Analysis

  • max time kernel
    121s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-en-20211014
  • submitted
    08-11-2021 14:16

General

  • Target

    vbc.exe

  • Size

    588KB

  • MD5

    e2ccf8d1e98bd35aaaaf8a69808766a4

  • SHA1

    05ccc2c2bf372d67036f27d22accaff065b6f363

  • SHA256

    cd24b42c63793dfce4fff72bc96a8466efa54df6dc56d32331842834782caf72

  • SHA512

    c497444c8d62a4a05aa4fc9d429eae67adf3463eaf81d8213747474d9b67168f0116e93f87104619c7f6853f65c24caada51fbeba40bbdcb089a8e690aa3301f

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

sicoslanderfamilydog.gleeze.com:4984

Mutex

cdfecb88-9e93-4c42-b7dc-3c480e7d2431

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2021-08-15T08:39:45.330389636Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    true

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    4984

  • default_group

    Family-B

  • 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

    cdfecb88-9e93-4c42-b7dc-3c480e7d2431

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    sicoslanderfamilydog.gleeze.com

  • 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

  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • NanoCore

    NanoCore is a remote access tool (RAT) with a variety of capabilities.

  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Obfuscated with Agile.Net obfuscator 1 IoCs

    Detects use of the Agile.Net commercial obfuscator, which is capable of entity renaming and control flow obfuscation.

  • Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 21 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 29 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbc.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1684
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "cmd.exe" /c REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /f /v "Shell" /t REG_SZ /d "explorer.exe,C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\microsoftz\microsoftze.exe,"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1264
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
        REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /f /v "Shell" /t REG_SZ /d "explorer.exe,C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\microsoftz\microsoftze.exe,"
        3⤵
        • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
        PID:1680
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\microsoftz\microsoftze.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\microsoftz\microsoftze.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:436
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\microsoftz\microsoftze.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\microsoftz\microsoftze.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks whether UAC is enabled
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1516
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\microsoftzf.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\microsoftzf.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1740
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\microsoftzf.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\microsoftzf.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:528

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Execution

Scripting

1
T1064

Persistence

Winlogon Helper DLL

1
T1004

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Scripting

1
T1064

Discovery

System Information Discovery

2
T1082

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\microsoftzf.exe
    MD5

    0e362e7005823d0bec3719b902ed6d62

    SHA1

    590d860b909804349e0cdc2f1662b37bd62f7463

    SHA256

    2d0dc6216f613ac7551a7e70a798c22aee8eb9819428b1357e2b8c73bef905ad

    SHA512

    518991b68496b3f8545e418cf9b345e0791e09cc20d177b8aa47e0aba447aa55383c64f5bdaca39f2b061a5d08c16f2ad484af8a9f238ca23ab081618fba3ad3

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\microsoftzf.exe
    MD5

    0e362e7005823d0bec3719b902ed6d62

    SHA1

    590d860b909804349e0cdc2f1662b37bd62f7463

    SHA256

    2d0dc6216f613ac7551a7e70a798c22aee8eb9819428b1357e2b8c73bef905ad

    SHA512

    518991b68496b3f8545e418cf9b345e0791e09cc20d177b8aa47e0aba447aa55383c64f5bdaca39f2b061a5d08c16f2ad484af8a9f238ca23ab081618fba3ad3

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\microsoftzf.exe
    MD5

    0e362e7005823d0bec3719b902ed6d62

    SHA1

    590d860b909804349e0cdc2f1662b37bd62f7463

    SHA256

    2d0dc6216f613ac7551a7e70a798c22aee8eb9819428b1357e2b8c73bef905ad

    SHA512

    518991b68496b3f8545e418cf9b345e0791e09cc20d177b8aa47e0aba447aa55383c64f5bdaca39f2b061a5d08c16f2ad484af8a9f238ca23ab081618fba3ad3

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\microsoftzf.txt
    MD5

    263712b67141c349fef448771f83b13b

    SHA1

    cabe5c268ad12622f1e4b79f4c7405c177c3e527

    SHA256

    9d620bb3b55d6139fa7ba64d2b759ce1157a00b69e2dd7a02c36f9326e2ec811

    SHA512

    1681f0a41237d2763656aff326dc198a3fe3be7b7e5f90d7415864d8997f5e3632ec7aa75278101da47fcd7bad36ac04120be56b86093732523be63385f6efe4

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\microsoftzf.txt
    MD5

    d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e

    SHA1

    da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709

    SHA256

    e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855

    SHA512

    cf83e1357eefb8bdf1542850d66d8007d620e4050b5715dc83f4a921d36ce9ce47d0d13c5d85f2b0ff8318d2877eec2f63b931bd47417a81a538327af927da3e

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\microsoftzf.txt
    MD5

    9426f07555abc0d735f5ff52b507ae6a

    SHA1

    b57ab2c2ac097c246a189dab334d16845fa712f3

    SHA256

    fc9b1acccd934ab96c7c1fe93cbd5d01c39c91dabaeb05301ec881f5bddd1c2a

    SHA512

    97971fe9969f5969f006ef022c6dcbb6e9b62a6b69bcc006f65f4dd42cd876e8f6c048a1c35ff2055d53bed759c58e37a2d9cfeebc8af06ce4a3b574a496edf8

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\microsoftz\microsoftze.exe
    MD5

    e2ccf8d1e98bd35aaaaf8a69808766a4

    SHA1

    05ccc2c2bf372d67036f27d22accaff065b6f363

    SHA256

    cd24b42c63793dfce4fff72bc96a8466efa54df6dc56d32331842834782caf72

    SHA512

    c497444c8d62a4a05aa4fc9d429eae67adf3463eaf81d8213747474d9b67168f0116e93f87104619c7f6853f65c24caada51fbeba40bbdcb089a8e690aa3301f

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\microsoftz\microsoftze.exe
    MD5

    e2ccf8d1e98bd35aaaaf8a69808766a4

    SHA1

    05ccc2c2bf372d67036f27d22accaff065b6f363

    SHA256

    cd24b42c63793dfce4fff72bc96a8466efa54df6dc56d32331842834782caf72

    SHA512

    c497444c8d62a4a05aa4fc9d429eae67adf3463eaf81d8213747474d9b67168f0116e93f87104619c7f6853f65c24caada51fbeba40bbdcb089a8e690aa3301f

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\microsoftz\microsoftze.exe
    MD5

    e2ccf8d1e98bd35aaaaf8a69808766a4

    SHA1

    05ccc2c2bf372d67036f27d22accaff065b6f363

    SHA256

    cd24b42c63793dfce4fff72bc96a8466efa54df6dc56d32331842834782caf72

    SHA512

    c497444c8d62a4a05aa4fc9d429eae67adf3463eaf81d8213747474d9b67168f0116e93f87104619c7f6853f65c24caada51fbeba40bbdcb089a8e690aa3301f

  • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\microsoftzf.exe
    MD5

    0e362e7005823d0bec3719b902ed6d62

    SHA1

    590d860b909804349e0cdc2f1662b37bd62f7463

    SHA256

    2d0dc6216f613ac7551a7e70a798c22aee8eb9819428b1357e2b8c73bef905ad

    SHA512

    518991b68496b3f8545e418cf9b345e0791e09cc20d177b8aa47e0aba447aa55383c64f5bdaca39f2b061a5d08c16f2ad484af8a9f238ca23ab081618fba3ad3

  • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\microsoftzf.exe
    MD5

    0e362e7005823d0bec3719b902ed6d62

    SHA1

    590d860b909804349e0cdc2f1662b37bd62f7463

    SHA256

    2d0dc6216f613ac7551a7e70a798c22aee8eb9819428b1357e2b8c73bef905ad

    SHA512

    518991b68496b3f8545e418cf9b345e0791e09cc20d177b8aa47e0aba447aa55383c64f5bdaca39f2b061a5d08c16f2ad484af8a9f238ca23ab081618fba3ad3

  • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\microsoftz\microsoftze.exe
    MD5

    e2ccf8d1e98bd35aaaaf8a69808766a4

    SHA1

    05ccc2c2bf372d67036f27d22accaff065b6f363

    SHA256

    cd24b42c63793dfce4fff72bc96a8466efa54df6dc56d32331842834782caf72

    SHA512

    c497444c8d62a4a05aa4fc9d429eae67adf3463eaf81d8213747474d9b67168f0116e93f87104619c7f6853f65c24caada51fbeba40bbdcb089a8e690aa3301f

  • memory/436-70-0x0000000004E51000-0x0000000004E52000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/436-71-0x0000000001FD0000-0x0000000001FDB000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    44KB

  • memory/436-72-0x00000000041E0000-0x00000000041E1000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/436-68-0x0000000004E50000-0x0000000004E51000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/436-66-0x00000000000F0000-0x00000000000F1000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/436-63-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/528-113-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1264-59-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1516-73-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000B8000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1516-106-0x0000000002000000-0x0000000002009000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    36KB

  • memory/1516-90-0x0000000000880000-0x0000000000899000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    100KB

  • memory/1516-91-0x00000000005E0000-0x00000000005E3000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    12KB

  • memory/1516-92-0x0000000004D00000-0x0000000004D01000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1516-87-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000082000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/1516-86-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000B8000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1516-83-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000B8000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1516-80-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000B8000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1516-78-0x000000000041E792-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1516-76-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000B8000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1516-75-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000B8000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1516-74-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000B8000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1516-108-0x0000000004240000-0x000000000424A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/1516-100-0x0000000001E70000-0x0000000001E85000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    84KB

  • memory/1516-99-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000001E6D000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    52KB

  • memory/1516-102-0x0000000001F00000-0x0000000001F0C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/1516-105-0x0000000001F70000-0x0000000001F7D000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    52KB

  • memory/1516-104-0x0000000001F60000-0x0000000001F66000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    24KB

  • memory/1516-89-0x00000000005D0000-0x00000000005D5000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    20KB

  • memory/1516-103-0x0000000001F50000-0x0000000001F57000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    28KB

  • memory/1516-101-0x0000000001EE0000-0x0000000001EE6000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    24KB

  • memory/1516-107-0x0000000004230000-0x000000000423F000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    60KB

  • memory/1516-110-0x0000000004260000-0x000000000426F000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    60KB

  • memory/1516-109-0x00000000046B0000-0x00000000046D9000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    164KB

  • memory/1680-61-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1684-55-0x0000000000880000-0x0000000000881000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1684-60-0x0000000002181000-0x0000000002182000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1684-58-0x0000000000630000-0x0000000000651000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    132KB

  • memory/1684-57-0x0000000002180000-0x0000000002181000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1740-97-0x0000000001100000-0x0000000001101000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1740-94-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp