hawkeye | 71618b6210c4c9451bfa907a3f223c7ffa73576b7264ebd7e4aa8d8b1ed250d1

Analysis

max time kernel
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max time network
126s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
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arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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Target
jaffacakes118_Trojan-Spy.Win32.Agent.jswh.exe
Size 973KB
Sample261012-karvfact7m
SHA256 71618b6210c4c9451bfa907a3f223c7ffa73576b7264ebd7e4aa8d8b1ed250d1
MD5 3f3c72f724c40d871e869f00f642a080
SHA1 2f2e560bde7e6cce8492457af123b1020fa504da
SHA512 59fb408236e77ea9586e19ac049493fc62ae14da05fa9b6c89b83e027e74d10fd48241ab7355834416a26e47fd27295db12ba2d13e51ef1987735299f69fb592
SSDEEP 12288:N2PyE3TsT8IoGL7yLBM69a9DR6HH8SdCuIMBolkcjvNwMa6PIr+:QP3AH8W9DPSQuIMBolVVwMa6PN
TLSH
T1E725BF42715FDA3BC11971BB303ABC888E486C1A676D69977E84335E76BAB435037C83
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

defense_evasion discovery hawkeye keylogger spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Family: HawkEye
HawkEye is a malware kit that has seen continuous development since at least 2013.
keylogger trojan stealer spyware hawkeye

Detected Nirsoft tools 5 IoCs

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

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4296-11-0x0000000006D00000-0x0000000006D90000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft
behavioral2/memory/4296-25-0x0000000075C70000-0x0000000075D60000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft
behavioral2/memory/5988-40-0x0000000000060000-0x00000000000F0000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft
behavioral2/memory/2808-52-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft
behavioral2/memory/4760-56-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp	Nirsoft

NirSoft MailPassView 4 IoCs

Password recovery tool for various email clients

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4296-11-0x0000000006D00000-0x0000000006D90000-memory.dmp	MailPassView
behavioral2/memory/4296-25-0x0000000075C70000-0x0000000075D60000-memory.dmp	MailPassView
behavioral2/memory/5988-40-0x0000000000060000-0x00000000000F0000-memory.dmp	MailPassView
behavioral2/memory/2808-52-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	MailPassView

NirSoft WebBrowserPassView 4 IoCs

Password recovery tool for various web browsers

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4296-11-0x0000000006D00000-0x0000000006D90000-memory.dmp	WebBrowserPassView
behavioral2/memory/4296-25-0x0000000075C70000-0x0000000075D60000-memory.dmp	WebBrowserPassView
behavioral2/memory/5988-40-0x0000000000060000-0x00000000000F0000-memory.dmp	WebBrowserPassView
behavioral2/memory/4760-56-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp	WebBrowserPassView

Deletes itself 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

defense_evasion

File Deletion

T1070.004

pid	Process
5988	Windows Update.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4908	Windows Update.exe
5988	Windows Update.exe

Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs

Command and Scripting Interpreter
T1059

Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

flow	ioc
1	whatismyipaddress.com

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4084 set thread context of 4296	4084	jaffacakes118_Trojan-Spy.Win32.Agent.jswh.exe	89
PID 4908 set thread context of 5988	4908	Windows Update.exe	92
PID 5988 set thread context of 2808	5988	Windows Update.exe	94
PID 5988 set thread context of 4760	5988	Windows Update.exe	95

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

discovery

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain	Windows Update.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname	Windows Update.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 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_Trojan-Spy.Win32.Agent.jswh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	jaffacakes118_Trojan-Spy.Win32.Agent.jswh.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

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5988	Windows Update.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
4084	jaffacakes118_Trojan-Spy.Win32.Agent.jswh.exe
4908	Windows Update.exe
5988	Windows Update.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4084 wrote to memory of 4296	4084	jaffacakes118_Trojan-Spy.Win32.Agent.jswh.exe	89
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 4908	4296	jaffacakes118_Trojan-Spy.Win32.Agent.jswh.exe	91
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 5988	4908	Windows Update.exe	92
PID 5988 wrote to memory of 2808	5988	Windows Update.exe	94
PID 5988 wrote to memory of 2808	5988	Windows Update.exe	94
PID 5988 wrote to memory of 2808	5988	Windows Update.exe	94
PID 5988 wrote to memory of 2808	5988	Windows Update.exe	94
PID 5988 wrote to memory of 2808	5988	Windows Update.exe	94
PID 5988 wrote to memory of 2808	5988	Windows Update.exe	94
PID 5988 wrote to memory of 4760	5988	Windows Update.exe	95
PID 5988 wrote to memory of 4760	5988	Windows Update.exe	95
PID 5988 wrote to memory of 4760	5988	Windows Update.exe	95
PID 5988 wrote to memory of 4760	5988	Windows Update.exe	95
PID 5988 wrote to memory of 4760	5988	Windows Update.exe	95
PID 5988 wrote to memory of 4760	5988	Windows Update.exe	95

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Trojan-Spy.Win32.Agent.jswh.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Trojan-Spy.Win32.Agent.jswh.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4084
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Trojan-Spy.Win32.Agent.jswh.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Trojan-Spy.Win32.Agent.jswh.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4296
- - 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 SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4908
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe"
      4⤵
      Deletes itself
      Executes dropped EXE
      Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5988
    - - 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⤵
        
        PID:2808
    - - 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⤵
        
        PID:4760

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Indicator Removal

T1070

File Deletion

T1070.004

Credential Access

Discovery

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

Command and Control

Exfiltration

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SysInfo.txt

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SysInfo.txt
Size 79B
SHA256 c27ce53a818664c2d4240acedff70babee780f8f6036fd4f568c346cd6e62244
MD5 60f39549a086da8237d8aa2c0a4f9599
SHA1 507c84cc637bcce0fad826e13d559d9d9b813bd5
SHA512 ba6a4fb0c352217afcd10dfbad4dab0df0fbf64fd8f3a861b621c5a1372d1811a069539e2c98948269f637d2e8d4e04c0447331da98bb173d05e78d3aa9ca930
TLSH
T13FA01204418149010800CC1744715A8C64A40D0465842F200330C48421304596182219
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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Windows Update.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update.exe
Size 973KB
SHA256 71618b6210c4c9451bfa907a3f223c7ffa73576b7264ebd7e4aa8d8b1ed250d1
MD5 3f3c72f724c40d871e869f00f642a080
SHA1 2f2e560bde7e6cce8492457af123b1020fa504da
SHA512 59fb408236e77ea9586e19ac049493fc62ae14da05fa9b6c89b83e027e74d10fd48241ab7355834416a26e47fd27295db12ba2d13e51ef1987735299f69fb592
SSDEEP 12288:N2PyE3TsT8IoGL7yLBM69a9DR6HH8SdCuIMBolkcjvNwMa6PIr+:QP3AH8W9DPSQuIMBolVVwMa6PN
TLSH
T1E725BF42715FDA3BC11971BB303ABC888E486C1A676D69977E84335E76BAB435037C83
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/2808-52-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

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memory/4084-2-0x00000000022F0000-0x00000000022F7000-memory.dmp

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memory/4296-24-0x0000000075C70000-0x0000000075D60000-memory.dmp

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memory/4296-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000477000-memory.dmp

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memory/4296-20-0x0000000075C70000-0x0000000075D60000-memory.dmp

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memory/4296-23-0x0000000075C70000-0x0000000075D60000-memory.dmp

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memory/4296-22-0x0000000075C70000-0x0000000075D60000-memory.dmp

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memory/4296-25-0x0000000075C70000-0x0000000075D60000-memory.dmp

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memory/4296-19-0x0000000075C8C000-0x0000000075C8D000-memory.dmp

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memory/4296-21-0x0000000075C70000-0x0000000075D60000-memory.dmp

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memory/4296-32-0x0000000075C70000-0x0000000075D60000-memory.dmp

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memory/4296-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000477000-memory.dmp

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memory/4296-11-0x0000000006D00000-0x0000000006D90000-memory.dmp

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memory/4760-56-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

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memory/4908-35-0x0000000075C70000-0x0000000075D60000-memory.dmp

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memory/4908-33-0x0000000075C70000-0x0000000075D60000-memory.dmp

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memory/5988-40-0x0000000000060000-0x00000000000F0000-memory.dmp

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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