Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • max time network
    154s
  • platform
    windows10_x64
  • resource
    win10-en-20210920
  • submitted
    05/10/2021, 06:58

General

  • Target
    DHL_Ship_form.exe
  • Size 1.1MB
  • Sample211005-hrhxrahffl
  • SHA256 7cd5e61342f0cfa2fe97d0db905e8c012a2d6d32e410df84e865f8460d2c4b00
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • nanocore

Version
  • 1.2.2.0

C2
  • pastorcc.duckdns.org:2333

  • 127.0.0.1:2333

Mutex
  • bd8ab434-831a-4995-a413-85f7678b5d75

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    127.0.0.1

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2021-07-12T14:33:29.396258336Z

  • 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

    2333

  • 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

    bd8ab434-831a-4995-a413-85f7678b5d75

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    pastorcc.duckdns.org

  • primary_dns_server

    8.8.8.8

  • request_elevation

    true

  • restart_delay

    5000

  • run_delay

    0

  • run_on_startup

    true

  • 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.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Obfuscated with Agile.Net obfuscator 2 IoCs

    Detects use of the Agile.Net commercial obfuscator, which is capable of entity renaming and control flow obfuscation.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 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 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DHL_Ship_form.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DHL_Ship_form.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3600
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "cmd.exe" /c REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /f /v "LKJGFDXCG" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DGFCGVKJL.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4324
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
        REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /f /v "LKJGFDXCG" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DGFCGVKJL.exe"
        3⤵
        • Adds Run key to start application
        PID:4284
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DGFCGVKJL.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DGFCGVKJL.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4012
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\InstallUtil.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\InstallUtil.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks whether UAC is enabled
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4364
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "SCSI Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpD596.tmp"
          4⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:4612

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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        Downloads

        memory/3600-121-0x0000000006E20000-0x0000000006E41000-memory.dmp

        memory/3600-122-0x0000000006ED0000-0x0000000006ED1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3600-123-0x0000000006EA0000-0x0000000006EA1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3600-124-0x0000000005730000-0x0000000005C2E000-memory.dmp

        memory/3600-117-0x0000000005C30000-0x0000000005C31000-memory.dmp

        memory/3600-118-0x00000000057D0000-0x00000000057D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3600-127-0x0000000005730000-0x0000000005C2E000-memory.dmp

        memory/3600-119-0x0000000005870000-0x0000000005871000-memory.dmp

        memory/3600-120-0x00000000061D0000-0x00000000061D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3600-115-0x0000000000E60000-0x0000000000E61000-memory.dmp

        memory/4012-142-0x0000000007080000-0x000000000708B000-memory.dmp

        memory/4012-141-0x0000000004EF0000-0x00000000053EE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4012-143-0x0000000009690000-0x0000000009691000-memory.dmp

        memory/4012-140-0x0000000004EF0000-0x00000000053EE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4364-153-0x0000000004D80000-0x0000000004D81000-memory.dmp

        memory/4364-144-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

        memory/4364-156-0x0000000005370000-0x0000000005375000-memory.dmp

        memory/4364-157-0x0000000005380000-0x0000000005399000-memory.dmp

        memory/4364-158-0x0000000005F30000-0x0000000005F33000-memory.dmp

        memory/4364-159-0x0000000004E80000-0x0000000004E81000-memory.dmp