Analysis

  • max time kernel
    147s
  • max time network
    154s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20220414-en
  • submitted
    20-05-2022 23:33

General

  • Target

    xR8dE8xl0Wg9YDb.exe

  • Size

    568KB

  • MD5

    de47440e504d0e9a01b74434a7eb6781

  • SHA1

    a0d85f84ea0334d03621a103d489b303346edd36

  • SHA256

    f54d80f92e33206cfbd4e81d76081f73385fc13513ba1a61805063b121dbddee

  • SHA512

    edd648794719a49ba6093ba0fb249319fea443f72a61ad2968d63f30074c37989ea28bf65a46cc9465d3a80c8eeb706f7a679f10dc750d017a8d0071d7069b58

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

185.165.153.201:1985

127.0.0.1:1985

Mutex

30744d43-8939-4e7f-9084-5db4339c4c8f

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    127.0.0.1

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2020-05-16T01:24:47.907078236Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    true

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

  • clear_access_control

    false

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    1985

  • default_group

    Cherry

  • 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

    30744d43-8939-4e7f-9084-5db4339c4c8f

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    true

  • primary_connection_host

    185.165.153.201

  • 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 1 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 16 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xR8dE8xl0Wg9YDb.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xR8dE8xl0Wg9YDb.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1980
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\IILisyS" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpCA23.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1364
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe
      "{path}"
      2⤵
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:952

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\tmpCA23.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    39ed607cde4c71c488cb16a7f870bb8b

    SHA1

    9a9cd888311b299161ad779ddc0259e37d4dc27f

    SHA256

    42702fee3928e33581784ee9ac5452290fe20a1f319843dbc95c82773c6b8957

    SHA512

    d25b3d15538df8f546390dda59ed67b1348d25216063214a3324d011db2b5d5ff46349e4d91ee40e7827c9afd616c0894e8eb2f6af3bf161c027990765176909

  • memory/952-61-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/952-58-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/952-59-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/952-62-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/952-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/952-65-0x000000000041E792-mapping.dmp
  • memory/952-67-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/952-69-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/952-71-0x00000000743C0000-0x000000007496B000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/1364-56-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1980-55-0x0000000074970000-0x0000000074F1B000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/1980-54-0x00000000768D1000-0x00000000768D3000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    8KB