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You are currently viewing the MalwareBazaar entry for SHA256 4af00aaa090c79876c7d3c1c337cdb5244f0b05689de4e22b7ed4a84bb8eb9d8. While MalwareBazaar tries to identify whether the sample provided is malicious or not, there is no guarantee that a sample in MalwareBazaar is malicious.

Database Entry



SnakeKeylogger


Vendor detections: 14


Maldoc score: 4


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 4af00aaa090c79876c7d3c1c337cdb5244f0b05689de4e22b7ed4a84bb8eb9d8
SHA3-384 hash: 6ee098fb600057a2cff89fecfa1a8f4e3fafcaf1a9b7a0ada0d5c7bbe8cc9886fe4d624aba05483cfa73b3565c47a73a
SHA1 hash: 155a24515072423a751465a774fc6e3e24e21f84
MD5 hash: 5a232e6f517ecc2663439fcf2a28573d
humanhash: triple-winter-jersey-saturn
File name:PaymentXConfirmationXcopy.xls
Download: download sample
Signature SnakeKeylogger
File size:868'352 bytes
First seen:2024-10-22 06:40:06 UTC
Last seen:2024-10-23 07:07:44 UTC
File type:Excel file xls
MIME type:application/vnd.ms-excel
ssdeep 12288:YmzHJE+CzldQD3DERnLRmF8D5JhuiC3LaQlOh4cjUVwUi4t7W:zczlWbARM8NTC3eQ0h4eU
TLSH T17205ADD3AA6D4F25CD850270A6F3476A1B24CC83C226472B12F4736879FBAD43946F8D
TrID 46.5% (.XLS) Microsoft Excel sheet (alternate) (56500/1/4)
26.7% (.XLS) Microsoft Excel sheet (32500/1/3)
20.1% (.XLS) Microsoft Excel sheet (alternate) (24500/1/2)
6.5% (.) Generic OLE2 / Multistream Compound (8000/1)
Magika xls
Reporter lowmal3
Tags:cve-2017-0199 SnakeKeylogger xls

Office OLE Information


This malware samples appears to be an Office document. The following table provides more information about this document using oletools and oledump.

OLE id
Maldoc score: 4
OLE dump

MalwareBazaar was able to identify 28 sections in this file using oledump:

Section IDSection sizeSection name
1114 bytesCompObj
2244 bytesDocumentSummaryInformation
3200 bytesSummaryInformation
4114 bytesMBD00357F53/CompObj
5244 bytesMBD00357F53/DocumentSummaryInformation
690976 bytesMBD00357F53/SummaryInformation
720 bytesMBD00357F53/MBD0018D4CE/Ole
84 bytesMBD00357F53/MBD0018D4CE/ObjInfo
9197671 bytesMBD00357F53/MBD0018D4CE/Contents
10114 bytesMBD00357F53/MBD00253C98/CompObj
1118455 bytesMBD00357F53/MBD00253C98/Package
12114 bytesMBD00357F53/MBD00254B5A/CompObj
1322238 bytesMBD00357F53/MBD00254B5A/Package
14114 bytesMBD00357F53/MBD0025715C/CompObj
15484 bytesMBD00357F53/MBD0025715C/DocumentSummaryInformation
1619956 bytesMBD00357F53/MBD0025715C/SummaryInformation
1795624 bytesMBD00357F53/MBD0025715C/Workbook
18170317 bytesMBD00357F53/Workbook
19680 bytesMBD00357F54/Ole
20226256 bytesWorkbook
21529 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/PROJECT
22104 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/PROJECTwm
23977 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/Sheet1
24977 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/Sheet2
25977 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/Sheet3
26985 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/ThisWorkbook
272644 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/_VBA_PROJECT
28553 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/dir
OLE vba

MalwareBazaar was able to extract and deobfuscate VBA script(s) the following information from OLE objects embedded in this file using olevba:

TypeKeywordDescription
SuspiciousHex StringsHex-encoded strings were detected, may be used to obfuscate strings (option --decode to see all)

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
437
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
PaymentXConfirmationXcopy.xls
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2024-10-22 06:52:22 UTC
Tags:
n/a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
96.5%
Tags:
Powershell Exploit Trojan Macro
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Creating a window
DNS request
Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source by exploiting the app vulnerability
Сreating synchronization primitives
Connection attempt by exploiting the app vulnerability
Sending a custom TCP request by exploiting the app vulnerability
Connection attempt to an infection source by exploiting the app vulnerability
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
Legacy Excel File with Macro
Payload URLs
URL
File name
https://keraskale.me/m4mVZM?&grassland=attractive&virtue=unbiased&shoemaker=gainful&monastery=vigorous&full=towering&impudence=wretched&edger=vulgar&hive
Embedded Ole
Behaviour
SuspiciousRTF detected
Document image
Document image
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
macros
Label:
Benign
Suspicious Score:
3.2/10
Score Malicious:
32%
Score Benign:
68%
Result
Threat name:
Snake Keylogger
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Contains functionality to detect sleep reduction / modifications
Document exploit detected (process start blacklist hit)
Excel sheet contains many unusual embedded objects
Found malware configuration
Installs new ROOT certificates
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Machine Learning detection for sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Microsoft Office drops suspicious files
PowerShell case anomaly found
Powershell drops PE file
Sigma detected: Dot net compiler compiles file from suspicious location
Sigma detected: File With Uncommon Extension Created By An Office Application
Sigma detected: Files With System Process Name In Unsuspected Locations
Sigma detected: Suspicious Microsoft Office Child Process
Sigma detected: Suspicious MSHTA Child Process
Sigma detected: Suspicious PowerShell Parameter Substring
Sigma detected: System File Execution Location Anomaly
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Suspicious powershell command line found
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)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected Generic Downloader
Yara detected Snake Keylogger
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1539117 Sample: PaymentXConfirmationXcopy.xls Startdate: 22/10/2024 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 86 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->86 88 Found malware configuration 2->88 90 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->90 92 14 other signatures 2->92 9 EXCEL.EXE 59 33 2->9         started        process3 dnsIp4 76 reallyfreegeoip.org 188.114.96.3, 443, 49161, 49163 CLOUDFLARENETUS European Union 9->76 78 172.245.123.45, 49162, 49164, 49165 AS-COLOCROSSINGUS United States 9->78 80 keraskale.me 9->80 56 C:\...\PaymentXConfirmationXcopy.xls (copy), Composite 9->56 dropped 58 seethemagicalperso...ifegoodforme[1].hta, HTML 9->58 dropped 112 Microsoft Office drops suspicious files 9->112 14 mshta.exe 10 9->14         started        18 mshta.exe 10 9->18         started        file5 signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 82 keraskale.me 14->82 114 Suspicious powershell command line found 14->114 116 PowerShell case anomaly found 14->116 20 powershell.exe 24 14->20         started        84 keraskale.me 18->84 24 powershell.exe 18->24         started        signatures9 process10 file11 50 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\wlanext.exe, PE32 20->50 dropped 52 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\wlanext[1].exe, PE32 20->52 dropped 54 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\kugiqszp.cmdline, Unicode 20->54 dropped 94 Powershell drops PE file 20->94 26 wlanext.exe 1 20->26         started        29 powershell.exe 4 20->29         started        31 csc.exe 2 20->31         started        34 wlanext.exe 24->34         started        36 csc.exe 24->36         started        38 powershell.exe 24->38         started        signatures12 process13 file14 102 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 26->102 104 Writes to foreign memory regions 26->104 106 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 26->106 110 2 other signatures 26->110 40 RegSvcs.exe 12 2 26->40         started        108 Installs new ROOT certificates 29->108 60 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\kugiqszp.dll, PE32 31->60 dropped 44 cvtres.exe 31->44         started        46 RegSvcs.exe 34->46         started        62 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\rsodpeqn.dll, PE32 36->62 dropped 48 cvtres.exe 36->48         started        signatures15 process16 dnsIp17 64 reallyfreegeoip.org 40->64 66 checkip.dyndns.org 40->66 74 5 other IPs or domains 40->74 68 reallyfreegeoip.org 46->68 70 checkip.dyndns.org 46->70 72 132.226.247.73, 49191, 49193, 80 UTMEMUS United States 46->72 96 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 46->96 98 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 46->98 signatures18 100 Tries to detect the country of the analysis system (by using the IP) 68->100
Threat name:
Document-Excel.Exploit.CVE-2017-0199
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2024-10-22 06:41:06 UTC
File Type:
Document
Extracted files:
66
AV detection:
12 of 24 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
snakekeylogger
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:snakekeylogger collection defense_evasion discovery execution keylogger stealer
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
outlook_office_path
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Enumerates system info in registry
outlook_win_path
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Drops file in System32 directory
AutoIT Executable
Looks up external IP address via web service
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Loads dropped DLL
Executes dropped EXE
Evasion via Device Credential Deployment
Downloads MZ/PE file
Blocklisted process makes network request
Snake Keylogger payload
Snake Keylogger
Process spawned unexpected child process
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
https://api.telegram.org/bot8129252196:AAFb_vUYwennKVolbwpXf3vnDfT_yhozHns/sendMessage?chat_id=7004340450
Malware Family:
n/a
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:informational_win_ole_protected
Author:Jeff White (karttoon@gmail.com) @noottrak
Description:Identify OLE Project protection within documents.

File information


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

Malspam

SnakeKeylogger

Excel file xls 4af00aaa090c79876c7d3c1c337cdb5244f0b05689de4e22b7ed4a84bb8eb9d8

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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