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In May 2024, eSentire’s Threat Response Unit (TRU) detected an attack involving a fake KMSPico activator tool, which delivered Vidar Stealer through a series of events. The attack leveraged Java dependencies and a malicious AutoIt script to disable Windows Defender and, finally, decrypt the Vidar payload via the shellcode.
In the observed incident, the user performed a web search for KMSPico and browsed to the top result (kmspico[.]ws). The tool is marketed as a “universal activator” for Windows and appears to no longer be maintained.
The kmspico[.]ws site is hosted behind Cloudflare Turnstile and requires human input (entering a code) to download the final Zip package. These steps are unusual for a legitimate application download page and are done to hide the page and final payload from automated web crawlers.
The ZIP archive in our analysis contains Java dependencies and the malicious executable Setuper_KMS-ACTIV.exe (MD5: 6b6d562c71b953f41b6915998f047a30).
Upon launching the executable, javaw.exe will start, which is responsible for disabling behavior monitoring in Windows Defender and dropping the malicious AutoIt script named “x” (MD5: c7ece036a2284fba0f5d31055b44846f) along with AutoIt named Flour.pif (MD5: b06e67f9767e5023892d9698703ad098).
The AutoIt script contains the encrypted Vidar payload (Figure 2) that will be injected into the current running AutoIt process.
The shellcode is responsible for decrypting the Vidar payload using the RC4 decryption algorithm (Figure 3) with an obfuscated hardcoded key in the malicious AutoIt script.
Vidar Stealer uses Telegram for the Dead Drop Resolver (DDR)to store the C2 IP address, as shown in Figure 4.
A Dead Drop Resolver is used by threat actors to host command and control (C2) information on legitimate external web services, embedding and often obfuscating domains or IP addresses within content posted on sites and popular applications such as Telegram and Stealer, thus concealing the C2 infrastructure (T1102.001).
This incident is a reminder that malware-laden applications (particularly greyware piracy tools) are hidden in plain sight among web search results and stresses the importance of user awareness to guard against such threats.
Our team of 24/7 SOC Cyber Analysts isolated the affected host and notified the customer of suspicious activities, providing additional support and remediation.
We recommend implementing the following controls to help secure your organization against Vidar Stealer malware:
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