snakekeylogger | 399dfa3928c095ced9cc09f3e6c99e11328e20568d5087d012bf022e3cc036b8

General

Target

xUqB.exe
Size

585KB
MD5

15c839edeccf6bfc85f44304aa124eca
SHA1

4a546a8fb15365a59224536fdb24064298379ca0
SHA256

399dfa3928c095ced9cc09f3e6c99e11328e20568d5087d012bf022e3cc036b8
SHA512

93687bbae800f464515b90a9894cbf51d5f77cc830c7a5dd097d8b06a33b754eb665d84bfb84673034f4d52eeb84c3b2852ccd7e1516c6554a0c1d16fb5b103f
SSDEEP

12288:gmYkhMOoltiJrVeAnmM6JpdHqwx1nMPNVs7HfZjBWEZA:dYkh5oDiJZFmzMuYNW7Z

Score

10^/10

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Malware Config

Extracted

Family

snakekeylogger

C2

https://api.telegram.org/bot7778496345:AAH97BM_heZybr1GZUGbzuqOpaxoz5dKGeQ/sendMessage?chat_id=7009377125

Signatures

Snake Keylogger
Keylogger and Infostealer first seen in November 2020.
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Snake Keylogger payload 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2748-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000426000-memory.dmp	family_snakekeylogger
behavioral1/memory/2748-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000426000-memory.dmp	family_snakekeylogger
behavioral1/memory/2748-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000426000-memory.dmp	family_snakekeylogger
behavioral1/memory/2748-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000426000-memory.dmp	family_snakekeylogger
behavioral1/memory/2748-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000426000-memory.dmp	family_snakekeylogger

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
748	powershell.exe
2760	powershell.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.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Credentials from Web Browsers
T1555.003

Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

collection

Email Collection

T1114

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1506706701-1246725540-2219210854-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	xUqB.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1506706701-1246725540-2219210854-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	xUqB.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1506706701-1246725540-2219210854-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	xUqB.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
4	checkip.dyndns.org

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1084 set thread context of 2748	1084	xUqB.exe	36

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 5 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	powershell.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	xUqB.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	xUqB.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
2780	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs

pid	Process
1084	xUqB.exe
1084	xUqB.exe
2760	powershell.exe
748	powershell.exe
2748	xUqB.exe
2748	xUqB.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1084	xUqB.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2760	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	748	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2748	xUqB.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1084 wrote to memory of 748	1084	xUqB.exe	29
PID 1084 wrote to memory of 748	1084	xUqB.exe	29
PID 1084 wrote to memory of 748	1084	xUqB.exe	29
PID 1084 wrote to memory of 748	1084	xUqB.exe	29
PID 1084 wrote to memory of 2760	1084	xUqB.exe	31
PID 1084 wrote to memory of 2760	1084	xUqB.exe	31
PID 1084 wrote to memory of 2760	1084	xUqB.exe	31
PID 1084 wrote to memory of 2760	1084	xUqB.exe	31
PID 1084 wrote to memory of 2780	1084	xUqB.exe	33
PID 1084 wrote to memory of 2780	1084	xUqB.exe	33
PID 1084 wrote to memory of 2780	1084	xUqB.exe	33
PID 1084 wrote to memory of 2780	1084	xUqB.exe	33
PID 1084 wrote to memory of 1708	1084	xUqB.exe	35
PID 1084 wrote to memory of 1708	1084	xUqB.exe	35
PID 1084 wrote to memory of 1708	1084	xUqB.exe	35
PID 1084 wrote to memory of 1708	1084	xUqB.exe	35
PID 1084 wrote to memory of 2748	1084	xUqB.exe	36
PID 1084 wrote to memory of 2748	1084	xUqB.exe	36
PID 1084 wrote to memory of 2748	1084	xUqB.exe	36
PID 1084 wrote to memory of 2748	1084	xUqB.exe	36
PID 1084 wrote to memory of 2748	1084	xUqB.exe	36
PID 1084 wrote to memory of 2748	1084	xUqB.exe	36
PID 1084 wrote to memory of 2748	1084	xUqB.exe	36
PID 1084 wrote to memory of 2748	1084	xUqB.exe	36
PID 1084 wrote to memory of 2748	1084	xUqB.exe	36

outlook_office_path 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1506706701-1246725540-2219210854-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	xUqB.exe

outlook_win_path 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1506706701-1246725540-2219210854-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	xUqB.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xUqB.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xUqB.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1084
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xUqB.exe"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:748
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sRQHgzxw.exe"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2760
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\sRQHgzxw" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpF43E.tmp"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:2780
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xUqB.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xUqB.exe"
  2⤵
  PID:1708
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xUqB.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xUqB.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:2748

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1

T1059

PowerShell

1

T1059.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Persistence

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Credentials from Password Stores

1

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

1

T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

2

T1552

Credentials In Files

2

T1552.001

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

Email Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpF43E.tmp

Filesize
1KB

MD5
9a5f796c39919f236f815d41a2f30ced

SHA1
9dc28473adb4a0a984c040278086ae643f006305

SHA256
44989ca5618d43ab88babcd3a62b9cd33effc4e7737c50b817f1ae4783598a90

SHA512
b038b52baecfea3e64ecdd7cb72e116af1f99bbef1576460c59e22dbbd4766f86e2048f888598590c34fa5ccae087904dc390be7e35c1b2c1d7e058f7a1a9e40

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-ms

Filesize
7KB

MD5
62bc1738f9944cb4500224709087d99b

SHA1
8e9aa6c8d9b0004af24ffd39e6cb1fd3bbbcdc40

SHA256
ac75190e613020f93e24053ca9a4c4ac44f96d255ab9f9c45aa5435bbd922b67

SHA512
f67148ef9d45a3dcd31e5cdc70e2eb87c346ebad0ea209551e3dff7ea2813360b6b2c9a73ae41e33e8c3809527dcab32ecb9fe80d14ef62de7ed8668839da4f9

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memory/1084-4-0x000000007432E000-0x000000007432F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1084-31-0x0000000074320000-0x0000000074A0E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/1084-0-0x000000007432E000-0x000000007432F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1084-5-0x0000000074320000-0x0000000074A0E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/1084-6-0x0000000005260000-0x00000000052C8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
416KB

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memory/1084-2-0x0000000074320000-0x0000000074A0E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/1084-1-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000C98000-memory.dmp

Filesize
608KB

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memory/1084-3-0x00000000009F0000-0x0000000000A0C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/2748-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000426000-memory.dmp

Filesize
152KB

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memory/2748-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000426000-memory.dmp

Filesize
152KB

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memory/2748-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000426000-memory.dmp

Filesize
152KB

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memory/2748-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000426000-memory.dmp

Filesize
152KB

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memory/2748-27-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2748-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000426000-memory.dmp

Filesize
152KB

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memory/2748-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000426000-memory.dmp

Filesize
152KB

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memory/2748-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000426000-memory.dmp

Filesize
152KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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