nanocore | a8eb775636faf8ab1f7083615f58d722b537467035be2f1e96360b3b700a1931

General

Target

720d088da9cafaad486c347e0d09f696.exe
Size

564KB
MD5

720d088da9cafaad486c347e0d09f696
SHA1

9b751c34f71bb40b050dab0592ff45be56a602ad
SHA256

a8eb775636faf8ab1f7083615f58d722b537467035be2f1e96360b3b700a1931
SHA512

44addb293e0f363244c0b1830e7d0047703aaa2dcd66e1ed2b005c8c25d87e7eee90781bc3838df37a94d5214a02f98976b1965a5b3c0664d7747252f6c8fd30
SSDEEP

12288:48l02b1zzUFFiRU9WnSmzxwTqZfs+0K+:TlfzzUFAKASmyTqY

Score

10^/10

nanocore keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

dera5nano.ddns.net:1010

107.182.129.248:1010

Mutex

5a26bcef-e67f-486a-8e48-1748cc7891a2

Attributes

activate_away_mode
true
backup_connection_host
107.182.129.248
backup_dns_server
8.8.4.4
buffer_size
65535
build_time
2022-06-06T12:07:01.612898436Z
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
1010
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
5a26bcef-e67f-486a-8e48-1748cc7891a2
mutex_timeout
5000
prevent_system_sleep
false
primary_connection_host
dera5nano.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.
keylogger trojan stealer spyware nanocore
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

Bin.exe

pid process

1256 Bin.exe
Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

Processes:

cmd.exe

pid process

1824 cmd.exe

pid	process
1256	Bin.exe

pid	process
1824	cmd.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

InstallUtil.exereg.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\NTFS Monitor = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\NTFS Monitor\\ntfsmon.exe"	InstallUtil.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run	reg.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3845472200-3839195424-595303356-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Bin = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Bin.exe"	reg.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

Bin.exe

description pid process target process

PID 1256 set thread context of 1744 1256 Bin.exe InstallUtil.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1256 set thread context of 1744	1256	Bin.exe	InstallUtil.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

Processes:

InstallUtil.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\NTFS Monitor\ntfsmon.exe	InstallUtil.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\NTFS Monitor\ntfsmon.exe	InstallUtil.exe

Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
persistence

Scheduled Task
T1053

Processes:

schtasks.exeschtasks.exe

pid process

112 schtasks.exe
1652 schtasks.exe
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXEPING.EXEPING.EXE

pid process

948 PING.EXE
664 PING.EXE
980 PING.EXE

pid	process
112	schtasks.exe
1652	schtasks.exe

pid	process
948	PING.EXE
664	PING.EXE
980	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 7 IoCs

Processes:

720d088da9cafaad486c347e0d09f696.exeBin.exeInstallUtil.exe

pid	process
1044	720d088da9cafaad486c347e0d09f696.exe
1044	720d088da9cafaad486c347e0d09f696.exe
1044	720d088da9cafaad486c347e0d09f696.exe
1256	Bin.exe
1256	Bin.exe
1744	InstallUtil.exe
1744	InstallUtil.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

Processes:

720d088da9cafaad486c347e0d09f696.exeBin.exeInstallUtil.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1044	720d088da9cafaad486c347e0d09f696.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1256	Bin.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1744	InstallUtil.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 48 IoCs

Processes:

720d088da9cafaad486c347e0d09f696.execmd.execmd.exeBin.exeInstallUtil.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1044 wrote to memory of 1820	1044	720d088da9cafaad486c347e0d09f696.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1044 wrote to memory of 1820	1044	720d088da9cafaad486c347e0d09f696.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1044 wrote to memory of 1820	1044	720d088da9cafaad486c347e0d09f696.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1044 wrote to memory of 1820	1044	720d088da9cafaad486c347e0d09f696.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1820 wrote to memory of 948	1820	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1820 wrote to memory of 948	1820	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1820 wrote to memory of 948	1820	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1820 wrote to memory of 948	1820	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1044 wrote to memory of 1824	1044	720d088da9cafaad486c347e0d09f696.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1044 wrote to memory of 1824	1044	720d088da9cafaad486c347e0d09f696.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1044 wrote to memory of 1824	1044	720d088da9cafaad486c347e0d09f696.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1044 wrote to memory of 1824	1044	720d088da9cafaad486c347e0d09f696.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 664	1824	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 664	1824	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 664	1824	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 664	1824	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1820 wrote to memory of 1012	1820	cmd.exe	reg.exe
PID 1820 wrote to memory of 1012	1820	cmd.exe	reg.exe
PID 1820 wrote to memory of 1012	1820	cmd.exe	reg.exe
PID 1820 wrote to memory of 1012	1820	cmd.exe	reg.exe
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 980	1824	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 980	1824	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 980	1824	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 980	1824	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 1256	1824	cmd.exe	Bin.exe
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 1256	1824	cmd.exe	Bin.exe
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 1256	1824	cmd.exe	Bin.exe
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 1256	1824	cmd.exe	Bin.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1744	1256	Bin.exe	InstallUtil.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1744	1256	Bin.exe	InstallUtil.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1744	1256	Bin.exe	InstallUtil.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1744	1256	Bin.exe	InstallUtil.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1744	1256	Bin.exe	InstallUtil.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1744	1256	Bin.exe	InstallUtil.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1744	1256	Bin.exe	InstallUtil.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1744	1256	Bin.exe	InstallUtil.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1744	1256	Bin.exe	InstallUtil.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1744	1256	Bin.exe	InstallUtil.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1744	1256	Bin.exe	InstallUtil.exe
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1744	1256	Bin.exe	InstallUtil.exe
PID 1744 wrote to memory of 112	1744	InstallUtil.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 1744 wrote to memory of 112	1744	InstallUtil.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 1744 wrote to memory of 112	1744	InstallUtil.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 1744 wrote to memory of 112	1744	InstallUtil.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 1744 wrote to memory of 1652	1744	InstallUtil.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 1744 wrote to memory of 1652	1744	InstallUtil.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 1744 wrote to memory of 1652	1744	InstallUtil.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 1744 wrote to memory of 1652	1744	InstallUtil.exe	schtasks.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\720d088da9cafaad486c347e0d09f696.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\720d088da9cafaad486c347e0d09f696.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1044

