Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-en-20211014
  • submitted
    23-10-2021 08:00

General

  • Target

    6b3e2ac8.exe

  • Size

    359KB

  • MD5

    8575cb6fc0f2e03e427b847b8bf734a9

  • SHA1

    23f35839198e0cab7822e2fa2ac8e75a3b575291

  • SHA256

    6b3e2ac84de7a3c998848636d915108d98ce24a70cddffc483e1681f0210665a

  • SHA512

    57690b76b4aef045b92f098253a260b31dc339c32acf7829386c5abf9ec17cf9ea031175ebb53a2794d4701a98732b972be672438c007edd867f1d9f1b6db23e

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

185.140.53.75:97

Mutex

75237636-ccfc-402a-827d-5ad01371659e

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2021-07-24T01:53:34.394429836Z

  • 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

    97

  • 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

    75237636-ccfc-402a-827d-5ad01371659e

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    185.140.53.75

  • 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.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 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 3 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 31 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6b3e2ac8.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6b3e2ac8.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1668
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\vhHiynSGnoB" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9463.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1288
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:1556
      • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe
        "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe"
        2⤵
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1292
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "SMTP Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9A2D.tmp"
          3⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:1048
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "SMTP Service Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9C9E.tmp"
          3⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:1928

    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\Temp\tmp9A2D.tmp
      MD5

      40b11ef601fb28f9b2e69d36857bf2ec

      SHA1

      b6454020ad2ceed193f4792b77001d0bd741b370

      SHA256

      c51e12d18cc664425f6711d8ae2507068884c7057092cfa11884100e1e9d49e1

      SHA512

      e3c5bcc714cbfca4b8058ddcddf231dcefa69c15881ce3f8123e59ed45cfb5da052b56e1945dcf8dc7f800d62f9a4eecb82bca69a66a1530787aeffeb15e2bd5

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9C9E.tmp
      MD5

      cfae5a3b7d8aa9653fe2512578a0d23a

      SHA1

      a91a2f8daef114f89038925ada6784646a0a5b12

      SHA256

      2ab741415f193a2a9134eac48a2310899d18efb5e61c3e81c35140a7efea30fa

      SHA512

      9dfd7eca6924ae2785ce826a447b6ce6d043c552fbd3b8a804ce6722b07a74900e703dc56cd4443cae9ab9601f21a6068e29771e48497a9ae434096a11814e84

    • memory/1048-67-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/1288-58-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/1292-59-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/1292-61-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/1292-62-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/1292-60-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/1292-63-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/1292-64-0x000000000041E792-mapping.dmp
    • memory/1292-66-0x0000000002040000-0x0000000002041000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/1292-71-0x0000000002041000-0x0000000002042000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/1668-55-0x0000000075C21000-0x0000000075C23000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/1668-57-0x0000000000D21000-0x0000000000D22000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/1668-56-0x0000000000D20000-0x0000000000D21000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/1928-69-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp