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Rust clipboard hijacker

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MITRE ATT&CK

Techniques & procedures

8 distinct techniques documented for this family, organized by ATT&CK tactic.

Initial Access

1 technique
T1566PhishingEvidence2

A WordPress phishing site serves as the main landing page, while GitHub and SourceForge projects are used to host and distribute the files.

Execution

2 techniques
T1204.002Malicious FileEvidence2

The victim needs to trigger SniperBot_Premium(Free).exe (or other related name depending on the “solution” promoted). This file is a simple .NET loader which executes the file located in src/config/silkebin.exe.

T1574Hijack Execution FlowEvidence1

When it detects a supported address format, it replaces the clipboard contents with an attacker-controlled wallet address taken from an internal list.

Persistence

2 techniques
T1543.001Launch AgentEvidence2

To maintain persistence, the malware writes a shell script wrapper to ~/launch.sh and installs a RunAtLoad and KeepAlive LaunchAgent plist at ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.example..plist , causing launchd to silently re-execute the binary on every login and restart it if it dies.

T1547.001Registry Run Keys / Startup FolderEvidence2

The sample achieves persistence by copying itself to %APPDATA%\\silke\\silke.exe and creating a shortcut in the Startup folder so it will automatically run at logon.

Privilege Escalation

2 techniques
T1543.001Launch AgentEvidence2

To maintain persistence, the malware writes a shell script wrapper to ~/launch.sh and installs a RunAtLoad and KeepAlive LaunchAgent plist at ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.example..plist , causing launchd to silently re-execute the binary on every login and restart it if it dies.

T1547.001Registry Run Keys / Startup FolderEvidence2

The sample achieves persistence by copying itself to %APPDATA%\\silke\\silke.exe and creating a shortcut in the Startup folder so it will automatically run at logon.

Stealth

3 techniques
T1036MasqueradingEvidence2

This phishing website promotes a mix of “edge” tools that all promise easy, unfair advantages.

T1564Hide ArtifactsEvidence1

The malware creates a hidden window and registers as a clipboard listener using Windows APIs such as AddClipboardFormatListener , OpenClipboard , GetClipboardData , EmptyClipboard , and SetClipboardData.

T1574Hijack Execution FlowEvidence1

When it detects a supported address format, it replaces the clipboard contents with an attacker-controlled wallet address taken from an internal list.

Collection

1 technique
T1115Clipboard DataEvidence2

These binaries install persistence, continuously monitor the clipboard for strings that look like cryptocurrency wallet addresses, and replace them with attacker-controlled wallets from large, embedded lists.

INDICATORS OF COMPROMISE

IOCs tracked for this family

15 indicators attributed across vendor reports, sandbox runs, and researcher write-ups. Full values are available in Mallory.

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Hashes
15 tracked

File hashes (MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256) from samples and reports.

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IOC matching15

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Threat actor attribution

Named campaigns wielding this family, with evidence pinned to each claim.

Exploited vulnerabilities

CVEs this family uses for access and lateral movement.

Detection signatures

YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.

MITRE ATT&CK mapping8

Every documented technique, ranked by evidence weight.

Researcher chatter

Reddit, Mastodon, and CTI community discussion around this family.