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Database Entry



XWorm


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b0e2c4681aec46f67080b3793f3dfda2b694d418037ab5a1e4503f5e89e67401
SHA3-384 hash: 6b414ba441aef6bec9b05e9d8ec92222661ca970481c60030080c6821b8ee3b2e1f170fa36d3f5af32ed17e2b9091a35
SHA1 hash: 9267242154538d402b36db6b36bc2571727df7a5
MD5 hash: 43ccdf2bfa88da60a3d1749de3b3e96b
humanhash: red-island-march-south
File name:RATE QUOTATION - ALL PORTS - EXPORT - OCEAN FREIGHT .docx (1).hta
Download: download sample
Signature XWorm
File size:31'110 bytes
First seen:2026-07-02 14:49:09 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:HTML Application (hta) hta
MIME type:text/html
ssdeep 384:F3gZEtqworcTHw4Z7xLJ4w0qsHuH+GkzR4oS91Y83npqPpPfqB6qGi4QM5r:F3khzTzRuRBGN
Threatray 56 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T145D2E8C3CEE2ACFE4CA45980FDD9E36A383011959CDC4FF5F5A4541A9698CD903ABE06
Magika html
Reporter lowmal3
Tags:hta xworm

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
92
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
HTA File - Malicious
Payload URLs
URL
File name
https://pub-3bc1de741f8149f49bdbafa703067f24.r2.dev/qwwwwq.png
HTA File
Behaviour
BlacklistAPI detected
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm fingerprint powershell
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
hta
First seen:
2026-07-02T03:23:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-04T13:30:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Detections:
BSS:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan.JS.SAgent.sb HEUR:Trojan.Script.Generic
Result
Threat name:
Cobalt Strike, XWorm
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Bypasses PowerShell execution policy
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to check if a debugger is running (CheckRemoteDebuggerPresent)
Creates processes via WMI
Detected Cobalt Strike Beacon
Detected large data written to user environment variables, potentially indicating payload staging for fileless execution
Found malware configuration
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Installs a global keyboard hook
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
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: MSHTA Suspicious Execution 01
Sigma detected: Potentially Suspicious PowerShell Child Processes
Sigma detected: Script Interpreter Execution From Suspicious Folder
Sigma detected: Suspicious Invoke-WebRequest Execution
Sigma detected: Suspicious MSHTA Child Process
Sigma detected: Windows Shell/Scripting Application File Write to Suspicious Folder
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Suspicious powershell command line found
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected Powershell decode and execute
Yara detected Powershell download and execute
Yara detected XWorm
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1936822 Sample: RATE QUOTATION - ALL PORTS ... Startdate: 02/07/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 48 pub-3bc1de741f8149f49bdbafa703067f24.r2.dev 2->48 50 berlin101.com 2->50 52 9 other IPs or domains 2->52 60 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->60 62 Found malware configuration 2->62 64 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->64 66 17 other signatures 2->66 9 powershell.exe 14 15 2->9         started        13 powershell.exe 3 17 2->13         started        16 mshta.exe 1 2->16         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 58 pub-3bc1de741f8149f49bdbafa703067f24.r2.dev 104.18.54.45, 443, 49698, 49705 CLOUDFLARENET-CloudflareIncUS Canada 9->58 82 Writes to foreign memory regions 9->82 84 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 9->84 18 MSBuild.exe 1 3 9->18         started        22 conhost.exe 9->22         started        44 C:\Users\Public\Downloads\AH0msmQpCZ.hta, HTML 13->44 dropped 24 mshta.exe 1 13->24         started        86 Detected Cobalt Strike Beacon 16->86 88 Creates processes via WMI 16->88 90 Detected large data written to user environment variables, potentially indicating payload staging for fileless execution 16->90 file6 signatures7 process8 dnsIp9 54 berlin101.com 203.159.90.124, 49709, 6000 028f45e8dd4f225cb46a7d8003745a3a7f55d3a0DE Netherlands 18->54 68 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 18->68 70 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 18->70 72 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 18->72 74 Contains functionality to check if a debugger is running (CheckRemoteDebuggerPresent) 18->74 26 MSBuild.exe 18->26         started        29 csc.exe 18->29         started        76 Installs a global keyboard hook 22->76 78 Detected large data written to user environment variables, potentially indicating payload staging for fileless execution 24->78 32 powershell.exe 15 24->32         started        signatures10 process11 file12 92 Antivirus detection for dropped file 26->92 46 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\MSBuild.exe, PE32 29->46 dropped 34 conhost.exe 29->34         started        36 cvtres.exe 29->36         started        94 Writes to foreign memory regions 32->94 96 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 32->96 38 MSBuild.exe 2 32->38         started        42 conhost.exe 32->42         started        signatures13 process14 dnsIp15 56 evaultbuzzfix.com 107.172.134.28, 6000 AS-COLOCROSSING-HostPapaUS United States 38->56 80 Installs a global keyboard hook 38->80 signatures16
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
2 match(es)
Tags:
Html
Threat name:
Document-HTML.Trojan.Generic
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-07-02 06:24:06 UTC
File Type:
Binary
AV detection:
6 of 38 (15.79%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:xworm collection discovery execution persistence rat trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
outlook_office_path
outlook_win_path
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Executes dropped EXE
Badlisted process makes network request
Detect Xworm Payload
Family: Xworm
Process spawned unexpected child process
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:MalScript_Tricks
Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies tricks often seen in malicious scripts such as moving the window off-screen or resizing it to zero.

File information


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

Malspam

XWorm

HTML Application (hta) hta b0e2c4681aec46f67080b3793f3dfda2b694d418037ab5a1e4503f5e89e67401

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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