xworm | 427a4cc7d184449eb70a2c75462b3a142ab718b9d4d22d3f94b8c5923c164b35

Analysis

user interaction
yes
max time kernel
80s
max time network
95s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
submitted
16/09/2026, 16:46

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Reason

Machine shutdown

General

Target
XClient.exe
Size 30KB
Sample260916-vae6ratamf
SHA256 427a4cc7d184449eb70a2c75462b3a142ab718b9d4d22d3f94b8c5923c164b35
MD5 0a79de74fa4bda262e7d74b8aca27984
SHA1 bbb6b4163511f81961a499bb1fe44d5575cbcb1b
SHA512 607887e4b1953fc28b68fa2b7acf79bddb33ca0893c3c08f3a87a9308b1fb74a6a68e4964e290055f228977393fad308e801a0c1ba9374300e31ea3f4bf3686b
SSDEEP 768:yHZrtxekwo1YETDNAsbBFR9Rl9OqhCb4:WZr6AAsFFR9Rl9OqAc
TLSH
T1FBD24C0877E58327C6EF2FF229B291010375D907D923EF5E4CD885A76F67A8142003EA
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

bootkit defense_evasion discovery xworm persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

Version

188.52.56.123:5000

Mutex

A9qFI6duEDgQB152

Attributes

install_file
USB.exe

aes.plain

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/5668-0-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000005FE000-memory.dmp	family_xworm

Disables Task Manager via registry modification
defense_evasion

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 4 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-1-5-21-681733028-2344970462-962213935-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	XClient.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-681733028-2344970462-962213935-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	igvkwz.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-681733028-2344970462-962213935-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	MBR2.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-681733028-2344970462-962213935-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	MatrixMBR.exe

Executes dropped EXE 8 IoCs

pid	Process
1768	igvkwz.exe
3524	MBR2.exe
4316	TROLL5.exe
5336	TROLL2.exe
644	MatrixMBR.exe
2388	mrwmjk.exe
5104	GDI.exe
5052	MBR.exe

Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

Web Service

T1102

flow	ioc
38	discord.com
39	discord.com

Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

flow	ioc
34	api.ipify.org
35	api.ipify.org
36	ipapi.co
37	ipapi.co

Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

bootkit persistence

Bootkit

T1542.003

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\PhysicalDrive0	MBR.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\System32\MatrixMBR.exe	MBR2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\MatrixMBR.exe	MBR2.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TROLL2.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	GDI.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MBR.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TROLL5.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5668	XClient.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2388	mrwmjk.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5668 wrote to memory of 1768	5668	XClient.exe	97
PID 1768 wrote to memory of 3524	1768	igvkwz.exe	98
PID 1768 wrote to memory of 4316	1768	igvkwz.exe	99
PID 1768 wrote to memory of 5336	1768	igvkwz.exe	100
PID 3524 wrote to memory of 644	3524	MBR2.exe	102
PID 5668 wrote to memory of 2388	5668	XClient.exe	103
PID 644 wrote to memory of 5104	644	MatrixMBR.exe	105
PID 644 wrote to memory of 5052	644	MatrixMBR.exe	106

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5668
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\igvkwz.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\igvkwz.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1768
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MBR2.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MBR2.exe"
    3⤵
    - Checks computer location settings
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Drops file in System32 directory
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3524
  - - C:\Windows\System32\MatrixMBR.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\MatrixMBR.exe"
      4⤵
      Checks computer location settings
      Executes dropped EXE
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:644
    - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GDI.exe
        
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GDI.exe"
        5⤵
        Executes dropped EXE
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:5104
    - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MBR.exe
        
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MBR.exe"
        5⤵
        Executes dropped EXE
        Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:5052
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TROLL5.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TROLL5.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4316
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TROLL2.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TROLL2.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5336
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mrwmjk.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mrwmjk.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2388

C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x478 0x40c
1⤵
PID:5252

C:\Windows\explorer.exe
explorer.exe
1⤵
PID:4132

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Pre-OS Boot

T1542

Bootkit

T1542.003

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Pre-OS Boot

T1542

Bootkit

T1542.003

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Web Service

T1102

Exfiltration

Impact

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GDI.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GDI.exe
Size 11KB
SHA256 e153def894c867923dd56a7025b7b0b7bd3ee37c801a5957201d39f999bb28bf
MD5 c08ae6d9c6ecd7e13f827bf68767785f
SHA1 e71c2ec8d00c1e82b8b07baee0688b0a28604454
SHA512 c28bbe8abc66ad2433e5a3b93a4601b28225e86cb4bff077fd3224adfa63164bebfa3002a42b1cb4cb3c7ccad0208f8b143b8a17099bea04fcb964e667c7a1c0
SSDEEP 192:99qzCdTRiOurQItQ6YTkMfTiC96Tp80/Yc/75e:PXdTROQItQTTka2O6Tp3/Yc/g
TLSH
T1B432191197D08276ED320AB278A35742CB77EB57D967DABE348C912BBF732014293361
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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MBR.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MBR.exe
Size 93KB
SHA256 acddde9514e3b9d5c40b3d1750af5f4187c99f8987b027d6da44fb6bcf79b3ca
MD5 d2fc66cf781a2497fceb4041a93cc676
SHA1 480b1aa31b0b31fc0e0833afbba06533ab9a90ee
SHA512 6c4cb42f786301be7614d4cb0b32601fea151351b0877e2371632435eb2c54bd4cd04d6b23bf4f49017ccaf679331162aac7329a1ed2409e3c2e02d0326e3487
SSDEEP 1536:CmwoXyoci5SjY3SaRO7IPqifrJxdhGZCJjmGasWhQcdQ5/hO2oFaLJ:Tv5MYRIMPqiTJx+ZqreRQ5/hXoM9
TLSH
T10A936C43B5D28CB2E5B21D311875CAA15A2FB9214E348E6B6794137E1F340D09E36FB7
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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MBR2.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MBR2.exe
Size 205KB
SHA256 c22e2419f04fe03a92255a139ca8814697962e86d191a1d4171788fd0c903f68
MD5 3dc0e225f886bae3b655cd9d738ed32f
SHA1 abda127fd477bd9d051cd57b16ac13f44030a9ae
SHA512 c8a6c0bfa96defde6f83d847583ff2ec065a43f80f9886259a2d1fe7df306ef6ed7aeed61b7dcf0bdc111fc67419eb66cf1ca44e831711dd4ea7d25ed9aed09b
SSDEEP 3072:VQKrqi3qqKcjzksuicc/9Ic9hwBjQV8xWegUqijR4uTkEJxIiLt2p/YkMhapu4n4:Vruc/iuwBMV8x5gUqMR4aMiLcpj84
TLSH
T1D92423001754132EFB59C0F6019712B381EBD3AE9E1B9489F3F9921BDB6B10ED91747A
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TROLL2.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TROLL2.exe
Size 105KB
SHA256 dcdf5140bc51db27f3aec80ae9a66a57aad446a2522904d288770e8d8cde8cee
MD5 52a2a5517deb1a06896891a35299ce20
SHA1 badcbdfef312bd71de997a7416ee20cee5d66af6
SHA512 7cb0de412c0508f5af522aeaf3731dda418f72f7cae8dd3f21b34d5cdbc08f9dea8699d59878610496c68d687227a0269739221490d70d03b8e4b84dfd29d5f1
SSDEEP 1536:A85iT6EcrYTyyAmOvu3yUyJCbT4UK7BIR:IGEcxyAF64A
TLSH
T1D6B3F6D7BE8AADA3F925133989F98319033DF7C01B828B171D31993A17176A17FC5246
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TROLL5.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TROLL5.exe
Size 712KB
SHA256 79f00c7dab0891824136539fabd542c74e26cbed94b9add3f1aa7f793d653de6
MD5 542a4e400ff233b21a1a3c27751ac783
SHA1 000a67f00b0003531d65a6ed6f16488ae5dcd0fe
SHA512 8335118ca0c268635d9495b331fb65800a32a0631f132cd34ce84ca3b523d0a9e23eee6d76539d0c81d86fda534da56c936914012d8bad35040b15cc8caaf645
SSDEEP 12288:cF04yK+m1Vd5IfbJQWYzBVXqKWOF+LmguP/WMYZCubHKG91MiYwd:Z4yedWfEHnWbLunWMYUaHzLY2
TLSH
T1BDF423738484A51CD6EFCE33A0F1FC3463BAFE2761198C112294EDD46AA715097CBB65
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igvkwz.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\igvkwz.exe
Size 921KB
SHA256 deaf30953149d0bef45a11bd89f4ef69f77115e50380c7ef3607c37ff4f40a1d
MD5 03c3e9290329eec39c6543006f9ac9f1
SHA1 78e676fc850fb5d4e1c75b813f15b841fdf7705d
SHA512 b2c5b1b060a0349bc92cc5a8b286f149b5cf6b40264e7b613b76c911e4acc6352ed0fdd9d945fae9c025963cae02f3f2cbef8a62bff844764a66481119c6321d
SSDEEP 24576:QCFZOZHLhrN+f4SULfWyBPzB8JAk4cQATg:1F+LL+fIWybB8
TLSH
T13B15239832772A1FCCE72737E5E739A463AE323D0937229D04A5F37D1E415C05726AA2
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mrwmjk.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mrwmjk.exe
Size 4.4MB
SHA256 fc1d570bcc04951b6b4dc2767d73469f67ef701eadcecdd2522915aef50c7169
MD5 cd279dcc8fc14d390dd0df404def40e8
SHA1 780c6ed1d62f55dfed413628e0113d448968f1f9
SHA512 be061ca9855777f30a1083650daa72c6229b0f6efd4646dd1f5299346a4765b722e27e2de857ef4a34db02c6a4e21232a33ad1a495e88614cba465fa74b05b3e
SSDEEP 24576:xduDmDs2fTgsVFL5lI+aceov+cl7+JVdf8zdhQR9SNUaEDkRZuWKOFngdq7n3Hz1:xQmDsKgsVFLLkKudf19DpObn3nFkW7
TLSH
T1D5264A3439EA5029B2B3EF695FE4B49ADA6FB3733B07645D10A1038A4723A41DDC163D
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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MatrixMBR.exe

Path C:\Windows\System32\MatrixMBR.exe
Size 250KB
SHA256 339fe94164952a8454e6ec5fc75e2c38baade2c14b231e47bf41989ffbb55ee4
MD5 24c441662c09b94e14a4096a8e59c316
SHA1 11576cad137bd8ed76efecd711c0390fe5c85292
SHA512 7f6ca1366733c5fb4925001c0846510732031a9e5f1b16291ff596187c20a88f41193389cedcb73e3928c318fc972be4f03e3cb71f1487c34642897ff9a2b590
SSDEEP 6144:XGaiVa9WL/GgkszuMO1yV8xTgUqMRQaMiBcxj8:Waisszux1yGRLHBo
TLSH
T1FD4402053F44A465D3689BB08AF3E2A782B8FD396C02D95BFD84775F2E37D0E9801265
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/644-69-0x00000000005F0000-0x0000000000636000-memory.dmp

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memory/1768-16-0x000000001B820000-0x000000001B904000-memory.dmp

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memory/1768-15-0x000000001B800000-0x000000001B810000-memory.dmp

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memory/1768-14-0x0000000000A90000-0x0000000000B7C000-memory.dmp

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memory/2388-82-0x0000000000410000-0x000000000087A000-memory.dmp

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memory/3524-31-0x0000000000230000-0x000000000026A000-memory.dmp

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memory/4316-55-0x0000000005BA0000-0x0000000005BAA000-memory.dmp

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memory/4316-54-0x00000000059D0000-0x0000000005A62000-memory.dmp

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memory/4316-53-0x0000000005EE0000-0x0000000006484000-memory.dmp

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memory/4316-52-0x0000000000F30000-0x0000000000FE8000-memory.dmp

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memory/5104-103-0x00000000005B0000-0x00000000005B8000-memory.dmp

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memory/5336-70-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D000-memory.dmp

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memory/5668-0-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000005FE000-memory.dmp

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memory/5668-2-0x00000000027A0000-0x00000000027AA000-memory.dmp

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memory/5668-1-0x00000000027E0000-0x00000000027F0000-memory.dmp

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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