| File name: | Windows Security Health Service.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/6cf4d747-8a78-493b-9221-48d2e7dfca3a |
| 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: | July 17, 2025, 20:28:19 |
| 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: | 6EEA711EE3D1BC98AAE844B8DC437025 |
| SHA1: | 093B17C38930F02C9B4C5F0C3AC67EF6F045B0DF |
| SHA256: | 63511BA19B0E8009E11ABEA3B913A708059F131D00969BC985DB69097803AC7A |
| SSDEEP: | 768:z3EaG4yMSLsrV1dpOB020JoVoc6JF5PL9OCJD6QO7hFi34:gaGJLsrVE30Jo96Fx9tR6QO7S4 |
MALICIOUS
Create files in the Startup directory
- Windows Security Health Service.exe (PID: 5552)
XWORM has been detected (YARA)
- Windows Security Health Service.exe (PID: 5552)
XWORM has been detected (SURICATA)
- Windows Security Health Service.exe (PID: 5552)
SUSPICIOUS
Checks for external IP
- Windows Security Health Service.exe (PID: 5552)
- svchost.exe (PID: 2200)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- Windows Security Health Service.exe (PID: 5552)
Contacting a server suspected of hosting an CnC
- Windows Security Health Service.exe (PID: 5552)
Connects to unusual port
- Windows Security Health Service.exe (PID: 5552)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- Windows Security Health Service.exe (PID: 5552)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- Windows Security Health Service.exe (PID: 5552)
Disables trace logs
- Windows Security Health Service.exe (PID: 5552)
Reads Environment values
- Windows Security Health Service.exe (PID: 5552)
Reads the computer name
- Windows Security Health Service.exe (PID: 5552)
Checks proxy server information
- Windows Security Health Service.exe (PID: 5552)
- slui.exe (PID: 3052)
Creates files in the program directory
- Windows Security Health Service.exe (PID: 5552)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- Windows Security Health Service.exe (PID: 5552)
Launching a file from the Startup directory
- Windows Security Health Service.exe (PID: 5552)
Reads the software policy settings
- slui.exe (PID: 3052)
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XWorm
(PID) Process(5552) Windows Security Health Service.exe
C245.141.26.28:5000
Keys
AES<953954523>
Options
Splitter<Xwormmm>
Sleep time3
USB drop nameXWorm V5.6
MutexxNtTKfuf9GP6YZDP
TRiD
| .exe | | | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (56.7) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (21.3) |
| .scr | | | Windows screen saver (10.1) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.4) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:07:04 12:39:57+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 11 |
| CodeSize: | 38912 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 2048 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0xb6ce |
| 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: | Windows Security Health Service.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | |
| OriginalFileName: | Windows Security Health Service.exe |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
Total processes
139
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2200 | 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
| |||||||||||||||
| 3052 | 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
| |||||||||||||||
| 5552 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Windows Security Health Service.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Windows Security Health Service.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
XWorm(PID) Process(5552) Windows Security Health Service.exe C245.141.26.28:5000 Keys AES<953954523> Options Splitter<Xwormmm> Sleep time3 USB drop nameXWorm V5.6 MutexxNtTKfuf9GP6YZDP | |||||||||||||||
Total events
2 108
Read events
2 094
Write events
14
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (5552) Windows Security Health Service.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Windows Security Health Service_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5552) Windows Security Health Service.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Windows Security Health Service_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5552) Windows Security Health Service.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Windows Security Health Service_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5552) Windows Security Health Service.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Windows Security Health Service_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5552) Windows Security Health Service.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Windows Security Health Service_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5552) Windows Security Health Service.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Windows Security Health Service_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5552) Windows Security Health Service.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Windows Security Health Service_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5552) Windows Security Health Service.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Windows Security Health Service_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5552) Windows Security Health Service.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Windows Security Health Service_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5552) Windows Security Health Service.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Windows Security Health Service_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
1
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5552 | Windows Security Health Service.exe | C:\ProgramData\Windows Security Health Service.exe | executable | |
MD5:6EEA711EE3D1BC98AAE844B8DC437025 | SHA256:63511BA19B0E8009E11ABEA3B913A708059F131D00969BC985DB69097803AC7A | |||
| 5552 | Windows Security Health Service.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Windows Security Health Service.lnk | lnk | |
MD5:F0A7F194C794E442429904D4DDCA6628 | SHA256:E665914F5FA5586A0B098522CE13D5F04600A9B58B953A46AA42E4B0FA7BB598 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
7
TCP/UDP connections
26
DNS requests
18
Threats
6
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5552 | Windows Security Health Service.exe | GET | 200 | 208.95.112.1:80 | http://ip-api.com/line/?fields=hosting | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.55.110.193:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2220 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 69.192.161.161:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2940 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.197.184:80 | http://x1.c.lencr.org/ | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2460 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2220 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 69.192.161.161:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
2040 | 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 |
5552 | Windows Security Health Service.exe | 208.95.112.1:80 | ip-api.com | TUT-AS | US | whitelisted |
2460 | svchost.exe | 20.190.160.128:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
2460 | svchost.exe | 2.17.190.73:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
5552 | Windows Security Health Service.exe | 45.141.26.28:5000 | — | — | NL | unknown |
1268 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
ip-api.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2200 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | INFO [ANY.RUN] External IP Check (ip-api .com) |
5552 | Windows Security Health Service.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | POLICY [ANY.RUN] External Hosting Lookup by ip-api |
5552 | Windows Security Health Service.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE Common Stealer Behavior - Source IP Associated with Hosting Provider Check via ip.api .com |
5552 | Windows Security Health Service.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup ip-api.com |
2200 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ip-api .com) |
5552 | Windows Security Health Service.exe | Malware Command and Control Activity Detected | REMOTE [ANY.RUN] Xworm TCP Packet |