Malware analysis Payment_Notification.gz.exe Malicious activity

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File name:	Payment_Notification.gz.exe
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/7268a8cd-0019-4f62-b939-28d615afbdca
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. A keylogger is a type of spyware that infects a system and has the ability to record every keystroke made on the device. This lets attackers collect personal information of victims, which may include their online banking credentials, as well as personal conversations. The most widespread vector of attack leading to a keylogger infection begins with a phishing email or link. Keylogging is also often present in remote access trojans as part of an extended set of malicious tools. Trojans are a group of malicious programs distinguished by their ability to masquerade as benign software. Depending on their type, trojans possess a variety of capabilities, ranging from maintaining full remote control over the victim’s machine to stealing data and files, as well as dropping other malware. At the same time, the main functionality of each trojan family can differ significantly depending on its type. The most common trojan infection chain starts with a phishing email. Malware Trends Tracker >>>
Analysis date:	March 22, 2019, 01:21:43
OS:	Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:	evasion trojan hawkeye keylogger
Indicators:
MIME:	application/x-dosexec
File info:	PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
MD5:	2F91731EA1C6CAC56B6A25238FEA28DE
SHA1:	029DC4694E69D44CFFC0ED8D7902DC09B6D19018
SHA256:	D674C0BB4C04FD1AF554931BAE11C4A746848282C6B3C642A5A1F1A7C5AE71F5
SSDEEP:	12288:pZFTJ6Y9+057ltlo4s7dXP7ZFIyQgJqh3sTtvyEgvvkFjAk23k/6ibUMUcDoLB8s:pr40xlbodVlmgo6Tkpv8Dl6tck9b

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 180 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:: off
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: 120 seconds
MITM proxy:: off
Privacy:: Public submission
Fakenet option:: off
Route via Tor:: off
Autoconfirmation of UAC:: on
Network:: on

Software preset

Internet Explorer 8.0.7601.17514 undefined
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC MUI (15.023.20070)
Adobe Flash Player 26 ActiveX (26.0.0.131)
Adobe Flash Player 26 NPAPI (26.0.0.131)
Adobe Flash Player 26 PPAPI (26.0.0.131)
Adobe Refresh Manager (1.8.0)
CCleaner (5.35)
FileZilla Client 3.36.0 (3.36.0)
Google Chrome (73.0.3683.75)
Google Update Helper (1.3.33.23)
Java 8 Update 92 (8.0.920.14)
Java Auto Updater (2.8.92.14)
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1 (4.6.01055)
Microsoft Office Access MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Access Setup Metadata MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Excel MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office OneNote MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Outlook MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office PowerPoint MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Professional 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Proof (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Proof (French) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Proof (Spanish) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Proofing (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Publisher MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Shared MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Shared Setup Metadata MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Single Image 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Word MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.6161 (9.0.30729.6161)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable - 10.0.40219 (10.0.40219)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x86) - 12.0.30501 (12.0.30501.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x86 Additional Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x86 Minimum Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable (x86) - 14.15.26706 (14.15.26706.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 x86 Additional Runtime - 14.15.26706 (14.15.26706)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 x86 Minimum Runtime - 14.15.26706 (14.15.26706)
Mozilla Firefox 65.0.2 (x86 en-US) (65.0.2)
Notepad++ (32-bit x86) (7.5.1)
Opera 12.15 (12.15.1748)
Skype version 8.29 (8.29)
VLC media player (2.2.6)
WinRAR 5.60 (32-bit) (5.60.0)

Hotfixes

Client LanguagePack Package
Client Refresh LanguagePack Package
CodecPack Basic Package
Foundation Package
IE Troubleshooters Package
InternetExplorer Optional Package
KB2534111
KB2999226
KB976902
LocalPack AU Package
LocalPack CA Package
LocalPack GB Package
LocalPack US Package
LocalPack ZA Package
ProfessionalEdition
UltimateEdition

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MALICIOUS
- Changes the autorun value in the registry
  - Payment_Notification.gz.exe (PID: 3408)
- Detected Hawkeye Keylogger
  - Payment_Notification.gz.exe (PID: 3408)
- Actions looks like stealing of personal data
  - vbc.exe (PID: 3392)
SUSPICIOUS
- Application launched itself
  - Payment_Notification.gz.exe (PID: 3144)
- Creates files in the user directory
  - Payment_Notification.gz.exe (PID: 3408)
- Executable content was dropped or overwritten
  - Payment_Notification.gz.exe (PID: 3408)
- Checks for external IP
  - Payment_Notification.gz.exe (PID: 3408)
- Loads DLL from Mozilla Firefox
  - vbc.exe (PID: 2904)
- Executes scripts
  - Payment_Notification.gz.exe (PID: 3408)
- Connects to SMTP port
  - Payment_Notification.gz.exe (PID: 3408)
INFO
No info indicators.

