File name:

HawkEye.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/0c514935-daf9-4a0b-87de-7701b3261e83
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

Hawkeye often gets installed in a bundle with other malware. This is a Trojan and keylogger that is used to retrieve private information such as passwords and login credentials. This is an advanced malware that features strong anti-evasion functions.

Analysis date: August 30, 2024, 08:18:32
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:
ip-check
evasion
stealer
hawkeye
ransomware
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows
MD5:

60FABD1A2509B59831876D5E2AA71A6B

SHA1:

8B91F3C4F721CB04CC4974FC91056F397AE78FAA

SHA256:

1DACDC296FD6EF6BA817B184CCE9901901C47C01D849ADFA4222BFABFED61838

SSDEEP:

3072:BMhIBKH7j7DzQi7y5bvl4YAbdY9KWvwn7XHMzqEOf64CEEl64HBVdGXPKDQ:BMh5H7j5g54YZKXoxOuEEl64HZAiE

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  • MALICIOUS

    • HawkEye mutex has been found

      • HawkEye.exe (PID: 5692)
    • Actions looks like stealing of personal data

      • HawkEye.exe (PID: 5692)
    • Renames files like ransomware

      • HawkEye.exe (PID: 5692)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • HawkEye.exe (PID: 5692)
    • Drops the executable file immediately after the start

      • HawkEye.exe (PID: 5692)
    • There is functionality for capture public ip (YARA)

      • HawkEye.exe (PID: 5692)
    • Connects to unusual port

      • HawkEye.exe (PID: 5692)
    • Checks for external IP

      • svchost.exe (PID: 2256)
  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • HawkEye.exe (PID: 5692)
    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • HawkEye.exe (PID: 5692)
    • Checks supported languages

      • HawkEye.exe (PID: 5692)
    • Checks proxy server information

      • HawkEye.exe (PID: 5692)
    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • HawkEye.exe (PID: 5692)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (81)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (7.2)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (4.9)
.exe | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (2.2)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.2)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2015:09:17 08:24:25+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 8
CodeSize: 217088
InitializedDataSize: 16384
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x3644e
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
122
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start THREAT hawkeye.exe svchost.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2256C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s DnscacheC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
services.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Host Process for Windows Services
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
5692"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HawkEye.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HawkEye.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\hawkeye.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
Total events
8 741
Read events
8 733
Write events
8
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(5692) HawkEye.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:ProxyBypass
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(5692) HawkEye.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:IntranetName
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(5692) HawkEye.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(5692) HawkEye.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
0
Executable files
3
Suspicious files
1 208
Text files
87
Unknown types
6

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
5692HawkEye.exeC:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\LICENSE.txt.cryptbinary
MD5:D7792E466074193350E233121488B8F7
SHA256:9B4CF2191AFE6A51B18B3F4A47C3FBE310132B4DBC87B3072ADE61EF9CFE1457
5692HawkEye.exeC:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\COPYING.LGPLv2.1.txtbinary
MD5:58BF673AF13237496B7E2B7EF07E60F1
SHA256:7173D6B8430B9E9C49D9CA22CA20F126993885C7F6BB2B4E9174708B80C50742
5692HawkEye.exeC:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\LICENSE.txt.cryptbinary
MD5:66782FE38A7A993FEF528A218424C7F5
SHA256:F9997758D4E340C461DB01A94019511476CF400BD343E2007ED21C9A91E1B054
5692HawkEye.exeC:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\COPYING.LGPLv2.1.txt.cryptbinary
MD5:ECC641710E81F5B54A34CA91E72AF5F1
SHA256:2E1E9C12179EB9D9B75C56CABB726A60BE5A1E6F38D049516F31AC2B19F438E9
5692HawkEye.exeC:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\DocTemplates\ENU\template3.pdfbinary
MD5:603CCE79B769EB2C86FD398D7378F94B
SHA256:0088D37DAFA98C6223F0DB9E1805A3F0D0A81614841218C898FB62B5C1F2379E
5692HawkEye.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\HostedServicesTemplates\ENU\YOUR_FILES_ARE_ENCRYPTED.HTMLhtml
MD5:33C0692A745B7EA53E39DB199A7494F2
SHA256:CD3637ADB8E1C71A0E9ECA4BA9381E3B0796C6BAA7BD1DA784DE744AA338B804
5692HawkEye.exeC:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\HostedServicesTemplates\ENU\template1.pdfbinary
MD5:F4270B1E787AE211EA66FF211ED3D07C
SHA256:C50FB323003F2784EF6ED8CFC13A7E43253CB2970B40AD31C6643A93953868F3
5692HawkEye.exeC:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\DocTemplates\ENU\template1.pdfbinary
MD5:EB048CCBD9950C5E521377925CF08DB9
SHA256:8F4B0D4A59C85717E82236FE37720AC5AF56A5D9BCF5EBD9510347991725DD0A
5692HawkEye.exeC:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\COPYING.LGPLv2.1.txtbinary
MD5:ECC641710E81F5B54A34CA91E72AF5F1
SHA256:2E1E9C12179EB9D9B75C56CABB726A60BE5A1E6F38D049516F31AC2B19F438E9
5692HawkEye.exeC:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\LICENSE.txtbinary
MD5:66782FE38A7A993FEF528A218424C7F5
SHA256:F9997758D4E340C461DB01A94019511476CF400BD343E2007ED21C9A91E1B054
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
24
DNS requests
5
Threats
1

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
6164
svchost.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
3888
svchost.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
whitelisted
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4324
svchost.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
6164
svchost.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
5692
HawkEye.exe
95.165.168.168:8444
PJSC Moscow city telephone network
RU
unknown
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.127.240.158
  • 20.73.194.208
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.185.78
whitelisted
bot.whatismyipaddress.com
shared

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2256
svchost.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (whatismyipaddress .com)
No debug info