Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    145s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    30/08/2026, 07:32

General

  • Target
    2026-08-28_1660bb52ffc8adfd44505ea5b90e3088_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee_vertexnet.exe
  • Size 143KB
  • Sample260830-jc5nms1vbx
  • SHA256 2b1448c1bde0616616d6299d30f876fd34865118b6cc406bcb1376c88a31a605
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • vertexnet

C2
  • earthpulse.io

Mutex
  • VN_MUTEX16

Attributes
  • C2Path

    /VertexNet/

Signatures

  • Family: VertexNET

    VertexNET is a stealer written in C++.

  • Detects VertexNET stealer 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • 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.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-28_1660bb52ffc8adfd44505ea5b90e3088_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee_vertexnet.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-28_1660bb52ffc8adfd44505ea5b90e3088_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee_vertexnet.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3812
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\earthpulse.io
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\earthpulse.io
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4860

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        earthpulse.io

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\earthpulse.io
        • Size 143KB
        • SHA256 2b1448c1bde0616616d6299d30f876fd34865118b6cc406bcb1376c88a31a605
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH