Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    164s
  • platform
    windows10_x64
  • resource
    win10-en-20210920
  • 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 5 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\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:696
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\vhHiynSGnoB" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp67FD.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:4708
    • 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:2612
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "SCSI Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp6B29.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:596
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "SCSI Service Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp6B98.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:372

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

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp6B29.tmp
    MD5

    40b11ef601fb28f9b2e69d36857bf2ec

    SHA1

    b6454020ad2ceed193f4792b77001d0bd741b370

    SHA256

    c51e12d18cc664425f6711d8ae2507068884c7057092cfa11884100e1e9d49e1

    SHA512

    e3c5bcc714cbfca4b8058ddcddf231dcefa69c15881ce3f8123e59ed45cfb5da052b56e1945dcf8dc7f800d62f9a4eecb82bca69a66a1530787aeffeb15e2bd5

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp6B98.tmp
    MD5

    4e71faa3a77029484cfaba423d96618f

    SHA1

    9c837d050bb43d69dc608af809c292e13bca4718

    SHA256

    c470f45efd2e7c4c5b88534a18965a78dce0f8e154d3e45a9d5569ad0e334bdb

    SHA512

    6d014de41352f2b0b494d94cd58188791e81d4e53578d0722110b6827793b735e19c614877f25c61b26233dea1b5f1998ba1240bdc8fa04c87b7e64a4ca15fe0

  • memory/372-122-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/596-120-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/696-115-0x0000000002A30000-0x0000000002A31000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2612-117-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2612-118-0x000000000041E792-mapping.dmp
  • memory/2612-119-0x0000000001300000-0x000000000144A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.3MB

  • memory/2612-124-0x0000000001300000-0x000000000144A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.3MB

  • memory/4708-116-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp