Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-en-20210920
  • submitted
    11-10-2021 19:54

General

  • Target

    shipping documents.pdf.exe

  • Size

    620KB

  • MD5

    d6d4e3068736e41cc62527b1328817a2

  • SHA1

    c7b2a7afcd3f5bb62c084ae0f08852564a79519d

  • SHA256

    28e7aedaf2800e319f630be9607b160a327e229a2c96eedf55d5637a77836e74

  • SHA512

    4e17768f97103c78e177fc6fbba395ffa09595e54bdf17dba19455862d48eb21fdecbcf099992d3e0c0eec4a84779f236ff75e5370b3ecadd8efad5613f5937f

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

23.105.131.206:4040

Mutex

336f8da1-0f3e-48f8-851d-a56c179e533d

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2021-07-12T14:00:59.313360036Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    true

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    4040

  • default_group

    boss

  • 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

    336f8da1-0f3e-48f8-851d-a56c179e533d

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    23.105.131.206

  • 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.

  • 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 11 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\shipping documents.pdf.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\shipping documents.pdf.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1128
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\dKiNuzOQZrZEYD" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp893C.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:684
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\shipping documents.pdf.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\shipping documents.pdf.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:1368
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\shipping documents.pdf.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\shipping documents.pdf.exe"
        2⤵
          PID:108
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\shipping documents.pdf.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\shipping documents.pdf.exe"
          2⤵
            PID:1364
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\shipping documents.pdf.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\shipping documents.pdf.exe"
            2⤵
            • Checks whether UAC is enabled
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:544

        Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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        Downloads

        • memory/544-67-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          224KB

        • memory/544-66-0x000000000041E792-mapping.dmp

        • memory/544-62-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          224KB

        • memory/544-72-0x0000000000720000-0x0000000000723000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          12KB

        • memory/544-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          224KB

        • memory/544-71-0x0000000000700000-0x0000000000719000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          100KB

        • memory/544-61-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          224KB

        • memory/544-65-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          224KB

        • memory/544-70-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000005F5000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          20KB

        • memory/544-69-0x0000000004BC0000-0x0000000004BC1000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/544-63-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          224KB

        • memory/684-60-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

        • memory/1128-54-0x0000000000280000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/1128-59-0x0000000005020000-0x0000000005074000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          336KB

        • memory/1128-57-0x0000000004570000-0x0000000004571000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/1128-56-0x00000000765A1000-0x00000000765A3000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8KB

        • memory/1128-58-0x0000000000350000-0x0000000000361000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          68KB