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HawkEye.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250217-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    28/02/2025, 17:38

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General

  • Target

    HawkEye.exe

  • Size

    232KB

  • MD5

    60fabd1a2509b59831876d5e2aa71a6b

  • SHA1

    8b91f3c4f721cb04cc4974fc91056f397ae78faa

  • SHA256

    1dacdc296fd6ef6ba817b184cce9901901c47c01d849adfa4222bfabfed61838

  • SHA512

    3e842a7d47b32942adb936cae13293eddf1a6b860abcfe7422d0fb73098264cc95656b5c6d9980fad1bf8b5c277cd846c26acaba1bef441582caf34eb1e5295a

  • SSDEEP

    3072:BMhIBKH7j7DzQi7y5bvl4YAbdY9KWvwn7XHMzqEOf64CEEl64HBVdGXPKD:BMh5H7j5g54YZKXoxOuEEl64HZAi

Score
10/10
chimeradiscoveryransomwarespywarestealer

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Chimera 64 IoCs

    Ransomware which infects local and network files, often distributed via Dropbox links.

    ransomwarechimera
  • Chimera Ransomware Loader DLL 1 IoCs

    Drops/unpacks executable file which resembles Chimera's Loader.dll.

    ransomware
  • Chimera family
    chimera
  • Renames multiple (3257) files with added filename extension

    This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.

    ransomware
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    spywarestealer
  • Drops desktop.ini file(s) 27 IoCs
  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • 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
  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 49 IoCs
    adwarespyware
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HawkEye.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HawkEye.exe"
    1⤵
    • Chimera
    • Drops desktop.ini file(s)
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4400
    • C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
      "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -k "C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\YOUR_FILES_ARE_ENCRYPTED.HTML"
      2⤵
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4920
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:4920 CREDAT:17410 /prefetch:2
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:2180
  • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
    1⤵
      PID:5408

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\lib\YOUR_FILES_ARE_ENCRYPTED.HTML
      Filesize

      4KB

      MD5

      6ba1c33b8ee5b3e892e02611efe65832

      SHA1

      081a4b92ddeefe5820302b24c8eb81fe05a457e4

      SHA256

      b5e4f7898681da18da53f2e37d600628a6816b45e27d500d4671bb4bfecdd087

      SHA512

      25d77871311556ec4107873f1d47e9e22191ff2ac316e510f8ebab711dbea90a085c1790f6da08c5d9d5e3f127e38dd3d073400e81caed7d9dc03ea963c6f417

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    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Services\search_{0633EE93-D776-472f-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A}.ico
      Filesize

      4KB

      MD5

      da597791be3b6e732f0bc8b20e38ee62

      SHA1

      1125c45d285c360542027d7554a5c442288974de

      SHA256

      5b2c34b3c4e8dd898b664dba6c3786e2ff9869eff55d673aa48361f11325ed07

      SHA512

      d8dc8358727590a1ed74dc70356aedc0499552c2dc0cd4f7a01853dd85ceb3aead5fbdc7c75d7da36db6af2448ce5abdff64cebdca3533ecad953c061a9b338e

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    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\I86J5WJL\suggestions[1].en-US
      Filesize

      17KB

      MD5

      5a34cb996293fde2cb7a4ac89587393a

      SHA1

      3c96c993500690d1a77873cd62bc639b3a10653f

      SHA256

      c6a5377cbc07eece33790cfc70572e12c7a48ad8296be25c0cc805a1f384dbad

      SHA512

      e1b7d0107733f81937415104e70f68b1be6fd0ca65dccf4ff72637943d44278d3a77f704aedff59d2dbc0d56a609b2590c8ec0dd6bc48ab30f1dad0c07a0a3ee

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    • memory/4400-0-0x0000000075582000-0x0000000075583000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

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    • memory/4400-1-0x0000000075580000-0x0000000075B31000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      5.7MB

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    • memory/4400-2-0x0000000075580000-0x0000000075B31000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      5.7MB

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    • memory/4400-3-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010010000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

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    • memory/4400-8-0x0000000075580000-0x0000000075B31000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      5.7MB

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    • memory/4400-9-0x0000000004EE0000-0x0000000004EFA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      104KB

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    • memory/4400-600-0x0000000075580000-0x0000000075B31000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      5.7MB

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    • memory/4400-599-0x0000000075582000-0x0000000075583000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

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