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

2088 WinHost32.exe

pid	process
2088	WinHost32.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

12 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 6 IoCs

Processes:

exect.exeWinHost32.exe

pid process

3992 exect.exe
3992 exect.exe
2088 WinHost32.exe
2088 WinHost32.exe
2088 WinHost32.exe
2088 WinHost32.exe

flow	ioc
12	api.ipify.org

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

pid	process
3992	exect.exe
3992	exect.exe
2088	WinHost32.exe
2088	WinHost32.exe
2088	WinHost32.exe
2088	WinHost32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes:

exect.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3992 wrote to memory of 2088	3992	exect.exe	WinHost32.exe
PID 3992 wrote to memory of 2088	3992	exect.exe	WinHost32.exe
PID 3992 wrote to memory of 2088	3992	exect.exe	WinHost32.exe
PID 3992 wrote to memory of 2144	3992	exect.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3992 wrote to memory of 2144	3992	exect.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3992 wrote to memory of 2144	3992	exect.exe	cmd.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\exect.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\exect.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3992

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WinHost32.exe
C:\Windows\System32\WinHost32.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:2088

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
/c del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\exect.exe >> NUL
2⤵
PID:2144

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK 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

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WinHost32.exe
MD5
28e9316fb298d2e7a3d9fd71c662b3ec

SHA1
1c3737add4444a2cb0842d1a5535005b7aa8e7a4

SHA256
de5e9077481f7cf0b1addaeaaf21d6d39cabed2eea02276aaf9c241bce446c3d

SHA512
ccf5bfd384e231180a8e1153b45a0be518d17dc782335d47c543f9dba48cd03c6bf7ce0b34dde92b88f404e248e7484dfac6c1f39dde5a40f40eafdf53eb7bce

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WinHost32.exe
MD5
28e9316fb298d2e7a3d9fd71c662b3ec

SHA1
1c3737add4444a2cb0842d1a5535005b7aa8e7a4

SHA256
de5e9077481f7cf0b1addaeaaf21d6d39cabed2eea02276aaf9c241bce446c3d

SHA512
ccf5bfd384e231180a8e1153b45a0be518d17dc782335d47c543f9dba48cd03c6bf7ce0b34dde92b88f404e248e7484dfac6c1f39dde5a40f40eafdf53eb7bce

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memory/2088-0-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/2144-3-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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