| File name: | Oakland.s.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/4e599062-f2cc-4e28-a43c-ef011a5e3938 |
| 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: | May 20, 2025, 20:20:58 |
| 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, 13 sections |
| MD5: | FDAB6978453AEFFCB72BCC0FF94CC4E8 |
| SHA1: | 7B7DA9150C500203AF14BCFCA041F6F840DBDE9F |
| SHA256: | 7261CED152C3722DEF6AAF9FE1CF42D417FF23713CFB674557A64401C45FD68B |
| SSDEEP: | 24576:vo9CriIz3BaN7J/jkklYIWXyShJlcEp6Ep:vo9qiITBaN7J/jkklYIWXyShJlcEEE |
MALICIOUS
XWORM has been detected (YARA)
- MSBuild.exe (PID: 7552)
XWORM has been detected (SURICATA)
- MSBuild.exe (PID: 7552)
SUSPICIOUS
Process drops legitimate windows executable
- Oakland.s.exe (PID: 7444)
Checks for external IP
- svchost.exe (PID: 2196)
- MSBuild.exe (PID: 7552)
Starts a Microsoft application from unusual location
- Oakland.s.exe (PID: 7444)
Connects to unusual port
- MSBuild.exe (PID: 7552)
Contacting a server suspected of hosting an CnC
- MSBuild.exe (PID: 7552)
INFO
Disables trace logs
- MSBuild.exe (PID: 7552)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- MSBuild.exe (PID: 7552)
Reads the computer name
- MSBuild.exe (PID: 7552)
The sample compiled with english language support
- Oakland.s.exe (PID: 7444)
Checks supported languages
- MSBuild.exe (PID: 7552)
- Oakland.s.exe (PID: 7444)
Checks proxy server information
- MSBuild.exe (PID: 7552)
- slui.exe (PID: 7964)
Reads the software policy settings
- slui.exe (PID: 7964)
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XWorm
(PID) Process(7552) MSBuild.exe
C2104.234.124.55:3360
Keys
AES<123456789>
Options
Splitter<Xwormmm>
Sleep time3
USB drop namesanta
MutexP737CuJH08tJnvsR
TRiD
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (50) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (49.9) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:04:11 16:20:55+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 14 |
| CodeSize: | 752640 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 101888 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x9a188 |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 10.0.19041.1 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 10.0.19041.1 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Microsoft Corporation |
| FileDescription: | Microsoft® HTML Help Executable |
| FileVersion: | 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) |
| InternalName: | HH 1.41 |
| LegalCopyright: | © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. |
| OriginalFileName: | HH.exe |
| ProductName: | HTML Help |
| ProductVersion: | 10.0.19041.1 |
Total processes
126
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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| 7444 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Oakland.s.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Oakland.s.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft® HTML Help Executable Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 7552 | "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe" | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe | Oakland.s.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: MSBuild.exe Version: 4.8.9037.0 built by: NET481REL1 Modules
XWorm(PID) Process(7552) MSBuild.exe C2104.234.124.55:3360 Keys AES<123456789> Options Splitter<Xwormmm> Sleep time3 USB drop namesanta MutexP737CuJH08tJnvsR | |||||||||||||||
| 7964 | 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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Total events
4 506
Read events
4 492
Write events
14
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (7552) MSBuild.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\MSBuild_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7552) MSBuild.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\MSBuild_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7552) MSBuild.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\MSBuild_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7552) MSBuild.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\MSBuild_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7552) MSBuild.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\MSBuild_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7552) MSBuild.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\MSBuild_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7552) MSBuild.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\MSBuild_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7552) MSBuild.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\MSBuild_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7552) MSBuild.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\MSBuild_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7552) MSBuild.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\MSBuild_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
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HTTP(S) requests
3
TCP/UDP connections
24
DNS requests
7
Threats
6
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7552 | MSBuild.exe | GET | 200 | 208.95.112.1:80 | http://ip-api.com/line/?fields=hosting | US | text | 6 b | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | QA | binary | 868 b | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.19.11.120:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | NL | binary | 825 b | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.19.11.120:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Elisa Oyj | NL | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.23.246.101:80 | www.microsoft.com | Ooredoo Q.S.C. | QA | whitelisted |
2112 | svchost.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
7552 | MSBuild.exe | 208.95.112.1:80 | ip-api.com | TUT-AS | US | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
7552 | MSBuild.exe | 104.234.124.55:3360 | — | ATT-INTERNET4 | US | unknown |
496 | slui.exe | 40.91.76.224:443 | activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
ip-api.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2196 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | INFO [ANY.RUN] External IP Check (ip-api .com) |
2196 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ip-api .com) |
7552 | MSBuild.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup ip-api.com |
7552 | MSBuild.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | POLICY [ANY.RUN] External Hosting Lookup by ip-api |
7552 | MSBuild.exe | Malware Command and Control Activity Detected | REMOTE [ANY.RUN] Xworm Network Packet |
7552 | MSBuild.exe | Malware Command and Control Activity Detected | REMOTE [ANY.RUN] Xworm Network Packet |