hawkeye | 76fa1d65c6ced79e3844d19963a029a47f0b9fc5f863d7322a1710e4fc36bdde

System Information Discovery

Processes:

46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4050598569-1597076380-177084960-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe

Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs

Command and Scripting Interpreter
T1059

Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

collection

Email Collection

T1114

Processes:

vbc.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4050598569-1597076380-177084960-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\OMI Account Manager\Accounts	vbc.exe

Looks up external IP address via web service 2 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

Processes:

flow ioc

29 whatismyipaddress.com
31 whatismyipaddress.com

flow	ioc
29	whatismyipaddress.com
31	whatismyipaddress.com

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 3 IoCs

Processes:

46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 920 set thread context of 4596	920	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 4596 set thread context of 2864	4596	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	vbc.exe
PID 4596 set thread context of 2892	4596	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	vbc.exe

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 6 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

Processes:

dw20.exe46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exeschtasks.exe46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exevbc.exevbc.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	dw20.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	vbc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	vbc.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

Processes:

dw20.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	dw20.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	dw20.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	dw20.exe

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

Processes:

dw20.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU	dw20.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS	dw20.exe

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
persistence execution

Scheduled Task
T1053.005

Processes:

schtasks.exe

pid process

3276 schtasks.exe
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

vbc.exe46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe

pid process

2892 vbc.exe
2892 vbc.exe
4596 46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe

pid	process
3276	schtasks.exe

pid	process
2892	vbc.exe
2892	vbc.exe
4596	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs

Processes:

46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exedw20.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4596	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4212	dw20.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4212	dw20.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4212	dw20.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4212	dw20.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes:

46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe

pid process

4596 46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe

pid	process
4596	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 32 IoCs

Processes:

46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 920 wrote to memory of 3276	920	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 920 wrote to memory of 3276	920	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 920 wrote to memory of 3276	920	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 920 wrote to memory of 4596	920	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 920 wrote to memory of 4596	920	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 920 wrote to memory of 4596	920	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 920 wrote to memory of 4596	920	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 920 wrote to memory of 4596	920	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 920 wrote to memory of 4596	920	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 920 wrote to memory of 4596	920	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 920 wrote to memory of 4596	920	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 2864	4596	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	vbc.exe
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 2864	4596	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	vbc.exe
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 2864	4596	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	vbc.exe
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 2864	4596	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	vbc.exe
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 2864	4596	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	vbc.exe
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 2864	4596	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	vbc.exe
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 2864	4596	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	vbc.exe
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 2864	4596	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	vbc.exe
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 2864	4596	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	vbc.exe
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 2892	4596	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	vbc.exe
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 2892	4596	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	vbc.exe
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 2892	4596	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	vbc.exe
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 2892	4596	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	vbc.exe
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 2892	4596	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	vbc.exe
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 2892	4596	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	vbc.exe
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 2892	4596	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	vbc.exe
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 2892	4596	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	vbc.exe
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 2892	4596	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	vbc.exe
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 4212	4596	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	dw20.exe
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 4212	4596	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	dw20.exe
PID 4596 wrote to memory of 4212	4596	46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe	dw20.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:920
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Update\pkqfgugvpdfvyipmkdbvybhiujdfbvypodcxyunikxcfgyu" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\z569"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:3276
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\46078a92c76ea26b8282dbfffbfb6f50_JaffaCakes118.exe"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4596
- - 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⤵
    - Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2864
- - 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"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:2892
- - C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\dw20.exe
    dw20.exe -x -s 2624
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Checks processor information in registry
    - Enumerates system info in registry
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4212

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Persistence

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

3

System Information Discovery

4

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Email Collection