Analysis
- max time kernel
65s - max time network
77s - platform
windows10-ltsc_2021_x64 - resource
win10ltsc2021-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10ltsc2021-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-ltsc_2021-x64systemwindows - submitted
02/11/2026, 16:15
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
XClient.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
XClient.exe
Resource
win10ltsc2021-20260911-en
Errors
General
- Target XClient.exe
- Size 31KB
- Sample261102-tp63cabt9s
- SHA256 6c414c9e59f92ca7ad365000d3b43b21efb0f9fd1249628764c4864b16d725e8
- MD5 02559c85eb237f902128a5df7d373c46
- SHA1 32aa96af295c3686225a00d710077bcc1322a449
- SHA512 ecd3876cb321691a4eefdc153075cda386b7c016e11c202d0649089ec2b2868bb48be20126d22c567427e89f824afbf1eb80e40cd5f28e5341998d448a65256d
- SSDEEP 384:sxk+qCyqnORYAsaCsWr/LVnwDs2ETIiqaR+gtFqBLTiZw/WNCvK9IkVufxOjh9/X:q5jfVwePqaZFr9RKOjh9/7vb
- TLSH T130E24B487BE08326D6EE1FF53DB2D1051275E5078923DB9F0CD88A9A7B636C246013E2
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Extracted
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xworm
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3.1
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82.47.101.59:3355
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uqQjhOpjjMz18IkL
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Install_directory
%Temp%
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install_file
USB.exe
Signatures
- Detect Xworm Payload 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4180-0-0x0000000000E50000-0x0000000000E5E000-memory.dmp family_xworm - Disables Task Manager via registry modification
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3202520547-175870679-441661622-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation MatrixMBR.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3202520547-175870679-441661622-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation XClient.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3202520547-175870679-441661622-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation bophol.COM Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3202520547-175870679-441661622-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation MBR2.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 opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\XClient.lnk XClient.exe File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\XClient.lnk XClient.exe - Executes dropped EXE 7 IoCs
pid Process 3424 bophol.COM 4468 MBR2.exe 1516 TROLL5.exe 4724 TROLL2.exe 1360 MatrixMBR.exe 2340 GDI.exe 4628 MBR.exe - Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\PhysicalDrive0 MBR.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\System32\MatrixMBR.exe MBR2.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\MatrixMBR.exe MBR2.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 XClient.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 XClient.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain XClient.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 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 TROLL5.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language TROLL2.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language GDI.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MBR.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4180 XClient.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 4628 MBR.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4180 wrote to memory of 3424 4180 XClient.exe 91 PID 3424 wrote to memory of 4468 3424 bophol.COM 92 PID 3424 wrote to memory of 1516 3424 bophol.COM 93 PID 3424 wrote to memory of 4724 3424 bophol.COM 94 PID 4468 wrote to memory of 1360 4468 MBR2.exe 96 PID 1360 wrote to memory of 2340 1360 MatrixMBR.exe 97 PID 1360 wrote to memory of 4628 1360 MatrixMBR.exe 98
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Creates a file in the Startup directory
- Enumerates video capture drivers
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4180 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bophol.COM"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bophol.COM"2⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3424 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MBR2.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MBR2.exe"3⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4468 -
C:\Windows\System32\MatrixMBR.exe"C:\Windows\System32\MatrixMBR.exe"4⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1360 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GDI.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GDI.exe"5⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2340
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MBR.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MBR.exe"5⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4628
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TROLL5.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TROLL5.exe"3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1516
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TROLL2.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TROLL2.exe"3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4724
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C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXEC:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x38c 0x3001⤵PID:1176
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Pre-OS Boot
1Bootkit
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GDI.exe
- Size 11KB
- SHA256 e153def894c867923dd56a7025b7b0b7bd3ee37c801a5957201d39f999bb28bf
- MD5 c08ae6d9c6ecd7e13f827bf68767785f
- SHA1 e71c2ec8d00c1e82b8b07baee0688b0a28604454
- SHA512 c28bbe8abc66ad2433e5a3b93a4601b28225e86cb4bff077fd3224adfa63164bebfa3002a42b1cb4cb3c7ccad0208f8b143b8a17099bea04fcb964e667c7a1c0
- SSDEEP 192:99qzCdTRiOurQItQ6YTkMfTiC96Tp80/Yc/75e:PXdTROQItQTTka2O6Tp3/Yc/g
- TLSH T1B432191197D08276ED320AB278A35742CB77EB57D967DABE348C912BBF732014293361
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MBR.exe
- Size 93KB
- SHA256 acddde9514e3b9d5c40b3d1750af5f4187c99f8987b027d6da44fb6bcf79b3ca
- MD5 d2fc66cf781a2497fceb4041a93cc676
- SHA1 480b1aa31b0b31fc0e0833afbba06533ab9a90ee
- SHA512 6c4cb42f786301be7614d4cb0b32601fea151351b0877e2371632435eb2c54bd4cd04d6b23bf4f49017ccaf679331162aac7329a1ed2409e3c2e02d0326e3487
- SSDEEP 1536:CmwoXyoci5SjY3SaRO7IPqifrJxdhGZCJjmGasWhQcdQ5/hO2oFaLJ:Tv5MYRIMPqiTJx+ZqreRQ5/hXoM9
- TLSH T10A936C43B5D28CB2E5B21D311875CAA15A2FB9214E348E6B6794137E1F340D09E36FB7
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MBR2.exe
- Size 205KB
- SHA256 c22e2419f04fe03a92255a139ca8814697962e86d191a1d4171788fd0c903f68
- MD5 3dc0e225f886bae3b655cd9d738ed32f
- SHA1 abda127fd477bd9d051cd57b16ac13f44030a9ae
- SHA512 c8a6c0bfa96defde6f83d847583ff2ec065a43f80f9886259a2d1fe7df306ef6ed7aeed61b7dcf0bdc111fc67419eb66cf1ca44e831711dd4ea7d25ed9aed09b
- SSDEEP 3072:VQKrqi3qqKcjzksuicc/9Ic9hwBjQV8xWegUqijR4uTkEJxIiLt2p/YkMhapu4n4:Vruc/iuwBMV8x5gUqMR4aMiLcpj84
- TLSH T1D92423001754132EFB59C0F6019712B381EBD3AE9E1B9489F3F9921BDB6B10ED91747A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TROLL2.exe
- Size 105KB
- SHA256 dcdf5140bc51db27f3aec80ae9a66a57aad446a2522904d288770e8d8cde8cee
- MD5 52a2a5517deb1a06896891a35299ce20
- SHA1 badcbdfef312bd71de997a7416ee20cee5d66af6
- SHA512 7cb0de412c0508f5af522aeaf3731dda418f72f7cae8dd3f21b34d5cdbc08f9dea8699d59878610496c68d687227a0269739221490d70d03b8e4b84dfd29d5f1
- SSDEEP 1536:A85iT6EcrYTyyAmOvu3yUyJCbT4UK7BIR:IGEcxyAF64A
- TLSH T1D6B3F6D7BE8AADA3F925133989F98319033DF7C01B828B171D31993A17176A17FC5246
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TROLL5.exe
- Size 712KB
- SHA256 79f00c7dab0891824136539fabd542c74e26cbed94b9add3f1aa7f793d653de6
- MD5 542a4e400ff233b21a1a3c27751ac783
- SHA1 000a67f00b0003531d65a6ed6f16488ae5dcd0fe
- SHA512 8335118ca0c268635d9495b331fb65800a32a0631f132cd34ce84ca3b523d0a9e23eee6d76539d0c81d86fda534da56c936914012d8bad35040b15cc8caaf645
- SSDEEP 12288:cF04yK+m1Vd5IfbJQWYzBVXqKWOF+LmguP/WMYZCubHKG91MiYwd:Z4yedWfEHnWbLunWMYUaHzLY2
- TLSH T1BDF423738484A51CD6EFCE33A0F1FC3463BAFE2761198C112294EDD46AA715097CBB65
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bophol.COM
- Size 921KB
- SHA256 c1aeab35f61f12db28274d82713bff400b808625854a18e49504022f92805e31
- MD5 d0ae6aea701de9f127f91e7efdb50252
- SHA1 cb9ef64cbcb999372fb4046e99fe89a03df9bc81
- SHA512 505d11808e9923ff0ec1a51acd51509711f8c5c42da81b47a97249954b06f6f45ddda4655446daeb7f231785cd484ebc6e9ada92b857ad3a8d7ce04276536f13
- SSDEEP 24576:lCFZOZHLhrN+f4SULfWyBPzB8JAk4cQATb:oF+LL+fIWybB8
- TLSH T15915339832772A1FC8E73B37E5E739A463AE323D1936215C04A5F37D1E415C05726EA2
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\System32\MatrixMBR.exe
- Size 250KB
- SHA256 339fe94164952a8454e6ec5fc75e2c38baade2c14b231e47bf41989ffbb55ee4
- MD5 24c441662c09b94e14a4096a8e59c316
- SHA1 11576cad137bd8ed76efecd711c0390fe5c85292
- SHA512 7f6ca1366733c5fb4925001c0846510732031a9e5f1b16291ff596187c20a88f41193389cedcb73e3928c318fc972be4f03e3cb71f1487c34642897ff9a2b590
- SSDEEP 6144:XGaiVa9WL/GgkszuMO1yV8xTgUqMRQaMiBcxj8:Waisszux1yGRLHBo
- TLSH T1FD4402053F44A465D3689BB08AF3E2A782B8FD396C02D95BFD84775F2E37D0E9801265
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH