Analysis

  • max time kernel
    126s
  • max time network
    154s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20220812-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    06-09-2022 10:13

General

  • Target

    REQUEST FOR BID 06-09-2022·pdf.exe

  • Size

    559KB

  • MD5

    b794d1262f443b4e8ee47e513ca542f9

  • SHA1

    9a586d9929b816f73b92c798348f2ae223c3ad22

  • SHA256

    faeb846f5c806316e74d1961fbdeccb4842b58fa3c9a431d29ec1ffb37340a98

  • SHA512

    f6d84d4bcaad7508521c93b75778c335e256f91f913524311836ce198519d1d2665aaf56dc19ca9fe54fb6efcd38c10e513660bcd27dd77c8e4609b13c3096f4

  • SSDEEP

    12288:K0SKoJ47FnBVsfXx62E+rwr5Do1Q3buie+Dhhr0ZTPHnIDqmhQmuto8:DLocFnBSXfk1JfeeXr0ZHIFao8

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

press042.hopto.org:2535

Mutex

edbdf99a-2ffe-48fa-80c4-0486150dac33

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

  • backup_dns_server

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2022-06-18T10:09:49.146252736Z

  • 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

    2535

  • 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

    edbdf99a-2ffe-48fa-80c4-0486150dac33

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    press042.hopto.org

  • primary_dns_server

    press042.hopto.org

  • request_elevation

    true

  • restart_delay

    5000

  • run_delay

    14

  • run_on_startup

    true

  • set_critical_process

    true

  • timeout_interval

    5000

  • use_custom_dns_server

    false

  • version

    1.2.2.0

  • wan_timeout

    8000

Signatures

  • Guloader,Cloudeye

    A shellcode based downloader first seen in 2020.

  • NanoCore

    NanoCore is a remote access tool (RAT) with a variety of capabilities.

  • Checks QEMU agent file 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Checks presence of QEMU agent, possibly to detect virtualization.

  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs
  • Suspicious use of NtCreateThreadExHideFromDebugger 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 1 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 1 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 behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\REQUEST FOR BID 06-09-2022·pdf.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\REQUEST FOR BID 06-09-2022·pdf.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks QEMU agent file
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1968
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\caspol.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\REQUEST FOR BID 06-09-2022·pdf.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks QEMU agent file
      • Suspicious use of NtCreateThreadExHideFromDebugger
      • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1528
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "UDP Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5EE5.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:2008

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Execution

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Persistence

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Discovery

Query Registry

2
T1012

System Information Discovery

2
T1082

Command and Control

Web Service

1
T1102

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5EE5.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    497f298fc157762f192a7c42854c6fb6

    SHA1

    04bec630f5cc64ea17c0e3e780b3ccf15a35c6e0

    SHA256

    3462cbe62fbb64fc53a0fcf97e43baafe9dd9929204f586a86afe4b89d8048a6

    SHA512

    c7c6fd3097f4d1ccd313160fedf7cb031644e0836b8c3e25481095e5f4b003759bc84fc6ea9421e3a090e66dc2ff875fec2f394a386691ab178cb164733411b2

  • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nso7E28.tmp\Math.dll
    Filesize

    169KB

    MD5

    66f2ce4302893b92295223ed9b5e5e5e

    SHA1

    e27dc596fe1e2fa5416f3f490c6f2f0b9b5b3077

    SHA256

    2b05d1dfcf3a57ac6e6ef326611a13f8934b9c56d4e75d65d5e301d2793e09bb

    SHA512

    38aa695cd86d38af41dfe444faf46707e28141ed1fea636d515fc785a15eadc560a6a30270fde2e5a759dec4d1ff4ee22b5079fd21312eff5974cac76b9720b7

  • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nso7E28.tmp\System.dll
    Filesize

    11KB

    MD5

    2e07bbddc0912b77cac77afe9d9035ee

    SHA1

    33a4646191dd25c034b5223ebfed761969301710

    SHA256

    97ace5ce4e05225db3c1345a2d1b5fa7d2281bb51fc5aa2d34c186befa9e000f

    SHA512

    56c5793b01a1e5c356db005d9833d4c6f703204cff5dbb4613620cd1a90ef5acf91c3e7654295e9f63732a104d83fb471483c188449d75d8c009a81a544fe388

  • memory/1528-70-0x00000000777E0000-0x0000000077960000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.5MB

  • memory/1528-74-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1528-83-0x000000001D336000-0x000000001D347000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    68KB

  • memory/1528-62-0x00000000009D8A9E-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1528-82-0x00000000736F0000-0x0000000073C9B000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/1528-65-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000370000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/1528-81-0x00000000777E0000-0x0000000077960000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.5MB

  • memory/1528-80-0x000000001D336000-0x000000001D347000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    68KB

  • memory/1528-67-0x0000000077600000-0x00000000777A9000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.7MB

  • memory/1528-75-0x00000000736F0000-0x0000000073C9B000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/1528-71-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000615000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    2.1MB

  • memory/1528-72-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000615000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    2.1MB

  • memory/1968-64-0x00000000777E0000-0x0000000077960000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.5MB

  • memory/1968-54-0x0000000076141000-0x0000000076143000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/1968-76-0x0000000003430000-0x000000000356B000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.2MB

  • memory/1968-77-0x00000000777E0000-0x0000000077960000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.5MB

  • memory/1968-57-0x0000000003430000-0x000000000356B000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.2MB

  • memory/1968-66-0x00000000777E0000-0x0000000077960000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.5MB

  • memory/1968-58-0x0000000003430000-0x000000000356B000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.2MB

  • memory/1968-63-0x00000000777E0000-0x0000000077960000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.5MB

  • memory/1968-59-0x0000000077600000-0x00000000777A9000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.7MB

  • memory/2008-78-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp