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Database Entry



SnakeKeylogger


Vendor detections: 16


Intelligence 16 IOCs YARA 17 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: bcd8f46bfd927f5c5222c0bd2c448cccaa8cde12eb99fde77c752001254c9314
SHA3-384 hash: b7d546931d0cecc6ac49c8900977372385bd886e3f145d2963740e0c23e7a4c1d94d032cb8aff47ab4a08c9801bba2f6
SHA1 hash: fdae4fc42f6bc3750a672bb57faed203434a06e3
MD5 hash: 86dfa854fc5ef645ceb5913f741af5f7
humanhash: quiet-charlie-mango-single
File name:PRE-ALERT.exe
Download: download sample
Signature SnakeKeylogger
File size:979'456 bytes
First seen:2025-03-28 13:04:18 UTC
Last seen:2025-04-08 09:01:27 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash afcdf79be1557326c854b6e20cb900a7 (1'102 x FormBook, 936 x AgentTesla, 399 x RemcosRAT)
ssdeep 24576:yu6J33O0c+JY5UZ+XC0kGso6FaWT5JtwZhWY:0u0c++OCvkGs9FaWT5LwKY
TLSH T1C525AD2273DEC360CB669173BF6977016EBF7C610630B85B2F981D79A960171262C7A3
TrID 32.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
20.1% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
15.4% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
13.7% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
6.2% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika pebin
dhash icon 0f07733341213400 (8 x SnakeKeylogger, 6 x MassLogger, 1 x AsyncRAT)
Reporter Anonymous
Tags:exe SnakeKeylogger

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
396
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
PRE-ALERT.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-03-28 13:17:42 UTC
Tags:
evasion snake keylogger stealer ims-api generic

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
autorun autoit emotet snake
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
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Forced shutdown of a browser
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context autoit compiled-script control fingerprint keylogger lolbin microsoft_visual_cc packed packed packer_detected
Malware family:
Snake Keylogger
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
Snake Keylogger
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
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
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)
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected Snake Keylogger
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1651153 Sample: PRE-ALERT.exe Startdate: 28/03/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 32 reallyfreegeoip.org 2->32 34 checkip.dyndns.org 2->34 36 checkip.dyndns.com 2->36 42 Found malware configuration 2->42 44 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->44 46 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->46 50 6 other signatures 2->50 8 PRE-ALERT.exe 4 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) 32->48 process4 file5 28 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\caprone.exe, PE32 8->28 dropped 56 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 8->56 14 caprone.exe 2 8->14         started        58 Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage) 12->58 18 caprone.exe 1 12->18         started        20 conhost.exe 12->20         started        signatures6 process7 file8 30 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\caprone.vbs, data 14->30 dropped 60 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 14->60 62 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 14->62 64 Drops VBS files to the startup folder 14->64 66 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 14->66 22 RegSvcs.exe 15 2 14->22         started        68 Writes to foreign memory regions 18->68 70 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 18->70 26 RegSvcs.exe 2 18->26         started        signatures9 process10 dnsIp11 38 checkip.dyndns.com 193.122.130.0, 49720, 49723, 49727 ORACLE-BMC-31898US United States 22->38 40 reallyfreegeoip.org 104.21.80.1, 443, 49721, 49722 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 22->40 52 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 26->52 54 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 26->54 signatures12
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.AutoitInject
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-03-28 13:05:24 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
13
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
404keylogger unc_loader_036
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
snakekeylogger
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:snakekeylogger 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
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
Loads dropped DLL
Snake Keylogger
Snake Keylogger payload
Snakekeylogger family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
https://api.telegram.org/bot8024249041:AAES_a9ZUqIHNy2tGc-w27Nr_UD2aBm6Vdo/sendMessage?chat_id=7998422358
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan 404keylogger
YARA:
SUSP_Imphash_Mar23_3
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
bcd8f46bfd927f5c5222c0bd2c448cccaa8cde12eb99fde77c752001254c9314
MD5 hash:
86dfa854fc5ef645ceb5913f741af5f7
SHA1 hash:
fdae4fc42f6bc3750a672bb57faed203434a06e3
SH256 hash:
a8cc8d9efb146370f84e62422527e24e39787457ab7446711c1cd58e614b21bc
MD5 hash:
a8b93c143a631ff0f9aefb7c924a5406
SHA1 hash:
ef179e61d27cc36f34260027e93cb965c38c80c6
Detections:
win_404keylogger_g1 snake_keylogger MAL_Envrial_Jan18_1 INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Messaging_Clients INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_DotNetProcHook MALWARE_Win_SnakeKeylogger
Malware family:
SnakeKeylogger
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_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: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: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:MALWARE_Win_SnakeKeylogger
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Snake Keylogger
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:pe_imphash
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:SUSP_Imphash_Mar23_3
Author:Arnim Rupp (https://github.com/ruppde)
Description:Detects imphash often found in malware samples (Maximum 0,25% hits with search for 'imphash:x p:0' on Virustotal) = 99,75% hits
Reference:Internal Research
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:Windows_Trojan_SnakeKeylogger_af3faa65
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
AUTH_APIManipulates User AuthorizationADVAPI32.dll::AllocateAndInitializeSid
ADVAPI32.dll::CopySid
ADVAPI32.dll::FreeSid
ADVAPI32.dll::GetLengthSid
ADVAPI32.dll::GetTokenInformation
ADVAPI32.dll::GetAce
COM_BASE_APICan Download & Execute componentsole32.dll::CLSIDFromProgID
ole32.dll::CoCreateInstance
ole32.dll::CoCreateInstanceEx
ole32.dll::CoInitializeSecurity
ole32.dll::CreateStreamOnHGlobal
MULTIMEDIA_APICan Play MultimediaWINMM.dll::mciSendStringW
WINMM.dll::timeGetTime
WINMM.dll::waveOutSetVolume
SECURITY_BASE_APIUses Security Base APIADVAPI32.dll::AddAce
ADVAPI32.dll::AdjustTokenPrivileges
ADVAPI32.dll::CheckTokenMembership
ADVAPI32.dll::DuplicateTokenEx
ADVAPI32.dll::GetAclInformation
ADVAPI32.dll::GetSecurityDescriptorDacl
SHELL_APIManipulates System ShellSHELL32.dll::ShellExecuteExW
SHELL32.dll::ShellExecuteW
SHELL32.dll::SHFileOperationW
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsADVAPI32.dll::CreateProcessAsUserW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateProcessW
ADVAPI32.dll::CreateProcessWithLogonW
KERNEL32.dll::OpenProcess
ADVAPI32.dll::OpenProcessToken
ADVAPI32.dll::OpenThreadToken
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess
KERNEL32.dll::SetSystemPowerState
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryA
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExW
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryW
KERNEL32.dll::GetDriveTypeW
WIN_BASE_EXEC_APICan Execute other programsKERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::ReadConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::SetStdHandle
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleCP
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleMode
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CopyFileExW
KERNEL32.dll::CopyFileW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateDirectoryW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateHardLinkW
IPHLPAPI.DLL::IcmpCreateFile
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileW
WIN_BASE_USER_APIRetrieves Account InformationKERNEL32.dll::GetComputerNameW
ADVAPI32.dll::GetUserNameW
ADVAPI32.dll::LogonUserW
ADVAPI32.dll::LookupPrivilegeValueW
WIN_NETWORK_APISupports Windows NetworkingMPR.dll::WNetAddConnection2W
MPR.dll::WNetUseConnectionW
WIN_REG_APICan Manipulate Windows RegistryADVAPI32.dll::RegConnectRegistryW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegCreateKeyExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegDeleteKeyW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegOpenKeyExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegQueryValueExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegSetValueExW
WIN_USER_APIPerforms GUI ActionsUSER32.dll::BlockInput
USER32.dll::CloseDesktop
USER32.dll::CreateMenu
USER32.dll::EmptyClipboard
USER32.dll::FindWindowExW
USER32.dll::FindWindowW

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