| File name: | windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/fc577184-7348-48c5-a6cc-c0eee4e50044 |
| 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: | February 22, 2025, 00:24:01 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 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: | 95110204AE80AF1F25ADFFB48A239A7F |
| SHA1: | 6BB4A612C81044D3846A4C4BE42AAC1127172491 |
| SHA256: | 3C0E5F1607CA8485420830B7DBAAB1042583B29952627C5FE325FD54C42A2B5B |
| SSDEEP: | 1536:CV8phSoHFv9spT6KOfLHcL/cALqDlzqL7j:pSIFv9spjOf4L/cALqDl87j |
MALICIOUS
Create files in the Startup directory
- windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe (PID: 5684)
XWORM has been detected
- windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe (PID: 5684)
XWORM has been detected (YARA)
- windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe (PID: 5684)
XWORM has been detected (SURICATA)
- windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe (PID: 5684)
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe (PID: 5684)
Uses Task Scheduler to run other applications
- windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe (PID: 5684)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe (PID: 5684)
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
- svchost.exe (PID: 2192)
Connects to unusual port
- windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe (PID: 5684)
The system shut down or reboot
- windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe (PID: 5684)
Contacting a server suspected of hosting an CnC
- windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe (PID: 5684)
Reads the date of Windows installation
- windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe (PID: 5684)
The process creates files with name similar to system file names
- windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe (PID: 5684)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe (PID: 5684)
INFO
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe (PID: 5684)
Checks supported languages
- windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe (PID: 5684)
Reads the computer name
- windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe (PID: 5684)
Process checks computer location settings
- windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe (PID: 5684)
Reads Environment values
- windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe (PID: 5684)
Disables trace logs
- windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe (PID: 5684)
Reads the software policy settings
- windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe (PID: 5684)
Checks proxy server information
- windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe (PID: 5684)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe (PID: 5684)
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XWorm
(PID) Process(5684) windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe
C2https://pastebin.com/raw/ff2iGx1a:<123456789>
Keys
AES<Xwormmm>
Options
Splitter3
Sleep timeXWorm V5.6
USB drop nameUSB.exe
MutexKGxVjOatMsWOQ5ab
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: | 2025:02:21 23:48:20+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 11 |
| CodeSize: | 37888 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 101888 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0xb37e |
| 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: | windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | |
| OriginalFileName: | windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
Total processes
121
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1480 | \??\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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| 2192 | 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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| 3620 | shutdown.exe /f /s /t 0 | C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe | — | windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Shutdown and Annotation Tool Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4132 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | shutdown.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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| 4472 | "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "svchost" /tr "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe" | C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe | — | windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.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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| 5684 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Exit code: 1073807364 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
XWorm(PID) Process(5684) windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe C2https://pastebin.com/raw/ff2iGx1a:<123456789> Keys AES<Xwormmm> Options Splitter3 Sleep timeXWorm V5.6 USB drop nameUSB.exe MutexKGxVjOatMsWOQ5ab | |||||||||||||||
Total events
4 426
Read events
4 410
Write events
16
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (5684) windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | svchost |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5684) windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\windowsdesktop-runtime-8_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5684) windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\windowsdesktop-runtime-8_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5684) windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\windowsdesktop-runtime-8_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5684) windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\windowsdesktop-runtime-8_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5684) windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\windowsdesktop-runtime-8_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5684) windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\windowsdesktop-runtime-8_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5684) windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\windowsdesktop-runtime-8_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5684) windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\windowsdesktop-runtime-8_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5684) windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\windowsdesktop-runtime-8_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
1
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5684 | windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe | executable | |
MD5:95110204AE80AF1F25ADFFB48A239A7F | SHA256:3C0E5F1607CA8485420830B7DBAAB1042583B29952627C5FE325FD54C42A2B5B | |||
| 5684 | windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\svchost.lnk | binary | |
MD5:7A8C06380D194E87DC4D47970A330F52 | SHA256:84DAFA7BD369B1B928AFC4487DF0EC05930A610DA2B4F42CDE43CC47899513A9 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
4
TCP/UDP connections
22
DNS requests
9
Threats
4
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.72:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.219.150.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 204 | 104.126.37.185:443 | https://www.bing.com/threshold/xls.aspx | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 104.20.3.235:443 | https://pastebin.com/raw/ff2iGx1a | unknown | text | 30 b | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.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 |
4500 | svchost.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.16.164.72:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.219.150.101:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | CL | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4500 | svchost.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
3976 | svchost.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5684 | windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe | 104.20.4.235:443 | pastebin.com | CLOUDFLARENET | — | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
pastebin.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
dwasf-31668.portmap.host |
| malicious |
self.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2192 | svchost.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Online Pastebin Text Storage |
2192 | svchost.exe | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET INFO DNS Query to a Reverse Proxy Service Observed |
2192 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO DNS Query for Port Mapping/Tunneling Service Domain (.portmap .host) |
5684 | windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.13-win-x64.exe | Malware Command and Control Activity Detected | REMOTE [ANY.RUN] Xworm TCP Packet |