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SnakeKeylogger


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 17 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 172cf9b7bda3783019bdca285144d782add8e0ee24fcee7bc4a2f7fdcd2ee3cd
SHA3-384 hash: 6bf0a678846496332b05ba39d3cf5b8d5b99ce0f52ea86a662dbb4265e494e43013422b94d7cbeb1e5b5a4ecf7f6e3eb
SHA1 hash: 529dbe70da5db791ed8f6bf0881aac015b3ad772
MD5 hash: 05a983fdc58facdd96798638d071e398
humanhash: cat-apart-early-october
File name:DOTHK098789009876567890000.exe
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Signature SnakeKeylogger
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File size:533'504 bytes
First seen:2025-05-23 07:40:20 UTC
Last seen:2025-06-10 09:11:30 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash ef471c0edf1877cd5a881a6a8bf647b9 (83 x Formbook, 33 x Loki, 31 x Loda)
ssdeep 12288:qOv5jKhsfoPA+yeVKUCUxP4C902bdRtJJPifYzxux0x6qOskU:qq5TfcdHj4fmb3+7U
Threatray 2'249 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1AAB423A064C4C871D7A13330D079DFA11A757A32DE962F2D1BC5F64EB4723439896B2E
TrID 39.1% (.EXE) UPX compressed Win32 Executable (27066/9/6)
38.3% (.EXE) Win32 EXE Yoda's Crypter (26569/9/4)
7.2% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
6.5% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
2.9% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika pebin
dhash icon aae2f3e38383b629 (2'034 x Formbook, 1'183 x CredentialFlusher, 666 x AgentTesla)
Reporter lowmal3
Tags:exe SnakeKeylogger

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
430
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
DOTHK098789009876567890000.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-05-23 07:50:18 UTC
Tags:
snake keylogger evasion auto-startup telegram stealer
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/b2487f1a-42b1-47a7-babf-687d952f504e

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.W32.Trojan.VORE-2106.1542.UNOFFICIAL
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
96.5%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=6830275c4912a6b9dd4c495b
Tags:
autorun autoit emotet
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a file
Creating a process from a recently created file
Launching a process
Сreating synchronization primitives
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Sending a custom TCP request
Reading critical registry keys
Stealing user critical data
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
autoit compiled-script evasive microsoft_visual_cc overlay packed packed packed packer_detected upx
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6830266a2d1d8b12425d0cb8/reports/615c3265-30e6-4f67-a6ed-88b5a22cd3d5/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Win/malicious_confidence_90%
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/172cf9b7bda3783019bdca285144d782add8e0ee24fcee7bc4a2f7fdcd2ee3cd
Malware family:
Snake Keylogger
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/2cbdb63b-9a5e-4be2-8d85-df7b0df9bfd2
Result
Threat name:
Snake Keylogger, VIP Keylogger
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1697525
Signature
Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file
Drops VBS files to the startup folder
Found malware configuration
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample uses string decryption to hide its real strings
Sigma detected: Drops script at startup location
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
Tries to detect the country of the analysis system (by using the IP)
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access)
Uses the Telegram API (likely for C&C communication)
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected Snake Keylogger
Yara detected Telegram RAT
Yara detected VIP Keylogger
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1697525 Sample: DOTHK098789009876567890000.exe Startdate: 23/05/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 30 reallyfreegeoip.org 2->30 32 api.telegram.org 2->32 34 2 other IPs or domains 2->34 42 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->42 44 Found malware configuration 2->44 46 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->46 52 9 other signatures 2->52 8 DOTHK098789009876567890000.exe 6 2->8         started        12 wscript.exe 1 2->12         started        signatures3 48 Tries to detect the country of the analysis system (by using the IP) 30->48 50 Uses the Telegram API (likely for C&C communication) 32->50 process4 file5 26 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\translucently.exe, PE32 8->26 dropped 58 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 8->58 14 translucently.exe 3 8->14         started        60 Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage) 12->60 18 translucently.exe 2 12->18         started        signatures6 process7 file8 28 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\translucently.vbs, data 14->28 dropped 62 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 14->62 64 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 14->64 66 Drops VBS files to the startup folder 14->66 68 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 14->68 20 RegSvcs.exe 15 2 14->20         started        70 Writes to foreign memory regions 18->70 72 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 18->72 24 RegSvcs.exe 2 18->24         started        signatures9 process10 dnsIp11 36 api.telegram.org 149.154.167.220, 443, 49737, 49754 TELEGRAMRU United Kingdom 20->36 38 checkip.dyndns.com 158.101.44.242, 49718, 49720, 49722 ORACLE-BMC-31898US United States 20->38 40 reallyfreegeoip.org 104.21.80.1, 443, 49719, 49721 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 20->40 54 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 24->54 56 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 24->56 signatures12
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/172cf9b7bda3783019bdca285144d782add8e0ee24fcee7bc4a2f7fdcd2ee3cd
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/172cf9b7bda3783019bdca285144d782add8e0ee24fcee7bc4a2f7fdcd2ee3cd/
Threat name:
Win32.Malware.Heuristic
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-05-23 07:41:29 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
52
AV detection:
20 of 23 (86.96%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=c4wptn55un4dagn5ziufcrgxqkw5ryhoet6o466eul373tjo4pgq._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
autoit
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unc_loader_036
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vipkeylogger
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Similar samples:
4b744714b9fa91d0f6bb9b5efb5e194a36bab160db576967d128dc61274b5d6d
SnakeKeylogger
850b8b66acd2856eaa54db6d4de492bb5f3d987019acb6198297d8c561c9087c
SnakeKeylogger
d2149ccd022111a63cc36ce70215f8dbf9afacce168c954bfeff9cc98a4592d9
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f70e68fa72e41127ce1f22107931d337ffcbf955b02533158b3fb58ee8af5827
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fa17ebbb5c72b5708788fcc382796919054c6b9c44448eb12e2a3c94469661ab
SnakeKeylogger
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Result
Malware family:
vipkeylogger
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:vipkeylogger collection discovery keylogger stealer upx
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250523-jhq3fabk5y/
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
outlook_office_path
outlook_win_path
Browser Information Discovery
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
AutoIT Executable
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
UPX packed file
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Looks up external IP address via web service
Drops startup file
Executes dropped EXE
VIPKeylogger
Vipkeylogger family
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/489cee10-2d0a-47fa-81c4-a2ce29e37463
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
172cf9b7bda3783019bdca285144d782add8e0ee24fcee7bc4a2f7fdcd2ee3cd
MD5 hash:
05a983fdc58facdd96798638d071e398
SHA1 hash:
529dbe70da5db791ed8f6bf0881aac015b3ad772
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/c9f394f4-f7d6-4ad4-83f5-2048a0de9f09/
SH256 hash:
8636d8e469f49024b7f0154b599c9699ed3646573c20eba796b3d7fbf800f101
MD5 hash:
ca57dc6a7c765c3a1537d7bfb2c1fa64
SHA1 hash:
df594880f2d1842f8c0862a7d2a77e20a4a3382f
Detections:
win_404keylogger_g1
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MAL_Envrial_Jan18_1
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INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers
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INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Messaging_Clients
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INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_DotNetProcHook
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INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_TelegramChatBot
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/c9f394f4-f7d6-4ad4-83f5-2048a0de9f09/
Parent samples :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 hash:
bf81e4952a1cbc02d62fbf35f4dcf5cc4f87bf34958fba3eb8b87d1e2f24eb7b
MD5 hash:
a0667507ccd5bd991b097c3b165feedb
SHA1 hash:
2ff5f6ae1a135f401a8ebbeca9b2ae49fbc61a75
Detections:
AutoIT_Compiled
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/c9f394f4-f7d6-4ad4-83f5-2048a0de9f09/
Malware family:
VIPKeylogger
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/172cf9b7bda3/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/172cf9b7bda3783019bdca285144d782add8e0ee24fcee7bc4a2f7fdcd2ee3cd

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:crime_snake_keylogger
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Author:Rony (r0ny_123)
Description:Detects Snake keylogger payload
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers.
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_DotNetProcHook
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables with potential process hoocking
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Messaging_Clients
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables referencing many email and collaboration clients. Observed in information stealers
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_TelegramChatBot
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables using Telegram Chat Bot
Rule name:MAL_Envrial_Jan18_1
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Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Encrial credential stealer malware
Reference:https://twitter.com/malwrhunterteam/status/953313514629853184
Rule name:MAL_Envrial_Jan18_1_RID2D8C
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Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Encrial credential stealer malware
Reference:https://twitter.com/malwrhunterteam/status/953313514629853184
Rule name:NET
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
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Rule name:RANSOMWARE
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Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
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Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
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Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:telegram_bot_api
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Author:rectifyq
Description:Detects file containing Telegram Bot API
Rule name:UPXV200V290MarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:upx_largefile
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Author:k3nr9
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_SnakeKeylogger_af3faa65
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Author:Elastic Security

File information

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BLint

The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)high
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
MULTIMEDIA_APICan Play MultimediaWINMM.dll::timeGetTime
SECURITY_BASE_APIUses Security Base APIADVAPI32.dll::AddAce
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.DLL::LoadLibraryA
WIN_NETWORK_APISupports Windows NetworkingMPR.dll::WNetUseConnectionW

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