Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20220414-en
  • submitted
    20-05-2022 22:20

General

  • Target

    wUoEZ2u21HcHZUB.exe

  • Size

    484KB

  • MD5

    71e87ef429cefb50f6ad35e4465cceda

  • SHA1

    a449a96ae8446f744370a69696af721e9c1bde93

  • SHA256

    d5c4abd1ed6e2d15109e2d13d41ff52e2c0ac5203a6e373d2971bff5a75560d7

  • SHA512

    15456b249fc1e036281ebe789bd3db9f88298c2395a0eb60bdaade9256b0da642cc45ee7e5f1808f2ebe3b06b7193b87a47cced14dcaf5115927d1237e99549b

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

hampowell.ddns.net:1777

Mutex

f7b79aee-15d1-4aa4-b07b-a5ba4d826dd4

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2020-06-05T17:31:14.638779736Z

  • 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

    1777

  • default_group

    Dera

  • 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

    f7b79aee-15d1-4aa4-b07b-a5ba4d826dd4

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    true

  • primary_connection_host

    hampowell.ddns.net

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 33 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wUoEZ2u21HcHZUB.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wUoEZ2u21HcHZUB.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1744
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\yLdJXePhps" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp96D4.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:948
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wUoEZ2u21HcHZUB.exe
      "{path}"
      2⤵
        PID:2004
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wUoEZ2u21HcHZUB.exe
        "{path}"
        2⤵
          PID:696
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wUoEZ2u21HcHZUB.exe
          "{path}"
          2⤵
            PID:1424
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wUoEZ2u21HcHZUB.exe
            "{path}"
            2⤵
              PID:1004
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wUoEZ2u21HcHZUB.exe
              "{path}"
              2⤵
              • Checks whether UAC is enabled
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:1784
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
                "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "WPA Subsystem" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC66C.tmp"
                3⤵
                • Creates scheduled task(s)
                PID:1288

          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

          2
          T1082

          Replay Monitor

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          Downloads

          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp96D4.tmp
            Filesize

            1KB

            MD5

            d2a3e04c56c597a702cf57475d994d83

            SHA1

            10100baffae72f356aa270f20040d41a4f1ab67d

            SHA256

            b9a898392af132ab1c9b90a6e3b0e595bc29a5aa730cf19a24a1edc85e2a408f

            SHA512

            6439196fe689dacf1f47f5407bb19270d5060605ae5b2acef5bfcec14d24f93c1c8b8fb029ddff83152c0fc874d34e337488041b118ec20deee5039918721166

          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC66C.tmp
            Filesize

            1KB

            MD5

            ef6394c37d06d4b83af0cdfd217d02e1

            SHA1

            b00372ce8cb4f54a14d6cdb2a754ea040e4b6224

            SHA256

            f53208e4849caa24448d453eb38e796cfb906af8cc9a64fb834a3fa3d0268a68

            SHA512

            2ae58684685b7d3381afee98ae0843960ac010163a0312b8daad03a76754b4d3702903bcfc0c7f3be53ed4426b5a2572fae9c55d78d82c62fd81155e547cb683

          • memory/948-58-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
          • memory/1288-73-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
          • memory/1744-57-0x0000000003FB0000-0x0000000004006000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            344KB

          • memory/1744-56-0x0000000004BA0000-0x0000000004C0E000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            440KB

          • memory/1744-55-0x00000000002B0000-0x00000000002BA000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            40KB

          • memory/1744-54-0x00000000001C0000-0x0000000000240000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            512KB

          • memory/1784-63-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            224KB

          • memory/1784-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            224KB

          • memory/1784-66-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            224KB

          • memory/1784-67-0x000000000041E792-mapping.dmp
          • memory/1784-69-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            224KB

          • memory/1784-71-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            224KB

          • memory/1784-72-0x0000000075761000-0x0000000075763000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            8KB

          • memory/1784-61-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            224KB

          • memory/1784-60-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            224KB

          • memory/1784-75-0x00000000005C0000-0x00000000005CA000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            40KB

          • memory/1784-76-0x0000000001F40000-0x0000000001F5E000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            120KB

          • memory/1784-77-0x0000000001EE0000-0x0000000001EEA000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            40KB