| File name: | XWorm-V5.6 Edition.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/44aa90d4-6d32-43df-b421-fecdefec2ee4 |
| 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: | May 17, 2025, 10:35:54 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, 4 sections |
| MD5: | C742F444D0D4166B8CB58E39D1E54F34 |
| SHA1: | 9BBDFC8619649EA37B4B24BE0ADEB39F24496082 |
| SHA256: | 5B3B81F02F9AD2096CEBB5B67322AA985AA6111B8E627994BD30A8BF27A7170A |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:3E6qaZ9phSdwenr3kGUMDzyLrG9BNxlvRhisvI/blFODaqZtuWyYzu04EopJ6/in:IUp/X94ojBuecYYn1nBym |
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (61.6) |
|---|---|---|
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.6) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (10) |
| .exe | | | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (4.6) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.4) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 0000:00:00 00:00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit, No debug |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 6 |
| CodeSize: | 2048 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 16104960 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x14d1 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 5.6.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 5.6.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0000 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Unknown (0) |
| ObjectFileType: | Unknown |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | - |
| FileTitle: | XWorm.exe |
| FileDescription: | XWorm |
| FileVersion: | 5,6,0,0 |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © 2024 |
| LegalTrademark: | - |
| ProductName: | XWorm |
| ProductVersion: | 5,6,0,0 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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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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| 6040 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 7616 -s 1360 | C:\Windows\System32\WerFault.exe | — | Xworm V5.6.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Problem Reporting Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7280 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XWorm-V5.6 Edition.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XWorm-V5.6 Edition.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: XWorm Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 5,6,0,0 Modules
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| 7408 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XWorm-V5.6 Edition.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XWorm-V5.6 Edition.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Description: XWorm Exit code: 0 Version: 5,6,0,0 Modules
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| 7428 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: KMS Connection Broker Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7468 | "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=TimerEvent | C:\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
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| 7552 | "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -EncodedCommand "PAAjAGEAcABrACMAPgBBAGQAZAAtAE0AcABQAHIAZQBmAGUAcgBlAG4AYwBlACAAPAAjAGoAbgBwACMAPgAgAC0ARQB4AGMAbAB1AHMAaQBvAG4AUABhAHQAaAAgAEAAKAAkAGUAbgB2ADoAVQBzAGUAcgBQAHIAbwBmAGkAbABlACwAJABlAG4AdgA6AFMAeQBzAHQAZQBtAEQAcgBpAHYAZQApACAAPAAjAHgAdAB5ACMAPgAgAC0ARgBvAHIAYwBlACAAPAAjAHgAYgBtACMAPgA=" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | — | XWorm-V5.6 Edition.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows PowerShell Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7560 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | powershell.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7616 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Xworm V5.6.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Xworm V5.6.exe | XWorm-V5.6 Edition.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Description: XWorm Exit code: 3762504530 Version: 5.6.0.0 Modules
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| 7640 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\remcos_a.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\remcos_a.exe | XWorm-V5.6 Edition.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (7640) remcos_a.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SlowContextMenuEntries |
Value: 6024B221EA3A6910A2DC08002B30309D0A010000BD0E0C47735D584D9CEDE91E22E23282770100000114020000000000C0000000000000468D0000006078A409B011A54DAFA526D86198A7803901000060B81DB4E48ED2119906E49FADC173CACB000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7640) remcos_a.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SlowContextMenuEntries |
Value: 6024B221EA3A6910A2DC08002B30309D0A010000BD0E0C47735D584D9CEDE91E22E23282770100007696BFE28F5F5C4397EB11607A5BEDF7AB0000006078A409B011A54DAFA526D86198A7803901000060B81DB4E48ED2119906E49FADC173CACB000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7740) reg.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableLUA |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7640) remcos_a.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Rmc-0RUX02 |
Value: "C:\ProgramData\Remcos\remcos.exe" | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8024) remcos.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Rmc-0RUX02 |
Value: "C:\ProgramData\Remcos\remcos.exe" | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8024) remcos.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Rmc-0RUX02 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | exepath |
Value: 8CAE09DDC4DF00F7D9F319211C7298E27E8DA7FF9DAFCEDD063B0981B08FBB077D24AD065DE9EC9B1D0046A796C522C07F83349C86584CD203C410FF56A3936C0018 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8024) remcos.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Rmc-0RUX02 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | licence |
Value: 288F95D5CD0186E084F5392E780C926B | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8024) remcos.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Rmc-0RUX02 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | time |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8024) remcos.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Rmc-0RUX02 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UID |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6040) WerFault.exe | Key: | \REGISTRY\A\{55c43fee-5fc3-dfe8-41a0-4c326ea1e75c}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WritePermissionsCheck |
Value: 1 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6040 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_Xworm V5.6.exe_cf9afbc01e41f39085d44e42fe55b10f1508dcd_6ddd3646_0b260994-34d0-454e-bb30-06fad525a436\Report.wer | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6040 | WerFault.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\Xworm V5.6.exe.7616.dmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7552 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_gqteuifg.yjr.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 7552 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive | binary | |
MD5:5692F7F0BAEB99D3FB245601CFAD04A0 | SHA256:91D17C9B4C0D352A819F24F7A7FFBFA2F576EF9BA451B389A7D1EE8D8B1CFB76 | |||
| 7552 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ykhcpskd.f5y.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 7408 | XWorm-V5.6 Edition.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Xworm V5.6.exe | executable | |
MD5:56CCB739926A725E78A7ACF9AF52C4BB | SHA256:90F58865F265722AB007ABB25074B3FC4916E927402552C6BE17EF9AFAC96405 | |||
| 6040 | WerFault.exe | C:\Windows\appcompat\Programs\Amcache.hve | binary | |
MD5:BE240F5D1BECE35FCD7644DA27ECD565 | SHA256:CA4F6F01BC19DB39DFC6A41E5CA98B89D8EB2701F176A50A7BEFCB8ACED7584F | |||
| 7408 | XWorm-V5.6 Edition.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\remcos_a.exe | executable | |
MD5:FECBF754B0F1E57DA0DD217E77EBA09E | SHA256:DDAF88EC870F6C846F45EA237F343D487A3C1B2DE2F31D553D1615299E570BD6 | |||
| 7640 | remcos_a.exe | C:\ProgramData\Remcos\remcos.exe | executable | |
MD5:FECBF754B0F1E57DA0DD217E77EBA09E | SHA256:DDAF88EC870F6C846F45EA237F343D487A3C1B2DE2F31D553D1615299E570BD6 | |||
| 6040 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERE8AC.tmp.dmp | binary | |
MD5:8EE27EBCDC3ECAA398D138FBA5A9C7FA | SHA256:A0AB148568245561F8BB8E0FEB309F3E1E6B0D8B68B2F28A83216304A1E63662 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.25:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | 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 |
1180 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1180 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 4.231.128.59:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.216.77.25:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.250:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
8024 | remcos.exe | 147.185.221.25:48592 | child-grounds.gl.at.ply.gg | PLAYIT-GG | US | malicious |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.160.3:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 2.17.190.73:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
child-grounds.gl.at.ply.gg |
| unknown |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2196 | svchost.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [ANY.RUN] Suspected domain Associated with Malware Distribution (.ply .gg) |
2196 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO playit .gg Tunneling Domain in DNS Lookup |
2196 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET TA_ABUSED_SERVICES Tunneling Service in DNS Lookup (* .ply .gg) |