File name:

e3a8e1012feae3b11339bc3065e4ecd0.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/ea227b92-9779-402e-80cf-72eab265cb5c
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: August 01, 2025, 02:51:26
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
auto-reg
auto-startup
xworm
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections
MD5:

E3A8E1012FEAE3B11339BC3065E4ECD0

SHA1:

B20FD9D5D8F9857DD74B3440F69A07FB9AA43235

SHA256:

38C6BD96938DA5A34EA7FD68301753E328F2F6DC2DB3FE0A50C45B4F8C725AB0

SSDEEP:

6144:X4e9XSIIIIIIIZIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlnFf:E

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • e3a8e1012feae3b11339bc3065e4ecd0.exe (PID: 6128)
    • Create files in the Startup directory

      • e3a8e1012feae3b11339bc3065e4ecd0.exe (PID: 6128)
    • XWORM has been detected (YARA)

      • e3a8e1012feae3b11339bc3065e4ecd0.exe (PID: 6128)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • e3a8e1012feae3b11339bc3065e4ecd0.exe (PID: 6128)
    • Connects to unusual port

      • e3a8e1012feae3b11339bc3065e4ecd0.exe (PID: 6128)
  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • e3a8e1012feae3b11339bc3065e4ecd0.exe (PID: 6128)
      • messsi.exe (PID: 4944)
    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • e3a8e1012feae3b11339bc3065e4ecd0.exe (PID: 6128)
    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • e3a8e1012feae3b11339bc3065e4ecd0.exe (PID: 6128)
      • messsi.exe (PID: 4944)
    • Launching a file from a Registry key

      • e3a8e1012feae3b11339bc3065e4ecd0.exe (PID: 6128)
    • Launching a file from the Startup directory

      • e3a8e1012feae3b11339bc3065e4ecd0.exe (PID: 6128)
    • Reads the computer name

      • e3a8e1012feae3b11339bc3065e4ecd0.exe (PID: 6128)
      • messsi.exe (PID: 4944)
    • Manual execution by a user

      • messsi.exe (PID: 4944)
    • Checks proxy server information

      • slui.exe (PID: 4684)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 4684)
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XWorm

(PID) Process(6128) e3a8e1012feae3b11339bc3065e4ecd0.exe
C2127.0.0.1,late-researcher.gl.at.ply.gg:4444
Keys
AES<123456789>
Options
Splitter<Xwormmm>
Sleep time3
USB drop nameXWorm V5.6
MutexYZyIQ3i7KVu77pgn
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: 2025:07:27 10:54:03+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 11
CodeSize: 37376
InitializedDataSize: 272384
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0xb11e
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: XClient.exe
LegalCopyright:
OriginalFileName: XClient.exe
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
AssemblyVersion: 1.0.0.0
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
138
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #XWORM e3a8e1012feae3b11339bc3065e4ecd0.exe messsi.exe no specs slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
4684C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Exit code:
0
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
4944C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\messsi.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\messsi.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\messsi.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
6128"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e3a8e1012feae3b11339bc3065e4ecd0.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e3a8e1012feae3b11339bc3065e4ecd0.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\e3a8e1012feae3b11339bc3065e4ecd0.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(6128) e3a8e1012feae3b11339bc3065e4ecd0.exe
C2127.0.0.1,late-researcher.gl.at.ply.gg:4444
Keys
AES<123456789>
Options
Splitter<Xwormmm>
Sleep time3
USB drop nameXWorm V5.6
MutexYZyIQ3i7KVu77pgn
Total events
1 610
Read events
1 609
Write events
1
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(6128) e3a8e1012feae3b11339bc3065e4ecd0.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:writeName:messsi
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\messsi.exe
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
1

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
6128e3a8e1012feae3b11339bc3065e4ecd0.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\messsi.exeexecutable
MD5:E3A8E1012FEAE3B11339BC3065E4ECD0
SHA256:38C6BD96938DA5A34EA7FD68301753E328F2F6DC2DB3FE0A50C45B4F8C725AB0
6128e3a8e1012feae3b11339bc3065e4ecd0.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\messsi.lnklnk
MD5:D512F8BB453F7DA3F91BB3C2C61977DD
SHA256:2608EF4B5C0C5BB2E0FAF3B34A8114C89A0D91DA578322CA6ECF9D3042C3680B
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
27
DNS requests
20
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.216.77.28:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
1236
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
1236
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
2940
svchost.exe
GET
200
69.192.161.44:80
http://x1.c.lencr.org/
unknown
whitelisted
3396
svchost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
6312
RUXIMICS.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
23.216.77.28:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
23.35.229.160:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
3396
svchost.exe
20.190.159.75:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
3396
svchost.exe
184.30.131.245:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.124.78.146
  • 51.104.136.2
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.185.110
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.216.77.28
  • 23.216.77.6
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.35.229.160
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.159.75
  • 40.126.31.73
  • 20.190.159.23
  • 20.190.159.129
  • 40.126.31.130
  • 40.126.31.69
  • 20.190.159.2
  • 20.190.159.128
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 184.30.131.245
whitelisted
late-researcher.gl.at.ply.gg
  • 147.185.221.30
unknown
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 20.12.23.50
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 20.242.39.171
whitelisted
self.events.data.microsoft.com
  • 104.208.16.91
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info