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"cmd" /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 9 > nul && REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /f /v "Bin" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Bin.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1820

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1 -n 9
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:948

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /f /v "Bin" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Bin.exe"
3⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
PID:1012

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"cmd" /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 12 > nul && copy "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\720d088da9cafaad486c347e0d09f696.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Bin.exe" && ping 127.0.0.1 -n 12 > nul && "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Bin.exe"
2⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1824

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1 -n 12
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:664

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1 -n 12
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:980

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Bin.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Bin.exe"
3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1256

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil.exe"
4⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1744

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "NTFS Monitor" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp756F.tmp"
5⤵
- Creates scheduled task(s)
PID:112

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "NTFS Monitor Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp7679.tmp"
5⤵
- Creates scheduled task(s)
PID:1652

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Initial Access

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

Credential Access

Discovery

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Bin.exe
Filesize
564KB

MD5
720d088da9cafaad486c347e0d09f696

SHA1
9b751c34f71bb40b050dab0592ff45be56a602ad

SHA256
a8eb775636faf8ab1f7083615f58d722b537467035be2f1e96360b3b700a1931

SHA512
44addb293e0f363244c0b1830e7d0047703aaa2dcd66e1ed2b005c8c25d87e7eee90781bc3838df37a94d5214a02f98976b1965a5b3c0664d7747252f6c8fd30

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Bin.exe
Filesize
564KB

MD5
720d088da9cafaad486c347e0d09f696

SHA1
9b751c34f71bb40b050dab0592ff45be56a602ad

SHA256
a8eb775636faf8ab1f7083615f58d722b537467035be2f1e96360b3b700a1931

SHA512
44addb293e0f363244c0b1830e7d0047703aaa2dcd66e1ed2b005c8c25d87e7eee90781bc3838df37a94d5214a02f98976b1965a5b3c0664d7747252f6c8fd30

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp756F.tmp
Filesize
1KB

MD5
576bbaf398045c3843d452ec83208236

SHA1
8ed5b2500ae7a40cbfa6e9018a1d1f1e70cb1374

SHA256
33c0c2d72fa383e5988ce640febc5ac6a2bd71d4ae660b99e52234952e17467b

SHA512
e7cc0ea0b351c6a8618e14f03c00e88ef83e2f169e0b4d66513f580f0a9352fbfe429e57186362b69407150d566bbdadca2f7b574fc748cc140b3249be67f96a

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp7679.tmp
Filesize
1KB

MD5
981e126601526eaa5b0ad45c496c4465

SHA1
d610d6a21a8420cc73fcd3e54ddae75a5897b28b

SHA256
11ae277dfa39e7038b782ca6557339e7fe88533fe83705c356a1500a1402d527

SHA512
a59fb704d931ccb7e1ec1a7b98e24ccd8708be529066c6de4b673098cdebef539f7f50d9e051c43954b5a8e7f810862b3a4ede170f131e080dadc3e763ed4bdb

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Bin.exe
Filesize
564KB

MD5
720d088da9cafaad486c347e0d09f696

SHA1
9b751c34f71bb40b050dab0592ff45be56a602ad

SHA256
a8eb775636faf8ab1f7083615f58d722b537467035be2f1e96360b3b700a1931

SHA512
44addb293e0f363244c0b1830e7d0047703aaa2dcd66e1ed2b005c8c25d87e7eee90781bc3838df37a94d5214a02f98976b1965a5b3c0664d7747252f6c8fd30

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memory/112-86-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/664-61-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/948-59-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/980-63-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1012-62-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1044-54-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000000CB2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
584KB

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memory/1044-57-0x0000000000810000-0x0000000000828000-memory.dmp

Filesize
96KB

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memory/1044-56-0x0000000000670000-0x00000000006A4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
208KB

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memory/1044-55-0x0000000075071000-0x0000000075073000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/1256-71-0x00000000009D0000-0x00000000009EA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/1256-70-0x0000000000460000-0x0000000000494000-memory.dmp

Filesize
208KB

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memory/1256-68-0x00000000009F0000-0x0000000000A82000-memory.dmp

Filesize
584KB

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memory/1256-72-0x0000000000890000-0x0000000000896000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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memory/1256-65-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1652-88-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1744-82-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/1744-90-0x00000000004F0000-0x00000000004FA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/1744-79-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/1744-80-0x000000000041E792-mapping.dmp

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memory/1744-84-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/1744-76-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/1744-74-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/1744-94-0x0000000004E75000-0x0000000004E86000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/1744-73-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/1744-93-0x0000000004E75000-0x0000000004E86000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/1744-77-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/1744-91-0x0000000000500000-0x000000000051E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/1744-92-0x00000000005A0000-0x00000000005AA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/1820-58-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1824-60-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

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