cheetahkeylogger | 18590b4c2ee6ef9c9e44396fdeb06ab8530ece6bc2b86be4bd28f666cf1de5f2

General

Target

PO2034900.exe
Size

336KB
MD5

fa5a44cc3ffc8fcacdf9ea7251ae2b85
SHA1

377db42b217e4f6f99885afe1e165c19c3b606a5
SHA256

7ea6bd01e613bd93a63711630128ebd9e4f51c411db7d87c62031d06d02127cb
SHA512

3173cfdb0a1fa4651c5c24e75cec363bc1c3c78853eb7cd83af3ac9f2935f77d7e2ee6c22e2d153553bdad567e71c50cd550f01490a1f122ddfd37ce990c1f5a

Score

10^/10

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Malware Config

Extracted

Credentials

Protocol: smtp
Host:
mail.sokutuattorneys.co.za
Port:
587
Username:
[email protected]
Password:
Qs@9711?

Signatures

Cheetah Keylogger
Cheetah is a keylogger and info stealer first seen in March 2020.
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Cheetah Keylogger Payload 1 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/956-70-0x00000000001E0000-0x0000000000216000-memory.dmp	family_cheetahkeylogger

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

svhost.exe

pid process

956 svhost.exe
Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

Processes:

PO2034900.exe

pid process

1276 PO2034900.exe
Reads data files stored by FTP clients 2 TTPs
Tries to access configuration files associated with programs like FileZilla.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials in Files
T1081
Reads user/profile data of local email clients 2 TTPs
Email clients store some user data on disk where infostealers will often target it.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials in Files
T1081
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials in Files
T1081

pid	process
956	svhost.exe

pid	process
1276	PO2034900.exe

Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

collection

Email Collection

T1114

Processes:

svhost.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-790309383-526510583-3802439154-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	svhost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-790309383-526510583-3802439154-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	svhost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-790309383-526510583-3802439154-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	svhost.exe

Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

Processes:

flow ioc

3 ifconfig.me
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

PO2034900.exe

description pid process target process

PID 1276 set thread context of 956 1276 PO2034900.exe svhost.exe
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

PO2034900.exesvhost.exe

pid process

1276 PO2034900.exe
956 svhost.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

Processes:

PO2034900.exesvhost.exe

description pid process

Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1276 PO2034900.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege 956 svhost.exe

flow	ioc
3	ifconfig.me

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1276 set thread context of 956	1276	PO2034900.exe	svhost.exe

pid	process
1276	PO2034900.exe
956	svhost.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1276	PO2034900.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	956	svhost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes:

PO2034900.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 956	1276	PO2034900.exe	svhost.exe
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 956	1276	PO2034900.exe	svhost.exe
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 956	1276	PO2034900.exe	svhost.exe
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 956	1276	PO2034900.exe	svhost.exe
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 956	1276	PO2034900.exe	svhost.exe
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 956	1276	PO2034900.exe	svhost.exe
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 956	1276	PO2034900.exe	svhost.exe
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 956	1276	PO2034900.exe	svhost.exe

outlook_office_path 1 IoCs

Processes:

svhost.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-790309383-526510583-3802439154-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	svhost.exe

outlook_win_path 1 IoCs

Processes:

svhost.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-790309383-526510583-3802439154-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	svhost.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PO2034900.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PO2034900.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1276

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svhost.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svhost.exe"
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- outlook_office_path
- outlook_win_path
PID:956

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Credentials in Files

3

T1081

Discovery

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

Email Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svhost.exe
Filesize
255KB

MD5
9af17c8393f0970ee5136bd3ffa27001

SHA1
4b285b72c1a11285a25f31f2597e090da6bbc049

SHA256
71d6a7a3fe5f8dc878cd5bdeca0e09177efb85c01e9a8a10a95262cabefaa019

SHA512
b90f7de7d5ce72dccb264c7ba609e173c529b9d99ed9a63f88632bc58b1a994bbb727365f519c73b979f8918bd6de3c39a9f0347eb3a4bccdce4b2772a6516a3

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svhost.exe
Filesize
255KB

MD5
9af17c8393f0970ee5136bd3ffa27001

SHA1
4b285b72c1a11285a25f31f2597e090da6bbc049

SHA256
71d6a7a3fe5f8dc878cd5bdeca0e09177efb85c01e9a8a10a95262cabefaa019

SHA512
b90f7de7d5ce72dccb264c7ba609e173c529b9d99ed9a63f88632bc58b1a994bbb727365f519c73b979f8918bd6de3c39a9f0347eb3a4bccdce4b2772a6516a3

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svhost.exe
Filesize
255KB

MD5
9af17c8393f0970ee5136bd3ffa27001

SHA1
4b285b72c1a11285a25f31f2597e090da6bbc049

SHA256
71d6a7a3fe5f8dc878cd5bdeca0e09177efb85c01e9a8a10a95262cabefaa019

SHA512
b90f7de7d5ce72dccb264c7ba609e173c529b9d99ed9a63f88632bc58b1a994bbb727365f519c73b979f8918bd6de3c39a9f0347eb3a4bccdce4b2772a6516a3

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memory/956-61-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/956-58-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/956-59-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/956-63-0x000000000041FE5E-mapping.dmp

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memory/956-62-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/956-66-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/956-68-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/956-70-0x00000000001E0000-0x0000000000216000-memory.dmp

Filesize
216KB

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memory/1276-54-0x0000000000F00000-0x0000000000F5A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
360KB

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memory/1276-56-0x00000000756E1000-0x00000000756E3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/1276-55-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000526000-memory.dmp

Filesize
152KB

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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