File name:

XWorm.malware

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/97390c28-4844-408a-a574-2659e9ea37fa
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

Remote access trojans (RATs) are a type of malware that enables attackers to establish complete to partial control over infected computers. Such malicious programs often have a modular design, offering a wide range of functionalities for conducting illicit activities on compromised systems. Some of the most common features of RATs include access to the users’ data, webcam, and keystrokes. This malware is often distributed through phishing emails and links.

Analysis date: December 06, 2025, 21:02:31
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
auto
xworm
rat
anti-evasion
evasion
crypto-regex
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

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  • MALICIOUS

    • XWORM has been found (auto)

      • XWorm.malware.exe (PID: 7512)
    • Uses Task Scheduler to run other applications

      • XWorm.malware.exe (PID: 7512)
    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • XWorm.malware.exe (PID: 7512)
    • Create files in the Startup directory

      • XWorm.malware.exe (PID: 7512)
    • XWORM has been detected (YARA)

      • XWorm.malware.exe (PID: 7512)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads the date of Windows installation

      • XWorm.malware.exe (PID: 7512)
    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • XWorm.malware.exe (PID: 7512)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • XWorm.malware.exe (PID: 7512)
    • Checks for external IP

      • svchost.exe (PID: 2292)
      • XWorm.malware.exe (PID: 7512)
    • Connects to unusual port

      • XWorm.malware.exe (PID: 7512)
    • The process executes via Task Scheduler

      • WmiPrvSE.exe (PID: 7340)
    • Found regular expressions for crypto-addresses (YARA)

      • XWorm.malware.exe (PID: 7512)
  • INFO

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • XWorm.malware.exe (PID: 7512)
      • WmiPrvSE.exe (PID: 7340)
    • Disables trace logs

      • XWorm.malware.exe (PID: 7512)
    • Checks supported languages

      • XWorm.malware.exe (PID: 7512)
      • WmiPrvSE.exe (PID: 7340)
    • Process checks computer location settings

      • XWorm.malware.exe (PID: 7512)
    • Reads Environment values

      • XWorm.malware.exe (PID: 7512)
    • Reads the computer name

      • XWorm.malware.exe (PID: 7512)
      • WmiPrvSE.exe (PID: 7340)
    • Checks proxy server information

      • XWorm.malware.exe (PID: 7512)
    • Launching a file from a Registry key

      • XWorm.malware.exe (PID: 7512)
    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • XWorm.malware.exe (PID: 7512)
    • Launching a file from the Startup directory

      • XWorm.malware.exe (PID: 7512)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

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
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
143
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #XWORM xworm.malware.exe svchost.exe schtasks.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs wmiprvse.exe no specs slui.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2292C:\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
5104C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
7340"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\WmiPrvSE.exe"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\WmiPrvSE.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Adobe Inc.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Adobe Installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
2.12.0.20
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\wmiprvse.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
7512"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XWorm.malware.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XWorm.malware.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Adobe Inc.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Adobe Installer
Version:
2.12.0.20
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\xworm.malware.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
7756"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.exeXWorm.malware.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
Images
c:\windows\system32\schtasks.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\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
7764\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exeschtasks.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
1 940
Read events
1 925
Write events
15
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(7512) XWorm.malware.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\XWorm_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(7512) XWorm.malware.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\XWorm_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableAutoFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(7512) XWorm.malware.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\XWorm_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(7512) XWorm.malware.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\XWorm_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileTracingMask
Value:
(PID) Process:(7512) XWorm.malware.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\XWorm_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:ConsoleTracingMask
Value:
(PID) Process:(7512) XWorm.malware.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\XWorm_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:MaxFileSize
Value:
1048576
(PID) Process:(7512) XWorm.malware.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\XWorm_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileDirectory
Value:
%windir%\tracing
(PID) Process:(7512) XWorm.malware.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\XWorm_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(7512) XWorm.malware.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\XWorm_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableAutoFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(7512) XWorm.malware.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\XWorm_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
1
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
7512XWorm.malware.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\WmiPrvSE.exeexecutable
MD5:7C7AFF561F11D16A6EC8A999A2B8CDAD
SHA256:CED525930C76834184B4E194077C8C4E7342B3323544365B714943519A0F92AF
7512XWorm.malware.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\WmiPrvSE.lnkbinary
MD5:5993E845704726B46BEFB60FC426946A
SHA256:92C33CEFE42243633C481002DB0D80E3620D69010F42F394E71B0AD679CF3EA7
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HTTP(S) requests
12
TCP/UDP connections
28
DNS requests
19
Threats
5

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
4992
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.48.23.11:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
7512
XWorm.malware.exe
GET
200
208.95.112.1:80
http://ip-api.com/line/?fields=hosting
unknown
whitelisted
4992
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.52.181.212:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
676
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
3696
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.52.181.212:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
whitelisted
3696
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.52.181.212:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
whitelisted
3696
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.52.181.212:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.3.crl
unknown
whitelisted
3696
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
184.24.77.37:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut_2010-06-23.crl
unknown
whitelisted
3696
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.52.181.212:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Time-Stamp%20PCA%202010(1).crl
unknown
whitelisted
3696
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.52.181.212:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.3.crl
unknown
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4992
svchost.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
Not routed
whitelisted
872
RUXIMICS.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
6768
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
92.123.104.17:443
www.bing.com
AKAMAI-ASN1
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
Not routed
whitelisted
7512
XWorm.malware.exe
208.95.112.1:80
ip-api.com
TUT-AS
US
whitelisted
4992
svchost.exe
23.48.23.11:80
crl.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-ASN1
NL
whitelisted
4992
svchost.exe
23.52.181.212:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
US
whitelisted
7512
XWorm.malware.exe
185.117.250.169:7000
ONE-NETWORK
DE
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.104.136.2
  • 51.124.78.146
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 92.123.104.17
  • 92.123.104.22
  • 92.123.104.20
  • 92.123.104.15
  • 92.123.104.13
  • 92.123.104.29
  • 92.123.104.18
  • 92.123.104.24
  • 92.123.104.12
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.185.238
whitelisted
ip-api.com
  • 208.95.112.1
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.48.23.11
  • 23.48.23.35
  • 184.24.77.37
  • 184.24.77.42
  • 184.24.77.6
  • 184.24.77.35
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.52.181.212
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.31.131
  • 20.190.159.23
  • 20.190.159.4
  • 20.190.159.73
  • 40.126.31.69
  • 40.126.31.0
  • 40.126.31.67
  • 20.190.159.130
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.249
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 135.232.92.137
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
7512
XWorm.malware.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
ET MALWARE Common Stealer Behavior - Source IP Associated with Hosting Provider Check via ip.api .com
2292
svchost.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
INFO [ANY.RUN] External IP Check (ip-api .com)
7512
XWorm.malware.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
POLICY [ANY.RUN] External Hosting Lookup by ip-api
2292
svchost.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ip-api .com)
Unknown Traffic
ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW)
No debug info