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Database Entry


VIPKeylogger


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: c98487cf89bc7784eaba139e1cb98837e6e71633e59e626aae1b45411aad380e
SHA3-384 hash: 39e5eac808998e3c4cf193be63624d26d437e57dae704a8673f8d95d1cbf669616d50e6f846c6cefa70e7015151e5c9a
SHA1 hash: ef1d67c464c353d64198359de5c160eb1aec6e96
MD5 hash: 085867cc2707a56f06ce5c954fe723a7
humanhash: seventeen-sink-grey-december
File name:Halkbank_Ekstre_20222501_ 073653_270425.pdf.exe
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Signature VIPKeylogger
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File size:623'616 bytes
First seen:2025-03-03 07:43:30 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'662 x AgentTesla, 19'474 x Formbook, 12'208 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 6144:XPvMz/08ovZJiRqv9uASIWSDnD7OCSknMMF3RbaUts85f+/FBVAo0HtN:XPvR8ovZJGqk/Sj/Oz1XU2BON
Threatray 5'191 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1B2D43C873378E61ACA5E523DE112C91A43F8C11773D5FBDFA968FDE02853760682906B
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 abuse_ch
Tags:exe geo Halkbank TUR VIPKeylogger

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
422
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
Halkbank_Ekstre_20222501_073653_270425.pdf.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-03-03 07:49:55 UTC
Tags:
discord evasion snake keylogger telegram stealer
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/27e4648e-5df8-4e69-8a85-acc9b50cf0e3

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.Win32.CrypterX-gen.13241.17394.UNOFFICIAL
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
96.5%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=67c55eacc668b65489be9a7b
Tags:
agenttesla underscore
Result
Verdict:
Clean
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade obfuscated obfuscated
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/67c55dcc3c5f644bd93fcad5/reports/59f46a9d-2d2b-4c25-881c-83e7a99224df/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Win/malicious_confidence_90%
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/c98487cf89bc7784eaba139e1cb98837e6e71633e59e626aae1b45411aad380e
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.
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/84c38dad-4a8c-4370-8e4e-20851bf1dc8d
Result
Threat name:
Snake Keylogger, VIP Keylogger
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1627809
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Drops VBS files to the startup folder
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
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: Drops script at startup location
Sigma detected: Suspicious Double Extension File Execution
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
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 an obfuscated file name to hide its real file extension (double extension)
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
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected Costura Assembly Loader
Yara detected Generic Downloader
Yara detected MSILDownloaderGeneric
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: 1627809 Sample: Halkbank_Ekstre_20222501_ 0... Startdate: 03/03/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 30 reallyfreegeoip.org 2->30 32 api.telegram.org 2->32 34 3 other IPs or domains 2->34 44 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->44 46 Found malware configuration 2->46 48 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->48 54 17 other signatures 2->54 8 wscript.exe 1 2->8         started        11 Halkbank_Ekstre_20222501_ 073653_270425.pdf.exe 15 5 2->11         started        signatures3 50 Tries to detect the country of the analysis system (by using the IP) 30->50 52 Uses the Telegram API (likely for C&C communication) 32->52 process4 dnsIp5 60 Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage) 8->60 15 XmlNameSpace.exe 14 2 8->15         started        42 cdn.discordapp.com 162.159.134.233, 443, 49706, 49730 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 11->42 24 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\XmlNameSpace.exe, PE32 11->24 dropped 26 C:\Users\...\XmlNameSpace.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 11->26 dropped 28 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\XmlNameSpace.vbs, ASCII 11->28 dropped 62 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 11->62 18 InstallUtil.exe 14 2 11->18         started        file6 signatures7 process8 dnsIp9 64 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 15->64 66 Writes to foreign memory regions 15->66 68 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 15->68 21 InstallUtil.exe 2 15->21         started        36 api.telegram.org 149.154.167.220, 443, 49731, 62825 TELEGRAMRU United Kingdom 18->36 38 checkip.dyndns.com 158.101.44.242, 49707, 49710, 49712 ORACLE-BMC-31898US United States 18->38 40 reallyfreegeoip.org 104.21.64.1, 443, 49708, 49709 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 18->40 70 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 18->70 signatures10 process11 signatures12 56 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 21->56 58 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 21->58
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/c98487cf89bc7784eaba139e1cb98837e6e71633e59e626aae1b45411aad380e
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/c98487cf89bc7784eaba139e1cb98837e6e71633e59e626aae1b45411aad380e/
Threat name:
Win32.Exploit.Generic
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-03-03 02:36:07 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
24 of 38 (63.16%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=zgcipt4jxr3yj2v2copbzomig7toofrt4wpge2vodncucgvnhaha._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
vipkeylogger
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Result
Malware family:
vipkeylogger
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:vipkeylogger collection discovery keylogger stealer
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250303-jkxb8s11gy/
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
outlook_office_path
outlook_win_path
Browser Information Discovery
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Looks up external IP address via web service
Drops startup file
Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
VIPKeylogger
Vipkeylogger family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
https://api.telegram.org/bot7361742214:AAEBxaMA0dmIhW9D7BFQkUUnm6D-FT5xPek/sendMessage?chat_id=7365454061
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
404keylogger
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/01f5a5d8-f70d-42c0-abfa-2d806d72096a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
c98487cf89bc7784eaba139e1cb98837e6e71633e59e626aae1b45411aad380e
MD5 hash:
085867cc2707a56f06ce5c954fe723a7
SHA1 hash:
ef1d67c464c353d64198359de5c160eb1aec6e96
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/9ce56e78-61df-48aa-a97b-992aab4600e6/
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/c98487cf89bc7784eaba139e1cb98837e6e71633e59e626aae1b45411aad380e

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:Lumma_Stealer_Detection
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Author:ashizZz
Description:Detects a specific Lumma Stealer malware sample using unique strings and behaviors
Reference:https://seanthegeek.net/posts/compromized-store-spread-lumma-stealer-using-fake-captcha/
Rule name:NET
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
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Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
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Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash

File information

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Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (GUARD_CF)high

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