Malware Analysis Report

2025-06-16 02:24

Sample ID 220310-e28dlsghbl
Target 6679c3b3401b491bd63cd0c6dd0e446de086eefe5a2b57d56c42198f233b4e74
SHA256 6679c3b3401b491bd63cd0c6dd0e446de086eefe5a2b57d56c42198f233b4e74
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

6679c3b3401b491bd63cd0c6dd0e446de086eefe5a2b57d56c42198f233b4e74

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 6679c3b3401b491bd63cd0c6dd0e446de086eefe5a2b57d56c42198f233b4e74 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

hawkeye collection keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan

HawkEye

Nirsoft

NirSoft WebBrowserPassView

NirSoft MailPassView

Nirsoft

Executes dropped EXE

Deletes itself

Loads dropped DLL

Uses the VBS compiler for execution

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

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2022-03-10 04:27

Signatures

Nirsoft

Description Indicator Process Target
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NirSoft MailPassView

Description Indicator Process Target
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NirSoft WebBrowserPassView

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

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2022-03-10 04:27

Reported

2022-03-11 00:22

Platform

win7-20220223-en

Max time kernel

4294211s

Max time network

125s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6679c3b3401b491bd63cd0c6dd0e446de086eefe5a2b57d56c42198f233b4e74.exe"

Signatures

HawkEye

keylogger trojan stealer spyware hawkeye

NirSoft MailPassView

Description Indicator Process Target
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NirSoft WebBrowserPassView

Description Indicator Process Target
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Nirsoft

Description Indicator Process Target
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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

Uses the VBS compiler for execution

Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts

collection
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1405931862-909307831-4085185274-1000\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-1-5-21-1405931862-909307831-4085185274-1000\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 268 set thread context of 980 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 268 set thread context of 1060 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 1204 wrote to memory of 268 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6679c3b3401b491bd63cd0c6dd0e446de086eefe5a2b57d56c42198f233b4e74.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 268 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6679c3b3401b491bd63cd0c6dd0e446de086eefe5a2b57d56c42198f233b4e74.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 268 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6679c3b3401b491bd63cd0c6dd0e446de086eefe5a2b57d56c42198f233b4e74.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 268 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6679c3b3401b491bd63cd0c6dd0e446de086eefe5a2b57d56c42198f233b4e74.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 268 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6679c3b3401b491bd63cd0c6dd0e446de086eefe5a2b57d56c42198f233b4e74.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 268 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6679c3b3401b491bd63cd0c6dd0e446de086eefe5a2b57d56c42198f233b4e74.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 268 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6679c3b3401b491bd63cd0c6dd0e446de086eefe5a2b57d56c42198f233b4e74.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
PID 268 wrote to memory of 980 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 268 wrote to memory of 980 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 268 wrote to memory of 980 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 268 wrote to memory of 980 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 268 wrote to memory of 980 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 268 wrote to memory of 980 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 268 wrote to memory of 980 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 268 wrote to memory of 980 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 268 wrote to memory of 980 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 268 wrote to memory of 980 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 268 wrote to memory of 1060 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 268 wrote to memory of 1060 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 268 wrote to memory of 1060 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 268 wrote to memory of 1060 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 268 wrote to memory of 1060 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 268 wrote to memory of 1060 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 268 wrote to memory of 1060 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 268 wrote to memory of 1060 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 268 wrote to memory of 1060 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 268 wrote to memory of 1060 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\6679c3b3401b491bd63cd0c6dd0e446de086eefe5a2b57d56c42198f233b4e74.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6679c3b3401b491bd63cd0c6dd0e446de086eefe5a2b57d56c42198f233b4e74.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 smtp.web.de udp
DE 213.165.67.108:587 smtp.web.de tcp

Files

memory/1204-54-0x0000000074E31000-0x0000000074E33000-memory.dmp

memory/1204-55-0x0000000074220000-0x00000000747CB000-memory.dmp

memory/1204-56-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001D1000-memory.dmp

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

MD5 d22158dbf229b4dd99a606be9c479c1a
SHA1 aecc92ca0361a94bb93a7b610026b26129d93c67
SHA256 6679c3b3401b491bd63cd0c6dd0e446de086eefe5a2b57d56c42198f233b4e74
SHA512 10d208ab4cb6413d7d79322dfa93a999822acbb1779a9b47d95473b9f134a554b7677d99051fee50a2a1ec9c621c56c21e96293c5e8c0c987f339b375ebbe955

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

MD5 d22158dbf229b4dd99a606be9c479c1a
SHA1 aecc92ca0361a94bb93a7b610026b26129d93c67
SHA256 6679c3b3401b491bd63cd0c6dd0e446de086eefe5a2b57d56c42198f233b4e74
SHA512 10d208ab4cb6413d7d79322dfa93a999822acbb1779a9b47d95473b9f134a554b7677d99051fee50a2a1ec9c621c56c21e96293c5e8c0c987f339b375ebbe955

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

MD5 d22158dbf229b4dd99a606be9c479c1a
SHA1 aecc92ca0361a94bb93a7b610026b26129d93c67
SHA256 6679c3b3401b491bd63cd0c6dd0e446de086eefe5a2b57d56c42198f233b4e74
SHA512 10d208ab4cb6413d7d79322dfa93a999822acbb1779a9b47d95473b9f134a554b7677d99051fee50a2a1ec9c621c56c21e96293c5e8c0c987f339b375ebbe955

memory/268-62-0x0000000001FF0000-0x0000000001FF1000-memory.dmp

memory/268-61-0x0000000074220000-0x00000000747CB000-memory.dmp

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

MD5 eab945c8565f0f35a1f114cd17b582ff
SHA1 009095975f01dcd2e4ebc03a702c1c31bdc67d92
SHA256 d377ec6fc25d3c81f293c99acdf2fa05a4d2ae991e9111483663a5282c9301ae
SHA512 6deb78a706aed247047bf19cbb7749ec0f89b67ee92ddcd325789821170d273688615bc086aa24249fdd6101b444e047a9bf4f684e8a897346f758402c7ff59e

memory/980-64-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

memory/980-67-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

memory/268-68-0x0000000001FF5000-0x0000000002006000-memory.dmp

memory/1060-72-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

memory/1060-69-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

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

MD5 f3b25701fe362ec84616a93a45ce9998
SHA1 d62636d8caec13f04e28442a0a6fa1afeb024bbb
SHA256 b3d510ef04275ca8e698e5b3cbb0ece3949ef9252f0cdc839e9ee347409a2209
SHA512 98c5f56f3de340690c139e58eb7dac111979f0d4dffe9c4b24ff849510f4b6ffa9fd608c0a3de9ac3c9fd2190f0efaf715309061490f9755a9bfdf1c54ca0d84

memory/268-74-0x0000000002006000-0x0000000002007000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2022-03-10 04:27

Reported

2022-03-11 00:22

Platform

win10v2004-en-20220113

Max time kernel

134s

Max time network

138s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6679c3b3401b491bd63cd0c6dd0e446de086eefe5a2b57d56c42198f233b4e74.exe"

Signatures

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6679c3b3401b491bd63cd0c6dd0e446de086eefe5a2b57d56c42198f233b4e74.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6679c3b3401b491bd63cd0c6dd0e446de086eefe5a2b57d56c42198f233b4e74.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

Files

N/A