Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    128s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    07/10/2026, 04:08

General

  • Target
    2026-10-05_271de373e57954445b940561fbf8a725_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee_vertexnet.exe
  • Size 143KB
  • Sample261007-ep92nsds8q
  • SHA256 706613f4cf2cc1d6e8bee35e46cf3d9be1fc4fbaee1577f08e150da9e5c9b389
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • vertexnet

C2
  • awakespace.co

Mutex
  • VN_MUTEX16

Attributes
  • C2Path

    /MU88/

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
  • 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.

  • 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\2026-10-05_271de373e57954445b940561fbf8a725_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee_vertexnet.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-05_271de373e57954445b940561fbf8a725_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:2052
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\awakespace.co
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\awakespace.co
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4436

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        adduser[1].htm

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\E438JMI2\adduser[1].htm
        • Size 173B
        • SHA256 5bd1cb20b56bb3ea06d9c3f0abe9223a38e93f3d833df496524dcdebfeb3b4ca
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        awakespace.co

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\awakespace.co
        • Size 143KB
        • SHA256 706613f4cf2cc1d6e8bee35e46cf3d9be1fc4fbaee1577f08e150da9e5c9b389
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH