snakekeylogger | f0169ffe38940b67b9642e9562e322de7564839f7a335b34605c2f8dbab73fd9

Processes:

svchost.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe = "0"	svchost.exe

Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Query Registry

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

Processes:

VAKIFBAN.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions	VAKIFBAN.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions	svchost.exe

Looks for VMWare Tools registry key 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Query Registry

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

Processes:

VAKIFBAN.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Tools	VAKIFBAN.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Tools	svchost.exe

Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

Processes:

VAKIFBAN.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	VAKIFBAN.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	VAKIFBAN.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	svchost.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	svchost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

pid process

2724 svchost.exe
Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

Processes:

cmd.exe

pid process

2648 cmd.exe
Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs

Scripting
T1064

pid	process
2724	svchost.exe

pid	process
2648	cmd.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

evasion trojan

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

svchost.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe = "0"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions	svchost.exe

Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

collection

Email Collection

T1114

Processes:

RegSvcs.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3185155662-718608226-894467740-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	RegSvcs.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3185155662-718608226-894467740-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	RegSvcs.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3185155662-718608226-894467740-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	RegSvcs.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

VAKIFBAN.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3185155662-718608226-894467740-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\svchost = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\svchost.exe\""	VAKIFBAN.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion trojan

System Information Discovery

Processes:

svchost.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	svchost.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

2 checkip.dyndns.org

flow	ioc
2	checkip.dyndns.org

Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 4 IoCs

Disk information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

Processes:

svchost.exeVAKIFBAN.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum	svchost.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Disk\Enum\0	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum	VAKIFBAN.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Disk\Enum\0	VAKIFBAN.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

description pid process target process

PID 2724 set thread context of 2000 2724 svchost.exe RegSvcs.exe
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082
Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
persistence

Scheduled Task/Job
T1053

Processes:

schtasks.exe

pid process

2492 schtasks.exe
Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
evasion

Processes:

timeout.exe

pid process

2824 timeout.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2724 set thread context of 2000	2724	svchost.exe	RegSvcs.exe

pid	process
2492	schtasks.exe

pid	process
2824	timeout.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 11 IoCs

Processes:

VAKIFBAN.exesvchost.exeRegSvcs.exepowershell.exe

pid	process
3020	VAKIFBAN.exe
3020	VAKIFBAN.exe
2724	svchost.exe
2724	svchost.exe
2724	svchost.exe
2724	svchost.exe
2724	svchost.exe
2724	svchost.exe
2000	RegSvcs.exe
2992	powershell.exe
2000	RegSvcs.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes:

VAKIFBAN.exesvchost.exeRegSvcs.exepowershell.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	VAKIFBAN.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2724	svchost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2000	RegSvcs.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2992	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 48 IoCs

Processes:

VAKIFBAN.execmd.execmd.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2616	3020	VAKIFBAN.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2616	3020	VAKIFBAN.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2616	3020	VAKIFBAN.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2616	3020	VAKIFBAN.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2648	3020	VAKIFBAN.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2648	3020	VAKIFBAN.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2648	3020	VAKIFBAN.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2648	3020	VAKIFBAN.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2616 wrote to memory of 2492	2616	cmd.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2616 wrote to memory of 2492	2616	cmd.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2616 wrote to memory of 2492	2616	cmd.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2616 wrote to memory of 2492	2616	cmd.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2824	2648	cmd.exe	timeout.exe
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2824	2648	cmd.exe	timeout.exe
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2824	2648	cmd.exe	timeout.exe
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2824	2648	cmd.exe	timeout.exe
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2724	2648	cmd.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2724	2648	cmd.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2724	2648	cmd.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2724	2648	cmd.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2992	2724	svchost.exe	powershell.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2992	2724	svchost.exe	powershell.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2992	2724	svchost.exe	powershell.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2992	2724	svchost.exe	powershell.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 1432	2724	svchost.exe	vbc.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 1432	2724	svchost.exe	vbc.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 1432	2724	svchost.exe	vbc.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 1432	2724	svchost.exe	vbc.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 1268	2724	svchost.exe	WsatConfig.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 1268	2724	svchost.exe	WsatConfig.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 1268	2724	svchost.exe	WsatConfig.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 1268	2724	svchost.exe	WsatConfig.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2448	2724	svchost.exe	ilasm.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2448	2724	svchost.exe	ilasm.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2448	2724	svchost.exe	ilasm.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2448	2724	svchost.exe	ilasm.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2000	2724	svchost.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2000	2724	svchost.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2000	2724	svchost.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2000	2724	svchost.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2000	2724	svchost.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2000	2724	svchost.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2000	2724	svchost.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2000	2724	svchost.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2000	2724	svchost.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2000	2724	svchost.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2000	2724	svchost.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2000	2724	svchost.exe	RegSvcs.exe

System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
evasion

Modify Registry
T1112

Processes:

svchost.exe

description ioc process

Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" svchost.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	svchost.exe

outlook_office_path 1 IoCs

Processes:

RegSvcs.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3185155662-718608226-894467740-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	RegSvcs.exe

outlook_win_path 1 IoCs

Processes:

RegSvcs.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3185155662-718608226-894467740-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	RegSvcs.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VAKIFBAN.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VAKIFBAN.exe"
1⤵
- Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
- Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Adds Run key to start application
- Maps connected drives based on registry
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3020

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "svchost" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe"' & exit
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2616

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "svchost" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe"'
3⤵
- Creates scheduled task(s)
PID:2492

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB7F9.tmp.bat""
2⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2648

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
timeout 3
3⤵
- Delays execution with timeout.exe
PID:2824

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe"
3⤵
- UAC bypass
- Windows security bypass
- Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
- Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Windows security modification
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Maps connected drives based on registry
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:2724

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe" -Force
4⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2992

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe"
4⤵
PID:1432

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\WsatConfig.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\WsatConfig.exe"
4⤵
PID:1268

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\ilasm.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\ilasm.exe"
4⤵
PID:2448

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe"
4⤵
- Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- outlook_office_path
- outlook_win_path
PID:2000

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scripting

T1064

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Privilege Escalation

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Defense Evasion

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Scripting

T1064

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion