Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    139s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    24/10/2026, 13:46

General

  • Target
    wizworm-v4-cleaned_Slayed.exe
  • Size 56KB
  • Sample261024-q3bltaas7x
  • SHA256 0c032c6a53e9bfeb4824f0988cf13e7ffc12aedce4ab8a1c4d4c8227bee9c5fb
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • xworm

Attributes
  • Install_directory

    %AppData%

Signatures

  • Family: Xworm

    Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.

  • Detect Xworm Payload 3 IoCs
  • 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 3 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

  • 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.

  • System Time Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversary may gather the system time and/or time zone settings from a local or remote system.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • 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 41 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 44 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 35 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 16 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 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\wizworm-v4-cleaned_Slayed.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wizworm-v4-cleaned_Slayed.exe"
    1⤵
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • 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:1212
    • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "wizworm-v4-cleaned_Slayed" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\wizworm-v4-cleaned_Slayed.exe"
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:5160
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
    "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
    1⤵
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4684
    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=channel= --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Chrome --annotation=ver=140.0.7339.81 --initial-client-data=0x10c,0x110,0x114,0xe8,0x118,0x7ffe55f5c728,0x7ffe55f5c734,0x7ffe55f5c740
      2⤵
        PID:2520
      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --no-pre-read-main-dll --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --gpu-preferences=SAAAAAAAAADgAAAIAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAQAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --metrics-shmem-handle=1676,i,5260489944201132064,7501837210726160082,262144 --field-trial-handle=1972,i,2796870412905888471,14415306612397744093,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260911-010032.103000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1964 /prefetch:2
        2⤵
          PID:2140
        • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
          "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=2104,i,3260509038948872108,1887650397456358958,524288 --field-trial-handle=1972,i,2796870412905888471,14415306612397744093,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260911-010032.103000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2144 /prefetch:11
          2⤵
          • System Time Discovery
          PID:4536
        • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
          "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=2380,i,8093130501688548649,15597065684889545192,524288 --field-trial-handle=1972,i,2796870412905888471,14415306612397744093,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260911-010032.103000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2392 /prefetch:13
          2⤵
            PID:2304
          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --metrics-shmem-handle=3216,i,7649203915383484406,12331779762792754842,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1972,i,2796870412905888471,14415306612397744093,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260911-010032.103000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3300 /prefetch:1
            2⤵
              PID:4048
            • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
              "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --metrics-shmem-handle=3272,i,5052215645969461192,7760830059512352930,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1972,i,2796870412905888471,14415306612397744093,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260911-010032.103000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3488 /prefetch:1
              2⤵
                PID:2436
              • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=7 --metrics-shmem-handle=4568,i,8324366711870485141,6250941249784129520,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1972,i,2796870412905888471,14415306612397744093,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260911-010032.103000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4580 /prefetch:1
                2⤵
                  PID:5384
                • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.ProcessorMetrics --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=5340,i,10384596804238029912,8620181605943013868,524288 --field-trial-handle=1972,i,2796870412905888471,14415306612397744093,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260911-010032.103000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5348 /prefetch:14
                  2⤵
                    PID:5920
                  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                    "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=9 --metrics-shmem-handle=5696,i,4315544602674925491,3785760358092652677,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1972,i,2796870412905888471,14415306612397744093,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260911-010032.103000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5588 /prefetch:1
                    2⤵
                      PID:4320
                    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=10 --metrics-shmem-handle=4608,i,3769101754696419753,2529132993480816220,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1972,i,2796870412905888471,14415306612397744093,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260911-010032.103000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5672 /prefetch:1
                      2⤵
                        PID:4672
                    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
                      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"
                      1⤵
                        PID:2004
                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\wizworm-v4-cleaned_Slayed.exe
                        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\wizworm-v4-cleaned_Slayed.exe
                        1⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                        PID:5456
                      • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                        C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s NgcSvc
                        1⤵
                          PID:6056
                        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\wizworm-v4-cleaned_Slayed.exe
                          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\wizworm-v4-cleaned_Slayed.exe
                          1⤵
                          • Executes dropped EXE
                          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                          PID:5324
                        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\wizworm-v4-cleaned_Slayed.exe
                          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\wizworm-v4-cleaned_Slayed.exe
                          1⤵
                          • Executes dropped EXE
                          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                          PID:4976

                        Network

                              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                              Downloads

                              3677af7c-86d0-4828-962a-9c72447d7c35.tmp

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\3677af7c-86d0-4828-962a-9c72447d7c35.tmp
                              • Size 130KB
                              • SHA256 cbb5243a9406be3d22526131af811a556c62ed0ba9055a13b5f40397f8f00ffb
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              settings.dat

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat
                              • Size 40B
                              • SHA256 7c6e2ff2cdb09e3d8d75fdb570270093f07e5e0a43f0e61e4fb2778ae54aada0
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                              00b95c5f-9d57-4955-ae44-660654ce4e88.tmp

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\00b95c5f-9d57-4955-ae44-660654ce4e88.tmp
                              • Size 6B
                              • SHA256 4489f9e3e454748b3521eb214e0a5694d562cff3d9ff511cb456953c8f534c00
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                              06471447-e1a5-493f-9268-6f473a6aea5f.tmp

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\06471447-e1a5-493f-9268-6f473a6aea5f.tmp
                              • Size 414B
                              • SHA256 3d668f124196b2ac1727ae1724545b7d4f4221109023df2083634baca39f0501
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              514277a0-1571-4f19-bb1c-d41309bca5fa.tmp

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\514277a0-1571-4f19-bb1c-d41309bca5fa.tmp
                              • Size 13KB
                              • SHA256 cbcfbe27999bbf1c38c32cf734dbc58c0c74e8fb94cebfe52fc4ac99ec4b2c4e
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              8d6ea8c4-4426-473a-b7c1-756476f6ea24.tmp

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\8d6ea8c4-4426-473a-b7c1-756476f6ea24.tmp
                              • Size 12KB
                              • SHA256 bc4143fa5aba22297763e491593056046d2137629056acde24a15d945280acca
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              f_000016

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000016
                              • Size 46KB
                              • SHA256 0839efec7a018929f7fdba2265279f923d03b3a28b792c0397e068f9ee4703fc
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              f_000019

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000019
                              • Size 36KB
                              • SHA256 7666a2315579e131afdd82d1fe28e8c26b467dd07c32f63249429b2847e3b918
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              f_00001b

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00001b
                              • Size 51KB
                              • SHA256 321bf3074e8388a58920c20d80bb59fe29a9a616d39a12ce593ec8e77464967b
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              f_00001c

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00001c
                              • Size 45KB
                              • SHA256 0626c516374a032ccbb31898b489cd22cb15766111ab6ef89827a61321ab9d43
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              f_00001d

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00001d
                              • Size 50KB
                              • SHA256 a523dd692f42f4ef755ee5bed09a22b5a1e0699c386c61965fd84e156c4c68cd
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              temp-index

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\temp-index
                              • Size 1KB
                              • SHA256 4f2407e0adde0a7c40e575f536480607384e796081b1d5fb488d579cfd95d7d3
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              data_1

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\DawnWebGPUCache\data_1
                              • Size 264KB
                              • SHA256 b1e963d702392fb7224786e7d56d43973e9b9efd1b89c17814d7c558ffc0cdec
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                              61eba708-369e-4b62-aee0-0c91699bbbe1.tmp

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Network\61eba708-369e-4b62-aee0-0c91699bbbe1.tmp
                              • Size 2B
                              • SHA256 4f53cda18c2baa0c0354bb5f9a3ecbe5ed12ab4d8e11ba873c2f11161202b945
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                              c629edb7-702f-44d7-be8c-6d8f064355ea.tmp

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Network\c629edb7-702f-44d7-be8c-6d8f064355ea.tmp
                              • Size 1012B
                              • SHA256 4a92fe3a831ad42998d7c2590f720ddba5fe0380ec0c070303c8f3c213601c6e
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              ffa4aeab-90f7-4ea5-8a84-14bba5531d21.tmp

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Network\ffa4aeab-90f7-4ea5-8a84-14bba5531d21.tmp
                              • Size 6KB
                              • SHA256 e9f6ea50be8f401f5cf0c8d179647eaffd5563d678761883e51afff5a6ea478c
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              f4b81a50-976b-481b-9b16-c82474b7b46f.tmp

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\f4b81a50-976b-481b-9b16-c82474b7b46f.tmp
                              • Size 11KB
                              • SHA256 6137cd22f29aaf424ebc44776b508ba4e4280e3031ba42d43749ef66acbd94ef
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              a93e50cf-3cfd-4079-9bc2-806552e85470.tmp

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\a93e50cf-3cfd-4079-9bc2-806552e85470.tmp
                              • Size 269KB
                              • SHA256 2b46b47f15e214fc908eb197755de5f0a72e26e6479cb1cb58622ca3ee1bfb3f
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              be767051-8376-42df-8bbf-0351adb82db5.tmp

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\be767051-8376-42df-8bbf-0351adb82db5.tmp
                              • Size 269KB
                              • SHA256 1cee97715f6d699e6ff2a9b084d9f4bc7f87e9267c9ef250b5d0fc63f6248d0d
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              wizworm-v4-cleaned_Slayed.exe.log

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\wizworm-v4-cleaned_Slayed.exe.log
                              • Size 654B
                              • SHA256 e31b18f21621d9983bfdf1ea3e53884a9d58b8ffd79e0e5790da6f3a81a8b9d3
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              wizworm-v4-cleaned_Slayed.exe

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\wizworm-v4-cleaned_Slayed.exe
                              • Size 56KB
                              • SHA256 0c032c6a53e9bfeb4824f0988cf13e7ffc12aedce4ab8a1c4d4c8227bee9c5fb
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              memory/1212-0-0x00000000006A0000-0x00000000006B4000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1212-7-0x00000000028B0000-0x00000000028C0000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1212-54-0x00000000028B0000-0x00000000028C0000-memory.dmp