Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
140s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
20/10/2026, 15:19
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-10-19_7e070addf8cc3dd144e51c3bffde0d9e_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee_vertexnet.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
6 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-10-19_7e070addf8cc3dd144e51c3bffde0d9e_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee_vertexnet.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
6 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-10-19_7e070addf8cc3dd144e51c3bffde0d9e_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee_vertexnet.exe
- Size 143KB
- Sample261020-sqlblasx3p
- SHA256 f7d3a9508c47ea9bab57925a2156f3b9358e1e328ac23942165dbea3da7594ee
- MD5 7e070addf8cc3dd144e51c3bffde0d9e
- SHA1 8d021a716825fb2102f7252963941fb11712c6c7
- SHA512 69f996333e1e6adb37177c223c40d7c329ba36d358db375e1a1fb09130c467771eb5f1caa3aa8212e844251be7965f1f0ee4eaad7bdfcf41de7405b446d86ff5
- SSDEEP 3072:BsD2ADkpFGkTXlDJA6ba2esDetNxVgbTGV9X4:BplzpTVDVa2en/V6Mp
- TLSH T1E6E38C227AD0C032D06B11715AB9D7B69969FA33177484C7F3840FBD6E612E09B7E34A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10
Malware Config
Extracted
Family
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vertexnet
C2
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nikkichan.me
Mutex
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VN_MUTEX16
Attributes
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C2Path
/login/
Signatures
- Detects VertexNET stealer 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x0005000000023254-1.dat family_vertexnet - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3392 nikkichan.me - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-681733028-2344970462-962213935-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\vnet = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\nikkichan.me" 2026-10-19_7e070addf8cc3dd144e51c3bffde0d9e_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 2026-10-19_7e070addf8cc3dd144e51c3bffde0d9e_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee_vertexnet.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain 2026-10-19_7e070addf8cc3dd144e51c3bffde0d9e_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 nikkichan.me Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-10-19_7e070addf8cc3dd144e51c3bffde0d9e_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee_vertexnet.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-19_7e070addf8cc3dd144e51c3bffde0d9e_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee_vertexnet.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-19_7e070addf8cc3dd144e51c3bffde0d9e_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:64
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nikkichan.meC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nikkichan.me1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3392
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nikkichan.me
- Size 143KB
- SHA256 f7d3a9508c47ea9bab57925a2156f3b9358e1e328ac23942165dbea3da7594ee
- MD5 7e070addf8cc3dd144e51c3bffde0d9e
- SHA1 8d021a716825fb2102f7252963941fb11712c6c7
- SHA512 69f996333e1e6adb37177c223c40d7c329ba36d358db375e1a1fb09130c467771eb5f1caa3aa8212e844251be7965f1f0ee4eaad7bdfcf41de7405b446d86ff5
- SSDEEP 3072:BsD2ADkpFGkTXlDJA6ba2esDetNxVgbTGV9X4:BplzpTVDVa2en/V6Mp
- TLSH T1E6E38C227AD0C032D06B11715AB9D7B69969FA33177484C7F3840FBD6E612E09B7E34A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH