hawkeye | fbaa1f1039d717190116a36e1daef36aa5f725313f508b035e5b736ba1120bfb

General

Target

fbaa1f1039d717190116a36e1daef36aa5f725313f508b035e5b736ba1120bfb.exe
Size

595KB
MD5

f12bf300a08183f01931fba879d19ac6
SHA1

0a2a43e3728530cfcfa03fc1e8adc815212f5ee8
SHA256

fbaa1f1039d717190116a36e1daef36aa5f725313f508b035e5b736ba1120bfb
SHA512

a82fa14bce10ed8c66e8487693d3e62b8d9b866836226f253916b90fde00c8b09e38c64d63b9277596f8fbdc30f710feb891645ca1250ab5331f6de8cc5dcc49

Score

10^/10

hawkeye keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Credentials

Protocol: ftp
Host:
files.000webhost.com
Port:
21
Username:
metalcraftxx

Signatures

HawkEye
HawkEye is a malware kit that has seen continuous development since at least 2013.
keylogger trojan stealer spyware hawkeye
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

Windows Update.exe

pid process

1168 Windows Update.exe
Deletes itself 1 IoCs

Processes:

Windows Update.exe

pid process

1168 Windows Update.exe
Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

Processes:

fbaa1f1039d717190116a36e1daef36aa5f725313f508b035e5b736ba1120bfb.exe

pid process

1756 fbaa1f1039d717190116a36e1daef36aa5f725313f508b035e5b736ba1120bfb.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
Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs

Scripting
T1064

pid	process
1168	Windows Update.exe

pid	process
1168	Windows Update.exe

pid	process
1756	fbaa1f1039d717190116a36e1daef36aa5f725313f508b035e5b736ba1120bfb.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

Windows Update.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3825035466-2522850611-591511364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows Update = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\WindowsUpdate.exe"	Windows Update.exe

Looks up external IP address via web service 3 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

Processes:

flow ioc

5 whatismyipaddress.com
7 whatismyipaddress.com
8 whatismyipaddress.com

flow	ioc
5	whatismyipaddress.com
7	whatismyipaddress.com
8	whatismyipaddress.com

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

Processes:

Windows Update.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1168 set thread context of 468	1168	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1168 set thread context of 1840	1168	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

Windows Update.exe

pid process

1168 Windows Update.exe
1168 Windows Update.exe

pid	process
1168	Windows Update.exe
1168	Windows Update.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

Processes:

fbaa1f1039d717190116a36e1daef36aa5f725313f508b035e5b736ba1120bfb.exeWindows Update.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1756	fbaa1f1039d717190116a36e1daef36aa5f725313f508b035e5b736ba1120bfb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1168	Windows Update.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes:

Windows Update.exe

pid process

1168 Windows Update.exe

pid	process
1168	Windows Update.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 27 IoCs

Processes:

fbaa1f1039d717190116a36e1daef36aa5f725313f508b035e5b736ba1120bfb.exeWindows Update.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 1168	1756	fbaa1f1039d717190116a36e1daef36aa5f725313f508b035e5b736ba1120bfb.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 1168	1756	fbaa1f1039d717190116a36e1daef36aa5f725313f508b035e5b736ba1120bfb.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 1168	1756	fbaa1f1039d717190116a36e1daef36aa5f725313f508b035e5b736ba1120bfb.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 1168	1756	fbaa1f1039d717190116a36e1daef36aa5f725313f508b035e5b736ba1120bfb.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 1168	1756	fbaa1f1039d717190116a36e1daef36aa5f725313f508b035e5b736ba1120bfb.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 1168	1756	fbaa1f1039d717190116a36e1daef36aa5f725313f508b035e5b736ba1120bfb.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 1168	1756	fbaa1f1039d717190116a36e1daef36aa5f725313f508b035e5b736ba1120bfb.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 1168 wrote to memory of 468	1168	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1168 wrote to memory of 468	1168	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1168 wrote to memory of 468	1168	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1168 wrote to memory of 468	1168	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1168 wrote to memory of 468	1168	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1168 wrote to memory of 468	1168	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1168 wrote to memory of 468	1168	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1168 wrote to memory of 468	1168	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1168 wrote to memory of 468	1168	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1168 wrote to memory of 468	1168	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1168 wrote to memory of 1840	1168	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1168 wrote to memory of 1840	1168	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1168 wrote to memory of 1840	1168	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1168 wrote to memory of 1840	1168	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1168 wrote to memory of 1840	1168	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1168 wrote to memory of 1840	1168	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1168 wrote to memory of 1840	1168	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1168 wrote to memory of 1840	1168	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1168 wrote to memory of 1840	1168	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1168 wrote to memory of 1840	1168	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fbaa1f1039d717190116a36e1daef36aa5f725313f508b035e5b736ba1120bfb.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fbaa1f1039d717190116a36e1daef36aa5f725313f508b035e5b736ba1120bfb.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1756

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe"
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Deletes itself
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1168

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:468

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:1840

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Initial Access

Execution

Scripting

1

T1064

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1060

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Scripting

1

T1064

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Credentials in Files

1

T1081

Discovery

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

1

T1005

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SysInfo.txt
MD5
0fde3c561755dd7a9434f67217789202

SHA1
8102d9255572578058a7b35c4ddd0e5ddf759f06

SHA256
216ca9b1c10d2c5df676c2a9dfb1e074b405aa62e57c3bc2f8c0896bbf142aea

SHA512
ed603a282a9d903281aa5025dbdeab25f120bf8d8c02ef264c9b2ce60597c4a8ba2f71a98373efd8a0176d5485e379008c1b970f73cf719c0a4baedc31e8d8e9

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\holderwb.txt
MD5
f3b25701fe362ec84616a93a45ce9998

SHA1
d62636d8caec13f04e28442a0a6fa1afeb024bbb

SHA256
b3d510ef04275ca8e698e5b3cbb0ece3949ef9252f0cdc839e9ee347409a2209

SHA512
98c5f56f3de340690c139e58eb7dac111979f0d4dffe9c4b24ff849510f4b6ffa9fd608c0a3de9ac3c9fd2190f0efaf715309061490f9755a9bfdf1c54ca0d84

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
MD5
f12bf300a08183f01931fba879d19ac6

SHA1
0a2a43e3728530cfcfa03fc1e8adc815212f5ee8

SHA256
fbaa1f1039d717190116a36e1daef36aa5f725313f508b035e5b736ba1120bfb

SHA512
a82fa14bce10ed8c66e8487693d3e62b8d9b866836226f253916b90fde00c8b09e38c64d63b9277596f8fbdc30f710feb891645ca1250ab5331f6de8cc5dcc49

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
MD5
f12bf300a08183f01931fba879d19ac6

SHA1
0a2a43e3728530cfcfa03fc1e8adc815212f5ee8

SHA256
fbaa1f1039d717190116a36e1daef36aa5f725313f508b035e5b736ba1120bfb

SHA512
a82fa14bce10ed8c66e8487693d3e62b8d9b866836226f253916b90fde00c8b09e38c64d63b9277596f8fbdc30f710feb891645ca1250ab5331f6de8cc5dcc49

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
MD5
f12bf300a08183f01931fba879d19ac6

SHA1
0a2a43e3728530cfcfa03fc1e8adc815212f5ee8

SHA256
fbaa1f1039d717190116a36e1daef36aa5f725313f508b035e5b736ba1120bfb

SHA512
a82fa14bce10ed8c66e8487693d3e62b8d9b866836226f253916b90fde00c8b09e38c64d63b9277596f8fbdc30f710feb891645ca1250ab5331f6de8cc5dcc49

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memory/468-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/468-10-0x0000000000411654-mapping.dmp

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memory/468-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/864-15-0x000007FEF6790000-0x000007FEF6A0A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.5MB

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memory/1168-6-0x0000000001FE0000-0x0000000001FF1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/1168-4-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1756-0-0x0000000002290000-0x00000000022A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/1840-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

Filesize
352KB

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memory/1840-13-0x0000000000442628-mapping.dmp

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memory/1840-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

Filesize
352KB

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Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

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