Analysis

  • max time kernel
    108s
  • max time network
    109s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7v20201028
  • submitted
    17-11-2020 11:52

General

  • Target

    80afaa185783064e461eb6b9287f0d13.exe

  • Size

    120KB

  • MD5

    43844410e4bdf67642d7dc23bf1bb347

  • SHA1

    4e8814910f9f2e119fed5ae405999bac0d596737

  • SHA256

    9b094cea00252827dbcb319de5c7cb4d6e91cb63082fb69011947fefedcc8ecf

  • SHA512

    e6e26bb74b1e70154e67fbc3cc7690dbb5749e0b1a56f60caf5c608635f11fb9e8b97917fa517d17086d48121db685b7a7b5997eb4ac57215794da2c87ad6214

Malware Config

Signatures

  • HawkEye

    HawkEye is a malware kit that has seen continuous development since at least 2013.

  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs
  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs
  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • Modifies Windows Firewall 1 TTPs
  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies service 2 TTPs 5 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 3 IoCs
  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\80afaa185783064e461eb6b9287f0d13.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\80afaa185783064e461eb6b9287f0d13.exe"
    1⤵
    • Windows security modification
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    • System policy modification
    PID:484
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
      netsh firewall set opmode disable
      2⤵
      • Modifies service
      PID:1508
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
      net stop security center
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2016
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop security center
        3⤵
          PID:1976
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop WinDefend
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1172
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop WinDefend
          3⤵
            PID:1912

      Network

      MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

      Persistence

      Modify Existing Service

      2
      T1031

      Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

      1
      T1060

      Privilege Escalation

      Bypass User Account Control

      1
      T1088

      Defense Evasion

      Bypass User Account Control

      1
      T1088

      Disabling Security Tools

      3
      T1089

      Modify Registry

      6
      T1112

      Discovery

      System Information Discovery

      1
      T1082

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      Downloads

      • memory/1172-4-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/1508-2-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/1912-6-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/1976-5-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/2016-3-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp