Analysis
- max time kernel
117s - max time network
120s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20241007-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system - submitted
09/10/2024, 11:00
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
Scanned.pdf.pif.exe
Resource
win7-20240903-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
Scanned.pdf.pif.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
General
- Target Scanned.pdf.pif.exe
- Size 839KB
- Sample241009-m39xtsshjl
- SHA256 ed447697e5384c5b3b1fb05ce0d620f605dc9847a83018174c15e9920bb1fb63
- MD5 aadcd36361fb6f3fa156704f5b0ff343
- SHA1 f9adc0cafb2549494dd903f20889000cf5239106
- SHA512 6121643f78f235875a659847d82fac59e4c33d43a6aa934fc96c83335679a06d322b40848a249e91487e771e2f68148aaf610c183df138dcf6dfc8da00eeb822
- SSDEEP 12288:RvMmEu5ZsCW/UZCgGA3/bd/1dP71mlO2I24v9dJg+pXkTc17rXFXvtWNL6jN:9EksXUxvTdhyOR/vLeTc17DFfMNL
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Malware Config
Extracted
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Protocol
smtp
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Host
us2.smtp.mailhostbox.com
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Port
587
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Username
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Password
(lqKKXb5
Extracted
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vipkeylogger
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Protocol
smtp
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Host
us2.smtp.mailhostbox.com
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Port
587
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Username
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Password
(lqKKXb5
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Email to
Signatures
- VIPKeylogger
VIPKeylogger is a keylogger and infostealer written in C# and it resembles SnakeKeylogger that was found in 2020.
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
pid Process 3824 powershell.exe - Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1045960512-3948844814-3059691613-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation Scanned.pdf.pif.exe - Reads user/profile data of local email clients 2 TTPs
Email clients store some user data on disk where infostealers will often target it.
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1045960512-3948844814-3059691613-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 Scanned.pdf.pif.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1045960512-3948844814-3059691613-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 Scanned.pdf.pif.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1045960512-3948844814-3059691613-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 Scanned.pdf.pif.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 14 checkip.dyndns.org - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1576 set thread context of 8 1576 Scanned.pdf.pif.exe 90 - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Scanned.pdf.pif.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language schtasks.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Scanned.pdf.pif.exe - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 3088 schtasks.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
pid Process 3824 powershell.exe 8 Scanned.pdf.pif.exe 3824 powershell.exe 8 Scanned.pdf.pif.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3824 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 8 Scanned.pdf.pif.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1576 wrote to memory of 3824 1576 Scanned.pdf.pif.exe 86 PID 1576 wrote to memory of 3824 1576 Scanned.pdf.pif.exe 86 PID 1576 wrote to memory of 3824 1576 Scanned.pdf.pif.exe 86 PID 1576 wrote to memory of 3088 1576 Scanned.pdf.pif.exe 88 PID 1576 wrote to memory of 3088 1576 Scanned.pdf.pif.exe 88 PID 1576 wrote to memory of 3088 1576 Scanned.pdf.pif.exe 88 PID 1576 wrote to memory of 8 1576 Scanned.pdf.pif.exe 90 PID 1576 wrote to memory of 8 1576 Scanned.pdf.pif.exe 90 PID 1576 wrote to memory of 8 1576 Scanned.pdf.pif.exe 90 PID 1576 wrote to memory of 8 1576 Scanned.pdf.pif.exe 90 PID 1576 wrote to memory of 8 1576 Scanned.pdf.pif.exe 90 PID 1576 wrote to memory of 8 1576 Scanned.pdf.pif.exe 90 PID 1576 wrote to memory of 8 1576 Scanned.pdf.pif.exe 90 PID 1576 wrote to memory of 8 1576 Scanned.pdf.pif.exe 90 - outlook_office_path 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1045960512-3948844814-3059691613-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 Scanned.pdf.pif.exe - outlook_win_path 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1045960512-3948844814-3059691613-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 Scanned.pdf.pif.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Scanned.pdf.pif.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Scanned.pdf.pif.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1576 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\vvTpcRDHk.exe"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3824
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\vvTpcRDHk" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpBF97.tmp"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:3088
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Scanned.pdf.pif.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Scanned.pdf.pif.exe"2⤵
- Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- outlook_office_path
- outlook_win_path
PID:8
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1PowerShell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
2Credentials In Files
2Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_vufqdm5j.cpl.ps1
- Size 60B
- SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
- MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
- SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
- SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpBF97.tmp
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 33d164aad22005f5f4cb0873082ba23addbf5f061822dd2b1b7e5fef1b38a9e1
- MD5 a298d65acda77e716cf118e0058d7d5b
- SHA1 44cce31231c3d9c46cf31dc26e2de286c8a620ac
- SHA512 c6bd83cd9a80a62920ce97b7d76e24e30e4f746dd3a740242af30bb32318e03570fe6ed1dc0a200511df35e59da9225cdefa90a683b7a3f90a28d0464789c46e
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512