hawkeye | 690189704c2a288bc42ebf2f3b01bf3cc8a1f4d32da49db7ef7e8bcea024aed6

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
121s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240708-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240708-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
25-09-2024 09:22

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General

Target

016pdf.exe
Size

965KB
MD5

6b9f05dcb104affe823d856978f70259
SHA1

02e964e74c2c6715cdd06720d471189fd65bf3c1
SHA256

3b02f861b2b13b5f5c3225fbfbdc82bb5848df6435a3a86ef6c0729ab16332ce
SHA512

87aaff3e85110c082c57655391ea039586f0653c2e36df0ae4ea898617b6a67aab972b75578078c6b3387430d93ce714ebe67fd6f3fda738e8b1cb412460dc36
SSDEEP

24576:bQj+XperrOUj6k7ZqC303O4f/YBCbeIbalTUr9geoGL:bQok7ZxsNfgMqIelTUr9geo

Score

10^/10

hawkeye collection discovery 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

Detected Nirsoft tools 10 IoCs

Free utilities often used by attackers which can steal passwords, product keys, etc.

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2360-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft
behavioral1/memory/2360-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft
behavioral1/memory/2360-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft
behavioral1/memory/2616-38-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft
behavioral1/memory/2616-36-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft
behavioral1/memory/2616-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft
behavioral1/memory/2616-44-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft
behavioral1/memory/1088-46-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft
behavioral1/memory/1088-47-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft
behavioral1/memory/1088-54-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft

NirSoft MailPassView 7 IoCs

Password recovery tool for various email clients

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2360-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp	MailPassView
behavioral1/memory/2360-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp	MailPassView
behavioral1/memory/2360-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp	MailPassView
behavioral1/memory/2616-38-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	MailPassView
behavioral1/memory/2616-36-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	MailPassView
behavioral1/memory/2616-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	MailPassView
behavioral1/memory/2616-44-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	MailPassView

NirSoft WebBrowserPassView 6 IoCs

Password recovery tool for various web browsers

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2360-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp	WebBrowserPassView
behavioral1/memory/2360-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp	WebBrowserPassView
behavioral1/memory/2360-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp	WebBrowserPassView
behavioral1/memory/1088-46-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp	WebBrowserPassView
behavioral1/memory/1088-47-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp	WebBrowserPassView
behavioral1/memory/1088-54-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp	WebBrowserPassView

Drops startup file 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\aGaVYhUEQHNCIObM.lnk	QRiHLCacGFTbNOEcCNHgP.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2052	QRiHLCacGFTbNOEcCNHgP.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2516	016pdf.exe
2052	QRiHLCacGFTbNOEcCNHgP.exe

Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs

Scripting
T1064

Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

collection

Email Collection

T1114

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1506706701-1246725540-2219210854-1000\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

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\wextract_cleanup0 = "rundll32.exe C:\\Windows\\system32\\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 \"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\IXP000.TMP\\\""	016pdf.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.

flow	ioc
4	whatismyipaddress.com
6	whatismyipaddress.com
7	whatismyipaddress.com

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2052 set thread context of 2360	2052	QRiHLCacGFTbNOEcCNHgP.exe	31
PID 2360 set thread context of 2616	2360	RegAsm.exe	34
PID 2360 set thread context of 1088	2360	RegAsm.exe	35

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	016pdf.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	QRiHLCacGFTbNOEcCNHgP.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RegAsm.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	vbc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	vbc.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

pid	Process
2052	QRiHLCacGFTbNOEcCNHgP.exe
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Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2360	RegAsm.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2360	RegAsm.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 33 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 2052	2516	016pdf.exe	30
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 2052	2516	016pdf.exe	30
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 2052	2516	016pdf.exe	30
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 2052	2516	016pdf.exe	30
PID 2052 wrote to memory of 2360	2052	QRiHLCacGFTbNOEcCNHgP.exe	31
PID 2052 wrote to memory of 2360	2052	QRiHLCacGFTbNOEcCNHgP.exe	31
PID 2052 wrote to memory of 2360	2052	QRiHLCacGFTbNOEcCNHgP.exe	31
PID 2052 wrote to memory of 2360	2052	QRiHLCacGFTbNOEcCNHgP.exe	31
PID 2052 wrote to memory of 2360	2052	QRiHLCacGFTbNOEcCNHgP.exe	31
PID 2052 wrote to memory of 2360	2052	QRiHLCacGFTbNOEcCNHgP.exe	31
PID 2052 wrote to memory of 2360	2052	QRiHLCacGFTbNOEcCNHgP.exe	31
PID 2052 wrote to memory of 2360	2052	QRiHLCacGFTbNOEcCNHgP.exe	31
PID 2052 wrote to memory of 2360	2052	QRiHLCacGFTbNOEcCNHgP.exe	31
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 2616	2360	RegAsm.exe	34
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 2616	2360	RegAsm.exe	34
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 2616	2360	RegAsm.exe	34
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 2616	2360	RegAsm.exe	34
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 2616	2360	RegAsm.exe	34
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 2616	2360	RegAsm.exe	34
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 2616	2360	RegAsm.exe	34
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 2616	2360	RegAsm.exe	34
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 2616	2360	RegAsm.exe	34
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 2616	2360	RegAsm.exe	34
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 1088	2360	RegAsm.exe	35
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 1088	2360	RegAsm.exe	35
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 1088	2360	RegAsm.exe	35
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 1088	2360	RegAsm.exe	35
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 1088	2360	RegAsm.exe	35
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 1088	2360	RegAsm.exe	35
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 1088	2360	RegAsm.exe	35
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 1088	2360	RegAsm.exe	35
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 1088	2360	RegAsm.exe	35
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 1088	2360	RegAsm.exe	35

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\016pdf.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\016pdf.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2516
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\QRiHLCacGFTbNOEcCNHgP.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\QRiHLCacGFTbNOEcCNHgP.exe QRiHLCacGFTbNOEcCNH
  2⤵
  - Drops startup file
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2052
- - C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
    - vbc
    3⤵
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2360
  - - 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"
      4⤵
      Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2616
  - - 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"
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1088

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Scripting

T1064

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Scripting

T1064

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Email Collection

T1114

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\QRiHLCacGFTbNOEcCNH

Filesize
38KB

MD5
cb71d94170d32307cd56427970ce478b

SHA1
43d853dcbf25ecdd8c1532d2450eb8a83397b101

SHA256
ae3b40e2836d55f52995b389a657a7424cd3f4ab9afcae6b4d5be8d6b5d441d0

SHA512
ed6a8c6c9f0411139d75cc3b5deee728f248402f96409b5227d136dd2ea60ee2f857335e2eeb870a82b7ed055363bf2441e2bc5e68b176fe33c68f113c7ea77a

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\aGaVYhUEQHNC

Filesize
506KB

MD5
4c444bffa3d13a3eab55f3ed4ec617f9

SHA1
d966451ec5d4dc411f56a6d4de95de0e42c2c80d

SHA256
ddf31d70700b26eb8fd51d6b825521b4371931f5c36dfa592e42b5d1d1f4ca2c

SHA512
4cbe4ee1d65d6d4595c59abd79f05dee1fcab673b9e8675e53a881864bc5c207c0984177066816d57d53c8015dc2e6146cca5c3ed00bfc5d3c5cc5ca7a257d8a

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

Filesize
2B

MD5
f3b25701fe362ec84616a93a45ce9998

SHA1
d62636d8caec13f04e28442a0a6fa1afeb024bbb

SHA256
b3d510ef04275ca8e698e5b3cbb0ece3949ef9252f0cdc839e9ee347409a2209

SHA512
98c5f56f3de340690c139e58eb7dac111979f0d4dffe9c4b24ff849510f4b6ffa9fd608c0a3de9ac3c9fd2190f0efaf715309061490f9755a9bfdf1c54ca0d84

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\QRiHLCacGFTbNOEcCNHgP.exe

Filesize
732KB

MD5
71d8f6d5dc35517275bc38ebcc815f9f

SHA1
cae4e8c730de5a01d30aabeb3e5cb2136090ed8d

SHA256
fb73a819b37523126c7708a1d06f3b8825fa60c926154ab2d511ba668f49dc4b

SHA512
4826f45000ea50d9044e3ef11e83426281fbd5f3f5a25f9786c2e487b4cf26b04f6f900ca6e70440644c9d75f700a4c908ab6f398f59c65ee1bff85dfef4ce59

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memory/1088-54-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

Filesize
352KB

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memory/1088-47-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

Filesize
352KB

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memory/1088-46-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

Filesize
352KB

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memory/2052-41-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000BA1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2052-19-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000BA1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2360-42-0x0000000074642000-0x0000000074644000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2360-39-0x0000000074640000-0x0000000074BEB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2360-30-0x0000000074642000-0x0000000074644000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2360-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp

Filesize
528KB

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memory/2360-45-0x0000000074640000-0x0000000074BEB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2360-25-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2360-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp

Filesize
528KB

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memory/2360-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp

Filesize
528KB

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memory/2360-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp

Filesize
528KB

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memory/2616-38-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/2616-36-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/2616-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/2616-44-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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