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    DEAD#VAX Multistage Infection Chain

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    GlassDiceBearhttps://www.dicebear.comhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Glass” (https://www.dicebear.com) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
    Tim Peck@timpeck
    •updated Feb 4, 2026•1•0•24

    Detects the multi-stage DEAD#VAX infection chain by correlating the creation of a specific batch file artifact with subsequent execution, persistence, or process injection activities.

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    TA0002 - ExecutionTA0003 - PersistenceTA0005 - Defense EvasionT1059.001 - PowerShellT1059.003 - Windows Command ShellT1059.005 - Visual BasicT1053.005 - Scheduled TaskT1055 - Process InjectionT1036.003 - Rename Legitimate UtilitiesTA0004 - Privilege EscalationFile CreationProcess CreationScheduled Task CreatedProcess AccessCommand ExecutionScript ExecutionPowershell Script ExecutionMalware DetectedWindowsWindows Eventlog SecurityWindows Sysmon

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