| File name: | x5a4ea2689f6e92d294383031e7cf206761fc1c8e8efaa8c42eede14c65989fa5.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/2726e8aa-398b-4945-8f9b-e6d6ff04cd26 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Remote access trojans (RATs) are a type of malware that enables attackers to establish complete to partial control over infected computers. Such malicious programs often have a modular design, offering a wide range of functionalities for conducting illicit activities on compromised systems. Some of the most common features of RATs include access to the users’ data, webcam, and keystrokes. This malware is often distributed through phishing emails and links. |
| Analysis date: | June 05, 2026, 05:32:36 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 9 sections |
| MD5: | FA5E217B400700C4EE30552CCDA5B542 |
| SHA1: | 59BEBF159F1D6CF1C485BF55D0071B5BA22E1847 |
| SHA256: | 5A4EA2689F6E92D294383031E7CF206761FC1C8E8EFAA8C42EEDE14C65989FA5 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:dkXkJuHvXj07kkFGZur7yv5FkGSthza1U7SZRYywTa3w5uqJIw:MMGE |
MALICIOUS
XWORM has been detected
- x5a4ea2689f6e92d294383031e7cf206761fc1c8e8efaa8c42eede14c65989fa5.exe (PID: 7888)
- audiodg.exe (PID: 9136)
- shost.exe (PID: 5400)
- audiodg.exe (PID: 8780)
XWORM has been found (auto)
- x5a4ea2689f6e92d294383031e7cf206761fc1c8e8efaa8c42eede14c65989fa5.exe (PID: 7888)
- audiodg.exe (PID: 9136)
XWORM mutex has been found
- audiodg.exe (PID: 9136)
- audiodg.exe (PID: 8780)
- winlogon (PID: 1676)
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- audiodg.exe (PID: 9136)
Create files in the Startup directory
- audiodg.exe (PID: 9136)
XWORM has been detected (YARA)
- shost.exe (PID: 5400)
- audiodg.exe (PID: 9136)
- x5a4ea2689f6e92d294383031e7cf206761fc1c8e8efaa8c42eede14c65989fa5.exe (PID: 7888)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- x5a4ea2689f6e92d294383031e7cf206761fc1c8e8efaa8c42eede14c65989fa5.exe (PID: 7888)
- shost.exe (PID: 5400)
- audiodg.exe (PID: 9136)
The process creates files with name similar to system file names
- x5a4ea2689f6e92d294383031e7cf206761fc1c8e8efaa8c42eede14c65989fa5.exe (PID: 7888)
Starts itself from another location
- x5a4ea2689f6e92d294383031e7cf206761fc1c8e8efaa8c42eede14c65989fa5.exe (PID: 7888)
The process executes files with name similar to system file names
- x5a4ea2689f6e92d294383031e7cf206761fc1c8e8efaa8c42eede14c65989fa5.exe (PID: 7888)
- shost.exe (PID: 5400)
Using the short paths format
- shost.exe (PID: 5400)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- x5a4ea2689f6e92d294383031e7cf206761fc1c8e8efaa8c42eede14c65989fa5.exe (PID: 7888)
- audiodg.exe (PID: 9136)
- shost.exe (PID: 5400)
- audiodg.exe (PID: 8780)
- winlogon (PID: 1676)
Reads the computer name
- audiodg.exe (PID: 9136)
- x5a4ea2689f6e92d294383031e7cf206761fc1c8e8efaa8c42eede14c65989fa5.exe (PID: 7888)
- audiodg.exe (PID: 8780)
- winlogon (PID: 1676)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- audiodg.exe (PID: 9136)
- audiodg.exe (PID: 8780)
- winlogon (PID: 1676)
Create files in a temporary directory
- shost.exe (PID: 5400)
Launching a file from a Registry key
- audiodg.exe (PID: 9136)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- audiodg.exe (PID: 9136)
- shost.exe (PID: 5400)
Launching a file from the Startup directory
- audiodg.exe (PID: 9136)
Reads Environment values
- audiodg.exe (PID: 9136)
The sample compiled with english language support
- shost.exe (PID: 5400)
Disables trace logs
- audiodg.exe (PID: 9136)
Manual execution by a user
- winlogon (PID: 1676)
The sample compiled with bulgarian language support
- shost.exe (PID: 5400)
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XWorm
(PID) Process(9136) audiodg.exe
C2 (1)https://pastebin.com/raw/Fxzr3jeT:<666666>
Keys
AES<Xwormmm>
Options
Splitter3
Sleep timeXWorm V5.6
USB drop nameUSB.exe
MutexteEgLm0aeViE3IZi
TRiD
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (50) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (50) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:08:14 13:36:06+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 14 |
| CodeSize: | 218112 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 164864 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x1a924 |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
Total processes
159
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
5
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1676 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\winlogon | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\winlogon | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
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| 5400 | "C:\Users\admin\Documents\diagnostics\shost.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Documents\diagnostics\shost.exe | x5a4ea2689f6e92d294383031e7cf206761fc1c8e8efaa8c42eede14c65989fa5.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 5712 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding | C:\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
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| 7888 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\x5a4ea2689f6e92d294383031e7cf206761fc1c8e8efaa8c42eede14c65989fa5.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\x5a4ea2689f6e92d294383031e7cf206761fc1c8e8efaa8c42eede14c65989fa5.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Modules
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| 8780 | "C:\Users\admin\Documents\diagnostics\audiodg.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Documents\diagnostics\audiodg.exe | shost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 9136 | "C:\Users\admin\Documents\diagnostics\audiodg.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Documents\diagnostics\audiodg.exe | x5a4ea2689f6e92d294383031e7cf206761fc1c8e8efaa8c42eede14c65989fa5.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
XWorm(PID) Process(9136) audiodg.exe C2 (1)https://pastebin.com/raw/Fxzr3jeT:<666666> Keys AES<Xwormmm> Options Splitter3 Sleep timeXWorm V5.6 USB drop nameUSB.exe MutexteEgLm0aeViE3IZi | |||||||||||||||
Total events
7 179
Read events
7 163
Write events
16
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (5712) slui.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\3d\52C64B7E |
| Operation: | write | Name: | @%SystemRoot%\System32\sppcomapi.dll,-3200 |
Value: Software Licensing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (9136) audiodg.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | winlogon |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\winlogon | |||
| (PID) Process: | (9136) audiodg.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\audiodg_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (9136) audiodg.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\audiodg_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (9136) audiodg.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\audiodg_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (9136) audiodg.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\audiodg_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (9136) audiodg.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\audiodg_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (9136) audiodg.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\audiodg_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (9136) audiodg.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\audiodg_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (9136) audiodg.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\audiodg_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
1 093
Suspicious files
25
Text files
137
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7888 | x5a4ea2689f6e92d294383031e7cf206761fc1c8e8efaa8c42eede14c65989fa5.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\x5a4ea2689f6e92d294383031e7cf206761fc1c8e8efaa8c42eede14c65989fa5..exe | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5400 | shost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PROGRA~~1\610978998489..exe | executable | |
MD5:977E405C109268909FD24A94CC23D4F0 | SHA256:CD24C61FE7DC3896C6C928C92A2ADC58FAB0A3FF61EF7DDCAC1BA794182AB12F | |||
| 5400 | shost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PROGRA~~1\915619328472.exe | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5400 | shost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RCXA3C6.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5400 | shost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PROGRA~~1\785551419192..exe | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5400 | shost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RCXA2B5.tmp | executable | |
MD5:ACA0D96CE3BB1ED5ACDECEB73D84B619 | SHA256:F1681BE557C22C911BC29987946ACFC5C187A35427C16936E29AE04C481C7C4D | |||
