| File name: | client.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/5c6d0195-79fb-4f68-be6d-244ca1dfe105 |
| 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 29, 2025, 15:43:57 |
| 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: | 834F1DE875E0E01AEC0BEC073CC29118 |
| SHA1: | DCC4B3C7F0DABEB2B4BA1B8FB7FF83146F963B5F |
| SHA256: | BBF07D394FE68295B3E231AE3452C942F31BE069C6DA9CC92EAD184B72AE60BB |
| SSDEEP: | 768:yGV1po/c2VvT/Rt2mKPXhVFym9FBOYhj9QSPNQFFFFFHBFFFKK:yW1pF20PXPFR9FBOYFWQNdK |
MALICIOUS
XWORM has been detected (YARA)
- client.exe (PID: 5728)
Create files in the Startup directory
- client.exe (PID: 5728)
XWORM has been detected (SURICATA)
- client.exe (PID: 5728)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- client.exe (PID: 5728)
Contacting a server suspected of hosting an CnC
- client.exe (PID: 5728)
Connects to unusual port
- client.exe (PID: 5728)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- client.exe (PID: 5728)
Reads the computer name
- client.exe (PID: 5728)
Create files in a temporary directory
- client.exe (PID: 5728)
Checks proxy server information
- slui.exe (PID: 780)
Reads the software policy settings
- slui.exe (PID: 780)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- client.exe (PID: 5728)
Auto-launch of the file from Startup directory
- client.exe (PID: 5728)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- client.exe (PID: 5728)
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XWorm
(PID) Process(5728) client.exe
C2127.0.0.1,146.103.25.63:2467
Keys
AESReverseEngineeringTools
Options
Splitter<Xwormmm>
Sleep time3
USB drop nameReverseEngineeringTools
MutexSpwCW5mwVCsZddTh
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: | 2025:04:29 06:21:51+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 11 |
| CodeSize: | 33280 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 102400 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0xa08e |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 7.11.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 7.11.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Alexander Roshal |
| FileDescription: | WinRAR |
| FileVersion: | 7.11.0.0 |
| InternalName: | XClient.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © Alexander Roshal 1993-2025 |
| OriginalFileName: | XClient.exe |
| ProductName: | WinRAR |
| ProductVersion: | 7.11.0.0 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 7.11.0.0 |
Total processes
122
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 780 | 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
| |||||||||||||||
| 5728 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\client.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\client.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Alexander Roshal Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: WinRAR Version: 7.11.0.0 Modules
XWorm(PID) Process(5728) client.exe C2127.0.0.1,146.103.25.63:2467 Keys AESReverseEngineeringTools Options Splitter<Xwormmm> Sleep time3 USB drop nameReverseEngineeringTools MutexSpwCW5mwVCsZddTh | |||||||||||||||
Total events
4 139
Read events
4 139
Write events
0
Delete events
0
Modification events
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
1
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5728 | client.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\malwarebytess.exe | executable | |
MD5:834F1DE875E0E01AEC0BEC073CC29118 | SHA256:BBF07D394FE68295B3E231AE3452C942F31BE069C6DA9CC92EAD184B72AE60BB | |||
| 5728 | client.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\malwarebytess.lnk | binary | |
MD5:220B2BFB45A6D440DD801F71D9C3BA84 | SHA256:A203437ACC462F8474459198A83FBDE8A31CD001ADBC15D50A3D2D22A82C89BC | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
23
TCP/UDP connections
41
DNS requests
14
Threats
1
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 304 | 20.12.23.50:443 | https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7B522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL | unknown | — | — | — |
5308 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.21:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5308 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5308 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.21:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut_2010-06-23.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5308 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.21:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicTimStaPCA_2010-07-01.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5308 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.2.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5308 | 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 |
5308 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 20.12.23.50:443 | https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/sls/ping | unknown | — | — | — |
— | — | GET | 304 | 20.12.23.50:443 | https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7B522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL | unknown | — | — | — |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.248:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
5308 | SIHClient.exe | 20.12.23.50:443 | slscr.update.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
5308 | SIHClient.exe | 23.216.77.21:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
5308 | SIHClient.exe | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
5308 | SIHClient.exe | 52.165.164.15:443 | fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
4996 | 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 |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
5728 | client.exe | Malware Command and Control Activity Detected | REMOTE [ANY.RUN] Xworm TCP Packet |