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Database Entry


XWorm


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs 1 YARA 8 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: ae8300b8080e4aabaa7b31f7035848a10ad59f180a823b8ba9ba63441ba8bca5
SHA3-384 hash: a46b810afee1a08f3857de9da27d2cc1bb125373aea4ef2af37a02cd6632505bf5d3a9d4a53da2a6aebd58869ee0d2ac
SHA1 hash: b1acf05167de685002e3c905b9c2bb33bfcdf8f0
MD5 hash: dfbfc61099b492ffa3e6c86215b605e8
humanhash: king-orange-hydrogen-north
File name:PHK98767890009000.bat.exe
Download: download sample
Signature XWorm
Create hunting rule
File size:792'576 bytes
First seen:2025-07-02 08:01:20 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'744 x AgentTesla, 19'611 x Formbook, 12'242 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 12288:YkJ+E+W7h4WtiWEKiPTzlMcr43shUPeP8+07C41rmXb8Xt4Ndwwfvw:b76WtSP3f5h0eUjn1rmXgdFww
TLSH T19EF4CF2936EC5A41E1BA5BBD4474E13027BA794D692BE34D4DC328D33EB6B010B1B71B
TrID 71.1% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
10.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
6.3% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
4.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
2.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe xworm


Avatar
abuse_ch
XWorm C2:
198.12.126.169:8780

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)

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

IOCThreatFox Reference
198.12.126.169:8780 https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1551569/

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
19
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
Invoice-8709800 - globalmuners@gmail.com _globalmuners@gmail.com_ - 2025-07-02 1102.eml
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-07-02 04:02:04 UTC
Tags:
susp-attachments attachments attc-unc attc-pdf arch-exec auto-sch-xml remote xworm netreactor
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/ce862131-1cec-4457-8d8b-bf4f5fc134cf

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
XWorm
Create hunting rule
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/11958/
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.1%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=6864e791c9eb974737655293
Tags:
shell virus msil
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Creating a window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Adding an access-denied ACE
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Launching a process
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Restart of the analyzed sample
Creating a file
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Win/malicious_confidence_100%
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/ae8300b8080e4aabaa7b31f7035848a10ad59f180a823b8ba9ba63441ba8bca5
Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/e786c485-d001-41a3-a96e-2da22174f493
Result
Threat name:
XWorm
Create hunting rule
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1727012
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
.NET source code contains very large array initializations
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Bypasses PowerShell execution policy
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Found malware configuration
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
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
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
Sigma detected: Scheduled temp file as task from temp location
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected XWorm
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Download SVG
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1727012 Sample: PHK98767890009000.bat.exe Startdate: 02/07/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 62 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->62 64 Found malware configuration 2->64 66 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->66 68 10 other signatures 2->68 8 PHK98767890009000.bat.exe 7 2->8         started        12 FcrQvSNPsWOoC.exe 5 2->12         started        process3 file4 46 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\FcrQvSNPsWOoC.exe, PE32 8->46 dropped 48 C:\...\FcrQvSNPsWOoC.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 8->48 dropped 50 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\tmp2A36.tmp, XML 8->50 dropped 52 C:\Users\...\PHK98767890009000.bat.exe.log, ASCII 8->52 dropped 70 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 8->70 72 Bypasses PowerShell execution policy 8->72 74 Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules 8->74 76 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 8->76 14 PHK98767890009000.bat.exe 2 4 8->14         started        19 powershell.exe 23 8->19         started        21 powershell.exe 23 8->21         started        23 schtasks.exe 1 8->23         started        78 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 12->78 80 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 12->80 25 schtasks.exe 12->25         started        27 FcrQvSNPsWOoC.exe 12->27         started        signatures5 process6 dnsIp7 56 198.12.126.169, 49690, 8780 AS-COLOCROSSINGUS United States 14->56 54 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\Protect544cd51a.dll, PE32 14->54 dropped 58 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 14->58 29 powershell.exe 14->29         started        32 powershell.exe 14->32         started        60 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 19->60 34 conhost.exe 19->34         started        36 conhost.exe 21->36         started        38 conhost.exe 23->38         started        40 conhost.exe 25->40         started        file8 signatures9 process10 signatures11 82 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 29->82 42 conhost.exe 29->42         started        44 conhost.exe 32->44         started        process12
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/ae8300b8080e4aabaa7b31f7035848a10ad59f180a823b8ba9ba63441ba8bca5
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) Win 32 Exe x86
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/dfbfc61099b492ffa3e6c86215b605e8
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/ae8300b8080e4aabaa7b31f7035848a10ad59f180a823b8ba9ba63441ba8bca5/
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Trojan.Taskun
Create hunting rule
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-02 02:01:56 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
18
AV detection:
20 of 24 (83.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=v2bqboaibzfkxkt3gh3qgwciuefnlhyybkbdxc5jxjruig5ixssq._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
collection discovery execution spyware stealer
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250702-jw61tagl6w/
Behaviour
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
outlook_office_path
outlook_win_path
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Checks computer location settings
Loads dropped DLL
Reads user/profile data of local email clients
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/a15b6b7e-4ef1-4921-81e1-d4f59981a5ee
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
ae8300b8080e4aabaa7b31f7035848a10ad59f180a823b8ba9ba63441ba8bca5
MD5 hash:
dfbfc61099b492ffa3e6c86215b605e8
SHA1 hash:
b1acf05167de685002e3c905b9c2bb33bfcdf8f0
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/744c2f5a-3254-4fb0-b043-736564da6425/
SH256 hash:
5e269c2e8062909b1028df7a0a5e442c579d0dff289bc883ab940874f8366dae
MD5 hash:
90042fa15925e83a6a4f816b64b03f78
SHA1 hash:
6823153b503b6228d8dfb4483444f3a4468559be
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_Reactor_Indicators_Jan24
Create hunting rule
INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly
Create hunting rule
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/744c2f5a-3254-4fb0-b043-736564da6425/
Parent samples :
5d5edf2c80c6c8c6a6619d4ee719e7af084d544dc303e4ec601d9f46adfabb14
889709cbd7fadea06caaf9533dcfc8690ec229396771cd9e963268fcbdbec865
ae8300b8080e4aabaa7b31f7035848a10ad59f180a823b8ba9ba63441ba8bca5
05ddfe68f52650bb4edf167f1e37883c77dced2d90b57e4cad1d8e640dbf81bd
78ae05e4fa25ebe63c5368f050f53c0b363cf110e184be1d5d6646465c0c1cf5
c5b8dcac999dedc765dd0d39bd6ecf08edd6151819c0affb56156706f2d71d22
SH256 hash:
dfefb06943691c6e27e7986172f80296ea7bb24f867f03159d5e3e44a943d122
MD5 hash:
4784f8465a941beebd0818dca93feeef
SHA1 hash:
b2de4c0edd30d07251a85918d374154280818c77
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/744c2f5a-3254-4fb0-b043-736564da6425/
SH256 hash:
00bb1ce56670d3401bdd91d3b57fbc310698de496002e7c176bc3ab17b112e70
MD5 hash:
530fdae5aff0f38911718d4a445fb0ed
SHA1 hash:
ec5f23f1487b2c8c1b3f6d8993ea06acc66e9caa
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_ConfuserEx_Name_Pattern_Jan24
Create hunting rule
SUSP_OBF_NET_Reactor_Indicators_Jan24
Create hunting rule
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/744c2f5a-3254-4fb0-b043-736564da6425/
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/ae8300b8080e4aabaa7b31f7035848a10ad59f180a823b8ba9ba63441ba8bca5

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
Create hunting rule
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
Rule name:NET
Create hunting rule
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Create hunting rule
Author:malware-lu
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:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Create hunting rule
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)

File information

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

Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/11958/

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
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)high

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