vertexnet | cefb7863acf0f981c67423ff020bcc78ce2ef94a7edf996b11fa7e8019c8591f

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
150s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
submitted
01/08/2026, 10:51

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General

Target
2026-08-01_76b20eb6ae2859ead0d875237cdbf44c_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee_vertexnet.exe
Size 143KB
Sample260801-mx2dhahn3x
SHA256 cefb7863acf0f981c67423ff020bcc78ce2ef94a7edf996b11fa7e8019c8591f
MD5 76b20eb6ae2859ead0d875237cdbf44c
SHA1 d17dbdb7bb0bd344f0b6a1b9bc16b1771947d8b7
SHA512 7d930f9af565ab4f225ce330944d672f3b0c582fb3257a4d539884ff71c9c790347de5bf343736e918ca968c154f74d7578741d7228e8d35c1dcb114df4aa4bc
SSDEEP 3072:BsD2ADkpFGkTXlDJA6ba2esDetNxVgbTGV9X4:BplzpTVDVa2en/V6Mp
TLSH
T115E38C227AD0C032D06B11715AB9D7B69969FA33177484C7F3840FBD6E612E09B7E34A
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

discovery vertexnet persistence stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

vertexnet

www.c168r.top

Mutex

VN_MUTEX16

Attributes

C2Path
/Vetx/

Signatures

Family: VertexNET
VertexNET is a stealer written in C++.
stealer vertexnet

Detects VertexNET stealer 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x00180000000243a1-1.dat	family_vertexnet

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4048	c168.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-540052884-2969440504-464782435-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\vnet = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\c168.exe"	2026-08-01_76b20eb6ae2859ead0d875237cdbf44c_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee_vertexnet.exe

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	c168.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-08-01_76b20eb6ae2859ead0d875237cdbf44c_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee_vertexnet.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-01_76b20eb6ae2859ead0d875237cdbf44c_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee_vertexnet.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-01_76b20eb6ae2859ead0d875237cdbf44c_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee_vertexnet.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3724

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c168.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c168.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4048

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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c168.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c168.exe
Size 143KB
SHA256 cefb7863acf0f981c67423ff020bcc78ce2ef94a7edf996b11fa7e8019c8591f
MD5 76b20eb6ae2859ead0d875237cdbf44c
SHA1 d17dbdb7bb0bd344f0b6a1b9bc16b1771947d8b7
SHA512 7d930f9af565ab4f225ce330944d672f3b0c582fb3257a4d539884ff71c9c790347de5bf343736e918ca968c154f74d7578741d7228e8d35c1dcb114df4aa4bc
SSDEEP 3072:BsD2ADkpFGkTXlDJA6ba2esDetNxVgbTGV9X4:BplzpTVDVa2en/V6Mp
TLSH
T115E38C227AD0C032D06B11715AB9D7B69969FA33177484C7F3840FBD6E612E09B7E34A
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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Signatures

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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