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, 07:51
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe
Resource
win7-20240729-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 3276 powershell.exe 2924 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-1-5-21-869607583-2483572573-2297019986-1000\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-1-5-21-869607583-2483572573-2297019986-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 vbc.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-869607583-2483572573-2297019986-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 vbc.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-869607583-2483572573-2297019986-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\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 36 checkip.dyndns.org 38 reallyfreegeoip.org 39 reallyfreegeoip.org -
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1064 set thread context of 760 1064 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 105 -
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 schtasks.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language vbc.exe 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 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.
pid Process 516 schtasks.exe -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
pid Process 1064 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 3276 powershell.exe 3276 powershell.exe 2924 powershell.exe 2924 powershell.exe 3276 powershell.exe 1064 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 1064 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 760 vbc.exe 760 vbc.exe 2924 powershell.exe 760 vbc.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1064 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3276 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2924 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 760 vbc.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1064 wrote to memory of 3276 1064 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 99 PID 1064 wrote to memory of 3276 1064 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 99 PID 1064 wrote to memory of 3276 1064 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 99 PID 1064 wrote to memory of 2924 1064 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 101 PID 1064 wrote to memory of 2924 1064 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 101 PID 1064 wrote to memory of 2924 1064 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 101 PID 1064 wrote to memory of 516 1064 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 103 PID 1064 wrote to memory of 516 1064 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 103 PID 1064 wrote to memory of 516 1064 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 103 PID 1064 wrote to memory of 760 1064 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 105 PID 1064 wrote to memory of 760 1064 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 105 PID 1064 wrote to memory of 760 1064 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 105 PID 1064 wrote to memory of 760 1064 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 105 PID 1064 wrote to memory of 760 1064 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 105 PID 1064 wrote to memory of 760 1064 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 105 PID 1064 wrote to memory of 760 1064 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 105 PID 1064 wrote to memory of 760 1064 HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe 105 -
outlook_office_path 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-869607583-2483572573-2297019986-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 vbc.exe -
outlook_win_path 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-869607583-2483572573-2297019986-1000\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:1064 -
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:3276
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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:2924
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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\tmpE1C5.tmp"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:516
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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:760
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
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Downloads
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Filesize
60B
MD5d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA16ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA25696ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
SHA5125b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
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Filesize
1KB
MD50933ad99d81b53e480fddc3c4855cece
SHA13a1685727c73766d5487927ebf64d3d5fa2ff0c9
SHA2563b4a16118ab42603d657fbe97cbb35297b3826829c6547183852d69354f74ad9
SHA512eea97a8faa7858491f78a111d36b861ae54bcc1b6333b6dc50985856568863efff0d6ede064510a0c1e31d1c3feb44b2332e6798fa067c54fe21011d84a0aab0