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Jan 03, 2026

Artifact Of Dangerous Sighting

Created: January 9, 2025 3:54 AM

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Created: January 9, 2025 3:54 AM

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Hint: VHDX, security logs.

  • Open Event Viewer, search for process powershell.exe ⇒ detect tasks/hidden.ps1.
  • Open file hidden.ps1 ⇒ base64 decode.
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${[~@} = $();
${!!@!!]} = ++${[~@};
${[[!} = --${[~@} + ${!!@!!]} + ${!!@!!]};
${~~~]} = ${[[!} + ${!!@!!]};
${[!![!} = ${[[!} + ${[[!};
${(~(!} = ${~~~]} + ${[[!};
${!~!))} = ${[!![!} + ${[[!};
${((!} = ${!!@!!]} + ${[!![!} + ${[[!};
${=!!@!!}  = ${~~~]} - ${!!@!!]} + ${!~!))};
${!=} =  ${((!} - ${~~~]} + ${!~!))} - ${!!@!!]};
${=@!~!} = ""("$(@{})"[14]+"$(@{})"[16]+"$(@{})"[21]+"$(@{})"[27]+"$?"[1]+"$(@{})"[3]);
${=@!~!} = "$(@{})"[14]+"$?"[3]+"${=@!~!}"[27];
${@!=} = "["+"$(@{})"[7]+"$(@{})"[22]+"$(@{})"[20]+"$?"[1]+"]";

echo ${[~@};
echo ${!!@!!]};
echo ${[[!};
echo ${~~~]};
echo ${[!![!};
echo ${(~(!};
echo ${!~!))};
echo ${((!};
echo ${=!!@!!};
echo ${!=};
echo ${=@!~!};01
echo ${@!=};0

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  • Thay đổi file encrypt, deobfuscate lần nữa:
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