Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    156s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220414-en
  • submitted
    21-05-2022 11:14

General

  • Target

    v????_?? _PO_55956999.exe

  • Size

    536KB

  • MD5

    a43763b970a869ff32d39dd605f827a4

  • SHA1

    17580d9a776422d289a79c8232768e0979aaf0ed

  • SHA256

    986d7ca543c0f353e3ddc5bffd84904eea3c589ade8d3bb43ceda3d8e29704e2

  • SHA512

    e9ac46ef5d41e541b5a991660987192467f04fd89e0933812c3245d401cd388a04ab55a6eca99f48f98e8c8599a407f13a77f769cf5f65ed78208734517f44f8

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

mrjeffy.duckdns.org:37273

Mutex

a627bb45-268b-48f0-a01b-3ad2255c3288

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    mrjeffy.duckdns.org

  • backup_dns_server

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2020-03-28T16:27:39.949749836Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    false

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

    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

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    true

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    37273

  • default_group

    JUNE$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

  • 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

    a627bb45-268b-48f0-a01b-3ad2255c3288

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    mrjeffy.duckdns.org

  • primary_dns_server

  • 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\v_______ _PO_55956999.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\v_______ _PO_55956999.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3148
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\jjvqcFhsrOdixV" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpD49.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:4676
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\v_______ _PO_55956999.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:1140
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "WPA Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp1A59.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:816
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "WPA Service Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp1AD7.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:1760

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\v_______ _PO_55956999.exe.log
    Filesize

    496B

    MD5

    cb76b18ebed3a9f05a14aed43d35fba6

    SHA1

    836a4b4e351846fca08b84149cb734cb59b8c0d6

    SHA256

    8d0edecf54cbbdf7981c8e41a3ed8621503188a87415f9af0fb8d890b138c349

    SHA512

    7631141e4a6dda29452ada666326837372cd3d045f773006f63d9eff15d9432ed00029d9108a72c1a3b858377600a2aab2c9ec03764285c8801b6019babcf21c

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp1A59.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    222423f9a566d9abbc3f9f2c53523d6c

    SHA1

    522f2ef0eabc05d2f8b45f9989b3028fe97166af

    SHA256

    e5e1e47fa0c1a1454f88d00dd71259999aca1ce870fb68f58c0b3581a6cd246f

    SHA512

    451f9db0ee736fa2e19586fa64b5fdf0e2a54c694a2c30adba60c9673d29e812dfbd5a09b113e4e1e957778618957b08854bb8911859bdae04affc5b41fd61fc

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp1AD7.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    21de6c3a6440d917bdbb4b491191d9b2

    SHA1

    c63c300affe7147910dc4544d2d5f3029bf321a6

    SHA256

    23af17733a3882cdd82a5bbc321d896b2430dc1bb4b4ac034d129cde5027afc4

    SHA512

    dcd1c464ed36593b990e072940ab415804ef8076743015fff4939211e30e436beb7ce6af3072769abe0214f737cedb210d2b45e6e90da20dac54c3945b11575f

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpD49.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    57811b86b6010f9fa5a8b61825191887

    SHA1

    c13124d58f5fe6ee00f57ed737872a4d81a91b1e

    SHA256

    1d36264d3ee5ade2eb85177d9ac4a9565435f0288faa30467a2d0c212dd03335

    SHA512

    23b88a144199ca3598c4d56e1dcf92df5c820b863d399b6006b1999f019a8b57cb8ee208f038fd4ee310c541e3d0f4c0d73cefe03f0bc7ed367de77e19339d07

  • memory/816-140-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1140-136-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1140-137-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1140-139-0x0000000074BE0000-0x0000000075191000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/1760-142-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/3148-133-0x0000000074BE0000-0x0000000075191000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/4676-134-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp