Analysis
- user interaction
yes - max time kernel
131s - max time network
130s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
08/08/2026, 13:04
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
app.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
General
- Target app.exe
- Size 515KB
- Sample260808-qa36cs1xdw
- SHA256 22dae34c2c163a3a010dc06a6cad3cb451c527c0d18d6dfc3b960994cfef95b2
- MD5 58b2cf2cd7f12a2a3000dc6bf17c262f
- SHA1 c5054507424749aeae227cb9ee6f20913223b1ad
- SHA512 39a7c7154bb4255bf9cf2766a41eac952d5111c6c4703f0356b61fb5bb59f85ee5e10e977edbf8325152c5e439ca60aa59679a833f6e312d5a2e0da6407b3134
- SSDEEP 6144:bDmLeZwi9a7vPv/rXXi4zrlwrHtwyV/sqeAha38KrgrwvmRI46RrwyIzFkbD0IcU:fLi7rHiuwJzvdyIC0D2Wo7D1Fxt
- TLSH T1DBB43A143FA98A08E580293E459E1615DB9AD2F126327303370AEF625D05DDEDE3D3EB
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Family: Dracula, Samurai
Dracula aka Samurai is a stealer written in C#.
- Detects Dracula aka Samurai Stealer payload 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/3212-117-0x0000000002AD0000-0x0000000002AFA000-memory.dmp family_dracula_stealer - Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Userinit = "C:\\Windows\\System32\\userinit.exe,C:\\Windows\\System32\\xdwdDefender.exe" app.exe - Event Triggered Execution: AppInit DLLs 1 TTPs
Adversaries may establish persistence and/or elevate privileges by executing malicious content triggered by AppInit DLLs loaded into processes.
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-668679576-120646659-2289335452-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation app.exe - Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
pid Process 3212 xdwdDefender.exe 4452 xdwdMalwareDef.exe 1048 xdwdDefender.exe 2284 xdwdDefender.exe 1588 xdwdDefender.exe - Loads dropped DLL 15 IoCs
pid Process 952 Process not Found 3348 Process not Found 3212 xdwdDefender.exe 4452 xdwdMalwareDef.exe 1048 xdwdDefender.exe 1508 Process not Found 4256 Process not Found 2352 Process not Found 4204 Process not Found 8 findstr.exe 1792 netsh.exe 2284 xdwdDefender.exe 812 AUDIODG.EXE 3588 Process not Found 1588 xdwdDefender.exe - Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-668679576-120646659-2289335452-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 xdwdDefender.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-668679576-120646659-2289335452-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 xdwdDefender.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-668679576-120646659-2289335452-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 xdwdDefender.exe - Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
- Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 9 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
flow ioc 39 icanhazip.com 64 api.ipify.org 6 api.ipify.org 7 api.ipify.org 8 api.ipify.org 9 api.ipify.org 65 api.ipify.org 10 api.ipify.org 23 icanhazip.com - Drops file in System32 directory 7 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe app.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe app.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe xdwdDefender.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe xdwdMalwareDef.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe xdwdDefender.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe xdwdDefender.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe xdwdDefender.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 9 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\xdwd.dll app.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe xdwdDefender.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe xdwdDefender.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe xdwdDefender.exe File created C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe app.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe app.exe File created C:\Windows\xdwd.dll app.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe xdwdMalwareDef.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe xdwdDefender.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe - Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.
pid Process 2600 cmd.exe 2880 cmd.exe 2720 cmd.exe - System Network Configuration Discovery: Wi-Fi Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may search for information about Wi-Fi networks, such as network names and passwords, on compromised systems.
pid Process 2600 cmd.exe 1792 netsh.exe - Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 xdwdDefender.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier xdwdDefender.exe - Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\ app.exe - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 2596 schtasks.exe 4360 schtasks.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 31 IoCs
pid Process 3212 xdwdDefender.exe 3212 xdwdDefender.exe 3212 xdwdDefender.exe 3212 xdwdDefender.exe 3212 xdwdDefender.exe 3212 xdwdDefender.exe 3212 xdwdDefender.exe 3212 xdwdDefender.exe 3212 xdwdDefender.exe 3212 xdwdDefender.exe 3212 xdwdDefender.exe 3212 xdwdDefender.exe 3212 xdwdDefender.exe 3212 xdwdDefender.exe 3212 xdwdDefender.exe 3212 xdwdDefender.exe 3212 xdwdDefender.exe 3212 xdwdDefender.exe 3212 xdwdDefender.exe 3212 xdwdDefender.exe 3212 xdwdDefender.exe 3212 xdwdDefender.exe 3212 xdwdDefender.exe 3212 xdwdDefender.exe 3212 xdwdDefender.exe 8 findstr.exe 8 findstr.exe 1792 netsh.exe 1792 netsh.exe 812 AUDIODG.EXE 812 AUDIODG.EXE - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 7 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3200 app.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3212 xdwdDefender.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4452 xdwdMalwareDef.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1048 xdwdDefender.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3212 xdwdDefender.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2284 xdwdDefender.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1588 xdwdDefender.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3200 wrote to memory of 1944 3200 app.exe 91 PID 3200 wrote to memory of 2880 3200 app.exe 93 PID 2880 wrote to memory of 2596 2880 cmd.exe 95 PID 3200 wrote to memory of 2720 3200 app.exe 96 PID 2720 wrote to memory of 4360 2720 cmd.exe 98 PID 3200 wrote to memory of 3212 3200 app.exe 101 PID 3212 wrote to memory of 2600 3212 xdwdDefender.exe 108 PID 2600 wrote to memory of 2612 2600 cmd.exe 110 PID 2600 wrote to memory of 1792 2600 cmd.exe 111 PID 2600 wrote to memory of 8 2600 cmd.exe 112 - 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.
- outlook_office_path 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-668679576-120646659-2289335452-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 xdwdDefender.exe - outlook_win_path 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-668679576-120646659-2289335452-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 xdwdDefender.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\app.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\app.exe"1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3200 -
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\CMD.exe"CMD" netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="eHIOZ.S/ZIvqZ?" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe" enable=yes & exit2⤵PID:1944
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe"cmd" /c schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "Microsoft\Windows\WAppCrashNvTew" /tr "C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe" /RL HIGHEST & exit2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2880 -
C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "Microsoft\Windows\WAppCrashNvTew" /tr "C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe" /RL HIGHEST3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:2596
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe"cmd" /c schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 30 /tn "Microsoft\MachineCore" /tr "C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe" /RL HIGHEST & exit2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2720 -
C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 30 /tn "Microsoft\MachineCore" /tr "C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe" /RL HIGHEST3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:4360
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C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe"C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- outlook_office_path
- outlook_win_path
PID:3212 -
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe"cmd" /C chcp 65001 && netsh wlan show profiles | findstr All3⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Wi-Fi Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2600 -
C:\Windows\system32\chcp.comchcp 650014⤵PID:2612
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C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exenetsh wlan show profiles4⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Wi-Fi Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:1792
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C:\Windows\system32\findstr.exefindstr All4⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:8
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C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exeC:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4452
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C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exeC:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1048
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C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exeC:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2284
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C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXEC:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x498 0x4901⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:812
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C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exeC:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1588
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1Windows Command Shell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Event Triggered Execution
2AppInit DLLs
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Event Triggered Execution
2AppInit DLLs
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\xdwdDefender.exe.log
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 d049789c187b2f58c900eab10205bc037740dca8640ab40c314790fefaab66ff
- MD5 f26118d675c61402c218ac6794d90a63
- SHA1 ffc8d592f3ca8255ca5119eff5b576eb16ac7fac
- SHA512 6f14b71dae095131053a1b590e60ccec4e14c47c745bf9d52de48988d7b93b1f50bbb6bac0222dc49e3e45def052b20be2d34e116991027718da2e0fb8eb45d0
- TLSH T17411CE723371F1D889163F072C68268417BF4724BA90EE0CB5A8626ED9364275F222F3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp7228.tmp.dat
- Size 224KB
- SHA256 d781b56555e65272ef4019de8706cba5042fb7afcf0f6e2ca56183ca9567ba8e
- MD5 710df06c7732247ac90a924171429a31
- SHA1 74ca20f5987e39ea08d3765803fa25a9638eddea
- SHA512 446dcaa944760f53b09f2112d434f8436ccaffcd7e6e270f699068161a7113f9c0b71de8f4e634bdccebb2364c6976c818fae12adb83c006fe1cce421a690c02
- SSDEEP 192:f+xj3fT8w0QQnG2IMW1hPJubRd6vPtcdCewdbsc7V1VJ:2B3fQ9QQn7IMW1hPJuVd6vPkxW
- TLSH T1DD24640A7B787001EDE3D9725CB080771E3CA16D8F22A6915DB654694EB2853A23D8EF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp7229.tmp.dat
- Size 138KB
- SHA256 8557f90c38f7d05792217c45dae6269a0f753e652f283c29ad5a574de99ef36b
- MD5 236fbfbdd9c6b4e447334ed529e2f41f
- SHA1 7341860176b9eeb92ac86bb5d90509bb315e60ce
- SHA512 f09ef426354f3f2b92a0993c152dfc665a3314e4cc7c0814afb76138e661c1dd5d502e4b3bdd71c7a3852457985c347cdbc3b9c54107e1b3ceb7c44c0088ad84
- SSDEEP 384:zeuvBnhJsueMEGvIW1DcP2O3HVumTny4a4:FnbZeMrv/hGt3/ny4X
- TLSH T19FD3974B3A743002EDE59A722CF051BB5D3CB16D4F51A5D428B620688EF2863B63D4BF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe
- Size 515KB
- SHA256 22dae34c2c163a3a010dc06a6cad3cb451c527c0d18d6dfc3b960994cfef95b2
- MD5 58b2cf2cd7f12a2a3000dc6bf17c262f
- SHA1 c5054507424749aeae227cb9ee6f20913223b1ad
- SHA512 39a7c7154bb4255bf9cf2766a41eac952d5111c6c4703f0356b61fb5bb59f85ee5e10e977edbf8325152c5e439ca60aa59679a833f6e312d5a2e0da6407b3134
- SSDEEP 6144:bDmLeZwi9a7vPv/rXXi4zrlwrHtwyV/sqeAha38KrgrwvmRI46RrwyIzFkbD0IcU:fLi7rHiuwJzvdyIC0D2Wo7D1Fxt
- TLSH T1DBB43A143FA98A08E580293E459E1615DB9AD2F126327303370AEF625D05DDEDE3D3EB
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\xdwd.dll
- Size 136KB
- SHA256 35c8d022e1d917f1aabdceae98097ccc072161b302f84c768ca63e4b32ac2b66
- MD5 16e5a492c9c6ae34c59683be9c51fa31
- SHA1 97031b41f5c56f371c28ae0d62a2df7d585adaba
- SHA512 20fd369172ef5e3e2fde388666b42e8fe5f0c2bfa338c0345f45e98af6561a249ba3ecc48c3f16efcc73f02ecb67b3ddb1e2e8f0e77d18fa00ac34e6379e50b6
- SSDEEP 3072:t0iX+jLyDcqaH9a6DFHo6MjD7VbZaZaZ8Xwlk4MHWZpt:t07yDSvdoRj2up
- TLSH T151D35B0772A500BFE1668638C5630A09E777B8211770DBAF33A4429D9F277E19D3AF61
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH