Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
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resource
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resource tags
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submitted
19/03/2025, 23:14
General
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Target
Vortex Nuker 1.42.exe
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Size
279KB
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MD5
207f8d8cc0950ff123508360f40d187d
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SHA1
be3e5514551c68ad5b45b641621fcfd71797da5c
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SHA256
2876fe40976ecb099dfa01f066afc303bf2031a812d3b150896523ded9a865a8
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SHA512
d807019a0f164c44c4bffbb72a84255412c7e588b161cc1acbb170d541ac3a6ca8243b29cf8aaded537d90de03e7b283070c242bdb6a59ee1126a29d3c3efc61
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SSDEEP
3072:PmWL9TbF7EdANMe6rtVn+V6WBvAYioEefM9HZ5n3jTZakMhg+M4aluJrp/6fHC:PmWUjDqzBvA9ve4bn3jNa0+MEJt/D
Malware Config
Extracted
mercurialgrabber
https://discord.com/api/webhooks/1352056092800061442/3CzW1cCaNZTbI4VuvNwVmMh68Q--8Gdw0gWMKHle7Np63DV39kvHq5YBo3g8N66-juC8
Signatures
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Mercurial Grabber Stealer
Mercurial Grabber is an open source stealer targeting Chrome, Discord and some game clients as well as generic system information.
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Mercurialgrabber family
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Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
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Looks for VMWare Tools registry key 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
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Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
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Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
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Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
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Looks up external IP address via web service 2 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
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Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs
Disk information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
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Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
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Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
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Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
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Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
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Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
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Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex Nuker 1.42.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex Nuker 1.42.exe"1⤵
- Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
- Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Maps connected drives based on registry
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 2572 -s 13962⤵
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
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Filesize
4KB
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Filesize
296KB
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Filesize
9.9MB
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Filesize
4KB
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Filesize
9.9MB