animateclipper | d3e984f5e189ae6cd49bafa6298418583acab68292390bb63f21deec50740310

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
152s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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27/07/2026, 00:08

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General

Target
xqAAE.exe
Size 565KB
Sample260727-ae4ppage68
SHA256 d3e984f5e189ae6cd49bafa6298418583acab68292390bb63f21deec50740310
MD5 81729e5e6c1936b27f016a20897d30f1
SHA1 4c2da29463731ead232871e15e781ffd5f710a9c
SHA512 75ac5c0553e80a3feb48fec15690b243baf8d81439821083caa778beeaac0078b82086a61151544937eac4e84b54d39d21bdd520333c9e5e14b6be39a5547017
SSDEEP 12288:q8hW8fk0oD1RJ3/zk8XpKBB2iqSCbUdcw0E6/h0EZ1wDdM6GeQSMuVQ/:q8hW8fk0g1RJ3/zNZriqLbyGE6/h0dDL
TLSH
T181C48D56E6D2C1F1DD4349F1331FB32BBB7A5E2A8925C5F6E3E229499872361190F082
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

clipper discovery animateclipper spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Family: AnimateClipper
AnimateClipper is a Windows crypto clipper that hijacks the clipboard to swap wallet addresses.
clipper stealer animateclipper

Detects AnimateClipper 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2332-35-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140040000-memory.dmp	family_animateclipper

Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5584 created 2772	5584	xqAAE.exe	81

Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
22	5584	xqAAE.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
5912	1vqd2rqCSHEdousL.exe

Reads user/profile data of local email clients 2 TTPs
Email clients store some user data on disk where infostealers will often target it.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Credentials from Web Browsers
T1555.003
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting 2 TTPs
spyware

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001
Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
discovery

Query Registry
T1012
Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs
Enumerate browser information.
discovery

Browser Information Discovery
T1217

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	xqAAE.exe

System Time Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

discovery

System Time Discovery

T1124

pid	Process
4300	chrome.exe

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS	chrome.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemProductName	chrome.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemManufacturer	chrome.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

pid	Process
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe
5584	xqAAE.exe

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs

pid	Process
5584	xqAAE.exe

Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3200	chrome.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3200	chrome.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 34 IoCs

pid	Process
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe
3200	chrome.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5584 wrote to memory of 3200	5584	xqAAE.exe	90
PID 3200 wrote to memory of 3776	3200	chrome.exe	91
PID 3200 wrote to memory of 4300	3200	chrome.exe	92
PID 3200 wrote to memory of 1216	3200	chrome.exe	93
PID 3200 wrote to memory of 1812	3200	chrome.exe	94
PID 3200 wrote to memory of 1216	3200	chrome.exe	93
PID 3200 wrote to memory of 1812	3200	chrome.exe	94
PID 3200 wrote to memory of 4832	3200	chrome.exe	97
PID 3200 wrote to memory of 744	3200	chrome.exe	96
PID 3200 wrote to memory of 4832	3200	chrome.exe	97
PID 3200 wrote to memory of 744	3200	chrome.exe	96
PID 3200 wrote to memory of 4724	3200	chrome.exe	98
PID 3200 wrote to memory of 4724	3200	chrome.exe	98
PID 5584 wrote to memory of 5912	5584	xqAAE.exe	99

