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Database Entry

XWorm

Vendor detections: 20

Intelligence 20 IOCs 1 YARA 24 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	54ccbd37a41644b4ac0f39f3331cdbf9fbe6f38ae24bf0cdd69a390f0bfd294a
SHA3-384 hash:	9c6462a336881a783a38302bb52692b3553ad07662a032a7128b699d7da88874b8b96cbe5b0afcd3832c3c82c25a4e87
SHA1 hash:	2f1d1d5c899d3d655cf173257cc4f939692640de
MD5 hash:	07e88a6301d5dc5fe4f5deeeb804f6db
humanhash:	friend-indigo-virginia-violet
File name:	07e88a6301d5dc5fe4f5deeeb804f6db.exe
Download:	download sample
Signature	XWorm Create hunting rule
File size:	163'840 bytes
First seen:	2025-08-19 16:25:18 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	exe
MIME type:	application/x-dosexec
imphash	f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (49'234 x AgentTesla, 20'488 x Formbook, 12'372 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep	3072:bhWk0R3jF09GEOzjD4NpVq8BxFRzaqF+o2GQJ7/JzqVfGv2:f0H09agVqwlL
Threatray	1'626 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH	T1C7F3D5698EEBB642C55A5574787363824A3D5F39A4CF75158EE33FEE1BB3C9020130A2
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	f0d0c8cdcd88c0e0 (13 x AsyncRAT, 7 x XWorm, 4 x Formbook)
Reporter	abuse_ch
Tags:	exe xworm

abuse_ch

XWorm C2:
91.199.42.157:7000

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)

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

IOC	ThreatFox Reference
91.199.42.157:7000	https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1571276/

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Malware family:

n/a

ID:

File name:

_54ccbd37a41644b4ac0f39f3331cdbf9fbe6f38ae24bf0cdd69a390f0bfd294a.exe

Verdict:

Malicious activity

Analysis date:

2025-08-19 16:54:01 UTC

Tags:

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

Link:

https://app.any.run/tasks/1d9ee29d-795f-4404-86b1-c688c47fcc0b

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/22303/

Verdict:

Malicious

Score:

99.9%

Link:

https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=68a4a5938fd55a79c52947d3

Tags:

asyncrat autorun

Result

Verdict:

Malware

Maliciousness:

Behaviour

Сreating synchronization primitives

Creating a process with a hidden window

Creating a file in the %AppData% directory

Launching a process

Creating a window

Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files

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 base64 explorer fingerprint lolbin njrat njrat rat reconnaissance schtasks telegram threat vbnet xworm

Link:

https://www.filescan.io/uploads/68a4a595a4bdac9f5b9eb839/reports/e6b8f05b-9b2e-4908-93d1-c30cc791d540/overview

Verdict:

Malicious

Labled as:

Jalapeno.Generic

Link:

https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/54ccbd37a41644b4ac0f39f3331cdbf9fbe6f38ae24bf0cdd69a390f0bfd294a

Malware family:

XWorm

Verdict:

Malicious

Link:

https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/e0102d46-b3f4-4fcb-af6c-6305425e21d9

Result

Threat name:

XWorm

Detection:

malicious

Classification:

troj.spyw.evad

Score:

100 / 100

Link:

https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1760399

Signature

.NET source code contains method to dynamically call methods (often used by packers)

.NET source code contains potential unpacker

Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender

Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample

Antivirus detection for dropped file

Bypasses PowerShell execution policy

C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration

Contains functionality to log keystrokes (.Net Source)

Found malware configuration

Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample

Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module

Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)

Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file

Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file

Protects its processes via BreakOnTermination flag

Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines)

Sample uses string decryption to hide its real strings

Sigma detected: Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet

Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic

Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules

Uses the Telegram API (likely for C&C communication)

Yara detected Telegram RAT

Yara detected XWorm

Behaviour

Behavior Graph:

Download SVG

Score:

100%

Verdict:

Malware

File Type:

Link:

https://malprob.io/report/54ccbd37a41644b4ac0f39f3331cdbf9fbe6f38ae24bf0cdd69a390f0bfd294a

Gathering data

Detection:

xworm

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/54ccbd37a41644b4ac0f39f3331cdbf9fbe6f38ae24bf0cdd69a390f0bfd294a/

Verdict:

Malicious

Threat:

Family.XWORM

Link:

https://tip.neiki.dev/file/54ccbd37a41644b4ac0f39f3331cdbf9fbe6f38ae24bf0cdd69a390f0bfd294a

Threat name:

Win32.Backdoor.XWorm

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2025-08-08 13:54:00 UTC

AV detection:

33 of 38 (86.84%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=ktgl2n5eczcljlaphhztghg37h56n44k4jf7btowti4q6c75fffa._file

Verdict:

malicious

Label(s):

xworm

XWorm

4c4fe95cf6d9ac5ac79ec4daa54e4188fe33460b58906ae9bfa06f7188e2ba89

XWorm

54ccbd37a41644b4ac0f39f3331cdbf9fbe6f38ae24bf0cdd69a390f0bfd294a

XWorm

6b618e807f96c6ff4e2083934712db603beeb416baf55b546ac6187b37c9a355

XWorm

error

XWorm

fd72e76aa2d5edb9c2e25b62e1bd3c348c13951b4524d21369920b79d79460e2

XWorm

+ 1'616 additional samples on MalwareBazaar

Result

Malware family:

xworm

Score:

10/10

Tags:

family:xworm defense_evasion execution persistence rat trojan

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/250819-txc48sel8z/

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

Executes dropped EXE

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

Modifies trusted root certificate store through registry

Detect Xworm Payload

Xworm

Xworm family

Malware Config

C2 Extraction:

91.199.42.157:7000

Verdict:

Malicious

Tags:

rat xworm trojan Win.Packed.njRAT-10002074-1

YARA:

MALWARE_Win_XWorm win_mal_XWorm win_xworm_bytestring win_xworm_simple_strings Windows_Generic_Threat_b509dfc8

Link:

https://app.threat.zone/submission/1056e764-5115-44bc-a3a3-3211e329ee78

Unpacked files

SH256 hash:

54ccbd37a41644b4ac0f39f3331cdbf9fbe6f38ae24bf0cdd69a390f0bfd294a

MD5 hash:

07e88a6301d5dc5fe4f5deeeb804f6db

SHA1 hash:

2f1d1d5c899d3d655cf173257cc4f939692640de

Detections:

win_xworm_w0

XWorm

Link:

https://www.unpac.me/results/dcb9421d-f73c-4305-93f8-bfd298bb36b5/

Malware family:

XWorm

Verdict:

Malicious

Link:

https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/54ccbd37a416/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/54ccbd37a41644b4ac0f39f3331cdbf9fbe6f38ae24bf0cdd69a390f0bfd294a

YARA Signatures

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

Rule name:	CP_AllMal_Detector Create hunting rule
Author:	DiegoAnalytics
Description:	CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication

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:	NETexecutableMicrosoft Create hunting rule
Author:	malware-lu

Rule name:	Njrat Create hunting rule
Author:	botherder https://github.com/botherder
Description:	Njrat

Rule name:	pe_imphash Create hunting rule

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

Rule name:	SUSP_DOTNET_PE_List_AV Create hunting rule
Author:	SECUINFRA Falcon Team
Description:	Detecs .NET Binary that lists installed AVs

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:	Windows_Generic_Threat_b509dfc8 Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security

Rule name:	Windows_Trojan_XWorm_b7d6eaa8 Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security

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.

Cape

https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/22303/

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

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