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

General

  • Target
    XWormClient.exe
  • Size 130KB
  • Sample261017-vb6ebsts3j
  • SHA256 a35b32653405710b4b5cfec9d3c9a64a3e253faf3a9bb5c58f3531f14f4f5708
  • 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.

  • 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 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 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 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 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 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\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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:5788
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Everythingchecker
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Everythingchecker"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:3524
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Everythingchecker
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Everythingchecker"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:5684

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 d28ef187840dcd1fe0a8a757ef9cd326023bec38b39ef1338f91d508d55dcf28
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 070e2dc002fee5d6c6ae0611713bb24a9f01d741d964e7f1ece4f61789724a94
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_tpwkrb23.ypc.psm1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_tpwkrb23.ypc.psm1
          • Size 60B
          • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Everythingchecker

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Everythingchecker
          • Size 130KB
          • SHA256 a35b32653405710b4b5cfec9d3c9a64a3e253faf3a9bb5c58f3531f14f4f5708
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/4272-1-0x0000000000480000-0x00000000004A6000-memory.dmp

          memory/4272-2-0x00007FFAFC750000-0x00007FFAFD0F4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4272-3-0x00007FFAFC750000-0x00007FFAFD0F4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4272-54-0x00007FFAFC750000-0x00007FFAFD0F4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4272-52-0x00007FFAFC750000-0x00007FFAFD0F4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4272-51-0x00007FFAFC750000-0x00007FFAFD0F4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4272-0-0x00007FFAFC8DF000-0x00007FFAFC8E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4700-19-0x00007FFAFC750000-0x00007FFAFD0F4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4700-25-0x00007FFAFC750000-0x00007FFAFD0F4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4700-17-0x00007FFAFC750000-0x00007FFAFD0F4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4700-15-0x000001E7E64C0000-0x000001E7E64DE000-memory.dmp

          memory/4700-18-0x00007FFAFC750000-0x00007FFAFD0F4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4700-12-0x00007FFAFC750000-0x00007FFAFD0F4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4700-20-0x00007FFAFC750000-0x00007FFAFD0F4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4700-21-0x00007FFAFC750000-0x00007FFAFD0F4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4700-22-0x00007FFAFC750000-0x00007FFAFD0F4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4700-23-0x000001E7E64E0000-0x000001E7E64EA000-memory.dmp

          memory/4700-24-0x00007FFAFC750000-0x00007FFAFD0F4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4700-16-0x000001E7E6840000-0x000001E7E68F2000-memory.dmp

          memory/4700-26-0x00007FFAFC750000-0x00007FFAFD0F4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4700-28-0x00007FFAFC750000-0x00007FFAFD0F4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4700-29-0x000001E7E6539000-0x000001E7E653F000-memory.dmp

          memory/4700-11-0x00007FFAFC750000-0x00007FFAFD0F4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4700-10-0x00007FFAFC750000-0x00007FFAFD0F4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4700-9-0x00007FFAFC750000-0x00007FFAFD0F4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4700-8-0x00007FFAFC750000-0x00007FFAFD0F4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4700-53-0x00007FFAFC750000-0x00007FFAFD0F4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4700-7-0x000001E7CE0B0000-0x000001E7CE0D2000-memory.dmp

          memory/4700-4-0x00007FFAFC750000-0x00007FFAFD0F4000-memory.dmp