Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20220414-en
  • submitted
    21-05-2022 18:39

General

  • Target

    MARINA ADVISORY No. 2020-54.PDF.exe

  • Size

    1.1MB

  • MD5

    f2660762105cdfd3e513fb600e803048

  • SHA1

    c813fed1d814ed0d2b898a9dd40d5e4209750968

  • SHA256

    b14306aa1789a4d6b9bfa4f8c9392033ef0fc70e584addad632135f7f832dec1

  • SHA512

    739cb208a9271d4eaea10fe76ee28a89e3c85b751cf662cc5eb204b582c8b27a1817eb803d49983aa9898b6c48c123e2f7e3314672d75b45029e2b22af1770d3

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

alhabib4rec.freeddns.org:54985

alhabib4rec.ddns.net:54985

Mutex

22bc31d6-040e-4279-8d75-351d7e3250f5

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    alhabib4rec.ddns.net

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2020-05-02T05:45:02.292927536Z

  • 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

    54985

  • default_group

    JULY-LOGS

  • 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

    22bc31d6-040e-4279-8d75-351d7e3250f5

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    alhabib4rec.freeddns.org

  • 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.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 5 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • 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 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MARINA ADVISORY No. 2020-54.PDF.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MARINA ADVISORY No. 2020-54.PDF.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:388
    • C:\62062111\kmpqiclno.pif
      "C:\62062111\kmpqiclno.pif" vbnkpnqls.oke
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2036
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RegSvcs.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RegSvcs.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks whether UAC is enabled
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1712
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DSL Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp4480.tmp"
          4⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:1676

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

2
T1082

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Downloads

  • C:\62062111\bqlrhpupmw.log
    Filesize

    462KB

    MD5

    a89bc70037282b20b7766e54309c59ae

    SHA1

    48140c59459671c0b449a040d64a71f0e010ab1b

    SHA256

    b1876566bf70721284ce7fd36e92b3e5af4e476906977c6340dec8620cfbfbab

    SHA512

    5a6ea0c89cb98833f4555a9c88e1a575f00cf5b3a14fe1f85011ff683ff0260d0258457978b8fc98780705b81033aa30befd2fd9591f08234863bc2ac65fd325

  • C:\62062111\kmpqiclno.pif
    Filesize

    712KB

    MD5

    0ccbaaf7aec34840fcd7c27a8539c8a1

    SHA1

    30f905338f43c12abc44226e1a6211e16f3491d2

    SHA256

    da606b2ce7c6d525844f1fdc751719c42ec59d662a8794104ca12eb5de280438

    SHA512

    04583d42685b0a904c08bcc7c4b360577ceff8e72f74133d856175df8c005e49a8ac2ae4d75bb764b4a9e0a8c7d7adfb12cf45caf70beaf52f273d1e39e7a0a9

  • C:\62062111\vbnkpnqls.oke
    Filesize

    205.9MB

    MD5

    9d7bf9eddb1a5c1a2090f57fbf10bc59

    SHA1

    bc8dbe90e306d1ac12c0f7434294e974f4c4a9ff

    SHA256

    b34bb4c384fda25109ebad3744f41144d6a5bfa77ef8bbb95aa41f4924bb8b06

    SHA512

    2b9b70e367888ee13bf7928c17bc72f4e92676ec679396998d2c0f737f95e2276750a8ef95554cb14fe463d023ab9d7666167f9ce75a1f0da79c5b14263849cd

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RegSvcs.exe
    Filesize

    44KB

    MD5

    0e06054beb13192588e745ee63a84173

    SHA1

    30b7d4d1277bafd04a83779fd566a1f834a8d113

    SHA256

    c5d6d56ded55fbd6c150ee3a0eb2e5671cae83106be2be4d70ce50aa50bab768

    SHA512

    251a112f3f037e62ff67a467389e47a56afb344bc942b17efa9bd2970494718b26bbee9adc3ac35f93ee4d2114aa426b6d0ea4bafad294b6c118a15f1977c215

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RegSvcs.exe
    Filesize

    44KB

    MD5

    0e06054beb13192588e745ee63a84173

    SHA1

    30b7d4d1277bafd04a83779fd566a1f834a8d113

    SHA256

    c5d6d56ded55fbd6c150ee3a0eb2e5671cae83106be2be4d70ce50aa50bab768

    SHA512

    251a112f3f037e62ff67a467389e47a56afb344bc942b17efa9bd2970494718b26bbee9adc3ac35f93ee4d2114aa426b6d0ea4bafad294b6c118a15f1977c215

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp4480.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    95aceabc58acad5d73372b0966ee1b35

    SHA1

    2293b7ad4793cf574b1a5220e85f329b5601040a

    SHA256

    8d9642e1c3cd1e0b5d1763de2fb5e605ba593e5a918b93eec15acbc5dcc48fd4

    SHA512

    00760dfc9d8caf357f0cee5336e5448a4cca18e32cc63e1a69c16e34fe00ea29acd5b2cf278e86c6f9c3e66a1b176d27ed927361848212e6bf1fade7d3d06e74

  • \62062111\kmpqiclno.pif
    Filesize

    712KB

    MD5

    0ccbaaf7aec34840fcd7c27a8539c8a1

    SHA1

    30f905338f43c12abc44226e1a6211e16f3491d2

    SHA256

    da606b2ce7c6d525844f1fdc751719c42ec59d662a8794104ca12eb5de280438

    SHA512

    04583d42685b0a904c08bcc7c4b360577ceff8e72f74133d856175df8c005e49a8ac2ae4d75bb764b4a9e0a8c7d7adfb12cf45caf70beaf52f273d1e39e7a0a9

  • \62062111\kmpqiclno.pif
    Filesize

    712KB

    MD5

    0ccbaaf7aec34840fcd7c27a8539c8a1

    SHA1

    30f905338f43c12abc44226e1a6211e16f3491d2

    SHA256

    da606b2ce7c6d525844f1fdc751719c42ec59d662a8794104ca12eb5de280438

    SHA512

    04583d42685b0a904c08bcc7c4b360577ceff8e72f74133d856175df8c005e49a8ac2ae4d75bb764b4a9e0a8c7d7adfb12cf45caf70beaf52f273d1e39e7a0a9

  • \62062111\kmpqiclno.pif
    Filesize

    712KB

    MD5

    0ccbaaf7aec34840fcd7c27a8539c8a1

    SHA1

    30f905338f43c12abc44226e1a6211e16f3491d2

    SHA256

    da606b2ce7c6d525844f1fdc751719c42ec59d662a8794104ca12eb5de280438

    SHA512

    04583d42685b0a904c08bcc7c4b360577ceff8e72f74133d856175df8c005e49a8ac2ae4d75bb764b4a9e0a8c7d7adfb12cf45caf70beaf52f273d1e39e7a0a9

  • \62062111\kmpqiclno.pif
    Filesize

    712KB

    MD5

    0ccbaaf7aec34840fcd7c27a8539c8a1

    SHA1

    30f905338f43c12abc44226e1a6211e16f3491d2

    SHA256

    da606b2ce7c6d525844f1fdc751719c42ec59d662a8794104ca12eb5de280438

    SHA512

    04583d42685b0a904c08bcc7c4b360577ceff8e72f74133d856175df8c005e49a8ac2ae4d75bb764b4a9e0a8c7d7adfb12cf45caf70beaf52f273d1e39e7a0a9

  • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RegSvcs.exe
    Filesize

    44KB

    MD5

    0e06054beb13192588e745ee63a84173

    SHA1

    30b7d4d1277bafd04a83779fd566a1f834a8d113

    SHA256

    c5d6d56ded55fbd6c150ee3a0eb2e5671cae83106be2be4d70ce50aa50bab768

    SHA512

    251a112f3f037e62ff67a467389e47a56afb344bc942b17efa9bd2970494718b26bbee9adc3ac35f93ee4d2114aa426b6d0ea4bafad294b6c118a15f1977c215

  • memory/388-54-0x0000000076C81000-0x0000000076C83000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/1676-77-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1712-73-0x0000000000450000-0x0000000000A94000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.3MB

  • memory/1712-71-0x0000000000450000-0x0000000000A94000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.3MB

  • memory/1712-68-0x000000000046E792-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1712-67-0x0000000000450000-0x0000000000A94000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.3MB

  • memory/1712-75-0x0000000000450000-0x0000000000488000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1712-65-0x0000000000450000-0x0000000000A94000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.3MB

  • memory/1712-79-0x0000000000B50000-0x0000000000B5A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/1712-80-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000BCE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/1712-81-0x0000000000B60000-0x0000000000B6A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2036-59-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp