Analysis

  • max time kernel
    155s
  • max time network
    164s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20230915-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230915-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    12/10/2023, 07:00

General

  • Target
    Purchase List Xls.exe
  • Size 1.1MB
  • Sample231012-hsyplach51
  • SHA256 f2090573cb87041990365a6fec8532cdc4f1cd9928a1aae37e06d0f1f8a5e9d5
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • HawkEye

    HawkEye is a malware kit that has seen continuous development since at least 2013.

  • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • NirSoft MailPassView 1 IoCs

    Password recovery tool for various email clients

  • NirSoft WebBrowserPassView 1 IoCs

    Password recovery tool for various web browsers

  • Nirsoft 1 IoCs
  • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Looks up external IP address via web service 2 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Disk information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Purchase List Xls.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Purchase List Xls.exe"
    1⤵
    • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
    • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
    • Checks BIOS information in registry
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Maps connected drives based on registry
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2272
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\QAgHtvI" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB089.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2056
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Purchase List Xls.exe
      "{path}"
      2⤵
      • 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:1496
      • 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"
        3⤵
          PID:2872
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 2872 -ip 2872
      1⤵
        PID:4168
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 448 -p 1496 -ip 1496
        1⤵
          PID:1072

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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              Downloads

              Purchase List Xls.exe.log

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\Purchase List Xls.exe.log
              • Size 1KB
              • SHA256 349d96c00daa59309f90c55c2ebdf202a94f8d59727392ef69d2f624e81d6ec7
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

              tmpB089.tmp

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB089.tmp
              • Size 1KB
              • SHA256 49e6e3ae43e9954d6845d3efac51f3a9415a2f702a1a582e7b3fac0689c86a84
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

              memory/1496-30-0x0000000006E70000-0x0000000006E78000-memory.dmp

              memory/1496-27-0x00000000057D0000-0x00000000057E0000-memory.dmp

              memory/1496-26-0x0000000074660000-0x0000000074E10000-memory.dmp

              memory/1496-22-0x00000000057D0000-0x00000000057E0000-memory.dmp

              memory/1496-21-0x0000000074660000-0x0000000074E10000-memory.dmp

              memory/1496-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000488000-memory.dmp

              memory/2272-6-0x0000000005080000-0x0000000005112000-memory.dmp

              memory/2272-0-0x0000000074660000-0x0000000074E10000-memory.dmp

              memory/2272-10-0x0000000005B40000-0x0000000005E94000-memory.dmp

              memory/2272-11-0x0000000006810000-0x000000000681C000-memory.dmp

              memory/2272-12-0x0000000000C60000-0x0000000000D16000-memory.dmp

              memory/2272-13-0x000000000A910000-0x000000000A998000-memory.dmp

              memory/2272-14-0x000000000D9A0000-0x000000000DA06000-memory.dmp

              memory/2272-8-0x0000000005010000-0x000000000501A000-memory.dmp

              memory/2272-7-0x0000000004E60000-0x0000000004E70000-memory.dmp

              memory/2272-9-0x0000000005270000-0x00000000052C6000-memory.dmp

              memory/2272-5-0x0000000074660000-0x0000000074E10000-memory.dmp

              memory/2272-4-0x0000000005590000-0x0000000005B34000-memory.dmp

              memory/2272-23-0x0000000074660000-0x0000000074E10000-memory.dmp

              memory/2272-3-0x0000000004E60000-0x0000000004E70000-memory.dmp

              memory/2272-2-0x0000000004F40000-0x0000000004FDC000-memory.dmp

              memory/2272-1-0x0000000000480000-0x00000000005A4000-memory.dmp

              memory/2872-31-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp