Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    57s
  • max time network
    57s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    03/07/2026, 09:25

General

  • Target
    Vortex/Bootstrapper.exe
  • Size 3.5MB
  • Sample260703-ldmkkabt7j
  • SHA256 a958590ad4a3505caf86fa8f473dc4ff11081d8b03b0cf850efece9e00a9dd96
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Themida packer 8 IoCs

    Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 9 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Network Share Discovery 1 TTPs

    Attempt to gather information on host network.

  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 3 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 21 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs
  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex\Bootstrapper.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex\Bootstrapper.exe"
    1⤵
    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
    • Checks BIOS information in registry
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5556
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex\Vortex.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex\Vortex.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5292
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe" --embedded-browser-webview=1 --webview-exe-name=Vortex.exe --webview-exe-version=1.0.0 --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.vortex.executor\EBWebView" --noerrdialogs --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --edge-webview-custom-scheme --autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required --disable-features=msWebOOUI,msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection --enable-features=MojoIpcz --lang=en-US --accept-lang=en-US --mojo-named-platform-channel-pipe=5292.1372.13840639538920354595 /pfhostedapp:85baa7c30a6baf275dff01066390dd1a4ff46232
        3⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Enumerates system info in registry
        • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5612
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=crashpad-handler --user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.vortex.executor\EBWebView /prefetch:4 /pfhostedapp:85baa7c30a6baf275dff01066390dd1a4ff46232 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler --database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.vortex.executor\EBWebView\Crashpad --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=122.0.6261.139 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 "--annotation=prod=Edge WebView2" --annotation=ver=122.0.2365.106 --initial-client-data=0x188,0x18c,0x190,0x164,0x198,0x7fff3c0e5fd8,0x7fff3c0e5fe4,0x7fff3c0e5ff0
          4⤵
            PID:1892
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=gpu-process --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.vortex.executor\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=Vortex.exe --webview-exe-version=1.0.0 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --edge-webview-custom-scheme --no-appcompat-clear --gpu-preferences=WAAAAAAAAADgAAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAA4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1920 --field-trial-handle=1924,i,2075448406376277405,3399582552994725335,262144 --enable-features=MojoIpcz --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version /prefetch:2 /pfhostedapp:85baa7c30a6baf275dff01066390dd1a4ff46232
            4⤵
              PID:612
            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe
              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.vortex.executor\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=Vortex.exe --webview-exe-version=1.0.0 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --edge-webview-custom-scheme --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2128 --field-trial-handle=1924,i,2075448406376277405,3399582552994725335,262144 --enable-features=MojoIpcz --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version /prefetch:3 /pfhostedapp:85baa7c30a6baf275dff01066390dd1a4ff46232
              4⤵
                PID:5932
              • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe
                "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.vortex.executor\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=Vortex.exe --webview-exe-version=1.0.0 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --edge-webview-custom-scheme --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2412 --field-trial-handle=1924,i,2075448406376277405,3399582552994725335,262144 --enable-features=MojoIpcz --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 /pfhostedapp:85baa7c30a6baf275dff01066390dd1a4ff46232
                4⤵
                  PID:2360
                • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe
                  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=renderer --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.vortex.executor\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=Vortex.exe --webview-exe-version=1.0.0 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --edge-webview-custom-scheme --no-appcompat-clear --autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --js-flags="--harmony-weak-refs-with-cleanup-some --expose-gc --ms-user-locale=" --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3416 --field-trial-handle=1924,i,2075448406376277405,3399582552994725335,262144 --enable-features=MojoIpcz --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version /pfhostedapp:85baa7c30a6baf275dff01066390dd1a4ff46232 /prefetch:1
                  4⤵
                    PID:4892
                • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                  "powershell" -Command "$WshShell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell; $Shortcut = $WshShell.CreateShortcut('C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Vortex.lnk'); $Shortcut.TargetPath = 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex\Vortex.exe'; $Shortcut.WorkingDirectory = 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex'; $Shortcut.IconLocation = 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex\Vortex.exe'; $Shortcut.Save()"
                  3⤵
                  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
                  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:2616
                • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                  "reg" query "HKCU\Control Panel\International\Geo" /v Nation
                  3⤵
                    PID:1916
                  • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                    "powershell" -Command " $cpu = (Get-CimInstance Win32_Processor).ProcessorId $bios = (Get-CimInstance Win32_BIOS).SerialNumber $board = (Get-CimInstance Win32_BaseBoard).SerialNumber $disk = (Get-CimInstance Win32_PhysicalMedia | Select-Object -First 1).SerialNumber \"$cpu|$bios|$board|$disk\" "
                    3⤵
                    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:4764
                  • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                    "powershell" -Command " $cpu = (Get-CimInstance Win32_Processor).ProcessorId $bios = (Get-CimInstance Win32_BIOS).SerialNumber $board = (Get-CimInstance Win32_BaseBoard).SerialNumber $disk = (Get-CimInstance Win32_PhysicalMedia | Select-Object -First 1).SerialNumber \"$cpu|$bios|$board|$disk\" "
                    3⤵
                    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:3788
                  • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
                    "attrib" +h +s C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Vortex\AutoExecute\!!!!!!!!!!!!.txt
                    3⤵
                    • Views/modifies file attributes
                    PID:5696
              • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
                sihost.exe
                1⤵
                • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
                PID:4328

              Network

                    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                    Downloads

                    StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                    • Size 1KB
                    • SHA256 b67191a152d4566d0194395342f55c6142d94005610603fdc92ac4d491519f82
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                    • Size 1KB
                    • SHA256 2706f7a3cde18304b8eb65dc0fa6d884f09a46a78e320302afda951d20885534
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    Vortex-Module.dll

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex\Vortex-Module.dll
                    • Size 11.8MB
                    • SHA256 5ffd7b0f39d980d9a740eed8d1886798ade1a46919aebad6dcdf665875c036a8
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    Vortex.exe

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex\Vortex.exe
                    • Size 18.0MB
                    • SHA256 c52a39b45d6e6e7a98be50acfd8c0bf209b771038a2dadc927075a8a17004dcf
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    cur.txt

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex\cur.txt
                    • Size 8B
                    • SHA256 4e106a978bb116e1c36ba0d5d7e142b291250cf293ba6ae4129a6090c794e685
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                    external.exe

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex\external.exe
                    • Size 16KB
                    • SHA256 d0d23e6cbd4876c17386a4fcce36bf1ea159debb4527896ec58542f517964fc9
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    __PSScriptPolicyTest_cfnujh5a.lin.ps1

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_cfnujh5a.lin.ps1
                    • Size 60B
                    • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    !!!!!!!!!!!!.txt

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Vortex\AutoExecute\!!!!!!!!!!!!.txt
                    • Size 32KB
                    • SHA256 eb748b0315751b06ab417803b1ab4ebc449dc46ae2bb3845cc48716064da42bc
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    settings.dat

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.vortex.executor\EBWebView\Crashpad\settings.dat
                    • Size 280B
                    • SHA256 11e656c52ba9e9c28fc81a740982fd303a083be0fb92db455739e3857cb45e4f
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    settings.dat

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.vortex.executor\EBWebView\Crashpad\settings.dat
                    • Size 280B
                    • SHA256 cf24c0470d3fb747495d7ecc17089fb5437bbf5559d9a29f437ff37ea21559ba
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    throttle_store.dat

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.vortex.executor\EBWebView\Crashpad\throttle_store.dat
                    • Size 20B
                    • SHA256 41c91a9c93d76295746a149dce7ebb3b9ee2cb551d84365fff108e59a61cc304
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                    CURRENT

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.vortex.executor\EBWebView\Default\Extension Scripts\CURRENT
                    • Size 16B
                    • SHA256 0f1bad70c7bd1e0a69562853ec529355462fcd0423263a3d39d6d0d70b780443
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                    data_2

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.vortex.executor\EBWebView\Default\GPUCache\data_2
                    • Size 8KB
                    • SHA256 ec1702806f4cc7c42a82fc2b38e89835fde7c64bb32060e0823c9077ca92efb7
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                    SCT Auditing Pending Reports

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.vortex.executor\EBWebView\Default\Network\SCT Auditing Pending Reports
                    • Size 2B
                    • SHA256 4f53cda18c2baa0c0354bb5f9a3ecbe5ed12ab4d8e11ba873c2f11161202b945
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                    MANIFEST-000001

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.vortex.executor\EBWebView\Default\Site Characteristics Database\MANIFEST-000001
                    • Size 41B
                    • SHA256 f9d31b278e215eb0d0e9cd709edfa037e828f36214ab7906f612160fead4b2b4
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                    data_0

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.vortex.executor\EBWebView\GraphiteDawnCache\data_0
                    • Size 8KB
                    • SHA256 d6a5fe39cd672781b256e0e3102f7022635f1d4bb7cfcc90a80fffe4d0f3877e
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                    data_1

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.vortex.executor\EBWebView\GraphiteDawnCache\data_1
                    • Size 264KB
                    • SHA256 902f30c1fb0597d0734bc34b979ec5d131f8f39a4b71b338083821216ec8d61b
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                    data_3

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.vortex.executor\EBWebView\GraphiteDawnCache\data_3
                    • Size 8KB
                    • SHA256 e09f42c398d688dce168570291f1f92d079987deda3099a34adb9e8c0522b30c
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                    Local State

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.vortex.executor\EBWebView\Local State
                    • Size 15KB
                    • SHA256 1d3e014bf7ad201c68f97076525dd51db5523eac0097433ef375d19d86800c1a
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    Local State

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.vortex.executor\EBWebView\Local State
                    • Size 2KB
                    • SHA256 9ca54f1c74bae5c1150c4abdce450257876a527e70a0a187e9c67844c0106524
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    Local State

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.vortex.executor\EBWebView\Local State
                    • Size 3KB
                    • SHA256 9025b108320a9157dcf066e4e4aa0817ce69cb73fc63ad441840d90ab0e45793
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    Local State~RFe597af3.TMP

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.vortex.executor\EBWebView\Local State~RFe597af3.TMP
                    • Size 1KB
                    • SHA256 7127098eeb875223cfcf1119f1708e4d8945acb534597db487b38ee9f09dea51
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    hwid.cache

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Vortex\hwid.cache
                    • Size 32B
                    • SHA256 035ce7b0297134f46d01d7592c630419062403ac5438c523e4881f45b4961cfb
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                    memory/612-303-0x0000024D49C50000-0x0000024D49D23000-memory.dmp

                    memory/612-127-0x00007FFF5DB00000-0x00007FFF5DB01000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2616-192-0x0000023BCDF60000-0x0000023BCDF82000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4764-260-0x0000021A2E640000-0x0000021A2E6F2000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4764-264-0x0000021A163B0000-0x0000021A163BA000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4764-265-0x0000021A2E880000-0x0000021A2E8AA000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4764-266-0x0000021A2E880000-0x0000021A2E8A4000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4764-259-0x0000021A163C0000-0x0000021A163DE000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4892-126-0x00007FFF5DB00000-0x00007FFF5DB01000-memory.dmp

                    memory/5292-21-0x00007FFF5ED40000-0x00007FFF5ED42000-memory.dmp

                    memory/5292-20-0x00007FFF5ED30000-0x00007FFF5ED32000-memory.dmp

                    memory/5292-22-0x00007FF6AE1C0000-0x00007FF6B0E4F000-memory.dmp

                    memory/5556-0-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140965000-memory.dmp

                    memory/5556-6-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140965000-memory.dmp

                    memory/5556-19-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140965000-memory.dmp

                    memory/5556-5-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140965000-memory.dmp

                    memory/5556-4-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140965000-memory.dmp

                    memory/5556-2-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140965000-memory.dmp

                    memory/5556-1-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140965000-memory.dmp