| File name: | R.E.P.O.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/453a7958-342f-4ac4-8dc5-b5a27cf906fd |
| 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: | April 08, 2025, 15:32:45 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections |
| MD5: | 726B432E7D30F25D6BE8C64F550F404C |
| SHA1: | D8D9840FB4320A5A33F0725ABE523AD026500B2E |
| SHA256: | B0E1A23205FC1B4D5B9B90BAE679DD88975A85D3456B2591E53F37F289003D31 |
| SSDEEP: | 1536:DjifUvqm2V9tDY9fXiDj1cuImxs9nCsvTHf67f/IvBQEezOOtrR3YAjM5w:zvA9O9faDKZbmL73Y9K |
MALICIOUS
Changes Windows Defender settings
- Runtime Broker.exe (PID: 6944)
Adds path to the Windows Defender exclusion list
- Runtime Broker.exe (PID: 6944)
Changes powershell execution policy (Bypass)
- Runtime Broker.exe (PID: 6944)
Adds process to the Windows Defender exclusion list
- Runtime Broker.exe (PID: 6944)
Bypass execution policy to execute commands
- powershell.exe (PID: 6268)
- powershell.exe (PID: 5384)
- powershell.exe (PID: 6828)
- powershell.exe (PID: 3300)
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- Runtime Broker.exe (PID: 6944)
XWORM has been detected
- Runtime Broker.exe (PID: 6944)
XWORM has been detected (SURICATA)
- Runtime Broker.exe (PID: 6944)
Uses Task Scheduler to run other applications
- Runtime Broker.exe (PID: 6944)
SUSPICIOUS
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- Runtime Broker.exe (PID: 6944)
- R.E.P.O.exe (PID: 6800)
Uses base64 encoding (POWERSHELL)
- R.E.P.O.exe (PID: 6800)
Writes data into a file (POWERSHELL)
- R.E.P.O.exe (PID: 6800)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- R.E.P.O.exe (PID: 6800)
- Runtime Broker.exe (PID: 6944)
Reads the date of Windows installation
- Runtime Broker.exe (PID: 6944)
- R.E.P.O.exe (PID: 6800)
Script adds exclusion path to Windows Defender
- Runtime Broker.exe (PID: 6944)
Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution
- Runtime Broker.exe (PID: 6944)
Checks for external IP
- Runtime Broker.exe (PID: 6944)
- svchost.exe (PID: 2196)
Script adds exclusion process to Windows Defender
- Runtime Broker.exe (PID: 6944)
Connects to unusual port
- Runtime Broker.exe (PID: 6944)
Contacting a server suspected of hosting an CnC
- Runtime Broker.exe (PID: 6944)
INFO
Create files in a temporary directory
- R.E.P.O.exe (PID: 6800)
Checks proxy server information
- Runtime Broker.exe (PID: 6944)
Disables trace logs
- Runtime Broker.exe (PID: 6944)
Reads Environment values
- R.E.P.O.exe (PID: 6800)
- Runtime Broker.exe (PID: 6944)
Reads the software policy settings
- R.E.P.O.exe (PID: 6800)
Checks supported languages
- R.E.P.O.exe (PID: 6800)
- Runtime Broker.exe (PID: 6944)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- R.E.P.O.exe (PID: 6800)
- Runtime Broker.exe (PID: 6944)
Checks if a key exists in the options dictionary (POWERSHELL)
- R.E.P.O.exe (PID: 6800)
- powershell.exe (PID: 6268)
- powershell.exe (PID: 6828)
- powershell.exe (PID: 5384)
- powershell.exe (PID: 3300)
Reads the computer name
- R.E.P.O.exe (PID: 6800)
- Runtime Broker.exe (PID: 6944)
Process checks computer location settings
- Runtime Broker.exe (PID: 6944)
- R.E.P.O.exe (PID: 6800)
Script raised an exception (POWERSHELL)
- powershell.exe (PID: 6268)
- powershell.exe (PID: 5384)
- powershell.exe (PID: 6828)
- powershell.exe (PID: 3300)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- Runtime Broker.exe (PID: 6944)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (63.1) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (23.8) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5.6) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.8) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (1.7) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:04:08 15:15:02+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 11 |
| CodeSize: | 87040 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 2048 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x1725e |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows command line |
| FileVersionNumber: | 0.0.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 0.0.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| FileDescription: | |
| FileVersion: | 0.0.0.0 |
| InternalName: | output.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | |
| OriginalFileName: | output.exe |
| ProductVersion: | 0.0.0.0 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 0.0.0.0 |
Total processes
149
Monitored processes
17
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 668 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.E.P.O.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.E.P.O.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 0.0.0.0 Modules
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| 1312 | "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "svchost" /tr "C:\ProgramData\svchost.exe" | C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe | — | Runtime Broker.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Task Scheduler Configuration Tool Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2100 | \??\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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| 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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| 2268 | "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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| 2692 | \??\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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| 3300 | "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'svchost.exe' | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | — | Runtime Broker.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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| 4724 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | R.E.P.O.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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| 5384 | "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'Runtime Broker.exe' | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | — | Runtime Broker.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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| 5552 | 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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Total events
28 863
Read events
28 848
Write events
15
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (6944) Runtime Broker.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Runtime Broker_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6944) Runtime Broker.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Runtime Broker_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6944) Runtime Broker.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Runtime Broker_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6944) Runtime Broker.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Runtime Broker_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6944) Runtime Broker.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Runtime Broker_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6944) Runtime Broker.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Runtime Broker_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6944) Runtime Broker.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Runtime Broker_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6944) Runtime Broker.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Runtime Broker_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6944) Runtime Broker.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Runtime Broker_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6944) Runtime Broker.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Runtime Broker_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
2
Text files
10
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6800 | R.E.P.O.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_q3a55jwy.fyx.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 5384 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_nrhypdxz.pmq.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 6944 | Runtime Broker.exe | C:\ProgramData\svchost.exe | executable | |
MD5:2AE2C5B2EE04C1C3B7FA61490E2511EB | SHA256:620A22589A9FDE47DBF65E5C8E9E1A19DC9F6C87E3C52736BD9275BBA84480B0 | |||
| 6800 | R.E.P.O.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ddbsr2hd.5js.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 6828 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_gcbldpdn.xcb.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 3300 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_5itsus3i.5i0.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 6800 | R.E.P.O.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Runtime Broker.exe | executable | |
MD5:2AE2C5B2EE04C1C3B7FA61490E2511EB | SHA256:620A22589A9FDE47DBF65E5C8E9E1A19DC9F6C87E3C52736BD9275BBA84480B0 | |||
| 6828 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_vg3ipuib.0tk.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 6268 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_c2besa45.cwk.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 6268 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive | binary | |
MD5:8FB6C58E4347AE3476FBD8FCE244FD3F | SHA256:BBCE3252E0FD1CE6F14727E2D0760DA49152E58417FC9BA92B1B43C1D1B9629E | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
23
DNS requests
12
Threats
6
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.39:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6944 | Runtime Broker.exe | GET | 200 | 208.95.112.1:80 | http://ip-api.com/line/?fields=hosting | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5056 | 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 |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5056 | 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 |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2104 | svchost.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 172.211.123.250:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | unknown |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.160.2:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | unknown |
— | — | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.216.77.39:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.250:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | unknown |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
6944 | Runtime Broker.exe | 208.95.112.1:80 | ip-api.com | TUT-AS | US | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.160.65:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | unknown |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
ip-api.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
xport.ddns.net |
| malicious |
nexusrules.officeapps.live.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) |
6944 | Runtime Broker.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup ip-api.com |
6944 | Runtime Broker.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | POLICY [ANY.RUN] External Hosting Lookup by ip-api |
2196 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ip-api .com) |
2196 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DYN_DNS DNS Query to DynDNS Domain *.ddns .net |
6944 | Runtime Broker.exe | Malware Command and Control Activity Detected | REMOTE [ANY.RUN] Xworm TCP Packet |