Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • 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
    05-09-2022 02:52

General

  • Target

    aa29265f5e201b2526817c8dde62991a3bb3bdc1dd80e6b20394fbb3d6ea53ad.exe

  • Size

    741KB

  • MD5

    3366d2d7c367362151c83c5b8d270278

  • SHA1

    f4b6ae0991337713a80efdaeaa45a54bc039e8c7

  • SHA256

    aa29265f5e201b2526817c8dde62991a3bb3bdc1dd80e6b20394fbb3d6ea53ad

  • SHA512

    8adaea612d2bf7f209021d9f163662fc28a044c53c41490d12a90d645a1599f0559d12e113b883aa1405613da7d1a64108db840c102d7c2ab4f6ad080cb11a94

  • SSDEEP

    12288:+AVF75e1ZCe/tmO9afI7iFPtDSysDj/ZyxmduqGU:JVZ52ZhmwNGPtaExkdGU

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

rolandlandson149.bounceme.net:1007

127.0.0.1:1007

Mutex

48099ca8-c1b4-49f3-9fe1-d8dfcbf66c09

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    127.0.0.1

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2022-06-13T20:58:05.824762936Z

  • 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

    1007

  • default_group

    sepTmAn

  • 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

    48099ca8-c1b4-49f3-9fe1-d8dfcbf66c09

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    rolandlandson149.bounceme.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 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\aa29265f5e201b2526817c8dde62991a3bb3bdc1dd80e6b20394fbb3d6ea53ad.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aa29265f5e201b2526817c8dde62991a3bb3bdc1dd80e6b20394fbb3d6ea53ad.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1676
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aa29265f5e201b2526817c8dde62991a3bb3bdc1dd80e6b20394fbb3d6ea53ad.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aa29265f5e201b2526817c8dde62991a3bb3bdc1dd80e6b20394fbb3d6ea53ad.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:1380
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DDP Host" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp32E7.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:1340
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DDP Host Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp3375.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:3672

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Execution

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1060

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1
T1082

Replay Monitor

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp32E7.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    e5bd5510f6910747d834af0983c464a7

    SHA1

    6bb38cb290eb7a1b6853fcd0bc8079e0363e94d6

    SHA256

    7b4df4a7d81e327ebba14c7e41ef0f743a067e1d3619e34462d31af2fb3c61d8

    SHA512

    f260a4dd27c82ed78e101556110614b706fb1d5c3276131dc0ae44f06ef9a4544b261531914efab80b26df8d023757d2a641e3d2160e123c37f51b227fb0ac55

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp3375.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    2271642ca970891700e3f48439739ed8

    SHA1

    cd472df2349f7db9e1e460d0ee28acd97b8a8793

    SHA256

    7aba66abbcb0b13455609174db23aed495a9adbef0e0acd28baa9c92445eda68

    SHA512

    4669a4ef8ec28cdb852ffc1401576b1bf9a9d837797d7d92bc88c18b3097404f36854e50167b309706fef400cabc43c876569ce2797ba85eb169a2783b8fe807

  • memory/1340-140-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1380-138-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1380-139-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1676-132-0x00000000003A0000-0x000000000045E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    760KB

  • memory/1676-133-0x0000000005300000-0x00000000058A4000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.6MB

  • memory/1676-134-0x0000000004E30000-0x0000000004EC2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    584KB

  • memory/1676-135-0x0000000004DF0000-0x0000000004DFA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/1676-136-0x0000000008A00000-0x0000000008A9C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    624KB

  • memory/1676-137-0x0000000008AA0000-0x0000000008B06000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    408KB

  • memory/3672-142-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp