xworm | ed18463ee2b257d617013a7abc35e41aad0c198d59887409186260f117af276c

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
06/08/2026, 23:17

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General

Target
ed18463ee2b257d617013a7abc35e41aad0c198d59887409186260f117af276c.exe
Size 45KB
Sample260806-29rr6awsdw
SHA256 ed18463ee2b257d617013a7abc35e41aad0c198d59887409186260f117af276c
MD5 efb8684b37ad6aace2aa16e5cca56707
SHA1 a5e0bcae4c2cdd2a38f5d057a8aca75bcd6cea33
SHA512 97f9d7ff205e49135fa4c328b750cbc004b4fa78c4aa9a8c6eb5d12bb5fc01b23c7a21d89983f836d84ace509ea11fccdefd535d49be23224fd76f9997c6dbf2
SSDEEP 768:qBUpkvJC9xTfBt/uAlTcMcMtlYztQiVZlWwbFEPr9pKT6iOChCzj2g+:qBvCrHmiIpwlYzFGGFM9oT6iOCMX+
TLSH
T146235B087BD08621E6FEABB51872B6060671E6179D13E75E08E483DA1F277C1CE907E7
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

discovery execution xworm persistence privilege_escalation rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

Version

bore.pub:37213

Mutex

Oiy7uyoY8Iapn4rl

Attributes

Install_directory
%AppData%
install_file
svchost.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
behavioral1/memory/5152-0-0x0000000000FA0000-0x0000000000FB2000-memory.dmp	family_xworm
behavioral1/files/0x000900000001e0fb-47.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
2712	powershell.exe
5588	powershell.exe
3844	powershell.exe
3856	powershell.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3053180483-1881419501-3594244048-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	ed18463ee2b257d617013a7abc35e41aad0c198d59887409186260f117af276c.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\svchost.lnk	ed18463ee2b257d617013a7abc35e41aad0c198d59887409186260f117af276c.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\svchost.lnk	ed18463ee2b257d617013a7abc35e41aad0c198d59887409186260f117af276c.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
4784	svchost.exe
5360	svchost.exe
5888	svchost.exe

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-1-5-21-3053180483-1881419501-3594244048-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\svchost = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\svchost.exe"	ed18463ee2b257d617013a7abc35e41aad0c198d59887409186260f117af276c.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
5	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
832	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs

pid	Process
5588	powershell.exe
5588	powershell.exe
3844	powershell.exe
3844	powershell.exe
3856	powershell.exe
3856	powershell.exe
2712	powershell.exe
2712	powershell.exe
5152	ed18463ee2b257d617013a7abc35e41aad0c198d59887409186260f117af276c.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5152	ed18463ee2b257d617013a7abc35e41aad0c198d59887409186260f117af276c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5588	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3844	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3856	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5152	ed18463ee2b257d617013a7abc35e41aad0c198d59887409186260f117af276c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4784	svchost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5360	svchost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5888	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
5152	ed18463ee2b257d617013a7abc35e41aad0c198d59887409186260f117af276c.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5152 wrote to memory of 5588	5152	ed18463ee2b257d617013a7abc35e41aad0c198d59887409186260f117af276c.exe	93
PID 5152 wrote to memory of 3844	5152	ed18463ee2b257d617013a7abc35e41aad0c198d59887409186260f117af276c.exe	95
PID 5152 wrote to memory of 3856	5152	ed18463ee2b257d617013a7abc35e41aad0c198d59887409186260f117af276c.exe	97
PID 5152 wrote to memory of 2712	5152	ed18463ee2b257d617013a7abc35e41aad0c198d59887409186260f117af276c.exe	99
PID 5152 wrote to memory of 832	5152	ed18463ee2b257d617013a7abc35e41aad0c198d59887409186260f117af276c.exe	101

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\ed18463ee2b257d617013a7abc35e41aad0c198d59887409186260f117af276c.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ed18463ee2b257d617013a7abc35e41aad0c198d59887409186260f117af276c.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- 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:5152
- 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\ed18463ee2b257d617013a7abc35e41aad0c198d59887409186260f117af276c.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:5588
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'ed18463ee2b257d617013a7abc35e41aad0c198d59887409186260f117af276c.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3844
- 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\svchost.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3856
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'svchost.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2712
- C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "svchost" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe"
  2⤵
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:832

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4784

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:5360

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:5888

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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powershell.exe.log

