hawkeye | b4bc7d798f7c8d6c3242f8aa1f480ceb803523b92123af289b9c1898a9e707ed

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
153s
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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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 7 IoCs

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

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4212-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft
behavioral2/memory/456-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft
behavioral2/memory/456-39-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft
behavioral2/memory/456-41-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft
behavioral2/memory/3548-42-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft
behavioral2/memory/3548-43-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft
behavioral2/memory/3548-50-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft

NirSoft MailPassView 4 IoCs

Password recovery tool for various email clients

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4212-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp	MailPassView
behavioral2/memory/456-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	MailPassView
behavioral2/memory/456-39-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	MailPassView
behavioral2/memory/456-41-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	MailPassView

NirSoft WebBrowserPassView 4 IoCs

Password recovery tool for various web browsers

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4212-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp	WebBrowserPassView
behavioral2/memory/3548-42-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp	WebBrowserPassView
behavioral2/memory/3548-43-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp	WebBrowserPassView
behavioral2/memory/3548-50-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp	WebBrowserPassView

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-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1380	Windows Update.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1172	Windows Update.exe
1380	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-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000\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-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000\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
14	whatismyipaddress.com

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1912 set thread context of 4212	1912	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe	83
PID 1172 set thread context of 1380	1172	Windows Update.exe	85
PID 1380 set thread context of 456	1380	Windows Update.exe	95
PID 1380 set thread context of 3548	1380	Windows Update.exe	103

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	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
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

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3548	vbc.exe
3548	vbc.exe
1380	Windows Update.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1380	Windows Update.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1380	Windows Update.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 37 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 4212	1912	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe	83
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 4212	1912	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe	83
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 4212	1912	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe	83
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 4212	1912	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe	83
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 4212	1912	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe	83
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 4212	1912	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe	83
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 4212	1912	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe	83
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 4212	1912	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe	83
PID 4212 wrote to memory of 1172	4212	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe	84
PID 4212 wrote to memory of 1172	4212	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe	84
PID 4212 wrote to memory of 1172	4212	JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe	84
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 1380	1172	Windows Update.exe	85
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 1380	1172	Windows Update.exe	85
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 1380	1172	Windows Update.exe	85
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 1380	1172	Windows Update.exe	85
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 1380	1172	Windows Update.exe	85
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 1380	1172	Windows Update.exe	85
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 1380	1172	Windows Update.exe	85
PID 1172 wrote to memory of 1380	1172	Windows Update.exe	85
PID 1380 wrote to memory of 456	1380	Windows Update.exe	95
PID 1380 wrote to memory of 456	1380	Windows Update.exe	95
PID 1380 wrote to memory of 456	1380	Windows Update.exe	95
PID 1380 wrote to memory of 456	1380	Windows Update.exe	95
PID 1380 wrote to memory of 456	1380	Windows Update.exe	95
PID 1380 wrote to memory of 456	1380	Windows Update.exe	95
PID 1380 wrote to memory of 456	1380	Windows Update.exe	95
PID 1380 wrote to memory of 456	1380	Windows Update.exe	95
PID 1380 wrote to memory of 456	1380	Windows Update.exe	95
PID 1380 wrote to memory of 3548	1380	Windows Update.exe	103
PID 1380 wrote to memory of 3548	1380	Windows Update.exe	103
PID 1380 wrote to memory of 3548	1380	Windows Update.exe	103
PID 1380 wrote to memory of 3548	1380	Windows Update.exe	103
PID 1380 wrote to memory of 3548	1380	Windows Update.exe	103
PID 1380 wrote to memory of 3548	1380	Windows Update.exe	103
PID 1380 wrote to memory of 3548	1380	Windows Update.exe	103
PID 1380 wrote to memory of 3548	1380	Windows Update.exe	103
PID 1380 wrote to memory of 3548	1380	Windows Update.exe	103

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:1912
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4212
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1172
  - - 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:1380
    - - 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:456
    - - 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:3548

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

Query Registry

T1012

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\Microsoft\CLR_v2.0_32\UsageLogs\JaffaCakes118_79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0.exe.log

Filesize
594B

MD5
fdb26b3b547022b45cfaeee57eafd566

SHA1
11c6798b8a59233f404014c5e79b3363cd564b37

SHA256
2707fc7f074413881b7bafca05079327b188db6005709951e7f69d39a2af97c0

SHA512
44d9bb8c0f0b341690d00eda86e15a50f7f29ce9595925c1a2a7e19ad26202d10049a7a97bea278ecb7d429ad555de8edceeffff664d4b06309a9410a09bb700

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v2.0_32\UsageLogs\Windows Update.exe.log

Filesize
774B

MD5
fc93eb9acb036dc0adcb7e9203deae84

SHA1
f6180e425e36b03252e18d9edb38c853a0546226

SHA256
8da330d49f43e46c3c34a7283f168ab399a37280b490503d7e7ca8ff34eaddae

SHA512
8ed8c6f1199da12f71819be099b2f129eced45e27e7bd7e1efbb07b09c7102bd31aaa9c39de85c9a583963b9331248d53d76eec0eb2b8ba7173ab0fdef25a620

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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
3KB

MD5
f94dc819ca773f1e3cb27abbc9e7fa27

SHA1
9a7700efadc5ea09ab288544ef1e3cd876255086

SHA256
a3377ade83786c2bdff5db19ff4dbfd796da4312402b5e77c4c63e38cc6eff92

SHA512
72a2c10d7a53a7f9a319dab66d77ed65639e9aa885b551e0055fc7eaf6ef33bbf109205b42ae11555a0f292563914bc6edb63b310c6f9bda9564095f77ab9196

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe

Filesize
484KB

MD5
79635f274f10f11f651e485da73462f0

SHA1
81a5b79e5cb67715d54f00a262dd9e59a87e35a0

SHA256
b4bc7d798f7c8d6c3242f8aa1f480ceb803523b92123af289b9c1898a9e707ed

SHA512
ff4b41f2aabc7c549b2731ab9cb0cec3804d919b31d7e2e2548ec70774d0675f7b716c954aca8d8321bd935040e7a0ee97acd3009f83b2726612df50544b8730

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memory/456-41-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/456-39-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/456-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/1172-26-0x0000000074EF0000-0x00000000754A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1172-24-0x0000000074EF0000-0x00000000754A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1172-33-0x0000000074EF0000-0x00000000754A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1172-28-0x0000000074EF0000-0x00000000754A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1172-27-0x0000000074EF0000-0x00000000754A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1912-3-0x0000000074EF0000-0x00000000754A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1912-2-0x0000000074EF0000-0x00000000754A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1912-9-0x0000000074EF0000-0x00000000754A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1912-0-0x0000000074EF2000-0x0000000074EF3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1912-1-0x0000000074EF0000-0x00000000754A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/3548-50-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

Filesize
352KB

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memory/3548-49-0x0000000000460000-0x0000000000529000-memory.dmp

Filesize
804KB

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memory/3548-43-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

Filesize
352KB

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memory/3548-42-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

Filesize
352KB

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memory/4212-8-0x0000000074EF0000-0x00000000754A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4212-10-0x0000000074EF0000-0x00000000754A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4212-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp

Filesize
528KB

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memory/4212-7-0x0000000074EF0000-0x00000000754A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4212-11-0x0000000074EF0000-0x00000000754A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4212-25-0x0000000074EF0000-0x00000000754A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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