Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    11/05/2026, 10:23

General

  • Target
    2026-05-11_4fa6b3194e99561c2d22d2d76a81473c_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee_vertexnet.exe
  • Size 143KB
  • Sample260511-metwpse15w
  • SHA256 e82bb1b8df0fb18532d65dc0951257bd7f04d973c733f7ab06dcd2457abfaeb6
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • vertexnet

C2
  • ves.gb.net

Mutex
  • FSGSGSGS

Attributes
  • C2Path

    /gate/

Signatures

  • Family: VertexNET

    VertexNET is a stealer written in C++.

  • Detects VertexNET stealer 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-11_4fa6b3194e99561c2d22d2d76a81473c_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee_vertexnet.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-11_4fa6b3194e99561c2d22d2d76a81473c_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee_vertexnet.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4200
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ves.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ves.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4192

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        C5L31V9A.htm

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\KIA59XA6\C5L31V9A.htm
        • Size 107KB
        • SHA256 33da432ac0d86be3ab28c96fdf88ce0fba0efec6a5b6bc94abb4764c8f7507cb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        adduser[1].htm

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\S2F2J8G4\adduser[1].htm
        • Size 162B
        • SHA256 9e17cb15dd75bbbd5dbb984eda674863c3b10ab72613cf8a39a00c3e11a8492a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        ves.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ves.exe
        • Size 143KB
        • SHA256 e82bb1b8df0fb18532d65dc0951257bd7f04d973c733f7ab06dcd2457abfaeb6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH