hawkeye | b814ba6f4fb3e960ce4508be9a4409a9f914097de8cf7a6255260987f9f650ab

General

Target

ef962b6dc96472a374447fc8c2e4409c44532d1a446646f3dcd262b95143d0cb.exe
Size

1.0MB
MD5

019a689dcc5128d85718bd043197b311
SHA1

dfed1ea66306d5f8e5e6ac4d6b91b06e4adfeb0b
SHA256

ef962b6dc96472a374447fc8c2e4409c44532d1a446646f3dcd262b95143d0cb
SHA512

6cd55fe3d4c830845317dc9d02783b5616f65f2e10864c52518d75af66f57b02f7d1975bc125cfe916168418a19337960eaa9485622ca8f70da5884b83b09d61
SSDEEP

24576:4WAq81e5JEJFQWvtYG7KddInBz87zqNI++9rY/2uOM/dnuVtfO:8bevEJOWvt37KddIn5872+9M/2JM/dnh

Score

10^/10

hawkeye 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
Deletes itself 1 IoCs

Processes:

Windows Update.exe

pid process

2928 Windows Update.exe
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

Windows Update.exe

pid process

2928 Windows Update.exe
Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

Processes:

ef962b6dc96472a374447fc8c2e4409c44532d1a446646f3dcd262b95143d0cb.exedw20.exe

pid process

2212 ef962b6dc96472a374447fc8c2e4409c44532d1a446646f3dcd262b95143d0cb.exe
1264 dw20.exe

pid	process
2928	Windows Update.exe

pid	process
2928	Windows Update.exe

pid	process
2212	ef962b6dc96472a374447fc8c2e4409c44532d1a446646f3dcd262b95143d0cb.exe
1264	dw20.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

Windows Update.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2872745919-2748461613-2989606286-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows Update = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\WindowsUpdate.exe"	Windows Update.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.

Processes:

flow ioc

4 whatismyipaddress.com
6 whatismyipaddress.com
7 whatismyipaddress.com
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

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

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 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:

ef962b6dc96472a374447fc8c2e4409c44532d1a446646f3dcd262b95143d0cb.exeWindows Update.exedw20.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ef962b6dc96472a374447fc8c2e4409c44532d1a446646f3dcd262b95143d0cb.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Windows Update.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	dw20.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes:

Windows Update.exe

description pid process

Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2928 Windows Update.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes:

Windows Update.exe

pid process

2928 Windows Update.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2928	Windows Update.exe

pid	process
2928	Windows Update.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs

Processes:

ef962b6dc96472a374447fc8c2e4409c44532d1a446646f3dcd262b95143d0cb.exeWindows Update.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 2928	2212	ef962b6dc96472a374447fc8c2e4409c44532d1a446646f3dcd262b95143d0cb.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 2928	2212	ef962b6dc96472a374447fc8c2e4409c44532d1a446646f3dcd262b95143d0cb.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 2928	2212	ef962b6dc96472a374447fc8c2e4409c44532d1a446646f3dcd262b95143d0cb.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 2928	2212	ef962b6dc96472a374447fc8c2e4409c44532d1a446646f3dcd262b95143d0cb.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 2928	2212	ef962b6dc96472a374447fc8c2e4409c44532d1a446646f3dcd262b95143d0cb.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 2928	2212	ef962b6dc96472a374447fc8c2e4409c44532d1a446646f3dcd262b95143d0cb.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 2928	2212	ef962b6dc96472a374447fc8c2e4409c44532d1a446646f3dcd262b95143d0cb.exe	Windows Update.exe
PID 2928 wrote to memory of 1264	2928	Windows Update.exe	dw20.exe
PID 2928 wrote to memory of 1264	2928	Windows Update.exe	dw20.exe
PID 2928 wrote to memory of 1264	2928	Windows Update.exe	dw20.exe
PID 2928 wrote to memory of 1264	2928	Windows Update.exe	dw20.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ef962b6dc96472a374447fc8c2e4409c44532d1a446646f3dcd262b95143d0cb.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ef962b6dc96472a374447fc8c2e4409c44532d1a446646f3dcd262b95143d0cb.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2212
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe"
  2⤵
  - Deletes itself
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2928
- - C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\dw20.exe
    dw20.exe -x -s 1028
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1264

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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

Filesize
102B

MD5
430b441662ed99584f62648022a20bed

SHA1
d16c4994a2d5e0c5349ae1cbc741ee505dc59ec8

SHA256
532662d3325a638b2a24f9e685b8787b2a528247bff4f6cbf5416a673dbd411b

SHA512
a4a8ddb9c1a33268a649029f8b2254091825635e7d03ed4c70fdf48e28ee2bc5a17986fdd6530a86f6b5741f22d3c3b0a2a3efb5183b2253f7bef4cc7b0c3ce6

Download Submit
\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe

Filesize
1.0MB

MD5
019a689dcc5128d85718bd043197b311

SHA1
dfed1ea66306d5f8e5e6ac4d6b91b06e4adfeb0b

SHA256
ef962b6dc96472a374447fc8c2e4409c44532d1a446646f3dcd262b95143d0cb

SHA512
6cd55fe3d4c830845317dc9d02783b5616f65f2e10864c52518d75af66f57b02f7d1975bc125cfe916168418a19337960eaa9485622ca8f70da5884b83b09d61

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memory/2212-3-0x0000000074F50000-0x00000000754FB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2212-0-0x0000000074F51000-0x0000000074F52000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2212-2-0x0000000074F50000-0x00000000754FB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2212-14-0x0000000074F50000-0x00000000754FB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2212-1-0x0000000074F50000-0x00000000754FB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2928-12-0x0000000074F50000-0x00000000754FB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2928-13-0x0000000074F50000-0x00000000754FB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2928-15-0x0000000074F50000-0x00000000754FB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2928-21-0x0000000074F50000-0x00000000754FB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2928-22-0x0000000074F50000-0x00000000754FB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2928-23-0x0000000074F50000-0x00000000754FB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2928-25-0x0000000074F50000-0x00000000754FB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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