Analysis

  • max time kernel
    61s
  • max time network
    189s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-en-20210920
  • submitted
    28-10-2021 09:01

General

  • Target

    NAC0098765434567890-09876.exe

  • Size

    520KB

  • MD5

    9edbd3becd8b9d425eb2be7369f0d0a3

  • SHA1

    34b5780faa24ae2174da5cd453a7e6414c29cb97

  • SHA256

    492403113ddfbd166ad25bf96f89d4b9d0075cce788db0ee9c2c74c0d87773be

  • SHA512

    45b7367f117b2cda487988c42f3f9792d08b038a6f1da2a9be029a92b31adc82ed44e438bd280276e94a97cb4e599d0d4d81a6998aaf5f4f4c13b3fd3c77e9c2

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

185.222.57.90:4445

Mutex

319d0527-f6c8-4b20-86a3-4c642aa02ef8

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    185.222.57.90

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2021-08-06T10:35:01.991255736Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    false

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

    PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiBlbmNvZGluZz0iVVRGLTE2Ij8+DQo8VGFzayB2ZXJzaW9uPSIxLjIiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vc2NoZW1hcy5taWNyb3NvZnQuY29tL3dpbmRvd3MvMjAwNC8wMi9taXQvdGFzayI+DQogIDxSZWdpc3RyYXRpb25JbmZvIC8+DQogIDxUcmlnZ2VycyAvPg0KICA8UHJpbmNpcGFscz4NCiAgICA8UHJpbmNpcGFsIGlkPSJBdXRob3IiPg0KICAgICAgPExvZ29uVHlwZT5JbnRlcmFjdGl2ZVRva2VuPC9Mb2dvblR5cGU+DQogICAgICA8UnVuTGV2ZWw+SGlnaGVzdEF2YWlsYWJsZTwvUnVuTGV2ZWw+DQogICAgPC9QcmluY2lwYWw+DQogIDwvUHJpbmNpcGFscz4NCiAgPFNldHRpbmdzPg0KICAgIDxNdWx0aXBsZUluc3RhbmNlc1BvbGljeT5QYXJhbGxlbDwvTXVsdGlwbGVJbnN0YW5jZXNQb2xpY3k+DQogICAgPERpc2FsbG93U3RhcnRJZk9uQmF0dGVyaWVzPmZhbHNlPC9EaXNhbGxvd1N0YXJ0SWZPbkJhdHRlcmllcz4NCiAgICA8U3RvcElmR29pbmdPbkJhdHRlcmllcz5mYWxzZTwvU3RvcElmR29pbmdPbkJhdHRlcmllcz4NCiAgICA8QWxsb3dIYXJkVGVybWluYXRlPnRydWU8L0FsbG93SGFyZFRlcm1pbmF0ZT4NCiAgICA8U3RhcnRXaGVuQXZhaWxhYmxlPmZhbHNlPC9TdGFydFdoZW5BdmFpbGFibGU+DQogICAgPFJ1bk9ubHlJZk5ldHdvcmtBdmFpbGFibGU+ZmFsc2U8L1J1bk9ubHlJZk5ldHdvcmtBdmFpbGFibGU+DQogICAgPElkbGVTZXR0aW5ncz4NCiAgICAgIDxTdG9wT25JZGxlRW5kPmZhbHNlPC9TdG9wT25JZGxlRW5kPg0KICAgICAgPFJlc3RhcnRPbklkbGU+ZmFsc2U8L1Jlc3RhcnRPbklkbGU+DQogICAgPC9JZGxlU2V0dGluZ3M+DQogICAgPEFsbG93U3RhcnRPbkRlbWFuZD50cnVlPC9BbGxvd1N0YXJ0T25EZW1hbmQ+DQogICAgPEVuYWJsZWQ+dHJ1ZTwvRW5hYmxlZD4NCiAgICA8SGlkZGVuPmZhbHNlPC9IaWRkZW4+DQogICAgPFJ1bk9ubHlJZklkbGU+ZmFsc2U8L1J1bk9ubHlJZklkbGU+DQogICAgPFdha2VUb1J1bj5mYWxzZTwvV2FrZVRvUnVuPg0KICAgIDxFeGVjdXRpb25UaW1lTGltaXQ+UFQwUzwvRXhlY3V0aW9uVGltZUxpbWl0Pg0KICAgIDxQcmlvcml0eT40PC9Qcmlvcml0eT4NCiAgPC9TZXR0aW5ncz4NCiAgPEFjdGlvbnMgQ29udGV4dD0iQXV0aG9yIj4NCiAgICA8RXhlYz4NCiAgICAgIDxDb21tYW5kPiIjRVhFQ1VUQUJMRVBBVEgiPC9Db21tYW5kPg0KICAgICAgPEFyZ3VtZW50cz4kKEFyZzApPC9Bcmd1bWVudHM+DQogICAgPC9FeGVjPg0KICA8L0FjdGlvbnM+DQo8L1Rhc2s+