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.exe	\|	Win32 Executable Delphi generic (37.4)
.scr	\|	Windows screen saver (34.5)
.exe	\|	Win32 Executable (generic) (11.9)
.exe	\|	Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (5.4)
.exe	\|	Generic Win/DOS Executable (5.2)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType:	Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp:	1992:04:04 00:32:25+02:00
PEType:	PE32
LinkerVersion:	2.25
CodeSize:	389120
InitializedDataSize:	451072
UninitializedDataSize:	-
EntryPoint:	0x5ff24
OSVersion:	4
ImageVersion:	-
SubsystemVersion:	4
Subsystem:	Windows GUI

Summary

Architecture:	IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem:	IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date:	03-Apr-1992 22:32:25
Detected languages:	English - United States

DOS Header

Magic number:	MZ
Bytes on last page of file:	0x0050
Pages in file:	0x0002
Relocations:	0x0000
Size of header:	0x0004
Min extra paragraphs:	0x000F
Max extra paragraphs:	0xFFFF
Initial SS value:	0x0000
Initial SP value:	0x00B8
Checksum:	0x0000
Initial IP value:	0x0000
Initial CS value:	0x0000
Overlay number:	0x001A
OEM identifier:	0x0000
OEM information:	0x0000
Address of NE header:	0x00000100

PE Headers

Signature:	PE
Machine:	IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections:	8
Time date stamp:	03-Apr-1992 22:32:25
Pointer to Symbol Table:	0x00000000
Number of symbols:	0
Size of Optional Header:	0x00E0
Characteristics:	IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE IMAGE_FILE_BYTES_REVERSED_HI IMAGE_FILE_BYTES_REVERSED_LO IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE IMAGE_FILE_LINE_NUMS_STRIPPED IMAGE_FILE_LOCAL_SYMS_STRIPPED

Sections

Name	Virtual Address	Virtual Size	Raw Size	Charateristics	Entropy
CODE	0x00001000	0x0005EF6C	0x0005F000	IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ	6.52453
DATA	0x00060000	0x00009734	0x00009800	IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE	4.87742
BSS	0x0006A000	0x00000D71	0x00000000	IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE	0
.idata	0x0006B000	0x00002200	0x00002200	IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE	5.05841
.tls	0x0006E000	0x00000010	0x00000000	IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE	0
.rdata	0x0006F000	0x00000018	0x00000200	IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_SHARED	0.200582
.reloc	0x00070000	0x00006CA8	0x00006E00	IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_SHARED	6.62978
.rsrc	0x00077000	0x0005B774	0x0005B800	IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_SHARED	7.52475

Resources

Title	Entropy	Size	Codepage	Language	Type
1	5.91874	1736	Latin 1 / Western European	English - United States	RT_ICON
2	2.80231	308	Latin 1 / Western European	UNKNOWN	RT_CURSOR
3	3.00046	308	Latin 1 / Western European	UNKNOWN	RT_CURSOR
4	2.56318	308	Latin 1 / Western European	UNKNOWN	RT_CURSOR
5	2.6949	308	Latin 1 / Western European	UNKNOWN	RT_CURSOR
6	2.62527	308	Latin 1 / Western European	UNKNOWN	RT_CURSOR
7	2.91604	308	Latin 1 / Western European	UNKNOWN	RT_CURSOR
358	6.13779	1455	Latin 1 / Western European	English - United States	RT_CURSOR
359	7.56751	1455	Latin 1 / Western European	English - United States	RT_CURSOR
360	7.54459	1455	Latin 1 / Western European	English - United States	RT_CURSOR

Imports


advapi32.dll
comctl32.dll
gdi32.dll
kernel32.dll
oleaut32.dll
user32.dll

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Total processes

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Process information

PID	CMD	Path	Indicators	Parent process
3144	"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment_Notification.gz.exe"	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment_Notification.gz.exe	—	explorer.exe
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0
3408	"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment_Notification.gz.exe"	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment_Notification.gz.exe		Payment_Notification.gz.exe
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM
3392	C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe /stext "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\holdermail.txt"	C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe		Payment_Notification.gz.exe
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Visual Basic Command Line Compiler Exit code: 0 Version: 8.0.50727.5420
2904	C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe /stext "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\holderwb.txt"	C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe	—	Payment_Notification.gz.exe
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Visual Basic Command Line Compiler Exit code: 0 Version: 8.0.50727.5420

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(PID) Process:	(3408) Payment_Notification.gz.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Payment_Notification_RASAPI32
Operation:	write	Name:	EnableFileTracing
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(3408) Payment_Notification.gz.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Payment_Notification_RASAPI32
Operation:	write	Name:	EnableConsoleTracing
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(3408) Payment_Notification.gz.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Payment_Notification_RASAPI32
Operation:	write	Name:	FileTracingMask
Value: 4294901760
(PID) Process:	(3408) Payment_Notification.gz.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Payment_Notification_RASAPI32
Operation:	write	Name:	ConsoleTracingMask
Value: 4294901760
(PID) Process:	(3408) Payment_Notification.gz.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Payment_Notification_RASAPI32
Operation:	write	Name:	MaxFileSize
Value: 1048576
(PID) Process:	(3408) Payment_Notification.gz.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Payment_Notification_RASAPI32
Operation:	write	Name:	FileDirectory
Value: %windir%\tracing
(PID) Process:	(3408) Payment_Notification.gz.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Payment_Notification_RASMANCS
Operation:	write	Name:	EnableFileTracing
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(3408) Payment_Notification.gz.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Payment_Notification_RASMANCS
Operation:	write	Name:	EnableConsoleTracing
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(3408) Payment_Notification.gz.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Payment_Notification_RASMANCS
Operation:	write	Name:	FileTracingMask
Value: 4294901760
(PID) Process:	(3408) Payment_Notification.gz.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Payment_Notification_RASMANCS
Operation:	write	Name:	ConsoleTracingMask
Value: 4294901760

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Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
3392	vbc.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\holdermail.txt		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
2904	vbc.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\holderwb.txt		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
3408	Payment_Notification.gz.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\pid.txt		text
		MD5:734E6BFCD358E25AC1DB0A4241B95651	SHA256:972356A4C7C6EC11C81F19EDF6F2969F054BBD35F72C51DE6E364475E8870885
3408	Payment_Notification.gz.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsUpdate.exe		executable
		MD5:2F91731EA1C6CAC56B6A25238FEA28DE	SHA256:D674C0BB4C04FD1AF554931BAE11C4A746848282C6B3C642A5A1F1A7C5AE71F5
3408	Payment_Notification.gz.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\pidloc.txt		text
		MD5:F148362C17FA48285EBEF1F4358DC0E6	SHA256:B62FB1D98801DB65B4C82B64D5170061762DBDA8D71EB9251AF76327D8EF8FBC

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HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
3408	Payment_Notification.gz.exe	GET	403	104.16.155.36:80	http://whatismyipaddress.com/	US	text	100 b	shared

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
3408	Payment_Notification.gz.exe	104.16.155.36:80	whatismyipaddress.com	Cloudflare Inc	US	shared
3408	Payment_Notification.gz.exe	208.91.199.225:587	smtp.wingon.site	PDR	US	shared

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
whatismyipaddress.com	104.16.155.36 104.16.154.36	shared
smtp.wingon.site	208.91.199.225 208.91.199.223 208.91.199.224 208.91.198.143	malicious

Threats

PID	Process	Class	Message
3408	Payment_Notification.gz.exe	A Network Trojan was detected	MALWARE [PTsecurity] Spyware.HawkEyeKeyLogger (IP Chck)
3408	Payment_Notification.gz.exe	Generic Protocol Command Decode	SURICATA Applayer Detect protocol only one direction
3408	Payment_Notification.gz.exe	A Network Trojan was detected	ET TROJAN HawkEye Keylogger Report SMTP

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General Info

Payment_Notification.gz.exe

2F91731EA1C6CAC56B6A25238FEA28DE

029DC4694E69D44CFFC0ED8D7902DC09B6D19018

D674C0BB4C04FD1AF554931BAE11C4A746848282C6B3C642A5A1F1A7C5AE71F5

12288:pZFTJ6Y9+057ltlo4s7dXP7ZFIyQgJqh3sTtvyEgvvkFjAk23k/6ibUMUcDoLB8s:pr40xlbodVlmgo6Tkpv8Dl6tck9b

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MALICIOUS

Changes the autorun value in the registry

Detected Hawkeye Keylogger

Actions looks like stealing of personal data

SUSPICIOUS

Application launched itself

Creates files in the user directory

Executable content was dropped or overwritten

Checks for external IP

Loads DLL from Mozilla Firefox

Executes scripts

Connects to SMTP port

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