| File name: | WmiPrvSE.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/17bca49a-5956-4795-b0b1-5381fd3f979f |
| 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: | July 28, 2025, 16:42:28 |
| 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: | 7C7AFF561F11D16A6EC8A999A2B8CDAD |
| SHA1: | A3F6E039F346A7234BF5243568C05D63CC01FD87 |
| SHA256: | CED525930C76834184B4E194077C8C4E7342B3323544365B714943519A0F92AF |
| SSDEEP: | 1536:NFu+gD5S4h4UZPaf2vpmbl4aXmI7ufDg6ALj2TC2OgVSKV:NFIxuEaev4bl4i7zclOISW |
MALICIOUS
Uses Task Scheduler to run other applications
- WmiPrvSE.exe (PID: 4116)
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- WmiPrvSE.exe (PID: 4116)
Create files in the Startup directory
- WmiPrvSE.exe (PID: 4116)
XWORM has been detected (YARA)
- WmiPrvSE.exe (PID: 4116)
SUSPICIOUS
Checks for external IP
- WmiPrvSE.exe (PID: 4116)
- svchost.exe (PID: 2200)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- WmiPrvSE.exe (PID: 4116)
Reads the date of Windows installation
- WmiPrvSE.exe (PID: 4116)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- WmiPrvSE.exe (PID: 4116)
Found regular expressions for crypto-addresses (YARA)
- WmiPrvSE.exe (PID: 4116)
The process executes via Task Scheduler
- WmiPrvSE.exe (PID: 768)
Connects to unusual port
- WmiPrvSE.exe (PID: 4116)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- WmiPrvSE.exe (PID: 4116)
- WmiPrvSE.exe (PID: 768)
Disables trace logs
- WmiPrvSE.exe (PID: 4116)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- WmiPrvSE.exe (PID: 4116)
- WmiPrvSE.exe (PID: 768)
Checks proxy server information
- WmiPrvSE.exe (PID: 4116)
Reads Environment values
- WmiPrvSE.exe (PID: 4116)
Reads the computer name
- WmiPrvSE.exe (PID: 4116)
- WmiPrvSE.exe (PID: 768)
Process checks computer location settings
- WmiPrvSE.exe (PID: 4116)
Launching a file from a Registry key
- WmiPrvSE.exe (PID: 4116)
Launching a file from the Startup directory
- WmiPrvSE.exe (PID: 4116)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- WmiPrvSE.exe (PID: 4116)
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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: | 2024:02:25 22:53:40+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 11 |
| CodeSize: | 84992 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 2048 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x16a7e |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 2.12.0.20 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 2.12.0.20 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Adobe Inc. |
| FileDescription: | Adobe Installer |
| FileVersion: | 2.12.0.20 |
| InternalName: | xWmDDA.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | © 2015-2023 Adobe. All rights reserved. |
| OriginalFileName: | xWmDDA.exe |
| ProductName: | Adobe Installer |
| ProductVersion: | 2.12.0.20 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 2.12.0.20 |
Total processes
137
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 768 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\WmiPrvSE.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\WmiPrvSE.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Adobe Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Adobe Installer Exit code: 0 Version: 2.12.0.20 Modules
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| 892 | 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 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2200 | 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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| 4116 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WmiPrvSE.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WmiPrvSE.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Adobe Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Adobe Installer Version: 2.12.0.20 Modules
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| 6160 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | schtasks.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
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| 6412 | "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "WmiPrvSE" /tr "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\WmiPrvSE.exe" | C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe | — | WmiPrvSE.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Task Scheduler Configuration Tool Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
2 290
Read events
2 275
Write events
15
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (4116) WmiPrvSE.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WmiPrvSE_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4116) WmiPrvSE.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WmiPrvSE_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4116) WmiPrvSE.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WmiPrvSE_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4116) WmiPrvSE.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WmiPrvSE_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4116) WmiPrvSE.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WmiPrvSE_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4116) WmiPrvSE.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WmiPrvSE_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4116) WmiPrvSE.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WmiPrvSE_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4116) WmiPrvSE.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WmiPrvSE_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4116) WmiPrvSE.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WmiPrvSE_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4116) WmiPrvSE.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WmiPrvSE_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
1
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4116 | WmiPrvSE.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\WmiPrvSE.exe | executable | |
MD5:7C7AFF561F11D16A6EC8A999A2B8CDAD | SHA256:CED525930C76834184B4E194077C8C4E7342B3323544365B714943519A0F92AF | |||
| 4116 | WmiPrvSE.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\WmiPrvSE.lnk | lnk | |
MD5:15057183E70AD82748F09FF3E47DC793 | SHA256:2BC0E9B016EA2C46170DB5352C5C46EDF2446AD8A792AFD92A10A62FCDE57CA5 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
27
DNS requests
16
Threats
6
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.30:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6648 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1864 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6648 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4116 | WmiPrvSE.exe | GET | 200 | 208.95.112.1:80 | http://ip-api.com/line/?fields=hosting | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
236 | RUXIMICS.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4116 | WmiPrvSE.exe | 208.95.112.1:80 | ip-api.com | TUT-AS | US | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 23.216.77.30:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 23.35.229.160:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
4116 | WmiPrvSE.exe | 185.117.249.43:7000 | — | dogado GmbH | DE | unknown |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
ip-api.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
self.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2200 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | INFO [ANY.RUN] External IP Check (ip-api .com) |
2200 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ip-api .com) |
4116 | WmiPrvSE.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE Common Stealer Behavior - Source IP Associated with Hosting Provider Check via ip.api .com |
4116 | WmiPrvSE.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | POLICY [ANY.RUN] External Hosting Lookup by ip-api |
4116 | WmiPrvSE.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup ip-api.com |
— | — | Unknown Traffic | ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW) |