MalwareBazaar Database

You are currently viewing the MalwareBazaar entry for SHA256 6b618e807f96c6ff4e2083934712db603beeb416baf55b546ac6187b37c9a355. While MalwareBazaar tries to identify whether the sample provided is malicious or not, there is no guarantee that a sample in MalwareBazaar is malicious.

Database Entry

XWorm

Vendor detections: 18

Intelligence 18 IOCs 1 YARA 18 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	6b618e807f96c6ff4e2083934712db603beeb416baf55b546ac6187b37c9a355
SHA3-384 hash:	5488c88645a55b90d259be529fe681a56a273fa8f755f77bea53f41888fe0fb42ba29f6d89ad48edca630bf851264a25
SHA1 hash:	df3a2332b268ca5246f9182ad1d35a67bedaec7c
MD5 hash:	5baf621b92b0327e3b0052241d7d8872
humanhash:	steak-mockingbird-earth-sink
File name:	PlayNow.exe
Download:	download sample
Signature	XWorm Create hunting rule
File size:	272'896 bytes
First seen:	2025-08-12 18:01:07 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	exe
MIME type:	application/x-dosexec
imphash	f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'653 x AgentTesla, 19'464 x Formbook, 12'205 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep	3072:kHMxXlf9lfpZK9b1Dm2O1lJOQoDOz1ETIbfzSelzATYPDK2ubcKSbFkjIfmDmM:wMxXlB0bSztoyz1EcnQ2rfJaB
Threatray	1'586 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH	T1ED44F75733E4B40EFBB91BFCCDA1EFD98825AD16D4C1578AE0C2E72A19E31258D1025B
TrID	67.7% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13) 9.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4) 6.0% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2) 4.6% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1) 4.1% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika	pebin
dhash icon	c8a25108804182d4 (1 x XWorm)
Reporter	Anonymous
Tags:	exe xworm

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)

Below is a list of indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with this malware samples.

IOC	ThreatFox Reference
165.154.184.65:443	https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1567748/

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Malware family:

n/a

ID:

File name:

PlayNow.exe

Verdict:

Malicious activity

Analysis date:

2025-08-13 01:53:09 UTC

Tags:

auto-reg auto-startup telegram crypto-regex xworm ims-api generic remote

Link:

https://app.any.run/tasks/3f7f501e-9af5-40e0-bd55-babf190a9fd5

Note:

ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample

Detection:

XWorm

Link:

https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/20972/

Verdict:

Malicious

Score:

97.4%

Link:

https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=689b81be9901157561b5a91d

Tags:

asyncrat autorun

Result

Verdict:

Malware

Maliciousness:

Behaviour

Сreating synchronization primitives

Creating a process with a hidden window

Sending a custom TCP request

Creating a file in the %AppData% directory

Launching a process

Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files

Creating a window

Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests

Creating a process from a recently created file

Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch

Creating a file in the mass storage device

Setting a global event handler for the keyboard

Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender

Enabling autorun by creating a file

Enabling threat expansion on mass storage devices

Verdict:

Malicious

Threat level:

10/10

Confidence:

100%

Tags:

anti-vm cmd explorer lolbin obfuscated obfuscated obfuscated schtasks vbnet xworm

Link:

https://www.filescan.io/uploads/689b82a09ef4d2ff7cf8edf6/reports/69dc7d21-62b8-4318-972d-6d842708e207/overview

Verdict:

Malicious

Labled as:

Jalapeno.Generic

Link:

https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/6b618e807f96c6ff4e2083934712db603beeb416baf55b546ac6187b37c9a355

Malware family:

XWorm

Verdict:

Malicious

Link:

https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/1e6cc322-2a09-4ef6-b17d-d070ba10b298

Score:

100%

Verdict:

Malware

File Type:

Link:

https://malprob.io/report/6b618e807f96c6ff4e2083934712db603beeb416baf55b546ac6187b37c9a355

Gathering data

Detection:

xworm

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/6b618e807f96c6ff4e2083934712db603beeb416baf55b546ac6187b37c9a355/

Threat name:

Win32.Backdoor.XWorm

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2025-08-12 17:11:00 UTC

File Type:

PE (.Net Exe)

Extracted files:

AV detection:

33 of 38 (86.84%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Suspicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=nnqy5ad7s3dp6traqojuoew3ma565nawxl2vwvdkyymhwn6junkq._file

