xworm | 1ad1a40b1f5e9588e5236baf108b419781bb799b8e49bdadf0cf1d5a517b904a

Analysis

max time kernel
13s
max time network
15s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
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13/08/2026, 10:11

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General

Target
VideoDriver.exe
Size 230KB
Sample260813-l71z2sxbpc
SHA256 1ad1a40b1f5e9588e5236baf108b419781bb799b8e49bdadf0cf1d5a517b904a
MD5 b5373b4671641c399534829f6a72e52d
SHA1 4e46291503d53e2b0828a644eacf79b97743ade4
SHA512 c77341a9e801a75bfd71b2b7b4f554384b4f6ac3bec6c72f52134de83b358098fcc6b529290e6189b5a227b40a724e9ff322b99f6d87c76e85c864182b87669c
SSDEEP 6144:HEtoK0A+385iOP+MrpYZUgNN4NNNNNNNntNxNNoNoXNdNNNNNN2NNNNNNNNuNNN8:soK01tMrma
TLSH
T1B5346C0127E4C51AEABE17B4F5B116006B75E10B9122EBC9B88C25FD6F537409A237BF
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

execution xworm persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

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

Detect Xworm Payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1096-30-0x0000000000ED0000-0x0000000000EE0000-memory.dmp	family_xworm

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
2420	powershell.exe
4120	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-1-5-21-889581200-2041691093-2048517887-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	VideoDriver.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2324	VideoDriver.exe
1096	VideoDriver.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs

pid	Process
4120	powershell.exe
4120	powershell.exe
2420	powershell.exe
2420	powershell.exe
1096	VideoDriver.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5060	VideoDriver.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4120	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2420	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2324	VideoDriver.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1096	VideoDriver.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1096	VideoDriver.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5060 wrote to memory of 4120	5060	VideoDriver.exe	85
PID 5060 wrote to memory of 2420	5060	VideoDriver.exe	87

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\VideoDriver.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VideoDriver.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5060
- 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\VideoDriver.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:4120
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'VideoDriver.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2420

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\VideoDriver.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\VideoDriver.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2324

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\VideoDriver.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\VideoDriver.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:1096

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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VideoDriver.exe.log

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\VideoDriver.exe.log
Size 1KB
SHA256 471356f5b299eaaaf1856e0f3d93a94c68321a326f5210a952e93ddb3848647c
MD5 fe1d7aaec1f8e21554b2dea87bb42a6e
SHA1 950dd9254713ada2269bd96aaf12a08c4828f0bc
SHA512 7ada22e7d6902659e998ef5e3987ace84f79533dc42696a20aa7a75d21b5a1fcc70076ec85b0951ac72880947083ce4854eeae64ea0b614fbdac369dfe52e01d
TLSH
T17C21CD312276E1D88D163F412C1D2A8013BF0766B650EE1C7994639EDD3611B5F212F7
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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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
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StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Size 944B
SHA256 6aa59e171898b3dd42a36662ef81d349ce5063a705f1261e881269c59e7c742b
MD5 737aca23f199ce589dd1e68bc4969b98
SHA1 8c9cdd6bdf94c5fa42c5b0c29abf0136e4e6fa00
SHA512 ccc0e6fa798aeb92e6e1a14d6ef3dc23e8e829d5ffd10f11129d0e590820711e29997a761dca77b8e790b06e3c7c0d2059137f40f92543eb8048529b1b4d7817
TLSH
T104112223F38C8920CC96163A509DAC6172B586CB81EEDF9F7FC0C210A1BF584CB61294
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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__PSScriptPolicyTest_h1xzmc2e.hm1.ps1

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_h1xzmc2e.hm1.ps1
Size 60B
SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
TLSH
T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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VideoDriver.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\VideoDriver.exe
Size 230KB
SHA256 1ad1a40b1f5e9588e5236baf108b419781bb799b8e49bdadf0cf1d5a517b904a
MD5 b5373b4671641c399534829f6a72e52d
SHA1 4e46291503d53e2b0828a644eacf79b97743ade4
SHA512 c77341a9e801a75bfd71b2b7b4f554384b4f6ac3bec6c72f52134de83b358098fcc6b529290e6189b5a227b40a724e9ff322b99f6d87c76e85c864182b87669c
SSDEEP 6144:HEtoK0A+385iOP+MrpYZUgNN4NNNNNNNntNxNNoNoXNdNNNNNN2NNNNNNNNuNNN8:soK01tMrma
TLSH
T1B5346C0127E4C51AEABE17B4F5B116006B75E10B9122EBC9B88C25FD6F537409A237BF
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/1096-30-0x0000000000ED0000-0x0000000000EE0000-memory.dmp

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memory/4120-1-0x0000023544EA0000-0x0000023544EB0000-memory.dmp

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memory/4120-2-0x000002355DB00000-0x000002355DB22000-memory.dmp

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memory/5060-0-0x00000000005A0000-0x00000000005E0000-memory.dmp

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memory/5060-27-0x000000001B280000-0x000000001B290000-memory.dmp

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