| File name: | dec.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/d65ee4d4-f067-4071-906f-f99b8bc852e8 |
| 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 16, 2025, 07:23:41 |
| 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: | DFE5C64031BB8D6CA37658FB63DF5AA0 |
| SHA1: | 5B132B1AE571554EC7883C4AD01DDBBE67AD2E86 |
| SHA256: | FE6335B3749DF7361475BE99EAB2EA62107BE94CBFC034A8F665264E21734065 |
| SSDEEP: | 1536:fZbMyzr/aWigtGsQ881dbA+KKU/HX6UDDj71OwCvVEo:xblzr/alsZYbAzl/DJObdEo |
MALICIOUS
XWORM has been detected (YARA)
- dec.exe (PID: 848)
SUSPICIOUS
Checks for external IP
- dec.exe (PID: 848)
- svchost.exe (PID: 2192)
Executes application which crashes
- dec.exe (PID: 848)
INFO
Disables trace logs
- dec.exe (PID: 848)
Reads the computer name
- dec.exe (PID: 848)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- dec.exe (PID: 848)
Reads Environment values
- dec.exe (PID: 848)
Checks proxy server information
- dec.exe (PID: 848)
- WerFault.exe (PID: 2756)
Checks supported languages
- dec.exe (PID: 848)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- WerFault.exe (PID: 2756)
Reads the software policy settings
- WerFault.exe (PID: 2756)
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XWorm
(PID) Process(848) dec.exe
C2https://pastebin.com/raw/3JzvwNWq:<123456789>
Keys
AES<Xwormmm>
Options
Splitter3
Sleep timelocal=
USB drop namedec.exe
Mutex5ET4wtvhxi5opcsU
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: | 2025:02:16 07:22:20+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 11 |
| CodeSize: | 83968 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 2048 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x166ae |
| 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: | dec.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | |
| OriginalFileName: | dec.exe |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
Total processes
128
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 848 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dec.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dec.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Exit code: 2148734499 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
XWorm(PID) Process(848) dec.exe C2https://pastebin.com/raw/3JzvwNWq:<123456789> Keys AES<Xwormmm> Options Splitter3 Sleep timelocal= USB drop namedec.exe Mutex5ET4wtvhxi5opcsU | |||||||||||||||
| 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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| 2756 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 848 -s 1712 | C:\Windows\System32\WerFault.exe | dec.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
4 324
Read events
4 310
Write events
14
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (848) dec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\dec_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (848) dec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\dec_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (848) dec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\dec_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (848) dec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\dec_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (848) dec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\dec_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (848) dec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\dec_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (848) dec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\dec_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (848) dec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\dec_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (848) dec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\dec_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (848) dec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\dec_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
6
Text files
1
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2756 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_dec.exe_57aea26dab3dd9d97f67b4695134fd7f62e4c3f_69a28abd_01e5ac5a-99e8-402d-b7f2-0708d76fb041\Report.wer | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2756 | WerFault.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\dec.exe.848.dmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2756 | WerFault.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\21253908F3CB05D51B1C2DA8B681A785 | binary | |
MD5:680B0331A3CC8FCCE16367586EC7A721 | SHA256:19F1B5D2C7F62663C14D97578411DC610E5F33E6CE4165977314442435F15305 | |||
| 2756 | WerFault.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\37C951188967C8EB88D99893D9D191FE | binary | |
MD5:FA84E4BCC92AA5DB735AB50711040CDE | SHA256:6D7205E794FDE4219A62D9692ECDDF612663A5CF20399E79BE87B851FCA4CA33 | |||
| 2756 | WerFault.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\21253908F3CB05D51B1C2DA8B681A785 | binary | |
MD5:B79963509F4AC2A0B6583E81A1381B5C | SHA256:100C23DD4A4FE7414ED0ADA8EB4E8A87EBD9D4620BF6C2974C6B08918CC41907 | |||
| 2756 | WerFault.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\37C951188967C8EB88D99893D9D191FE | binary | |
MD5:DA052F856F6E03079B1D7B48FAEF873B | SHA256:38914CA2C460B255ED7E41D0D01926BD35AA69ADFC48597C1C35B4B458C64EF0 | |||
| 2756 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER9A13.tmp.xml | xml | |
MD5:54D59FDDCD06D0EC5059F3817642B136 | SHA256:233134D0CF5C7D1662706A216A1E98DBB69EB4823E06E8F338D0B92F50A4E0E5 | |||
| 2756 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER99B4.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml | binary | |
MD5:CBBE2AF8C0969A8DE7E1A92EA812A2D5 | SHA256:55CDAD33A41140F5EF381DCF6286C8615B350829F63630D292BFAD10C29180F0 | |||
| 2756 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER957D.tmp.dmp | binary | |
MD5:0861C8E96B3F9896FDFC8BA1C8AD3C13 | SHA256:38B6CC55B0688740AC51FECA16F0B3688A44ADD226D1D04041930368D18BCB8B | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
10
TCP/UDP connections
34
DNS requests
18
Threats
4
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 88.221.110.122:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 104.119.109.218:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
848 | dec.exe | GET | 200 | 208.95.112.1:80 | http://ip-api.com/line/?fields=hosting | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5064 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1176 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2756 | WerFault.exe | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.143:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2736 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2756 | WerFault.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6580 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6580 | 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 |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 88.221.110.122:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 104.119.109.218:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.15.178.200:443 | — | Akamai International B.V. | DE | unknown |
5064 | SearchApp.exe | 23.15.178.147:443 | — | Akamai International B.V. | DE | unknown |
848 | dec.exe | 208.95.112.1:80 | ip-api.com | TUT-AS | US | whitelisted |
1176 | svchost.exe | 20.190.160.67:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
1176 | svchost.exe | 2.23.77.188:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
5064 | SearchApp.exe | 2.23.77.188:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
ip-api.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
go.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2192 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | INFO [ANY.RUN] External IP Check (ip-api .com) |
848 | dec.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | POLICY [ANY.RUN] External Hosting Lookup by ip-api |
848 | dec.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) |
Process | Message |
|---|---|
dec.exe | CLR: Managed code called FailFast without specifying a reason.
|