Analysis

  • max time kernel
    130s
  • max time network
    190s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20220414-en
  • submitted
    14/07/2022, 04:30

General

  • Target
    97649646b1405daaca47c5b68b2382b3.exe
  • Size 731KB
  • Sample220714-e4xpwsged4
  • SHA256 2e74a8a614db7b0d8148b52139751d3d76c477255a7fdd1fe6e9fc944a79caa2
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • nanocore

Version
  • 1.2.2.0

C2
  • donaldossoinc.hopto.org:1492

  • 127.0.0.1:1492

Mutex
  • 64e137c2-af3f-4cd0-8061-bb60ec374d73

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    127.0.0.1

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2022-04-21T23:56:55.655479536Z

  • 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

    1492

  • default_group

    JulyFile

  • 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

    64e137c2-af3f-4cd0-8061-bb60ec374d73

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    donaldossoinc.hopto.org

  • 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 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 33 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\97649646b1405daaca47c5b68b2382b3.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\97649646b1405daaca47c5b68b2382b3.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:908
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\97649646b1405daaca47c5b68b2382b3.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\97649646b1405daaca47c5b68b2382b3.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2028
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\97649646b1405daaca47c5b68b2382b3.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\97649646b1405daaca47c5b68b2382b3.exe"
        2⤵
          PID:2008
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\97649646b1405daaca47c5b68b2382b3.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\97649646b1405daaca47c5b68b2382b3.exe"
          2⤵
            PID:1968
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\97649646b1405daaca47c5b68b2382b3.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\97649646b1405daaca47c5b68b2382b3.exe"
            2⤵
              PID:1980
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\97649646b1405daaca47c5b68b2382b3.exe
              "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\97649646b1405daaca47c5b68b2382b3.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:1996
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
                "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "WPA Subsystem" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp95DA.tmp"
                3⤵
                • Creates scheduled task(s)
                PID:528
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
                "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "WPA Subsystem Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC988.tmp"
                3⤵
                • Creates scheduled task(s)
                PID:1332

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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                Downloads

                tmp95DA.tmp

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp95DA.tmp
                • Size 1KB
                • SHA256 e166ac325921cb9c6b50afb3ca596dd2a0b725548bfd0345fadf3a6dcb3da2c8
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                tmpC988.tmp

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC988.tmp
                • Size 1KB
                • SHA256 84b6ce4ba26fa6fb57fa70b9ad191f7c42c71e259897955b5d514385bcd91b58
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                memory/908-73-0x0000000004B86000-0x0000000004B97000-memory.dmp

                memory/908-55-0x0000000076C81000-0x0000000076C83000-memory.dmp

                memory/908-56-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

                memory/908-57-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

                memory/908-58-0x000000000A3D0000-0x000000000A452000-memory.dmp

                memory/908-59-0x0000000004B20000-0x0000000004B5A000-memory.dmp

                memory/908-60-0x0000000004B86000-0x0000000004B97000-memory.dmp

                memory/908-54-0x00000000001D0000-0x000000000028E000-memory.dmp

                memory/1996-62-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

                memory/1996-82-0x0000000000810000-0x0000000000822000-memory.dmp

                memory/1996-72-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

                memory/1996-67-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

                memory/1996-65-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

                memory/1996-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

                memory/1996-61-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

                memory/1996-79-0x0000000000530000-0x000000000053A000-memory.dmp

                memory/1996-80-0x0000000000700000-0x000000000071E000-memory.dmp

                memory/1996-81-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000006BA000-memory.dmp

                memory/1996-70-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

                memory/1996-83-0x0000000000820000-0x000000000083A000-memory.dmp

                memory/1996-84-0x0000000000850000-0x000000000085E000-memory.dmp

                memory/1996-85-0x0000000000860000-0x0000000000872000-memory.dmp

                memory/1996-86-0x0000000000880000-0x000000000088E000-memory.dmp

                memory/1996-87-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000089C000-memory.dmp

                memory/1996-88-0x0000000002100000-0x0000000002114000-memory.dmp

                memory/1996-89-0x0000000002110000-0x0000000002120000-memory.dmp

                memory/1996-90-0x0000000002120000-0x0000000002134000-memory.dmp

                memory/1996-91-0x0000000002270000-0x000000000227E000-memory.dmp

                memory/1996-92-0x00000000023E0000-0x000000000240E000-memory.dmp

                memory/1996-93-0x00000000022D0000-0x00000000022E4000-memory.dmp