Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10_x64
  • resource
    win10v20201028
  • submitted
    21-01-2021 17:14

General

  • Target

    PROOF OF PAYMENT.exe

  • Size

    1.1MB

  • MD5

    dcf168394ef0a6d6774b099dd8493b75

  • SHA1

    565c77fa9f7f22229ff5aabad52f6f9e0c5fbce0

  • SHA256

    373e294fccf1cbc447469aeb6fc86678efbfd072b5035a295d1fc74ce6e9fd79

  • SHA512

    6f19bd8c1ce255848fc9e60b92b758ac960c81e3cb4c3c7bc5e520de5b03cfc0a2244891150b50ecc179fc35a9d7f9477e567bdd275b32b4873fe640dafe7ac9

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

amechi.duckdns.org:3190

Mutex

c3f2ffac-72ce-4a70-9d04-4f6a62cc4c81

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    amechi.duckdns.org

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2020-11-02T13:48:01.329593636Z

  • 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

    OJO 202111111111

  • 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

    c3f2ffac-72ce-4a70-9d04-4f6a62cc4c81

  • 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
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

  • 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 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 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 behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:988
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\pJrVfPIhXgkUp" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpDBFE.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2688
    • 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:516

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

2
T1082

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\PROOF OF PAYMENT.exe.log
    MD5

    b4f7a6a57cb46d94b72410eb6a6d45a9

    SHA1

    69f3596ffa027202d391444b769ceea0ae14c5f7

    SHA256

    23994ebe221a48ea16ebad51ae0d4b47ccd415ae10581f9405e588d4f6c2523b

    SHA512

    be6da516e54c3a5b33ac2603137a2f8cf8445ff5961dd266faedf3627bae8979953d7ef305538df0151c609917a5b99bf5d023bdd32de50fd5c723950f90db5c

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

    686b61541d464dc04945dc86a12246d6

    SHA1

    c338a26b9bbb487658e06bf4a4f2574e16a25887

    SHA256

    ddf6e5d11567bd55fa3af9584853a69f86264e7515826b8a6bb7300f3ce84358

    SHA512

    8a3d5d0062ff3dfc43abd650e4ea2e8c4b81e462d06d58ff4b22b728c608ef77b1ccae32d6a6aad79e5d03ff1080bbaf680e1627469e7568fa68edf21482773c

  • memory/516-28-0x0000000004E50000-0x0000000004E51000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/516-27-0x0000000005420000-0x0000000005423000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    12KB

  • memory/516-26-0x0000000005B60000-0x0000000005B79000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    100KB

  • memory/516-25-0x00000000051B0000-0x00000000051B5000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    20KB

  • memory/516-18-0x0000000073800000-0x0000000073EEE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/516-16-0x000000000041E792-mapping.dmp
  • memory/516-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/988-8-0x00000000054C0000-0x00000000054C1000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/988-12-0x0000000008160000-0x0000000008161000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/988-11-0x0000000008020000-0x00000000080B1000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    580KB

  • memory/988-10-0x0000000005A00000-0x0000000005A0E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/988-9-0x00000000057E0000-0x00000000057E1000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/988-2-0x0000000073800000-0x0000000073EEE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/988-7-0x0000000005870000-0x0000000005871000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/988-6-0x0000000005CD0000-0x0000000005CD1000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/988-5-0x0000000007950000-0x0000000007A47000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    988KB

  • memory/988-3-0x0000000000900000-0x0000000000901000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2688-13-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp