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Database Entry



XWorm


Vendor detections: 22


Intelligence 22 IOCs 1 YARA 21 File information Comments 1

SHA256 hash: b956416209869d972fa4e630e662e6f5ec0fdacf1c26a03e290a20a51130e439
SHA3-384 hash: 407a95876ad6d1418d8f71f24ab32ac69a2f9f8a94849ebed333f18af5704b953f2b2f500c0e0b9458671c958770716e
SHA1 hash: e9f72fa5d1fd1f9dbf355c2f2de4bf1418663977
MD5 hash: d418bd5723579f39a928e9a4feb33e81
humanhash: floor-skylark-gee-harry
File name:XWormClient.exe
Download: download sample
Signature XWorm
File size:68'608 bytes
First seen:2025-08-30 00:20:32 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'749 x AgentTesla, 19'653 x Formbook, 12'246 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 1536:LcITeoGzeEbHqyRPulIqx3bKaSfRng6/O62Ib8:AITHilKxlIwbKaSZpO6fb8
TLSH T1E4638D5877E00965D4FEAFB048F22222C734AB13A903EB5F78DC05DD272768989917F6
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
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe xworm


Avatar
abuse_ch
XWorm C2:
147.185.221.30:55790

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)


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

IOCThreatFox Reference
147.185.221.30:55790 https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1577834/

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
101
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
XWormClient.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-08-30 00:05:34 UTC
Tags:
evasion auto-reg telegram crypto-regex xworm

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
97.4%
Tags:
asyncrat stration dropper remo
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Creating a window
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Setting a global event handler for the keyboard
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm asyncrat base64 bladabindi coinminer fingerprint njrat obfuscated obfuscated reconnaissance telegram threat unsafe vbnet xworm xworm
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2025-08-29T21:10:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-08-29T21:10:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
Trojan-Banker.MSIL.ClipBanker.sb Trojan.Win32.Agent.sb Trojan.MSIL.Agent.sba Backdoor.MSIL.XWorm.a Trojan.Win32.Vimditator.sb Trojan.MSIL.Agent.sb HEUR:Backdoor.MSIL.XWorm.gen HEUR:Backdoor.MSIL.XClient.b Backdoor.MSIL.XWorm.c Backdoor.MSIL.XWorm.b
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
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
Check if machine is in data center or colocation facility
Contains functionality to check if a debugger is running (CheckRemoteDebuggerPresent)
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
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Uses the Telegram API (likely for C&C communication)
Yara detected Telegram RAT
Yara detected Telegram Recon
Yara detected XWorm
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1767977 Sample: XWormClient.exe Startdate: 30/08/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 43 api.telegram.org 2->43 45 been-club.gl.at.ply.gg 2->45 47 ip-api.com 2->47 57 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->57 59 Found malware configuration 2->59 61 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->61 65 13 other signatures 2->65 8 XWormClient.exe 15 5 2->8         started        13 XWormClient.exe 2->13         started        15 svchost.exe 1 1 2->15         started        17 XWormClient.exe 2->17         started        signatures3 63 Uses the Telegram API (likely for C&C communication) 43->63 process4 dnsIp5 49 been-club.gl.at.ply.gg 147.185.221.30, 49723, 49727, 49729 SALSGIVERUS United States 8->49 51 ip-api.com 208.95.112.1, 49713, 80 TUT-ASUS United States 8->51 53 api.telegram.org 149.154.167.220, 443, 49722 TELEGRAMRU United Kingdom 8->53 37 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\XWormClient.exe, PE32 8->37 dropped 69 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 8->69 71 Protects its processes via BreakOnTermination flag 8->71 73 Bypasses PowerShell execution policy 8->73 79 2 other signatures 8->79 19 powershell.exe 23 8->19         started        22 powershell.exe 23 8->22         started        24 powershell.exe 23 8->24         started        26 2 other processes 8->26 39 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\XWormClient.exe.log, CSV 13->39 dropped 75 Antivirus detection for dropped file 13->75 77 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 13->77 55 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 15->55 file6 signatures7 process8 file9 67 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 19->67 29 conhost.exe 19->29         started        31 conhost.exe 22->31         started        33 conhost.exe 24->33         started        41 C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\...\Report.wer, Unicode 26->41 dropped 35 conhost.exe 26->35         started        signatures10 process11
Verdict:
XWorm
YARA:
16 match(es)
Tags:
.Net Executable Managed .NET PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout RAT SOS: 0.92 Win 32 Exe x86 XWorm
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
CNC: 127.0.0.1,been-club.gl.at.ply.gg
PORT: 55790
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Spyware.AsyncRAT
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-30 00:05:35 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
22 of 24 (91.67%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:xworm rat trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Looks up external IP address via web service
Detect Xworm Payload
Xworm
Xworm family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
been-club.gl.at.ply.gg:55790
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
rat xworm Win.Packed.njRAT-10002074-1 External_IP_Lookup
YARA:
EXE_RAT_XWorm_April2024 MALWARE_Win_XWorm win_mal_XWorm win_xworm_bytestring
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
b956416209869d972fa4e630e662e6f5ec0fdacf1c26a03e290a20a51130e439
MD5 hash:
d418bd5723579f39a928e9a4feb33e81
SHA1 hash:
e9f72fa5d1fd1f9dbf355c2f2de4bf1418663977
Detections:
win_xworm_a0 win_xworm_w0 XWorm
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ByteCode_MSIL_Backdoor_AsyncRAT
Author:ReversingLabs
Description:Yara rule that detects AsyncRAT backdoor.
Rule name:CP_AllMal_Detector
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:DebuggerCheck__RemoteAPI
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
Rule name:Disable_Defender
Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen
Rule name:EXE_RAT_XWorm_April2024
Author:Yashraj Solanki - Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst at Bridewell
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_NoneWindowsUA
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Windows executables referencing non-Windows User-Agents
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_TelegramChatBot
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables using Telegram Chat Bot
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_AsyncRAT
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects AsyncRAT
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_XWorm
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects XWorm
Rule name:Multifamily_RAT_Detection
Author:Lucas Acha (http://www.lukeacha.com)
Description:Generic Detection for multiple RAT families, PUPs, Packers and suspicious executables
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:SUSP_DOTNET_PE_List_AV
Author:SECUINFRA Falcon Team
Description:Detecs .NET Binary that lists installed AVs
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:telegram_bot_api
Author:rectifyq
Description:Detects file containing Telegram Bot API
Rule name:win_xworm_bytestring
Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:Detects bytestring present in unobfuscated xworm
Rule name:win_xworm_w0
Author:jeFF0Falltrades
Description:Detects win.xworm.
Rule name:xworm
Author:jeFF0Falltrades
Rule name:XWorm
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects XWorm
Rule name:xworm_kingrat
Author:jeFF0Falltrades

File information


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Comments



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commented on 2025-08-30 00:26:01 UTC

RAT King Parser (https://github.com/jeFF0Falltrades/rat_king_parser) Output:

{
"sha256": "b956416209869d972fa4e630e662e6f5ec0fdacf1c26a03e290a20a51130e439",
"yara_possible_family": "xworm",
"key": "07eaf974ee3b6169eecfefdeae80b907eaf974ee3b6169eecfefdeae80b92300",
"salt": "None",
"config": {
"obfuscated_key_1": "127.0.0.1,been-club.gl.at.ply.gg",
"obfuscated_key_2": "55790",
"obfuscated_key_3": "<1234567890>",
"obfuscated_key_4": "<Xwormmm>",
"obfuscated_key_5": "1",
"obfuscated_key_6": "XWorm V6.0",
"obfuscated_key_7": "USB.exe",
"obfuscated_key_8": "%AppData%",
"obfuscated_key_9": "XWormClient.exe",
"obfuscated_key_10": "yrFafqOjWo1AhGTQ",
"obfuscated_key_11": "\\Log.tmp",
"obfuscated_key_12": "BTC_Address",
"obfuscated_key_13": "ETH_Address",
"obfuscated_key_14": "TRC20_Address",
"obfuscated_key_15": "Your_Token",
"obfuscated_key_16": "Your_ID"
}
}