Malware Analysis Report

2025-01-02 13:37

Sample ID 241204-apdagssje1
Target bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 7ae95e4755b985d74dea31bf4c7e8e4d9dc825c358c3b4ec55882ed7ac206538
Tags
hawkeye collection discovery keylogger spyware stealer trojan
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

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

7ae95e4755b985d74dea31bf4c7e8e4d9dc825c358c3b4ec55882ed7ac206538

Threat Level: Known bad

The file bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

hawkeye collection discovery keylogger spyware stealer trojan

Hawkeye family

HawkEye

Detected Nirsoft tools

NirSoft WebBrowserPassView

NirSoft MailPassView

Uses the VBS compiler for execution

Looks up external IP address via web service

Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts

Drops desktop.ini file(s)

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

Drops file in Windows directory

Unsigned PE

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-12-04 00:22

Signatures

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
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Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-12-04 00:22

Reported

2024-12-04 00:25

Platform

win7-20240903-en

Max time kernel

125s

Max time network

123s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

HawkEye

keylogger trojan stealer spyware hawkeye

Hawkeye family

hawkeye

Detected Nirsoft tools

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NirSoft MailPassView

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NirSoft WebBrowserPassView

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Uses the VBS compiler for execution

Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts

collection
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1846800975-3917212583-2893086201-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\OMI Account Manager\Accounts C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.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

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

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

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 2200 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 2200 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 2200 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 2200 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 2200 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 2200 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 2408 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 2408 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 2408 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 2408 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 2408 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 2408 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 2408 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 2408 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 2408 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 2408 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 3060 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 3060 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 3060 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 3060 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 3060 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 3060 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 3060 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 3060 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 3060 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 3060 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.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 104.19.223.79:80 whatismyipaddress.com tcp
US 104.19.223.79:443 whatismyipaddress.com tcp
US 104.19.223.79:443 whatismyipaddress.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 ftp.walterzone.info udp

Files

memory/2060-0-0x00000000744A1000-0x00000000744A2000-memory.dmp

memory/2060-1-0x00000000744A0000-0x0000000074A4B000-memory.dmp

memory/2060-2-0x00000000744A0000-0x0000000074A4B000-memory.dmp

memory/2200-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp

memory/2060-20-0x00000000744A0000-0x0000000074A4B000-memory.dmp

memory/2200-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp

memory/2200-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp

memory/2060-21-0x00000000744A0000-0x0000000074A4B000-memory.dmp

memory/2200-25-0x00000000744A0000-0x0000000074A4B000-memory.dmp

memory/2200-24-0x00000000744A0000-0x0000000074A4B000-memory.dmp

memory/2200-23-0x00000000744A0000-0x0000000074A4B000-memory.dmp

memory/2060-22-0x00000000744A0000-0x0000000074A4B000-memory.dmp

memory/2060-26-0x00000000744A0000-0x0000000074A4B000-memory.dmp

memory/2408-29-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

memory/2408-31-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

memory/2200-32-0x00000000744A0000-0x0000000074A4B000-memory.dmp

memory/2408-33-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

memory/2408-36-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

memory/2408-34-0x0000000000420000-0x0000000000487000-memory.dmp

memory/2200-37-0x00000000744A0000-0x0000000074A4B000-memory.dmp

memory/3060-38-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

memory/3060-42-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

memory/2200-39-0x0000000000B70000-0x0000000000BB0000-memory.dmp

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

MD5 f3b25701fe362ec84616a93a45ce9998
SHA1 d62636d8caec13f04e28442a0a6fa1afeb024bbb
SHA256 b3d510ef04275ca8e698e5b3cbb0ece3949ef9252f0cdc839e9ee347409a2209
SHA512 98c5f56f3de340690c139e58eb7dac111979f0d4dffe9c4b24ff849510f4b6ffa9fd608c0a3de9ac3c9fd2190f0efaf715309061490f9755a9bfdf1c54ca0d84

memory/3060-49-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

memory/2200-51-0x0000000000B70000-0x0000000000BB0000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-12-04 00:22

Reported

2024-12-04 00:25

Platform

win10v2004-20241007-en

Max time kernel

148s

Max time network

150s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Drops desktop.ini file(s)

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File created C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bff16109db65192d6e3fff0cebb1fa5e_JaffaCakes118.exe

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 104.219.191.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 23.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 209.205.72.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 13.86.106.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 50.23.12.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 99.209.201.84.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 48.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/3568-0-0x0000000074C62000-0x0000000074C63000-memory.dmp

memory/3568-1-0x0000000074C60000-0x0000000075211000-memory.dmp

memory/3568-2-0x0000000074C60000-0x0000000075211000-memory.dmp

memory/3568-10-0x0000000074C60000-0x0000000075211000-memory.dmp

memory/3568-11-0x0000000074C60000-0x0000000075211000-memory.dmp