Managed XDR

2026_05_31-14_05_06_vt_msmx_submission.eml (XWorm) — malware analysis report

File info

Filename
2026_05_31-14_05_06_vt_msmx_submission.eml
File type
news or mail, ASCII text, with CRLF, LF line terminators
File size
51.9 KB
First seen
Last seen

Environment

w10/x64 en

Hashes

SHA1
5e3c5b079b56c0d98c0cc3aa40f712ce5486d3e8
SHA256
4196479bd77ec92b7b04bc61a003c997bece80d07db0c21cefec8b1e48e9540f
MD5
3bd349e05995f49253c5a6b42cda606c

Malwares

  • XWorm

Signatures

Execution

T1059.001 suspicious_powershell: Creates suspicious PowerShell process
T1047 antivm_wmi: Uses WMI to detect virtual environment
T1047 has_wmi: Executes one or several WMI requests

Privilege Escalation

T1134 sets_privilegies_via_adjusttokenprivileges: Sets process privilege via AdjustTokenPrivileges
T1134 opens_thread_token: Opens the access token associated with a thread
T1134 opens_process_token: Opens the access token associated with a process

Defense Evasion

T1027.002 unnamed_memory_regions: Code was executed in unnamed regions
T1497.001 antivm_wmi: Uses WMI to detect virtual environment
T1497.001 antivm_disk_size: Checks the amount of free disk space
T1497.003 antisandbox_sleep: The process attempted to slow down analysis
T1134 sets_privilegies_via_adjusttokenprivileges: Sets process privilege via AdjustTokenPrivileges
T1134 opens_thread_token: Opens the access token associated with a thread
T1134 opens_process_token: Opens the access token associated with a process
T1562.001 windows_defender_add_exclusion: Adds a path to Microsoft Defender exclusion list
T1070 stealth_window: A process created a hidden window
T1497 evasion_printers: Attempts to detect Sandbox by exploring existing printers
T1497 evasion_diskenum: Sandbox evasion using enumeration of partitions
T1497.001 antivm_generic_productname: Checks system product name in registry, possibly for anti-virtualization
T1497.001 antivm_queries_computername: Retrieves the computer name

Credential Access

T1555.004 windows_credential_manager: Acquire credentials from the Windows Credential Manager

Discovery

T1518.001 wmi_check_av: Uses WMI to check for installed antivirus software
T1057 has_wmi: Executes one or several WMI requests
T1497.001 antivm_wmi: Uses WMI to detect virtual environment
T1497.001 antivm_disk_size: Checks the amount of free disk space
T1497.003 antisandbox_sleep: The process attempted to slow down analysis
T1082 has_wmi: Executes one or several WMI requests
T1518 locates_browser: Attempts to identify where browsers are installed
T1135 server_share_info: Retrieves information about each shared resource on a server
T1497 evasion_printers: Attempts to detect Sandbox by exploring existing printers
T1497 evasion_diskenum: Sandbox evasion using enumeration of partitions
T1497.001 antivm_generic_productname: Checks system product name in registry, possibly for anti-virtualization
T1497.001 antivm_queries_computername: Retrieves the computer name

Command and Control

T1071.001 winhttp_https: Performs HTTP/HTTPS requests using WinHttp

Exfiltration

T1022 encrypts_pc_info: Collects and encrypts information about the computer (possibly for exfiltration)

Other

yara_rules: Static rules
suricata_alert: Malicious traffic detected
ce_info: XWorm Configuration Data found
network_bind: Starts servers listening at None
creates_exe: Creates executable files in the file system
executes_dropped_exe: Executes dropped exe files
create_rpc_bindings: Creates RPC connection
creates_suspended_process: Creates suspended process
creates_in_programdata: Creates files in the ProgramData directory
suspicious_network_port: Performs TCP or UDP request to non-standard port
test_check_service: Starts services

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