Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    154s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220414-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 computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • 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 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wUoEZ2u21HcHZUB.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wUoEZ2u21HcHZUB.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2340
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\yLdJXePhps" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp27EB.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1988
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wUoEZ2u21HcHZUB.exe
      "{path}"
      2⤵
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2352
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "WPA Monitor" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp2E05.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:4820

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

Query Registry

1
T1012

System Information Discovery

3
T1082

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\wUoEZ2u21HcHZUB.exe.log
    Filesize

    507B

    MD5

    76ffb2f33cb32ade8fc862a67599e9d8

    SHA1

    920cc4ab75b36d2f9f6e979b74db568973c49130

    SHA256

    f1a3724670e3379318ec9c73f6f39058cab0ab013ba3cd90c047c3d701362310

    SHA512

    f33502c2e1bb30c05359bfc6819ca934642a1e01874e3060349127d792694d56ad22fccd6c9477b8ee50d66db35785779324273f509576b48b7f85577e001b4e

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp27EB.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    6fa8f28de99357976a6b5cc895b4f6e6

    SHA1

    88fdd1a22630de78a99910f04bfee95eb5f3cc1b

    SHA256

    6274db712671cc2b57e1a189bc90ae8225e9625b05fd7fa327d861bb7072ed4d

    SHA512

    99a28bc07cf3baf12b45c0cbfcc8812937dbf7fcd50c57a35826c478bd2a5a27fe5815036b0350ea771ebe67ee8a8696791e81457f5c85e5aebfd08b0a7622e4

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp2E05.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    ef6394c37d06d4b83af0cdfd217d02e1

    SHA1

    b00372ce8cb4f54a14d6cdb2a754ea040e4b6224

    SHA256

    f53208e4849caa24448d453eb38e796cfb906af8cc9a64fb834a3fa3d0268a68

    SHA512

    2ae58684685b7d3381afee98ae0843960ac010163a0312b8daad03a76754b4d3702903bcfc0c7f3be53ed4426b5a2572fae9c55d78d82c62fd81155e547cb683

  • memory/1988-134-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/2340-130-0x0000000000B80000-0x0000000000C00000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    512KB

  • memory/2340-131-0x0000000005B10000-0x00000000060B4000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.6MB

  • memory/2340-132-0x0000000005600000-0x0000000005692000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    584KB

  • memory/2340-133-0x0000000006440000-0x00000000064DC000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    624KB

  • memory/2352-136-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/2352-137-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2352-139-0x00000000051C0000-0x00000000051CA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/4820-140-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp