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Database Entry


XWorm


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: c958794e36f9a23679869d032a90c5471151d5256fc35f86dc7ff87749335a6d
SHA3-384 hash: 99ad3e0b692fa95702715411cb5d2f2c93719cc8b1a8bcc0021afce365fb470cc12b852bbd7ad625227ced5400e4748b
SHA1 hash: 7dd0a5f4ea302a6e0502ea74ee71fefd192c423d
MD5 hash: d19b0836e9816f72aac6981497a8ed81
humanhash: yellow-happy-sierra-idaho
File name:Payment_Advice_pdf.tar
Download: download sample
Signature XWorm
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File size:202'752 bytes
First seen:2025-11-10 11:57:22 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: tar
MIME type:application/x-tar
ssdeep 3072:UvGGsNYyvmCY3OiDgEhWOSWMl9yb2o2Da:UeGddH3i9yL2O
TLSH T15D149035F71C768FF69F2462301AAE7F13DC3888452321B875D2A91D5F02D229B9D78A
TrID 62.9% (.TAR/GTAR) TAR - Tape ARchive (GNU) (17/3)
37.0% (.TAR) TAR - Tape ARchive (file) (10/3)
Magika tar
Reporter cocaman
Tags:HSBC payment tar xworm


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cocaman
Malicious email (T1566.001)
From: "HSBC Advising Service <hildatelo47@zagalov.org>" (likely spoofed)
Received: "from zagalov.org (zagalov.org [104.223.38.104]) "
Date: "7 Nov 2025 01:44:00 -0800"
Subject: "Payment Advice - Advice Ref:[A2gjBpkiPfdy-IN] / Priority payment / Customer Ref: [83427657]"
Attachment: "Payment_Advice_pdf.tar"

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
83
Origin country :
CH CH
File Archive Information

This file archive contains 1 file(s), sorted by their relevance:

File name:Payment_Advice_pdf.bat
File size:201'070 bytes
SHA256 hash: 4e6d500ed54ad0ae55137aed25539c0939c541c72677239536448657bd201321
MD5 hash: ec466439da8098e88d7bfc523cac0d3f
MIME type:text/plain
Signature XWorm
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.BAT.Obfus-9.UNOFFICIAL
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.1%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=6911d357ac1ae236e1790f14
Tags:
xtreme shell virus
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
base64 evasive masquerade obfuscated powershell
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6911d355d63f755c32c41fd0/reports/e1b1eb46-95cf-45c3-a0b4-c1ba764957c7/overview
Verdict:
Suspicious
Labled as:
Mal/DrodTar
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/c958794e36f9a23679869d032a90c5471151d5256fc35f86dc7ff87749335a6d
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
tar
First seen:
2025-11-08T04:35:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-08T04:50:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/c958794e36f9a23679869d032a90c5471151d5256fc35f86dc7ff87749335a6d/results?tab=lookup
Score:
98%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ARCHIVE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/c958794e36f9a23679869d032a90c5471151d5256fc35f86dc7ff87749335a6d
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
3 match(es)
Tags:
DeObfuscated PowerShell Tar Archive
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/d19b0836e9816f72aac6981497a8ed81
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/c958794e36f9a23679869d032a90c5471151d5256fc35f86dc7ff87749335a6d/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.XWORM
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/c958794e36f9a23679869d032a90c5471151d5256fc35f86dc7ff87749335a6d
Threat name:
Script-BAT.Backdoor.XWorm
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-07 13:05:21 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
12 of 24 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=zfmhstrw7grdm6mgtubsvegfi4ivdvjfn7bv7bw4p74hosjtljwq._file
Result
Malware family:
xworm
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:xworm execution rat trojan
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/251110-s93d8acy5c/
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Drops startup file
Badlisted process makes network request
Detect Xworm Payload
Xworm
Xworm family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
23.95.117.247:701
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/c958794e36f9a23679869d032a90c5471151d5256fc35f86dc7ff87749335a6d

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:SUSP_PS1_JAB_Pattern_Jun22_1
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Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects suspicious UTF16 and Base64 encoded PowerShell code that starts with a $ sign and a single char variable
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
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Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)

File information

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Malspam

XWorm

tar c958794e36f9a23679869d032a90c5471151d5256fc35f86dc7ff87749335a6d

(this sample)

XWorm

Batch (bat) bat 4e6d500ed54ad0ae55137aed25539c0939c541c72677239536448657bd201321

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment
  
Dropping
SHA256 4e6d500ed54ad0ae55137aed25539c0939c541c72677239536448657bd201321
  
Dropping
MD5 ec466439da8098e88d7bfc523cac0d3f

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