| 5400 | shost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PROGRA~~1\371511573357..exe | executable | |
MD5:0FE7B22CBF619CF188638A6025B81DEB | SHA256:B4DD76CDCFE1DDBD6F4F8436EEF5919D46A06EAE7FD26081E503B77DB450B7CF | |||
| 5400 | shost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PROGRA~~1\818376423027.ico | image | |
MD5:FC7387DEE6FCD172DECBAE102437CE30 | SHA256:E3530D306F7F383C6C3DCEAD7C0C5A0B8FBACB6B85B067AF05E98F4C6F502D61 | |||
| 5400 | shost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RCXA226.tmp | executable | |
MD5:F467DF7005BF3B4AC835CD9356F0B422 | SHA256:DE992882DDD38F68A40CDE4FD124CBBDECB5313489F8E0D92D7EC73DC0F17AB3 | |||
| 5400 | shost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PROGRA~~1\691030344321.exe | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
167
TCP/UDP connections
53
DNS requests
23
Threats
2
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6260 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 88.221.169.152:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | US | binary | 814 b | whitelisted |
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 48.209.133.15:443 | https://settings-win.data.microsoft.com/settings/v3.0/wsd/muse?ProcessorClockSpeed=3094&FlightIds=&UpdateOfferedDays=4294967295&BranchReadinessLevel=CB&OEMManufacturerName=DELL&IsCloudDomainJoined=0&ProcessorIdentifier=AMD64%20Family%2023%20Model%201%20Stepping%202&sku=48&ActivationChannel=Retail&AttrDataVer=186&IsMDMEnrolled=0&ProcessorCores=6&ProcessorModel=AMD%20Ryzen%205%203500%206-Core%20Processor&TotalPhysicalRAM=6144&PrimaryDiskType=4294967295&FlightingBranchName=&ChassisTypeId=1&OEMModelNumber=DELL&SystemVolumeTotalCapacity=260281&sampleId=95271487&deviceClass=Windows.Desktop&App=muse&DisableDualScan=0&AppVer=10.0&OEMSubModel=J5CR&locale=en-US&IsAlwaysOnAlwaysConnectedCapable=0&ms=0&DefaultUserRegion=244&UpdateServiceUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fneverupdatewindows10.com&osVer=10.0.19045.4046.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-1406&os=windows&deviceId=s%3ABAD99146-31D3-4EC6-A1A4-BE76F32BA5D4&DeferQualityUpdatePeriodInDays=0&ring=Retail&DeferFeatureUpdatePeriodInDays=30 | US | text | 1.46 Kb | whitelisted |
6260 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.241.19:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | NL | binary | 825 b | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 200 | 192.168.1.2:443 | https://login.live.com/RST2.srf | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
9108 | svchost.exe | POST | 400 | 20.190.159.73:443 | https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf | US | text | 204 b | whitelisted |
9108 | svchost.exe | POST | 200 | 20.190.159.73:443 | https://login.live.com/RST2.srf | US | xml | 1.24 Kb | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 400 | 192.168.1.2:443 | https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf | unknown | text | 204 b | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 400 | 192.168.1.2:443 | https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf | unknown | text | 204 b | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 400 | 192.168.1.2:443 | https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf | unknown | text | 204 b | whitelisted |
9108 | svchost.exe | POST | 400 | 20.190.159.73:443 | https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf | US | text | 204 b | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
6260 | svchost.exe | 57.153.246.3:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 48.209.133.15:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
8928 | slui.exe | 48.192.1.64:443 | activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
5532 | SearchApp.exe | 2.16.241.222:443 | www.bing.com | AKAMAI-ASN1 | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
6260 | svchost.exe | 2.16.241.19:80 | crl.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-ASN1 | NL | whitelisted |
6260 | svchost.exe | 88.221.169.152:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
9108 | svchost.exe | 20.190.159.73:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
3428 | svchost.exe | 20.59.87.227:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
pastebin.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | Unknown Traffic | ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW) |
2232 | svchost.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Online Pastebin Text Storage |