Analysis

  • max time kernel
    122s
  • max time network
    122s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20250207-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20250207-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    28/03/2025, 08:02

General

  • Target

    HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe

  • Size

    735KB

  • MD5

    25eaa2d8a1a973c77f37f07c0f0dd2fe

  • SHA1

    57f72cf8d22f5fd5e0472a928faeb938b7a362e7

  • SHA256

    1792b62467af9326272e0190ddd1e22c6217f23637ab47b9fbe0098ca3800c6d

  • SHA512

    487ef85e16c835b552e1ec43489e6c2b44a9d41b365c869a95f3206f3f75a5ed7842991a745222e1e36276411769bb36f8f4eec4824b22ddde82e2f0a94f2eb3

  • SSDEEP

    12288:NbdQiKaxRvjVoNUy/zS9iDCQJU5dlAW37yFPYELKa:pdQibRZy/cQCIwdlf3Qr

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

vipkeylogger

Credentials

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.

  • Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs
  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 11 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 37 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HPichHAekHXL0i2.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2384
    • 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:2896
    • 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:2352
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\ylDfXNTY" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp1584.tmp"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3036
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2780
      • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe
        "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe"
        2⤵
          PID:2624
        • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe
          "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe"
          2⤵
            PID:2796
          • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe
            "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe"
            2⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2996
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
              C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2996 -s 1064
              3⤵
              • Program crash
              PID:1688

        Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp1584.tmp

          Filesize

          1KB

          MD5

          6d36713f8ece71d440e1300d64a449d5

          SHA1

          9fa4609b041c0ca3b9f87b67495a6623e6225cd5

          SHA256

          88362b84d87c784a661abd8617c29e8a187fe7647dda273d0150a3d8ee7deda6

          SHA512

          201157aa3c81bdf8cdd3dd59d3d743667e87730b3dbbc0ae496ea779e845d23468783c3720e6181189b613ab0c1ab2f990d4194ebc4f7d9c8f69032b8278289d

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

          Filesize

          7KB

          MD5

          0b228b72451234d6c92540dd85234386

          SHA1

          a9694d4920ae48a8d43fd459c1fc37bb3b8755d1

          SHA256

          997bcdaad412465296de94c19f810dc9c62bcdfa4de180d35d27f2b80fc4bd93

          SHA512

          042a02c5fc13036e492fab7c432c74ccdf8bd24bde3757104a800b6f7731fdeece012b066f32050237429f57e6f005a851429241d9a5f35807987b36632f1a0c

        • memory/2384-4-0x0000000074CCE000-0x0000000074CCF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/2384-32-0x0000000074CC0000-0x00000000753AE000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          6.9MB

        • memory/2384-0-0x0000000074CCE000-0x0000000074CCF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/2384-5-0x0000000074CC0000-0x00000000753AE000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          6.9MB

        • memory/2384-6-0x0000000006000000-0x000000000608E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          568KB

        • memory/2384-2-0x0000000074CC0000-0x00000000753AE000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          6.9MB

        • memory/2384-1-0x0000000000930000-0x00000000009EC000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          752KB

        • memory/2384-3-0x0000000000470000-0x0000000000488000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          96KB

        • memory/2996-19-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          296KB

        • memory/2996-29-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          296KB

        • memory/2996-31-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          296KB

        • memory/2996-28-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          296KB

        • memory/2996-27-0x00000000FFFDE000-0x00000000FFFDF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/2996-25-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          296KB

        • memory/2996-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          296KB

        • memory/2996-23-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          296KB