C:\Windows\explorer.exe
explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
1⤵
PID:2772
- 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:5584
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1vqd2rF3rxxaWiqU\1vqd2rqCSHEdousL.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1vqd2rF3rxxaWiqU\1vqd2rqCSHEdousL.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    PID:5912
  - - C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\ServiceModelReg.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\ServiceModelReg.exe"
      4⤵
      PID:2332
- 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:3200
- - 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=0x128,0x12c,0x130,0x104,0x134,0x7ff82e19c728,0x7ff82e19c734,0x7ff82e19c740
    3⤵
    PID:3776
- - 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 --no-pre-read-main-dll --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=1488,i,5390182201946080668,15779947622749972988,524288 --field-trial-handle=2068,i,16774261336378562739,6918057330711701025,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2100 /prefetch:11
    3⤵
    - System Time Discovery
    PID:4300
- - 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=1668,i,6921465478958986793,1049735564191431522,262144 --field-trial-handle=2068,i,16774261336378562739,6918057330711701025,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2056 /prefetch:2
    3⤵
    PID:1216
- - 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=2128,i,12564543980361607842,1121644109902745044,524288 --field-trial-handle=2068,i,16774261336378562739,6918057330711701025,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2108 /prefetch:13
    3⤵
    PID:1812
- - 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=3140,i,4219100648772276845,6862247426767490436,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2068,i,16774261336378562739,6918057330711701025,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3192 /prefetch:1
    3⤵
    PID:744
- - 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,11277410138367360205,7991021392894799382,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2068,i,16774261336378562739,6918057330711701025,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3212 /prefetch:1
    3⤵
    PID:4832
- - 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=7 --metrics-shmem-handle=4560,i,12889106003373478539,7801455522682835903,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2068,i,16774261336378562739,6918057330711701025,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4580 /prefetch:1
    3⤵
    PID:4724

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:1516

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Credentials from Password Stores

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

T1552

Credentials In Files

T1552.001

Discovery

Browser Information Discovery

T1217

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Time Discovery

T1124

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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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 d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
SHA1 97d170e1550eee4afc0af065b78cda302a97674c
SHA512 b25b294cb4deb69ea00a4c3cf3113904801b6015e5956bd019a8570b1fe1d6040e944ef3cdee16d0a46503ca6e659a25f21cf9ceddc13f352a3c98138c15d6af
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Local State

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
Size 4KB
SHA256 49337b176a8acf75ceaa7501b6e1220082c7f85e1091fd1c7b2968173bc320c9
MD5 d340ada89b137f36808fa35f20a52617
SHA1 625a17ef99690f7a112cac537007ee4f5d4e0e98
SHA512 19be441e4828b1b58702cb0a1a353bdc80c2e1e3d0571b45a09a8181941caacb4904579392ee547a09111a9e4f8f86901a943576c4cf01b2816e896eee62d239
SSDEEP 96:mC0d+Ar2aetJRxW2rgj0+f+U+/EfezeRDotok5RuVDR2B6JGyvTNm6zjqJ+PEhij:mC0Nr7OJRPrL9/EtDUDqQ9Imgj8+shM
TLSH
T11BA10972A47E9CBB4AB38545F5563B07CFA4716B9A21AF8499DD2B0C10A70DC1382A23
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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1vqd2rqCSHEdousL.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1vqd2rF3rxxaWiqU\1vqd2rqCSHEdousL.exe
Size 4.1MB
SHA256 43cdb6e2106623049390e770127a113dcf690de2b8aab75bdcbb03f13e155ba8
MD5 1db4b4af0bf4c9b08e54c65f19eb412c
SHA1 85a8c2ffd77e18885f58cd42ad10c492321fae1d
SHA512 82014d35fea54cecdab80af29a3ae11f5622f6c686a922508da8f4b04e733a07c8e4b6e46498bfc378018af71eb6b43b2590632136b92aed85808d3f2f3b508f
SSDEEP 49152:PIk8ghPFhi6oM5ZWkGsXGV/lSIdyOan9123ST4:Zbxst
TLSH
T150168C349E9801A4D466D634B6738232D6707872F7F3A58B3698C2073E379919B7BF12
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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1vqd2rqCSHEdousL.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1vqd2rF3rxxaWiqU\1vqd2rqCSHEdousL.exe
Size 4.4MB
SHA256 c09aa7111e970fac367d6ee53e7a1fbc3c7873d80204e4ed3f8a458e43ac4452
MD5 48b798262093b0b7ad53706edf0d341d
SHA1 798dff1eac32d3602907901b2381bf8531d537f0
SHA512 b5ac9a47dca706a1c11f5d1f075860f39c726b89066fbfb742f6fdc851211a55691e9ae60579d2dd71b8d1eafc4bf857354b3680d2ab00d88d9a621b34ac8425
SSDEEP 49152:PIk8ghPFhi6oM5ZWkGsXGV/lSIdyOan9123STY:Zbxs1
TLSH
T1BB268C349E9801A4D466D634B6738232D6707872F7F3A58B3698C2073E379919B7BF12
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/2332-35-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140040000-memory.dmp

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