| File name: | Install.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/40c6b29f-17a6-4e2f-920c-08d743f91d52 |
| 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: | February 13, 2025, 03:44:50 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 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: | E8613E0DED4316956D56E7DFBDF58273 |
| SHA1: | 06A3552354D1ACD379439F90276EDC2CB4318BA7 |
| SHA256: | DA0CE5BE2B7A98EF7ED9A35E172C77F8CE5F00D9A4FA61BF09660FF8D49D11EE |
| SSDEEP: | 3072:osVbrTpe3lNbYou2aOTnWL/cALqDl87A:o+jp2lNb6D9q5+ |
MALICIOUS
XWORM has been detected (YARA)
- Install.exe (PID: 6248)
SUSPICIOUS
Checks for external IP
- Install.exe (PID: 6248)
- svchost.exe (PID: 2192)
- install.exe (PID: 5728)
Executes application which crashes
- Install.exe (PID: 6248)
- install.exe (PID: 5728)
INFO
Reads Environment values
- Install.exe (PID: 6248)
- install.exe (PID: 5728)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- Install.exe (PID: 6248)
- install.exe (PID: 5728)
Reads the computer name
- Install.exe (PID: 6248)
- install.exe (PID: 5728)
Disables trace logs
- Install.exe (PID: 6248)
- install.exe (PID: 5728)
Checks supported languages
- Install.exe (PID: 6248)
- install.exe (PID: 5728)
Checks proxy server information
- Install.exe (PID: 6248)
- WerFault.exe (PID: 6912)
- install.exe (PID: 5728)
- WerFault.exe (PID: 6632)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- WerFault.exe (PID: 6912)
- WerFault.exe (PID: 6632)
Manual execution by a user
- install.exe (PID: 5728)
Reads the software policy settings
- WerFault.exe (PID: 6912)
- WerFault.exe (PID: 6632)
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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: | 2025:02:12 19:08:02+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 11 |
| CodeSize: | 61952 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 101888 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x1118e |
| 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: | Install.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | |
| OriginalFileName: | Install.exe |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
Total processes
135
Monitored processes
5
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
2
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2192 | 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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| 5728 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\install.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\install.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Exit code: 2148734499 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
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| 6248 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Install.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Install.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Exit code: 2148734499 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
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| 6632 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 5728 -s 1808 | C:\Windows\System32\WerFault.exe | install.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Problem Reporting Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6912 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 6248 -s 1816 | C:\Windows\System32\WerFault.exe | Install.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Problem Reporting Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
8 468
Read events
8 454
Write events
14
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (6248) Install.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Install_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6248) Install.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Install_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6248) Install.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Install_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6248) Install.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Install_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6248) Install.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Install_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6248) Install.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Install_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6248) Install.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Install_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6248) Install.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Install_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6248) Install.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Install_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6248) Install.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Install_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
8
Text files
2
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6912 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_Install.exe_ff258929fe439b626dc228543fe152b327cb8_b110e374_08f52491-a2d5-4901-93d7-2d6d1cb592ce\Report.wer | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6912 | WerFault.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\Install.exe.6248.dmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6632 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_install.exe_478913fa29b1f9eb66a57a080a348b9937ae17_75e77e54_812f1d2a-33b5-49a6-8d59-060057a99c74\Report.wer | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6632 | WerFault.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\install.exe.5728.dmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6912 | WerFault.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\21253908F3CB05D51B1C2DA8B681A785 | binary | |
MD5:B4B69628C0C554317BBEBB803853C1EC | SHA256:6CDA936E202083608DF516BE31628249F61E4DB2303CFA955E0AA4FA8424299C | |||
| 6912 | WerFault.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\37C951188967C8EB88D99893D9D191FE | binary | |
MD5:765CC5A046C929E906BD90749083EB0E | SHA256:FFC15B70108F9B0D528EE8097AE2C9FE365EE5EB3DF8B84FF830E5247391F12B | |||
| 6912 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER6621.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml | binary | |
MD5:F8264083555BF7665B28FD80260C25A8 | SHA256:8C81E8500FD8B7B37CA9D08366922AFA81193E10D201D0B281B74AFE03FA5903 | |||
| 6912 | WerFault.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\37C951188967C8EB88D99893D9D191FE | binary | |
MD5:FA84E4BCC92AA5DB735AB50711040CDE | SHA256:6D7205E794FDE4219A62D9692ECDDF612663A5CF20399E79BE87B851FCA4CA33 | |||
| 6912 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER6641.tmp.xml | xml | |
MD5:EFFCE60EC5E2B870B7BD994798505056 | SHA256:FC77C673E8C361245780C8224FB809B4289C255B3F8AD4AE6C7339C7D5300A7C | |||
| 6912 | WerFault.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\21253908F3CB05D51B1C2DA8B681A785 | binary | |
MD5:680B0331A3CC8FCCE16367586EC7A721 | SHA256:19F1B5D2C7F62663C14D97578411DC610E5F33E6CE4165977314442435F15305 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
11
TCP/UDP connections
39
DNS requests
24
Threats
8
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1176 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6348 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6912 | WerFault.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.72:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4932 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.222.10.99:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4932 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.222.10.99:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5728 | install.exe | GET | 200 | 208.95.112.1:80 | http://ip-api.com/line/?fields=hosting | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6248 | Install.exe | GET | 200 | 208.95.112.1:80 | http://ip-api.com/line/?fields=hosting | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3220 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.72:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3220 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 104.119.109.218:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5064 | SearchApp.exe | 2.19.122.40:443 | www.bing.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.23.77.188:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
3220 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4944 | RUXIMICS.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1176 | svchost.exe | 40.126.31.128:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
1176 | svchost.exe | 2.23.77.188:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
1076 | svchost.exe | 2.19.106.8:443 | go.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
go.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
ip-api.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
watson.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
6248 | Install.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | POLICY [ANY.RUN] External Hosting Lookup by ip-api |
2192 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | INFO [ANY.RUN] External IP Check (ip-api .com) |
6248 | Install.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup ip-api.com |
2192 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ip-api .com) |
2192 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | INFO [ANY.RUN] External IP Check (ip-api .com) |
2192 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ip-api .com) |
5728 | install.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | POLICY [ANY.RUN] External Hosting Lookup by ip-api |
5728 | install.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup ip-api.com |
Process | Message |
|---|---|
Install.exe | CLR: Managed code called FailFast without specifying a reason.
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install.exe | CLR: Managed code called FailFast without specifying a reason.
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