File name:

SharkHack.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/b8bfeae7-f441-42b1-bdb6-765e40d72a41
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 21, 2025, 14:47:30
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:
evasion
xworm
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 8 sections
MD5:

031A4AD4EE7B4B79C16B1D17B8C6CDF2

SHA1:

BF2D9B5C88D8BA3E00EC4461D49AB6ACA6DADD1B

SHA256:

8D7CDADC3FB3E90255E9DD09C29E533C46C559F38E8F6473B1646D2832771B87

SSDEEP:

98304:tpfwJ0Wa0jZAJ7O2YEHY+WAFJDT2f9kxo52m1Nw2wcDsWaeULnzDtHi7IyjIablK:tp+Kq6pe56

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • Winlogon.exe (PID: 5008)
    • Create files in the Startup directory

      • Winlogon.exe (PID: 5008)
    • XWORM has been detected (YARA)

      • Winlogon.exe (PID: 5008)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • The process creates files with name similar to system file names

      • SharkHack.exe (PID: 2548)
    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • SharkHack.exe (PID: 2548)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • SharkHack.exe (PID: 2548)
      • Winlogon.exe (PID: 5008)
    • Uses WMIC.EXE to obtain Windows Installer data

      • Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé .NET Framework.exe (PID: 2956)
    • Accesses product unique identifier via WMI (SCRIPT)

      • WMIC.exe (PID: 6184)
    • Checks for external IP

      • svchost.exe (PID: 2192)
      • Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé .NET Framework.exe (PID: 2956)
    • Connects to unusual port

      • Winlogon.exe (PID: 5008)
  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • SharkHack.exe (PID: 2548)
      • WindowsPowerShell.exe (PID: 4136)
      • Winlogon.exe (PID: 5008)
      • Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé .NET Framework.exe (PID: 2956)
    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • SharkHack.exe (PID: 2548)
    • Reads the computer name

      • SharkHack.exe (PID: 2548)
      • Winlogon.exe (PID: 5008)
      • WindowsPowerShell.exe (PID: 4136)
      • Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé .NET Framework.exe (PID: 2956)
    • Process checks computer location settings

      • SharkHack.exe (PID: 2548)
    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • Winlogon.exe (PID: 5008)
      • Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé .NET Framework.exe (PID: 2956)
    • Reads Environment values

      • Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé .NET Framework.exe (PID: 2956)
    • Disables trace logs

      • Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé .NET Framework.exe (PID: 2956)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé .NET Framework.exe (PID: 2956)
    • Checks proxy server information

      • Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé .NET Framework.exe (PID: 2956)
    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • WMIC.exe (PID: 6184)
    • Creates files in the program directory

      • Winlogon.exe (PID: 5008)
    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • Winlogon.exe (PID: 5008)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable Delphi generic (9.1)
.scr | Windows screen saver (8.4)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (2.9)
.exe | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (1.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 1992:06:19 22:22:17+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Bytes reversed lo, 32-bit, Bytes reversed hi
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 2.25
CodeSize: 5120
InitializedDataSize: 5126144
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x20cc
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
126
Monitored processes
7
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start sharkhack.exe windowspowershell.exe no specs #XWORM winlogon.exe õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé .net framework.exe wmic.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs svchost.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2192C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s DnscacheC:\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
Images
c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
2548"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SharkHack.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SharkHack.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\sharkhack.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\shell32.dll
2956"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé .NET Framework.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé .NET Framework.exe
SharkHack.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
1
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé .net framework.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
4136"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsPowerShell.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsPowerShell.exeSharkHack.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation - Windows
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Exit code:
213
Version:
146.195.178.58
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\windowspowershell.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
5008"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Winlogon.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Winlogon.exe
SharkHack.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\winlogon.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
6184"wmic.exe" csproduct get uuidC:\Windows\System32\wbem\WMIC.exeÕîñò ïðèëîæåíèé .NET Framework.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
WMI Commandline Utility
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\wbem\wmic.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\framedynos.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\iphlpapi.dll
6192\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exeWMIC.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
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
Total events
2 348
Read events
2 332
Write events
16
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2956) Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé .NET Framework.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé _RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2956) Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé .NET Framework.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé _RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableAutoFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2956) Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé .NET Framework.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé _RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2956) Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé .NET Framework.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé _RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileTracingMask
Value:
(PID) Process:(2956) Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé .NET Framework.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé _RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:ConsoleTracingMask
Value:
(PID) Process:(2956) Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé .NET Framework.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé _RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:MaxFileSize
Value:
1048576
(PID) Process:(2956) Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé .NET Framework.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé _RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileDirectory
Value:
%windir%\tracing
(PID) Process:(2956) Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé .NET Framework.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé _RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2956) Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé .NET Framework.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé _RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableAutoFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2956) Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé .NET Framework.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé _RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
Executable files
4
Suspicious files
1
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
5008Winlogon.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Winlogon.lnkbinary
MD5:51D0D4999D10E1FA6D034D48B7D91240
SHA256:8F885318E86248C24194DFF95B50AB9C003AF75C974D52957DC42DAD5B847AAE
2548SharkHack.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé .NET Framework.exeexecutable
MD5:9EA8EBBF96404E04CFA46464484A50D2
SHA256:5EEB5D7CC0180AA783FDE468F5B821CE5378D48B71504BB926C82F09DE569DE9
2548SharkHack.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsPowerShell.exeexecutable
MD5:3216780C1FA2B8432B99C23E92B0438F
SHA256:C595AEE25C798010A821CB5ACD12C4B83F9153EDBE4052268AAF11320975E6D1
5008Winlogon.exeC:\ProgramData\Winlogon.exeexecutable
MD5:12FC976616E4E5B81CD8EC5C966C6B4A
SHA256:BF8169826729CBACDD1FD89103B7F2EF255DC21A6C1EAE59028E47272DB9DD4A
2548SharkHack.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Winlogon.exeexecutable
MD5:12FC976616E4E5B81CD8EC5C966C6B4A
SHA256:BF8169826729CBACDD1FD89103B7F2EF255DC21A6C1EAE59028E47272DB9DD4A
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HTTP(S) requests
10
TCP/UDP connections
47
DNS requests
22
Threats
7

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
GET
200
2.19.11.120:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
2.19.11.120:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
2.23.246.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
unknown
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
2.23.246.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
2956
Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé .NET Framework.exe
GET
200
208.95.112.1:80
http://ip-api.com/line/?fields=hosting
unknown
whitelisted
6352
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
2.23.77.188:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D
unknown
whitelisted
1176
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
6908
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
104.79.89.142:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
whitelisted
6908
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
104.79.89.142:80
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
904
svchost.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
2.19.11.120:80
crl.microsoft.com
Elisa Oyj
NL
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
2.19.11.120:80
crl.microsoft.com
Elisa Oyj
NL
whitelisted
2.23.246.101:80
www.microsoft.com
Ooredoo Q.S.C.
QA
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
2.23.246.101:80
www.microsoft.com
Ooredoo Q.S.C.
QA
whitelisted
5064
SearchApp.exe
2.23.227.208:443
www.bing.com
Ooredoo Q.S.C.
QA
whitelisted
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
2956
Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé .NET Framework.exe
142.250.185.163:443
gstatic.com
GOOGLE
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 20.73.194.208
  • 51.124.78.146
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.19.11.120
  • 2.19.11.105
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 2.23.246.101
  • 104.79.89.142
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.186.174
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 2.23.227.208
  • 2.23.227.215
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
  • 2.23.77.188
whitelisted
gstatic.com
  • 142.250.185.163
whitelisted
ip-api.com
  • 208.95.112.1
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.31.3
  • 20.190.159.23
  • 40.126.31.131
  • 40.126.31.129
  • 20.190.159.128
  • 20.190.159.129
  • 40.126.31.1
  • 20.190.159.73
whitelisted
go.microsoft.com
  • 2.18.97.227
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2956
Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé .NET Framework.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
POLICY [ANY.RUN] External Hosting Lookup by ip-api
2192
svchost.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
INFO [ANY.RUN] External IP Check (ip-api .com)
2956
Õîñò ïðèëîæåíèé .NET Framework.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
ET INFO External IP Lookup ip-api.com
2192
svchost.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ip-api .com)
2192
svchost.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [ANY.RUN] Suspected domain Associated with Malware Distribution (.ply .gg)
2192
svchost.exe
Misc activity
ET TA_ABUSED_SERVICES Tunneling Service in DNS Lookup (* .ply .gg)
2192
svchost.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET INFO playit .gg Tunneling Domain in DNS Lookup
No debug info