Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
150s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
13/11/2026, 15:12
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
Nireva.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
Nireva.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target Nireva.exe
- Size 613KB
- Sample261113-slc5esw15q
- SHA256 e478a60520a83a5d1421d5981f17305b2b246344f7f07094fa279b678be85db6
- MD5 9c2b8ce0bfb29ac0b269d190c2aeaf0d
- SHA1 9d93260f0367753614d0564c2d9cc032faa21469
- SHA512 e989a5b7ba8971dda8d8a45d3be9af50739e83ac8f3fff6c1e1e37f4e96baf42823ac61d90164f22044e76239d507dd6472debb91495e985ff71fb25bac18784
- SSDEEP 12288:hhCW73Y6YHzgUpCKAZvcNRrf82FP8eAMS6deYQr/X:bm6YTgUpCh1gk217ysQr/
- TLSH T1B9D4D4147B99CAC8E4501BFE455A1904DB9B99E115F2E303370AFB62CD048DEDE2D3EA
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Family: Dracula, Samurai
Dracula aka Samurai is a stealer written in C#.
- Detects Dracula aka Samurai Stealer payload 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2840-33-0x000000001C860000-0x000000001C88A000-memory.dmp family_dracula_stealer - Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Userinit = "C:\\Windows\\System32\\userinit.exe,C:\\Windows\\System32\\xdwdDefender.exe" Nireva.exe - Event Triggered Execution: AppInit DLLs 1 TTPs
Adversaries may establish persistence and/or elevate privileges by executing malicious content triggered by AppInit DLLs loaded into processes.
- Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
pid Process 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 4316 xdwdMalwareDef.exe 988 xdwdDefender.exe 4104 xdwdDefender.exe 2648 xdwdDefender.exe - Loads dropped DLL 10 IoCs
pid Process 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 1976 Process not Found 2580 Process not Found 4316 xdwdMalwareDef.exe 988 xdwdDefender.exe 3900 Process not Found 1192 findstr.exe 1368 netsh.exe 4104 xdwdDefender.exe 2648 xdwdDefender.exe - Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4154726816-2055034831-2297277433-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 xdwdDefender.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4154726816-2055034831-2297277433-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 xdwdDefender.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4154726816-2055034831-2297277433-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 xdwdDefender.exe - Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
- Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 8 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
flow ioc 12 api.ipify.org 13 api.ipify.org 19 api.ipify.org 21 api.ipify.org 1 api.ipify.org 1 icanhazip.com 8 api.ipify.org 10 api.ipify.org - Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe Nireva.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe Nireva.exe File created C:\Windows\xdwd.dll Nireva.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe - Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.
pid Process 900 cmd.exe 5100 cmd.exe 4244 cmd.exe - Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 12 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\Domain xdwdDefender.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname xdwdDefender.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname xdwdMalwareDef.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain xdwdDefender.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname xdwdDefender.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname xdwdDefender.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname Nireva.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain Nireva.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain xdwdDefender.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain xdwdMalwareDef.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname xdwdDefender.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain xdwdDefender.exe - System Network Configuration Discovery: Wi-Fi Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may search for information about Wi-Fi networks, such as network names and passwords, on compromised systems.
pid Process 4244 cmd.exe 1368 netsh.exe - Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 xdwdDefender.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier xdwdDefender.exe - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 4808 schtasks.exe 2572 schtasks.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 38 IoCs
pid Process 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 1192 findstr.exe 1192 findstr.exe 1368 netsh.exe 1368 netsh.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 7 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3656 Nireva.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2840 xdwdDefender.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4316 xdwdMalwareDef.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 988 xdwdDefender.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2840 xdwdDefender.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4104 xdwdDefender.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2648 xdwdDefender.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3656 wrote to memory of 1760 3656 Nireva.exe 90 PID 3656 wrote to memory of 900 3656 Nireva.exe 92 PID 900 wrote to memory of 4808 900 cmd.exe 94 PID 3656 wrote to memory of 5100 3656 Nireva.exe 95 PID 5100 wrote to memory of 2572 5100 cmd.exe 97 PID 3656 wrote to memory of 2840 3656 Nireva.exe 98 PID 2840 wrote to memory of 4244 2840 xdwdDefender.exe 103 PID 4244 wrote to memory of 5684 4244 cmd.exe 105 PID 4244 wrote to memory of 1368 4244 cmd.exe 106 PID 4244 wrote to memory of 1192 4244 cmd.exe 107 - 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.
- outlook_office_path 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4154726816-2055034831-2297277433-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 xdwdDefender.exe - outlook_win_path 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4154726816-2055034831-2297277433-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 xdwdDefender.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Nireva.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Nireva.exe"1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3656 -
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\CMD.exe"CMD" netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=".A?!(LR8(?ge(1" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe" enable=yes & exit2⤵PID:1760
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe"cmd" /c schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "Microsoft\Windows\WAppCrashNvTew" /tr "C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe" /RL HIGHEST & exit2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:900 -
C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "Microsoft\Windows\WAppCrashNvTew" /tr "C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe" /RL HIGHEST3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:4808
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe"cmd" /c schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 30 /tn "Microsoft\MachineCore" /tr "C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe" /RL HIGHEST & exit2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5100 -
C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 30 /tn "Microsoft\MachineCore" /tr "C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe" /RL HIGHEST3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:2572
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C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe"C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- outlook_office_path
- outlook_win_path
PID:2840 -
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe"cmd" /C chcp 65001 && netsh wlan show profiles | findstr All3⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Wi-Fi Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4244 -
C:\Windows\system32\chcp.comchcp 650014⤵PID:5684
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C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exenetsh wlan show profiles4⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Wi-Fi Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:1368
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C:\Windows\system32\findstr.exefindstr All4⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:1192
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C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exeC:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4316
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C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exeC:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:988
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C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe"C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4104
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C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe"C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2648
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1Windows Command Shell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Event Triggered Execution
2AppInit DLLs
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Event Triggered Execution
2AppInit DLLs
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5B37.tmp.dat
- Size 256KB
- SHA256 b0c72944fc5bd02ac464a83ac972277e38d0dbc674f2a634c0d432bf882ef89a
- MD5 b9ac2e3133012e6df701783726dd2e73
- SHA1 2027d37725c5f18085038027fb7ccb6fc6568a24
- SHA512 6fa34bb32da7171c554d4b3b2988e25598427f3f485632cbbecb12a545909563b01ec12a1393d4c3307652eaee787977a88538c639221a43d46d1e49411adc04
- SSDEEP 384:K8NTRZyCSDnxTICYMEhIKyll7svbFKfk7:KoNZJSDniwyI1l7svbF9
- TLSH T16544640A7B747001EDE2D9725CB080771E3C616E8F26E6816DB654694EB3853A23D8FF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5B3B.tmp.dat
- Size 138KB
- SHA256 c75c9bcb572a41004aa1bcc92fd24ee683a5738ff120c865b70bf603dc35505e
- MD5 9b9f92b9326c15d163a210dfbe4b9e83
- SHA1 95b780ae1e6d16503db86335e1b41e9520a19ade
- SHA512 e2c2dfe85d734f05c9bd4b2244bcd096b821d08a2cf714585e8bc43ac7d6d27d7e52850f2a0261c058a53e566d919df2219af6c832c80990dec5f45968fd1611
- SSDEEP 192:9B+XuvBnl3JsueMEGvIW1/rcP2OmHpX6DLqgVum8OrkwkRQ:zeuvBnhJsueMEGvIW1DcP2OOiVumAnRQ
- TLSH T135D3974B3A747002EDE58A721CE091BB4E3CB16D4F55A5D429B620588EF2963B23D4FF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe
- Size 613KB
- SHA256 e478a60520a83a5d1421d5981f17305b2b246344f7f07094fa279b678be85db6
- MD5 9c2b8ce0bfb29ac0b269d190c2aeaf0d
- SHA1 9d93260f0367753614d0564c2d9cc032faa21469
- SHA512 e989a5b7ba8971dda8d8a45d3be9af50739e83ac8f3fff6c1e1e37f4e96baf42823ac61d90164f22044e76239d507dd6472debb91495e985ff71fb25bac18784
- SSDEEP 12288:hhCW73Y6YHzgUpCKAZvcNRrf82FP8eAMS6deYQr/X:bm6YTgUpCh1gk217ysQr/
- TLSH T1B9D4D4147B99CAC8E4501BFE455A1904DB9B99E115F2E303370AFB62CD048DEDE2D3EA
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\xdwd.dll
- Size 136KB
- SHA256 35c8d022e1d917f1aabdceae98097ccc072161b302f84c768ca63e4b32ac2b66
- MD5 16e5a492c9c6ae34c59683be9c51fa31
- SHA1 97031b41f5c56f371c28ae0d62a2df7d585adaba
- SHA512 20fd369172ef5e3e2fde388666b42e8fe5f0c2bfa338c0345f45e98af6561a249ba3ecc48c3f16efcc73f02ecb67b3ddb1e2e8f0e77d18fa00ac34e6379e50b6
- SSDEEP 3072:t0iX+jLyDcqaH9a6DFHo6MjD7VbZaZaZ8Xwlk4MHWZpt:t07yDSvdoRj2up
- TLSH T151D35B0772A500BFE1668638C5630A09E777B8211770DBAF33A4429D9F277E19D3AF61
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH