Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • max time network
    156s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7
  • submitted
    11-07-2020 06:25

General

  • Target

    image0098.exe

  • Size

    422KB

  • MD5

    c9688049153282aa7cb58296f86b21c1

  • SHA1

    6c94c1304d4e33cc2a91af9c0611d4882b433b8c

  • SHA256

    2b3d9897c4e056d862c5bd923d587baca895a1f43023ec3700ec9d1113c35d91

  • SHA512

    d82e5136ac52dd32399efb68e9181da33cd427defb30cb553d6abb1f2d914dae7ba44bed7f969b1cc686e50d4670f20270d54b342535757fa6ee9f62b05a5fd4

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

79.134.225.5:1761

Mutex

2a10df69-15a3-46a2-85ad-98d8b06b12ce

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    79.134.225.5

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2020-04-08T15:28:03.734301436Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    false

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

    PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiBlbmNvZGluZz0iVVRGLTE2Ij8+DQo8VGFzayB2ZXJzaW9uPSIxLjIiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vc2NoZW1hcy5taWNyb3NvZnQuY29tL3dpbmRvd3MvMjAwNC8wMi9taXQvdGFzayI+DQogIDxSZWdpc3RyYXRpb25JbmZvIC8+DQogIDxUcmlnZ2VycyAvPg0KICA8UHJpbmNpcGFscz4NCiAgICA8UHJpbmNpcGFsIGlkPSJBdXRob3IiPg0KICAgICAgPExvZ29uVHlwZT5JbnRlcmFjdGl2ZVRva2VuPC9Mb2dvblR5cGU+DQogICAgICA8UnVuTGV2ZWw+SGlnaGVzdEF2YWlsYWJsZTwvUnVuTGV2ZWw+DQogICAgPC9QcmluY2lwYWw+DQogIDwvUHJpbmNpcGFscz4NCiAgPFNldHRpbmdzPg0KICAgIDxNdWx0aXBsZUluc3RhbmNlc1BvbGljeT5QYXJhbGxlbDwvTXVsdGlwbGVJbnN0YW5jZXNQb2xpY3k+DQogICAgPERpc2FsbG93U3RhcnRJZk9uQmF0dGVyaWVzPmZhbHNlPC9EaXNhbGxvd1N0YXJ0SWZPbkJhdHRlcmllcz4NCiAgICA8U3RvcElmR29pbmdPbkJhdHRlcmllcz5mYWxzZTwvU3RvcElmR29pbmdPbkJhdHRlcmllcz4NCiAgICA8QWxsb3dIYXJkVGVybWluYXRlPnRydWU8L0FsbG93SGFyZFRlcm1pbmF0ZT4NCiAgICA8U3RhcnRXaGVuQXZhaWxhYmxlPmZhbHNlPC9TdGFydFdoZW5BdmFpbGFibGU+DQogICAgPFJ1bk9ubHlJZk5ldHdvcmtBdmFpbGFibGU+ZmFsc2U8L1J1bk9ubHlJZk5ldHdvcmtBdmFpbGFibGU+DQogICAgPElkbGVTZXR0aW5ncz4NCiAgICAgIDxTdG9wT25JZGxlRW5kPmZhbHNlPC9TdG9wT25JZGxlRW5kPg0KICAgICAgPFJlc3RhcnRPbklkbGU+ZmFsc2U8L1Jlc3RhcnRPbklkbGU+DQogICAgPC9JZGxlU2V0dGluZ3M+DQogICAgPEFsbG93U3RhcnRPbkRlbWFuZD50cnVlPC9BbGxvd1N0YXJ0T25EZW1hbmQ+DQogICAgPEVuYWJsZWQ+dHJ1ZTwvRW5hYmxlZD4NCiAgICA8SGlkZGVuPmZhbHNlPC9IaWRkZW4+DQogICAgPFJ1bk9ubHlJZklkbGU+ZmFsc2U8L1J1bk9ubHlJZklkbGU+DQogICAgPFdha2VUb1J1bj5mYWxzZTwvV2FrZVRvUnVuPg0KICAgIDxFeGVjdXRpb25UaW1lTGltaXQ+UFQwUzwvRXhlY3V0aW9uVGltZUxpbWl0Pg0KICAgIDxQcmlvcml0eT40PC9Qcmlvcml0eT4NCiAgPC9TZXR0aW5ncz4NCiAgPEFjdGlvbnMgQ29udGV4dD0iQXV0aG9yIj4NCiAgICA8RXhlYz4NCiAgICAgIDxDb21tYW5kPiIjRVhFQ1VUQUJMRVBBVEgiPC9Db21tYW5kPg0KICAgICAgPEFyZ3VtZW50cz4kKEFyZzApPC9Bcmd1bWVudHM+DQogICAgPC9FeGVjPg0KICA8L0FjdGlvbnM+DQo8L1Rhc2s+

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    1761

  • default_group

    79.134.225.5

  • 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

    2a10df69-15a3-46a2-85ad-98d8b06b12ce

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    79.134.225.5

  • primary_dns_server

    8.8.8.8

  • request_elevation

    true

  • restart_delay

    5000

  • run_delay

    0

  • run_on_startup

    false

  • set_critical_process

    true

  • timeout_interval

    5000

  • use_custom_dns_server

    false

  • version

    1.2.2.0

  • wan_timeout

    8000

Signatures

  • Adds Run entry to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 3 IoCs

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

  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Drops startup file 1 IoCs
  • NanoCore

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1238 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\image0098.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\image0098.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
    PID:1440
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • Drops startup file
      PID:1564
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\image0098.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\image0098.exe"
      2⤵
      • Adds Run entry to start application
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      PID:1000
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "WAN Subsystem" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp4F95.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:1060
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "WAN Subsystem Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp50CE.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:1504
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\image0098.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\image0098.exe" 2 1000 84926
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:1620

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Execution

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1060

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1
T1082

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp4F95.tmp
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp50CE.tmp
  • memory/1000-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047F000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    508KB

  • memory/1000-3-0x000000000047D710-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1000-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047F000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    508KB

  • memory/1000-7-0x0000000001C10000-0x0000000001C48000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1000-8-0x0000000001C72000-0x0000000001C73000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1000-9-0x00000000003A0000-0x00000000003D3000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    204KB

  • memory/1000-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047F000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    508KB

  • memory/1060-11-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1504-13-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1564-0-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1564-1-0x0000000000110000-0x0000000000111000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1620-5-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp