Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    132s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    04/10/2026, 12:18

General

  • Target
    XWorm V7.4.exe
  • Size 22.1MB
  • Sample261004-pgt1latsbx
  • SHA256 98f0a3fe8cedb340ace6bd1dcb57360d75e52b63074fb39cad09811da8ff4378
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • xworm

Version
  • 5.0

Mutex
  • HKb84SZP9TF8RhtY

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 3 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs
  • 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.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates video capture drivers 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Queries the legacy Video for Windows capture drivers. This is commonly abused by RATs to check for available webcams on the system before reporting to their C2.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies Control Panel 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 63 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 23 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XWorm V7.4.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XWorm V7.4.exe"
    1⤵
    • Downloads MZ/PE file
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Modifies Control Panel
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5792
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe" /noconfig @"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zh2fbpd1\zh2fbpd1.cmdline"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:6084
      • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe
        C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe /NOLOGO /READONLY /MACHINE:IX86 "/OUT:C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RESAA6A.tmp" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbc8158410175914086ACE0259981DBD9EE.TMP"
        3⤵
          PID:1512
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\neux_20aza.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\neux_20aza.exe"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2128
        • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe
          C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe
          3⤵
            PID:5924
      • C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe
        1⤵
          PID:600
        • C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
          C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x0000000000000504 0x00000000000004EC
          1⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:620
        • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\XWormClient.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\XWormClient.exe"
          1⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Enumerates video capture drivers
          • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1940

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              RESAA6A.tmp

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RESAA6A.tmp
              • Size 1KB
              • SHA256 11f390d03588246b406de549f87b17ea71d317feb85132bbb709428bcb097ce6
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              neux_20aza.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\neux_20aza.exe
              • Size 564KB
              • SHA256 d96ae7267d09b561735f379dee2960b617a706e653c83325b4be6bae19b89063
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              vbc8158410175914086ACE0259981DBD9EE.TMP

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbc8158410175914086ACE0259981DBD9EE.TMP
              • Size 1KB
              • SHA256 e05dbf1aaef7d4a6a674f0d28052f4713dd6fbc9d86f3bb39038cb5b9ee71b1e
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              zh2fbpd1.0.vb

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zh2fbpd1\zh2fbpd1.0.vb
              • Size 78KB
              • SHA256 07804ac731586b652a3f34bb4834b3986d36bab2fb7bf23ec74e410a20b35cba
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              zh2fbpd1.cmdline

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zh2fbpd1\zh2fbpd1.cmdline
              • Size 294B
              • SHA256 2fd1adb38db23887ab9c90ded748adf5a109bc8420256b7e23c724a036f93238
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              XWormClient.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\XWormClient.exe
              • Size 32KB
              • SHA256 f76932c31138a9dce4ffca397de1645e110ca440983dfb2c63ce07a51191e1f5
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              memory/1940-39-0x00000000010F0000-0x00000000010F6000-memory.dmp

              memory/1940-34-0x00000000006E0000-0x00000000006EE000-memory.dmp

              memory/1940-38-0x000000001B5C0000-0x000000001B600000-memory.dmp

              memory/2128-57-0x00000000032F0000-0x00000000032F8000-memory.dmp

              memory/2128-54-0x0000000003240000-0x000000000325A000-memory.dmp

              memory/2128-53-0x0000000003180000-0x0000000003188000-memory.dmp

              memory/2128-52-0x0000000003160000-0x000000000317C000-memory.dmp

              memory/2128-50-0x00000000006C0000-0x0000000000752000-memory.dmp

              memory/2128-51-0x00000000031A0000-0x00000000031C2000-memory.dmp

              memory/5792-3-0x00007FFDBC800000-0x00007FFDBD1A4000-memory.dmp

              memory/5792-37-0x0000000023650000-0x0000000023932000-memory.dmp

              memory/5792-17-0x00007FFDBC800000-0x00007FFDBD1A4000-memory.dmp

              memory/5792-18-0x00007FFDBC800000-0x00007FFDBD1A4000-memory.dmp

              memory/5792-19-0x000000002CF70000-0x000000002D0D8000-memory.dmp

              memory/5792-6-0x00007FFDBC800000-0x00007FFDBD1A4000-memory.dmp

              memory/5792-5-0x00007FFDBC800000-0x00007FFDBD1A4000-memory.dmp

              memory/5792-4-0x00007FFDBC800000-0x00007FFDBD1A4000-memory.dmp

              memory/5792-7-0x00007FFDBC800000-0x00007FFDBD1A4000-memory.dmp

              memory/5792-2-0x0000000000340000-0x000000000195C000-memory.dmp

              memory/5792-15-0x00007FFDBC800000-0x00007FFDBD1A4000-memory.dmp

              memory/5792-35-0x00000000232D0000-0x0000000023352000-memory.dmp

              memory/5792-36-0x0000000022CA0000-0x0000000022CCC000-memory.dmp

              memory/5792-16-0x00007FFDBC800000-0x00007FFDBD1A4000-memory.dmp

              memory/5792-14-0x00000000021D0000-0x000000000220C000-memory.dmp

              memory/5792-0-0x00007FFDBC98F000-0x00007FFDBC990000-memory.dmp

              memory/5792-40-0x0000000023940000-0x000000002399C000-memory.dmp

              memory/5792-41-0x0000000022950000-0x0000000022958000-memory.dmp

              memory/5792-1-0x00007FFDBC800000-0x00007FFDBD1A4000-memory.dmp

              memory/5792-13-0x0000000021EB0000-0x0000000021FD6000-memory.dmp

              memory/5792-12-0x00007FFDBC800000-0x00007FFDBD1A4000-memory.dmp

              memory/5792-11-0x00007FFDBC800000-0x00007FFDBD1A4000-memory.dmp

              memory/5792-10-0x0000000021DB0000-0x0000000021DC2000-memory.dmp

              memory/5792-9-0x000000001EA70000-0x000000001EC64000-memory.dmp

              memory/5792-8-0x000000001C740000-0x000000001DA6C000-memory.dmp

              memory/5924-58-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140011000-memory.dmp