Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7v20201028
  • submitted
    09-11-2020 19:37

General

  • Target

    RFQ 1107052020.exe

  • Size

    439KB

  • MD5

    6f76cf57e27e27dc36ef6365bf992d0b

  • SHA1

    ecc4feea2d22a4e7b5cdcee281bddd2396a54f5c

  • SHA256

    a625100d55ce2671fe17784442c36fa6bae6ada85d516c2e3ac4509112d4c740

  • SHA512

    3676e45051dce3a6e8857de0713da27449831fc4ec5b2a84c1afbe3d6689ceaf6a763452013ff066c3e3413547c1111f12beff0a4be652fabca784b906ab5dac

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

sydney112.hopto.org:1007

79.134.225.7:1007

Mutex

1794518e-1406-42a0-bd9e-26459aee0f43

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    79.134.225.7

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2020-02-10T00:18:24.962118936Z

  • 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

    1007

  • 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

    1794518e-1406-42a0-bd9e-26459aee0f43

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    sydney112.hopto.org

  • 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 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RFQ 1107052020.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RFQ 1107052020.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:756
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RFQ 1107052020.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:1668
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "NTFS Manager" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC0C0.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:1176
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "NTFS Manager Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC469.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:1976

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\tmpC0C0.tmp
    MD5

    fb80d0e19032b29c47d85d14f009fd97

    SHA1

    e1c6ce934402c7443cc1a923a15b99f3f734c915

    SHA256

    ae06bb533582078648bc61e560160bd222aa87ce0bf27eacd0988d04a3c34a97

    SHA512

    c0b5310625c03de2a15244324d8c5caf3cdebe7e53fd20c887285dce71e92249eb8a57997deaa6c2736ebeb9ff2d49ca21d3f8ef9aabe1fa947efc3c011767d3

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC469.tmp
    MD5

    41808f05a9aa523d0ef506d4993f1d6c

    SHA1

    5a228145decf63ebbbd673c9b7c08a86236a22d4

    SHA256

    f76bd5da395a725b5998efab9a5d3160657cf2d44a8be83fa24af6ba29acf731

    SHA512

    7cf71f8fd8dccaa8cf2c724afca3178be8b7a6e0cc6e4b44990e96413bd0dac8248e2bcfa1bb82da05efb6c4b46649722c20ce14cf4a44f1720e18732bd9246e

  • memory/668-46-0x000007FEF6AD0000-0x000007FEF6D4A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    2.5MB

  • memory/1176-56-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1668-52-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1668-53-0x000000000041E792-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1668-54-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1668-55-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1976-58-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp