Analysis

  • max time kernel
    119s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-en-20210920
  • submitted
    13-10-2021 07:49

General

  • Target

    PROFORMA INVOICE4567.xlsx

  • Size

    657KB

  • MD5

    2aef1857cad31496174b607df0bfbfe9

  • SHA1

    878676c90762705166888bcc41ab51f8f4e92868

  • SHA256

    11a01b9c73c2ed2bc22dcd56b2925ecde913e7c2c37996da0584c124a0a00df2

  • SHA512

    d0f5fac446050d1b022c1a904717ab0b695e2ad83a5938545fe1e9a54b4eb2129ab788b7d40cad49f17d57c0f26c0b39da728c4d0550974612ded6876e4f74e2

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

watermalon1.sytes.net:7156

Mutex

34cd1eb8-e195-44b9-a620-f386babd4121

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2021-06-26T23:21:26.098478636Z

  • 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

    7156

  • 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

    34cd1eb8-e195-44b9-a620-f386babd4121

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    watermalon1.sytes.net

  • 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.

  • Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • 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 2 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Launches Equation Editor 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Equation Editor is an old Office component often targeted by exploits such as CVE-2017-11882.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 31 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /dde "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PROFORMA INVOICE4567.xlsx"
    1⤵
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1540
    • C:\Windows\splwow64.exe
      C:\Windows\splwow64.exe 12288
      2⤵
        PID:1072
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE" -Embedding
      1⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Launches Equation Editor
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:864
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DVB.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DVB.exe"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1152
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DVB.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DVB.exe"
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • 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
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1904
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
            "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "UDP Subsystem" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp734C.tmp"
            4⤵
            • Creates scheduled task(s)
            PID:1724
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
            "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "UDP Subsystem Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp7428.tmp"
            4⤵
            • Creates scheduled task(s)
            PID:860

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp734C.tmp

      MD5

      e3cb903d54f9c763d52870f9495012cd

      SHA1

      7eb1696999e40c6d91a952ccfb0e3251168bc157

      SHA256

      d840981f1ad64ebf8d9a6f82a273eb79f71b9cd7d1b804c8c0b9542b08a23467

      SHA512

      8ec3fd444761ede04c10735a8e16683848152a36673b196c60b42a39f0f90b1c43441978c2dc4ada82f37bc77579a22233986906d7e7e0eca0967c7950907ae2

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp7428.tmp

      MD5

      c4aecdef99eba873119e79616df3f4b0

      SHA1

      b1b3af52655fb633eed909dfed05b64fbbfac37c

      SHA256

      24fd0d87bea36a024449a95f808aaa174e4ed9003cb8a427b67c02411b8a2e0b

      SHA512

      e3f44b07267fccf4f5abd4efe80f2b037ddadc4cb898bdfca9d21ac5d79fcac828950065c2060d3ce125ee971fc3096183afee5287ba9951fbbda7257d8ed8d4

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DVB.exe

      MD5

      b137a951f1fe4b76240a6cebbeddd510

      SHA1

      1be225a48370be26f77c48c65bb0d3d32fc3eb03

      SHA256

      1de3bc48e9ad43454bc400a8046533d10e200acabe0b76e7de7520ee2316a621

      SHA512

      337d9e92bbc99e3b220d2e94219de11b2b7e8b7d6251a23325f4f31dc5994b179cff8f6b4efe4a15d01b4706a2026628465bcd072fa132b7dd312ca45d6692f9

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DVB.exe

      MD5

      b137a951f1fe4b76240a6cebbeddd510

      SHA1

      1be225a48370be26f77c48c65bb0d3d32fc3eb03

      SHA256

      1de3bc48e9ad43454bc400a8046533d10e200acabe0b76e7de7520ee2316a621

      SHA512

      337d9e92bbc99e3b220d2e94219de11b2b7e8b7d6251a23325f4f31dc5994b179cff8f6b4efe4a15d01b4706a2026628465bcd072fa132b7dd312ca45d6692f9

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DVB.exe

      MD5

      b137a951f1fe4b76240a6cebbeddd510

      SHA1

      1be225a48370be26f77c48c65bb0d3d32fc3eb03

      SHA256

      1de3bc48e9ad43454bc400a8046533d10e200acabe0b76e7de7520ee2316a621

      SHA512

      337d9e92bbc99e3b220d2e94219de11b2b7e8b7d6251a23325f4f31dc5994b179cff8f6b4efe4a15d01b4706a2026628465bcd072fa132b7dd312ca45d6692f9

    • \Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DVB.exe

      MD5

      b137a951f1fe4b76240a6cebbeddd510

      SHA1

      1be225a48370be26f77c48c65bb0d3d32fc3eb03

      SHA256

      1de3bc48e9ad43454bc400a8046533d10e200acabe0b76e7de7520ee2316a621

      SHA512

      337d9e92bbc99e3b220d2e94219de11b2b7e8b7d6251a23325f4f31dc5994b179cff8f6b4efe4a15d01b4706a2026628465bcd072fa132b7dd312ca45d6692f9

    • memory/860-81-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

    • memory/864-57-0x0000000075A71000-0x0000000075A73000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/1072-62-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

    • memory/1072-63-0x000007FEFC391000-0x000007FEFC393000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/1152-64-0x0000000000DB0000-0x0000000000DB1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/1152-68-0x0000000004D90000-0x0000000004D91000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/1152-69-0x0000000005420000-0x0000000005498000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      480KB

    • memory/1152-67-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000005F5000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      20KB

    • memory/1152-59-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

    • memory/1540-54-0x000000002F481000-0x000000002F484000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      12KB

    • memory/1540-99-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/1540-55-0x00000000719E1000-0x00000000719E3000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/1540-56-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/1724-79-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

    • memory/1904-84-0x00000000004F0000-0x00000000004F5000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      20KB

    • memory/1904-88-0x0000000000B20000-0x0000000000B35000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      84KB

    • memory/1904-75-0x000000000041E792-mapping.dmp

    • memory/1904-74-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/1904-73-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/1904-72-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/1904-83-0x0000000004EB0000-0x0000000004EB1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/1904-71-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/1904-85-0x0000000000520000-0x0000000000539000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      100KB

    • memory/1904-86-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000503000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      12KB

    • memory/1904-87-0x0000000000A80000-0x0000000000A8D000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      52KB

    • memory/1904-77-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/1904-89-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000B46000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      24KB

    • memory/1904-90-0x0000000000D90000-0x0000000000D9C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/1904-91-0x0000000000DA0000-0x0000000000DA7000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      28KB

    • memory/1904-92-0x0000000004240000-0x0000000004246000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      24KB

    • memory/1904-93-0x0000000004250000-0x000000000425D000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      52KB

    • memory/1904-94-0x0000000004260000-0x0000000004269000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      36KB

    • memory/1904-95-0x0000000004270000-0x000000000427F000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      60KB

    • memory/1904-96-0x0000000004280000-0x000000000428A000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/1904-97-0x0000000004790000-0x00000000047B9000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      164KB

    • memory/1904-98-0x00000000047C0000-0x00000000047CF000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      60KB

    • memory/1904-70-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      224KB