Malware Analysis Report

2024-09-22 11:23

Sample ID 240108-tzpaaadeej
Target 4bea978951b9452de6ebbce207371089
SHA256 ac0aa1fc56d492e81b4a71a9ab06fe35df42c8dd6fcccafa51591fa185d42927
Tags
upx 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

ac0aa1fc56d492e81b4a71a9ab06fe35df42c8dd6fcccafa51591fa185d42927

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 4bea978951b9452de6ebbce207371089 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

upx hawkeye collection keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan

HawkEye

Nirsoft

NirSoft MailPassView

NirSoft WebBrowserPassView

UPX packed file

Uses the VBS compiler for execution

Looks up external IP address via web service

Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts

Adds Run key to start application

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

AutoIT Executable

Unsigned PE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix V13

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-01-08 16:29

Signatures

UPX packed file

upx
Description Indicator Process Target
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AutoIT Executable

Description Indicator Process Target
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Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
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Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-01-08 16:29

Reported

2024-01-08 16:32

Platform

win7-20231215-en

Max time kernel

145s

Max time network

131s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4bea978951b9452de6ebbce207371089.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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UPX packed file

upx
Description Indicator Process Target
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Uses the VBS compiler for execution

Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts

collection
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3427588347-1492276948-3422228430-1000\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-1-5-21-3427588347-1492276948-3422228430-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows Update = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\WindowsUpdate.exe" C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.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

AutoIT Executable

Description Indicator Process Target
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Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2652 wrote to memory of 2760 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4bea978951b9452de6ebbce207371089.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe
PID 2652 wrote to memory of 2760 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4bea978951b9452de6ebbce207371089.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe
PID 2652 wrote to memory of 2760 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4bea978951b9452de6ebbce207371089.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe
PID 2652 wrote to memory of 2760 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4bea978951b9452de6ebbce207371089.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe
PID 2652 wrote to memory of 2760 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4bea978951b9452de6ebbce207371089.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe
PID 2652 wrote to memory of 2760 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4bea978951b9452de6ebbce207371089.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe
PID 2652 wrote to memory of 2760 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4bea978951b9452de6ebbce207371089.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe
PID 2652 wrote to memory of 2760 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4bea978951b9452de6ebbce207371089.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe
PID 2652 wrote to memory of 2760 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4bea978951b9452de6ebbce207371089.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2588 N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2588 N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2588 N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2588 N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2588 N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2588 N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2588 N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2588 N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2588 N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2588 N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2056 N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2056 N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2056 N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2056 N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2056 N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2056 N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2056 N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2056 N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2056 N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2056 N/A C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4bea978951b9452de6ebbce207371089.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4bea978951b9452de6ebbce207371089.exe"

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe

"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.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.yandex.com udp
RU 77.88.21.158:587 smtp.yandex.com tcp

Files

memory/2652-0-0x0000000000CF0000-0x0000000000E9F000-memory.dmp

memory/2652-1-0x0000000000120000-0x0000000000121000-memory.dmp

memory/2760-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000488000-memory.dmp

memory/2760-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000488000-memory.dmp

memory/2760-7-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

memory/2760-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000488000-memory.dmp

memory/2760-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000488000-memory.dmp

memory/2652-11-0x0000000000CF0000-0x0000000000E9F000-memory.dmp

memory/2760-12-0x00000000740B0000-0x000000007465B000-memory.dmp

memory/2760-13-0x00000000740B0000-0x000000007465B000-memory.dmp

memory/2760-14-0x00000000003C0000-0x0000000000400000-memory.dmp

memory/2760-15-0x00000000003C0000-0x0000000000400000-memory.dmp

memory/2588-20-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

memory/2760-23-0x00000000003C0000-0x0000000000400000-memory.dmp

memory/2588-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

memory/2588-24-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

memory/2588-26-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

memory/2760-27-0x00000000740B0000-0x000000007465B000-memory.dmp

memory/2056-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

memory/2056-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

memory/2056-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

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

MD5 f3b25701fe362ec84616a93a45ce9998
SHA1 d62636d8caec13f04e28442a0a6fa1afeb024bbb
SHA256 b3d510ef04275ca8e698e5b3cbb0ece3949ef9252f0cdc839e9ee347409a2209
SHA512 98c5f56f3de340690c139e58eb7dac111979f0d4dffe9c4b24ff849510f4b6ffa9fd608c0a3de9ac3c9fd2190f0efaf715309061490f9755a9bfdf1c54ca0d84

memory/2760-33-0x00000000740B0000-0x000000007465B000-memory.dmp

memory/2760-35-0x00000000003C0000-0x0000000000400000-memory.dmp

memory/2760-36-0x00000000003C0000-0x0000000000400000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-01-08 16:29

Reported

2024-01-08 16:33

Platform

win10v2004-20231215-en

Max time kernel

162s

Max time network

172s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4bea978951b9452de6ebbce207371089.exe"

Signatures

NirSoft MailPassView

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

NirSoft WebBrowserPassView

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

Nirsoft

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

UPX packed file

upx
Description Indicator Process Target
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AutoIT Executable

Description Indicator Process Target
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Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 3244 set thread context of 1352 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4bea978951b9452de6ebbce207371089.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4bea978951b9452de6ebbce207371089.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4bea978951b9452de6ebbce207371089.exe"

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe

"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 21.53.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 241.154.82.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 240.221.184.93.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 41.110.16.96.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 9.228.82.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 208.194.73.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 183.59.114.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 0.205.248.87.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 202.178.17.96.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 199.178.17.96.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 13.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 6.181.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 57.169.31.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 59.128.231.4.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 204.178.17.96.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 211.143.182.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 146.78.124.51.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 tse1.mm.bing.net udp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 200.197.79.204.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/3244-0-0x0000000000EF0000-0x000000000109F000-memory.dmp

memory/3244-1-0x0000000000EF0000-0x000000000109F000-memory.dmp

memory/3244-4-0x0000000000EF0000-0x000000000109F000-memory.dmp

memory/3244-5-0x0000000021810000-0x0000000021811000-memory.dmp

memory/1352-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000488000-memory.dmp

memory/3244-11-0x0000000000EF0000-0x000000000109F000-memory.dmp

memory/1352-13-0x0000000075390000-0x0000000075941000-memory.dmp

memory/1352-14-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000BC0000-memory.dmp

memory/1352-15-0x0000000075390000-0x0000000075941000-memory.dmp

memory/1352-16-0x0000000075390000-0x0000000075941000-memory.dmp

memory/1352-17-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000BC0000-memory.dmp

memory/1352-18-0x0000000075390000-0x0000000075941000-memory.dmp