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Database Entry



SnakeKeylogger


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 17 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ab68d4e831745aa5364ad14203a0a9669a5362913b09263eb4e06681f62007c5
SHA3-384 hash: 3bfe35f1e73dd2e5b333ae1b828600169e7a56a9b64b62177d8f9eebc9d11e2ddfec460fc9da63c6137972ce61782f26
SHA1 hash: b5ae001ca25a3ee449d2103fdca87b81d3c67f88
MD5 hash: 5220a44989c88e4d1a573ecaea24056a
humanhash: finch-march-bacon-oregon
File name:b5Tu0LaQfn6bnAD.exe
Download: download sample
Signature SnakeKeylogger
File size:808'960 bytes
First seen:2025-03-27 19:50:56 UTC
Last seen:2025-04-08 08:39:54 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'738 x AgentTesla, 19'596 x Formbook, 12'241 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:YP9fy9U2kn2Uv6XQbzET5RrNfxi3SLX26s2ZAXtJb:Ylfy9U527XQbgVFyA6t
Threatray 2'776 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1BC05F145326DCF16DAB88BF50A21F13407FA2D8FB516E2159EDA6CEB78A5F011C80B53
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 James_inthe_box
Tags:exe SnakeKeylogger

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
4
# of downloads :
671
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
b5Tu0LaQfn6bnAD.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-03-27 19:55:08 UTC
Tags:
evasion snake keylogger telegram stealer

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
snake spam
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Creating a window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Adding an access-denied ACE
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Launching a process
Creating a file
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Sending a custom TCP request
Reading critical registry keys
Forced shutdown of a system process
Stealing user critical data
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Forced shutdown of a browser
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
obfuscated packed packed packer_detected vbnet
Result
Verdict:
UNKNOWN
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Result
Threat name:
Snake Keylogger, VIP Keylogger
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Found malware configuration
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)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected Snake Keylogger
Yara detected Telegram RAT
Yara detected VIP Keylogger
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1650615 Sample: b5Tu0LaQfn6bnAD.exe Startdate: 27/03/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 52 reallyfreegeoip.org 2->52 54 api.telegram.org 2->54 56 2 other IPs or domains 2->56 58 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->58 60 Found malware configuration 2->60 62 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->62 68 11 other signatures 2->68 8 b5Tu0LaQfn6bnAD.exe 7 2->8         started        12 IFZCSslt.exe 2->12         started        signatures3 64 Tries to detect the country of the analysis system (by using the IP) 52->64 66 Uses the Telegram API (likely for C&C communication) 54->66 process4 file5 38 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\IFZCSslt.exe, PE32 8->38 dropped 40 C:\Users\...\IFZCSslt.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 8->40 dropped 42 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\tmp1110.tmp, XML 8->42 dropped 44 C:\Users\user\...\b5Tu0LaQfn6bnAD.exe.log, ASCII 8->44 dropped 70 Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules 8->70 72 Writes to foreign memory regions 8->72 74 Allocates memory in foreign processes 8->74 76 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 8->76 14 powershell.exe 23 8->14         started        17 vbc.exe 15 2 8->17         started        20 powershell.exe 23 8->20         started        22 schtasks.exe 1 8->22         started        78 Antivirus detection for dropped file 12->78 80 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 12->80 82 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 12->82 24 vbc.exe 12->24         started        26 schtasks.exe 12->26         started        signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 84 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 14->84 28 conhost.exe 14->28         started        30 WmiPrvSE.exe 14->30         started        46 api.telegram.org 149.154.167.220, 443, 49735, 49757 TELEGRAMRU United Kingdom 17->46 48 checkip.dyndns.com 193.122.6.168, 49715, 49720, 49722 ORACLE-BMC-31898US United States 17->48 50 reallyfreegeoip.org 104.21.112.1, 443, 49716, 49718 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 17->50 32 conhost.exe 20->32         started        34 conhost.exe 22->34         started        86 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 24->86 88 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 24->88 36 conhost.exe 26->36         started        signatures9 process10
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Trojan.SnakeKeylogger
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-03-27 10:04:35 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
21
AV detection:
26 of 36 (72.22%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
vipkeylogger
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:vipkeylogger collection discovery execution keylogger stealer
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
Program crash
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
Uses the VBS compiler for execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
VIPKeylogger
Vipkeylogger family
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
404keylogger
YARA:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
ab68d4e831745aa5364ad14203a0a9669a5362913b09263eb4e06681f62007c5
MD5 hash:
5220a44989c88e4d1a573ecaea24056a
SHA1 hash:
b5ae001ca25a3ee449d2103fdca87b81d3c67f88
SH256 hash:
65f0880737b9a2dbf00faa12e37e679b8a1232237df736360fcc14e19e806cca
MD5 hash:
f22fece115e9c0f99bf3bff82d4fb834
SHA1 hash:
034e911420fad38712fb1200d9ff116af39a7cd4
SH256 hash:
4d44427ba796f5a545702b01ce7e8c22b510a99ae2807d5ea13ae0cc0f267c38
MD5 hash:
1fc2d00f90e2d0b22c30032fe47cc4ac
SHA1 hash:
45ffdf1076197cac3f68ececef5d175762ba55f6
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_ConfuserEx_Name_Pattern_Jan24 SUSP_OBF_NET_Reactor_Indicators_Jan24
SH256 hash:
12a2f126b6a88fedde71ebc6054072165de6a09ba5c0de06566ed2a62a98b0a2
MD5 hash:
28865899e7e5ae991fadaa1c0e1d5884
SHA1 hash:
54660ef797b69faee513ef6cf5c462f7a743e89e
Detections:
win_404keylogger_g1 MAL_Envrial_Jan18_1 INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Messaging_Clients INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_DotNetProcHook INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_TelegramChatBot
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:AgentTesla_DIFF_Common_Strings_01
Author:schmidtsz
Description:Identify partial Agent Tesla strings
Rule name:crime_snake_keylogger
Author:Rony (r0ny_123)
Description:Detects Snake keylogger payload
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:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
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_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:telegram_bot_api
Author:rectifyq
Description:Detects file containing Telegram Bot API
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_SnakeKeylogger_af3faa65
Author:Elastic Security

File information


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

Malspam

SnakeKeylogger

Executable exe ab68d4e831745aa5364ad14203a0a9669a5362913b09263eb4e06681f62007c5

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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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