Analysis

  • max time kernel
    143s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows10_x64
  • resource
    win10v20201028
  • submitted
    19-01-2021 11:59

General

  • Target

    PROOF OF PAYMENT.exe

  • Size

    995KB

  • MD5

    57090f9293d9a013c7ff7fb614681a46

  • SHA1

    c477a883773decabc0518173b640045802fac0e8

  • SHA256

    7f7afb406c8f911f21354b2ea60fd688ce8083ed0ab10156c6f3421d927d2fab

  • SHA512

    398ec37b9927b59d8355d593bae50289e2ac40529cb34b788d25d0ffa92f443218494c84b91b6a498a3940d78538f6b9a579e26242bf5f4c5cdb7a4a972d3d3a

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

amechi.duckdns.org:3190

Mutex

0135833c-e6c6-4c75-bdfb-60bbf26ea921

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    amechi.duckdns.org

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2020-10-31T10:31:42.509293536Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    true

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    3190

  • default_group

    EYO LAKAKDON 2021

  • 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

    0135833c-e6c6-4c75-bdfb-60bbf26ea921

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    amechi.duckdns.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 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PROOF OF PAYMENT.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PROOF OF PAYMENT.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:740
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\RbJJtmpPB" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp1175.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1492
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PROOF OF PAYMENT.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
      PID:2092

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\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\PROOF OF PAYMENT.exe.log
    MD5

    0c2899d7c6746f42d5bbe088c777f94c

    SHA1

    622f66c5f7a3c91b28a9f43ce7c6cabadbf514f1

    SHA256

    5b0b99740cadaeff7b9891136644b396941547e20cc7eea646560d0dad5a5458

    SHA512

    ab7a3409ed4b6ca00358330a3aa4ef6de7d81eb21a5e24bb629ef6a7c7c4e2a70ca3accfbc989ed6e495fdb8eb6203a26d6f2a37b2a5809af4276af375b49078

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp1175.tmp
    MD5

    9e3db8ac71e39597ccb23a3adaebf81b

    SHA1

    5e86c14b72ded9136ecc13b3c745aea885e94375

    SHA256

    08258f161efbf14f3b2ea91e12a4feb3ea8ed4aa27ac6a371d2e46d115354188

    SHA512

    f10ff9b5c6d3e04ba65c22de6569dc66c1ea238afe638c2523434450425c2a095c2bd84d13f2938acd23a7e494f2175a219924a08311156b52e51da805dbcad5

  • memory/740-11-0x0000000007540000-0x0000000007541000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/740-3-0x0000000000770000-0x0000000000771000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/740-7-0x0000000005080000-0x0000000005081000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/740-8-0x0000000005160000-0x0000000005161000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/740-9-0x00000000054C0000-0x00000000054CE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/740-10-0x0000000007440000-0x0000000007492000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    328KB

  • memory/740-2-0x0000000073EE0000-0x00000000745CE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/740-5-0x00000000054D0000-0x00000000054D1000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/740-6-0x00000000050B0000-0x00000000050B1000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1492-12-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/2092-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2092-15-0x000000000041E792-mapping.dmp
  • memory/2092-17-0x0000000073EE0000-0x00000000745CE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/2092-24-0x0000000005690000-0x0000000005691000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2092-25-0x0000000005670000-0x0000000005675000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    20KB

  • memory/2092-26-0x0000000005820000-0x0000000005839000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    100KB

  • memory/2092-27-0x0000000005900000-0x0000000005903000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    12KB