Malware analysis VortexVPN.apk Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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File name:	VortexVPN.apk
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/1ce83086-d43b-498e-acbc-fa77b25dcb71
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	March 20, 2026, 06:12:13
OS:	Android 14
MIME:	application/vnd.android.package-archive
File info:	Android package (APK), with gradle app-metadata.properties, with APK Signing Block
MD5:	D7E5D99232DEB1B26C0255E0312E8586
SHA1:	3E3EF9C0114AD4AE09244444A739B207EEF2B7AB
SHA256:	F17AB64094C2DE186C66CFBFC769E34828CAD2BA88D4E8149AE327FD7047487F
SSDEEP:	98304:6yo6pdzi2qq9AaVqu7hC3HdmeK+HfpHjZ1opEe0DRBr4FaNRzBZjNO4QyS8a9dU5:vY8/E07LfeL

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 60 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:: off
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: none
MITM proxy:: off
Privacy:: Public submission
Fakenet option:: on
Route via Tor:: off
Autoconfirmation of UAC:: off
Network:: on

Software preset

android (14)
android.cuttlefish.overlay (14)
android.cuttlefish.phone.overlay (14)
android.ext.services (2019-09)
android.ext.shared (1)
com.android.adservices.api (14)
com.android.apps.tag (1.1)
com.android.backupconfirm (14)
com.android.bips (14)
com.android.bluetoothmidiservice (14)
com.android.bookmarkprovider (14)
com.android.calendar (14)
com.android.calllogbackup (14)
com.android.camera2 (2.0.002)
com.android.cameraextensions (14)
com.android.captiveportallogin (14)
com.android.carrierconfig (1.0.0)
com.android.carrierdefaultapp (14)
com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver (R-initial)
com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver.module (R-initial)
com.android.cellbroadcastservice (R-initial)
com.android.certinstaller (14)
com.android.companiondevicemanager (14)
com.android.compos.payload (14)
com.android.connectivity.resources (S-initial)
com.android.connectivity.resources.cuttlefish.overlay (14)
com.android.contacts (1.7.34)
com.android.credentialmanager (14)
com.android.cts.ctsshim (14-10093150)
com.android.cts.priv.ctsshim (14-10093150)
com.android.deskclock (14)
com.android.devicelockcontroller (14)
com.android.dialer (23.0)
com.android.documentsui (14)
com.android.dreams.basic (14)
com.android.dreams.phototable (14)
com.android.dynsystem (14)
com.android.egg (1.0)
com.android.emergency (14)
com.android.ext.adservices.api (14)
com.android.externalstorage (14)
com.android.federatedcompute.services (T-initial)
com.android.gallery3d (1.1.40030)
com.android.google.gce.gceservice (14)
com.android.health.connect.backuprestore (14)
com.android.healthconnect.controller (14)
com.android.hotspot2.osulogin (14)
com.android.htmlviewer (14)
com.android.imsserviceentitlement (14)
com.android.inputdevices (14)
com.android.inputmethod.latin (14)
com.android.intentresolver (2021-11)
com.android.internal.display.cutout.emulation.corner (1.0)
com.android.internal.display.cutout.emulation.double (1.0)
com.android.internal.display.cutout.emulation.hole (1.0)
com.android.internal.display.cutout.emulation.tall (1.0)
com.android.internal.display.cutout.emulation.waterfall (1.0)
com.android.internal.systemui.navbar.gestural (1.0)
com.android.internal.systemui.navbar.gestural_extra_wide_back (1.0)
com.android.internal.systemui.navbar.gestural_narrow_back (1.0)
com.android.internal.systemui.navbar.gestural_wide_back (1.0)
com.android.internal.systemui.navbar.threebutton (1.0)
com.android.internal.systemui.navbar.transparent (1.0)
com.android.keychain (14)
com.android.launcher3 (14)
com.android.localtransport (14)
com.android.location.fused (14)
com.android.managedprovisioning (14)
com.android.messaging (1.0.001)
com.android.microdroid.empty_payload (14)
com.android.mms.service (14)
com.android.modulemetadata (14)
com.android.mtp (14)
com.android.music (14)
com.android.musicfx (1.4)
com.android.nearby.halfsheet (14)
com.android.networkstack (14)
com.android.networkstack.tethering (14)
com.android.networkstack.tethering.cuttlefishoverlay (1.0)
com.android.nfc (14)
com.android.ondevicepersonalization.services (T-initial)
com.android.ons (14)
com.android.packageinstaller (14)
com.android.pacprocessor (14)
com.android.permissioncontroller (33 system image)
com.android.phone (14)
com.android.printservice.recommendation (1.3.0)
com.android.printspooler (14)
com.android.providers.blockednumber (14)
com.android.providers.calendar (14)
com.android.providers.contacts (14)
com.android.providers.downloads (14)
com.android.providers.downloads.ui (14)
com.android.providers.media (14)
com.android.providers.media.module (14)
com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks (14)
com.android.providers.settings (14)
com.android.providers.settings.cuttlefish.overlay (14)
com.android.providers.telephony (14)
com.android.providers.userdictionary (14)
com.android.provision (14)
com.android.proxyhandler (14)
com.android.quicksearchbox (14)
com.android.rkpdapp (14)
com.android.role.notes.enabled (1.0)
com.android.safetycenter.resources (33 system image)
com.android.sdksandbox (T-initial)
com.android.se (14)
com.android.server.telecom (14)
com.android.settings (14)
com.android.settings.intelligence (14)
com.android.sharedstoragebackup (14)
com.android.shell (14)
com.android.simappdialog (14)
com.android.soundpicker (14)
com.android.statementservice (1.0)
com.android.stk (14)
com.android.storagemanager (14)
com.android.systemui (14)
com.android.systemui.accessibility.accessibilitymenu (14)
com.android.telephony.qns (14)
com.android.theme.font.notoserifsource (1.0)
com.android.traceur (1.0)
com.android.uwb.resources (T-initial)
com.android.virtualmachine.res (14)
com.android.vpndialogs (14)
com.android.wallpaper.livepicker (14)
com.android.wallpaperbackup (14)
com.android.wallpapercropper (14)
com.android.wallpaperpicker (1.0)
com.android.webview (137.0.7122.0)
com.android.wifi.dialog (14)
com.android.wifi.resources (R-initial)
com.android.wifi.resources.cf (1.0)
com.google.android.telephony.satellite (14)
org.chromium.chrome (137.0.7122.0)

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MALICIOUS
- Initiates background APK installation
  - app_process64 (PID: 4012)
SUSPICIOUS
- Launches a new activity
  - app_process64 (PID: 4012)
- Updates data in the storage of application settings (SharedPreferences)
  - app_process64 (PID: 4012)
  - app_process64 (PID: 4257)
- Starts a service
  - app_process64 (PID: 4012)
- Collects data about the device's environment (JVM version)
  - app_process64 (PID: 4257)
- Accesses system-level resources
  - app_process64 (PID: 4257)
- Monitors changes in clipboard content
  - app_process64 (PID: 4257)
- Checks exemption from battery optimization
  - app_process64 (PID: 4257)
- Abuses foreground service for persistence
  - app_process64 (PID: 4257)
- Acquires a wake lock to keep the device awake
  - app_process64 (PID: 4257)
- Creates a WakeLock to manage power state
  - app_process64 (PID: 4257)
- Gets data of saved accounts
  - app_process64 (PID: 4257)
- Retrieves the MCC and MNC of the SIM card operator
  - app_process64 (PID: 4257)
- Creates new saved account
  - app_process64 (PID: 4257)
INFO
- Retrieves data from storage of application settings (SharedPreferences)
  - app_process64 (PID: 4012)
  - app_process64 (PID: 4257)
- Stores data using SQLite database
  - app_process64 (PID: 4257)
- Retrieves the value of a secure system setting
  - app_process64 (PID: 4257)
- Loads a native library into the application
  - app_process64 (PID: 4257)
- Dynamically inspects or modifies classes, methods, and fields at runtime
  - app_process64 (PID: 4257)
- Returns elapsed time since boot
  - app_process64 (PID: 4257)
- Dynamically registers broadcast event listeners
  - app_process64 (PID: 4257)
- Handles throwable exceptions in the app
  - app_process64 (PID: 4257)
- Verifies presence of SIM card
  - app_process64 (PID: 4257)

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.jar	\|	Java Archive (78.3)
.zip	\|	ZIP compressed archive (21.6)

EXIF

ZIP

ZipRequiredVersion:	-
ZipBitFlag:	-
ZipCompression:	Deflated
ZipModifyDate:	1981:01:01 01:01:02
ZipCRC:	0x254e4b1a
ZipCompressedSize:	52
ZipUncompressedSize:	56
ZipFileName:	META-INF/com/android/build/gradle/app-metadata.properties

No data.

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Total processes

137

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID	CMD	Path	Indicators	Parent process
4012	io.vall8w4i.bjmknq	/system/bin/app_process64	—	app_process64
User: root Integrity Level: UNKNOWN Exit code: 0
4046	com.android.webview:webview_service	/system/bin/app_process32	—	app_process32
User: root Integrity Level: UNKNOWN Exit code: 0
4063	webview_zygote	/system/bin/app_process32	—	app_process32
User: webview_zygote Integrity Level: UNKNOWN Exit code: 0
4243	/apex/com.android.art/bin/artd	/apex/com.android.art/bin/artd	—	init
User: artd Integrity Level: UNKNOWN Exit code: 0
4250	/apex/com.android.art/bin/dex2oat32 --zip-fd=6 --zip-location=/data/app/~~2bPB3OkVJ0V5cwfLsjfhKA==/eu.k0b4ou.g2n7414-5nCCWv2Q2ZDCsbybP7RPVQ==/base.apk --oat-fd=7 --oat-location=/data/app/~~2bPB3OkVJ0V5cwfLsjfhKA==/eu.k0b4ou.g2n7414-5nCCWv2Q2ZDCsbybP7RPVQ==/oat/arm64/base.odex --output-vdex-fd=8 --swap-fd=9 --class-loader-context=PCL[] --classpath-dir=/data/app/~~2bPB3OkVJ0V5cwfLsjfhKA==/eu.k0b4ou.g2n7414-5nCCWv2Q2ZDCsbybP7RPVQ== --instruction-set=arm64 --instruction-set-features=default --instruction-set-variant=cortex-a53 --compiler-filter=verify --compilation-reason=install --compact-dex-level=none --max-image-block-size=524288 --resolve-startup-const-strings=true --generate-mini-debug-info --runtime-arg -Xtarget-sdk-version:35 --runtime-arg -Xhidden-api-policy:enabled --runtime-arg -Xms64m --runtime-arg -Xmx512m --comments=app-version-name:2.0.32,app-version-code:430,art-version:340090000	/apex/com.android.art/bin/dex2oat32	—	artd
User: artd Integrity Level: UNKNOWN Exit code: 0
4257	eu.k0b4ou.g2n7414	/system/bin/app_process64		app_process64
User: root Integrity Level: UNKNOWN Exit code: 0
4296	webview_zygote	/system/bin/app_process32	—	app_process32
User: webview_zygote Integrity Level: UNKNOWN Exit code: 0

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Total events

Read events

Write events

Delete events

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Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
4012	app_process64	/data/data/io.vall8w4i.bjmknq/app_webview/last-exit-info		text
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
4012	app_process64	/data/data/io.vall8w4i.bjmknq/shared_prefs/WebViewChromiumPrefs.xml		xml
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
4012	app_process64	/data/data/io.vall8w4i.bjmknq/app_webview/Default/Web Data-journal		binary
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
4012	app_process64	/data/data/io.vall8w4i.bjmknq/app_webview/Default/Shared Dictionary/cache/index		binary
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
4012	app_process64	/data/data/io.vall8w4i.bjmknq/cache/WebView/Default/HTTP Cache/Code Cache/wasm/index		binary
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
4012	app_process64	/data/data/io.vall8w4i.bjmknq/cache/WebView/Default/HTTP Cache/Code Cache/js/index		binary
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
4012	app_process64	/data/data/io.vall8w4i.bjmknq/app_webview/Default/Local Storage/leveldb/MANIFEST-000001		binary
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
4012	app_process64	/data/data/io.vall8w4i.bjmknq/app_webview/Default/Local Storage/leveldb/000001.dbtmp		text
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
4012	app_process64	/data/data/io.vall8w4i.bjmknq/app_webview/Default/Local Storage/leveldb/CURRENT		text
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
4012	app_process64	/data/data/io.vall8w4i.bjmknq/cache/WebView/Default/HTTP Cache/Code Cache/js/index-dir/temp-index		binary
		MD5:—	SHA256:—

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HTTP(S) requests

TCP/UDP connections

DNS requests

Threats

HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
1921	app_process64	GET	404	142.251.140.163:80	http://connectivitycheck.gstatic.com/generate_204	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
1921	app_process64	GET	404	142.251.140.163:80	http://connectivitycheck.gstatic.com/generate_204	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
1921	app_process64	GET	404	216.239.32.223:80	http://play.googleapis.com/generate_204	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
1921	app_process64	GET	404	142.251.140.163:80	http://connectivitycheck.gstatic.com/generate_204	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
1921	app_process64	GET	404	142.251.151.119:443	https://www.google.com/generate_204	unknown	xml	341 b	whitelisted
1921	app_process64	GET	404	142.251.150.119:80	http://www.google.com/gen_204	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
4257	app_process64	GET	404	172.217.16.206:443	https://play.google.com/favicon.ico	unknown	xml	341 b	whitelisted
1921	app_process64	GET	404	142.251.152.119:443	https://www.google.com/generate_204	unknown	xml	341 b	whitelisted
1921	app_process64	GET	404	216.239.34.223:80	http://play.googleapis.com/generate_204	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
1921	app_process64	GET	404	142.251.150.119:443	https://www.google.com/generate_204	unknown	xml	341 b	whitelisted

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
—	—	142.251.156.119:80	www.google.com	GOOGLE	US	whitelisted
—	—	216.58.206.35:80	—	GOOGLE	US	whitelisted
—	—	142.251.157.119:443	www.google.com	GOOGLE	US	whitelisted
452	mdnsd	224.0.0.251:5353	—	—	—	whitelisted
1921	app_process64	142.251.140.163:80	connectivitycheck.gstatic.com	GOOGLE	US	whitelisted
1921	app_process64	142.251.151.119:443	www.google.com	GOOGLE	US	whitelisted
1921	app_process64	216.239.32.223:80	play.googleapis.com	GOOGLE	US	whitelisted
1921	app_process64	142.251.152.119:443	www.google.com	GOOGLE	US	whitelisted
1921	app_process64	142.251.150.119:80	www.google.com	GOOGLE	US	whitelisted
4257	app_process64	172.217.16.206:443	play.google.com	GOOGLE	US	whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
www.google.com	142.251.157.119 142.251.153.119 142.251.150.119 142.251.154.119 142.251.152.119 142.251.151.119 142.251.155.119 142.251.156.119	whitelisted
google.com	142.251.141.78	whitelisted
connectivitycheck.gstatic.com	142.251.140.163	whitelisted
play.googleapis.com	216.239.36.223 216.239.32.223 216.239.34.223 216.239.38.223	whitelisted
play.google.com	172.217.16.206	whitelisted

Threats

PID	Process	Class	Message
1921	app_process64	Misc activity	ET INFO Android Device Connectivity Check
1921	app_process64	Misc activity	ET INFO Android Device Connectivity Check
1921	app_process64	Misc activity	ET INFO Android Device Connectivity Check
1921	app_process64	Misc activity	ET INFO Android Device Connectivity Check
1921	app_process64	Misc activity	ET INFO Android Device Connectivity Check

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General Info

VortexVPN.apk

D7E5D99232DEB1B26C0255E0312E8586

3E3EF9C0114AD4AE09244444A739B207EEF2B7AB

F17AB64094C2DE186C66CFBFC769E34828CAD2BA88D4E8149AE327FD7047487F

98304:6yo6pdzi2qq9AaVqu7hC3HdmeK+HfpHjZ1opEe0DRBr4FaNRzBZjNO4QyS8a9dU5:vY8/E07LfeL

Software environment set and analysis options

Launch configuration

Software preset

Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

Initiates background APK installation

SUSPICIOUS

Launches a new activity

Updates data in the storage of application settings (SharedPreferences)

Starts a service

Collects data about the device's environment (JVM version)

Accesses system-level resources

Monitors changes in clipboard content

Checks exemption from battery optimization

Abuses foreground service for persistence

Acquires a wake lock to keep the device awake

Creates a WakeLock to manage power state

Gets data of saved accounts

Retrieves the MCC and MNC of the SIM card operator

Creates new saved account

INFO

Retrieves data from storage of application settings (SharedPreferences)

Stores data using SQLite database

Retrieves the value of a secure system setting

Loads a native library into the application

Dynamically inspects or modifies classes, methods, and fields at runtime

Returns elapsed time since boot

Dynamically registers broadcast event listeners

Handles throwable exceptions in the app

Verifies presence of SIM card

Malware configuration

Static information

TRiD

EXIF

ZIP

Video and screenshots

Processes

Behavior graph

Specs description

Process information

Information

Information

Information

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Information

Registry activity

Modification events

Files activity

Dropped files

Network activity

HTTP requests

Connections

DNS requests

Threats

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