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Database Entry



SnakeKeylogger


Vendor detections: 19


Intelligence 19 IOCs YARA 28 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5cda9c7de9e0c36325fc0fd520d072af094658cf3f3579eb53eeb33ff6c228f6
SHA3-384 hash: 5b918cef8d4b895489e99105dff7630e508afcfbb88726d21b84f8d7c747bac7a3d344d2082a75e1a2efa84b551677d7
SHA1 hash: b5dcfdf2a7fae7b94d71bb1d2cc41f8a53c985cf
MD5 hash: 007a9ae0ffe622e16588db3957c605d1
humanhash: solar-cup-equal-tennessee
File name:GPL_-_INQUIRY-HQ242654.exe
Download: download sample
Signature SnakeKeylogger
File size:1'220'491 bytes
First seen:2026-05-20 18:24:13 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 996ba3d23338d63c8825c8141d814e4d (1 x RatonRAT, 1 x SnakeKeylogger, 1 x Formbook)
ssdeep 24576:/RmJkcoQricOIQxiZY1WNyzu7vY+xRAm2a+YzQg3ZcKtpOoO33/ZUC+R:UJZoQrbTFZY1WNyzu7vY2Sa++Qg3ZcLo
TLSH T1DA45E121B5D68036C2B322B19E7EF7569A3D793A0336D29727C82D315FA05816B39733
TrID 50.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
10.6% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
10.5% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
8.1% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
7.2% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika pebin
dhash icon b150b26869b2d471 (474 x Formbook, 102 x RedLineStealer, 96 x AgentTesla)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe SnakeKeylogger upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 d3bd3d0a4eee9447f0c7fcc2978f5b4cce6611f9061346f85f33d723ea829b10
File size (compressed) :872'843 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :1'220'491 bytes
Format:win32/pe
Packed file: d3bd3d0a4eee9447f0c7fcc2978f5b4cce6611f9061346f85f33d723ea829b10

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
86
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
AutoIt
Details
AutoIt
extracted scripts and files
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
GPL_-_INQUIRY-HQ242654.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-05-20 18:28:07 UTC
Tags:
auto-startup ip-check evasion snake keylogger telegram stealer spyware

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
97.4%
Tags:
autorun autoit emotet
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
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:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug autoit cmd compiled-script evasive fingerprint installer-heuristic keylogger lolbin microsoft_visual_cc overlay packed pcalua reconnaissance reg
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2025-12-16T18:45:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-04-30T08:10:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan.Win32.Strab.sb Trojan.Win32.Inject.sb Trojan-PSW.Win32.Stelega.sb Trojan-PSW.Win32.Stealer.sb HEUR:Trojan.Script.AUO.gen
Result
Threat name:
Snake Keylogger, VIP Keylogger
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
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
WScript reads language and country specific registry keys (likely country aware script)
Yara detected Snake Keylogger
Yara detected Telegram RAT
Yara detected VIP Keylogger
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1916682 Sample: GPL_-_INQUIRY-HQ242654.exe Startdate: 20/05/2026 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 8 other signatures 2->52 8 GPL_-_INQUIRY-HQ242654.exe 3 2->8         started        11 wscript.exe 1 2->11         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\...\interseminating.exe, PE32 8->26 dropped 14 interseminating.exe 1 8->14         started        58 Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage) 11->58 60 WScript reads language and country specific registry keys (likely country aware script) 11->60 18 interseminating.exe 11->18         started        signatures6 process7 file8 28 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\interseminating.vbs, data 14->28 dropped 62 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 14->62 64 Drops VBS files to the startup folder 14->64 66 Writes to foreign memory regions 14->66 68 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 14->68 20 RegSvcs.exe 15 2 14->20         started        70 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 18->70 24 RegSvcs.exe 2 18->24         started        signatures9 process10 dnsIp11 36 api.telegram.org 149.154.166.110, 443, 49738, 49754 TELEGRAMVG United Kingdom 20->36 38 checkip.dyndns.com 193.122.130.0, 49715, 49717, 49719 ORACLE-BMC-31898-OracleCorporationUS United States 20->38 40 reallyfreegeoip.org 172.67.177.134, 443, 49716, 49718 CLOUDFLARENET-CloudflareIncUS Canada 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
Gathering data
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.AutoitInject
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-17 01:29:00 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
28
AV detection:
28 of 38 (73.68%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
admintool_powerrun vipkeylogger
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
vipkeylogger
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:vipkeylogger collection discovery keylogger stealer
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
Enumerates physical storage devices
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
AutoIT Executable
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Looks up external IP address via web service
Drops startup file
Executes dropped EXE
Family: VIPKeylogger
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
https://api.telegram.org/bot7323823089:AAFBRsTW94zIpSoDS8yfGsotlQLqF2I6TU0/sendMessage?chat_id=5013849544
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
5cda9c7de9e0c36325fc0fd520d072af094658cf3f3579eb53eeb33ff6c228f6
MD5 hash:
007a9ae0ffe622e16588db3957c605d1
SHA1 hash:
b5dcfdf2a7fae7b94d71bb1d2cc41f8a53c985cf
SH256 hash:
03867891c84aef10efd92a3d22f34ada71982820aad8063bdf346f62494ed510
MD5 hash:
1c5f2f43689a983e0fad3f336c71f594
SHA1 hash:
4342e06ad0d255fce0ee83b995194408901761f0
Detections:
win_404keylogger_g1 triage_snakekeylogger_infostealer
Malware family:
VIPKeylogger
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:AutoIt
Author:Jean-Philippe Teissier / @Jipe_
Description:AutoIT packer
Rule name:AutoIT_Compiled
Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies compiled AutoIT script (as EXE). This rule by itself does NOT necessarily mean the detected file is malicious.
Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:crime_snake_keylogger
Author:Rony (r0ny_123)
Description:Detects Snake keylogger payload
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers.
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_DotNetProcHook
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables with potential process hoocking
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Messaging_Clients
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables referencing many email and collaboration clients. Observed in information stealers
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_TelegramChatBot
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables using Telegram Chat Bot
Rule name:MAL_Envrial_Jan18_1
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
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Encrial credential stealer malware
Reference:https://twitter.com/malwrhunterteam/status/953313514629853184
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)
Rule name:telebot_framework
Author:vietdx.mb
Rule name:TelegramAPIMalware_PowerShell_EXE
Author:@polygonben
Description:Hunting for pwsh malware using Telegram for C2
Rule name:telegram_bot_api
Author:rectifyq
Description:Detects file containing Telegram Bot API
Rule name:TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Detects Windows malware employing anti-VM / anti-sandbox evasion techniques across VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, QEMU, Xen, and generic sandbox environments
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:VECT_Ransomware
Author:Mustafa Bakhit
Description:Detects activity associated with VECT ransomware. This includes registry modifications and deletions, execution of system and defense-evasion commands, suspicious API usage, mutex creation, file and memory manipulation, ransomware note generation, anti-debugging and anti-analysis techniques, and embedded cryptographic constants (SHA256) characteristic of this malware family. Designed for threat intelligence and malware detection environments.
Rule name:VIPKeyLogger
Author:kevoreilly
Description:Detects VIPKeyLogger Keylogger
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_SnakeKeylogger_af3faa65
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:win_dotnet_vb_stealer_rat
Author:Arrbat
Description:Detects .NET/VB executables with stealer/RAT capabilities (sockets, HTTP, processes, registry, etc).

File information


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Malspam

SnakeKeylogger

Executable exe 5cda9c7de9e0c36325fc0fd520d072af094658cf3f3579eb53eeb33ff6c228f6

(this sample)

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