Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    6s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    05/09/2026, 10:45

General

  • Target
    XBinderOutput.exe
  • Size 12.8MB
  • Sample260905-mthf8aar5t
  • SHA256 3e8758dc4351bf1868de049745018d22b2d5f28cf6c3d2b92b1de3d9ef05a3dd
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • xworm

Version
  • 5.0

C2
  • gkjfndgkzdfhngfkh-30595.portmap.host:30595

Mutex
  • QVDhErkvmrwTXjyw

Attributes
  • install_file

    USB.exe

  • localhost

    127.0.0.1

aes.plain

Signatures

  • Family: Xworm

    Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

  • Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Modifies registry class 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XBinderOutput.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XBinderOutput.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:6020
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Xworm V5.6.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Xworm V5.6.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:5684
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Windows\System32\XClient.exe'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2952
    • C:\Windows\System32\XClient.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\XClient.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:5148
    • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
      1⤵
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4240
    • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
      1⤵
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:3068
    • C:\Windows\System32\XClient.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\XClient.exe
      1⤵
        PID:5368

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            Guna.UI2.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Guna.UI2.dll
            • Size 1.9MB
            • SHA256 c6264665a882e73eb2262a74fea2c29b1921a9af33180126325fb67a851310ef
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            Xworm V5.6.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Xworm V5.6.exe
            • Size 14.9MB
            • SHA256 90f58865f265722ab007abb25074b3fc4916e927402552c6be17ef9afac96405
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            Xworm V5.6.exe.config

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Xworm V5.6.exe.config
            • Size 183B
            • SHA256 7ea08548c23bd7fd7c75ca720ac5a0e8ca94cb51d06cd45ebf5f412e4bbdd7d7
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            __PSScriptPolicyTest_mjyuisvj.k3s.ps1

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_mjyuisvj.k3s.ps1
            • Size 60B
            • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            XClient.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\XClient.exe
            • Size 32KB
            • SHA256 47a80e14338b15060133dd4cc4328314d1793570cb81e355ceb1f5b8c5004153
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            memory/2952-41-0x000002207AC50000-0x000002207AC5A000-memory.dmp

            memory/2952-39-0x000002207AB70000-0x000002207AB8C000-memory.dmp

            memory/2952-44-0x000002207ACC0000-0x000002207ACDA000-memory.dmp

            memory/2952-43-0x000002207AC60000-0x000002207AC6A000-memory.dmp

            memory/2952-42-0x000002207AC80000-0x000002207AC9C000-memory.dmp

            memory/2952-47-0x000002207ACB0000-0x000002207ACBA000-memory.dmp

            memory/2952-40-0x000002207AB90000-0x000002207AC43000-memory.dmp

            memory/2952-32-0x000002207AAE0000-0x000002207AB02000-memory.dmp

            memory/2952-45-0x000002207AC70000-0x000002207AC78000-memory.dmp

            memory/2952-46-0x000002207ACA0000-0x000002207ACA6000-memory.dmp

            memory/5148-64-0x0000000000330000-0x000000000033E000-memory.dmp

            memory/5684-20-0x0000025A2DA60000-0x0000025A2E948000-memory.dmp

            memory/5684-66-0x0000025A4B840000-0x0000025A4BA34000-memory.dmp

            memory/6020-0-0x0000000000430000-0x0000000001100000-memory.dmp

            memory/6020-1-0x000000001D660000-0x000000001D670000-memory.dmp