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Database Entry



XWorm


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b5de998bef87cfaf1392cd8157e266111e9e4315527a670680e8158149e72088
SHA3-384 hash: 278d438b32650f94183d708a1fad0ab962b1647401377c9263ce4f561a8c19cf054b8699f378a39e34162363083712d2
SHA1 hash: 0d2689e3eb43c41c1a339d2aa7ed0d0a23f419f4
MD5 hash: 420d11e2527da48927ab5cdebd5480db
humanhash: kilo-avocado-november-wyoming
File name:b5de998bef87cfaf1392cd8157e266111e9e4315527a670680e8158149e72088
Download: download sample
Signature XWorm
File size:920'576 bytes
First seen:2026-05-08 13:11:44 UTC
Last seen:2026-06-08 09:02:37 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (49'291 x AgentTesla, 20'704 x Formbook, 12'401 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 12288:jXORhmqnvIG5jm7sPc2ieavCL5WEe2fBlPSNpPpSVs24HL6xPA4r/6ORx3jUbpyk:cQse6UEe2fbupS4r85wycp
TLSH T1DC15026D77A58F01D59C18B0C8E7493403F2BE8AB273DB843D4815DA2D513A8DEDABC6
TrID 70.4% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
6.3% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
6.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
4.8% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
4.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter adrian__luca
Tags:exe xworm

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
130
Origin country :
HU HU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
NETReactor
Details
NETReactor
decrypted strings
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-05-08 18:38:12 UTC
Tags:
netreactor auto-startup auto-reg xworm remote

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

Behaviour
Creating a window
Sending a custom TCP request
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Restart of the analyzed sample
Creating a file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Connection attempt to an infection source
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Creating a file in the mass storage device
Query of malicious DNS domain
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Enabling threat expansion on mass storage devices
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
base64 explorer lolbin net_reactor obfuscated obfuscated packed packed vbnet
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-04-13T23:09:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-05-09T00:27:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Gathering data
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.Andromeda
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-04-14 04:20:42 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
24 of 36 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:xworm discovery persistence rat trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Adds Run key to start application
Drops startup file
Executes dropped EXE
Detect Xworm Payload
Family: Xworm
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
b5de998bef87cfaf1392cd8157e266111e9e4315527a670680e8158149e72088
MD5 hash:
420d11e2527da48927ab5cdebd5480db
SHA1 hash:
0d2689e3eb43c41c1a339d2aa7ed0d0a23f419f4
SH256 hash:
7d3aeb42939734fb6031c9a5df939e92a5430107e48adb9e9ba7449996d4b6ed
MD5 hash:
0d016d1826a8b3318a90bda23e8b5cb7
SHA1 hash:
0f7ea70b131217ec310a6df95b2771127c9ec41f
SH256 hash:
6828bb8e8f3c7991a67e3789f67bc24303b52d6430f132cbe07c3d1c00cf088e
MD5 hash:
5ea6e52f3c0d0957c1ad65eb30899e02
SHA1 hash:
2c28051ae9f9fb9f066003640ddc7d7daad53259
SH256 hash:
3d8e321915d29604f60f43ef5255a8a87c4713cf7efbf4873802c4273d59356a
MD5 hash:
ae2232d8185bd25c0afd618778239b55
SHA1 hash:
97dd1b5fd7ef78b9e99ac743227c402d4f8445d3
SH256 hash:
8995d7eca4de6c7c0c1a761c877e4e7c80de63bd361c8aaee1bbd66fd4c9dfc3
MD5 hash:
a5543a26919050e9c0313e29b9fc43c2
SHA1 hash:
aa89566831accff7db683d0e1abdfd9265433a2f
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:DotNet_Reactor
Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies .NET Reactor, which offers .NET code protection such as obfuscation, encryption and so on.
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:PureCrypter
Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies PureCrypter, .NET loader and obfuscator.
Reference:https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.purecrypter
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)
Rule name:VECT_Ransomware
Author:Mustafa Bakhit
Description:Detects activity associated with VECT ransomware. This includes registry modifications and deletions, execution of system and defense-evasion commands, suspicious API usage, mutex creation, file and memory manipulation, ransomware note generation, anti-debugging and anti-analysis techniques, and embedded cryptographic constants (SHA256) characteristic of this malware family. Designed for threat intelligence and malware detection environments.

File information


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