File name:

taskhostw.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/232f9fec-a142-4657-96ab-c3132fd19883
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

A keylogger is a type of spyware that infects a system and has the ability to record every keystroke made on the device. This lets attackers collect personal information of victims, which may include their online banking credentials, as well as personal conversations. The most widespread vector of attack leading to a keylogger infection begins with a phishing email or link. Keylogging is also often present in remote access trojans as part of an extended set of malicious tools.

Analysis date: October 15, 2024, 18:25:00
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:
evasion
snake
keylogger
telegram
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows
MD5:

73A3D17B2E799CB10B9A6A1F9F5CDA21

SHA1:

D1AD33CDDA6A5146856DE5CDA1E0D5451E42F689

SHA256:

D4A237865F428E845E2D5123BAB13F3C349DF826027EED9FD4D9301261D4766B

SSDEEP:

24576:LyT0HyhM6YV4KkXCfvysZF7UcpRWCteSwdQ5eWwch26APsw3sYAUrcf:LChGpiLcpRWCteSwO5eWwch26APsw3sX

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes powershell execution policy (Bypass)

      • taskhostw.exe (PID: 6644)
    • Bypass execution policy to execute commands

      • powershell.exe (PID: 1248)
    • SNAKEKEYLOGGER has been detected (SURICATA)

      • taskhostw.exe (PID: 5932)
    • SNAKE has been detected (YARA)

      • taskhostw.exe (PID: 5932)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution

      • taskhostw.exe (PID: 6644)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • powershell.exe (PID: 1248)
    • Checks for external IP

      • svchost.exe (PID: 2172)
      • taskhostw.exe (PID: 5932)
    • Process communicates with Telegram (possibly using it as an attacker's C2 server)

      • taskhostw.exe (PID: 5932)
    • Application launched itself

      • taskhostw.exe (PID: 6644)
  • INFO

    • Attempting to use instant messaging service

      • taskhostw.exe (PID: 5932)
      • svchost.exe (PID: 2172)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report

SnakeKeylogger

(PID) Process(5932) taskhostw.exe
Keys
DES6fc98cd68a1aab8b
Options
SMTP Usersales@cmgtrading.eu
SMTP PasswordEmotion22
SMTP Hostmail1.netim.hosting
SMTP SendTosales@cmgtrading.eu
SMTP Port465
Telegram Bot Token8062052241:AAF85oLpAbmCq_ks0VEbzoFWHuU1j-g-fkc
Telegram Chat ID1193226784
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (63.1)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (23.8)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5.6)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.8)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (1.7)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2054:10:13 21:44:07+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 48
CodeSize: 605696
InitializedDataSize: 70144
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x95bfe
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 6
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 1.0.0.0
ProductVersionNumber: 1.0.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Neutral
CharacterSet: Unicode
Comments: -
CompanyName: -
FileDescription: Sheap
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: Sheap.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright © 2024
LegalTrademarks: -
OriginalFileName: Sheap.exe
ProductName: Sheap
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
AssemblyVersion: 1.0.0.0
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
122
Monitored processes
5
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start taskhostw.exe no specs powershell.exe conhost.exe no specs #SNAKE taskhostw.exe svchost.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1248"Powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -command Copy-Item 'C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\taskhostw.exe' 'C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\.exe'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
taskhostw.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\clbcatq.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\psapi.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\shell32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\windows.storage.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\shcore.dll
c:\windows\microsoft.net\assembly\gac_msil\system.numerics\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089\system.numerics.dll
c:\windows\microsoft.net\assembly\gac_msil\system.directoryservices\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\system.directoryservices.dll
c:\windows\microsoft.net\assembly\gac_msil\system.management\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\system.management.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\msisip.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\wshext.dll
1748\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exepowershell.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
2172C:\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
5932"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\taskhostw.exe"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\taskhostw.exe
taskhostw.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Sheap
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\windows\assembly\nativeimages_v4.0.30319_32\system.core\a3d5ecf3027b12f6bd535bca01da6872\system.core.ni.dll
c:\windows\assembly\nativeimages_v4.0.30319_32\system.configuration\9d97973f9474507658475413b2a51e1e\system.configuration.ni.dll
c:\windows\assembly\nativeimages_v4.0.30319_32\system.xml\702c2af6b170d9c3fc21c25e30b76a98\system.xml.ni.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\shell32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\windows.storage.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\wldp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\shcore.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\profapi.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\cryptsp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\rsaenh.dll
SnakeKeylogger
(PID) Process(5932) taskhostw.exe
Keys
DES6fc98cd68a1aab8b
Options
SMTP Usersales@cmgtrading.eu
SMTP PasswordEmotion22
SMTP Hostmail1.netim.hosting
SMTP SendTosales@cmgtrading.eu
SMTP Port465
Telegram Bot Token8062052241:AAF85oLpAbmCq_ks0VEbzoFWHuU1j-g-fkc
Telegram Chat ID1193226784
6644"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\taskhostw.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\taskhostw.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Sheap
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\taskhostw.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
Total events
4 955
Read events
4 941
Write events
14
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(5932) taskhostw.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\taskhostw_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(5932) taskhostw.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\taskhostw_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableAutoFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(5932) taskhostw.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\taskhostw_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(5932) taskhostw.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\taskhostw_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileTracingMask
Value:
(PID) Process:(5932) taskhostw.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\taskhostw_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:ConsoleTracingMask
Value:
(PID) Process:(5932) taskhostw.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\taskhostw_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:MaxFileSize
Value:
1048576
(PID) Process:(5932) taskhostw.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\taskhostw_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileDirectory
Value:
%windir%\tracing
(PID) Process:(5932) taskhostw.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\taskhostw_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(5932) taskhostw.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\taskhostw_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableAutoFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(5932) taskhostw.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\taskhostw_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
1
Text files
2
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
1248powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\.exeexecutable
MD5:73A3D17B2E799CB10B9A6A1F9F5CDA21
SHA256:D4A237865F428E845E2D5123BAB13F3C349DF826027EED9FD4D9301261D4766B
1248powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_3xltopu5.exd.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
1248powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractivebinary
MD5:830DC6262B901BE40B45959A6EF7DDD7
SHA256:A33A1D76F4923D2B86862D8DA9EE57BB0F9CD4AB914FFADD42ABDC6DA679AAC9
1248powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_d5bitkfa.n1o.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
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HTTP(S) requests
14
TCP/UDP connections
19
DNS requests
10
Threats
19

