Analysis

  • max time kernel
    91s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220414-en
  • submitted
    02-07-2022 07:04

General

  • Target

    Drawing spec.exe

  • Size

    555KB

  • MD5

    7b4c9b932a1997c653bab35e4d262e92

  • SHA1

    7f4c637cfa61159c16309bef4a239470833e5a99

  • SHA256

    d600a317cb183c413a54410e7f4273aac1d54daa3dbc7a35bb0442ea244c3998

  • SHA512

    b5e2f370501031908ceba00be8b233a3f7e01f9828a31d48017ba695296293fd6da8f5b67fd3753907458205703aa5c9ccf07198574b887523ec1578cb12a668

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

104.144.69.135:7600

Mutex

a3a43703-10dc-476d-91c6-82889de4ab85

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    104.144.69.135

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2022-04-07T16:58:14.755670936Z

  • 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

    7600

  • 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

    a3a43703-10dc-476d-91c6-82889de4ab85

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    104.144.69.135

  • 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.

  • suricata: ET MALWARE Possible NanoCore C2 60B

    suricata: ET MALWARE Possible NanoCore C2 60B

  • 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 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Drawing spec.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Drawing spec.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4900
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Drawing spec.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Drawing spec.exe"
      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:2112
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "WPA Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9BE2.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:2424
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "WPA Service Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9CFC.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:3528

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\tmp9BE2.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    393e0de8396ba7033a19d6fe3695261e

    SHA1

    2b8ee59d3b0ed06607fbef664a5aabc9bf1a9018

    SHA256

    b445ad9d8d1f2d860697efed7bfbbd749a05134a97e2d2a716d1522f8af6fcbb

    SHA512

    bb7b8d44949a2a52e7eefce1d7515e446660f7e9fb7f28b09087f45604994ae25a862650540b985dd66306bd77f3f54fe34a05b85a1022eb2c38f60adb3f941f

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9CFC.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    21de6c3a6440d917bdbb4b491191d9b2

    SHA1

    c63c300affe7147910dc4544d2d5f3029bf321a6

    SHA256

    23af17733a3882cdd82a5bbc321d896b2430dc1bb4b4ac034d129cde5027afc4

    SHA512

    dcd1c464ed36593b990e072940ab415804ef8076743015fff4939211e30e436beb7ce6af3072769abe0214f737cedb210d2b45e6e90da20dac54c3945b11575f

  • memory/2112-135-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/2112-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2112-141-0x0000000007410000-0x0000000007476000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    408KB

  • memory/2424-137-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/3528-139-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/4900-130-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000009B2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    584KB

  • memory/4900-131-0x00000000058D0000-0x0000000005E74000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.6MB

  • memory/4900-132-0x00000000053C0000-0x0000000005452000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    584KB

  • memory/4900-133-0x0000000005360000-0x000000000536A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/4900-134-0x0000000007D00000-0x0000000007D9C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    624KB