e9f44b.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4908	systemexe
1880	systemexe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3611646547-550105268-947503007-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\systemexe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\systemexe"	e3e6db03f754aa7f220094410d1029c93a99cb859c89e99e94ffc35668e9f44b.exe

Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

flow	ioc
1	ip-api.com

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
432	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 13 IoCs

pid	Process
4332	powershell.exe
4332	powershell.exe
4332	powershell.exe
3056	powershell.exe
3056	powershell.exe
3056	powershell.exe
5420	powershell.exe
5420	powershell.exe
5420	powershell.exe
4856	powershell.exe
4856	powershell.exe
4856	powershell.exe
6052	e3e6db03f754aa7f220094410d1029c93a99cb859c89e99e94ffc35668e9f44b.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	6052	e3e6db03f754aa7f220094410d1029c93a99cb859c89e99e94ffc35668e9f44b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4332	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4332	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4332	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4332	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4332	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4332	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4332	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4332	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4332	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4332	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4332	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4332	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4332	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4332	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4332	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4332	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4332	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4332	powershell.exe
Token: 33	4332	powershell.exe
Token: 34	4332	powershell.exe
Token: 35	4332	powershell.exe
Token: 36	4332	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3056	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3056	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3056	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3056	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3056	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3056	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3056	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3056	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3056	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3056	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3056	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3056	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3056	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3056	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3056	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3056	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3056	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3056	powershell.exe
Token: 33	3056	powershell.exe
Token: 34	3056	powershell.exe
Token: 35	3056	powershell.exe
Token: 36	3056	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5420	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	5420	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5420	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	5420	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	5420	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	5420	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	5420	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	5420	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5420	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	5420	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5420	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5420	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	5420	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5420	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	5420	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	5420	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	5420	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	5420	powershell.exe
Token: 33	5420	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
6052	e3e6db03f754aa7f220094410d1029c93a99cb859c89e99e94ffc35668e9f44b.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 6052 wrote to memory of 4332	6052	e3e6db03f754aa7f220094410d1029c93a99cb859c89e99e94ffc35668e9f44b.exe	90
PID 6052 wrote to memory of 3056	6052	e3e6db03f754aa7f220094410d1029c93a99cb859c89e99e94ffc35668e9f44b.exe	93
PID 6052 wrote to memory of 5420	6052	e3e6db03f754aa7f220094410d1029c93a99cb859c89e99e94ffc35668e9f44b.exe	95
PID 6052 wrote to memory of 4856	6052	e3e6db03f754aa7f220094410d1029c93a99cb859c89e99e94ffc35668e9f44b.exe	97
PID 6052 wrote to memory of 432	6052	e3e6db03f754aa7f220094410d1029c93a99cb859c89e99e94ffc35668e9f44b.exe	100

Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
persistence

Query Registry
T1012

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e3e6db03f754aa7f220094410d1029c93a99cb859c89e99e94ffc35668e9f44b.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e3e6db03f754aa7f220094410d1029c93a99cb859c89e99e94ffc35668e9f44b.exe"
1⤵
- Creates a file in the Startup directory
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:6052
- 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\e3e6db03f754aa7f220094410d1029c93a99cb859c89e99e94ffc35668e9f44b.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:4332
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'e3e6db03f754aa7f220094410d1029c93a99cb859c89e99e94ffc35668e9f44b.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3056
- 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\Roaming\systemexe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:5420
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'systemexe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:4856
- C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "systemexe" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\systemexe"
  2⤵
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:432

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\systemexe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\systemexe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4908

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\systemexe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\systemexe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1880

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Size 1KB
SHA256 a976a31824c3a0cc2a6b0fd9ec6045c398d82990e5e96df2ad86ba09a9b05be5
MD5 66f9b690d4e5313231bc173ce7b2c029
SHA1 b0dbce2f97d8ca067ddde29c06272e56e38fa195
SHA512 8f0c4c220fc64928778bf68c853246126b44f40fcdc99aa2fdaa491797ce02783c8776fdd7bd3154544336f0466000a8b92c740ed0d0df75b8a6990da450650e
TLSH
T158216833B3DD8614C89A413A10CDAC1036B6C7DB41DECFAB7B84E655A43F699CE61160
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StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Size 1KB
SHA256 070e2dc002fee5d6c6ae0611713bb24a9f01d741d964e7f1ece4f61789724a94
MD5 95e9928464a1f3425068f7e64a74060a
SHA1 9bdbd59bea34afd0aebf4d0c3d3cfe0317aa4d57
SHA512 a150525324ebe4a0dc28577f089c1f45ef0902355ecd9d5f10c91d45fe57d44d09c6d133a92c3f32dca0c73b97b259d5ad7ff4316edafa2cb00e38d64e043f06
TLSH
T1E9216833F3DD8654C899413A10CEAC1035B7C7DB40DECEDB6B84D559A43F699CE61160
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__PSScriptPolicyTest_dyy3pd1b.ihl.ps1

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_dyy3pd1b.ihl.ps1
Size 60B
SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
TLSH
T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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systemexe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\systemexe
Size 41KB
SHA256 e3e6db03f754aa7f220094410d1029c93a99cb859c89e99e94ffc35668e9f44b
MD5 51a9e6a5a086bdb117075c60ade711f0
SHA1 1f375539f7ae67d06cd49c1e438205b9f5fe507f
SHA512 20cf351ab749f3a714d6df3fa39ffdb6b298e54c85d830b514baf24fccf4c3a167b0125d09fd8b44733f3e44232aeb1b5f2bd42f435835ce6e91cedde57b62f4
SSDEEP 768:ZUDlQj1Zx5qNjk8womL1ZlJF5Pr9p5zPD6iOwhx3/Sd:ZU6ZxEtvB8LFp9TzPD6iOwD6
TLSH
T1F5133A057B918625E5FE6BB519B266070731E6038E23D75E0CE892DB2B6BBC0CE407D7
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/4332-28-0x00007FFFA3570000-0x00007FFFA3F14000-memory.dmp

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memory/4332-21-0x0000021B3E360000-0x0000021B3E412000-memory.dmp

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memory/4332-55-0x00007FFFA3570000-0x00007FFFA3F14000-memory.dmp

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memory/4332-33-0x0000021B3E059000-0x0000021B3E05F000-memory.dmp

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memory/4332-31-0x00007FFFA3570000-0x00007FFFA3F14000-memory.dmp

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memory/4332-9-0x00007FFFA3570000-0x00007FFFA3F14000-memory.dmp

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memory/4332-13-0x0000021B25A40000-0x0000021B25A62000-memory.dmp

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memory/4332-12-0x00007FFFA3570000-0x00007FFFA3F14000-memory.dmp

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memory/4332-14-0x00007FFFA3570000-0x00007FFFA3F14000-memory.dmp

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memory/4332-15-0x00007FFFA3570000-0x00007FFFA3F14000-memory.dmp

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memory/4332-16-0x00007FFFA3570000-0x00007FFFA3F14000-memory.dmp

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memory/4332-17-0x00007FFFA3570000-0x00007FFFA3F14000-memory.dmp

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memory/4332-20-0x0000021B3DF60000-0x0000021B3DF7E000-memory.dmp

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memory/4332-22-0x00007FFFA3570000-0x00007FFFA3F14000-memory.dmp

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memory/4332-23-0x00007FFFA3570000-0x00007FFFA3F14000-memory.dmp

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memory/4332-32-0x00007FFFA3570000-0x00007FFFA3F14000-memory.dmp

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memory/4332-24-0x00007FFFA3570000-0x00007FFFA3F14000-memory.dmp

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memory/4332-26-0x00007FFFA3570000-0x00007FFFA3F14000-memory.dmp

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memory/4332-27-0x00007FFFA3570000-0x00007FFFA3F14000-memory.dmp

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memory/4332-29-0x0000021B25AE0000-0x0000021B25AEA000-memory.dmp

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memory/6052-0-0x00007FFFA36FF000-0x00007FFFA3700000-memory.dmp

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memory/6052-5-0x00007FFFA3570000-0x00007FFFA3F14000-memory.dmp

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memory/6052-8-0x00007FFFA3570000-0x00007FFFA3F14000-memory.dmp

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memory/6052-7-0x00007FFFA3570000-0x00007FFFA3F14000-memory.dmp

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memory/6052-4-0x00007FFFA3570000-0x00007FFFA3F14000-memory.dmp

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memory/6052-3-0x00007FFFA3570000-0x00007FFFA3F14000-memory.dmp

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memory/6052-2-0x00007FFFA3570000-0x00007FFFA3F14000-memory.dmp

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memory/6052-6-0x00007FFFA3570000-0x00007FFFA3F14000-memory.dmp

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memory/6052-1-0x0000000000A20000-0x0000000000A30000-memory.dmp

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