hancitor | de5e9077481f7cf0b1addaeaaf21d6d39cabed2eea02276aaf9c241bce446c3d

General

Target

exect.exe
Size

670KB
MD5

28e9316fb298d2e7a3d9fd71c662b3ec
SHA1

1c3737add4444a2cb0842d1a5535005b7aa8e7a4
SHA256

de5e9077481f7cf0b1addaeaaf21d6d39cabed2eea02276aaf9c241bce446c3d
SHA512

ccf5bfd384e231180a8e1153b45a0be518d17dc782335d47c543f9dba48cd03c6bf7ce0b34dde92b88f404e248e7484dfac6c1f39dde5a40f40eafdf53eb7bce

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
1828	WinHost32.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

Processes:

cmd.exe

pid	Process
1852	cmd.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

Processes:

exect.exe

pid	Process
480	exect.exe
480	exect.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

exect.exe

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinHost32 = "C:\\Windows\\System32\\WinHost32.exe"	exect.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
5	api.ipify.org

Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

exect.exe

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WinHost32.exe	exect.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

exect.exeWinHost32.exe

pid	Process
480	exect.exe
1828	WinHost32.exe
1828	WinHost32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes:

exect.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 480 wrote to memory of 1828	480	exect.exe	24
PID 480 wrote to memory of 1828	480	exect.exe	24
PID 480 wrote to memory of 1828	480	exect.exe	24
PID 480 wrote to memory of 1828	480	exect.exe	24
PID 480 wrote to memory of 1852	480	exect.exe	25
PID 480 wrote to memory of 1852	480	exect.exe	25
PID 480 wrote to memory of 1852	480	exect.exe	25
PID 480 wrote to memory of 1852	480	exect.exe	25

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\exect.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\exect.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:480
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WinHost32.exe
  C:\Windows\System32\WinHost32.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:1828
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  /c del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\exect.exe >> NUL
  2⤵
  - Deletes itself
  PID:1852

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
28e9316fb298d2e7a3d9fd71c662b3ec

SHA1
1c3737add4444a2cb0842d1a5535005b7aa8e7a4

SHA256
de5e9077481f7cf0b1addaeaaf21d6d39cabed2eea02276aaf9c241bce446c3d

SHA512
ccf5bfd384e231180a8e1153b45a0be518d17dc782335d47c543f9dba48cd03c6bf7ce0b34dde92b88f404e248e7484dfac6c1f39dde5a40f40eafdf53eb7bce

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\Windows\SysWOW64\WinHost32.exe

MD5
28e9316fb298d2e7a3d9fd71c662b3ec

SHA1
1c3737add4444a2cb0842d1a5535005b7aa8e7a4

SHA256
de5e9077481f7cf0b1addaeaaf21d6d39cabed2eea02276aaf9c241bce446c3d

SHA512
ccf5bfd384e231180a8e1153b45a0be518d17dc782335d47c543f9dba48cd03c6bf7ce0b34dde92b88f404e248e7484dfac6c1f39dde5a40f40eafdf53eb7bce

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\Windows\SysWOW64\WinHost32.exe

MD5
28e9316fb298d2e7a3d9fd71c662b3ec

SHA1
1c3737add4444a2cb0842d1a5535005b7aa8e7a4

SHA256
de5e9077481f7cf0b1addaeaaf21d6d39cabed2eea02276aaf9c241bce446c3d

SHA512
ccf5bfd384e231180a8e1153b45a0be518d17dc782335d47c543f9dba48cd03c6bf7ce0b34dde92b88f404e248e7484dfac6c1f39dde5a40f40eafdf53eb7bce

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memory/1448-5-0x000007FEF6900000-0x000007FEF6B7A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.5MB

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memory/1828-2-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1852-4-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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