Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • max time network
    159s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220414-en
  • submitted
    21-05-2022 11:59

General

  • Target

    NEW ORDER.exe

  • Size

    509KB

  • MD5

    f0f7a4fd4ae11a32f44c846af92e71e0

  • SHA1

    ccba79af34bc38893b7a7a000db0d89377fa547a

  • SHA256

    8ff1070136cd6c74a1c79964233004f87434efb65bfc8dc5caf986bd62f12d86

  • SHA512

    f87c57ee8dd0231c7c0f7d8c82d35d13b8acc07432f1042f09ab7f35398209244af3bfc96ce8a17c106bcb98cb5a766b5f7c8783c8a48536afbdf98a172f1f86

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

som2020.zapto.org:1165

185.140.53.6:1165

Mutex

7222ae52-d704-47b4-8f02-7756162c51c1

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    185.140.53.6

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2020-01-22T11:34:05.203302536Z

  • 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

    1165

  • default_group

    Default

  • 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

    7222ae52-d704-47b4-8f02-7756162c51c1

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    som2020.zapto.org

  • 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.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • 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
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 3 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 17 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEW ORDER.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEW ORDER.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1504
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\ntHJzsFhHc" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp8BAB.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:3540
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEW ORDER.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:504
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "TCP Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp906D.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:1620
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "TCP Service Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9272.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:1916

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

Query Registry

1
T1012

System Information Discovery

3
T1082

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v2.0_32\UsageLogs\NEW ORDER.exe.log
    Filesize

    496B

    MD5

    7baa6583f69f63f7230df9bf98448356

    SHA1

    fe9eb85b57192362da704a3c130377fe83862320

    SHA256

    a632504621b4cac1d5ba5465c7ad9b30f3d036e9838682506782124a211bed4f

    SHA512

    0e72541791281c0fdac1f5fc6beea0b9eb8766b2a386aecb92cb8a44e5b59b7114c79194393ddeff957ffe86021a311caed7ce2731b863d97ad441870efbc051

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp8BAB.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    f4fc5a024678772129f7d10b850ef02a

    SHA1

    8765fb74414c23ea1c8d5dc4b01bf818fb3eb6c0

    SHA256

    8bbdfe7aeb789c3f77ddc4809ed130752d09d9c94ee7afda563d746ae471a1bd

    SHA512

    b6faccc15452f9154e72ff68b3479703a9a3d51ceaa9322cb61bd5d19617cd735cf4a0516b8d9411f3f7e24ea315f3d6c9a6b8ab2a240d4ef8443709efa1e554

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp906D.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    c8468ecc846a5610de272f51c99ad2e3

    SHA1

    5a6a3cbbf0a8187e1366ad33e6cc36441ae33821

    SHA256

    bdcceee63db950ad4e533dab35b2e6ca12bb7ad2a94021900875ff91bebfeee3

    SHA512

    4baf133c1f55cb450ac4b437023fd741225c923792f960441370591c723aea8458925dd00eac468e4329bbefca9af57876a7cbf5d9d80f8cff062fbe7680f80c

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9272.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    9db6095f31f8b4ae8173fe11424a8dfe

    SHA1

    4b0655ae95def24a41710ca137649d93bfa49407

    SHA256

    9911b4513e44521c90c020ddcddea1ddc58095055a72ec638b593bf9ee23aa72

    SHA512

    5bee977264545a30a2d53e674f54a4066d4529dc9162d46911b9cac957052cdc1ea7c8d60f9c57d3f33db6cb964b1e6bb2347d0e0e2af0a32ac98938c02ffc1c

  • memory/504-133-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/504-134-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/504-138-0x0000000075510000-0x0000000075AC1000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/1504-130-0x0000000075510000-0x0000000075AC1000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/1620-136-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1916-139-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/3540-131-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp