Analysis

  • max time kernel
    126s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7v20210410
  • submitted
    11-05-2021 11:10

General

  • Target

    RFQEMFA.Elektrik.pdf.exe

  • Size

    951KB

  • MD5

    212b4438b24a7861e987a74aeb6b937e

  • SHA1

    df3c8093317d50ed2463fa96ca681a037123ddcf

  • SHA256

    00b6b610ff7d07af06a0888ac2095085de70aae5238bb1e876128ed0ede3fb3e

  • SHA512

    164beaf6d8d9693a3ab9971fe925cd680c844886acd1caf0ccd9c6f05e15f0c72c4fee867076f15e87a5788363302919751c6d712ee35ce0dc7198c1535e8335

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

79.134.225.17:2050

127.0.0.1:2050

Mutex

faa60493-d519-4c8d-8ff8-8e7cd20e9967

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    127.0.0.1

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2021-02-19T18:34:39.325937936Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    true

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    2050

  • 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

    faa60493-d519-4c8d-8ff8-8e7cd20e9967

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    79.134.225.17

  • 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
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • 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 5 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\RFQEMFA.Elektrik.pdf.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RFQEMFA.Elektrik.pdf.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:336
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\UmdaRvNPnl" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC8FA.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1016
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RFQEMFA.Elektrik.pdf.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RFQEMFA.Elektrik.pdf.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:1196
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RFQEMFA.Elektrik.pdf.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RFQEMFA.Elektrik.pdf.exe"
        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:1056

    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

    Replay Monitor

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC8FA.tmp
      MD5

      ddc7def5be0e787dc0cc090cbfbff178

      SHA1

      6776d7a8b2991f5871b8cde60b24dbaabaed95d3

      SHA256

      a51e9c76e280b3197b21fc72eaef8214117fe0b15575d97a49c5160eeca04e91

      SHA512

      0ea4b78c4ba523edd7e368acae3fae840d347bc1c14b78f520cd39129c94c98eee4be24a0ebdfa04cc123c3fdb83bff312cfb804a34eaa4be91d35e56471a664

    • memory/336-59-0x0000000000CC0000-0x0000000000CC1000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/336-61-0x00000000045F0000-0x00000000045F1000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/336-62-0x0000000000300000-0x0000000000304000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      16KB

    • memory/336-63-0x00000000052D0000-0x000000000539B000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      812KB

    • memory/336-64-0x0000000004EA0000-0x0000000004F2A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      552KB

    • memory/1016-65-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/1056-73-0x0000000000AA0000-0x0000000000AA3000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      12KB

    • memory/1056-79-0x0000000002280000-0x0000000002287000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      28KB

    • memory/1056-69-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/1056-71-0x0000000000950000-0x0000000000955000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      20KB

    • memory/1056-72-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000000979000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      100KB

    • memory/1056-67-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/1056-74-0x0000000004AE0000-0x0000000004AE1000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/1056-76-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000CB5000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      84KB

    • memory/1056-75-0x0000000000AD0000-0x0000000000ADD000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      52KB

    • memory/1056-68-0x000000000041E792-mapping.dmp
    • memory/1056-82-0x00000000022F0000-0x00000000022F9000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      36KB

    • memory/1056-81-0x00000000022E0000-0x00000000022ED000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      52KB

    • memory/1056-80-0x00000000022D0000-0x00000000022D6000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      24KB

    • memory/1056-78-0x0000000002220000-0x000000000222C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/1056-77-0x00000000021D0000-0x00000000021D6000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      24KB

    • memory/1056-83-0x0000000002300000-0x000000000230F000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      60KB

    • memory/1056-85-0x0000000004770000-0x0000000004799000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      164KB

    • memory/1056-84-0x0000000002310000-0x000000000231A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/1056-86-0x0000000002330000-0x000000000233F000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      60KB