Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
146s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
06/08/2026, 23:17
General
- Target 7fda10c7c950f427e2d65b67e519e87c90a852c86068751b8fb22268733de2b0.exe
- Size 36KB
- Sample260806-29sdpawsdy
- SHA256 7fda10c7c950f427e2d65b67e519e87c90a852c86068751b8fb22268733de2b0
Malware Config
Extracted
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xworm
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5.0
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th9dw7ieqc.localto.net:8889
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b74c3c92863043d5a19a
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Install_directory
%AppData%
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install_file
XClient.exe
Signatures
- Family: Xworm
Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.
- Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs
- 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.
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- 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.
- Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 9 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs
- 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.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7fda10c7c950f427e2d65b67e519e87c90a852c86068751b8fb22268733de2b0.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7fda10c7c950f427e2d65b67e519e87c90a852c86068751b8fb22268733de2b0.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Creates a file in the Startup directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- 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\7fda10c7c950f427e2d65b67e519e87c90a852c86068751b8fb22268733de2b0.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 '7fda10c7c950f427e2d65b67e519e87c90a852c86068751b8fb22268733de2b0.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 -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\XClient.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 'XClient.exe'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "XClient" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\XClient.exe"2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\XClient.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\XClient.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\XClient.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\XClient.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\XClient.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\XClient.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1PowerShell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
XClient.exe.log
powershell.exe.log
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
__PSScriptPolicyTest_5lc3ellk.i5k.ps1
XClient.exe
memory/392-81-0x00000251C35A0000-0x00000251C3655000-memory.dmp
memory/1996-0-0x0000000000EE0000-0x0000000000EF0000-memory.dmp
memory/2404-47-0x0000020764590000-0x0000020764645000-memory.dmp
memory/3476-64-0x000002B2E13D0000-0x000002B2E1485000-memory.dmp
memory/3796-19-0x000001C31BFB0000-0x000001C31BFCC000-memory.dmp
memory/3796-22-0x000001C37FDF0000-0x000001C37FE0C000-memory.dmp
memory/3796-26-0x000001C31C410000-0x000001C31C416000-memory.dmp
memory/3796-27-0x000001C37FDB0000-0x000001C37FDBA000-memory.dmp
memory/3796-28-0x000001C319A30000-0x000001C319A40000-memory.dmp
memory/3796-24-0x000001C37FE30000-0x000001C37FE4A000-memory.dmp
memory/3796-23-0x000001C37FDA0000-0x000001C37FDAA000-memory.dmp
memory/3796-25-0x000001C31BD50000-0x000001C31BD58000-memory.dmp
memory/3796-21-0x000001C37FD90000-0x000001C37FD9A000-memory.dmp
memory/3796-20-0x000001C31BFD0000-0x000001C31C085000-memory.dmp
memory/3796-11-0x00007FF431B10000-0x00007FF431B20000-memory.dmp
memory/3796-8-0x000001C37FDC0000-0x000001C37FDE2000-memory.dmp
memory/3796-1-0x000001C319A30000-0x000001C319A40000-memory.dmp
memory/3796-2-0x000001C319A30000-0x000001C319A40000-memory.dmp