Managed XDR

2026_05_10-10_07_58_vt_msmx_submission.eml (XWorm) — malware analysis report

File info

Filename
2026_05_10-10_07_58_vt_msmx_submission.eml
File type
news or mail, ASCII text, with CRLF, LF line terminators
File size
1 MB
First seen
Last seen

Environment

w10/x64 en

Hashes

SHA1
c0f71c3cac98f0a464a926d8fa71e222c8e78b00
SHA256
55d81b026af92701d8e341587a216f2e47e5167f1dc607832b3c122f27e5de0f
MD5
f12d9fcbadb09d7e0fd3617bf7975375

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

Persistence

T1547.001 persistence_autorun: Makes itself run automatically on Windows startup

Privilege Escalation

T1547.001 persistence_autorun: Makes itself run automatically on Windows startup
T1055.002 inject_write_pe: Writes PE file to another process's memory
T1055.012 injection_runpe: Injects code into another process
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

T1055.002 inject_write_pe: Writes PE file to another process's memory
T1055.012 injection_runpe: Injects code into another process
T1497.001 antivm_sandboxie: Attempts to detect Sandboxie
T1564.001 stealth_file: Creates hidden or system files
T1497.001 antivm_wmi: Uses WMI to detect virtual environment
T1497.001 antivm_disk_size: Checks the amount of free disk space
T1027.002 packer_entropy: Probably contains compressed or encrypted data
T1497.001 antivm_network_adapters: Checks NIC addresses
T1497 evasion_printers: Attempts to detect Sandbox by exploring existing printers
T1497.001 antivm_generic_productname: Checks system product name in registry, possibly for anti-virtualization
T1497.001 antivm_queries_computername: Retrieves the computer name
T1497.002 antivm_usbstor: Reads information about usbdevices from regkey
T1562.001 windows_defender_add_exclusion: Adds a path to Microsoft Defender exclusion list
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
T1070 stealth_window: A process created a hidden window

Credential Access

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

Discovery

T1497.001 antivm_sandboxie: Attempts to detect Sandboxie
T1497.001 antivm_wmi: Uses WMI to detect virtual environment
T1497.001 antivm_disk_size: Checks the amount of free disk space
T1082 has_wmi: Executes one or several WMI requests
T1057 has_wmi: Executes one or several WMI requests
T1497.001 antivm_network_adapters: Checks NIC addresses
T1518 locates_browser: Attempts to identify where browsers are installed
T1497 evasion_printers: Attempts to detect Sandbox by exploring existing printers
T1497.001 antivm_generic_productname: Checks system product name in registry, possibly for anti-virtualization
T1497.001 antivm_queries_computername: Retrieves the computer name
T1497.002 antivm_usbstor: Reads information about usbdevices from regkey

Command and Control

T1071.001 network_cnc_http: Suspicious HTTP traffic
T1071.001 network_http: Performs HTTP requests
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
steganographic_png: Possible malicious steganographic PNG
suricata_alert: Malicious traffic detected
ce_info: XWorm Configuration Data found
creates_exe: Creates executable files in the file system
copies_self: Creates a copy of itself
ip_domains: Identifies an IP address using external resources
network_bind: Starts servers listening at None
process_crashed: One of the processes has failed
unexpected_exception: Unexpected exception
no_graphical_activity: No graphic activity
create_rpc_bindings: Creates RPC connection
dotnet_suspicious_module_name: Dotnet program has suspicious module name
creates_suspended_process: Creates suspended process
suspicious_network_port: Performs TCP or UDP request to non-standard port
test_check_service: Starts services
checktokenmembership: Checks user token with CheckTokenMembership call

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