Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • 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
    04/11/2026, 16:06

General

  • Target
    vgc_emu.exe
  • Size 115KB
  • Sample261104-tkf1csdy5q
  • SHA256 9e8bb4170f627c0e98f94fe0b95dafc8afd36d2bcf612098213eb117c1e5b8fd
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vgc_emu.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vgc_emu.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3752
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc stop vgk >nul 2>&1
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:6080
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        sc stop vgk
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2208
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc stop vgc >nul 2>&1
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2620
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        sc stop vgc
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:6132
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start vgc >nul 2>&1
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4236
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        sc start vgc
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4636

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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