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VIPKeylogger


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 4ae6b4139407e03c9d0d67b1992ebd2db0000b4e261e0f18925a8fd72d99ffc5
SHA3-384 hash: d7c4aa67710d6e493c5ee1f01cd5f78bd051e720a0d88dd95b55c44a5e48228794d171a78c60c3c23d4dde73abadbf07
SHA1 hash: dc71e192518809cdfb3b6008de978821ce4150ae
MD5 hash: 469903f2d801f530b024a205e2a0ce13
humanhash: fillet-idaho-ten-california
File name:reference image.exe
Download: download sample
Signature VIPKeylogger
Create hunting rule
File size:872'960 bytes
First seen:2025-07-11 06:38:05 UTC
Last seen:2025-07-11 09:31:56 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'647 x AgentTesla, 19'451 x Formbook, 12'201 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:R54jGYPbvXeTbTvr8PhWsJpDldagwVPu:D4jGYPbvXeTbbrpsJpJwgw
Threatray 1'066 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1A605D11172A5AF42C5BD03F82161E77107F36DAFA429D35A1CC6ACEF3978B814E11A93
TrID 71.1% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
10.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
6.3% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
4.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
2.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
Reporter lowmal3
Tags:exe VIPKeylogger

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
16
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
reference image.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-07-11 06:48:59 UTC
Tags:
netreactor evasion auto-sch-xml snake keylogger telegram stealer
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/fa71d88e-0c65-436b-834b-96056d98d61e

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/13840/
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
96.5%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=6870b155900df8e7f869b717
Tags:
micro spawn msil
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Sending a custom TCP request
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Adding an access-denied ACE
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Launching a process
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Restart of the analyzed sample
Creating a file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
base64 bitmap lolbin msbuild obfuscated packed packed reconnaissance regsvcs rezer0 roboski schtasks stego telegram vbc vbnet
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6870b1540abaf8edd6ee9971/reports/14f322a9-9a8a-461f-9716-43e9b7105874/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Win/malicious_confidence_100%
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/4ae6b4139407e03c9d0d67b1992ebd2db0000b4e261e0f18925a8fd72d99ffc5
Verdict:
Suspicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/8e90f60a-73b4-4835-af53-f1a6d4a86395
Result
Threat name:
Snake Keylogger, VIP Keylogger
Create hunting rule
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1733439
Signature
.NET source code contains method to dynamically call methods (often used by packers)
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Found malware configuration
Initial sample is a PE file and has a suspicious name
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
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: Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Scheduled temp file as task from temp location
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
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 schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Uses the Telegram API (likely for C&C communication)
Yara detected AntiVM3
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: 1733439 Sample: reference image.exe Startdate: 11/07/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 45 reallyfreegeoip.org 2->45 47 api.telegram.org 2->47 49 3 other IPs or domains 2->49 65 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->65 67 Found malware configuration 2->67 69 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->69 75 14 other signatures 2->75 8 reference image.exe 7 2->8         started        12 wTvsEHK.exe 5 2->12         started        14 svchost.exe 2->14         started        signatures3 71 Tries to detect the country of the analysis system (by using the IP) 45->71 73 Uses the Telegram API (likely for C&C communication) 47->73 process4 dnsIp5 37 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\wTvsEHK.exe, PE32 8->37 dropped 39 C:\Users\user\...\wTvsEHK.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 8->39 dropped 41 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\tmp1395.tmp, XML 8->41 dropped 43 C:\Users\user\...\reference image.exe.log, ASCII 8->43 dropped 77 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 8->77 79 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 8->79 17 powershell.exe 22 8->17         started        20 reference image.exe 15 2 8->20         started        23 schtasks.exe 1 8->23         started        81 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 12->81 25 wTvsEHK.exe 12->25         started        27 schtasks.exe 1 12->27         started        57 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 14->57 file6 signatures7 process8 dnsIp9 59 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 17->59 29 WmiPrvSE.exe 17->29         started        31 conhost.exe 17->31         started        51 api.telegram.org 149.154.167.220, 443, 49710, 49716 TELEGRAMRU United Kingdom 20->51 53 checkip.dyndns.com 193.122.6.168, 49683, 49685, 49687 ORACLE-BMC-31898US United States 20->53 55 reallyfreegeoip.org 104.21.112.1, 443, 49684, 49686 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 20->55 33 conhost.exe 23->33         started        61 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 25->61 63 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 25->63 35 conhost.exe 27->35         started        signatures10 process11
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/4ae6b4139407e03c9d0d67b1992ebd2db0000b4e261e0f18925a8fd72d99ffc5
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
10 match(es)
Tags:
.Net Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) SOS: 0.07 Win 32 Exe x86
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/469903f2d801f530b024a205e2a0ce13
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/4ae6b4139407e03c9d0d67b1992ebd2db0000b4e261e0f18925a8fd72d99ffc5/
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Backdoor.FormBook
Create hunting rule
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-10 07:44:39 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
23
AV detection:
20 of 24 (83.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=jltlie4ua7qdzhinm6yzslv5fwyaac2oeypa6geslkh5olmz77cq._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
vipkeylogger
Create hunting rule
unc_loader_037
Create hunting rule
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78c91dfa31a75509e395f91851f05edcc46d8fadff48cd10990e8fc3fce07026
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99af7f40f9c9d858aa4ba32ab0f5253b72f0739daf57f6c8cd479d6a7fc45ecf
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9b8128d013706f374ddaab6573aaad7fb1767cc4459716597836d838acf2c80c
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error
VIPKeylogger
f1a63402b0f5d6fa912631cb835ab163cf88156bc391fb207af6a143b0162584
VIPKeylogger
+ 1'056 additional samples on MalwareBazaar
Result
Malware family:
vipkeylogger
Create hunting rule
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:vipkeylogger collection discovery execution keylogger persistence spyware stealer
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250711-hd4x3asvdx/
Behaviour
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
outlook_office_path
outlook_win_path
Browser Information Discovery
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Looks up external IP address via web service
Checks computer location settings
Reads user/profile data of local email clients
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
VIPKeylogger
Vipkeylogger family
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/468440b8-e3ed-4a38-aa5a-d1c38a1c46fb
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
4ae6b4139407e03c9d0d67b1992ebd2db0000b4e261e0f18925a8fd72d99ffc5
MD5 hash:
469903f2d801f530b024a205e2a0ce13
SHA1 hash:
dc71e192518809cdfb3b6008de978821ce4150ae
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/91d17a04-eb8b-4869-82e5-96dbbead94ee/
SH256 hash:
9fef1a672aaec69721b459f3ff2e772a47d537ca6e9316b95d3895065dacb7bc
MD5 hash:
50cf0fdd21ac3f5d9fe0b39f7414e204
SHA1 hash:
68d6acb7cf15c5a17e514e0170a1ac0f9ebde67e
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_Reactor_Indicators_Jan24
Create hunting rule
INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly
Create hunting rule
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/91d17a04-eb8b-4869-82e5-96dbbead94ee/
Parent samples :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 hash:
63092746203c88a52434d06f740ad8bd543e270862e4d08fcb0661adbee61632
MD5 hash:
d6f4637ed6fc2c90e18651d7c4ca3bfe
SHA1 hash:
a19e1371d0f08c16acf754532551b37b5ab58934
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_ConfuserEx_Name_Pattern_Jan24
Create hunting rule
SUSP_OBF_NET_Reactor_Indicators_Jan24
Create hunting rule
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/91d17a04-eb8b-4869-82e5-96dbbead94ee/
SH256 hash:
59fa2bbd78c362108b5d32a179d4adecd2f4fc3d6eeae1680e46c719e7359af1
MD5 hash:
1fc955efea8f1cdd887a245cd070ab8c
SHA1 hash:
ee68816507f9a05b7c332699cf07b30f376aec75
Detections:
win_404keylogger_g1
Create hunting rule
MAL_Envrial_Jan18_1
Create hunting rule
INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers
Create hunting rule
INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Messaging_Clients
Create hunting rule
INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_DotNetProcHook
Create hunting rule
INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_TelegramChatBot
Create hunting rule
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/91d17a04-eb8b-4869-82e5-96dbbead94ee/
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/4ae6b4139407e03c9d0d67b1992ebd2db0000b4e261e0f18925a8fd72d99ffc5

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:AgentTesla_DIFF_Common_Strings_01
Create hunting rule
Author:schmidtsz
Description:Identify partial Agent Tesla strings
Rule name:NET
Create hunting rule
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Create hunting rule
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
Create hunting rule
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Create hunting rule
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Create hunting rule
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)

File information

The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Malspam

VIPKeylogger

zip bbc95426ef0ba5a09930971fe48014b807a330d32e9eab9a7a9fc1229e5d36af

VIPKeylogger

Executable exe 4ae6b4139407e03c9d0d67b1992ebd2db0000b4e261e0f18925a8fd72d99ffc5

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment
Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/13840/
  
Dropped by
SHA256 bbc95426ef0ba5a09930971fe48014b807a330d32e9eab9a7a9fc1229e5d36af
  
Dropped by
MD5 91b553b25e5b8a44feb66878f94cc293

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

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