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Database Entry


Threat unknown


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 9172fc533afc8d7741c8dc50e33d7b7d9c407815a0567ac54fd7560df9d29a41
SHA3-384 hash: 4dfce95836a01d8370c3ee7b7855cb91cc2c4323c3ca4e035ad155f160876325ac5126a52ca1b28748b6c1a721519223
SHA1 hash: 1f2b2189650a00dbad94abc4da1031b22ffbbf0d
MD5 hash: d72f849fb9f3d1af642e538370e069ed
humanhash: kentucky-texas-wisconsin-diet
File name:Cryptex.exe
Download: download sample
File size:77'256'568 bytes
First seen:2026-05-04 18:48:19 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash b34f154ec913d2d2c435cbd644e91687 (566 x GuLoader, 122 x RemcosRAT, 82 x EpsilonStealer)
ssdeep 1572864:Dt9IKPrmQZGBU1ARWYfDKKxkLgCNveuifS6QfYwhk7:DUKZaRWPKqLgekS60be7
TLSH T1FF0833196279C335D37884B30190DA32A1D8BDBAABE42058E335FE6EF5F109B54D816F
TrID 50.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
10.6% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
10.5% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
8.1% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
7.2% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika pebin
dhash icon c427125232324fb0
Reporter burger
Tags:exe

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
160
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
Cryptex.exe
Verdict:
Suspicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-05-04 18:47:47 UTC
Tags:
n/a
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/d58bbc4a-b21e-49ba-b03b-7a74b8d98ab1

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Clean
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Searching for the window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a window
Searching for synchronization primitives
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug anti-vm base64 crypto crypto evasive expand expired-cert fingerprint hacktool installer installer installer-heuristic lolbin microsoft_visual_cc nsis obfuscated packed
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/69f8ea41df14f1cb2ac9dd64/reports/770fd5e7-922a-49f9-b45e-da7c2241aeb3/overview
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/9172fc533afc8d7741c8dc50e33d7b7d9c407815a0567ac54fd7560df9d29a41
Verdict:
Clean
File Type:
exe x32
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/9172fc533afc8d7741c8dc50e33d7b7d9c407815a0567ac54fd7560df9d29a41/results?tab=lookup
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
suspicious
Classification:
n/a
Score:
27 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1908284
Signature
Drops large PE files
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 process2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1908284 Sample: Cryptex.exe Startdate: 04/05/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 27 6 Cryptex.exe 181 2->6         started        file3 14 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\nsis7z.dll, PE32 6->14 dropped 16 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\System.dll, PE32 6->16 dropped 18 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\xucuhWave.exe, PE32+ 6->18 dropped 20 14 other files (none is malicious) 6->20 dropped 22 Drops large PE files 6->22 10 xucuhWave.exe 2 6->10         started        signatures4 process5 process6 12 xucuhWave.exe 10->12         started       
Score:
64%
Verdict:
Susipicious
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/9172fc533afc8d7741c8dc50e33d7b7d9c407815a0567ac54fd7560df9d29a41
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/9172fc533afc8d7741c8dc50e33d7b7d9c407815a0567ac54fd7560df9d29a41
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=sfzpyuz27sgxoqoi3riogpl3pwoea6avublhvrkp25la36ostjaq._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery themida trojan
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260504-xgm62say7z/
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Kills process with taskkill
Runs net.exe
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Checks whether UAC is enabled
Obfuscated Files or Information: Command Obfuscation
Checks BIOS information in registry
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Themida packer
Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:Detect_NSIS_Nullsoft_Installer
Create hunting rule
Author:Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:Detects NSIS installers by .ndata section + NSIS header string
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
Create hunting rule
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)
Rule name:TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Create hunting rule
Author:CYFARE
Description:Detects Windows malware employing anti-VM / anti-sandbox evasion techniques across VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, QEMU, Xen, and generic sandbox environments
Reference:https://cyfare.net/

File information

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