Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    18/05/2026, 17:24

General

  • Target
    8097_qip8097.exe
  • Size 2.3MB
  • Sample260518-vy2dwset5p
  • SHA256 b08ad594133d88d44c61d70ce19027f372b535863aa6cf1c9ecedcfa9ca45c78
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software 1 IoCs

    Detects file using ACProtect software.

  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Installs/modifies Browser Helper Object 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

    BHOs are DLL modules which act as plugins for Internet Explorer.

  • UPX packed file 6 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Inno Setup is an open-source installation builder for Windows applications. 3 IoCs

    Inno Setup installer

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 39 IoCs
  • Modifies Internet Explorer start page 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 45 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8097_qip8097.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8097_qip8097.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3624
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-32RIM.tmp\8097_qip8097.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-32RIM.tmp\8097_qip8097.tmp" /SL5="$90048,2113394,59904,C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8097_qip8097.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Modifies Internet Explorer start page
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2400
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe" /s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\qipsearchbar.dll"
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Installs/modifies Browser Helper Object
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:800
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe" /s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\qipsearchbar.dll"
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Installs/modifies Browser Helper Object
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:3356
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\qip.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\qip.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:4600
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\QipGuard\QipGuard.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\QipGuard\QipGuard.exe" /i 3
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
        • Modifies Internet Explorer start page
        PID:956
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\QipGuard\QipGuard.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\QipGuard\QipGuard.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3044

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        qipicons.bmp

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\DS\qipicons.bmp
        • Size 12KB
        • SHA256 3494c358c572553a42a0476275740f41aa5987d4200c87571b170ed84235e9bd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _cntry.lng

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\LI\English\_cntry.lng
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 3c6bab0820dfb7583d3956804013e36312f51aecfdb574031d59dc1fcf8c94bb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        _intrsts.lng

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\LI\English\_intrsts.lng
        • Size 642B
        • SHA256 5e8adcde7a861ec0ef831dfdea650faac3427f2a06d2680666422f9f14d6f02f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        _langs.lng

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\LI\English\_langs.lng
        • Size 730B
        • SHA256 b83209b47e818ff4e54f0e201eb46e666adba7ff67bbef37daa41025e3db4960
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        _marital.lng

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\LI\English\_marital.lng
        • Size 145B
        • SHA256 2548cc8168389f7423eecdec3719fb60afccdec0d6390e2069533d23f566f10a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        _occup.lng

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\LI\English\_occup.lng
        • Size 465B
        • SHA256 06ec42338c96f56ef782faf33fc71bc94a356548a3938df77ea82ba84188ef32
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        _orgs.lng

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\LI\English\_orgs.lng
        • Size 411B
        • SHA256 629cecd8254d07ed21a4df75e9e6f6d3ad875759d52f46f99576c8eb3f0952bd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        _past.lng

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\LI\English\_past.lng
        • Size 166B
        • SHA256 949bb4fca80289d43f0aedb0b5ca7061690e2dd3d564b3918fe764f4162c58ee
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        _rndchat.lng

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\LI\English\_rndchat.lng
        • Size 179B
        • SHA256 e36542e571cd7ca7a4294b786639ca2ed32938da0c51eea801a2ef36daabfc25
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        lang.ini

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\LI\English\lang.ini
        • Size 23KB
        • SHA256 1ce20d5651b984ee0ffd41dbf6c1bf9385b651fe7b96891942e2668f0394118b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        current.cfg

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\LI\current.cfg
        • Size 12B
        • SHA256 5c0a7b0069f1cfdba25fd7c23022c08b1aabd2fda5731fe79ebfd2c6bf4bcc98
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        docking.dll

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Plugins\docking.dll
        • Size 60KB
        • SHA256 cff686ad048c9d7db12113f2fcb0947ba03c0186cb6daefc1bdca9e2ea395e7f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _define.ini

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\Smilies\Animated\_define.ini
        • Size 459B
        • SHA256 664b70de552cfbf0821777002f286388ef493edace3448f1108257c44283f54f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        aa.gif

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\Smilies\Animated\aa.gif
        • Size 7KB
        • SHA256 1a2e9d5dcb824070dc321fcfb963d7a2ee307d785af4a5690f89f331dba8b8d9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ab.gif

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\Smilies\Animated\ab.gif
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 274d0af255571ddbb4219fd7f7a296d150900502f48872800952a2c33f73b17a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        ac.gif

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\Smilies\Animated\ac.gif
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 ddb4b878a067038e2c8776fbdc174a8bf3fc6cc836a00e62e83e1f170d16285a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        ad.gif

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\Smilies\Animated\ad.gif
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 ec195866e0183119b2a6a6e8d16024c5b07b9286790c6a07e5566a8c48d1b147
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        ae.gif

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\Smilies\Animated\ae.gif
        • Size 495B
        • SHA256 f3706ffb539ac569a749d66471c184f6cd7f5d157f43bec08cb1ec753adef002
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        af.gif

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\Smilies\Animated\af.gif
        • Size 6KB
        • SHA256 4d94a6a29127a46cda1992c9f527b283bd8ee7ba7c3be081322420be18006173
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ag.gif

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\Smilies\Animated\ag.gif
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 d057204b91006fed93c912098cd9d62d44711a89358e93172c314a27e1004ea7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        ah.gif

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\Smilies\Animated\ah.gif
        • Size 6KB
        • SHA256 b0ce3ddad46a04ad2330efa681a37d0b4ae11ba1578683a9331daaa09dbf365b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ai.gif

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\Smilies\Animated\ai.gif
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 8083df14bbb79a2f263dbc777a2236ee9d6d7a4532cbd03c4c7f680cc5d00b51
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        aj.gif

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\Smilies\Animated\aj.gif
        • Size 7KB
        • SHA256 e24628b606b3274e84ab58af1048787f080944401ae3651369030d82627fc64a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        addopt.bmp

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\addopt.bmp
        • Size 14KB
        • SHA256 99c42396a60e8ba63cb475adb72319adb99a1cf0cc87547660a0353be58f285c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        allicons.bmp

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\allicons.bmp
        • Size 26KB
        • SHA256 41e84c1bf0a80b5c3026d157521db2a78506cc90ef8be3a0c455d3976346363e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        clevent.bmp

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\clevent.bmp
        • Size 15KB
        • SHA256 982dbb98d21c62125d76399632b046e0b201b5ead7ce984e3bed630971c8c1c3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        clstatus.bmp

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\clstatus.bmp
        • Size 13KB
        • SHA256 6844f3e0a84bfd464bec79df337b735e1111c946c59cd12cfe724dd340ace1f5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        downbutton1.bmp

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\downbutton1.bmp
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 af6237b014e33d9d8e3c1afc2ac0b5d01ad5d9b9c4d612aa2311901e59fc9407
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        fadehlp.bmp

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\fadehlp.bmp
        • Size 60KB
        • SHA256 7dad8ae2175baa5b027aa1df85dd08c2fc3b6201dc1a55d8dba572a29b5ac0ce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        fadehlpt.bmp

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\fadehlpt.bmp
        • Size 8KB
        • SHA256 35a6de9f08890087543faf55f32afad1ea6e667d4f88b36142622c8fdb14987f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        fademsg.bmp

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\fademsg.bmp
        • Size 60KB
        • SHA256 8b182a8f8dd98e76775d05e6663b39acc560050f101ea1e5075d044fab07a9ed
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        fademsgt.bmp

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\fademsgt.bmp
        • Size 8KB
        • SHA256 fb82388b736cca80791b4d25cce1c725b509c12594628b5650b8a79e073f4bf6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        fadesrv.bmp

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\fadesrv.bmp
        • Size 60KB
        • SHA256 282ac92c533d9ef9c32d8cba8f6fa511a7cbe029fdccffb00f060de58fd0d01c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        fadesrvt.bmp

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\fadesrvt.bmp
        • Size 8KB
        • SHA256 73cefcbb99f7a0cb7f7d6f98ca75e8783586c9eabaac0fba3e7b0b0e98634330
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msgbg.bmp

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\msgbg.bmp
        • Size 7KB
        • SHA256 1fb7b188a02b8f476bfb6703d7f585cd56d7f36828888ef26008445515bf2ec6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        noimage.jpg

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\noimage.jpg
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 87426a7cbe02080f0b8da590c04e6a37e79e60d920147c1b8416a50f8f9001d5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        qipbtn.bmp

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\qipbtn.bmp
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 4f44e3174a10b2268553c856d7c29082d90ae37c0da256c055bb250d94a17bef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        splash.bmp

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\splash.bmp
        • Size 38KB
        • SHA256 ec91a1c64e54a6d3c73af29fa126ad48fc4645be6a05b52fa4bff268b6edabf0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        st_custom.bmp

