Analysis

  • max time kernel
    299s
  • max time network
    299s
  • platform
    windows10-ltsc_2021_x64
  • resource
    win10ltsc2021-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10ltsc2021-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-ltsc_2021-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    26/07/2026, 22:27

General

  • Target
    xqAAE.exe
  • Size 565KB
  • Sample260726-2c2wvssvav
  • SHA256 d3e984f5e189ae6cd49bafa6298418583acab68292390bb63f21deec50740310
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: AnimateClipper

    AnimateClipper is a Windows crypto clipper that hijacks the clipboard to swap wallet addresses.

  • Detects AnimateClipper 15 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess 1 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • 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 cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting 2 TTPs
  • 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.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

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

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

  • System Time Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversary may gather the system time and/or time zone settings from a local or remote system.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 34 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 37 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    1⤵
      PID:3496
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xqAAE.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xqAAE.exe"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
        • Downloads MZ/PE file
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1256
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\envidqXKgumimfFS\envidqXv29pbSdoc.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\envidqXKgumimfFS\envidqXv29pbSdoc.exe"
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2860
          • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\ServiceModelReg.exe
            "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\ServiceModelReg.exe"
            4⤵
              PID:1308
        • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
          "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --no-first-run --disable-fre --no-default-browser-check --disable-background-networking --disable-sync --disable-gpu --mute-audio --new-window
          2⤵
          • Enumerates system info in registry
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4628
          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=channel= --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Chrome --annotation=ver=140.0.7339.81 --initial-client-data=0x21c,0x220,0x224,0x1f8,0x228,0x7fffcbccc728,0x7fffcbccc734,0x7fffcbccc740
            3⤵
              PID:1148
            • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
              "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --no-pre-read-main-dll --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --gpu-preferences=SAAAAAAAAADgAAAIAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --use-gl=angle --use-angle=swiftshader-webgl --metrics-shmem-handle=1780,i,4146568768158778631,14563596653662954909,262144 --field-trial-handle=2028,i,6044512400529978097,8723368029977348415,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-010036.937000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2024 /prefetch:2
              3⤵
                PID:1928
              • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mute-audio --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=2208,i,8618567520058173533,11592095678561307010,524288 --field-trial-handle=2028,i,6044512400529978097,8723368029977348415,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-010036.937000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2212 /prefetch:3
                3⤵
                • System Time Discovery
                PID:600
              • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --mute-audio --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=2340,i,1175660520196759962,5588564770912774533,524288 --field-trial-handle=2028,i,6044512400529978097,8723368029977348415,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-010036.937000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2504 /prefetch:8
                3⤵
                  PID:1732
                • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --metrics-shmem-handle=3116,i,14473679293596707115,12854740916137032147,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2028,i,6044512400529978097,8723368029977348415,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-010036.937000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3124 /prefetch:1
                  3⤵
                    PID:2876
                  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                    "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --metrics-shmem-handle=3144,i,13288310575868928442,8942815386144918334,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2028,i,6044512400529978097,8723368029977348415,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-010036.937000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3132 /prefetch:1
                    3⤵
                      PID:1964
                    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --extension-process --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=7 --metrics-shmem-handle=4124,i,16238780296605755819,1457125836695670650,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2028,i,6044512400529978097,8723368029977348415,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-010036.937000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4100 /prefetch:2
                      3⤵
                        PID:2844
                      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=8 --metrics-shmem-handle=4604,i,14687299167225794694,5646347782414646652,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2028,i,6044512400529978097,8723368029977348415,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-010036.937000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4644 /prefetch:1
                        3⤵
                          PID:4936
                    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
                      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"
                      1⤵
                        PID:4640
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        "cmd /c start "" /D "C:\ProgramData\startup_input" "C:\ProgramData\startup_input\envidqXv29pbSdoc.exe""
                        1⤵
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:780
                        • C:\ProgramData\startup_input\envidqXv29pbSdoc.exe
                          "C:\ProgramData\startup_input\envidqXv29pbSdoc.exe""
                          2⤵
                          • Executes dropped EXE
                          • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:4496
                          • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\ServiceModelReg.exe
                            "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\ServiceModelReg.exe"
                            3⤵
                              PID:4672

                        Network

                              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                              Downloads

                              SCT Auditing Pending Reports

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Network\SCT Auditing Pending Reports
                              • Size 2B
                              • SHA256 4f53cda18c2baa0c0354bb5f9a3ecbe5ed12ab4d8e11ba873c2f11161202b945
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                              Local State

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                              • Size 115KB
                              • SHA256 9247cc7b739ffffe3dbe76296fd2c43aa5b8b100171e55e62c6b08f1bb716658
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              envidqXv29pbSdoc.exe

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\envidqXKgumimfFS\envidqXv29pbSdoc.exe
                              • Size 6.2MB
                              • SHA256 23bec473632af324b0a271f6b0575ea3d3174af7042ee5d582cb739714a35af8
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              memory/1308-44-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140040000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1308-41-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140040000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1308-46-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140040000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1308-45-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140040000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1308-40-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140040000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1308-43-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140040000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1308-42-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140040000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1308-39-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140040000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1308-66-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140040000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4672-55-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140040000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4672-54-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140040000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4672-53-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140040000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4672-52-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140040000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4672-51-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140040000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4672-56-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140040000-memory.dmp