Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
139s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
09/08/2026, 14:21
General
- Target WIndowsXLite_installer.exe
- Size 58KB
- Sample260809-rn6n3sgl4t
- SHA256 767c13474637dbabc2a0d434989e92f037c85c883ce394a095c498130d6f79e4
Malware Config
Extracted
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xworm
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5.0
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4.tcp.ngrok.io:21552
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f4cX9RgnPMTX3Aqr
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Install_directory
%AppData%
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install_file
WindowsXLite_Installer.exe
Signatures
- Family: Xworm
Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.
- Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs
- 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
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.
- Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
- 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 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 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\WIndowsXLite_installer.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WIndowsXLite_installer.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
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C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "WindowsXLite_Installer" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsXLite_Installer.exe"2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /delete /f /tn "WindowsXLite_Installer"2⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp8123.tmp.bat""2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exetimeout 33⤵
- Delays execution with timeout.exe
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsXLite_Installer.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsXLite_Installer.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsXLite_Installer.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsXLite_Installer.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsXLite_Installer.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsXLite_Installer.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
tmp8123.tmp.bat
WindowsXLite_Installer.exe
memory/2332-12-0x00007FFCE1DD0000-0x00007FFCE2774000-memory.dmp
memory/2332-11-0x00007FFCE1DD0000-0x00007FFCE2774000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-13-0x00007FFCE1DD0000-0x00007FFCE2774000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-8-0x00007FFCE1DD0000-0x00007FFCE2774000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-3-0x00007FFCE1DD0000-0x00007FFCE2774000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-2-0x00007FFCE1DD0000-0x00007FFCE2774000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-0-0x00007FFCE1F5F000-0x00007FFCE1F60000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-14-0x00007FFCE1DD0000-0x00007FFCE2774000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-15-0x00007FFCE1DD0000-0x00007FFCE2774000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-16-0x00007FFCE1DD0000-0x00007FFCE2774000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-20-0x0000000001410000-0x000000000144A000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-21-0x00000000014A0000-0x00000000014A6000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-1-0x0000000000D20000-0x0000000000D34000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-26-0x00007FFCE1DD0000-0x00007FFCE2774000-memory.dmp