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VX Crypt

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MITRE ATT&CK

Techniques & procedures

3 distinct techniques documented for this family, organized by ATT&CK tactic.

Stealth

3 techniques

T1027Obfuscated Files or InformationEvidence1

Commercial tools are packed using products like VX Crypt and HeartCrypt, which add structure-level obfuscation, anti-virtual machine behavior, and continuous repacking to defeat static detection. Code protectors such as VMProtect and Themida are regularly used as well.

T1027.002Software PackingEvidence1

Another, CardSpaceKiller, consistently appears across Akira, Medusa, and MedusaLocker attacks, packed using the VX Crypt packer-as-a-service.

T1497Virtualization/Sandbox EvasionEvidence1

Commercial tools are packed using products like VX Crypt and HeartCrypt, which add structure-level obfuscation, anti-virtual machine behavior, and continuous repacking to defeat static detection.

Discovery

1 technique

T1497Virtualization/Sandbox EvasionEvidence1

Commercial tools are packed using products like VX Crypt and HeartCrypt, which add structure-level obfuscation, anti-virtual machine behavior, and continuous repacking to defeat static detection.

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Exploited vulnerabilities

CVEs this family uses for access and lateral movement.

Detection signatures

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MITRE ATT&CK mapping3

Every documented technique, ranked by evidence weight.

Researcher chatter

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