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478a9a9ebc5993baaa14c360bd1f3a8269b92571abe6613de1f457dd448c76fa.exe

Published 2026-08-03 06:28 UTC · ARGUS
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Summary

Verdict
SUSPICIOUS   confidence 80% (moderate)
SHA-256
478a9a9ebc5993baaa14c360bd1f3a8269b92571abe6613de1f457dd448c76fa
Packing
unknown/custom (entropy 7.83)
Signals
child-processes, packed

Methodology

The sample was executed in an isolated, instrumented Windows VM (host-only networking with emulated C2 responses) while process, file-system, registry and network activity were recorded. The verdict is derived by correlating observed runtime behaviour with static indicators. No sample binary was uploaded or redistributed.

Child processes (1)

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059 Command and Scripting InterpreterT1027.002 Obfuscated Files or Information: Software Packing

Indicators of Compromise (defanged)

IOCs (JSON)

{
  "sha256": "478a9a9ebc5993baaa14c360bd1f3a8269b92571abe6613de1f457dd448c76fa",
  "verdict": "suspicious",
  "confidence": 80,
  "signals": [
    "child-processes",
    "packed"
  ],
  "attack": [
    "T1059",
    "T1027.002"
  ],
  "children": [
    "C:\\argus-vr-agent\\quarantine\\478a9a9ebc5993baaa14c360bd1f3a8269b92571abe6613de1f457dd448c76fa_extracted\\478a9a9ebc5993baaa14c360bd1f3a8269b92571abe6613de1f457dd448c76fa.exe"
  ]
}
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