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\st_custom.bmp
        • Size 25KB
        • SHA256 f3bb8232cd6d7c5a4dc6d1f120e83effdd245c2225b5218b0f34622129cd855b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        title.bmp

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\title.bmp
        • Size 236B
        • SHA256 390fe7d5cb01e8e95b3684c06ebeec7811c18eb6b80c56f6819b43ecc99202e5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        tray.bmp

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\tray.bmp
        • Size 9KB
        • SHA256 2bfe389d54be3f9197bd4e10ef76560d1bf7fd94c6eaef17146cf57c0bec60c4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        upbutton1.bmp

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\upbutton1.bmp
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 a8a5e0d649b15d0fff131c3c4f4b03f1492ee8d8a072ff54fbb5583292f3f107
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        upbutton2.bmp

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\upbutton2.bmp
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 b255452828f75eb47f1d234afdcaf240a9e92a2695b3e1a54f6c4e8c4dcf501b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        upbutton3.bmp

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\upbutton3.bmp
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 2f943739a980ce4e2729d3890bc525a1c170749a7f56fefef318e1f1dbd37595
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        userinfo.bmp

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\userinfo.bmp
        • Size 9KB
        • SHA256 c54c7bb6de772c0da0fbf73f7146296e65e884ed61a86161a027b2e62f2b96b0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        vis.bmp

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\ICQ5\vis.bmp
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 7a76280a1afe9ef000194c8d7bec688bd22bebd21615821ea27de7ebbcdf8ae7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        current.cfg

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\Skins\current.cfg
        • Size 9B
        • SHA256 db733c1d608da41b3ad26f54e953c75de2aea504882065350768f7f3d1ab047c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qip.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QIP\qip.exe
        • Size 3.2MB
        • SHA256 3da76f87cebdb77495b2023b2afe9a5ebbd46815baf905f31ce3acada97bc447
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        8097_qip8097.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-32RIM.tmp\8097_qip8097.tmp
        • Size 686KB
        • SHA256 6064593c7c2d21487a8724289a8d44114540b992fba38ddfa6c555136cdbd48b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-DAC59.tmp\chrome.dll
        • Size 18KB
        • SHA256 316bc22759d84bae7472ec2f3cf167a099fdd803727c86d001a4d926e700d85c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qipsearchbar.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\qipsearchbar.dll
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 bae518677271c03bfb1d02b0045ed5531178822cc5c961a574332d4bac4e98aa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        prefs.js

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\j2hb45w2.Admin\prefs.js
        • Size 651B
        • SHA256 a46b47b1baa850bfc26c1888335cd5e2700165467c3b2b349e4b5dcb4c568bf4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        qip-search.xml

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\j2hb45w2.Admin\searchplugins\qip-search.xml
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 dc0383073b34aa3cd45b130c18a9de950ae7c0fffa0d9ba08ef73f73f7afd377
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        QipGuard.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\QipGuard\QipGuard.exe
        • Size 184KB
        • SHA256 bb4ae203ff2295b4dc6b5a04732df388bfc85a180ca6c387315c1b2c85a48889
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        sqlite3.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\QipGuard\sqlite3.dll
        • Size 273KB
        • SHA256 e09ccc2a2771cd4d19fe8f02ad9c5a3523920db100f9b8968d91beaa62969478
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/956-445-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

        memory/956-374-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

        memory/2400-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BC000-memory.dmp

        memory/2400-335-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BC000-memory.dmp

        memory/2400-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BC000-memory.dmp

        memory/2400-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BC000-memory.dmp

        memory/2400-377-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BC000-memory.dmp

        memory/2400-7-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BC000-memory.dmp

        memory/3044-388-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

        memory/3044-390-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

        memory/3624-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp

        memory/3624-0-0x000000000040D000-0x000000000040E000-memory.dmp

        memory/3624-386-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp

        memory/3624-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp

        memory/4600-448-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000736000-memory.dmp

        memory/4600-446-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000736000-memory.dmp

        memory/4600-450-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000736000-memory.dmp

        memory/4600-454-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000736000-memory.dmp

        memory/4600-456-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000736000-memory.dmp

        memory/4600-458-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000736000-memory.dmp

        memory/4600-460-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000736000-memory.dmp

        memory/4600-464-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000736000-memory.dmp

        memory/4600-468-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000736000-memory.dmp