Analysis

  • max time kernel
    146s
  • max time network
    155s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20220414-en
  • submitted
    21-05-2022 00:34

General

  • Target

    U85C0HFJ.exe

  • Size

    842KB

  • MD5

    1e6c98943038ee098cb0203a0d8231ef

  • SHA1

    2dc93e968f7560f709c8a3c115e305194c8fe87d

  • SHA256

    23143dfb44c72eeec3b05a6d3dde2c4245adcb7db200c00f7700257830b4bcc4

  • SHA512

    6ab77d1062467897b892619d6a09360dfb8dc676abf813817c935b41f7119fa8cfc6912a1d4a576556f37c2875df3f68fc421de162e99ea9d586e36c8016d436

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

185.165.153.236:9083

godrich.duckdns.org:9083

Mutex

8048bd48-ccbd-4e17-b105-f23d73fd0f3e

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    false

  • backup_connection_host

    godrich.duckdns.org

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2020-05-16T12:17:36.575332436Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    false

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

    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

  • clear_access_control

    false

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    9083

  • default_group

    reciept

  • 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

    8048bd48-ccbd-4e17-b105-f23d73fd0f3e

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    185.165.153.236

  • primary_dns_server

    8.8.8.8

  • request_elevation

    true

  • restart_delay

    4985

  • 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
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • 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 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\U85C0HFJ.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\U85C0HFJ.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1228
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\U85C0HFJ.exe
      "{path}"
      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:1836
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "ARP Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpAB5D.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:688
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "ARP Service Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB03E.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:456

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

Replay Monitor

Loading Replay Monitor...

Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpAB5D.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    4ff4b10cf65700de5145553c9ef11281

    SHA1

    7ed8f6d10d21ff964957a40ab7b5f18f3b781937

    SHA256

    46475d14cd8b49da221eeeb35ce439706991237e29a01f6b7dde4e91560618bc

    SHA512

    d9e5e9b788fdaaa2a5ad860ab1cb537526367d52a2ba89936daa31da3118581fed75eef02a3b9f10b11623b25ac0136e2a6e4aa68458b126a21a8fa3495002ab

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB03E.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    1badb6e2b29a1c4bfff3c179d53ab96b

    SHA1

    4b2ad3e5f3826d252d1c8bf1c8f0702f39129fa1

    SHA256

    6259ac4e6859a1b528d77ccea12b378f7dfa1eff359d9b8899414b4b1c484699

    SHA512

    36338e2a74fd85c5f2c84be009981a7260692c1bcb121a42018209031082da69bf65640702d53e28b54871f9d44e65fdbebaf4771c530699c3e93981b58129b4

  • memory/456-73-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/688-71-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1228-55-0x0000000000200000-0x000000000020A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/1228-56-0x00000000010A0000-0x00000000010FE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    376KB

  • memory/1228-57-0x0000000000900000-0x0000000000938000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1228-54-0x0000000001180000-0x0000000001258000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    864KB

  • memory/1836-59-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1836-65-0x000000000041E792-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1836-67-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1836-69-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1836-70-0x00000000751C1000-0x00000000751C3000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/1836-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1836-62-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1836-61-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1836-58-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1836-75-0x00000000004A0000-0x00000000004AA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/1836-76-0x00000000004B0000-0x00000000004CE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/1836-77-0x0000000000550000-0x000000000055A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB