Analysis

  • max time kernel
    152s
  • max time network
    174s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220414-en
  • submitted
    08/07/2022, 01:36

General

  • Target
    ENQUIRY2022July.exe
  • Size 651KB
  • Sample220708-bz81ksebc9
  • SHA256 28a6aa59b2f5be44746d1faa1eb9ff8adf8f3cf14fa6c62ef166cdbe15d2434c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • nanocore

Version
  • 1.2.2.0

C2
  • 104.144.69.159:54984

Mutex
  • 606f9d89-eee0-4250-9361-ff60bb0280d5

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    104.144.69.159

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2022-04-16T17:50:02.994015136Z

  • 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

    54984

  • 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

    606f9d89-eee0-4250-9361-ff60bb0280d5

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    104.144.69.159

  • 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\ENQUIRY2022July.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ENQUIRY2022July.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2512
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ENQUIRY2022July.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ENQUIRY2022July.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:2484
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "SCSI Subsystem" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp24E8.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:4788
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "SCSI Subsystem Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp4C57.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:2232

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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        Downloads

        ENQUIRY2022July.exe.log

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\ENQUIRY2022July.exe.log
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 555433299641100efeaaa819ca6c261d12dd9b265916606ce6644e8abda57b1f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        tmp4C57.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp4C57.tmp
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 8135c4e4eeaa741f752c0ab8f4ee33e3bb8a0cac5923812234f2e5177d50eb5b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/2484-137-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

        memory/2512-130-0x0000000000D70000-0x0000000000E1A000-memory.dmp

        memory/2512-131-0x0000000005D30000-0x00000000062D4000-memory.dmp

        memory/2512-132-0x0000000005820000-0x00000000058B2000-memory.dmp

        memory/2512-133-0x00000000057C0000-0x00000000057CA000-memory.dmp

        memory/2512-134-0x00000000090C0000-0x000000000915C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2512-135-0x0000000001700000-0x0000000001766000-memory.dmp