hawkeye | c2abd4c787d043e8268b5dff5d3fb1147b3be0a061b15953bf8c7d9a7a9d7054

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
151s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250207-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250207-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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09-02-2025 07:41

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_ccd63ea9dc74839a5488ff48fbb8ccf5.exe
Size

416KB
MD5

ccd63ea9dc74839a5488ff48fbb8ccf5
SHA1

d0aa39de25116388abd875d8e0fb497cebc98e31
SHA256

c2abd4c787d043e8268b5dff5d3fb1147b3be0a061b15953bf8c7d9a7a9d7054
SHA512

2444fa1629a6a40ef6ed256a9f37ac57e3b74260ec8c754b86999fc3c57183df87d6a47e99a29e3aba7b012f1488af7bc09073215db72101b1f9b56f86f7933f
SSDEEP

6144:ZsdwnDc8Yh83U9v57vHfR0i56nqy3d9CaQ4ppFMwJNDreoIJap2:ZsunOf373RHNaQ4ppdJN9IJap2

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

Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
36	3468	Process not Found

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 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-1-5-21-705198581-2062733989-3666524522-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_ccd63ea9dc74839a5488ff48fbb8ccf5.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-705198581-2062733989-3666524522-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Windows Update.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2148	Windows Update.exe

Drops startup file 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\WindowsUpdate.exe	Windows Update.exe
File opened for modification	C:\users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\WindowsUpdate.exe	Windows Update.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2148	Windows Update.exe
1084	microsoft.exe

Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Credentials from Web Browsers
T1555.003
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	microsoft.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
3444	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

pid	Process
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe
2148	Windows Update.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	Windows Update.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2148	Windows Update.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5088 wrote to memory of 2148	5088	JaffaCakes118_ccd63ea9dc74839a5488ff48fbb8ccf5.exe	87
PID 5088 wrote to memory of 2148	5088	JaffaCakes118_ccd63ea9dc74839a5488ff48fbb8ccf5.exe	87
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 1084	2148	Windows Update.exe	91
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 1084	2148	Windows Update.exe	91
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 1084	2148	Windows Update.exe	91

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_ccd63ea9dc74839a5488ff48fbb8ccf5.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_ccd63ea9dc74839a5488ff48fbb8ccf5.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5088
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Deletes itself
  - Drops startup file
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2148
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\microsoft.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\microsoft.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1084

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping 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-PGFwcCBhcHBpZD0iezhBNjlEMzQ1LUQ1NjQtNDYzYy1BRkYxLUE2OUQ5RTUzMEY5Nn0iIHZlcnNpb249IjEyMy4wLjYzMTIuMTIzIiBuZXh0dmVyc2lvbj0iIiBsYW5nPSJlbiIgYnJhbmQ9IkdHTFMiIGNsaWVudD0iIiBpbnN0YWxsYWdlPSIyIiBpbnN0YWxsZGF0ZXRpbWU9IjE3Mzg5NDU4NjAiIG9vYmVfaW5zdGFsbF90aW1lPSIxMzM4MzQxODIxNjMwOTAwMDAiPjxldmVudCBldmVudHR5cGU9IjMxIiBldmVudHJlc3VsdD0iMSIgZXJyb3Jjb2RlPSIwIiBleHRyYWNvZGUxPSIyMTc5ODYyIiBzeXN0ZW1fdXB0aW1lX3RpY2tzPSI1MDMwNDY2Njg5Ii8-PC9hcHA-PC9yZXF1ZXN0Pg
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
PID:3444

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Credentials from Password Stores

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

T1552

Credentials In Files

T1552.001

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

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

Filesize
84B

MD5
47d2246b226ba22103aec28f9b3f3300

SHA1
d29e128c13cf5106133482b13e353da91e798abe

SHA256
b11588072704355802bb22a0896eb1b928a9bc931304f98277abd7c05b4ee954

SHA512
ba61341b9817e827a6feb6f1de710a931f77dda58447d9b1b026b74dbb780bf6f19d3f144ed24368641800f34a9993f956332a89ace6118d6eb5ec7cc43b64f6

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

Filesize
133KB

MD5
3f731c93e016ad8912adb8b3b8c388db

SHA1
9ddbc9cbbd3ef6740e688054963599760b5244bc

SHA256
50625edc99657b49984efa665c692f2f7a88f436715b4d8d7cc654cade857a28

SHA512
11bf56042476032b9ba3584a198c75a8916aa95662c5c67a845407aea599e61658dcad5b0e9515d6c624f7b3bac73a6f82153600265a08bb42059378e4c2c12a

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

Filesize
416KB

MD5
ccd63ea9dc74839a5488ff48fbb8ccf5

SHA1
d0aa39de25116388abd875d8e0fb497cebc98e31

SHA256
c2abd4c787d043e8268b5dff5d3fb1147b3be0a061b15953bf8c7d9a7a9d7054

SHA512
2444fa1629a6a40ef6ed256a9f37ac57e3b74260ec8c754b86999fc3c57183df87d6a47e99a29e3aba7b012f1488af7bc09073215db72101b1f9b56f86f7933f

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memory/2148-20-0x00007FF94BBF0000-0x00007FF94C591000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/2148-26-0x000000001CE60000-0x000000001CEFC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
624KB

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memory/2148-42-0x00007FF94BBF0000-0x00007FF94C591000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/2148-40-0x00007FF94BBF0000-0x00007FF94C591000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/2148-18-0x00007FF94BBF0000-0x00007FF94C591000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/2148-39-0x000000001C000000-0x000000001C008000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/2148-21-0x00007FF94BBF0000-0x00007FF94C591000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/2148-38-0x00007FF94BBF0000-0x00007FF94C591000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/2148-23-0x000000001C6B0000-0x000000001C712000-memory.dmp

Filesize
392KB

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memory/5088-2-0x000000001BD10000-0x000000001C1DE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/5088-1-0x00007FF94BBF0000-0x00007FF94C591000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/5088-3-0x000000001C290000-0x000000001C336000-memory.dmp

Filesize
664KB

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memory/5088-0-0x00007FF94BEA5000-0x00007FF94BEA6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/5088-19-0x00007FF94BBF0000-0x00007FF94C591000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/5088-15-0x00007FF94BBF0000-0x00007FF94C591000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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