| File name: | XWorm.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/c60f0842-4aa8-4aa2-9728-5ba949bac445 |
| 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 11, 2025, 06:28:11 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections |
| MD5: | 7F93583759CB7C643C780CE176D774AE |
| SHA1: | 7A9840B5BF5CB1227A9C0C9224D4AA4B669F8344 |
| SHA256: | 306D5155177CB9062B6B58EB95306C56E4B18C02BB172E9309CD1FCE6BBFBC9A |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:0PIW5Km5RmEABMxmLh534Dm52eA5Ove3q6SkstD1AEe55k6P+EeqUENhacE5aPbe:05yWvwP4rs |
| .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) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:04:18 05:09:46+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 11 |
| CodeSize: | 3975680 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 220672 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x3cc8de |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 2.2.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 2.2.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | XCoder |
| FileDescription: | XWorm |
| FileVersion: | 2.2.0.0 |
| InternalName: | XWorm.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © 2022 |
| OriginalFileName: | XWorm.exe |
| ProductName: | XWorm |
| ProductVersion: | 2.2.0.0 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 2.2.0.0 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 664 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | powershell.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 680 | "C:\ProgramData\msedgewebview3.exe" | C:\ProgramData\msedgewebview3.exe | XWorm.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge WebView3 Exit code: 4294967295 Version: 131.0.2903.86 Modules
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| 732 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Host Process for Windows Services Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.26100.1150 Modules
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| 896 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\XWorm.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\XWorm.exe | XWorm.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: XWorm Exit code: 3762504530 Version: 2.2.0.0 Modules
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| 1096 | "C:\ProgramData\msedgewebview3.exe" | C:\ProgramData\msedgewebview3.exe | — | XWorm.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge WebView3 Exit code: 0 Version: 131.0.2903.86 Modules
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| 1180 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | schtasks.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1676 | "schtasks.exe" /query /tn "msedgewebview3" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | — | msedgewebview3.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Task Scheduler Configuration Tool Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1748 | timeout /t 2 /nobreak | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: timeout - pauses command processing Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2196 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s Dnscache | C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Host Process for Windows Services Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2320 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\npBg7FuC.bat"" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | — | msedgewebview3.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (7304) XWorm.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SlowContextMenuEntries |
Value: 6024B221EA3A6910A2DC08002B30309D0A010000BD0E0C47735D584D9CEDE91E22E23282770100000114020000000000C0000000000000468D0000006078A409B011A54DAFA526D86198A780390100009AD298B2EDA6DE11BA8CA68E55D895936E000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7304) XWorm.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | svchost |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7304) XWorm.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | msedgewebview3 |
Value: C:\ProgramData\msedgewebview3.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2392) svchost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\svchost_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2392) svchost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\svchost_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2392) svchost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\svchost_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2392) svchost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\svchost_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2392) svchost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\svchost_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2392) svchost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\svchost_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2392) svchost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\svchost_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7020 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_XWorm.exe_2411e31b7fb51aa05e76f19cdb1ce0d5226f352b_117cefd9_e86b8416-d497-4ae2-af91-6608deedd889\Report.wer | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7020 | WerFault.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\XWorm.exe.8072.dmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7384 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_javpeety.ska.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 7384 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_hno3or1r.u1z.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 7384 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive | binary | |
MD5:F7C33E8C0E88099A9EEE97151A0BD840 | SHA256:9779CF70296FE22009CCA02AC8E2ACA1E9C68617689A7DF32D8E2CEDF36D1C09 | |||
| 8080 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_r12fbqzv.d2q.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 7020 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERE65C.tmp.xml | xml | |
MD5:00186AA2320BF947C2A8646172AB88EB | SHA256:5AE08D3A69DE0DDD8EBFFE1B398C8C4B26D0244DFFE977F7423B38C427B3E269 | |||
| 7020 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERE5B0.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml | binary | |
MD5:46C5D1C93B30EBF9E768E0B5C2EBAC96 | SHA256:D98AFCF17975139559D3FDB8EFD53CB5687BB5F605907394016592B6AD891B51 | |||
| 7020 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERE495.tmp.dmp | binary | |
MD5:809614455C0845D2E86A3C1B5AFBB7F4 | SHA256:261D0497BB054700223804CB77C5DB0E97E97ED263F4A3D945CFA8D2CFBF25D1 | |||
| 6424 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ls4madw3.nnx.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.20.245.137:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.20.245.137:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | 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 |
2268 | 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 |
2268 | 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 |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2104 | svchost.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.20.245.137:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.20.245.137:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
2112 | svchost.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.249:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
api.ipify.org |
| shared |
ipapi.co |
| shared |
api.telegram.org |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2196 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain (ipify .org) in DNS Lookup |
2392 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO External IP Address Lookup Domain (ipify .org) in TLS SNI |
2196 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain (ipapi .co in DNS lookup) |
2392 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET HUNTING Observed Telegram API Domain (api .telegram .org in TLS SNI) |
2196 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | SUSPICIOUS [ANY.RUN] Possible sending an external IP address to Telegram |
2392 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET HUNTING Telegram API Certificate Observed |
2196 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET HUNTING Telegram API Domain in DNS Lookup |