| File name: | taskhosts.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/e4ea1d3d-f514-490e-a324-85b186d06563 |
| 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: | October 05, 2023, 12:57:13 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows |
| MD5: | 0AE9D4D91BDE4D050F899F917A56048C |
| SHA1: | 148DD73B7A98DF5A3990B016CDBED476E4320F13 |
| SHA256: | CBFB37A30549DFC3B45CB0619D9F810F8EA32C59E63AA91A21AB8D4192F74C72 |
| SSDEEP: | 768:K+aJGNDvvS7g+LodC0AZFl99QhOphIkn:KNJQ4odFAFl99OOp6+ |
MALICIOUS
Application was dropped or rewritten from another process
- taskhosts.exe (PID: 904)
- taskhosts.exe (PID: 2924)
- taskhosts.exe (PID: 1728)
Drops the executable file immediately after the start
- taskhosts.exe (PID: 904)
XWORM has been detected (YARA)
- taskhosts.exe (PID: 904)
Uses Task Scheduler to run other applications
- taskhosts.exe (PID: 904)
SUSPICIOUS
Reads the Internet Settings
- taskhosts.exe (PID: 904)
The process executes via Task Scheduler
- taskhosts.exe (PID: 2924)
- taskhosts.exe (PID: 1728)
Connects to unusual port
- taskhosts.exe (PID: 904)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- taskhosts.exe (PID: 904)
- taskhosts.exe (PID: 2924)
- taskhosts.exe (PID: 1728)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- taskhosts.exe (PID: 904)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- taskhosts.exe (PID: 904)
- taskhosts.exe (PID: 2924)
- taskhosts.exe (PID: 1728)
Reads the computer name
- taskhosts.exe (PID: 904)
- taskhosts.exe (PID: 2924)
- taskhosts.exe (PID: 1728)
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XWorm
(PID) Process(904) taskhosts.exe
C2miles-c.at.ply.gg:49826
Keys
AES<123456789>
Options
Splitter<Xwormmm>
Sleep time3
USB drop nameUSB.exe
Mutexqzx0AtyVDsrQphps
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: | 2023:07:26 15:10:44+02:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 11 |
| CodeSize: | 29184 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 2048 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x91de |
| 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: | taskhosts.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | |
| OriginalFileName: | taskhosts.exe |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
Total processes
36
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
2
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 904 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\taskhosts.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\taskhosts.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
XWorm(PID) Process(904) taskhosts.exe C2miles-c.at.ply.gg:49826 Keys AES<123456789> Options Splitter<Xwormmm> Sleep time3 USB drop nameUSB.exe Mutexqzx0AtyVDsrQphps | |||||||||||||||
| 1728 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\taskhosts.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\taskhosts.exe | — | taskeng.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
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| 2924 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\taskhosts.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\taskhosts.exe | — | taskeng.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
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| 3016 | "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "taskhosts" /tr "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\taskhosts.exe" | C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe | — | taskhosts.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Manages scheduled tasks Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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Total events
444
Read events
436
Write events
8
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (904) taskhosts.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProxyBypass |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (904) taskhosts.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IntranetName |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (904) taskhosts.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (904) taskhosts.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 904 | taskhosts.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\taskhosts.exe | executable | |
MD5:0AE9D4D91BDE4D050F899F917A56048C | SHA256:CBFB37A30549DFC3B45CB0619D9F810F8EA32C59E63AA91A21AB8D4192F74C72 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
11
DNS requests
2
Threats
1
HTTP requests
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
324 | svchost.exe | 224.0.0.252:5355 | — | — | — | unknown |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1956 | svchost.exe | 239.255.255.250:1900 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
904 | taskhosts.exe | 209.25.141.211:49826 | miles-c.at.ply.gg | PLAYIT-GG | US | unknown |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
miles-c.at.ply.gg |
| unknown |
dns.msftncsi.com |
| shared |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
324 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO playit .gg Tunneling Domain in DNS Lookup |