Overview

overview

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Static

static

3

Vortex.exe

windows10-2004-x64

7

Vortex.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

7

Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    135s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/08/2026, 19:43

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General

  • Target
    Vortex.exe
  • Size 81.1MB
  • Sample260802-yfl32a1bma
  • SHA256 acc62990b3a0963d9e3a07392ea217be2116925ec952edecbc95086f7989bd13
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
execution

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

    execution
  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4944
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.Vortex.dsvwxvulrpnvoruyzqemvosaslesriya.__selfdelete__.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.Vortex.dsvwxvulrpnvoruyzqemvosaslesriya.__selfdelete__.exe" 716 C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.Vortex.tiamjqowyenvunutueykcmzjnehfgilc.__relocated__.exe
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2536
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c exit
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        PID:2868
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vortex.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4964

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        memory/2536-12-0x00007FF78ECA0000-0x00007FF793DC3000-memory.dmp
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        memory/4944-0-0x00007FF77CAE0000-0x00007FF781C03000-memory.dmp
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        memory/4944-3-0x00007FF77CAE0000-0x00007FF781C03000-memory.dmp
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        memory/4944-8-0x00007FF77CAE0000-0x00007FF781C03000-memory.dmp
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        memory/4964-15-0x000002C228580000-0x000002C228581000-memory.dmp
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        memory/4964-13-0x000002C228580000-0x000002C228581000-memory.dmp
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        memory/4964-18-0x00007FF6D8760000-0x00007FF6D9760000-memory.dmp
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