hawkeye | c6c8e259d7057e3e45cfc25e08a8a0133a65fa02fcad7f8af0769d37191257b6

Analysis

max time kernel
114s
max time network
149s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7
submitted
17/07/2020, 05:39

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General

Target
Designs.bin.exe
Size 707KB
Sample200717-pbcbttx65e
SHA256 c6c8e259d7057e3e45cfc25e08a8a0133a65fa02fcad7f8af0769d37191257b6
MD5 9c69d5a0f028f4ebe69773dab84e65a3
SHA1 ab2c066959222216e0c1a3e02efb2bd9b19d385c
SHA512 55042c82346aa725df2c1427a39f2f668374ec5c44a9283a221d5c6e5d9951a7cbfc2b3721ea6fcb187c3f7c953dbad80183f0175605bd0fda2f2bc6b1703dea
MD5 SHA1 SHA512

Score

10^/10

evasion keylogger trojan stealer spyware hawkeye

Malware Config

Signatures

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 316 set thread context of 1516	316	Designs.bin.exe	27
PID 1516 set thread context of 1792	1516	MSBuild.exe	28
PID 1516 set thread context of 1580	1516	MSBuild.exe	29

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1516	MSBuild.exe

HawkEye
HawkEye is a malware kit that has seen continuous development since at least 2013.
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Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1516	MSBuild.exe

Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry 2 TTPs
evasion

Query Registry
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion
T1497

Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

Disk information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum	Designs.bin.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Disk\Enum\0	Designs.bin.exe

Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

persistence

Scheduled Task

T1053

pid	Process
1672	schtasks.exe

Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials in Files
T1081

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 33 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 316 wrote to memory of 1672	316	Designs.bin.exe	25
PID 316 wrote to memory of 1672	316	Designs.bin.exe	25
PID 316 wrote to memory of 1672	316	Designs.bin.exe	25
PID 316 wrote to memory of 1672	316	Designs.bin.exe	25
PID 316 wrote to memory of 1516	316	Designs.bin.exe	27
PID 316 wrote to memory of 1516	316	Designs.bin.exe	27
PID 316 wrote to memory of 1516	316	Designs.bin.exe	27
PID 316 wrote to memory of 1516	316	Designs.bin.exe	27
PID 316 wrote to memory of 1516	316	Designs.bin.exe	27
PID 316 wrote to memory of 1516	316	Designs.bin.exe	27
PID 316 wrote to memory of 1516	316	Designs.bin.exe	27
PID 316 wrote to memory of 1516	316	Designs.bin.exe	27
PID 316 wrote to memory of 1516	316	Designs.bin.exe	27
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 1792	1516	MSBuild.exe	28
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 1792	1516	MSBuild.exe	28
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 1792	1516	MSBuild.exe	28
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 1792	1516	MSBuild.exe	28
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 1792	1516	MSBuild.exe	28
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 1792	1516	MSBuild.exe	28
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 1792	1516	MSBuild.exe	28
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 1792	1516	MSBuild.exe	28
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 1792	1516	MSBuild.exe	28
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 1792	1516	MSBuild.exe	28
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 1580	1516	MSBuild.exe	29
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 1580	1516	MSBuild.exe	29
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 1580	1516	MSBuild.exe	29
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 1580	1516	MSBuild.exe	29
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 1580	1516	MSBuild.exe	29
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 1580	1516	MSBuild.exe	29
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 1580	1516	MSBuild.exe	29
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 1580	1516	MSBuild.exe	29
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 1580	1516	MSBuild.exe	29
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 1580	1516	MSBuild.exe	29

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1516	MSBuild.exe

Looks for VMWare Tools registry key 2 TTPs
evasion

Query Registry
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion
T1497
Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs

Scripting
T1064

Looks up external IP address via web service 2 IoCs

Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

flow	ioc
4	whatismyipaddress.com
6	whatismyipaddress.com

Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	Designs.bin.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	Designs.bin.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Designs.bin.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Designs.bin.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Maps connected drives based on registry
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- Checks BIOS information in registry
PID:316
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\IiXBtYYNlsV" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp8371.tmp"
  2⤵
  - Creates scheduled task(s)
  PID:1672
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe
  "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:1516
- - C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
    C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe /stext "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\holdermail.txt"
    3⤵
    PID:1792
- - C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
    C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe /stext "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\holderwb.txt"
    3⤵
    PID:1580