Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    147s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    12/10/2026, 14:12

General

  • Target
    2026-10-11_a4ada3c1c1c5e6375037f3c55f97c736_cryptbot_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_stealc.exe
  • Size 2.6MB
  • Sample261012-rhzzcaft5p
  • SHA256 e270660d595e4ab738210d1b99e4f30ede1068a801600ea0758e09d2664ff509
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • xworm

C2
  • us.loclx.io:49051

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %Userprofile%

  • install_file

    DlpUserAgent.exe

Signatures

  • Family: Defendnot

    Defendnot is a tool designed to disable Microsoft Defender.

  • Family: Xworm

    Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

  • Detect Xworm Payload 2 IoCs
  • Detects Defendnot 1 IoCs
  • Detects Windows executables referencing non-Windows User-Agents 2 IoCs
  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 3 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Run Powershell and hide display window.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 3 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 6 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 3 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • 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).

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 13 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 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

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-11_a4ada3c1c1c5e6375037f3c55f97c736_cryptbot_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_stealc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-11_a4ada3c1c1c5e6375037f3c55f97c736_cryptbot_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_stealc.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4612
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\1.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\1.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3352
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\98E0.tmp\98E1.tmp\98E2.bat C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\1.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1732
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Start-Process 'defendnot-loader.exe' -ArgumentList '-n microsoft360-enable','--silent','--autorun-as-user' -NoNewWindow"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5444
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\defendnot-loader.exe
            "defendnot-loader.exe" -n microsoft360-enable --silent --autorun-as-user
            5⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1200
            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c pause
              6⤵
              • Executes a command shell one-liner
              PID:5860
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MpDlpCmd.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MpDlpCmd.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Enumerates video capture drivers
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:532
      • 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\Roaming\MpDlpCmd.exe'
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3472
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'MpDlpCmd.exe'
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:5136
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\DlpUserAgent.exe'
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1660
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'DlpUserAgent.exe'
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:5424
      • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "DlpUserAgent" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\DlpUserAgent.exe"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1348
  • C:\Users\Admin\DlpUserAgent.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\DlpUserAgent.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2380
  • C:\Users\Admin\DlpUserAgent.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\DlpUserAgent.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3748
  • C:\Users\Admin\DlpUserAgent.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\DlpUserAgent.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3516

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        DlpUserAgent.exe.log

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\DlpUserAgent.exe.log
        • Size 654B
        • SHA256 e1b91642d85d98124a6a31f710e137ab7fd90dec30e74a05ab7fcf3b7887dced
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        powershell.exe.log

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 b1f292b6199aa29c7fafbca007e5f9e3f68edcbbca1965bc828cc92dc0f18bb8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 64B
        • SHA256 de725fd263005484d842cebc52d76a64b5a5266af37a53b6c39a4774e95f7a34
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 944B
        • SHA256 0673399a2f37c89d455e8658c4d30b9248bff1ea47ba40957588e2bc862976e8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 944B
        • SHA256 0c557845aab1da497bbff0e8fbe65cabf4cb2804b97ba8ae8c695a528af70870
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 944B
        • SHA256 55b1d8021c4eb4c3c0d75e3ed7a4eb30cd0123e3d69f32eeb596fe4ffec05abf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        98E2.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\98E0.tmp\98E1.tmp\98E2.bat
        • Size 189B
        • SHA256 e87588321343d49f9472ee53ca7567bc08cb52c7e81852f5f492fcdc29834c67
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_0t1wwurg.u0o.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_0t1wwurg.u0o.ps1
        • Size 60B
        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        1.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\1.exe
        • Size 53KB
        • SHA256 47dd63e3adb77fd4561b34595bd71506d06e6aba7b5f177f6668a5a6b45c262e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MpDlpCmd.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MpDlpCmd.exe
        • Size 251KB
        • SHA256 b60fa7733181b9b955f19e88e1db8e7acf90c62fd51091b57893a64efd62699a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        defendnot-loader.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\defendnot-loader.exe
        • Size 581KB
        • SHA256 4776620d4a617ce96d83a3a2ae0999a9dc6ee79bd9dcefe296cd877a62aa2224
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/532-31-0x0000000000460000-0x00000000004A4000-memory.dmp

        memory/3352-48-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140027000-memory.dmp

        memory/3352-19-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140027000-memory.dmp

        memory/5424-86-0x0000017EFD0C0000-0x0000017EFD2DC000-memory.dmp

        memory/5444-46-0x000001E869BE0000-0x000001E869DFC000-memory.dmp

        memory/5444-38-0x000001E867AF0000-0x000001E867B12000-memory.dmp