Malware Analysis Report

2024-09-22 11:37

Sample ID 230710-qhx93saf24
Target 746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe
SHA256 746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec885c82ffa1b4aaa18eb1381db2a2ed851e876cc
Tags
hawkeye collection keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix

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

746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec885c82ffa1b4aaa18eb1381db2a2ed851e876cc

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

hawkeye collection keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan

HawkEye

Nirsoft

Nirsoft

NirSoft WebBrowserPassView

NirSoft MailPassView

Uses the VBS compiler for execution

Looks up external IP address via web service

Adds Run key to start application

Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

Unsigned PE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix V6

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2023-07-10 13:16

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
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Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
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Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-07-10 13:16

Reported

2023-07-10 13:18

Platform

win7-20230703-en

Max time kernel

148s

Max time network

141s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.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

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Uses the VBS compiler for execution

Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts

collection
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3891603265-141683679-4067940827-1000\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-1-5-21-3891603265-141683679-4067940827-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows Update = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\WindowsUpdate.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.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 behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2104 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2104 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2104 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2104 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2104 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2104 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2104 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2104 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2104 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2104 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 1100 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 1100 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 1100 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 1100 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 1100 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 1100 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 1100 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 1100 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 1100 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 1100 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.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 ftp.lucd.ru udp
RO 91.235.116.232:21 ftp.lucd.ru tcp
RO 91.235.116.232:60883 ftp.lucd.ru tcp

Files

memory/2320-54-0x0000000000B60000-0x0000000000BA0000-memory.dmp

memory/2104-59-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

memory/2104-61-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

memory/2104-63-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

memory/2320-62-0x0000000000B60000-0x0000000000BA0000-memory.dmp

memory/2320-64-0x0000000000B60000-0x0000000000BA0000-memory.dmp

memory/2104-65-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

memory/1100-66-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

memory/1100-68-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

memory/1100-69-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

memory/2320-70-0x0000000000B60000-0x0000000000BA0000-memory.dmp

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

MD5 f3b25701fe362ec84616a93a45ce9998
SHA1 d62636d8caec13f04e28442a0a6fa1afeb024bbb
SHA256 b3d510ef04275ca8e698e5b3cbb0ece3949ef9252f0cdc839e9ee347409a2209
SHA512 98c5f56f3de340690c139e58eb7dac111979f0d4dffe9c4b24ff849510f4b6ffa9fd608c0a3de9ac3c9fd2190f0efaf715309061490f9755a9bfdf1c54ca0d84

memory/1100-77-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-07-10 13:16

Reported

2023-07-10 13:18

Platform

win10v2004-20230703-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

156s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.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

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Uses the VBS compiler for execution

Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts

collection
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\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-1-5-21-1498570331-2313266200-788959944-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows Update = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\WindowsUpdate.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.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

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 4656 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 4656 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 4656 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 4656 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 4656 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 4656 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 4656 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 4656 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 4656 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 5016 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 5016 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 5016 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 5016 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 5016 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 5016 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 5016 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 5016 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 5016 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\746d8f96f8153a4e45bb998ec.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 8.8.8.8:53 138.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 254.138.241.8.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 55.36.223.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 whatismyipaddress.com udp
US 104.16.155.36:80 whatismyipaddress.com tcp
US 104.16.155.36:443 whatismyipaddress.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 36.155.16.104.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 ftp.lucd.ru udp
RO 91.235.116.232:21 ftp.lucd.ru tcp
RO 91.235.116.232:53098 ftp.lucd.ru tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 232.116.235.91.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 103.169.127.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 56.126.166.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 45.8.109.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 90.16.208.104.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/2552-133-0x0000000000D10000-0x0000000000D20000-memory.dmp

memory/2552-136-0x0000000000D10000-0x0000000000D20000-memory.dmp

memory/4656-139-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

memory/4656-141-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

memory/4656-142-0x0000000000420000-0x00000000004E9000-memory.dmp

memory/4656-143-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

memory/2552-144-0x0000000000D10000-0x0000000000D20000-memory.dmp

memory/2552-145-0x0000000000D10000-0x0000000000D20000-memory.dmp

memory/5016-146-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

memory/5016-148-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

memory/5016-152-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

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

MD5 f94dc819ca773f1e3cb27abbc9e7fa27
SHA1 9a7700efadc5ea09ab288544ef1e3cd876255086
SHA256 a3377ade83786c2bdff5db19ff4dbfd796da4312402b5e77c4c63e38cc6eff92
SHA512 72a2c10d7a53a7f9a319dab66d77ed65639e9aa885b551e0055fc7eaf6ef33bbf109205b42ae11555a0f292563914bc6edb63b310c6f9bda9564095f77ab9196

memory/5016-156-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp