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Database Entry



XWorm


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 98f47f9d835386aebcefd4e2c6edfb994692894a53423d3601fd108c75cbb588
SHA3-384 hash: 41b2a81b50fd79f42a142c6e0503e2f15be22d6cc1c36da08c9df6e34f3d0bfd6b85485ce7b1d0a9b89af99fc7eeb6a3
SHA1 hash: 8ff2ce85f5e47637eae20e52e9dcd530e4beb08b
MD5 hash: 622d610c1833e0f63a9292ad2f7668fc
humanhash: lamp-connecticut-august-twenty
File name:QUOTATION [PSMTC109335A] 83001-26 - POWERSMATIC.PDF (819KB).LZH.com
Download: download sample
Signature XWorm
File size:914'432 bytes
First seen:2026-09-14 08:31:17 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (49'239 x AgentTesla, 20'490 x Formbook, 12'372 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:A+Cvp9jTenfc2Z4pfM7O0F3wbRaGYhVIup:sp9jT12Z4pkJF3wbQ9VIu
TLSH T13415025437A9C616E8B72BF80A21F23457B6BDDEB621D10ADFE56CEB7425B408E04703
TrID 73.9% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
6.6% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
6.6% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
4.5% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
2.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
Reporter threatcat_ch
Tags:exe xworm

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
215
Origin country :
CH CH
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2026-09-14 08:37:50 UTC
Tags:
n/a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Restart of the analyzed sample
Creating a file
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-09-14T05:13:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-16T06:36:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
.NET source code contains very large array initializations
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Check if machine is in data center or colocation facility
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Contains functionality to check if a debugger is running (CheckRemoteDebuggerPresent)
Creates autostart registry keys with suspicious names
Found malware configuration
Initial sample is a PE file and has a suspicious name
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Installs a global keyboard hook
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Potential Privilege Escalation using Task Scheduler highest RunLevel
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
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected XWorm
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1972581 Sample: QUOTATION [PSMTC109335A] 83... Startdate: 14/09/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 49 wqo9.firewall-gateway.de 2->49 51 pki-goog.l.google.com 2->51 53 3 other IPs or domains 2->53 59 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->59 61 Found malware configuration 2->61 63 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->63 65 15 other signatures 2->65 9 QUOTATION [PSMTC109335A] 83001-26 - POWERSMATIC.PDF (819KB).LZH.com.exe 3 2->9         started        13 WinRAR-Launcher.exe 2->13         started        15 WinRAR-Launcher.exe 2->15         started        17 5 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 file5 47 QUOTATION [PSMTC10...KB).LZH.com.exe.log, ASCII 9->47 dropped 75 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 9->75 19 QUOTATION [PSMTC109335A] 83001-26 - POWERSMATIC.PDF (819KB).LZH.com.exe 17 9 9->19         started        24 WinRAR-Launcher.exe 13->24         started        26 WinRAR-Launcher.exe 13->26         started        28 WinRAR-Launcher.exe 15->28         started        30 WinRAR-Launcher.exe 15->30         started        77 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 17->77 32 WinRAR-Launcher.exe 17->32         started        34 WinRAR-Launcher.exe 17->34         started        36 WinRAR-Launcher.exe 17->36         started        38 2 other processes 17->38 signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 55 wqo9.firewall-gateway.de 141.11.243.94, 49722, 49727, 59013 TUBE-HOSTINGDE Netherlands 19->55 57 ip-api.com 208.95.112.1, 49721, 80 TUT-AS-TotalUptimeTechnologiesLLCUS United States 19->57 45 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\WinRAR-Launcher.exe, PE32 19->45 dropped 67 Protects its processes via BreakOnTermination flag 19->67 69 Creates autostart registry keys with suspicious names 19->69 71 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 19->71 73 Installs a global keyboard hook 19->73 40 schtasks.exe 1 19->40         started        file9 signatures10 process11 process12 42 conhost.exe 40->42         started        signatures13 79 Installs a global keyboard hook 42->79
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
5 match(es)
Tags:
.Net Executable Managed .NET PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout SOS: 0.36 Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Malgent
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-14 08:32:23 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
4
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  6/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
SmartAssembly .NET packer
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Looks up external IP address via web service
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
98f47f9d835386aebcefd4e2c6edfb994692894a53423d3601fd108c75cbb588
MD5 hash:
622d610c1833e0f63a9292ad2f7668fc
SHA1 hash:
8ff2ce85f5e47637eae20e52e9dcd530e4beb08b
SH256 hash:
0b4bcf34191bc7819a2c1a4d996142cf1126db8dd3e1a890b77c94a002ab5535
MD5 hash:
50672a08d82d350de7f170b468805a4b
SHA1 hash:
70f6fe3e380a33914ae537c4dd8e2001472bdb26
Detections:
INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly
SH256 hash:
718b6df05edb0fcdd8afa104f500e9eeb6c7281e664ad13ff15f92ea591eb80a
MD5 hash:
636fc369cc8c609446b9a297430e8141
SHA1 hash:
938622cd21c115517d795440d5fe0cf1447cdb78
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_ConfuserEx_Name_Pattern_Jan24
SH256 hash:
66cb5858e8375a197025edf901c6e2cfcf0098b46e810414feb18836000e45e2
MD5 hash:
1aab2f61f117f44505f373947d5a08a3
SHA1 hash:
a6fa4f462697070afac8a605c680cd133af8445e
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash

File information


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

Malspam

XWorm

Executable exe 98f47f9d835386aebcefd4e2c6edfb994692894a53423d3601fd108c75cbb588

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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