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Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows10-2004_x64 -
resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250314-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
19/03/2025, 23:14
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
Vortex Nuker 1.42.exe
Resource
win7-20240903-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
Vortex Nuker 1.42.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20250314-en
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
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions Vortex Nuker 1.42.exe -
Looks for VMWare Tools registry key 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VMWare, Inc.\VMWare Tools Vortex Nuker 1.42.exe -
Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion Vortex Nuker 1.42.exe -
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 6 IoCs
flow ioc 23 discord.com 24 discord.com 26 discord.com 19 discord.com 20 discord.com 21 discord.com -
Looks up external IP address via web service 2 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
flow ioc 1 ip4.seeip.org 17 ip-api.com -
Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs
Disk information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum Vortex Nuker 1.42.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0 Vortex Nuker 1.42.exe -
Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_VMware_&Prod_VMware_Virtual_S Vortex Nuker 1.42.exe -
Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 Vortex Nuker 1.42.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString Vortex Nuker 1.42.exe -
Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosInformation Vortex Nuker 1.42.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemManufacturer Vortex Nuker 1.42.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemProductName Vortex Nuker 1.42.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Logical Unit Id 0 Vortex Nuker 1.42.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5248 Vortex Nuker 1.42.exe
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
PID:5248
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
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