Analysis
- max time kernel
140s - max time network
148s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20250129-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250129-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system - submitted
07/02/2025, 14:32
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe
Resource
win7-20241010-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20250129-en
General
- Target cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe
- Size 891KB
- Sample250207-rwf4dsvjfv
- SHA256 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd
- MD5 9fadb41534d08b4a6dfbc0a775904a06
- SHA1 793c186e512e141a28528c639c00c615dd7c7787
- SHA512 7dc40fb79f2556fa9429325c6e494106e45fe1ef6a0965dfb5d7a3986fa9e66956ca92a8ebf03e9e0d8acbed60774a49a92c778b2373795b5486c7724e3dc53c
- SSDEEP 24576:+z/o5sZrfKA2yEiA/mnBkjHwXEry8n7dyd5:dsZ+fyEiAOYw0ryEc
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Malware Config
Extracted
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vipkeylogger
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Protocol
smtp
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Host
mail.htcp.homes
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Port
587
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Username
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Password
7213575aceACE@@
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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.
- Vipkeylogger family
- 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.
pid Process 3456 powershell.exe 1824 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-1-5-21-805940606-1861219160-370298170-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.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-1-5-21-805940606-1861219160-370298170-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-805940606-1861219160-370298170-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-805940606-1861219160-370298170-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe - Looks up external IP address via web service 3 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
flow ioc 29 reallyfreegeoip.org 30 reallyfreegeoip.org 27 checkip.dyndns.org - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2184 set thread context of 4932 2184 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe 100 - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.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 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.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 1116 schtasks.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 11 IoCs
pid Process 2184 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe 3456 powershell.exe 3456 powershell.exe 2184 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe 1824 powershell.exe 2184 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe 1824 powershell.exe 2184 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe 2184 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe 4932 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe 4932 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2184 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3456 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1824 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4932 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2184 wrote to memory of 3456 2184 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe 94 PID 2184 wrote to memory of 3456 2184 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe 94 PID 2184 wrote to memory of 3456 2184 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe 94 PID 2184 wrote to memory of 1824 2184 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe 96 PID 2184 wrote to memory of 1824 2184 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe 96 PID 2184 wrote to memory of 1824 2184 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe 96 PID 2184 wrote to memory of 1116 2184 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe 98 PID 2184 wrote to memory of 1116 2184 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe 98 PID 2184 wrote to memory of 1116 2184 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe 98 PID 2184 wrote to memory of 4932 2184 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe 100 PID 2184 wrote to memory of 4932 2184 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe 100 PID 2184 wrote to memory of 4932 2184 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe 100 PID 2184 wrote to memory of 4932 2184 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe 100 PID 2184 wrote to memory of 4932 2184 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe 100 PID 2184 wrote to memory of 4932 2184 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe 100 PID 2184 wrote to memory of 4932 2184 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe 100 PID 2184 wrote to memory of 4932 2184 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe 100 - outlook_office_path 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-805940606-1861219160-370298170-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe - outlook_win_path 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-805940606-1861219160-370298170-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2184 -
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\cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3456
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\aVFEElmOU.exe"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1824
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\aVFEElmOU" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpEEE4.tmp"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:1116
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.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:4932
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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\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\cf8609a0bf3ca9ed3e5e39abab534229213e4df0316cd0478032cf59e0f2f3dd.exe.log
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 7667e538030e3f8ce2886e47a01af24cb0ea70528b1e821c5d8832c5076cb982
- MD5 8ec831f3e3a3f77e4a7b9cd32b48384c
- SHA1 d83f09fd87c5bd86e045873c231c14836e76a05c
- SHA512 26bffa2406b66368bd412bf25869a792631455645992cdcade2dbc13a2e56fb546414a6a9223b94c96c38d89187add6678d4779a88b38b0c9e36be8527b213c3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
- Size 2KB
- SHA256 92099c10776bb7e3f2a8d1b82d4d40d0c4627e4f1bf754a6e58dfd2c2e97042a
- MD5 968cb9309758126772781b83adb8a28f
- SHA1 8da30e71accf186b2ba11da1797cf67f8f78b47c
- SHA512 4bd50732f8af4d688d95999bddfd296115d7033ddc38f86c9fb1f47fde202bffa27e9088bebcaa3064ca946af2f5c1ca6cbde49d0907f0005c7ab42874515dd3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 18KB
- SHA256 6dcf258ab5482b2c19cd64fd23610f6fac4f0e1fbe69c86ea9ea4c1f4dc893bc
- MD5 03f76fc5bbb1588c013a8249e3720a04
- SHA1 5e0c867a1feaed6b891ae956b6a97ee81e5edd6e
- SHA512 c4f3449f92d992402e39dda6195ff1d2d9b1c2684c6446a748b69758799273d6bb1727eef07743c79f732df999846a65630d92277011ee0bc1b500a224d69d24
- SSDEEP 384:s6+BR9i+c841IBBizQdQeo9oNTNK6seYLME/Xt03SoZWfYSvojEDkad0gdwtkKhD:Nz84KocODoNTNNgrmSZ52EDmCS3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_p4brcmai.d2n.ps1
- Size 60B
- SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
- MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
- SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
- SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpEEE4.tmp
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 c53f66691094048b6be5188e576f0b6090d7f985df6f3f26ab03025df1711223
- MD5 6545506ae1b86f296d6a7562a7569a9a
- SHA1 44eee4d705e8f92b51fa35ed3719341320f5a29d
- SHA512 261cced608f30fc3e88445cbbebf6a957f6dcdaae602ea90c5c848ebfd82f58dd81c1d834a1a287e3bd0912e30e23cf4e7d3d82b5e6ee19ed7c8dc21152e2c43
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512