hawkeye | c76f6e44390f63e0a43bddef270f959c31899c65b93f139a0efbd2f2e625b1a8

General

Target

4DA4E24086338BD0451BEC5230D9CA86.exe
Size

1.0MB
MD5

4da4e24086338bd0451bec5230d9ca86
SHA1

7fc81b5f70e3d7af4a9d55cdc38afb0cfdec8158
SHA256

c76f6e44390f63e0a43bddef270f959c31899c65b93f139a0efbd2f2e625b1a8
SHA512

628077dd26bd8a6bfdb1333095063796079a85aff8c90caac70be770f662fa7fa436bbae19610b8f25caaddc34024eb98f051e269bfbc5d85e8bf840a5790e79
SSDEEP

24576:gRZVFDDpos7pkagvZTuGY8IyS0CaLF7Od+PGstTIVtfO:KZVJ6s9kagz9IySH+e2TIVtfO

Score

10^/10

hawkeye collection keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Credentials

Protocol: smtp
Host:
smtp.gmail.com
Port:
587
Username:
mrssussydominic@gmail.com
Password:
nnaemeka12

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

1760 Windows Update.exe
Deletes itself 1 IoCs

Processes:

Windows Update.exe

pid process

1760 Windows Update.exe
Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

Processes:

4DA4E24086338BD0451BEC5230D9CA86.exe

pid process

968 4DA4E24086338BD0451BEC5230D9CA86.exe
Reads local data of messenger clients 2 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored data of messaging applications, which can include saved credentials and account information.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials in Files
T1081
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials in Files
T1081
Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs

Scripting
T1064

pid	process
1760	Windows Update.exe

pid	process
1760	Windows Update.exe

pid	process
968	4DA4E24086338BD0451BEC5230D9CA86.exe

Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

collection

Email Collection

T1114

Processes:

vbc.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\OMI Account Manager\Accounts	vbc.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-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\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

3 whatismyipaddress.com
5 whatismyipaddress.com
6 whatismyipaddress.com

flow	ioc
3	whatismyipaddress.com
5	whatismyipaddress.com
6	whatismyipaddress.com

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

Processes:

Windows Update.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1760 set thread context of 1916	1760	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1760 set thread context of 1332	1760	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

System Information Discovery
T1082

Modifies registry class 2 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000_Classes\Local Settings	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000_CLASSES\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache	rundll32.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

Processes:

Windows Update.exe

pid process

1760 Windows Update.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

Processes:

Windows Update.exevbc.exevbc.exe

description pid process

Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1760 Windows Update.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1916 vbc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1332 vbc.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes:

Windows Update.exe

pid process

1760 Windows Update.exe

pid	process
1760	Windows Update.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1760	Windows Update.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1916	vbc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1332	vbc.exe

pid	process
1760	Windows Update.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 27 IoCs

Processes:

4DA4E24086338BD0451BEC5230D9CA86.exeWindows Update.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 968 wrote to memory of 1760	968	4DA4E24086338BD0451BEC5230D9CA86.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 968 wrote to memory of 1760	968	4DA4E24086338BD0451BEC5230D9CA86.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 968 wrote to memory of 1760	968	4DA4E24086338BD0451BEC5230D9CA86.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 968 wrote to memory of 1760	968	4DA4E24086338BD0451BEC5230D9CA86.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 968 wrote to memory of 1760	968	4DA4E24086338BD0451BEC5230D9CA86.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 968 wrote to memory of 1760	968	4DA4E24086338BD0451BEC5230D9CA86.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 968 wrote to memory of 1760	968	4DA4E24086338BD0451BEC5230D9CA86.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 1916	1760	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 1916	1760	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 1916	1760	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 1916	1760	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 1916	1760	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 1916	1760	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 1916	1760	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 1916	1760	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 1916	1760	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 1916	1760	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 1332	1760	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 1332	1760	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 1332	1760	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 1332	1760	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 1332	1760	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 1332	1760	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 1332	1760	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 1332	1760	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 1332	1760	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 1332	1760	Windows Update.exe	vbc.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4DA4E24086338BD0451BEC5230D9CA86.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4DA4E24086338BD0451BEC5230D9CA86.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:968

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:1760

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe" -f "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\holdermail.txt"
3⤵
- Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1916

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe" -f "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\holdermail.txt"
3⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1332

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" C:\Windows\system32\shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\TraceMount.vssm
1⤵
- Modifies registry class
PID:2044

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

2

T1081

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

2

T1005

Email Collection

1

T1114

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SysInfo.txt
Filesize
70B

MD5
9deb9b917bca025e0714a67ddfc6824e

SHA1
cef7c28db706da3722c8a4dc6b787ad987dfb078

SHA256
d2fbd62330d86708e882d296dcbe9b1eafcc838ac3be3b2568c14f41e3eaf4e3

SHA512
c8cad384a29a8c67a59ea336a17399369ca9aaecb1f37d713a1d11915dbfe616d25ed2d776727b0d5af3b147bfcbeb7cb395bcfc2e00e5378c3a0012ef22bc2b

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\holdermail.txt
Filesize
327B

MD5
1265c5140a2f68b05b92aa1a25a2abb6

SHA1
627a660e9d2a41c8c4a662ca44fdb68a1356bc82

SHA256
694bae0c1ebf6f8eeb8d902b1bfad57ed9a42dea6d3e327a0137a1c9f4f0c6b9

SHA512
ad6a1dd57ec84459f28926d07e25f2c4f49dc67ff95b8400e85c3bcb8eccc471dbac5e2b1a2758fb563866ecacc2fae4657dfb85197fb4cd2547eef334b8a216

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\holdermail.txt
Filesize
329B

MD5
f8ddf0fe04f214d64c3e5094ed622858

SHA1
245a91a1c968c45820fbbb319c1bcfc98b01b04e

SHA256
f73d76c930aa76b78390a50ee72b9169c7064b9e1256de76ab9ffb43bca8f5d3

SHA512
e6385a3d47f8969f2079ae28a4e2753c2da60e37601ebd15049e21f1490e7a1ec760a3cc6c8b75a8049aa8a08735a9f24187d7ad13c6ac8d4a5510dc88718900

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
Filesize
1.0MB

MD5
4da4e24086338bd0451bec5230d9ca86

SHA1
7fc81b5f70e3d7af4a9d55cdc38afb0cfdec8158

SHA256
c76f6e44390f63e0a43bddef270f959c31899c65b93f139a0efbd2f2e625b1a8

SHA512
628077dd26bd8a6bfdb1333095063796079a85aff8c90caac70be770f662fa7fa436bbae19610b8f25caaddc34024eb98f051e269bfbc5d85e8bf840a5790e79

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
Filesize
1.0MB

MD5
4da4e24086338bd0451bec5230d9ca86

SHA1
7fc81b5f70e3d7af4a9d55cdc38afb0cfdec8158

SHA256
c76f6e44390f63e0a43bddef270f959c31899c65b93f139a0efbd2f2e625b1a8

SHA512
628077dd26bd8a6bfdb1333095063796079a85aff8c90caac70be770f662fa7fa436bbae19610b8f25caaddc34024eb98f051e269bfbc5d85e8bf840a5790e79

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
Filesize
1.0MB

MD5
4da4e24086338bd0451bec5230d9ca86

SHA1
7fc81b5f70e3d7af4a9d55cdc38afb0cfdec8158

SHA256
c76f6e44390f63e0a43bddef270f959c31899c65b93f139a0efbd2f2e625b1a8

SHA512
628077dd26bd8a6bfdb1333095063796079a85aff8c90caac70be770f662fa7fa436bbae19610b8f25caaddc34024eb98f051e269bfbc5d85e8bf840a5790e79

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memory/968-55-0x0000000074840000-0x0000000074DEB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/968-61-0x0000000074840000-0x0000000074DEB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/968-54-0x0000000075501000-0x0000000075503000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/1332-85-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
556KB

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memory/1332-91-0x0000000000460E2D-mapping.dmp

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memory/1332-96-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
556KB

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memory/1332-94-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
556KB

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memory/1332-90-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
556KB

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memory/1332-89-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
556KB

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memory/1332-87-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
556KB

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memory/1332-83-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
556KB

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memory/1332-82-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
556KB

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memory/1760-57-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1760-62-0x0000000074840000-0x0000000074DEB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1760-97-0x0000000000316000-0x0000000000327000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/1760-79-0x0000000074840000-0x0000000074DEB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1760-71-0x0000000000316000-0x0000000000327000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/1916-73-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
568KB

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memory/1916-81-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
568KB

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memory/1916-74-0x0000000000462B6D-mapping.dmp

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memory/1916-77-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
568KB

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memory/1916-72-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
568KB

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memory/1916-65-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
568KB

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memory/1916-69-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
568KB

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memory/1916-78-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
568KB

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memory/1916-67-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
568KB

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memory/1916-64-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
568KB

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memory/2044-98-0x000007FEFBD21000-0x000007FEFBD23000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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Malware Config

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Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

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