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SnakeKeylogger


Vendor detections: 20


Intelligence 20 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: faa2ffa4498542a73f97ca66525fe785788559665b0a553a322d5ccefa7bf473
SHA3-384 hash: b038c09507a50d3cad7a12a4cd8fe00a858aa047f740160fd11983be17d75012a45bcbb04aa22ce5f96af616db2f9af6
SHA1 hash: d40621fdfe1a9f29b4059761260bb76e42aa46f7
MD5 hash: ec1014bdf325da8f289cd236fecf068c
humanhash: colorado-johnny-yankee-minnesota
File name:e-dekont.pdf.exe
Download: download sample
Signature SnakeKeylogger
File size:1'655'296 bytes
First seen:2025-10-14 04:39:48 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 332f7ce65ead0adfb3d35147033aabe9 (81 x XRed, 18 x SnakeKeylogger, 7 x DarkComet)
ssdeep 24576:1nsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9Yj7wWV6T/+vzI1qbFv:1nsHyjtk2MYC5GD9WVw+vzxFv
TLSH T195758DA2F1908877D4670AB59C2BE2301467BE986D74510D2BE97F0F7AB3342345EE4B
TrID 93.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable Borland Delphi 7 (664796/42/58)
1.9% (.EXE) Win32 Executable Delphi generic (14182/79/4)
1.4% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
1.4% (.EXE) DOS Borland compiled Executable (generic) (10000/1/2)
0.6% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter threatcat_ch
Tags:exe SnakeKeylogger

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
99
Origin country :
CH CH
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
e-dekont.pdf.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-10-14 04:41:52 UTC
Tags:
xred backdoor delphi evasion snake keylogger stealer dyndns

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
underscore darkkomet delphi
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug autorun base64 bitmap borland_delphi cmd config-extracted darkkomet dropper emotet evasive fingerprint keylogger lolbin macros-on-open masquerade optix packed packed rezer0 roboski snakestealer snake_keylogger stego unsafe virus
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2025-10-14T00:46:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-16T02:19:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Detections:
Trojan.Win32.XRed.ox Trojan.MSIL.Taskun.sb HEUR:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Gen.gen HEUR:Trojan-Downloader.Script.Generic Backdoor.Win32.Androm Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Injector.sb Trojan.Win32.XRed.sb Trojan.Win32.XRed.op Trojan.Win32.Agentb.jrhy Trojan.MSIL.Crypt.sb HEUR:Trojan-Downloader.MSOffice.Agent.gen HEUR:Trojan.Script.Generic Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.hqxy PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic HEUR:Trojan.MSIL.Taskun.gen VHO:Trojan.MSIL.Taskun.gen Trojan-Spy.MSIL.SnakeLogger.sb Trojan.Win32.XRed.nd Trojan.Win32.XRed.mq Trojan.Win32.XRed.mg Trojan.Win32.Agent.sb Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Dorifel.sbd Trojan.Win32.XRed.nt Trojan.MSIL.Inject.sb HEUR:Trojan-Spy.MSIL.Agent.sb Trojan-PSW.Win32.Stealer.sb
Malware family:
Snake Keylogger
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
Snake Keylogger, XRed
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to detect sleep reduction / modifications
Document contains an embedded VBA macro with suspicious strings
Document contains an embedded VBA with functions possibly related to ADO stream file operations
Document contains an embedded VBA with functions possibly related to HTTP operations
Document contains an embedded VBA with functions possibly related to WSH operations (process, registry, environment, or keystrokes)
Drops PE files to the document folder of the user
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: Suspicious Double Extension File Execution
Sigma detected: Suspicious Double Extension Files
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 an obfuscated file name to hide its real file extension (double extension)
Uses dynamic DNS services
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected Snake Keylogger
Yara detected XRed
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1794451 Sample: e-dekont.pdf.exe Startdate: 14/10/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 48 reallyfreegeoip.org 2->48 50 freedns.afraid.org 2->50 52 12 other IPs or domains 2->52 76 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->76 78 Found malware configuration 2->78 80 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->80 86 19 other signatures 2->86 8 e-dekont.pdf.exe 1 6 2->8         started        12 EXCEL.EXE 183 49 2->12         started        15 Synaptics.exe 2->15         started        signatures3 82 Tries to detect the country of the analysis system (by using the IP) 48->82 84 Uses dynamic DNS services 50->84 process4 dnsIp5 40 C:\Users\user\...\._cache_e-dekont.pdf.exe, PE32 8->40 dropped 42 C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe, PE32 8->42 dropped 44 C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\RCX83EE.tmp, PE32 8->44 dropped 46 C:\...\Synaptics.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 8->46 dropped 88 Contains functionality to detect sleep reduction / modifications 8->88 17 ._cache_e-dekont.pdf.exe 3 8->17         started        21 Synaptics.exe 87 8->21         started        66 part-0013.t-0009.t-msedge.net 13.107.213.41, 443, 49778, 49779 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCKUS United States 12->66 24 splwow64.exe 12->24         started        file6 signatures7 process8 dnsIp9 36 C:\Users\...\._cache_e-dekont.pdf.exe.log, ASCII 17->36 dropped 68 Antivirus detection for dropped file 17->68 70 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 17->70 72 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 17->72 26 ._cache_e-dekont.pdf.exe 17->26         started        30 ._cache_e-dekont.pdf.exe 17->30         started        32 ._cache_e-dekont.pdf.exe 17->32         started        54 drive.usercontent.google.com 142.250.217.225, 443, 49731, 49732 GOOGLEUS United States 21->54 56 docs.google.com 192.178.50.46, 443, 49726, 49727 GOOGLEUS United States 21->56 58 freedns.afraid.org 69.42.215.252, 49733, 80 AWKNET-LLCUS United States 21->58 38 C:\Users\user\DocumentsIVQSAOTAQ\~$cache1, PE32 21->38 dropped 74 Drops PE files to the document folder of the user 21->74 34 WerFault.exe 21->34         started        file10 signatures11 process12 dnsIp13 60 checkip.dyndns.com 132.226.247.73, 49716, 49721, 49725 UTMEMUS United States 26->60 62 reallyfreegeoip.org 172.67.177.134, 443, 49718, 49723 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 26->62 64 xred.mooo.com 26->64 90 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 26->90 92 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 26->92 signatures14
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
6 match(es)
Tags:
.Net ADODB.Stream Blacklist VBA Corrupted Executable Managed .NET Office Document PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout scripting.filesystemobject SOS: 0.35 Win 32 Exe WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5 WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5.1 WScript.Shell x86
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Synaptics
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-14 04:40:53 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
102
AV detection:
24 of 24 (100.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
xredbackdoor unc_loader_037 404keylogger
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:snakekeylogger family:xred backdoor collection discovery keylogger macro persistence spyware stealer
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
outlook_office_path
outlook_win_path
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies registry class
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in System32 directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Adds Run key to start application
Looks up external IP address via web service
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Reads user/profile data of local email clients
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Suspicious Office macro
Snake Keylogger
Snake Keylogger payload
Snakekeylogger family
Xred
Xred family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
xred.mooo.com
https://api.telegram.org/bot8360585127:AAGeicxRHP9hCsYhfQdAkFSMlzxv4toTnsI/sendMessage?chat_id=1673719962
Verdict:
Unknown
Tags:
backdoor xred_backdoor
YARA:
mal_xred_backdoor
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
faa2ffa4498542a73f97ca66525fe785788559665b0a553a322d5ccefa7bf473
MD5 hash:
ec1014bdf325da8f289cd236fecf068c
SHA1 hash:
d40621fdfe1a9f29b4059761260bb76e42aa46f7
SH256 hash:
b9eae90f8e942cc4586d31dc484f29079651ad64c49f90d99f86932630c66af2
MD5 hash:
c0ef4d6237d106bf51c8884d57953f92
SHA1 hash:
f1da7ecbbee32878c19e53c7528c8a7a775418eb
SH256 hash:
e6114a51653509bab803ad1871655e1d2bd4b9bb5af84fb8ade024f670bc2ee1
MD5 hash:
0e9b4e4025af7c0f6adc461065743914
SHA1 hash:
dd6da5ea1268193a6bcb5502311d7248debfa5a0
SH256 hash:
b794ed0c0c7d4499d0a2ffff67eb5b92dba83f4be7964591e9edad2755176511
MD5 hash:
2a576318d07470206dd7c45f7d896078
SHA1 hash:
3096b2a5ccd98583949a9f57842d5547b50bbc29
SH256 hash:
d04397d037a39d8a8fe6174a87a562bf4e30f343dc2803a2c60b508c23bfe1ff
MD5 hash:
54b32c362a628980f4dcb503bb14a093
SHA1 hash:
3465ef3058fe5042061e6bba715e03607b547efb
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_ConfuserEx_Name_Pattern_Jan24 SUSP_OBF_NET_Reactor_Indicators_Jan24
SH256 hash:
415b360ca14fec373690141eb196d9998f306357f8bb7500fc9cb5dca5872bd7
MD5 hash:
391ec577929d486971aab45a0205a10f
SHA1 hash:
a2b8db532650eaa2c0bac37ce859a4bf02c17bf0
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
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YARA Signatures


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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:Borland
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:D1S1Gv11betaD1N
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:shellcode
Author:nex
Description:Matched shellcode byte patterns
Rule name:vbaproject_bin
Author:CD_R0M_
Description:{76 62 61 50 72 6f 6a 65 63 74 2e 62 69 6e} is hex for vbaproject.bin. Macros are often used by threat actors. Work in progress - Ran out of time

File information


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Malspam

SnakeKeylogger

Executable exe faa2ffa4498542a73f97ca66525fe785788559665b0a553a322d5ccefa7bf473

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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