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Database Entry



XWorm


Vendor detections: 19


Intelligence 19 IOCs YARA 23 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: f78a4b9fa0ff5147d158e0fe48daf3b6b8f2de9e9e8b824d70c6af392e489487
SHA3-384 hash: b69b26120876dd647b2e7dfbd19f1ef22a47cb9dffe86c3892e0abf686061eff86f7f2c0e7263f0e3de96d0ede474663
SHA1 hash: 504ec8fe265617251ca7c2822e7f4221ae907a10
MD5 hash: 256b67d6e3badfac41259d8994233463
humanhash: timing-equal-spaghetti-golf
File name:f78a4b9fa0ff5147d158e0fe48daf3b6b8f2de9e9e8b824d70c6af392e489487
Download: download sample
Signature XWorm
File size:975'872 bytes
First seen:2025-09-05 13:27:15 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 1895460fffad9475fda0c84755ecfee1 (350 x Formbook, 104 x AgentTesla, 58 x a310Logger)
ssdeep 24576:w5EmXFtKaL4/oFe5T9yyXYfP1ijXdawkXdzbuAD:wPVt/LZeJbInQRawkNzbu
TLSH T115259E0273D1C062FFAB92734B5AF6115BBC79260123A62F13981D79BE701B1563E7A3
TrID 40.3% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
19.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
17.2% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
7.7% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
7.6% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
Reporter adrian__luca
Tags:exe xworm

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
80
Origin country :
HU HU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
f78a4b9fa0ff5147d158e0fe48daf3b6b8f2de9e9e8b824d70c6af392e489487
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-09-05 22:35:32 UTC
Tags:
auto-startup remote xworm

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.1%
Tags:
autorun autoit emotet
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a file
Creating a process from a recently created file
Launching a process
Сreating synchronization primitives
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Connection attempt to an infection source
Sending a TCP request to an infection source
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context autoit compiled-script fingerprint keylogger microsoft_visual_cc obfuscated packed packed packer_detected threat
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2025-08-26T22:54:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-08-26T22:54:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
6 match(es)
Tags:
AutoIt Decompiled Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Suspect Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.AutoitInject
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-27 01:39:24 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
28
AV detection:
20 of 24 (83.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:xworm discovery rat trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
AutoIT Executable
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Drops startup file
Executes dropped EXE
Detect Xworm Payload
Xworm
Xworm family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
198.12.126.169:8823
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
84871e0cf7929873b74b4a4f9cf42a413367d731fc3c0e3b323a2aca178a2de7
MD5 hash:
803000a491d3693b30fe2b897107ea12
SHA1 hash:
e7d74ccefd060cf413296fef742bb5d3c37c8725
Detections:
win_xworm_a0 win_xworm_w0 win_mal_XWorm INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_NoneWindowsUA MALWARE_Win_AsyncRAT MALWARE_Win_XWorm
SH256 hash:
f78a4b9fa0ff5147d158e0fe48daf3b6b8f2de9e9e8b824d70c6af392e489487
MD5 hash:
256b67d6e3badfac41259d8994233463
SHA1 hash:
504ec8fe265617251ca7c2822e7f4221ae907a10
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:AutoIT_Compiled
Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies compiled AutoIT script (as EXE). This rule by itself does NOT necessarily mean the detected file is malicious.
Rule name:ByteCode_MSIL_Backdoor_AsyncRAT
Author:ReversingLabs
Description:Yara rule that detects AsyncRAT backdoor.
Rule name:cobalt_strike_tmp01925d3f
Author:The DFIR Report
Description:files - file ~tmp01925d3f.exe
Reference:https://thedfirreport.com
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:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
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:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_NoneWindowsUA
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Windows executables referencing non-Windows User-Agents
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:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:Njrat
Author:botherder https://github.com/botherder
Description:Njrat
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
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:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:win_xworm_w0
Author:jeFF0Falltrades
Description:Detects win.xworm.
Rule name:xworm
Author:jeFF0Falltrades
Rule name:xworm_kingrat
Author:jeFF0Falltrades

File information


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