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
GET
200
23.33.233.193:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
5488
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
92.123.236.161:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
92.123.236.161:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
5488
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.33.233.193:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
5932
taskhostw.exe
GET
200
132.226.8.169:80
http://checkip.dyndns.org/
unknown
malicious
5932
taskhostw.exe
GET
200
132.226.8.169:80
http://checkip.dyndns.org/
unknown
malicious
5932
taskhostw.exe
GET
200
132.226.8.169:80
http://checkip.dyndns.org/
unknown
malicious
5932
taskhostw.exe
GET
200
132.226.8.169:80
http://checkip.dyndns.org/
unknown
malicious
5932
taskhostw.exe
GET
200
132.226.8.169:80
http://checkip.dyndns.org/
unknown
malicious
5932
taskhostw.exe
GET
200
132.226.8.169:80
http://checkip.dyndns.org/
unknown
malicious
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
51.104.136.2:443
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5488
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
92.123.236.161:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
FR
whitelisted
92.123.236.161:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
FR
whitelisted
4360
SearchApp.exe
23.192.237.205:443
www.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
FR
whitelisted
23.33.233.193:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
FR
whitelisted
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
5488
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.33.233.193:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
FR
whitelisted
5488
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
51.104.136.2:443
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
239.255.255.250:1900
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
crl.microsoft.com
  • 92.123.236.161
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 23.192.237.205
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.33.233.193
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 192.229.221.95
whitelisted
google.com
  • 172.217.168.206
whitelisted
checkip.dyndns.org
  • 132.226.8.169
shared
reallyfreegeoip.org
  • 188.114.97.3
malicious
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.124.78.146
whitelisted
api.telegram.org
  • 149.154.167.220
shared

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2172
svchost.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Query (checkip .dyndns .org)
5932
taskhostw.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
ET POLICY External IP Lookup - checkip.dyndns.org
5932
taskhostw.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
ET INFO 404/Snake/Matiex Keylogger Style External IP Check
2172
svchost.exe
Misc activity
ET INFO External IP Address Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (reallyfreegeoip .org)
5932
taskhostw.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
ET POLICY External IP Lookup - checkip.dyndns.org
2172
svchost.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
INFO [ANY.RUN] External IP Address Lookup Domain (reallyfreegeoip .org)
5932
taskhostw.exe
Misc activity
ET INFO External IP Lookup Service Domain (reallyfreegeoip .org) in TLS SNI
5932
taskhostw.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
ET POLICY External IP Lookup - checkip.dyndns.org
5932
taskhostw.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
ET POLICY External IP Lookup - checkip.dyndns.org
5932
taskhostw.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
ET POLICY External IP Lookup - checkip.dyndns.org
No debug info