hawkeye | e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc

General

Target

e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe
Size

1.4MB
MD5

4cb53d176ff7bcbd128442aae02a099a
SHA1

f36482b9a29ee5e0d200ba2e3243f2b6ff89a635
SHA256

e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc
SHA512

2b86d268176dd5d4597a4d2141570f3736b4bd2ef767ec6da5af392627704c8b99cd1975d017d39af2b99bc048a82f68068e9fdccc9236ec27d9f1eec0299bad
SSDEEP

24576:CiA6O+E+25Zq4qCN3yQtEOzFxa1LBUYrFgzxzFSO2KDAXiW6BlDv:Lrgqc5tza8P0TKP

Score

10^/10

hawkeye keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

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

NirSoft MailPassView 1 IoCs

Password recovery tool for various email clients

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2572-138-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp	MailPassView

NirSoft WebBrowserPassView 1 IoCs

Password recovery tool for various web browsers

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2572-138-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp	WebBrowserPassView

Nirsoft 1 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2572-138-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

Processes:

Windows Update.exeWindows Update.exe

pid process

2236 Windows Update.exe
2904 Windows Update.exe

pid	process
2236	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.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-1-5-21-4246620582-653642754-1174164128-1000\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 2 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

Processes:

flow ioc

110 whatismyipaddress.com
112 whatismyipaddress.com

flow	ioc
110	whatismyipaddress.com
112	whatismyipaddress.com

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

Processes:

e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exeWindows Update.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1420 set thread context of 2572	1420	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe
PID 2236 set thread context of 2904	2236	Windows Update.exe	Windows Update.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

Processes:

Windows Update.exe

description ioc process

File opened for modification C:\Windows\26 Windows Update.exe
File opened for modification C:\Windows\28 Windows Update.exe
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

System Information Discovery
T1082

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\26	Windows Update.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\28	Windows Update.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

Processes:

e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exeWindows Update.exeWindows Update.exe

pid	process
1420	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe
1420	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe
1420	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe
2236	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe
2904	Windows Update.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

Processes:

e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exeWindows Update.exeWindows Update.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1420	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2236	Windows Update.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2904	Windows Update.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes:

Windows Update.exe

pid process

2904 Windows Update.exe

pid	process
2904	Windows Update.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 34 IoCs

Processes:

e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exee88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exeWindows Update.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1420 wrote to memory of 3856	1420	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe	CMD.exe
PID 1420 wrote to memory of 3856	1420	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe	CMD.exe
PID 1420 wrote to memory of 3856	1420	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe	CMD.exe
PID 1420 wrote to memory of 3060	1420	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe	CMD.exe
PID 1420 wrote to memory of 3060	1420	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe	CMD.exe
PID 1420 wrote to memory of 3060	1420	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe	CMD.exe
PID 1420 wrote to memory of 1056	1420	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe
PID 1420 wrote to memory of 1056	1420	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe
PID 1420 wrote to memory of 1056	1420	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe
PID 1420 wrote to memory of 2572	1420	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe
PID 1420 wrote to memory of 2572	1420	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe
PID 1420 wrote to memory of 2572	1420	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe
PID 1420 wrote to memory of 2572	1420	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe
PID 1420 wrote to memory of 2572	1420	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe
PID 1420 wrote to memory of 2572	1420	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe
PID 1420 wrote to memory of 2572	1420	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe
PID 1420 wrote to memory of 2572	1420	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe
PID 2572 wrote to memory of 2236	2572	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 2572 wrote to memory of 2236	2572	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 2572 wrote to memory of 2236	2572	e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 4812	2236	Windows Update.exe	CMD.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 4812	2236	Windows Update.exe	CMD.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 4812	2236	Windows Update.exe	CMD.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 4336	2236	Windows Update.exe	CMD.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 4336	2236	Windows Update.exe	CMD.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 4336	2236	Windows Update.exe	CMD.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2904	2236	Windows Update.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2904	2236	Windows Update.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2904	2236	Windows Update.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2904	2236	Windows Update.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2904	2236	Windows Update.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2904	2236	Windows Update.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2904	2236	Windows Update.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2904	2236	Windows Update.exe	Windows Update.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1420

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CMD.exe
"CMD"
2⤵
PID:3856

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CMD.exe
"CMD"
2⤵
PID:3060

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe"
2⤵
PID:1056

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc.exe"
2⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2572

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe"
3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2236

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CMD.exe
"CMD"
4⤵
PID:4812

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CMD.exe
"CMD"
4⤵
PID:4336

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe"
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2904

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

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SysInfo.txt
Filesize
102B

MD5
edce12c3e2927fda6c3dbd6ab1054b4d

SHA1
716b2d8289968637c6edf3784659583d843c6ddf

SHA256
612499c5e814f763549196ad79500e5863eb71b8b21f8eaa7b3c10541e5b37a5

SHA512
c5a344f89ce0833f32069ea150cf2974dd22e063deaf49bd53d282218912439eb3b1c43cfa9d2dab4b18f84b8d5cbba558fc6f0436bf1ed432d4f638d51a4c8a

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
Filesize
1.4MB

MD5
4cb53d176ff7bcbd128442aae02a099a

SHA1
f36482b9a29ee5e0d200ba2e3243f2b6ff89a635

SHA256
e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc

SHA512
2b86d268176dd5d4597a4d2141570f3736b4bd2ef767ec6da5af392627704c8b99cd1975d017d39af2b99bc048a82f68068e9fdccc9236ec27d9f1eec0299bad

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
Filesize
1.4MB

MD5
4cb53d176ff7bcbd128442aae02a099a

SHA1
f36482b9a29ee5e0d200ba2e3243f2b6ff89a635

SHA256
e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc

SHA512
2b86d268176dd5d4597a4d2141570f3736b4bd2ef767ec6da5af392627704c8b99cd1975d017d39af2b99bc048a82f68068e9fdccc9236ec27d9f1eec0299bad

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
Filesize
1.4MB

MD5
4cb53d176ff7bcbd128442aae02a099a

SHA1
f36482b9a29ee5e0d200ba2e3243f2b6ff89a635

SHA256
e88277164def6f447b033bd93e3f3279518182a538a7ed377af3aba8b30cc4bc

SHA512
2b86d268176dd5d4597a4d2141570f3736b4bd2ef767ec6da5af392627704c8b99cd1975d017d39af2b99bc048a82f68068e9fdccc9236ec27d9f1eec0299bad

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memory/1056-136-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1420-133-0x0000000074E50000-0x0000000075401000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1420-132-0x0000000074E50000-0x0000000075401000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1420-141-0x0000000074E50000-0x0000000075401000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2236-145-0x0000000074E50000-0x0000000075401000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2236-155-0x0000000074E50000-0x0000000075401000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2236-154-0x0000000074E50000-0x0000000075401000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2236-142-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/2572-146-0x0000000074E50000-0x0000000075401000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2572-140-0x0000000074E50000-0x0000000075401000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2572-139-0x0000000074E50000-0x0000000075401000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2572-138-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/2572-137-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/2904-149-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/2904-152-0x0000000074E50000-0x0000000075401000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2904-156-0x0000000074E50000-0x0000000075401000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/3060-135-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/3856-134-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/4336-148-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/4812-147-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

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