History
XWorm History: 2022–2026
The full chronological arc of XWorm from early EvilCoder tooling through the 2026 v7.4 generation.
2022
Early XWorm
Public research documents the EvilCoder project and early XWorm tooling.
2023
2.x / 3.x / 4.x / 5.x
Commercial development expands; versions advertised in underground channels.
2024
5.6 & developer disappearance
Widely circulated 5.6; original XCoder account reportedly deleted late 2024.
2025
6.0 / 6.4 modified ecosystem
XCoderTools promotes 6.0; cracked and modified builders proliferate.
2026
7.2 → 7.4
Fortinet documents 7.2; ANY.RUN and Point Wild document 7.4.
The XCoder disappearance
Trellix reported development associated with XCoder continued through XWorm 5.6. During the second half of 2024, the original XCoder identity reportedly deleted its account and official support stopped. The ecosystem then fragmented. See What Happened to XCoder?
