Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
150s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
22/07/2026, 23:10
General
- Target 2026-07-22_dc68adcce8eda9d9767706f10d021ece_conti.exe
- Size 21KB
- Sample260722-25shwsdc77
- SHA256 36e24694f86d3d522345abd3d8f6a092f6a9635439d3e009680e8fad65dd23b2
Malware Config
Signatures
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 6 IoCs
Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
- Drops startup file 2 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 46 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs
- Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-22_dc68adcce8eda9d9767706f10d021ece_conti.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-22_dc68adcce8eda9d9767706f10d021ece_conti.exe"1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData\vortex' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "$WshShell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell; $Shortcut = $WshShell.CreateShortcut('C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\VortexHelper.lnk'); $Shortcut.TargetPath = 'C:\ProgramData\vortex\winhelper.exe'; $Shortcut.WorkingDirectory = 'C:\ProgramData\vortex'; $Shortcut.Description = 'System Maintenance Helper'; $Shortcut.Save();"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Drops startup file
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /tn "VortexTask" /tr "C:\ProgramData\vortex\winhelper.exe" /sc hourly /mo 1 /f2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\ProgramData\vortex\winhelper.exe"C:\ProgramData\vortex\winhelper.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\PROGRA~3\vortex\winhelper.exeC:\PROGRA~3\vortex\WINHEL~1.EXE1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData\vortex' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "$WshShell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell; $Shortcut = $WshShell.CreateShortcut('C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\VortexHelper.lnk'); $Shortcut.TargetPath = 'C:\ProgramData\vortex\winhelper.exe'; $Shortcut.WorkingDirectory = 'C:\ProgramData\vortex'; $Shortcut.Description = 'System Maintenance Helper'; $Shortcut.Save();"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Drops startup file
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /tn "VortexTask" /tr "C:\ProgramData\vortex\winhelper.exe" /sc hourly /mo 1 /f2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\ProgramData\vortex\winhelper.exe"C:\ProgramData\vortex\winhelper.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\ProgramData\vortex\winhelper.exeC:\ProgramData\vortex\winhelper.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
winhelper.exe
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
__PSScriptPolicyTest_bk2ss3do.p43.ps1
VortexHelper.lnk
memory/3040-33-0x00007FF8A13D0000-0x00007FF8A1D74000-memory.dmp
memory/3040-22-0x00007FF8A13D0000-0x00007FF8A1D74000-memory.dmp
memory/3040-27-0x00007FF8A13D0000-0x00007FF8A1D74000-memory.dmp
memory/3040-26-0x00007FF8A13D0000-0x00007FF8A1D74000-memory.dmp
memory/3040-25-0x00007FF8A13D0000-0x00007FF8A1D74000-memory.dmp
memory/3040-24-0x00007FF8A13D0000-0x00007FF8A1D74000-memory.dmp
memory/3040-23-0x00007FF8A13D0000-0x00007FF8A1D74000-memory.dmp
memory/3868-36-0x00007FF61EA20000-0x00007FF61EA2D000-memory.dmp
memory/4788-54-0x00007FF61EA20000-0x00007FF61EA2D000-memory.dmp
memory/4852-35-0x00007FF758C30000-0x00007FF758C3D000-memory.dmp
memory/5136-10-0x00007FF8A13D0000-0x00007FF8A1D74000-memory.dmp
memory/5136-0-0x00007FF8A155F000-0x00007FF8A1560000-memory.dmp
memory/5136-20-0x00007FF8A13D0000-0x00007FF8A1D74000-memory.dmp
memory/5136-18-0x000002CA60DD0000-0x000002CA60DDA000-memory.dmp
memory/5136-17-0x000002CA60F30000-0x000002CA60FE2000-memory.dmp
memory/5136-16-0x000002CA60DB0000-0x000002CA60DCE000-memory.dmp
memory/5136-13-0x00007FF8A13D0000-0x00007FF8A1D74000-memory.dmp
memory/5136-12-0x00007FF8A13D0000-0x00007FF8A1D74000-memory.dmp
memory/5136-11-0x00007FF8A13D0000-0x00007FF8A1D74000-memory.dmp
memory/5136-21-0x00007FF8A13D0000-0x00007FF8A1D74000-memory.dmp
memory/5136-9-0x00007FF8A13D0000-0x00007FF8A1D74000-memory.dmp
memory/5136-8-0x00007FF8A13D0000-0x00007FF8A1D74000-memory.dmp
memory/5136-7-0x00007FF8A13D0000-0x00007FF8A1D74000-memory.dmp
memory/5136-1-0x00007FF8A13D0000-0x00007FF8A1D74000-memory.dmp
memory/5136-6-0x00007FF8A13D0000-0x00007FF8A1D74000-memory.dmp
memory/5136-5-0x00007FF8A13D0000-0x00007FF8A1D74000-memory.dmp
memory/5136-4-0x000002CA48CE0000-0x000002CA48D02000-memory.dmp
memory/5164-53-0x00007FF61EA20000-0x00007FF61EA2D000-memory.dmp
memory/5572-39-0x00007FF61EA20000-0x00007FF61EA2D000-memory.dmp