Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    142s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    09/10/2026, 11:57

General

  • Target
    HydroPurge Lama.exe
  • Size 894KB
  • Sample261009-n4physd16p
  • SHA256 05e61a33cd451d1496c7cf05a3f7bf739708ad2198d1ef2f05dc1f5eb2236138
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • vipkeylogger

Credentials

Signatures

  • Family: VIPKeylogger

    VIPKeylogger is a keylogger and infostealer written in C# and it resembles SnakeKeylogger that was found in 2020.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • 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 Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 11 IoCs

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

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

    Enumerate browser information.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs
  • outlook_office_path 1 IoCs
  • outlook_win_path 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HydroPurge Lama.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HydroPurge Lama.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5688
    • 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\HydroPurge Lama.exe"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2548
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HydroPurge Lama.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HydroPurge Lama.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:3164
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HydroPurge Lama.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HydroPurge Lama.exe"
        2⤵
          PID:2924
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HydroPurge Lama.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HydroPurge Lama.exe"
          2⤵
          • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
          • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • outlook_office_path
          • outlook_win_path
          PID:1820
      • 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:4500

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              __PSScriptPolicyTest_xabee4gv.ew2.psm1

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_xabee4gv.ew2.psm1
              • Size 60B
              • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              memory/1820-18-0x00000000747B0000-0x0000000074F6C000-memory.dmp

              memory/1820-44-0x00000000747B0000-0x0000000074F6C000-memory.dmp

              memory/1820-42-0x0000000006C50000-0x0000000006E12000-memory.dmp

              memory/1820-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000440000-memory.dmp

              memory/1820-15-0x00000000747B0000-0x0000000074F6C000-memory.dmp

              memory/1820-43-0x0000000006AE0000-0x0000000006B30000-memory.dmp

              memory/2548-23-0x0000000005410000-0x0000000005432000-memory.dmp

              memory/2548-16-0x0000000002210000-0x0000000002246000-memory.dmp

              memory/2548-34-0x0000000006080000-0x00000000060A0000-memory.dmp

              memory/2548-35-0x0000000006CA0000-0x0000000006D43000-memory.dmp

              memory/2548-31-0x0000000070DE0000-0x0000000070E2C000-memory.dmp

              memory/2548-37-0x0000000006E00000-0x0000000006E1A000-memory.dmp

              memory/2548-38-0x0000000006E70000-0x0000000006E7A000-memory.dmp

              memory/2548-39-0x0000000007070000-0x0000000007106000-memory.dmp

              memory/2548-30-0x0000000006C50000-0x0000000006C86000-memory.dmp

              memory/2548-36-0x0000000007440000-0x0000000007ABC000-memory.dmp

              memory/2548-17-0x0000000004C40000-0x000000000528A000-memory.dmp

              memory/2548-28-0x0000000005AB0000-0x0000000005ACE000-memory.dmp

              memory/2548-19-0x00000000747B0000-0x0000000074F6C000-memory.dmp

              memory/2548-29-0x0000000005E70000-0x0000000005EBC000-memory.dmp

              memory/2548-24-0x00000000054F0000-0x0000000005556000-memory.dmp

              memory/2548-41-0x00000000747B0000-0x0000000074F6C000-memory.dmp

              memory/2548-26-0x00000000055D0000-0x0000000005636000-memory.dmp

              memory/2548-25-0x00000000747B0000-0x0000000074F6C000-memory.dmp

              memory/2548-27-0x0000000005650000-0x00000000059AB000-memory.dmp

              memory/5688-10-0x00000000747B0000-0x0000000074F6C000-memory.dmp

              memory/5688-20-0x00000000747B0000-0x0000000074F6C000-memory.dmp

              memory/5688-13-0x0000000009DE0000-0x000000000A2AC000-memory.dmp

              memory/5688-12-0x00000000098B0000-0x0000000009DDC000-memory.dmp

              memory/5688-11-0x0000000009300000-0x000000000937E000-memory.dmp

              memory/5688-0-0x00000000747C2000-0x00000000747C3000-memory.dmp

              memory/5688-9-0x00000000747B0000-0x0000000074F6C000-memory.dmp

              memory/5688-8-0x00000000747C2000-0x00000000747C3000-memory.dmp

              memory/5688-7-0x00000000059A0000-0x00000000059C0000-memory.dmp

              memory/5688-6-0x00000000055E0000-0x000000000567C000-memory.dmp

              memory/5688-5-0x0000000005440000-0x000000000544A000-memory.dmp

              memory/5688-4-0x00000000747B0000-0x0000000074F6C000-memory.dmp

              memory/5688-3-0x00000000054A0000-0x0000000005532000-memory.dmp

              memory/5688-2-0x00000000059C0000-0x0000000005F7A000-memory.dmp

              memory/5688-1-0x0000000000970000-0x0000000000A56000-memory.dmp