eaac64c113ebaba1fae924ad1b6239a44c8806bf2b85d8dc11a27ad65a981cc1

Analysis

user interaction
yes
max time kernel
36s
max time network
35s
platform
windows10-ltsc_2021_x64
resource
win10ltsc2021-20260513-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10ltsc2021-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-ltsc_2021-x64systemwindows
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10/09/2026, 17:06

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General

Target
Vertex-Software.V1.6/Vertex-Software.V1.6.exe
Size 785KB
Sample260910-vmljasel9x
SHA256 eaac64c113ebaba1fae924ad1b6239a44c8806bf2b85d8dc11a27ad65a981cc1
MD5 bca6478b230b6920fe79b97a3066e835
SHA1 f61e771c53c63f35f5a2b416c260c74d29329adf
SHA512 463f16b737768ac2bb285efc09e69781132e95c234e2eab37eb98be797606e45d1dbb38df3a6ef55144f4f7e1b08a213768e915b7d967b8c90bd03b216a07ff7
SSDEEP 12288:/AstffLBk3Q45wU0/St0Z4j9lAx5ylTxEIyTXnxYV:4s9uQ45oyj9lE5yFuTXmV
TLSH
T1CB058E6A66AC01F8E0B7D17989964907F7B27845137197CF43A087AB2F276E05F7E320
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

8^/10

execution

Malware Config

Signatures

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Run Powershell and hide display window.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
1088	powershell.exe
1540	powershell.exe
1540	powershell.exe
1088	powershell.exe

Checks for VirtualBox DLLs, possible anti-VM trick 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Certain files are specific to VirtualBox VMs and can be used to detect execution in a VM.

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
File opened (read-only)	\??\VBoxMiniRdrDN	xDKEwFwLfB5q.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3032	xDKEwFwLfB5q.exe

Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
3344	cmd.exe
2796	cmd.exe
4008	cmd.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
1540	powershell.exe
1540	powershell.exe
1088	powershell.exe
1088	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 44 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1540	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1540	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1540	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1540	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1540	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1540	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1540	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1540	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1540	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1540	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1540	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1540	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1540	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1540	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1540	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1540	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1540	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1540	powershell.exe
Token: 33	1540	powershell.exe
Token: 34	1540	powershell.exe
Token: 35	1540	powershell.exe
Token: 36	1540	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1088	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1088	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1088	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1088	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1088	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1088	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1088	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1088	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1088	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1088	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1088	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1088	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1088	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1088	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1088	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1088	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1088	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1088	powershell.exe
Token: 33	1088	powershell.exe
Token: 34	1088	powershell.exe
Token: 35	1088	powershell.exe
Token: 36	1088	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4784	Vertex-Software.V1.6.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4784 wrote to memory of 3344	4784	Vertex-Software.V1.6.exe	82
PID 3344 wrote to memory of 1540	3344	cmd.exe	84
PID 4784 wrote to memory of 2796	4784	Vertex-Software.V1.6.exe	86
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 1088	2796	cmd.exe	88
PID 4784 wrote to memory of 4008	4784	Vertex-Software.V1.6.exe	90
PID 4008 wrote to memory of 816	4008	cmd.exe	92
PID 4784 wrote to memory of 3032	4784	Vertex-Software.V1.6.exe	100

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vertex-Software.V1.6\Vertex-Software.V1.6.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vertex-Software.V1.6\Vertex-Software.V1.6.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4784
- C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
  cmd.exe /C powershell -NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $env:TEMP"
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3344
- - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    powershell -NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $env:TEMP"
    3⤵
    - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1540
- C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
  cmd.exe /C powershell -NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData','C:\ProgramData\Windows\Microsoft','C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows'"
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2796
- - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    powershell -NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData','C:\ProgramData\Windows\Microsoft','C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows'"
    3⤵
    - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1088
- C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
  cmd.exe /C gpupdate /force
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4008
- - C:\Windows\system32\gpupdate.exe
    gpupdate /force
    3⤵
    PID:816
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xDKEwFwLfB5q.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xDKEwFwLfB5q.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks for VirtualBox DLLs, possible anti-VM trick
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:3032

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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powershell.exe.log

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
Size 3KB
SHA256 c485a6e2fd17c342fca60060f47d6a5655a65a412e35e001bb5bf88d96e6e485
MD5 3eb3833f769dd890afc295b977eab4b4
SHA1 e857649b037939602c72ad003e5d3698695f436f
SHA512 c24bbc8f278478d43756807b8c584d4e3fb2289db468bc92986a489f74a8da386a667a758360a397e77e018e363be8912ac260072fa3e31117ad0599ac749e72
TLSH
T13A51EE313375B0D4C95A7F07193819C063BF8386E698AF58B65C521ED92751B9B222F3
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StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Size 1KB
SHA256 d7a995d64a50841e44155d74f9ed1202ac3e7b5221dbdfd173156b21b1b23e67
MD5 c75e53acf6c68f3e873b343860eee0bf
SHA1 4b7f875b4907033fb9a7a5d61e3630289b4a4abd
SHA512 377b00fc3abc1a7d3b871b1c347df08e7364493615cad7d9d15cb7423cc9ec05fedd94fef07d2493bdcf10a6642e2ade30aaced800ec70be043447716dbccccf
TLSH
T1CF219723B3DDC850CC99023A609C9C9076B6D7C780DEDF9B3EC4C211907FA89CB101A0
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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__PSScriptPolicyTest_uz2dld4a.1vr.ps1

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_uz2dld4a.1vr.ps1
Size 60B
SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
TLSH
T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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xDKEwFwLfB5q.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xDKEwFwLfB5q.exe
Size 521KB
SHA256 a6f5a23204156d2bdb95c327c5d9bdc53ab6ac08fa2c755e0c519c58329bcb20
MD5 ab6f795e42835e78763febfb270fa845
SHA1 da86f5b3a2fd08155edeee9d0cfa4d5d663c81c9
SHA512 d030b58657e8b1448792b6b8d8aa26abc7c37fc0a8d2ce719e4b5816e3b28095e56c26b038ebfe01b4e13e74344b4fcb995356340778c4fc3c7893a6e52722aa
SSDEEP 6144:mQhOfdq+jQI6hoIW6sgv6G5zWB5plV4FfYSZ1mUMdcb4Kvijdo9hNskyGrnZE7Ln:PAdlhNFncMKajdofCkyGrZEX
TLSH
T1D8B47DA3A39213FCC1A6C374C016362CF6B13F5556298696929AF7210F37688AF3DF54
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/1088-15-0x000002827DAF0000-0x000002827DB00000-memory.dmp

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memory/1088-14-0x000002827DAF0000-0x000002827DB00000-memory.dmp

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memory/1540-0-0x0000029493630000-0x0000029493640000-memory.dmp

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memory/1540-8-0x00000294ADE90000-0x00000294ADEB2000-memory.dmp

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memory/1540-9-0x0000029493630000-0x0000029493640000-memory.dmp

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memory/1540-10-0x0000029493630000-0x0000029493640000-memory.dmp

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