Analysis

  • max time kernel
    646s
  • max time network
    665s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20220715-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20220715-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    21-07-2022 22:27

General

  • Target

    orxVwulQulmYSAf.exe

  • Size

    968KB

  • MD5

    99b689cff9e00db87bbcf91174b8b7f3

  • SHA1

    0ee1d70a16c7d6b6c1c87a1ce4f76db76eb4b153

  • SHA256

    a3bff9b4fb3f28a222c1c9658440b31e57d53b1c0ce9e36fda779726f75daa71

  • SHA512

    29973550ca4bef56a3d54d61d89717af98f62ec5e6ec480e3bc93dd6917a16d4abb8e27787232651fc41897f196c4e729190c91542af0feac73535d16e7aedae

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

smithcity123.ddns.net:57689

194.5.98.180:57689

Mutex

c01c81ab-6469-4a53-a74b-1d51499279d4

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    194.5.98.180

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2022-03-06T19:31:37.368246236Z

  • 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

    57689

  • default_group

    GREAT

  • 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

    c01c81ab-6469-4a53-a74b-1d51499279d4

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    smithcity123.ddns.net

  • 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

  • Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 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 3 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\orxVwulQulmYSAf.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\orxVwulQulmYSAf.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:852
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\kXNiPNjdbyLARR" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA95A.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1800
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe
      "{path}"
      2⤵
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1648
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "PCI Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpAE0C.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:1084
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "PCI Service Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpAF54.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:1484

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Execution

Scripting

1
T1064

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1060

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Defense Evasion

Scripting

1
T1064

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1
T1082

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA95A.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    11f2e1d2f89a442ca94cdd3f07138b75

    SHA1

    a9cb155b0046533cbe16da7acb5307a3dbe4ed80

    SHA256

    13d40d0daa2f9ba77e9ffa9135ce8e9438645881967f64bb09b015fc2dd69821

    SHA512

    d357addceb41cb42104dd9cf33c3fcc5c84e98d593e9886c9537ccf0c1b9a8adb94c33bd37350497ba3190f94ccefd93ced67483f79a7ca2a475bc959e9d6711

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpAE0C.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    808c6e96c170c90d0db522e8947eb2bd

    SHA1

    44583694c3c23410d637bb96c0df0921363533ad

    SHA256

    c6b75fb7740d34d55d74b8664ff1ea778638a4916c2b52348ea34de60edd3afc

    SHA512

    928b85e9fddfd7c93623e954dc53367aaf355f74a14601d77e45612ebdb77f3d6c0fc853e154f91f61e64306361885467c16fc211cf1bbdc023658ad35dba1eb

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpAF54.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    bbb0d424bb7cb3b0e6aeb68cf82b8f5f

    SHA1

    7e95dcd21a27ee53e5c23ed5a163df56a43d572a

    SHA256

    08d6bee474edf0151a0d8ff942ba9e6a1efe069585c63477abd1c7bd8046e130

    SHA512

    0dc790a415f9717f6e7633c1d5f2749a2eca5582c5bbe114119c3ddba6d4e4d0df48029622e2fe07f94d8ae97c334b88691b7721da50ada261449769ae31d466

  • memory/852-54-0x0000000000B60000-0x0000000000C58000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    992KB

  • memory/852-55-0x00000000766A1000-0x00000000766A3000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/852-56-0x0000000000280000-0x000000000028A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/852-57-0x0000000005350000-0x00000000053DC000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    560KB

  • memory/852-58-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000071A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    232KB

  • memory/1084-74-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1484-76-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1648-65-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1648-67-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1648-68-0x000000000041E792-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1648-70-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1648-72-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1648-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1648-62-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1648-61-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1648-78-0x00000000003E0000-0x00000000003EA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/1648-79-0x0000000000450000-0x000000000046E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/1648-80-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000003FA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/1648-81-0x0000000000C05000-0x0000000000C16000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    68KB

  • memory/1800-59-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp