File name:

slinky.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/8b2b9032-6f63-47ba-83b5-72345e6d3ff3
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

Stealers are a group of malicious software that are intended for gaining unauthorized access to users’ information and transferring it to the attacker. The stealer malware category includes various types of programs that focus on their particular kind of data, including files, passwords, and cryptocurrency. Stealers are capable of spying on their targets by recording their keystrokes and taking screenshots. This type of malware is primarily distributed as part of phishing campaigns.

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Analysis date: October 05, 2024, 22:21:43
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:
evasion
discord
stealer
uac
exfiltration
susp-powershell
crypto-regex
discordgrabber
generic
ims-api
ip-check
skuld
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows
MD5:

7E26817146B9CA70F5A1F271B381FDC8

SHA1:

A87A69FA8C6833F818F878F6C5A5EC010B99DAE4

SHA256:

CEEACED15D7A6D72BEA0AA59BB3CACCC5D5E0089B4B980658C5709D3F96B31FB

SSDEEP:

98304:9NY1Vi2yyOg7ukO0RRaOhVHBrJ9vcrfvnCtNo7vg/NtoZCYATW3Bi1jq2Rx7ZSCy:0khDeXG9Osz

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Bypass User Account Control (Modify registry)

      • slinky.exe (PID: 5632)

    • Actions looks like stealing of personal data

      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)

    • Steals credentials from Web Browsers

      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)

    • Adds path to the Windows Defender exclusion list

      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)

    • Changes powershell execution policy (Bypass)

      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)

    • Bypass execution policy to execute commands

      • powershell.exe (PID: 4236)

    • Windows Defender preferences modified via 'Set-MpPreference'

      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)

    • SKULD has been detected (YARA)

      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)

    • DISCORDGRABBER has been detected (YARA)

      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • slinky.exe (PID: 5632)

    • Changes default file association

      • slinky.exe (PID: 5632)

    • Uses WMIC.EXE to obtain a list of video controllers

      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)

    • Read disk information to detect sandboxing environments

      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)

    • Script adds exclusion path to Windows Defender

      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)

    • Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution

      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)

    • Uses WMIC.EXE to obtain operating system information

      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)

    • Accesses operating system name via WMI (SCRIPT)

      • WMIC.exe (PID: 1684)

    • Uses WMIC.EXE to obtain Windows Installer data

      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)

    • Uses NETSH.EXE to obtain data on the network

      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)

    • BASE64 encoded PowerShell command has been detected

      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)

    • The process bypasses the loading of PowerShell profile settings

      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)

    • Base64-obfuscated command line is found

      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)

    • CSC.EXE is used to compile C# code

      • csc.exe (PID: 3824)

    • Checks for external IP

      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)
      • svchost.exe (PID: 2256)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • csc.exe (PID: 3824)

    • Script disables Windows Defender's IPS

      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)

    • Script disables Windows Defender's real-time protection

      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)

    • Uses ATTRIB.EXE to modify file attributes

      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)

    • Uses WMIC.EXE to obtain CPU information

      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)

    • Possible usage of Discord/Telegram API has been detected (YARA)

      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)

    • Found regular expressions for crypto-addresses (YARA)

      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)

    • There is functionality for capture public ip (YARA)

      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)

  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • slinky.exe (PID: 5632)

    • Reads the computer name

      • slinky.exe (PID: 5632)

    • Drops encrypted JS script (Microsoft Script Encoder)

      • slinky.exe (PID: 5632)
      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)

    • The process uses the downloaded file

      • cmd.exe (PID: 2340)

    • Sends debugging messages

      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • WMIC.exe (PID: 1684)
      • WMIC.exe (PID: 4892)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)

    • Attempting to use instant messaging service

      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)
      • svchost.exe (PID: 2256)

    • Found Base64 encoded reflection usage via PowerShell (YARA)

      • slinky.exe (PID: 6844)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report

ims-api

(PID) Process(6844) slinky.exe
Discord-Webhook-Tokens (1)1291675112323416086/ekKHKYdeTlB5ft63sBznu78rlTl4WJVeYMB2w6UXjxlTDqVo5r3nhS1SDDIxbzvUjs9p
Discord-Info-Links
1291675112323416086/ekKHKYdeTlB5ft63sBznu78rlTl4WJVeYMB2w6UXjxlTDqVo5r3nhS1SDDIxbzvUjs9p
Get Webhook Infohttps://discord.com/api/webhooks/1291675112323416086/ekKHKYdeTlB5ft63sBznu78rlTl4WJVeYMB2w6UXjxlTDqVo5r3nhS1SDDIxbzvUjs9p
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (87.3)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (6.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: AMD AMD64
TimeStamp: 0000:00:00 00:00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, Large address aware
PEType: PE32+
LinkerVersion: 3
CodeSize: 4865024
InitializedDataSize: 474624
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x6e000
OSVersion: 6.1
ImageVersion: 1
SubsystemVersion: 6.1
Subsystem: Windows command line
No data.
screenshotscreenshotscreenshot
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Total processes
135
Monitored processes
20
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1684wmic os get CaptionC:\Windows\System32\wbem\WMIC.exe—slinky.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
WMI Commandline Utility
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\wbem\wmic.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\iphlpapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\framedynos.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
1936attrib +r C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\etc\hostsC:\Windows\System32\attrib.exe—slinky.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Attribute Utility
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\attrib.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ulib.dll
c:\windows\system32\fsutilext.dll
2256C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s DnscacheC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
services.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Host Process for Windows Services
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
2340cmd.exe /C fodhelperC:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—slinky.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
2352C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe /NOLOGO /READONLY /MACHINE:IX86 "/OUT:C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RESA1DB.tmp" "c:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\w0t5ljzz\CSC120D159024DC43C18DB2976720EB56F6.TMP"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe—csc.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Microsoft® Resource File To COFF Object Conversion Utility
Exit code:
0
Version:
14.32.31326.0
Modules
Images
c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\vcruntime140_1_clr0400.dll
2628powershell Set-MpPreference -DisableIntrusionPreventionSystem $true -DisableIOAVProtection $true -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true -DisableScriptScanning $true -EnableControlledFolderAccess Disabled -EnableNetworkProtection AuditMode -Force -MAPSReporting Disabled -SubmitSamplesConsent NeverSendC:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe—slinky.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\atl.dll
2632netsh wlan show profilesC:\Windows\System32\netsh.exe—slinky.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Network Command Shell
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\netsh.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
3824"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe" /noconfig /fullpaths @"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\w0t5ljzz\w0t5ljzz.cmdline"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe
powershell.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Visual C# Command Line Compiler
Exit code:
0
Version:
4.8.9037.0 built by: NET481REL1
Modules
Images
c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
3836fodhelperC:\Windows\System32\fodhelper.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Features On Demand Helper
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\fodhelper.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
3924\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—slinky.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Console Window Host
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
Total events
17 379
Read events
17 378
Write events
1
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(5632) slinky.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ms-settings\shell\open\command
Operation:writeName:DelegateExecute
Value:
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
5
Text files
14
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
6844slinky.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\commonfiles.zipcompressed
MD5:76CDB2BAD9582D23C1F6F4D868218D6C
SHA256:8739C76E681F900923B900C9DF0EF75CF421D39CABB54650C4B9AD19B6A76D85
6844slinky.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Protect\SecurityHealthSystray.exeexecutable
MD5:7E26817146B9CA70F5A1F271B381FDC8
SHA256:CEEACED15D7A6D72BEA0AA59BB3CACCC5D5E0089B4B980658C5709D3F96B31FB
5964powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_nppfmfkq.lyl.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
6844slinky.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\browsers-temp\admin\Edge\Default\history.txttext
MD5:C81D714E7822AB4D7E8327B8D547071E
SHA256:95C2BDD3CC8D4AB4623E655F47772A3F878DC2B66FF0AE16A23F9413C7C7AA31
5964powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_2sphmevh.cea.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
6844slinky.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\browsers-temp\admin\Edge\Default\cookies.txttext
MD5:4E7E979B554CE1F04144AAF6C5F6A321
SHA256:DAA03BBC2A5969DD0129DD53FC3FA889BC1938DB3622C1C1B8DA9AA951401C73
6844slinky.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\browsers-temp\admin\Firefox\9kie7cg6.default-release\logins.txttext
MD5:3ABC2B9ECCDC1C9E0199A80659C0090F
SHA256:8ED25C40A8274013F5EC722DE7B1306751426F04FD138944FE2DBD083AD802DA
6844slinky.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\browsers.zipcompressed
MD5:91CCE39DE82F6B8B6E3A39EE0E990AC5
SHA256:8B68EAC50D5DB06A5AB81DBA89E0E1E0008B452073D721134181D67599A0AA89
4236powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_la1kes0m.swb.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
4236powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_1ek21a5k.gji.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
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HTTP(S) requests
7
TCP/UDP connections
30
DNS requests
6
Threats
24

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
—
—
GET
200
104.26.13.205:443
https://api.ipify.org/
US
text
14 b
malicious
6844
slinky.exe
GET
200
208.95.112.1:80
http://ip-api.com/line/?fields=hosting
US
text
6 b
shared
—
—
GET
404
45.112.123.126:443
https://api.gofile.io/getServer
SG
text
14 b
whitelisted
—
—
POST
404
162.159.135.232:443
https://ptb.discord.com/api/webhooks/1291675112323416086/ekKHKYdeTlB5ft63sBznu78rlTl4WJVeYMB2w6UXjxlTDqVo5r3nhS1SDDIxbzvUjs9p
unknown
binary
45 b
whitelisted
6844
slinky.exe
GET
200
208.95.112.1:80
http://ip-api.com/json
US
binary
314 b
shared
—
—
POST
404
162.159.136.232:443
https://ptb.discord.com/api/webhooks/1291675112323416086/ekKHKYdeTlB5ft63sBznu78rlTl4WJVeYMB2w6UXjxlTDqVo5r3nhS1SDDIxbzvUjs9p
unknown
binary
45 b
whitelisted
—
—
POST
404
162.159.128.233:443
https://ptb.discord.com/api/webhooks/1291675112323416086/ekKHKYdeTlB5ft63sBznu78rlTl4WJVeYMB2w6UXjxlTDqVo5r3nhS1SDDIxbzvUjs9p
unknown
binary
45 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
—
—
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
3888
svchost.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
—
—
—
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
172.67.74.152:443
api.ipify.org
CLOUDFLARENET
US
shared
6844
slinky.exe
208.95.112.1:80
ip-api.com
TUT-AS
US
shared
6844
slinky.exe
45.112.123.126:443
api.gofile.io
AMAZON-02
SG
whitelisted
6844
slinky.exe
162.159.136.232:443
ptb.discord.com
CLOUDFLARENET
—
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 20.73.194.208
whitelisted
google.com
  • 172.217.18.110
whitelisted
api.ipify.org
  • 172.67.74.152
  • 104.26.12.205
  • 104.26.13.205
shared
ip-api.com
  • 208.95.112.1
shared
api.gofile.io
  • 45.112.123.126
whitelisted
ptb.discord.com
  • 162.159.136.232
  • 162.159.128.233
  • 162.159.138.232
  • 162.159.137.232
  • 162.159.135.232
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
—
—
Misc activity
ET INFO External IP Address Lookup Domain (ipify .org) in TLS SNI
—
—
Misc activity
ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain (ipify .org) in DNS Lookup
—
—
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
ET POLICY External IP Lookup api.ipify.org
—
—
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
POLICY [ANY.RUN] External IP Lookup by HTTP (api .ipify .org)
—
—
Misc activity
ET USER_AGENTS Go HTTP Client User-Agent
2256
svchost.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ip-api .com)
2256
svchost.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
INFO [ANY.RUN] External IP Check (ip-api .com)
6844
slinky.exe
Misc activity
ET USER_AGENTS Go HTTP Client User-Agent
6844
slinky.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
ET POLICY External IP Lookup ip-api.com
2256
svchost.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET INFO Online File Storage Domain in DNS Lookup (gofile .io)
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Process
Message
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%
slinky.exe
h
slinky.exe
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