Malware Analysis Report

2025-06-16 02:26

Sample ID 220222-yezmqschg6
Target 0e168e47f44f0bf38ece8f53b875a8a3e049bf176d62871d1e0f8adc5400c26e
SHA256 0e168e47f44f0bf38ece8f53b875a8a3e049bf176d62871d1e0f8adc5400c26e
Tags
hawkeye collection keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V6

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

0e168e47f44f0bf38ece8f53b875a8a3e049bf176d62871d1e0f8adc5400c26e

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 0e168e47f44f0bf38ece8f53b875a8a3e049bf176d62871d1e0f8adc5400c26e was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

hawkeye collection keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan

HawkEye

NirSoft MailPassView

Nirsoft

NirSoft WebBrowserPassView

Executes dropped EXE

Uses the VBS compiler for execution

Loads dropped DLL

Reads user/profile data of web browsers

Deletes itself

Adds Run key to start application

Looks up external IP address via web service

Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

Enumerates physical storage devices

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Modifies system certificate store

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2022-02-22 19:42

Signatures

N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2022-02-22 19:42

Reported

2022-02-22 19:52

Platform

win7-en-20211208

Max time kernel

152s

Max time network

139s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0e168e47f44f0bf38ece8f53b875a8a3e049bf176d62871d1e0f8adc5400c26e.exe"

Signatures

HawkEye

keylogger trojan stealer spyware hawkeye

NirSoft MailPassView

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A

NirSoft WebBrowserPassView

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Nirsoft

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A
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Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe N/A

Deletes itself

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe N/A

Reads user/profile data of web browsers

spyware stealer

Uses the VBS compiler for execution

Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts

collection
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3846991908-3261386348-1409841751-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\OMI Account Manager\Accounts C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe N/A

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3846991908-3261386348-1409841751-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows Update = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\WindowsUpdate.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe N/A

Looks up external IP address via web service

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A whatismyipaddress.com N/A N/A
N/A whatismyipaddress.com N/A N/A
N/A whatismyipaddress.com N/A N/A

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 1256 set thread context of 1692 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 1256 set thread context of 1648 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices

Modifies system certificate store

evasion spyware trojan
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\A8985D3A65E5E5C4B2D7D66D40C6DD2FB19C5436\Blob = 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 C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\A8985D3A65E5E5C4B2D7D66D40C6DD2FB19C5436 C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 848 wrote to memory of 1256 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0e168e47f44f0bf38ece8f53b875a8a3e049bf176d62871d1e0f8adc5400c26e.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
PID 848 wrote to memory of 1256 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0e168e47f44f0bf38ece8f53b875a8a3e049bf176d62871d1e0f8adc5400c26e.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
PID 848 wrote to memory of 1256 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0e168e47f44f0bf38ece8f53b875a8a3e049bf176d62871d1e0f8adc5400c26e.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
PID 848 wrote to memory of 1256 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0e168e47f44f0bf38ece8f53b875a8a3e049bf176d62871d1e0f8adc5400c26e.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
PID 848 wrote to memory of 1256 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0e168e47f44f0bf38ece8f53b875a8a3e049bf176d62871d1e0f8adc5400c26e.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
PID 848 wrote to memory of 1256 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0e168e47f44f0bf38ece8f53b875a8a3e049bf176d62871d1e0f8adc5400c26e.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
PID 848 wrote to memory of 1256 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0e168e47f44f0bf38ece8f53b875a8a3e049bf176d62871d1e0f8adc5400c26e.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1692 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1692 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1692 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1692 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1692 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1692 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1692 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1692 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1692 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1692 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1648 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1648 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1648 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1648 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1648 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1648 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1648 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1648 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1648 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1648 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0e168e47f44f0bf38ece8f53b875a8a3e049bf176d62871d1e0f8adc5400c26e.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0e168e47f44f0bf38ece8f53b875a8a3e049bf176d62871d1e0f8adc5400c26e.exe"

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

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe"

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"

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"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 whatismyipaddress.com udp
US 104.16.154.36:80 whatismyipaddress.com tcp
US 104.16.154.36:443 whatismyipaddress.com tcp
US 104.16.154.36:443 whatismyipaddress.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 smtps.bol.com.br udp
BR 200.147.99.132:587 smtps.bol.com.br tcp
BR 200.147.99.132:587 smtps.bol.com.br tcp

Files

memory/848-56-0x0000000000AD0000-0x0000000000AD1000-memory.dmp

memory/848-55-0x00000000751B1000-0x00000000751B3000-memory.dmp

memory/848-54-0x00000000740C1000-0x00000000740C2000-memory.dmp

memory/848-57-0x00000000740C2000-0x00000000740C4000-memory.dmp

memory/848-58-0x0000000000AD1000-0x0000000000AD2000-memory.dmp

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

MD5 83dfaa37ff9d3836afcb41d3c1d0c975
SHA1 32ab69b9e9744fcd096b4bf9286cd17b9b5a08df
SHA256 0e168e47f44f0bf38ece8f53b875a8a3e049bf176d62871d1e0f8adc5400c26e
SHA512 2a90c6dad473c4d3eb48227c580e28abb3c77d4bcaa9833fee29e03a00d61d90e12c7bdde60fdcc5ed843243be2f1a9088e966992108e4197b8ddf03dd698b90

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

MD5 83dfaa37ff9d3836afcb41d3c1d0c975
SHA1 32ab69b9e9744fcd096b4bf9286cd17b9b5a08df
SHA256 0e168e47f44f0bf38ece8f53b875a8a3e049bf176d62871d1e0f8adc5400c26e
SHA512 2a90c6dad473c4d3eb48227c580e28abb3c77d4bcaa9833fee29e03a00d61d90e12c7bdde60fdcc5ed843243be2f1a9088e966992108e4197b8ddf03dd698b90

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

MD5 83dfaa37ff9d3836afcb41d3c1d0c975
SHA1 32ab69b9e9744fcd096b4bf9286cd17b9b5a08df
SHA256 0e168e47f44f0bf38ece8f53b875a8a3e049bf176d62871d1e0f8adc5400c26e
SHA512 2a90c6dad473c4d3eb48227c580e28abb3c77d4bcaa9833fee29e03a00d61d90e12c7bdde60fdcc5ed843243be2f1a9088e966992108e4197b8ddf03dd698b90

memory/1256-63-0x00000000740C1000-0x00000000740C2000-memory.dmp

memory/1256-65-0x00000000740C2000-0x00000000740C4000-memory.dmp

memory/1256-64-0x0000000000B50000-0x0000000000B51000-memory.dmp

memory/1256-66-0x0000000000B51000-0x0000000000B52000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SysInfo.txt

MD5 7bbb8cafcc83e72d702073ace5087948
SHA1 93a11a696796e76b874a2a2ca567f29bc86096aa
SHA256 e7b64362c11c569039ac890c54d2196e2b177bcf78687dffa8afb05ba43d7ea0
SHA512 beb9f0bcbb6d28c178650296b01689bd59a709299bae8b7b87c9cd8019f01093a024d3e647b1fd28100d726d2a52882195a7721a69b17ad40b5cbc933d9dfcf5

memory/1692-68-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

memory/1256-70-0x0000000000B67000-0x0000000000B68000-memory.dmp

memory/1256-71-0x0000000000B56000-0x0000000000B67000-memory.dmp

memory/1692-72-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

memory/1648-73-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

memory/1648-75-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

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

MD5 f3b25701fe362ec84616a93a45ce9998
SHA1 d62636d8caec13f04e28442a0a6fa1afeb024bbb
SHA256 b3d510ef04275ca8e698e5b3cbb0ece3949ef9252f0cdc839e9ee347409a2209
SHA512 98c5f56f3de340690c139e58eb7dac111979f0d4dffe9c4b24ff849510f4b6ffa9fd608c0a3de9ac3c9fd2190f0efaf715309061490f9755a9bfdf1c54ca0d84

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2022-02-22 19:42

Reported

2022-02-22 19:52

Platform

win10v2004-en-20220113

Max time kernel

160s

Max time network

166s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0e168e47f44f0bf38ece8f53b875a8a3e049bf176d62871d1e0f8adc5400c26e.exe"

Signatures

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0e168e47f44f0bf38ece8f53b875a8a3e049bf176d62871d1e0f8adc5400c26e.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0e168e47f44f0bf38ece8f53b875a8a3e049bf176d62871d1e0f8adc5400c26e.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\fondue.exe

"C:\Windows\system32\fondue.exe" /enable-feature:NetFx3 /caller-name:mscoreei.dll

C:\Windows\system32\FonDUE.EXE

"C:\Windows\sysnative\FonDUE.EXE" /enable-feature:NetFx3 /caller-name:mscoreei.dll

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 52.109.8.21:443 tcp
US 209.197.3.8:80 tcp
NL 104.110.191.140:80 tcp
NL 104.110.191.140:80 tcp
US 20.42.65.89:443 tcp

Files

N/A