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Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
152s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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General

Target

remcos_a.exe
Size

430KB
MD5

6e497aa5f3372a06bb6f94ebf81337e6
SHA1

beb3485417aad2c57b6c8943a6f47929dceba82a
SHA256

660df70883cc41bbf47694496b03634471b05befea24cdf24d36ae4ee3a55e77
SHA512

2d10a944f2cd118aa5e67353aa1f109e1ebd2d9810b45996afb86d458de87f96e3ba69014f560589c764a5f6a37fac854c67aaad9550f47fd17ce320315ae2d5
SSDEEP

6144:KvRscHtVzjwIRFzJZ2p26+jFWXYnj9iT2ebvXmUcCqkmAO2XjXH7icDv83:KvRs4OIm2hWX4U2ebvRUAX77u3

Score

10^/10

hawkeye discovery keylogger 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
Hawkeye family
hawkeye

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

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

Drops file in System32 directory 8 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\msmouse.inf_amd64_1793a485b491b199\msmouse.PNF	dxdiag.exe
File created	C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\keyboard.inf_amd64_5938c699b80ebb8f\keyboard.PNF	dxdiag.exe
File created	C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\netrtl64.inf_amd64_8e9c2368fe308df2\netrtl64.PNF	dxdiag.exe
File created	C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\hdaudbus.inf_amd64_533c8d455025cc59\hdaudbus.PNF	dxdiag.exe
File created	C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\mshdc.inf_amd64_0d06b6638bdb4763\mshdc.PNF	dxdiag.exe
File created	C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\machine.inf_amd64_b748590104fe1c15\machine.PNF	dxdiag.exe
File created	C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\usbport.inf_amd64_254cd5ae09de6b08\usbport.PNF	dxdiag.exe
File created	C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\input.inf_amd64_adeb6424513f60a2\input.PNF	dxdiag.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 2 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	remcos_a.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	dxdiag.exe

Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CDROM&VEN_QEMU&PROD_QEMU_DVD-ROM\4&215468A5&0&010000	dxdiag.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CdRom&Ven_QEMU&Prod_QEMU_DVD-ROM\4&215468a5&0&010000\HardwareID	dxdiag.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CdRom&Ven_QEMU&Prod_QEMU_DVD-ROM\4&215468a5&0&010000\CompatibleIDs	dxdiag.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\DISK&VEN_WDC&PROD_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468A5&0&000000	dxdiag.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\HardwareID	dxdiag.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\CompatibleIDs	dxdiag.exe

Modifies registry class 35 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\DxDiag.DxDiagClassObject\ = "DxDiagClassObject Class"	dxdiag.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\DxDiag.DxDiagProvider.1	dxdiag.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{A65B8071-3BFE-4213-9A5B-491DA4461CA7}\InprocServer32	dxdiag.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\DxDiag.DxDiagClassObject\CLSID	dxdiag.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{EEB1CAE3-D0B2-446E-AEDE-727AA9089A1B}\ForceRemove	dxdiag.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{EEB1CAE3-D0B2-446E-AEDE-727AA9089A1B}\ForceRemove\ = "Programmable"	dxdiag.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\DxDiag.DxDiagProvider\CurVer	dxdiag.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\Deployment\Package\*\S-1-5-21-4050598569-1597076380-177084960-1000\{6F9A70A4-221F-4A09-9959-81639A54DDD2}	dxdiag.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\DxDiag.DxDiagClassObject.1\CLSID\ = "{EEB1CAE3-D0B2-446E-AEDE-727AA9089A1B}"	dxdiag.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\DxDiag.DxDiagClassObject\CLSID\ = "{EEB1CAE3-D0B2-446E-AEDE-727AA9089A1B}"	dxdiag.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{EEB1CAE3-D0B2-446E-AEDE-727AA9089A1B}\VersionIndependentProgID\ = "DxDiag.DxDiagClassObject"	dxdiag.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{EEB1CAE3-D0B2-446E-AEDE-727AA9089A1B}\InprocServer32\ = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\dxdiagn.dll"	dxdiag.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{EEB1CAE3-D0B2-446E-AEDE-727AA9089A1B}\InprocServer32\ThreadingModel = "Apartment"	dxdiag.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\DxDiag.DxDiagProvider.1\CLSID	dxdiag.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\DxDiag.DxDiagProvider	dxdiag.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\DxDiag.DxDiagProvider\CLSID	dxdiag.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\DxDiag.DxDiagProvider\CurVer\ = "DxDiag.DxDiagClassObject.1"	dxdiag.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{A65B8071-3BFE-4213-9A5B-491DA4461CA7}\ProgID	dxdiag.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\DxDiag.DxDiagClassObject.1\CLSID	dxdiag.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID	dxdiag.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\DxDiag.DxDiagClassObject\CurVer	dxdiag.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{EEB1CAE3-D0B2-446E-AEDE-727AA9089A1B}\ProgID\ = "DxDiag.DxDiagClassObject.1"	dxdiag.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\DxDiag.DxDiagProvider.1\ = "DxDiagProvider Class"	dxdiag.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\DxDiag.DxDiagClassObject\CurVer\ = "DxDiag.DxDiagClassObject.1"	dxdiag.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{EEB1CAE3-D0B2-446E-AEDE-727AA9089A1B}\ = "DxDiagClassObject Class"	dxdiag.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{EEB1CAE3-D0B2-446E-AEDE-727AA9089A1B}\ProgID	dxdiag.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\DxDiag.DxDiagProvider\ = "DxDiagProvider Class"	dxdiag.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{A65B8071-3BFE-4213-9A5B-491DA4461CA7}	dxdiag.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\DxDiag.DxDiagClassObject.1\ = "DxDiagClassObject Class"	dxdiag.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{A65B8071-3BFE-4213-9A5B-491DA4461CA7}\VersionIndependentProgID	dxdiag.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\DxDiag.DxDiagClassObject.1	dxdiag.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\DxDiag.DxDiagClassObject	dxdiag.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{EEB1CAE3-D0B2-446E-AEDE-727AA9089A1B}	dxdiag.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{EEB1CAE3-D0B2-446E-AEDE-727AA9089A1B}\VersionIndependentProgID	dxdiag.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{EEB1CAE3-D0B2-446E-AEDE-727AA9089A1B}\InprocServer32	dxdiag.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
5088	dxdiag.exe
5088	dxdiag.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4328	remcos_a.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4328	remcos_a.exe

Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4328	remcos_a.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
5088	dxdiag.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4328 wrote to memory of 5088	4328	remcos_a.exe	90
PID 4328 wrote to memory of 5088	4328	remcos_a.exe	90
PID 4328 wrote to memory of 5088	4328	remcos_a.exe	90

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\remcos_a.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\remcos_a.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4328
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dxdiag.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\dxdiag.exe" /t C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sysinfo.txt
  2⤵
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Checks SCSI registry key(s)
  - Modifies registry class
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:5088

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

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

Filesize
84KB

MD5
5182cc1d8ad127d04fa2d0d51e700b62

SHA1
3f3b2bd787f5a17fb17e8daf831b3c5ad84883c5

SHA256
4cb48ad3e9abedcba9bd8fa517004ba624e981985068c43155e0de97c30751f2

SHA512
b614745b8ca9e76c33e0b543e7fbbe63a5a02081d7525e52492c8b787bbaf22bb34b859a2f23e61eacab608630958add4ff91553cc1ad1167426e386687e4b6b

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memory/4328-30-0x00000000043E0000-0x0000000004605000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.1MB

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memory/5088-1-0x0000000002DA0000-0x0000000002DA1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/5088-2-0x0000000002DA0000-0x0000000002DA1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/5088-3-0x0000000002DA0000-0x0000000002DA1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/5088-9-0x0000000002DA0000-0x0000000002DA1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/5088-8-0x0000000002DA0000-0x0000000002DA1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/5088-13-0x0000000002DA0000-0x0000000002DA1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/5088-12-0x0000000002DA0000-0x0000000002DA1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/5088-11-0x0000000002DA0000-0x0000000002DA1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/5088-10-0x0000000002DA0000-0x0000000002DA1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/5088-7-0x0000000002DA0000-0x0000000002DA1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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