Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    125s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    20/10/2026, 15:19

General

  • Target
    2026-10-19_7e070addf8cc3dd144e51c3bffde0d9e_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee_vertexnet.exe
  • Size 143KB
  • Sample261020-sqlblasx3p
  • SHA256 f7d3a9508c47ea9bab57925a2156f3b9358e1e328ac23942165dbea3da7594ee
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • vertexnet

C2
  • nikkichan.me

Mutex
  • VN_MUTEX16

Attributes
  • C2Path

    /login/

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\2026-10-19_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:6036
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nikkichan.me
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nikkichan.me
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4616

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        nikkichan.me

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nikkichan.me
        • Size 143KB
        • SHA256 f7d3a9508c47ea9bab57925a2156f3b9358e1e328ac23942165dbea3da7594ee
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH