Analysis

  • max time kernel
    99s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20220414-en
  • submitted
    04-07-2022 10:35

General

  • Target

    CPSPM_328850_12656860179_pdf.exe

  • Size

    865KB

  • MD5

    a1cae12bf28fe87a4ac72a07ba8ee588

  • SHA1

    7b50eced7533928bb4c6ea832b870321eb7511fd

  • SHA256

    0289b5c2829170ad4bb04daedbd3db5e56474415aee109a91a66ba9fa8a7a179

  • SHA512

    da9a05b6d8bfba596439efbdf7d84a05897d31a4a66b8608ab47879d6ee951064685040bb57c4462a30920a3858bed4984fa9eb4e2994f6bd1a7ec4e20079edb

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

config.linkpc.net:3425

Mutex

e5ec3588-c148-476e-a8f8-2e9038dcba4d

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

  • backup_dns_server

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2022-04-01T12:01:12.053123736Z

  • 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

    3425

  • 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

    e5ec3588-c148-476e-a8f8-2e9038dcba4d

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    config.linkpc.net

  • primary_dns_server

    config.linkpc.net

  • request_elevation

    true

  • restart_delay

    5000

  • run_delay

    15

  • 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.

  • suricata: ET MALWARE Possible NanoCore C2 60B

    suricata: ET MALWARE Possible NanoCore C2 60B

  • 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 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 29 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CPSPM_328850_12656860179_pdf.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CPSPM_328850_12656860179_pdf.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1960
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\tOzYewoc.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:972
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\tOzYewoc" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpD692.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1332
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CPSPM_328850_12656860179_pdf.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CPSPM_328850_12656860179_pdf.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:1936
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CPSPM_328850_12656860179_pdf.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CPSPM_328850_12656860179_pdf.exe"
        2⤵
          PID:1128
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CPSPM_328850_12656860179_pdf.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CPSPM_328850_12656860179_pdf.exe"
          2⤵
          • Checks whether UAC is enabled
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1748
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
            "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "ARP Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpDD26.tmp"
            3⤵
            • Creates scheduled task(s)
            PID:608

      Network

      MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

      Execution

      Scheduled Task

      1
      T1053

      Persistence

      Scheduled Task

      1
      T1053

      Privilege Escalation

      Scheduled Task

      1
      T1053

      Discovery

      System Information Discovery

      2
      T1082

      Replay Monitor

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      Downloads

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpD692.tmp
        Filesize

        1KB

        MD5

        dd82a7c004df07714a0394dab9aa2c9e

        SHA1

        71e2aeddf5ffa499d477f773f4aa0cbc9fe6eeb3

        SHA256

        20560743c17c11ee9569cb9a7ba114b4b9ee3510244de7edc83f6f890fc6bec8

        SHA512

        da442418097d038e8b69c0f7ec36e4ea195c767ae92ddc9c812ea761d8be31c920b11a8494f68b54dca59bfce74b26a36bb3471b4d48c0a1a489b4923fc2706e

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpDD26.tmp
        Filesize

        1KB

        MD5

        a8bb564d4daefc1ae61c28fc719f8262

        SHA1

        9c69f25a7da56ddec1d6f8b048e91339ff621c0f

        SHA256

        a31e293fa5953f5b62b87251e1b698d5b65436142e219891c2ec6964ecc56e7b

        SHA512

        5f7d8becd31054368904d616f3c834cae50ced5f887bbc832bb1c69bce640b1757a486830e528d6ea8d4744fff226cac4e411b99e989164296a8062398244e72

      • memory/608-79-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/972-84-0x000000006E230000-0x000000006E7DB000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        5.7MB

      • memory/972-78-0x000000006E230000-0x000000006E7DB000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        5.7MB

      • memory/972-60-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/1332-61-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/1748-87-0x0000000000860000-0x000000000086E000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/1748-82-0x0000000000750000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        120KB

      • memory/1748-96-0x0000000004760000-0x0000000004774000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        80KB

      • memory/1748-65-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        224KB

      • memory/1748-66-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        224KB

      • memory/1748-68-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        224KB

      • memory/1748-69-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        224KB

      • memory/1748-71-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        224KB

      • memory/1748-72-0x000000000041E792-mapping.dmp
      • memory/1748-74-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        224KB

      • memory/1748-76-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        224KB

      • memory/1748-95-0x0000000004850000-0x000000000487E000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        184KB

      • memory/1748-94-0x0000000004700000-0x000000000470E000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/1748-93-0x00000000042E0000-0x00000000042F4000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        80KB

      • memory/1748-81-0x0000000000740000-0x000000000074A000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        40KB

      • memory/1748-92-0x0000000002120000-0x0000000002130000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        64KB

      • memory/1748-83-0x0000000000770000-0x000000000077A000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        40KB

      • memory/1748-91-0x0000000002110000-0x0000000002124000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        80KB

      • memory/1748-85-0x00000000007E0000-0x00000000007F2000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        72KB

      • memory/1748-86-0x00000000007F0000-0x000000000080A000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        104KB

      • memory/1748-90-0x00000000009D0000-0x00000000009DE000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/1748-88-0x00000000009B0000-0x00000000009C2000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        72KB

      • memory/1748-89-0x00000000009C0000-0x00000000009CC000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        48KB

      • memory/1960-54-0x0000000000180000-0x000000000025E000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        888KB

      • memory/1960-55-0x0000000075DE1000-0x0000000075DE3000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        8KB

      • memory/1960-59-0x0000000008010000-0x000000000808E000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        504KB

      • memory/1960-56-0x00000000049C0000-0x0000000004A4C000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        560KB

      • memory/1960-57-0x0000000000680000-0x00000000006A0000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        128KB

      • memory/1960-58-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000006BE000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/1960-64-0x0000000008230000-0x000000000826A000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        232KB