Managed XDR

2026_10_10-06_51_18_vt_msmx_submission.eml (XWorm) — malware analysis report

File info

Filename
2026_10_10-06_51_18_vt_msmx_submission.eml
File type
news or mail, ASCII text, with CRLF, LF line terminators
File size
187.8 KB
First seen
Last seen

Environment

w10/x64 en

Hashes

SHA1
21961924b0f99f15b4455e3d97a9529a5cfcab42
SHA256
913e6816316b74390b8e1825e3951979c734988e36825ca58774bfc419f115ad
MD5
fce033da7019f0be9f0c99363fdb2344

Malwares

  • XWorm

Signatures

Execution

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

Privilege Escalation

T1055.002 inject_write_pe: Writes PE file to another process's memory
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

T1218 bypass_dev_utils: Executing .NET utility in a suspended state, potentially for injection
T1055.002 inject_write_pe: Writes PE file to another process's memory
T1497 debugs_self: Creates a process and debugs it
T1497.001 antivm_wmi: Uses WMI to detect virtual environment
T1497.003 antisandbox_idletime: Detects Windows Idle Time to determine the uptime
T1497 evasion_printers: Attempts to detect Sandbox by exploring existing printers
T1497.001 antisandbox_script_timer: Detected script timer window (indicative of sleep style evasion)
T1497.001 antivm_generic_productname: Checks system product name in registry, possibly for anti-virtualization
T1497.002 antivm_usbstor: Reads information about usbdevices from regkey
T1134 opens_thread_token: Opens the access token associated with a thread
T1134 opens_process_token: Opens the access token associated with a process

Credential Access

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

Discovery

T1497 debugs_self: Creates a process and debugs it
T1497.001 antivm_wmi: Uses WMI to detect virtual environment
T1497.003 antisandbox_idletime: Detects Windows Idle Time to determine the uptime
T1082 has_wmi: Executes one or several WMI requests
T1057 has_wmi: Executes one or several WMI requests
T1518.001 wmi_check_av: Uses WMI to check for installed antivirus software
T1497 evasion_printers: Attempts to detect Sandbox by exploring existing printers
T1497.001 antisandbox_script_timer: Detected script timer window (indicative of sleep style evasion)
T1497.001 antivm_generic_productname: Checks system product name in registry, possibly for anti-virtualization
T1497.002 antivm_usbstor: Reads information about usbdevices from regkey

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
networkdyndns_checkip: Connects to a Dynamic DNS domain
network_bind: Starts servers listening at None
creates_exe: Creates executable files in the file system
create_rpc_bindings: Creates RPC connection
creates_suspended_process: Creates suspended process
suspicious_network_port: Performs TCP or UDP request to non-standard port
test_check_service: Starts services

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