Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
127s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
04/10/2026, 05:02
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-10-03_a95e9158d6474cb4dfe5639b377029dc_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee_vertexnet.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
6 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-10-03_a95e9158d6474cb4dfe5639b377029dc_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee_vertexnet.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
6 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-10-03_a95e9158d6474cb4dfe5639b377029dc_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee_vertexnet.exe
- Size 143KB
- Sample261004-fpkbpaha82
- SHA256 959899cecd4983487191837c3c3605202018eaac888238fab25ec65aa423824f
- MD5 a95e9158d6474cb4dfe5639b377029dc
- SHA1 a6f9fc40e3ef49647266c97bc15e3f4b13954ca9
- SHA512 549e2a4ff37aad58a8bbf928d667a48645e3633e0a0a3948fee15a9630d01cd8a037c028503c33e238fe04200e3b9a08478a18ee124f918b4ff9e2d9b62ca38f
- SSDEEP 3072:BsD2ADkpFGkTXlDJA6ba2esDetNxVgbTGV9X4:BplzpTVDVa2en/V6Mp
- TLSH T1B9E38C227AD0C032D06B11715A79D7B5996AFA33177484C7F3840FBD6E612E09B7E34A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10
Malware Config
Extracted
Family
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vertexnet
C2
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biggpockets.africa
Mutex
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VN_MUTEX16
Attributes
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C2Path
/mu88/
Signatures
- Detects VertexNET stealer 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000b00000001b302-2.dat family_vertexnet - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 2764 biggpockets.africa - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-696679853-3915825385-3233721679-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\vnet = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\biggpockets.africa" 2026-10-03_a95e9158d6474cb4dfe5639b377029dc_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee_vertexnet.exe - Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname 2026-10-03_a95e9158d6474cb4dfe5639b377029dc_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee_vertexnet.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain 2026-10-03_a95e9158d6474cb4dfe5639b377029dc_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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-10-03_a95e9158d6474cb4dfe5639b377029dc_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee_vertexnet.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language biggpockets.africa
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-03_a95e9158d6474cb4dfe5639b377029dc_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee_vertexnet.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-03_a95e9158d6474cb4dfe5639b377029dc_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee_vertexnet.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4496
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\biggpockets.africaC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\biggpockets.africa1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2764
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\FO1SVJOF\adduser[1].htm
- Size 173B
- SHA256 5bd1cb20b56bb3ea06d9c3f0abe9223a38e93f3d833df496524dcdebfeb3b4ca
- MD5 bcd560eba80b849c980a5123047bc8f8
- SHA1 cfc17fc5f3743042a8e00ea8d8b2a1e17a739f89
- SHA512 1fcc48ff7443592fd8bc612d9625171563bc1c6a31d825fbf1fa888e4102b1ff0616a425f5d59bb7784a671d86bbf0cb637a98be95de8c94a98dfa9a13349a2b
- TLSH T176C0806D6B533C9874973B3950C39160E1DC503023D9041112704507F0CB1D78DC23D1
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\biggpockets.africa
- Size 143KB
- SHA256 959899cecd4983487191837c3c3605202018eaac888238fab25ec65aa423824f
- MD5 a95e9158d6474cb4dfe5639b377029dc
- SHA1 a6f9fc40e3ef49647266c97bc15e3f4b13954ca9
- SHA512 549e2a4ff37aad58a8bbf928d667a48645e3633e0a0a3948fee15a9630d01cd8a037c028503c33e238fe04200e3b9a08478a18ee124f918b4ff9e2d9b62ca38f
- SSDEEP 3072:BsD2ADkpFGkTXlDJA6ba2esDetNxVgbTGV9X4:BplzpTVDVa2en/V6Mp
- TLSH T1B9E38C227AD0C032D06B11715A79D7B5996AFA33177484C7F3840FBD6E612E09B7E34A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH