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Database Entry



Threat unknown


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments 1

SHA256 hash: 4ae372fda262327e446eec6a444ffb29b6e8a7f04336412356a979ee8181bcb5
SHA3-384 hash: 70ab53774ecd8621d54932e20c37f57e93331a00b04e3abccb640a96b099c34493677cfd89f86b0c963ac66f4e40ac54
SHA1 hash: 01174ba6db0f34c616af673c33480a3306267295
MD5 hash: 787409c7556272812fc5964fbc2f3741
humanhash: oxygen-lake-california-idaho
File name:FortradeFX_CRM_API_Credentials.pdf.lnk
Download: download sample
File size:2'942 bytes
First seen:2026-06-23 12:03:09 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Shortcut (lnk) lnk
MIME type:application/x-ms-shortcut
ssdeep 48:8NxoSOFMFoYC3Pzfjocz78zYo07WI2qdUkZm:8NxqFMvC3PzmzuaIs
TLSH T1805158206FFA1320F3B6DDB998F56351A877B596EE668B4C0061064D0463F01DDB2F2B
Magika lnk
Reporter smica83
Tags:lnk

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
66
Origin country :
HU HU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
81.4%
Tags:
malware
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
LNK File - Malicious
Payload URLs
URL
File name
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/f1i05frjvc475kjjs7896/FortradeFX_CRM_API_Credentials.pdf?rlkey=q42yz5esphbo6pfsoougj6g2x&dl=1
LNK File
Behaviour
BlacklistAPI detected
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
conhost evasive masquerade
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
lnk
First seen:
2026-06-18T09:36:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-06-18T16:57:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Trojan.WinLNK.Agent.gen HEUR:Trojan.Multi.Miner.gen Trojan.WinLNK.Agent.sb
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Creates HTML files with .exe extension (expired dropper behavior)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Obfuscated command line found
Uses an obfuscated file name to hide its real file extension (double extension)
Windows shortcut file (LNK) contains suspicious command line arguments
Windows shortcut file (LNK) starts blacklisted processes
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1932540 Sample: FortradeFX_CRM_API_Credenti... Startdate: 23/06/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 80 33 www.dropbox.com 2->33 35 www-env.dropbox-dns.com 2->35 43 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->43 45 Windows shortcut file (LNK) starts blacklisted processes 2->45 47 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->47 49 3 other signatures 2->49 9 cmd.exe 3 2 2->9         started        signatures3 process4 process5 11 curl.exe 2 9->11         started        16 curl.exe 2 9->16         started        18 curl.exe 2 9->18         started        20 Acrobat.exe 57 9->20         started        dnsIp6 39 www-env.dropbox-dns.com 162.125.2.18, 443, 49689, 49692 DROPBOX-DropboxIncUS United States 11->39 41 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 11->41 27 C:\...\FortradeFX_CRM_API_Credentials.pdf, HTML 11->27 dropped 51 Creates HTML files with .exe extension (expired dropper behavior) 11->51 29 C:\Users\Public\P.a3x, HTML 16->29 dropped 31 C:\Users\Public\a.exe, HTML 18->31 dropped 22 AcroCEF.exe 106 20->22         started        file7 signatures8 process9 process10 24 AcroCEF.exe 5 22->24         started        dnsIp11 37 23.38.160.198, 443, 49714 AKAMAI-AS-AkamaiTechnologiesIncUS United States 24->37
Gathering data
Threat name:
Shortcut.Trojan.Pantera
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-06-18 14:20:02 UTC
File Type:
Binary
AV detection:
8 of 36 (22.22%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Browser Information Discovery
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Time Discovery
Drops file in Windows directory
Checks computer location settings
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Download_in_LNK
Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies download artefacts in shortcut (LNK) files.
Rule name:Execution_in_LNK
Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies execution artefacts in shortcut (LNK) files.
Rule name:PDF_in_LNK
Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies Adobe Acrobat artefacts in shortcut (LNK) files. A PDF document is typically used as decoy in a malicious LNK.
Rule name:SUSP_LNK_CMD
Author:SECUINFRA Falcon Team
Description:Detects the reference to cmd.exe inside an lnk file, which is suspicious

File information


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Comments



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commented on 2026-06-23 12:18:06 UTC

Payload URL:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/b34razz4f4r0h9fu4bumk/a_1781779056_9767.exe?rlkey=qd8r58588rqbtvjhqlc3s1dcv&dl=1