Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
153s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
17/10/2026, 16:49
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
XWormClient.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
XWormClient.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target XWormClient.exe
- Size 130KB
- Sample261017-vb6ebsts3j
- SHA256 a35b32653405710b4b5cfec9d3c9a64a3e253faf3a9bb5c58f3531f14f4f5708
- MD5 7a47161ee26af15815f52a3cf2bee9b4
- SHA1 824abbec46721f8a2cd104b89d4ad039f47281cf
- SHA512 1aa7ddaf7b98b4ce65552d3bd09a7d3ba9617a17c889313405f586c64a616e5a6bd4f3c41bf153fc8f94a8299bfb0c2cb7c35bcbfa87b44696e8aa94b07a6989
- SSDEEP 3072:EmZFz1QM3z/sSLeUFqGuf4q9d7g7Lq2v+14baW7r24b:3OMj3I/X9dM2ubaW
- TLSH T1A5D35B4EFFA28976CB5D4D77C463410483A5D492643BFBE725D928F40CAB8B94F8B880
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
pid Process 3460 powershell.exe 4700 powershell.exe 4292 powershell.exe 1304 powershell.exe - 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.
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Everythingchecker.lnk XWormClient.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Everythingchecker.lnk XWormClient.exe - Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 3524 Everythingchecker 5684 Everythingchecker - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-53044966-3830981193-2402648431-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Everythingchecker = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Everythingchecker" XWormClient.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32\msvideo9 XWormClient.exe - 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 2 IoCs
The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname XWormClient.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain XWormClient.exe - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 3964 schtasks.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs
pid Process 4700 powershell.exe 4700 powershell.exe 4292 powershell.exe 4292 powershell.exe 1304 powershell.exe 1304 powershell.exe 3460 powershell.exe 3460 powershell.exe 4272 XWormClient.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4272 XWormClient.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4700 powershell.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 4700 powershell.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 4700 powershell.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 4700 powershell.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 4700 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 4700 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 4700 powershell.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 4700 powershell.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4700 powershell.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 4700 powershell.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 4700 powershell.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4700 powershell.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 4700 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4700 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 4700 powershell.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 4700 powershell.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 4700 powershell.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 4700 powershell.exe Token: 33 4700 powershell.exe Token: 34 4700 powershell.exe Token: 35 4700 powershell.exe Token: 36 4700 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4292 powershell.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 4292 powershell.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 4292 powershell.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 4292 powershell.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 4292 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 4292 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 4292 powershell.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 4292 powershell.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4292 powershell.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 4292 powershell.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 4292 powershell.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4292 powershell.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 4292 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4292 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 4292 powershell.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 4292 powershell.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 4292 powershell.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 4292 powershell.exe Token: 33 4292 powershell.exe Token: 34 4292 powershell.exe Token: 35 4292 powershell.exe Token: 36 4292 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1304 powershell.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 1304 powershell.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 1304 powershell.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 1304 powershell.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 1304 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 1304 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 1304 powershell.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 1304 powershell.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 1304 powershell.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 1304 powershell.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 1304 powershell.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 1304 powershell.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 1304 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1304 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 1304 powershell.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 1304 powershell.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 1304 powershell.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 1304 powershell.exe Token: 33 1304 powershell.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 4272 XWormClient.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4272 wrote to memory of 4700 4272 XWormClient.exe 89 PID 4272 wrote to memory of 4292 4272 XWormClient.exe 92 PID 4272 wrote to memory of 1304 4272 XWormClient.exe 94 PID 4272 wrote to memory of 3460 4272 XWormClient.exe 96 PID 4272 wrote to memory of 3964 4272 XWormClient.exe 98 - 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\XWormClient.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XWormClient.exe"1⤵
- Creates a file in the Startup directory
- 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:4272 -
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\Local\Temp\XWormClient.exe'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4700
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'XWormClient.exe'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4292
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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\Everythingchecker'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1304
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'Everythingchecker'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:3460
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C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "Everythingchecker" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Everythingchecker"2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:3964
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C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup1⤵PID:5788
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Everythingchecker"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Everythingchecker"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3524
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Everythingchecker"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Everythingchecker"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:5684
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1PowerShell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 d28ef187840dcd1fe0a8a757ef9cd326023bec38b39ef1338f91d508d55dcf28
- MD5 acbc65123954839a819fa2495d239bf7
- SHA1 063cff64444a6e3b4be1445b4cecb477e4d6ae47
- SHA512 af07d3f6dcf1779bcc864aabe9e08563b20b8df8238df7bb08a5fe3b4e40d10f2e2a4442a042fe5d7a320e3b8195799ecc885549faa8babb5909eb32271e7b91
- TLSH T170216833B3DD8615CC9A413A10CDAC1036B6C7DB40DECFAB7B84E655A43F699CE61160
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 070e2dc002fee5d6c6ae0611713bb24a9f01d741d964e7f1ece4f61789724a94
- MD5 95e9928464a1f3425068f7e64a74060a
- SHA1 9bdbd59bea34afd0aebf4d0c3d3cfe0317aa4d57
- SHA512 a150525324ebe4a0dc28577f089c1f45ef0902355ecd9d5f10c91d45fe57d44d09c6d133a92c3f32dca0c73b97b259d5ad7ff4316edafa2cb00e38d64e043f06
- TLSH T1E9216833F3DD8654C899413A10CEAC1035B7C7DB40DECEDB6B84D559A43F699CE61160
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_tpwkrb23.ypc.psm1
- Size 60B
- SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
- MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
- SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
- SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
- TLSH T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Everythingchecker
- Size 130KB
- SHA256 a35b32653405710b4b5cfec9d3c9a64a3e253faf3a9bb5c58f3531f14f4f5708
- MD5 7a47161ee26af15815f52a3cf2bee9b4
- SHA1 824abbec46721f8a2cd104b89d4ad039f47281cf
- SHA512 1aa7ddaf7b98b4ce65552d3bd09a7d3ba9617a17c889313405f586c64a616e5a6bd4f3c41bf153fc8f94a8299bfb0c2cb7c35bcbfa87b44696e8aa94b07a6989
- SSDEEP 3072:EmZFz1QM3z/sSLeUFqGuf4q9d7g7Lq2v+14baW7r24b:3OMj3I/X9dM2ubaW
- TLSH T1A5D35B4EFFA28976CB5D4D77C463410483A5D492643BFBE725D928F40CAB8B94F8B880
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH