hawkeye | b4bc7d798f7c8d6c3242f8aa1f480ceb803523b92123af289b9c1898a9e707ed

Analysis

max time kernel
144s
max time network
121s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
04/01/2025, 11:17

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe
Size

484KB
MD5

79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0
SHA1

81a5b79e5cb67715d54f00a262dd9e59a87e35a0
SHA256

b4bc7d798f7c8d6c3242f8aa1f480ceb803523b92123af289b9c1898a9e707ed
SHA512

ff4b41f2aabc7c549b2731ab9cb0cec3804d919b31d7e2e2548ec70774d0675f7b716c954aca8d8321bd935040e7a0ee97acd3009f83b2726612df50544b8730
SSDEEP

12288:JrEp/yXGsCHqzhpSFqiKQ3XViksMG41N5LhWu98sUA6uAK:ilJsZtpSk8XVRUG+u98sMK

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
Hawkeye family
hawkeye

Detected Nirsoft tools 11 IoCs

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

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1264-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft
behavioral1/memory/1264-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft
behavioral1/memory/1264-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft
behavioral1/memory/1264-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft
behavioral1/memory/1264-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft
behavioral1/memory/1716-47-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft
behavioral1/memory/1716-48-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft
behavioral1/memory/1716-49-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft
behavioral1/memory/400-50-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft
behavioral1/memory/400-51-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft
behavioral1/memory/400-57-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft

NirSoft MailPassView 8 IoCs

Password recovery tool for various email clients

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1264-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp	MailPassView
behavioral1/memory/1264-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp	MailPassView
behavioral1/memory/1264-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp	MailPassView
behavioral1/memory/1264-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp	MailPassView
behavioral1/memory/1264-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp	MailPassView
behavioral1/memory/1716-47-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	MailPassView
behavioral1/memory/1716-48-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	MailPassView
behavioral1/memory/1716-49-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	MailPassView

NirSoft WebBrowserPassView 8 IoCs

Password recovery tool for various web browsers

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1264-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp	WebBrowserPassView
behavioral1/memory/1264-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp	WebBrowserPassView
behavioral1/memory/1264-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp	WebBrowserPassView
behavioral1/memory/1264-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp	WebBrowserPassView
behavioral1/memory/1264-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp	WebBrowserPassView
behavioral1/memory/400-50-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp	WebBrowserPassView
behavioral1/memory/400-51-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp	WebBrowserPassView
behavioral1/memory/400-57-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp	WebBrowserPassView

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2732	Windows Update.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2724	Windows Update.exe
2732	Windows Update.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1264	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe
2724	Windows Update.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

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4177215427-74451935-3209572229-1000\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\USER\S-1-5-21-4177215427-74451935-3209572229-1000\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 1 IoCs

Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

flow	ioc
4	whatismyipaddress.com

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1696 set thread context of 1264	1696	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe	30
PID 2724 set thread context of 2732	2724	Windows Update.exe	32
PID 2732 set thread context of 1716	2732	Windows Update.exe	35
PID 2732 set thread context of 400	2732	Windows Update.exe	36

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

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Windows Update.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Windows Update.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 2 IoCs

pid	Process
400	vbc.exe
2732	Windows Update.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	Windows Update.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2732	Windows Update.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 48 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1264	1696	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe	30
PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1264	1696	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe	30
PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1264	1696	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe	30
PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1264	1696	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe	30
PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1264	1696	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe	30
PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1264	1696	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe	30
PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1264	1696	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe	30
PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1264	1696	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe	30
PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1264	1696	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe	30
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 2724	1264	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe	31
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 2724	1264	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe	31
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 2724	1264	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe	31
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 2724	1264	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe	31
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 2724	1264	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe	31
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 2724	1264	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe	31
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 2724	1264	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe	31
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2732	2724	Windows Update.exe	32
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2732	2724	Windows Update.exe	32
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2732	2724	Windows Update.exe	32
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2732	2724	Windows Update.exe	32
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2732	2724	Windows Update.exe	32
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2732	2724	Windows Update.exe	32
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2732	2724	Windows Update.exe	32
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2732	2724	Windows Update.exe	32
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2732	2724	Windows Update.exe	32
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2732	2724	Windows Update.exe	32
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2732	2724	Windows Update.exe	32
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2732	2724	Windows Update.exe	32
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 1716	2732	Windows Update.exe	35
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 1716	2732	Windows Update.exe	35
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 1716	2732	Windows Update.exe	35
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 1716	2732	Windows Update.exe	35
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 1716	2732	Windows Update.exe	35
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 1716	2732	Windows Update.exe	35
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 1716	2732	Windows Update.exe	35
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 1716	2732	Windows Update.exe	35
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 1716	2732	Windows Update.exe	35
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 1716	2732	Windows Update.exe	35
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 400	2732	Windows Update.exe	36
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 400	2732	Windows Update.exe	36
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 400	2732	Windows Update.exe	36
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 400	2732	Windows Update.exe	36
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 400	2732	Windows Update.exe	36
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 400	2732	Windows Update.exe	36
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 400	2732	Windows Update.exe	36
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 400	2732	Windows Update.exe	36
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 400	2732	Windows Update.exe	36
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 400	2732	Windows Update.exe	36

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1696
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe"
  2⤵
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1264
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2724
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe"
      4⤵
      Deletes itself
      Executes dropped EXE
      Adds Run key to start application
      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:2732
    - - 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"
        5⤵
        Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:1716
    - - 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"
        5⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        
        PID:400

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

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

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\SysInfo.txt

Filesize
84B

MD5
4cac191cdd8da2d32dc9cabb97f4a304

SHA1
a45256348a17c1463f1eda712255a6a2bd98eefd

SHA256
00850997220241892fab2565ef31a33ffd6c94887f9bd76c3bc90c9e8a7e95a3

SHA512
98334366058e59a8999a045dacee7e63f5d836fce536cccf2e47e2610e257347070267f47e09223bc7cfa1b2262c1380ca06f24194154383eb77548c015f0d1e

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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\Roaming\Windows Update.exe

Filesize
484KB

MD5
79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0

SHA1
81a5b79e5cb67715d54f00a262dd9e59a87e35a0

SHA256
b4bc7d798f7c8d6c3242f8aa1f480ceb803523b92123af289b9c1898a9e707ed

SHA512
ff4b41f2aabc7c549b2731ab9cb0cec3804d919b31d7e2e2548ec70774d0675f7b716c954aca8d8321bd935040e7a0ee97acd3009f83b2726612df50544b8730

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memory/400-57-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

Filesize
352KB

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memory/400-51-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

Filesize
352KB

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memory/400-50-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

Filesize
352KB

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memory/1264-16-0x00000000744F0000-0x0000000074A9B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1264-27-0x00000000744F0000-0x0000000074A9B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1264-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp

Filesize
528KB

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memory/1264-9-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1264-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp

Filesize
528KB

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memory/1264-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp

Filesize
528KB

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memory/1264-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp

Filesize
528KB

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memory/1264-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp

Filesize
528KB

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memory/1264-17-0x00000000744F0000-0x0000000074A9B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1264-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp

Filesize
528KB

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memory/1264-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp

Filesize
528KB

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memory/1696-0-0x00000000744F1000-0x00000000744F2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1696-18-0x00000000744F0000-0x0000000074A9B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1696-4-0x00000000744F0000-0x0000000074A9B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1696-3-0x00000000744F0000-0x0000000074A9B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1696-2-0x00000000744F0000-0x0000000074A9B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1696-1-0x00000000744F0000-0x0000000074A9B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1716-47-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/1716-48-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/1716-49-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/2732-37-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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