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SnakeKeylogger


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: d5b251b40fbaa9b1fb75e8fef13fac5387573f15671546ce260ddc7d4f249123
SHA3-384 hash: 04f2534dcc6a00ac877b072e3dd42432bddc0f45d2da92d89316c11e80c4f98a765b2a5899bc97fac146e59c2c6f77f9
SHA1 hash: 244a9fae4fc19563b5fbf7fc00855af82aff20fb
MD5 hash: e3f83570e59e8705f2074c78dbc6f34f
humanhash: dakota-oven-ack-georgia
File name:mpclient.dll
Download: download sample
Signature SnakeKeylogger
File size:2'229'760 bytes
First seen:2025-08-19 02:04:55 UTC
Last seen:2025-08-30 06:34:26 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash e0367fb47a44f683803c97d1630587d5 (1 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:Khk9d+eCKOb6/VnsIbO1UZne2vnsKbHf1H207Azklzs3VxZprJHYIqUzZaK21Prs:Khk95i6/Trh0ntYr1lzf
TLSH T18CA5AE10E3E801A8D87BD734CA559332DBB079964374A18F069DD6552FB3EA29B3F312
TrID 48.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
23.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
9.3% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
9.2% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
9.2% (.EXE) DOS Executable Generic (2000/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter threatcat_ch
Tags:exe hotelparleinternational-com SnakeKeylogger

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
77
Origin country :
CH CH
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
mpclient.dll
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-08-19 02:08:09 UTC
Tags:
auto-reg evasion snake keylogger stealer

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
93.3%
Tags:
emotet virus
Result
Verdict:
Clean
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sending a custom TCP request
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context crypto fingerprint masquerade microsoft_visual_cc packed
Result
Threat name:
Snake Keylogger
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Drops PE files with a suspicious file extension
Drops PE files with benign system names
Found malware configuration
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 submitted file
NDIS Filter Driver detected (likely used to intercept and sniff network traffic)
Sample is not signed and drops a device driver
Sample uses string decryption to hide its real strings
Sigma detected: Creation of an WerFault.exe in Unusual Folder
Sigma detected: Drops fake bootloader file
Sigma detected: Files With System Process Name In Unsuspected Locations
Sigma detected: Windows Binaries Write Suspicious Extensions
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 Snake Keylogger
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1759751 Sample: mpclient.dll.exe Startdate: 19/08/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 53 reallyfreegeoip.org 2->53 55 checkip.dyndns.org 2->55 57 checkip.dyndns.com 2->57 63 Found malware configuration 2->63 65 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->65 67 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->67 71 8 other signatures 2->71 8 loaddll64.exe 1 2->8         started        signatures3 69 Tries to detect the country of the analysis system (by using the IP) 53->69 process4 process5 10 rundll32.exe 1001 8->10         started        14 cmd.exe 1 8->14         started        16 rundll32.exe 592 8->16         started        18 32 other processes 8->18 file6 35 C:\Users\user\...\spoolsv.exe, PE32+ 10->35 dropped 37 C:\Users\user\...\services.exe, PE32+ 10->37 dropped 47 923 other files (3 malicious) 10->47 dropped 83 Drops PE files with a suspicious file extension 10->83 85 Writes to foreign memory regions 10->85 87 Allocates memory in foreign processes 10->87 89 Drops PE files with benign system names 10->89 20 rundll32.exe 1001 14->20         started        39 C:\Users\user\...\win32kfull.sys, PE32+ 16->39 dropped 49 562 other files (1 malicious) 16->49 dropped 91 Sample is not signed and drops a device driver 16->91 93 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 16->93 41 C:\Users\user\...\winload.efi, PE32+ 18->41 dropped 43 C:\Users\user\...\wininit.exe, PE32+ 18->43 dropped 45 C:\Users\user\...\win32kns.sys, PE32+ 18->45 dropped 51 1224 other files (9 malicious) 18->51 dropped 24 RegAsm.exe 18->24         started        signatures7 process8 dnsIp9 27 C:\Users\user\...\more.com, PE32+ 20->27 dropped 29 C:\Users\user\...\format.com, PE32+ 20->29 dropped 31 C:\Users\user\...\dwm.exe, PE32+ 20->31 dropped 33 918 other files (4 malicious) 20->33 dropped 73 Writes to foreign memory regions 20->73 75 Allocates memory in foreign processes 20->75 77 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 20->77 59 reallyfreegeoip.org 104.21.112.1, 443, 49751, 49752 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 24->59 61 checkip.dyndns.com 193.122.6.168, 49721, 49722, 49723 ORACLE-BMC-31898US United States 24->61 79 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 24->79 81 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 24->81 file10 signatures11
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
5 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.Dacic
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-18 12:54:41 UTC
AV detection:
13 of 38 (34.21%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
404keylogger
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
snakekeylogger
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:snakekeylogger keylogger persistence stealer
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Program crash
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Adds Run key to start application
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Snake Keylogger
Snake Keylogger payload
Snakekeylogger family
Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
d5b251b40fbaa9b1fb75e8fef13fac5387573f15671546ce260ddc7d4f249123
MD5 hash:
e3f83570e59e8705f2074c78dbc6f34f
SHA1 hash:
244a9fae4fc19563b5fbf7fc00855af82aff20fb
Malware family:
SnakeKeylogger
Verdict:
Malicious
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__MemoryWorkingSet
Author:Fernando Mercês
Description:Anti-debug process memory working set size check
Reference:http://www.gironsec.com/blog/2015/06/anti-debugger-trick-quicky/
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SEH__vectored
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
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:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara

File information


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Malspam

SnakeKeylogger

Executable exe d5b251b40fbaa9b1fb75e8fef13fac5387573f15671546ce260ddc7d4f249123

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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