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
Size 2KB
SHA256 84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f
MD5 d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730
SHA1 31aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a
SHA512 8c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249
TLSH
T1CE51EE323375B1E888167F071E681A8053BF4355EA94AF1CB698621ED93641B9F222F3
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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svchost.exe.log

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\svchost.exe.log
Size 654B
SHA256 e1b91642d85d98124a6a31f710e137ab7fd90dec30e74a05ab7fcf3b7887dced
MD5 2ff39f6c7249774be85fd60a8f9a245e
SHA1 684ff36b31aedc1e587c8496c02722c6698c1c4e
SHA512 1d7e8b92ef4afd463d62cfa7e8b9d1799db5bf2a263d3cd7840df2e0a1323d24eb595b5f8eb615c6cb15f9e3a7b4fc99f8dd6a3d34479222e966ec708998aed1
TLSH
T1D9F0DD242221E1C489127F111C0D2A4452BF4797B760EE0C7554529FD8312275F203E7
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Size 944B
SHA256 7ac9e52f11de3f117d7a7f1bda793dd60756b764e4f0217ff87c66a20bf96d16
MD5 fb7fc2c643e952a1d3241b5fac8ef241
SHA1 4310dc08d34678c0a48c7cacb94f313f9fdd3720
SHA512 8ceb0a588e3b3cabf9edf80dbfbc24b1f3fb2f379e3cf9262c6ba762ab1d5b89d4f394a67c2756f58e7bd879ab94e232e41bd7d8c611fcfcca976fb3188f3099
TLSH
T189112223F78C8920CC96163A509DAC5172B586CB81AEDF9F7FC0C210A1BF584CBA12A4
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Size 944B
SHA256 c3077e4cadb4ed246c02abe55aa6cf832fee4c2546b7addb7d22cd1c7c8c1294
MD5 96e3b86880fedd5afc001d108732a3e5
SHA1 8fc17b39d744a9590a6d5897012da5e6757439a3
SHA512 909b1968f7204fa7029109b02232d8cc5438f6b4dc7c9044e4e47c59fcee538199b13029e36592b12ed573d48a308dd4822d2ced4129ab08d4111897e02be55d
TLSH
T1C1112223F38D8920CC961539509DAC5172B586CB81AFDE9F7FC0D210A1BF584CB61194
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StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Size 944B
SHA256 900aa2c83ec8773c3f9705f75b28fff0eaca57f7adb33dc82564d7ea8f8069a3
MD5 07ab6cc81c5230a598c0ad1711b6bd97
SHA1 de7e270e12d447dfc5896b7c96777eb32725778a
SHA512 ffef0ad0824ea0fdab29eb3c44448100f79365a1729c7665eba9aef85a88e60901bc6a6c248de15a28d21be9ce5839d68861e4449ff557d8845927c740ba3a25
TLSH
T136112223F38C89A1CC961639509DAC5172B686CB81AEDEDF7FC0C210E5AF584CB61294
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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__PSScriptPolicyTest_fmrxckji.z1u.ps1

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_fmrxckji.z1u.ps1
Size 60B
SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
TLSH
T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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svchost.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
Size 45KB
SHA256 ed18463ee2b257d617013a7abc35e41aad0c198d59887409186260f117af276c
MD5 efb8684b37ad6aace2aa16e5cca56707
SHA1 a5e0bcae4c2cdd2a38f5d057a8aca75bcd6cea33
SHA512 97f9d7ff205e49135fa4c328b750cbc004b4fa78c4aa9a8c6eb5d12bb5fc01b23c7a21d89983f836d84ace509ea11fccdefd535d49be23224fd76f9997c6dbf2
SSDEEP 768:qBUpkvJC9xTfBt/uAlTcMcMtlYztQiVZlWwbFEPr9pKT6iOChCzj2g+:qBvCrHmiIpwlYzFGGFM9oT6iOCMX+
TLSH
T146235B087BD08621E6FEABB51872B6060671E6179D13E75E08E483DA1F277C1CE907E7
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/5152-1-0x000000001BD30000-0x000000001BD40000-memory.dmp

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memory/5152-2-0x000000001BD30000-0x000000001BD40000-memory.dmp

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memory/5152-0-0x0000000000FA0000-0x0000000000FB2000-memory.dmp

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memory/5588-4-0x0000017BDD8F0000-0x0000017BDD900000-memory.dmp

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memory/5588-7-0x0000017BC5460000-0x0000017BC5482000-memory.dmp

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memory/5588-3-0x0000017BDD8F0000-0x0000017BDD900000-memory.dmp

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