Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
149s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
18/10/2026, 12:30
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
pxup.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
pxup.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target pxup.exe
- Size 406KB
- Sample261018-ppe7eaah84
- SHA256 9900143d04ff107fcc5f5b6b09c780cff3bdac77ab966a9e7870ea2300bd4c93
- MD5 2f2642408392efbc9eb3850fd4c57755
- SHA1 8aeedbbbb9748ac518ea5da914f161000b1ec98b
- SHA512 59d6e8cae4e951b9cd5afa5c176badb2c786390311bcdc7019519d17bbc2749054374d567eda5d0bb08aa0a1090abec32eba8da9fe3843def9186d1cbda5f7cb
- SSDEEP 12288:vsbZcNIRcD2MHPOqNkXXDjq+xTl4voQZtt0RbodEqFY7wGaI27Jk:FOZGkXf4g+JD7
- TLSH T10F94892869BB505EA173FF613EECB9DFDDDF6A622509655B108103074A22F80EF4293D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Extracted
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xworm
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5.0
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84.38.133.187:3270
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w8zdMPBoJy4nr1pj
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Install_directory
%AppData%
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install_file
bin.exe
Signatures
- Detect Xworm Payload 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3840-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000410000-memory.dmp family_xworm - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 5 IoCs
Run Powershell and hide display window.
pid Process 4280 powershell.exe 3152 powershell.exe 3712 powershell.exe 4228 powershell.exe 3432 powershell.exe - Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
pid Process 6108 bin.exe 3708 bin.exe 4616 bin.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1704430598-3087477806-3297458608-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\bin = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\bin.exe" Aspnet_compiler.exe - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4280 set thread context of 3840 4280 powershell.exe 92 - 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\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32\msvideo9 Aspnet_compiler.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 11 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language bin.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language bin.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language pxup.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Aspnet_compiler.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language schtasks.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language bin.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 2800 schtasks.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 15 IoCs
pid Process 4280 powershell.exe 4280 powershell.exe 4280 powershell.exe 4280 powershell.exe 4280 powershell.exe 4280 powershell.exe 3432 powershell.exe 3432 powershell.exe 3152 powershell.exe 3152 powershell.exe 4280 powershell.exe 3712 powershell.exe 3712 powershell.exe 4228 powershell.exe 4228 powershell.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4280 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3840 Aspnet_compiler.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3432 powershell.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 3432 powershell.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 3432 powershell.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3432 powershell.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 3432 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 3432 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 3432 powershell.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 3432 powershell.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3432 powershell.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3432 powershell.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 3432 powershell.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 3432 powershell.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3432 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3432 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 3432 powershell.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 3432 powershell.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 3432 powershell.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 3432 powershell.exe Token: 33 3432 powershell.exe Token: 34 3432 powershell.exe Token: 35 3432 powershell.exe Token: 36 3432 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3152 powershell.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 3152 powershell.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 3152 powershell.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3152 powershell.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 3152 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 3152 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 3152 powershell.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 3152 powershell.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3152 powershell.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3152 powershell.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 3152 powershell.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 3152 powershell.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3152 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3152 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 3152 powershell.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 3152 powershell.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 3152 powershell.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 3152 powershell.exe Token: 33 3152 powershell.exe Token: 34 3152 powershell.exe Token: 35 3152 powershell.exe Token: 36 3152 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3712 powershell.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 3712 powershell.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 3712 powershell.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3712 powershell.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 3712 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 3712 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 3712 powershell.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 3712 powershell.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3712 powershell.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3712 powershell.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 3712 powershell.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 3712 powershell.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3712 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3712 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 3712 powershell.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 3712 powershell.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 3712 powershell.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 3712 powershell.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2332 wrote to memory of 4280 2332 pxup.exe 89 PID 4280 wrote to memory of 4132 4280 powershell.exe 91 PID 4280 wrote to memory of 3840 4280 powershell.exe 92 PID 4280 wrote to memory of 3840 4280 powershell.exe 92 PID 4280 wrote to memory of 3840 4280 powershell.exe 92 PID 4280 wrote to memory of 3840 4280 powershell.exe 92 PID 4280 wrote to memory of 3840 4280 powershell.exe 92 PID 3840 wrote to memory of 3432 3840 Aspnet_compiler.exe 93 PID 3840 wrote to memory of 3152 3840 Aspnet_compiler.exe 96 PID 3840 wrote to memory of 3712 3840 Aspnet_compiler.exe 98 PID 3840 wrote to memory of 4228 3840 Aspnet_compiler.exe 100 PID 3840 wrote to memory of 2800 3840 Aspnet_compiler.exe 102
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pxup.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pxup.exe"1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2332 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& {$shObj = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllText('C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp23840.tmp'); Invoke-Expression -Command $shObj}"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4280 -
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Aspnet_compiler.exe"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Aspnet_compiler.exe"3⤵PID:4132
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C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Aspnet_compiler.exe"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Aspnet_compiler.exe"3⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Enumerates video capture drivers
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3840 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Aspnet_compiler.exe'4⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3432
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'Aspnet_compiler.exe'4⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3152
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\bin.exe'4⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3712
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'bin.exe'4⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:4228
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "bin" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\bin.exe"4⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:2800
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\bin.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\bin.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:6108
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\bin.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\bin.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3708
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\bin.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\bin.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4616
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1PowerShell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 21KB
- SHA256 bdc72e9ab5c1e6e2e88867c633d7255f0527994a0488975b2b1af88f6935e79a
- MD5 0a034007c9d1c1cd1671a7bcee979242
- SHA1 3644ed13df1a1c6b6ef26da963f065d8375b2d19
- SHA512 71c96271f072e9b6eeadc4295187b9d3318478c428dcdd1bdef7cdc0c945061f73b9d761aa15d10321677e43bd30148d3e480e11c243926d02af92de53cbefbd
- SSDEEP 384:LSEboT1iBG+GW14bei/fckT+/w0r42PndIAXz48+dW7StzKwYvYbhNaPMWRtXZRG:Z0Z6GNWiBXckT+bt1IAXzX+JV3bhNaPe
- TLSH T143A2C578203F6DC7D8D216B010D20AE7FBE4D489DAB65194BF1BDE2F5C90EB64E60524
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 21KB
- SHA256 a8547aaa29b9d61d63293b17dc8a4ca78ae49705b091ca2cd13da3b3ba049148
- MD5 f0a3fc3e0e5edff75d40e50797ea1b7d
- SHA1 a8f265ed036444ede4290c8485682f9bfc4f6845
- SHA512 6adc6238bb8b443e703c1400cc5799e99ab783c0a919bdb0219e63726b7681624d5363ed2288b7b8aef775c082a6df5bce40fa38c14b2ce16493f0f0efad7d55
- SSDEEP 384:u1eBaoT1iBGHibTb+Ge6CU9/2Or2VWOEZzdC0oIACOIlRQBoaqBUpNv2AeUJhGRo:+exZ6GCPbZ2UZN6UN7C0oIAX2CBoaMBe
- TLSH T17EA2E81C26AF99CFC49061B810824782EBF8D558A3E651DBBF4FC92F2C45A7D5E901F8
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 21KB
- SHA256 3f85326784ec8a4ec977c65a60697832a0120477362a9e5f3b756e81de36d587
- MD5 d4ed4f922e32ec4859336760bbaf8863
- SHA1 b7506f59ea0dff820301c4caaea8e8f1b615f788
- SHA512 b3b9b1bf0ea1a635a344ebe2e7236a080537b4efd786e87bfe371133c6a74eb6c0b68edd892f995f7257332f0d81648b4c2a8dc4c670f388763296050ec84867
- SSDEEP 384:J1eBaoT1iBGQRGlbPSOcGRmzfsN2VWOEkMBWIAYzbQtoaqB3K6Kpxv27hNIeUJhn:TexZ6GQEl7pcGRVYUNJBWIAltoaM68hs
- TLSH T18DA20A1D266F58CBD49061B820814387FBF8D558E7E152DBAF0FC91F2C85ABE5E501E8
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_tlofoqxi.wev.psm1
- Size 60B
- SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
- MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
- SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
- SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
- TLSH T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp23840.tmp
- Size 140KB
- SHA256 1c19fd50781266cf0e924931d4f1da0b0f0e6c44ab1a02c6cb369b0d1b89e948
- MD5 2f72b5849a7006b6780a87fc53ced859
- SHA1 ff7446c9340a34f178e74f9ea407eb808ce45516
- SHA512 0fb9218ff769ee5a8b55f78e60a171c088731f9ca99463a3eb2daf0843c4e02865cd753ac5a4d425ac49496389a006418d5b7cec98668a08862154f3372ffbcc
- SSDEEP 3072:DsHJqnuxXtisMGpD9htSQVmKx0P8OQnvKCdPjC2STpRjDZR:gZ9iNKS8OwPjyTpRT
- TLSH T1FBE312B00EEFADCE1465C432067DA80599373B2F5C4607897AACD7D44BA8CBC65F662C
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\bin.exe
- Size 48KB
- SHA256 923c541ce782bf45a3d338487e6f411cd11ab0b98eb9775a2d2065dff39a4f37
- MD5 7835ac3587533a4c407164a221390881
- SHA1 4494150264b431068cc9d7ced0949f92545277c6
- SHA512 b1ecf29f743fe039a8c61f0fd77559a81a100cd060337cee9cc43a0cadd6df0ba7ed7386906d3b1d1ea6d2538bf649af8bcab79ab564a41bac624c0454eeb6c7
- SSDEEP 768:pFcAS6TP8ZeM8cKkf85d/50V6Iq85dqf7PzZDeN4EWF//dj9z94:pmAPkfOd/508GODeN4EWZz94
- TLSH T11B23D728A7E81316F6BB47B099F5D083AA76B5436E75C74D388A434D0B237C08953F7A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH