hancitor | 773f5e4bc9f8c4aac82f8cab8f416efe83f5a39735358301c6ca0559d61c8bf0

General

Target

xl.png.exe
Size

675KB
MD5

e122130010bcf147886f9d29a3c0b40d
SHA1

b65a0b20ec97040b929ebaca5ef5970e1017a3f5
SHA256

773f5e4bc9f8c4aac82f8cab8f416efe83f5a39735358301c6ca0559d61c8bf0
SHA512

a2f55b48fbc0eaa372d4db06b495236f05813c06cf2e31eecd12effae56806a2712be4c72119c518dab390487034b0ecff94f83047d3476d58d67bc24a1f7501

Score

10^/10

hancitor downloader persistence

Malware Config

Signatures

Hancitor
Hancitor is downloader used to deliver other malware families.
downloader hancitor
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

WinHost32.exe

pid process

2664 WinHost32.exe

pid	process
2664	WinHost32.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

xl.png.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinHost32 = "C:\\Windows\\System32\\WinHost32.exe"	xl.png.exe

Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

Processes:

flow ioc

13 api.ipify.org
Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

xl.png.exe

description ioc process

File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WinHost32.exe xl.png.exe
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

Processes:

xl.png.exeWinHost32.exe

pid process

788 xl.png.exe
788 xl.png.exe
2664 WinHost32.exe
2664 WinHost32.exe

flow	ioc
13	api.ipify.org

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WinHost32.exe	xl.png.exe

pid	process
788	xl.png.exe
788	xl.png.exe
2664	WinHost32.exe
2664	WinHost32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes:

xl.png.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 788 wrote to memory of 2664	788	xl.png.exe	WinHost32.exe
PID 788 wrote to memory of 2664	788	xl.png.exe	WinHost32.exe
PID 788 wrote to memory of 2664	788	xl.png.exe	WinHost32.exe
PID 788 wrote to memory of 2764	788	xl.png.exe	cmd.exe
PID 788 wrote to memory of 2764	788	xl.png.exe	cmd.exe
PID 788 wrote to memory of 2764	788	xl.png.exe	cmd.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xl.png.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xl.png.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:788
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WinHost32.exe
  C:\Windows\System32\WinHost32.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:2664
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  /c del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xl.png.exe >> NUL
  2⤵
  PID:2764

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1060

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WinHost32.exe

MD5
e122130010bcf147886f9d29a3c0b40d

SHA1
b65a0b20ec97040b929ebaca5ef5970e1017a3f5

SHA256
773f5e4bc9f8c4aac82f8cab8f416efe83f5a39735358301c6ca0559d61c8bf0

SHA512
a2f55b48fbc0eaa372d4db06b495236f05813c06cf2e31eecd12effae56806a2712be4c72119c518dab390487034b0ecff94f83047d3476d58d67bc24a1f7501

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WinHost32.exe

MD5
e122130010bcf147886f9d29a3c0b40d

SHA1
b65a0b20ec97040b929ebaca5ef5970e1017a3f5

SHA256
773f5e4bc9f8c4aac82f8cab8f416efe83f5a39735358301c6ca0559d61c8bf0

SHA512
a2f55b48fbc0eaa372d4db06b495236f05813c06cf2e31eecd12effae56806a2712be4c72119c518dab390487034b0ecff94f83047d3476d58d67bc24a1f7501

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memory/2664-0-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/2764-3-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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