vipkeylogger | c601b7278ae5a7b4f09e71209054c91aa77e5b11484f970fe5227715463df152

Analysis

max time kernel
120s
max time network
139s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
25-11-2024 08:04

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General

Target

INQUIRY_pdf.exe
Size

749KB
MD5

3885966389f63ca00a45ff5aa413ec37
SHA1

b154cc76e443fa9b3f697a430c95146e5d7261f3
SHA256

0c8cf2991746319e1f1782ad0677c671abc6c3b53129fcbafd93ede7e60c4a8b
SHA512

330b6f2f09ae9600134e4280f1a7b9f92ddc44b6fcb107bb42285eb810cb408a05b6c5f6b113991a6d365d37757caacf6f0315a3f75a1a6092d24fcb0501dfb9
SSDEEP

12288:kbeXO/k6POZAJZhwDFkc+shhna2BE6tRcbi+gwrHBAnfBKPtM:KeXGk6WShoxhnaIRRc++guCAV

Score

10^/10

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Malware Config

Extracted

Family

vipkeylogger

Credentials

Protocol: smtp
Host:
jhxkgroup.online
Port:
587
Username:
[email protected]
Password:
7213575aceACE@
Email To:
[email protected]

Signatures

VIPKeylogger
VIPKeylogger is a keylogger and infostealer written in C# and it resembles SnakeKeylogger that was found in 2020.
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Vipkeylogger family
vipkeylogger

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.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

Processes:

powershell.exe

pid	Process
3252	powershell.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

INQUIRY_pdf.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3350944739-639801879-157714471-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	INQUIRY_pdf.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

Processes:

INQUIRY_pdf.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3350944739-639801879-157714471-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	INQUIRY_pdf.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3350944739-639801879-157714471-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	INQUIRY_pdf.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3350944739-639801879-157714471-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	INQUIRY_pdf.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
18	checkip.dyndns.org

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

INQUIRY_pdf.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4528 set thread context of 1208	4528	INQUIRY_pdf.exe	98

Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs
Enumerate browser information.
discovery

Browser Information Discovery
T1217
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 3 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

Processes:

INQUIRY_pdf.exeINQUIRY_pdf.exepowershell.exe

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

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

Processes:

INQUIRY_pdf.exepowershell.exe

pid	Process
1208	INQUIRY_pdf.exe
3252	powershell.exe
3252	powershell.exe
1208	INQUIRY_pdf.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

Processes:

INQUIRY_pdf.exepowershell.exe

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1208	INQUIRY_pdf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3252	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs

Processes:

INQUIRY_pdf.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4528 wrote to memory of 3252	4528	INQUIRY_pdf.exe	96
PID 4528 wrote to memory of 3252	4528	INQUIRY_pdf.exe	96
PID 4528 wrote to memory of 3252	4528	INQUIRY_pdf.exe	96
PID 4528 wrote to memory of 1208	4528	INQUIRY_pdf.exe	98
PID 4528 wrote to memory of 1208	4528	INQUIRY_pdf.exe	98
PID 4528 wrote to memory of 1208	4528	INQUIRY_pdf.exe	98
PID 4528 wrote to memory of 1208	4528	INQUIRY_pdf.exe	98
PID 4528 wrote to memory of 1208	4528	INQUIRY_pdf.exe	98
PID 4528 wrote to memory of 1208	4528	INQUIRY_pdf.exe	98
PID 4528 wrote to memory of 1208	4528	INQUIRY_pdf.exe	98
PID 4528 wrote to memory of 1208	4528	INQUIRY_pdf.exe	98

outlook_office_path 1 IoCs

Processes:

INQUIRY_pdf.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3350944739-639801879-157714471-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	INQUIRY_pdf.exe

outlook_win_path 1 IoCs

Processes:

INQUIRY_pdf.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3350944739-639801879-157714471-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	INQUIRY_pdf.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\INQUIRY_pdf.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\INQUIRY_pdf.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4528
- 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\INQUIRY_pdf.exe"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3252
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\INQUIRY_pdf.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\INQUIRY_pdf.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:1208

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Credentials from Password Stores

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

T1552

Credentials In Files

T1552.001

Discovery

Browser Information Discovery

T1217

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

T1005

Email Collection

T1114

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_fvcyedgw.j5o.ps1

Filesize
60B

MD5
d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

SHA1
6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

SHA256
96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

SHA512
5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

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memory/1208-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000448000-memory.dmp

Filesize
288KB

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memory/1208-63-0x0000000006540000-0x0000000006590000-memory.dmp

Filesize
320KB

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memory/1208-62-0x00000000066B0000-0x0000000006872000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.8MB

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memory/1208-61-0x0000000075040000-0x00000000757F0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1208-22-0x0000000075040000-0x00000000757F0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1208-14-0x0000000075040000-0x00000000757F0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/3252-20-0x00000000056A0000-0x0000000005706000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/3252-35-0x00000000060D0000-0x000000000611C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/3252-60-0x0000000075040000-0x00000000757F0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/3252-57-0x00000000073B0000-0x00000000073B8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/3252-56-0x00000000073D0000-0x00000000073EA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/3252-55-0x00000000072D0000-0x00000000072E4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
80KB

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memory/3252-54-0x00000000072C0000-0x00000000072CE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/3252-15-0x00000000047D0000-0x0000000004806000-memory.dmp

Filesize
216KB

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memory/3252-16-0x0000000075040000-0x00000000757F0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/3252-17-0x0000000004E40000-0x0000000005468000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.2MB

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memory/3252-18-0x0000000075040000-0x00000000757F0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/3252-19-0x0000000004DA0000-0x0000000004DC2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/3252-53-0x0000000007290000-0x00000000072A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/3252-52-0x0000000007310000-0x00000000073A6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
600KB

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memory/3252-21-0x0000000005710000-0x0000000005776000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/3252-51-0x0000000007100000-0x000000000710A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/3252-32-0x0000000005880000-0x0000000005BD4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/3252-33-0x0000000075040000-0x00000000757F0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/3252-34-0x0000000005D60000-0x0000000005D7E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/3252-50-0x0000000007090000-0x00000000070AA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/3252-36-0x0000000006320000-0x0000000006352000-memory.dmp

Filesize
200KB

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memory/3252-37-0x0000000070A70000-0x0000000070ABC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/3252-47-0x0000000006360000-0x000000000637E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/3252-48-0x0000000006D60000-0x0000000006E03000-memory.dmp

Filesize
652KB

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memory/3252-49-0x00000000076D0000-0x0000000007D4A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.5MB

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memory/4528-8-0x000000007504E000-0x000000007504F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4528-0-0x000000007504E000-0x000000007504F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4528-4-0x0000000075040000-0x00000000757F0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/4528-5-0x00000000054A0000-0x00000000054AA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/4528-6-0x00000000055B0000-0x000000000564C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
624KB

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memory/4528-13-0x0000000075040000-0x00000000757F0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/4528-7-0x00000000056C0000-0x00000000056DC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/4528-10-0x0000000006A20000-0x0000000006AAE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
568KB

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memory/4528-9-0x0000000075040000-0x00000000757F0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/4528-3-0x0000000005300000-0x0000000005392000-memory.dmp

Filesize
584KB

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memory/4528-2-0x00000000058B0000-0x0000000005E54000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.6MB

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memory/4528-1-0x0000000000840000-0x0000000000902000-memory.dmp

Filesize
776KB

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