Verdict:

malicious

Label(s):

xworm

XWorm

0dd6897fb2ca7f2f2bc60a6e93881fb9799de596c20940432348a49d281c28aa

XWorm

6b618e807f96c6ff4e2083934712db603beeb416baf55b546ac6187b37c9a355

XWorm

74740b8bb9bf19c9dcdfb550421cc7d950654d5a447f512c7d1327999e31f0d0

XWorm

error

XWorm

+ 1'576 additional samples on MalwareBazaar

Result

Malware family:

xworm

Score:

10/10

Tags:

family:xworm execution persistence rat trojan

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/250812-wpdf5stqv4/

Behaviour

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Uses Task Scheduler COM API

Enumerates physical storage devices

Adds Run key to start application

Checks computer location settings

Drops startup file

Executes dropped EXE

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

Detect Xworm Payload

Xworm

Xworm family

Malware Config

C2 Extraction:

165.154.184.65:443

Verdict:

Malicious

Tags:

rat xworm Win.Packed.njRAT-10002074-1

YARA:

MALWARE_Win_XWorm win_mal_XWorm win_xworm_bytestring win_xworm_simple_strings

Link:

https://app.threat.zone/submission/5718f8d2-c94c-45c6-bc20-e2d19c0b65f8

Unpacked files

SH256 hash:

6b618e807f96c6ff4e2083934712db603beeb416baf55b546ac6187b37c9a355

MD5 hash:

5baf621b92b0327e3b0052241d7d8872

SHA1 hash:

df3a2332b268ca5246f9182ad1d35a67bedaec7c

Detections:

win_xworm_w0

XWorm

Link:

https://www.unpac.me/results/36c3573e-b0e2-428f-8be7-a1132d7a74e6/

Parent samples :

6b618e807f96c6ff4e2083934712db603beeb416baf55b546ac6187b37c9a355
4c4fe95cf6d9ac5ac79ec4daa54e4188fe33460b58906ae9bfa06f7188e2ba89

Malware family:

XWorm

Verdict:

Malicious

Link:

https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/6b618e807f96/report/overview.html

Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

Threat name:

Malicious File

Score:

1.00

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/6b618e807f96c6ff4e2083934712db603beeb416baf55b546ac6187b37c9a355

YARA Signatures

MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:	ByteCode_MSIL_Backdoor_AsyncRAT Create hunting rule
Author:	ReversingLabs
Description:	Yara rule that detects AsyncRAT backdoor.

Rule name:	Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation Create hunting rule
Author:	daniyyell
Description:	Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.

Rule name:	Disable_Defender Create hunting rule
Author:	iam-py-test
Description:	Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen

Rule name:	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_NoneWindowsUA Create hunting rule
Author:	ditekSHen
Description:	Detects Windows executables referencing non-Windows User-Agents

Rule name:	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_TelegramChatBot Create hunting rule
Author:	ditekSHen
Description:	Detects executables using Telegram Chat Bot

Rule name:	MALWARE_Win_AsyncRAT Create hunting rule
Author:	ditekSHen
Description:	Detects AsyncRAT

Rule name:	MALWARE_Win_XWorm Create hunting rule
Author:	ditekSHen
Description:	Detects XWorm

Rule name:	Multifamily_RAT_Detection Create hunting rule
Author:	Lucas Acha (http://www.lukeacha.com)
Description:	Generic Detection for multiple RAT families, PUPs, Packers and suspicious executables

Rule name:	pe_imphash Create hunting rule

Rule name:	Skystars_Malware_Imphash Create hunting rule
Author:	Skystars LightDefender
Description:	imphash

Rule name:	Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage Create hunting rule
Author:	XiAnzheng
Description:	May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)

Rule name:	telegram_bot_api Create hunting rule
Author:	rectifyq
Description:	Detects file containing Telegram Bot API

Rule name:	win_xworm_bytestring Create hunting rule
Author:	Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:	Detects bytestring present in unobfuscated xworm

Rule name:	win_xworm_simple_strings Create hunting rule
Author:	Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:	Detects simple strings present in unobfuscated xworm

Rule name:	win_xworm_w0 Create hunting rule
Author:	jeFF0Falltrades
Description:	Detects win.xworm.

Rule name:	XWorm Create hunting rule
Author:	ditekSHen
Description:	Detects XWorm

Rule name:	xworm Create hunting rule
Author:	jeFF0Falltrades

Rule name:	xworm_kingrat Create hunting rule
Author:	jeFF0Falltrades

File information

The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Delivery method

Distributed via e-mail link

Cape

https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/20972/

BLint

The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings

ID	Title	Severity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODE	Missing Authenticode	high
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS	Missing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)	high

Comments

Login required

You need to login to in order to write a comment. Login with your abuse.ch account.

No comments found for this malware sample