Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows10-2004_x64 -
resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250314-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
28/03/2025, 04:16
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe
Resource
win7-20240903-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20250314-en
General
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Target
HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe
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Size
735KB
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MD5
25eaa2d8a1a973c77f37f07c0f0dd2fe
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SHA1
57f72cf8d22f5fd5e0472a928faeb938b7a362e7
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SHA256
1792b62467af9326272e0190ddd1e22c6217f23637ab47b9fbe0098ca3800c6d
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SHA512
487ef85e16c835b552e1ec43489e6c2b44a9d41b365c869a95f3206f3f75a5ed7842991a745222e1e36276411769bb36f8f4eec4824b22ddde82e2f0a94f2eb3
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SSDEEP
12288:NbdQiKaxRvjVoNUy/zS9iDCQJU5dlAW37yFPYELKa:pdQibRZy/cQCIwdlf3Qr
Malware Config
Extracted
Protocol: smtp- Host:
mail.steadfastlogistics.in - Port:
587 - Username:
[email protected] - Password:
slf@2023
Extracted
vipkeylogger
Protocol: smtp- Host:
mail.steadfastlogistics.in - Port:
587 - Username:
[email protected] - Password:
slf@2023 - Email To:
[email protected]
Signatures
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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
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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 1796 powershell.exe 4360 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-1-5-21-83325578-304917428-1200496059-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe -
Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs
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Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-83325578-304917428-1200496059-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 vbc.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-83325578-304917428-1200496059-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 vbc.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-83325578-304917428-1200496059-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 vbc.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 28 checkip.dyndns.org 30 reallyfreegeoip.org 31 reallyfreegeoip.org -
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1348 set thread context of 5064 1348 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 102 -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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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 HPichHAekHXL0i2.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 powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language vbc.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 2180 schtasks.exe -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
pid Process 1348 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 1796 powershell.exe 4360 powershell.exe 1796 powershell.exe 1348 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 4360 powershell.exe 5064 vbc.exe 5064 vbc.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1348 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1796 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4360 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5064 vbc.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1348 wrote to memory of 1796 1348 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 96 PID 1348 wrote to memory of 1796 1348 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 96 PID 1348 wrote to memory of 1796 1348 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 96 PID 1348 wrote to memory of 4360 1348 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 98 PID 1348 wrote to memory of 4360 1348 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 98 PID 1348 wrote to memory of 4360 1348 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 98 PID 1348 wrote to memory of 2180 1348 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 99 PID 1348 wrote to memory of 2180 1348 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 99 PID 1348 wrote to memory of 2180 1348 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 99 PID 1348 wrote to memory of 5064 1348 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 102 PID 1348 wrote to memory of 5064 1348 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 102 PID 1348 wrote to memory of 5064 1348 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 102 PID 1348 wrote to memory of 5064 1348 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 102 PID 1348 wrote to memory of 5064 1348 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 102 PID 1348 wrote to memory of 5064 1348 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 102 PID 1348 wrote to memory of 5064 1348 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 102 PID 1348 wrote to memory of 5064 1348 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 102 -
outlook_office_path 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-83325578-304917428-1200496059-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 vbc.exe -
outlook_win_path 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-83325578-304917428-1200496059-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 vbc.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HPichHAekHXL0i2.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:1348 -
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\HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1796
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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\ylDfXNTY.exe"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4360
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\ylDfXNTY" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB863.tmp"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:2180
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C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.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:5064
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
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Downloads
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Filesize
2KB
MD5968cb9309758126772781b83adb8a28f
SHA18da30e71accf186b2ba11da1797cf67f8f78b47c
SHA25692099c10776bb7e3f2a8d1b82d4d40d0c4627e4f1bf754a6e58dfd2c2e97042a
SHA5124bd50732f8af4d688d95999bddfd296115d7033ddc38f86c9fb1f47fde202bffa27e9088bebcaa3064ca946af2f5c1ca6cbde49d0907f0005c7ab42874515dd3
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Filesize
18KB
MD5e8c67e21cad9509d605885d5a6324501
SHA1e21baceaef8ab6f282fb0c20ff8fe3cac7b9ed18
SHA2566015554749a551dd5a9e1ed65d72f84bdeace73beb3bfdbfc560529a347bbe1e
SHA5129f48df3b8d207d97b3899bf573348e592a81a8bb8fbfe3c376be47aed29e67e3f302aaf7b220bc7a7d35b83e14618c34aca136af4ae623a9acad46101276c4ec
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Filesize
60B
MD5d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA16ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA25696ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
SHA5125b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
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Filesize
1KB
MD5ef55e5d3dc086bfaf40e94a5f0abe93b
SHA179ef19aea3d8628604ea2b50e5db5bf4da2ce011
SHA2563f63b5ecf11b6262c51c1392621209088db3da6684438c2431bd30803790bc26
SHA512a78abd388d7641e344ed701e2a554122d00e1a80033862f9abcee7826c3bfa67a5efeef28b82ea0a754cdfcec1ee3c8630d121b2e449accf22a4d5a1d0433f39