Analysis

  • max time kernel
    134s
  • max time network
    145s
  • platform
    windows10_x64
  • resource
    win10-en-20211014
  • submitted
    14-10-2021 23:12

General

  • Target

    8bac59b258ea8ea81eccb35b6e2a4bb78e415c84ea9a7c24a46727d5be8c3023.exe

  • Size

    597KB

  • MD5

    8a745bd65f32190da2c625f016f14a39

  • SHA1

    969ff934b3e2d0cf97054b97e74597a6fd5a03bf

  • SHA256

    8bac59b258ea8ea81eccb35b6e2a4bb78e415c84ea9a7c24a46727d5be8c3023

  • SHA512

    109a1aa0112d2da87fbab0f6b492a2670f1efbe38067e719d387c2b02fa8527c83ca8f460e666cb57fd8754780099bd886103f075b5b895aebfd4abf55501393

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

cloudhost.myfirewall.org:5654

Mutex

9845a945-f2ff-4e93-b909-aece664ddb48

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    cloudhost.myfirewall.org

  • backup_dns_server

    cloudhost.myfirewall.org

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2021-06-20T04:14:27.248073436Z

  • 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

    5654

  • default_group

    J

  • 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

    9845a945-f2ff-4e93-b909-aece664ddb48

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    cloudhost.myfirewall.org

  • primary_dns_server

    cloudhost.myfirewall.org

  • 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
  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 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\8bac59b258ea8ea81eccb35b6e2a4bb78e415c84ea9a7c24a46727d5be8c3023.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8bac59b258ea8ea81eccb35b6e2a4bb78e415c84ea9a7c24a46727d5be8c3023.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2324
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8bac59b258ea8ea81eccb35b6e2a4bb78e415c84ea9a7c24a46727d5be8c3023.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8bac59b258ea8ea81eccb35b6e2a4bb78e415c84ea9a7c24a46727d5be8c3023.exe
      2⤵
        PID:3436
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8bac59b258ea8ea81eccb35b6e2a4bb78e415c84ea9a7c24a46727d5be8c3023.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8bac59b258ea8ea81eccb35b6e2a4bb78e415c84ea9a7c24a46727d5be8c3023.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
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3848
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "SMTP Manager" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp1866.tmp"
          3⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:4436
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "SMTP Manager Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp19AF.tmp"
          3⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:4640

    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

    1
    T1082

    Replay Monitor

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\8bac59b258ea8ea81eccb35b6e2a4bb78e415c84ea9a7c24a46727d5be8c3023.exe.log
      MD5

      605f809fab8c19729d39d075f7ffdb53

      SHA1

      c546f877c9bd53563174a90312a8337fdfc5fdd9

      SHA256

      6904d540649e76c55f99530b81be17e099184bb4cad415aa9b9b39cc3677f556

      SHA512

      82cc12c3186ae23884b8d5c104638c8206272c4389ade56b926dfc1d437b03888159b3c790b188b54d277a262e731927e703e680ea642e1417faee27443fd5b3

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp1866.tmp
      MD5

      b47ea209ab3cbc31e01315ad5914300a

      SHA1

      2913ae12805dcaa183c172878ff51a3ceb978bfa

      SHA256

      bf37a0054cdaea925e08188aeca115adf171a0317d7fc9aba77770f1cbf65847

      SHA512

      41bce94deb713cad4f68e4e0adcaed170606154511d9b8d6f11f98eac99cae6e7252c3d132337b334ef133a4e5b0e007a72289bc8e64f652046d1288237e77cc

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp19AF.tmp
      MD5

      b3b017f9df206021717a11f11d895402

      SHA1

      e4ea12823af6550ee634536eec1eb14490580a3b

      SHA256

      654dfce2c28024364e679e1b958f3fb81fc6d29685d534d905d1c83a84351024

      SHA512

      95666cb81aa1fd1ade04a32f63381ce8bff274d7d300c0b59cbb10a294c4d1eebaa3000365a2000b38793de030044995cf23e623c5e3648d9b00501f97ff9343

    • memory/2324-115-0x00000000004F0000-0x00000000004F1000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2324-117-0x0000000002A20000-0x0000000002AA3000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      524KB

    • memory/2324-118-0x0000000004F30000-0x0000000004F63000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      204KB

    • memory/2324-127-0x0000000004FB0000-0x0000000004FB1000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/3848-126-0x0000000005160000-0x0000000005161000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/3848-125-0x00000000050C0000-0x00000000050C1000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/3848-124-0x00000000055C0000-0x00000000055C1000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/3848-128-0x0000000005040000-0x0000000005041000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/3848-129-0x00000000050C0000-0x00000000055BE000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      5.0MB

    • memory/3848-120-0x000000000041E792-mapping.dmp
    • memory/3848-119-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/3848-134-0x00000000052E0000-0x00000000052E5000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      20KB

    • memory/3848-135-0x00000000060B0000-0x00000000060C9000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      100KB

    • memory/3848-136-0x00000000061E0000-0x00000000061E3000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      12KB

    • memory/4436-130-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/4640-132-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp