snakekeylogger | 462a96c1ba1050085eeb4e15753a8d9b29fc88b2289c996fb937c4390be3a393

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2392887640-1187051047-2909758433-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	WScript.exe

Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

collection

Email Collection

T1114

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2392887640-1187051047-2909758433-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	MSBuild.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2392887640-1187051047-2909758433-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	MSBuild.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2392887640-1187051047-2909758433-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	MSBuild.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
31	checkip.dyndns.org

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Windows PowerShell\Windows PowerShell.lnk	powershell.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Windows PowerShell\Windows PowerShell.lnk	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2144 set thread context of 3652	2144	powershell.exe	98

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MSBuild.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	wermgr.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	wermgr.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	wermgr.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	wermgr.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	wermgr.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	wermgr.exe

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS	wermgr.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU	wermgr.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS	wermgr.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU	wermgr.exe

Script User-Agent 1 IoCs

Uses user-agent string associated with script host/environment.

description	flow	ioc
HTTP User-Agent header	1	Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; Win32; WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5)

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1540	vlc.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 7 IoCs

pid	Process
2144	powershell.exe
2144	powershell.exe
4532	powershell.exe
4532	powershell.exe
2144	powershell.exe
3652	MSBuild.exe
3652	MSBuild.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1540	vlc.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2144	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4532	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3652	MSBuild.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 8 IoCs

pid	Process
1540	vlc.exe
1540	vlc.exe
1540	vlc.exe
1540	vlc.exe
1540	vlc.exe
1540	vlc.exe
1540	vlc.exe
1540	vlc.exe

Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 7 IoCs

pid	Process
1540	vlc.exe
1540	vlc.exe
1540	vlc.exe
1540	vlc.exe
1540	vlc.exe
1540	vlc.exe
1540	vlc.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1540	vlc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 448 wrote to memory of 2144	448	WScript.exe	90
PID 448 wrote to memory of 2144	448	WScript.exe	90
PID 448 wrote to memory of 4532	448	WScript.exe	95
PID 448 wrote to memory of 4532	448	WScript.exe	95
PID 2144 wrote to memory of 3652	2144	powershell.exe	98
PID 2144 wrote to memory of 3652	2144	powershell.exe	98
PID 2144 wrote to memory of 3652	2144	powershell.exe	98
PID 2144 wrote to memory of 3652	2144	powershell.exe	98
PID 2144 wrote to memory of 3652	2144	powershell.exe	98
PID 2144 wrote to memory of 3652	2144	powershell.exe	98
PID 2144 wrote to memory of 3652	2144	powershell.exe	98
PID 2144 wrote to memory of 3652	2144	powershell.exe	98
PID 2144 wrote to memory of 3616	2144	powershell.exe	99
PID 2144 wrote to memory of 3616	2144	powershell.exe	99
PID 4532 wrote to memory of 3352	4532	powershell.exe	100
PID 4532 wrote to memory of 3352	4532	powershell.exe	100

Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
persistence

Query Registry
T1012

outlook_office_path 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2392887640-1187051047-2909758433-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	MSBuild.exe

outlook_win_path 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2392887640-1187051047-2909758433-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	MSBuild.exe

C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5.vbe"
1⤵
- Blocklisted process makes network request
PID:3828

C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\zanFaVXLBdzhSkd.vbs"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:448
- C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"
  2⤵
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2144
- - C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe
    "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe"
    3⤵
    - Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - outlook_office_path
    - outlook_win_path
    PID:3652
- - C:\Windows\system32\wermgr.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\wermgr.exe" "-outproc" "0" "2144" "3020" "2976" "3024" "0" "0" "3028" "0" "0" "0" "0" "0"
    3⤵
    - Checks processor information in registry
    - Enumerates system info in registry
    PID:3616
- C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"
  2⤵
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4532
- - C:\Windows\system32\wermgr.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\wermgr.exe" "-outproc" "0" "4532" "2684" "2616" "2688" "0" "0" "2692" "0" "0" "0" "0" "0"
    3⤵
    - Checks processor information in registry
    - Enumerates system info in registry
    PID:3352

C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe
"C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\StartAssert.m1v"
1⤵
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:1540

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Credentials from Password Stores

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

T1555.003

Discovery

Query Registry

4

System Information Discovery

4

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Email Collection