Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10_x64
  • resource
    win10v20201028
  • submitted
    09-11-2020 20:19

General

  • Target

    Inquiry.pdf.exe

  • Size

    389KB

  • MD5

    7f80e72b233c0d439b6db2c0760229db

  • SHA1

    cec1e79e229a99d42b79d2792a93e406a14b24c4

  • SHA256

    c70637a7eb05b36175b101211cda02663eeefff3ea85b0742c5be6f7badd0a75

  • SHA512

    f04969848715edf308035f3b5d8a44f0fc6910b00611b55d2ab1fd21d08c965eb3467e23db09c3626120f5bf8760f40f9a305aa973e6ed132e41f8a4edef24a4

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

wazzy.ddns.net:1716

194.5.99.24:1716

Mutex

27a57dfb-aa6e-473f-ba42-9e8836c11d23

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    194.5.99.24

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2020-03-14T03:38:48.239646836Z

  • 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

    1716

  • 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

    27a57dfb-aa6e-473f-ba42-9e8836c11d23

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    wazzy.ddns.net

  • 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

  • NanoCore

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

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 77 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Inquiry.pdf.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Inquiry.pdf.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4684
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Inquiry.pdf.exe
      "{path}"
      2⤵
        PID:756
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Inquiry.pdf.exe
        "{path}"
        2⤵
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Checks whether UAC is enabled
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4104
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "SMTP Manager" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp7584.tmp"
          3⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:3144
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "SMTP Manager Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp76EC.tmp"
          3⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:4068

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp7584.tmp

      MD5

      27df6922a4b9f861cc668e5cf2ff165d

      SHA1

      a5c2d4d43c01d6a2a1ed740a6799609b45d7ec55

      SHA256

      c519e5217943cd38a8f8015287ed203b10d72c6792431292a4580503b558c9fe

      SHA512

      d833b32a2f3ac6e762463984c4a749a2009b403c14456feae975f17642347a6247ca1718cc9d973fa7af784f877310128533ec57c40539525fcf60fa6645f1d0

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp76EC.tmp

      MD5

      b3b017f9df206021717a11f11d895402

      SHA1

      e4ea12823af6550ee634536eec1eb14490580a3b

      SHA256

      654dfce2c28024364e679e1b958f3fb81fc6d29685d534d905d1c83a84351024

      SHA512

      95666cb81aa1fd1ade04a32f63381ce8bff274d7d300c0b59cbb10a294c4d1eebaa3000365a2000b38793de030044995cf23e623c5e3648d9b00501f97ff9343

    • memory/3144-2-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

    • memory/4068-4-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

    • memory/4104-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/4104-1-0x000000000041E792-mapping.dmp