snakekeylogger | 464bf35525b6f482b91e5a1ba287c58304e7c41558c8070e42bdaa19769b5b05

General

Target

SMGS.exe
Size

4.8MB
MD5

973d6bb15efd90c87c861bb50682b4e0
SHA1

6be806023c19d7b332118bdc60ec2cabf4afd7a7
SHA256

464bf35525b6f482b91e5a1ba287c58304e7c41558c8070e42bdaa19769b5b05
SHA512

02355d9053c02c7470cdf6bde0a7d30ddf8a15a98c70dedf67a44639db3f92f1f961cb887e262b91eaeaeeef406e83c1294c690165afe2d7b50bae2e13896237
SSDEEP

24576:VBgHFLM9d5M7WbzMdMp+5R6hIONsEQ/xWxPNnb1T/d+BIPFsKmQhhEG6veOSV1jF:

Score

10^/10

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Malware Config

Extracted

Family

snakekeylogger

Credentials

Protocol: smtp
Host:
mail.jtinti.com
Port:
587
Username:
[email protected]
Password:
Rockfishbay12#
Email To:
[email protected]

Signatures

Snake Keylogger
Keylogger and Infostealer first seen in November 2020.
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Snake Keylogger payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2840-144-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000426000-memory.dmp	family_snakekeylogger

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	SMGS.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

Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

collection

Email Collection

T1114

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	SMGS.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	SMGS.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	SMGS.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Zzycvoloo = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Nqtsofal\\Zzycvoloo.exe\""	SMGS.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.

flow	ioc
2	checkip.dyndns.org

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2732 set thread context of 2840	2732	SMGS.exe	79

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

System Information Discovery
T1082

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs

pid	Process
4484	powershell.exe
4484	powershell.exe
2732	SMGS.exe
2732	SMGS.exe
2840	SMGS.exe
2840	SMGS.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	SMGS.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4484	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2840	SMGS.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 4484	2732	SMGS.exe	76
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 4484	2732	SMGS.exe	76
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 4484	2732	SMGS.exe	76
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 4720	2732	SMGS.exe	78
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 4720	2732	SMGS.exe	78
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 4720	2732	SMGS.exe	78
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 2840	2732	SMGS.exe	79
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 2840	2732	SMGS.exe	79
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 2840	2732	SMGS.exe	79
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 2840	2732	SMGS.exe	79
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 2840	2732	SMGS.exe	79
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 2840	2732	SMGS.exe	79
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 2840	2732	SMGS.exe	79
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 2840	2732	SMGS.exe	79

outlook_office_path 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	SMGS.exe

outlook_win_path 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2891029575-1462575-1165213807-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	SMGS.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SMGS.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SMGS.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2732
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ENC cwB0AGEAcgB0AC0AcwBsAGUAZQBwACAALQBzAGUAYwBvAG4AZABzACAAMgAwAA==
  2⤵
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:4484
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SMGS.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SMGS.exe
  2⤵
  PID:4720
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SMGS.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SMGS.exe
  2⤵
  - Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - outlook_office_path
  - outlook_win_path
  PID:2840

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1060

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Credentials in Files

3

T1081

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

Email Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\SMGS.exe.log

Filesize
1KB

MD5
a713c363be116d5ed1f971db6a657e4f

SHA1
90791863564c9ed38e7b4f047022dec4474060a1

SHA256
4b5c446ec8ed2a2696ba00a0890763d413006ce1ea1a7a32fda1655720aef46e

SHA512
5dc740414a6ec30908e924f3bdfae2f761a35a476ef2dda239b789575a0a3696169deb6dc84a14d5828eaa5644623f107b2c686bfa4f54a90f0688239b4b1739

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memory/2732-133-0x0000000006A60000-0x0000000006A82000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/2732-132-0x0000000000790000-0x0000000000C58000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/2840-150-0x0000000006910000-0x000000000691A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/2840-149-0x0000000006B10000-0x0000000006BA2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
584KB

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memory/2840-148-0x0000000006940000-0x0000000006B02000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.8MB

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memory/2840-147-0x0000000005670000-0x000000000570C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
624KB

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memory/2840-146-0x0000000005C20000-0x00000000061C4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.6MB

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memory/2840-144-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000426000-memory.dmp

Filesize
152KB

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memory/4484-136-0x0000000005250000-0x0000000005878000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.2MB

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memory/4484-141-0x0000000006480000-0x000000000649A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/4484-140-0x0000000007870000-0x0000000007EEA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.5MB

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memory/4484-139-0x0000000005F90000-0x0000000005FAE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/4484-138-0x0000000005A00000-0x0000000005A66000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/4484-137-0x0000000005920000-0x0000000005986000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/4484-135-0x0000000002650000-0x0000000002686000-memory.dmp

Filesize
216KB

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