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    4445

  • default_group

    MONEY

  • 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

    319d0527-f6c8-4b20-86a3-4c642aa02ef8

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

  • 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.

  • suricata: ET MALWARE Possible NanoCore C2 60B

    suricata: ET MALWARE Possible NanoCore C2 60B

  • 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
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

  • 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 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 19 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NAC0098765434567890-09876.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NAC0098765434567890-09876.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:524
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NAC0098765434567890-09876.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NAC0098765434567890-09876.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:560
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "UDP Subsystem" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5D3D.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:1752
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "UDP Subsystem Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5F12.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:1152

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

2
T1082

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5D3D.tmp
    MD5

    0ed9a816fb8f834d1aba34ffe442baaf

    SHA1

    2061e4611787abcb7caa64491d525dc8d72b695c

    SHA256

    5aac3b8cbe62a0b06da643035ba0efda34350026115499de735d305fc37b0312

    SHA512

    a5db4fe849d95b7667a3aa2bde0ad069fa5bfb4dd40f85a7d86ef13b209e9ce724b439304ba6542a1bba3cd1aa20b6e3dd323199dd92bd75d63ca635de1a898e

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5F12.tmp
    MD5

    c4aecdef99eba873119e79616df3f4b0

    SHA1

    b1b3af52655fb633eed909dfed05b64fbbfac37c

    SHA256

    24fd0d87bea36a024449a95f808aaa174e4ed9003cb8a427b67c02411b8a2e0b

    SHA512

    e3f44b07267fccf4f5abd4efe80f2b037ddadc4cb898bdfca9d21ac5d79fcac828950065c2060d3ce125ee971fc3096183afee5287ba9951fbbda7257d8ed8d4

  • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsd567A.tmp\wmrjeycpcw.dll
    MD5

    fab8d54cd87ac7b0d5eea070d3d19ed5

    SHA1

    9a3c38ba8c758b2997ea7ebf714c5550a5a300b2

    SHA256

    caf58aae3c63f642388b36fa02d38f0d9d2f4d1e54559f01db381e0f24589a9b

    SHA512

    2efa0a885d9af9aec06b38384fb43159ee252989beecf93993ee21a97b4d8cccbbf6c00255daa67b7e97b2e51870009529e45386bb0619be811642dfe933ef03

  • memory/524-54-0x0000000076201000-0x0000000076203000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/560-61-0x0000000001D51000-0x0000000001D52000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/560-59-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000448000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    288KB

  • memory/560-60-0x0000000001D50000-0x0000000001D51000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/560-57-0x000000000040188B-mapping.dmp
  • memory/560-56-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000448000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    288KB

  • memory/560-67-0x0000000001D57000-0x0000000001D58000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/560-66-0x0000000001D52000-0x0000000001D54000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/560-68-0x0000000001D58000-0x0000000001D59000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1152-64-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1752-62-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp