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CAPE_Vipkeylogger

Detects VIPKeyLogger Keylogger

MalwareCAPE Sandbox (CAPEv2)GNU General Public License v3.0Compiles with YARA-X
Author
kevoreilly
Date
2025-09-11
Score / Quality
75 / 70

What this rule detects

Detects VIPKeyLogger Keylogger

Targets: Windows PE.

It defines 3 patterns (3 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

vipkeylogger.yarGNU General Public License v3.0
rule CAPE_Vipkeylogger : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects VIPKeyLogger Keylogger"
		author = "kevoreilly"
		id = "71606fcc-89b4-519a-833a-b6cb4b569cb8"
		date = "2025-09-11"
		modified = "2025-09-11"
		reference = "https://github.com/kevoreilly/CAPEv2"
		source_url = "https://github.com/kevoreilly/CAPEv2/blob/6b15e76f28cd83fd1187da6c9aaaad2174255356/data/yara/CAPE/VIPKeyLogger.yar#L1-L14"
		license_url = "https://github.com/kevoreilly/CAPEv2/blob/6b15e76f28cd83fd1187da6c9aaaad2174255356/LICENSE"
		logic_hash = "b9dba7562bba4807c0789692d44650996e62c8d0c4031dedd65773877621b1de"
		score = 75
		quality = 70
		tags = "FILE"
		cape_type = "VIPKeyLogger Payload"
		packed = "edaba79c3d43a416a86003f336d879ed3a513aa24dd401340584615647ed6da2"

	strings:
		$s1 = "/ VIP Recovery \\" wide
		$s2 = "Clipboard Logs ID" wide
		$s3 = "Keylogger" wide

	condition:
		uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and all of them
}

Strings (3 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$s1text"/ VIP Recovery \\"wide
$s2text"Clipboard Logs ID"wide
$s3text"Keylogger"wide

Condition

uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and all of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
  • All patterns in the rule must match.

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Licence & attribution

Author: kevoreilly

Source repository: CAPE Sandbox (CAPEv2) @ 6b15e76f28

Licence: GNU General Public License v3.0 (repository licence)

Copyright notice: Cuckoo Sandbox is copyrighted by the Cuckoo Foundation.

Original rule

Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.

Rule id: 71606fcc-89b4-519a-833a-b6cb4b569cb8

Metadata

cape_typeVIPKeyLogger Payload
packededaba79c3d43a416a86003f336d879ed3a513aa24dd401340584615647ed6da2

Tags:FILE