Analysis

  • max time kernel
    146s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220812-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    30/08/2022, 06:21

General

  • Target
    a0ef2dbcc8cbebbd258ae9c4cf1c2323.exe
  • Size 695KB
  • Sample220830-g4btjachgr
  • SHA256 33e4909aab4cdcf2a122992cc468dcd23fbd830703cb0ec273cb85e16a05478b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • nanocore

Version
  • 1.2.2.0

C2
  • tzitziklishop.ddns.net:1665

Mutex
  • 1353b0ad-2499-432f-9b11-0b34111cc177

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    tzitziklishop.ddns.net

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2022-06-10T06:52:34.128947636Z

  • 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

    1665

  • default_group

    August

  • 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

    1353b0ad-2499-432f-9b11-0b34111cc177

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    tzitziklishop.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.

  • 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 SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a0ef2dbcc8cbebbd258ae9c4cf1c2323.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a0ef2dbcc8cbebbd258ae9c4cf1c2323.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2600
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a0ef2dbcc8cbebbd258ae9c4cf1c2323.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a0ef2dbcc8cbebbd258ae9c4cf1c2323.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:1736
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a0ef2dbcc8cbebbd258ae9c4cf1c2323.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a0ef2dbcc8cbebbd258ae9c4cf1c2323.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:2632
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DOS Host" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp6FD1.tmp"
          3⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:412
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DOS Host Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp705E.tmp"
          3⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:4208

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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          Downloads

          a0ef2dbcc8cbebbd258ae9c4cf1c2323.exe.log

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\a0ef2dbcc8cbebbd258ae9c4cf1c2323.exe.log
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 bd9d5e9f7fe6fcff17d873555d4077d15f7d6cdda1183e7f7d278b735ffe1fd7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          tmp6FD1.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp6FD1.tmp
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 ee29e1e40ddde819d6473e768077a83a08242319eafee9ff34f7c28cec075caa
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          tmp705E.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp705E.tmp
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 edb658b6577a80126eaacdf2a566755b63d7b2438fe0bcf3aea83930036811f3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          memory/2600-137-0x0000000009870000-0x00000000098D6000-memory.dmp

          memory/2600-132-0x0000000000E70000-0x0000000000F24000-memory.dmp

          memory/2600-136-0x00000000084E0000-0x000000000857C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2600-135-0x0000000005970000-0x000000000597A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2600-134-0x00000000058B0000-0x0000000005942000-memory.dmp

          memory/2600-133-0x0000000005F40000-0x00000000064E4000-memory.dmp

          memory/2632-140-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp