File name:

XClient1232.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/405f2703-0f63-4b5b-8c2e-3350bac0d83c
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

XWorm is a remote access trojan (RAT) sold as a malware-as-a-service. It possesses an extensive hacking toolset and is capable of gathering private information and files from the infected computer, hijacking MetaMask and Telegram accounts, and tracking user activity. XWorm is typically delivered to victims' computers through multi-stage attacks that start with phishing emails.

Analysis date: May 18, 2025, 20:33:28
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
xworm
remote
ssh
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections
MD5:

9A6CA33367DDCFDB8A28417B5EC477A9

SHA1:

3C2C45297EAD1C35192A876482783C32C816F7CE

SHA256:

1ABBC043F5D73D441D2D33BB330D9AE9798B729CD24477AB9691DD4A8F4193FF

SSDEEP:

6144:T+UbBSIIIIIIIZIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlnFf:q

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  • MALICIOUS

    • XWORM has been detected (YARA)

      • XClient1232.exe (PID: 4436)
    • Attempting to connect via SSH

      • XClient1232.exe (PID: 4436)
    • XWORM has been detected (SURICATA)

      • XClient1232.exe (PID: 4436)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Contacting a server suspected of hosting an CnC

      • XClient1232.exe (PID: 4436)
    • Potential Corporate Privacy Violation

      • XClient1232.exe (PID: 4436)
    • Connects to SSH

      • XClient1232.exe (PID: 4436)
  • INFO

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • XClient1232.exe (PID: 4436)
    • Reads the computer name

      • XClient1232.exe (PID: 4436)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 5324)
    • Checks supported languages

      • XClient1232.exe (PID: 4436)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report

XWorm

(PID) Process(4436) XClient1232.exe
C2193.233.126.36:22
Keys
AES<123456789>
Options
Splitter<Xwormmm>
Sleep time3
USB drop nameXWorm V5.6
MutexfYa98cgkG69XcmQL
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (63.1)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (23.8)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5.6)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.8)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (1.7)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2025:05:18 20:32:31+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 11
CodeSize: 51200
InitializedDataSize: 272384
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0xe60e
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 1.0.0.0
ProductVersionNumber: 1.0.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Neutral
CharacterSet: Unicode
FileDescription:
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: XClient1232.exe
LegalCopyright:
OriginalFileName: XClient1232.exe
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
AssemblyVersion: 1.0.0.0
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
129
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #XWORM xclient1232.exe sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
4436"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\XClient1232.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\XClient1232.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\xclient1232.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
XWorm
(PID) Process(4436) XClient1232.exe
C2193.233.126.36:22
Keys
AES<123456789>
Options
Splitter<Xwormmm>
Sleep time3
USB drop nameXWorm V5.6
MutexfYa98cgkG69XcmQL
5244C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exesvchost.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
KMS Connection Broker
Version:
10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\sppextcomobj.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
5324"C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEventC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe
SppExtComObj.Exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
Total events
1 332
Read events
1 332
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

No data
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
25
DNS requests
14
Threats
29

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
GET
200
23.48.23.144:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
4172
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
whitelisted
4172
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
23.48.23.144:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
23.35.229.160:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
172.211.123.249:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
40.126.31.129:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
4436
XClient1232.exe
193.233.126.36:22
ATT-INTERNET4
US
malicious
2104
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.124.78.146
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.48.23.144
  • 23.48.23.139
  • 23.48.23.156
  • 23.48.23.146
  • 23.48.23.148
  • 23.48.23.135
  • 23.48.23.157
  • 23.48.23.150
  • 23.48.23.141
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.35.229.160
whitelisted
google.com
  • 172.217.18.14
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.249
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.31.129
  • 20.190.159.2
  • 40.126.31.2
  • 20.190.159.23
  • 20.190.159.130
  • 20.190.159.68
  • 40.126.31.1
  • 20.190.159.73
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 20.109.210.53
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 20.3.187.198
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
4436
XClient1232.exe
Generic Protocol Command Decode
SURICATA SSH invalid banner
4436
XClient1232.exe
Malware Command and Control Activity Detected
REMOTE [ANY.RUN] Xworm TCP Packet
4436
XClient1232.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
POLICY [ANY.RUN] A SSH banner has been detected
4436
XClient1232.exe
Generic Protocol Command Decode
SURICATA SSH invalid banner
4436
XClient1232.exe
Malware Command and Control Activity Detected
REMOTE [ANY.RUN] Xworm TCP Packet
4436
XClient1232.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
POLICY [ANY.RUN] A SSH banner has been detected
4436
XClient1232.exe
Generic Protocol Command Decode
SURICATA SSH invalid banner
4436
XClient1232.exe
Malware Command and Control Activity Detected
REMOTE [ANY.RUN] Xworm TCP Packet
4436
XClient1232.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
POLICY [ANY.RUN] A SSH banner has been detected
4436
XClient1232.exe
Generic Protocol Command Decode
SURICATA SSH invalid banner
No debug info