Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
128s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
02/11/2026, 10:51
General
- Target VanadreamsLauncher.exe
- Size 6.1MB
- Sample261102-mx6cfssxcy
- SHA256 38fb6ce51af4a9985b15a4711e8797904a33f97c92f0a4b296378cbef277e1e1
Malware Config
Signatures
- Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.
- Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
- Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
- 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.
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
- System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VanadreamsLauncher.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VanadreamsLauncher.exe"1⤵
- Downloads MZ/PE file
- Enumerates connected drives
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- System policy modification
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
WMSDKNS.XML.bak
VanadreamsLauncher-v0.2.54.exe
the-lanterns-are-lit.mp3
memory/1596-9-0x000002E218A00000-0x000002E218F28000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-3-0x00007FF9DC050000-0x00007FF9DC9F4000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-5-0x00007FF9DC050000-0x00007FF9DC9F4000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-6-0x000002E27F7E0000-0x000002E27F9A2000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-7-0x00007FF9DC050000-0x00007FF9DC9F4000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-0-0x00007FF9DC1DF000-0x00007FF9DC1E0000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-8-0x00007FF9DC050000-0x00007FF9DC9F4000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-10-0x00007FF9DC050000-0x00007FF9DC9F4000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-12-0x00007FF9DC050000-0x00007FF9DC9F4000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-13-0x00007FF9DC050000-0x00007FF9DC9F4000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-14-0x00007FF9DC050000-0x00007FF9DC9F4000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-15-0x00007FF9DC050000-0x00007FF9DC9F4000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-16-0x00007FF9DC050000-0x00007FF9DC9F4000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-17-0x00007FF9DC050000-0x00007FF9DC9F4000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-4-0x00007FF9DC050000-0x00007FF9DC9F4000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-20-0x000002E27EC20000-0x000002E27EC2E000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-18-0x000002E27EC00000-0x000002E27EC08000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-21-0x000002E27F6D0000-0x000002E27F78A000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-22-0x000002E27EC70000-0x000002E27EC8C000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-19-0x000002E27F5A0000-0x000002E27F5DE000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-32-0x000002E21EF50000-0x000002E21F0A8000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-2-0x00007FF9DC050000-0x00007FF9DC9F4000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-60-0x00007FF9DC050000-0x00007FF9DC9F4000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-1-0x000002E27C960000-0x000002E27CF70000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-73-0x00007FF9DC050000-0x00007FF9DC9F4000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-74-0x00007FF9DC050000-0x00007FF9DC9F4000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-75-0x00007FF9DC050000-0x00007FF9DC9F4000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-76-0x000002E21EF50000-0x000002E21F0A8000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-77-0x00007FF9DC050000-0x00007FF9DC9F4000-memory.dmp