Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    30s
  • max time network
    31s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    23/05/2026, 03:29

General

  • Target
    VadeLauncher.exe
  • Size 741KB
  • Sample260523-d2e7dscs2l
  • SHA256 b52c393326b2160af5ef4a857181e22b87baaed086fb1c610efc902c166cf446
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VadeLauncher.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VadeLauncher.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3204
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\loader.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\loader.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3092
      • C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_1.0.42251.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppInstallerPythonRedirector.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VadeData.py
        3⤵
          PID:1492

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          loader.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\loader.exe
          • Size 972KB
          • SHA256 3e77d7d458a36c990607ded544d1560edaff2707afdec81ed3105d8f95af2f3d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/3092-17-0x00007FF6F8E90000-0x00007FF6F8F20000-memory.dmp

          memory/3092-19-0x00007FF6F8E90000-0x00007FF6F8F20000-memory.dmp