Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7
  • submitted
    24/06/2020, 15:09

General

  • Target
    ABU.exe
  • Size 754KB
  • Sample200624-4bbwawdcv6
  • SHA256 0a2734857ca5d26ca4e6fd907472ec68dd756bf1bebfb48c7987795b013db922
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • nanocore

Version
  • 1.2.2.0

C2
  • mdhkazerni1555.ddnsking.com:2017

  • 185.140.53.236:2017

Mutex
  • e40f12af-b595-409f-bb15-d9a47a2b9b10

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    185.140.53.236

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2020-03-29T16:25:25.539394836Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    false

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

    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

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    2017

  • default_group

    Default

  • enable_debug_mode

    true

  • gc_threshold

    1.048576e+07

  • keep_alive_timeout

    30000

  • keyboard_logging

    false

  • lan_timeout

    2500

  • max_packet_size

    1.048576e+07

  • mutex

    e40f12af-b595-409f-bb15-d9a47a2b9b10

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    mdhkazerni1555.ddnsking.com

  • primary_dns_server

    8.8.8.8

  • request_elevation

    true

  • restart_delay

    5000

  • run_delay

    0

  • run_on_startup

    true

  • set_critical_process

    true

  • timeout_interval

    5000

  • use_custom_dns_server

    false

  • version

    1.2.2.0

  • wan_timeout

    8000

Signatures

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1371 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 3 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Drops startup file 1 IoCs
  • NanoCore

    NanoCore is a remote access tool (RAT) with a variety of capabilities.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ABU.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ABU.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1044
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • NTFS ADS
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      • Drops startup file
      PID:1104
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\appdata\ghjkjd.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\appdata\ghjkjd.exe"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1232
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\appdata\ghjkjd.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\appdata\ghjkjd.exe"
          4⤵
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Checks whether UAC is enabled
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
          PID:1324
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
            "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "WAN Subsystem" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp7EC.tmp"
            5⤵
            • Creates scheduled task(s)
            PID:308
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\appdata\ghjkjd.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\appdata\ghjkjd.exe" 2 1324 66097
          4⤵
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Executes dropped EXE
          PID:1464

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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        Downloads

        memory/1104-1-0x0000000000090000-0x0000000000091000-memory.dmp

        memory/1324-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047F000-memory.dmp

        memory/1324-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047F000-memory.dmp

        memory/1324-14-0x00000000002C0000-0x00000000002F8000-memory.dmp

        memory/1324-15-0x0000000001E02000-0x0000000001E03000-memory.dmp

        memory/1324-16-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000253000-memory.dmp

        memory/1324-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047F000-memory.dmp