Analysis
- max time kernel
44s - max time network
46s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
19/09/2026, 10:19
General
- Target XWorm V3.0_Slayed-cleaned.exe
- Size 11.8MB
- Sample260919-mcw82seb37
- SHA256 884be5d998b1b2db80db02ac02f3e4f98cf20b0bff45463dc393516937611634
Malware Config
Signatures
- .NET Reactor proctector 1 IoCs
Detects an executable protected by an unregistered version of Eziriz's .NET Reactor.
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- 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
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 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\XWorm V3.0_Slayed-cleaned.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XWorm V3.0_Slayed-cleaned.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XWorm V3.0.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XWorm V3.0.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe"2⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Creates a file in the Startup directory
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- 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 "MicrosoftEdgeUpdate" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe"3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
XWorm V3.0.exe
memory/2024-26-0x000001E56FDD0000-0x000001E56FDE0000-memory.dmp
memory/2024-12-0x000001E56D980000-0x000001E56E0AA000-memory.dmp
memory/2024-27-0x000001E572FE0000-0x000001E573AF6000-memory.dmp
memory/2024-30-0x000001E56FDD0000-0x000001E56FDE0000-memory.dmp
memory/4164-25-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000A06000-memory.dmp
memory/4772-0-0x0000000000530000-0x00000000010F8000-memory.dmp