Analysis

  • max time kernel
    121s
  • max time network
    169s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-en-20210920
  • submitted
    22-10-2021 11:32

General

  • Target

    Proof of payment.jpg.exe

  • Size

    637KB

  • MD5

    ce6c1427a68e923224e5b905c111a705

  • SHA1

    5edea42e155b4ee11df0d4ff92cdc8e9f1ba0a98

  • SHA256

    4a3c5b05acf2b9146986099a82aff6b616442d38222aa5be8ab875e1a73be94e

  • SHA512

    e0cac17621e0913bbb7f11be8d139cf674c55b0eab16b84c44c111c38be641466d2530fc349513ebe56cca110d1ce10d287055d44986c0d3600700e4a18102ea

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

harold.accesscam.org:6051

harold.2waky.com:6051

Mutex

ed2d5ce0-ca4d-4264-be01-91a018d59d09

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    harold.2waky.com

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2019-07-13T12:05:45.695760236Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    true

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    6051

  • default_group

    INV TO BID

  • 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

    ed2d5ce0-ca4d-4264-be01-91a018d59d09

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    harold.accesscam.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.

  • suricata: ET MALWARE Possible NanoCore C2 60B

    suricata: ET MALWARE Possible NanoCore C2 60B

  • 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 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 27 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Proof of payment.jpg.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Proof of payment.jpg.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:636
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Proof of payment.jpg.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:584
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\OUXwgQt" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9AD9.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1356
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:1584
      • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe
        "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:432

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

    Execution

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053

    Persistence

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053

    Privilege Escalation

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053

    Discovery

    System Information Discovery

    1
    T1082

    Replay Monitor

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    Downloads

    • memory/432-61-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/432-72-0x0000000000A36000-0x0000000000A47000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      68KB

    • memory/432-70-0x0000000000A31000-0x0000000000A32000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/432-67-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000000A31000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/432-60-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/432-62-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/432-63-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/432-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/432-65-0x000000000041E792-mapping.dmp
    • memory/584-68-0x0000000002300000-0x0000000002F4A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      12.3MB

    • memory/584-57-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/584-69-0x0000000002300000-0x0000000002F4A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      12.3MB

    • memory/584-71-0x0000000002300000-0x0000000002F4A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      12.3MB

    • memory/636-54-0x0000000075871000-0x0000000075873000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/636-56-0x0000000000471000-0x0000000000472000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/636-55-0x0000000000470000-0x0000000000471000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/1356-59-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp