Analysis

  • max time kernel
    83s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20220812-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    08-09-2022 12:35

General

  • Target

    807364412 - detailedManifest·pdf.exe

  • Size

    349KB

  • MD5

    a1a804ad177c7ed334b5be2da145ff2f

  • SHA1

    91f6e4a0be90c39dd42d68de1e33d24bf28b47db

  • SHA256

    79e1fc85396ae65e8431f8ceb92fefb5ec396381840d830c415ea2d81cb78a49

  • SHA512

    35ea2a0c66dbfce26f6a15971db14ba761cc5f9b956dcfb1c60062c1518c20faec17197bc7b1e09779fdd2147398f9dbe45fa1601e1c6f45d4b85ddac2db7c49

  • SSDEEP

    6144:R/c/43AbmhXUQirdrt9ENYoTvGfKPGneuF+CPla9LvgQws18HOGCy853bSWeB/T:RR37XUTrdp9SYYOfKeneuFp6Lvgds18/

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

master042.duckdns.org:2535

Mutex

b5c6edd2-71c9-4e5f-8e64-7d4e8ff2379f

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

  • backup_dns_server

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2022-06-19T20:17:08.219933736Z

  • 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

    b5c6edd2-71c9-4e5f-8e64-7d4e8ff2379f

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    master042.duckdns.org

  • primary_dns_server

    press042.hopto.org

  • request_elevation

    true

  • restart_delay

    5000

  • run_delay

    15

  • 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
  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtCreateThreadExHideFromDebugger 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows 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 9 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\807364412 - detailedManifest·pdf.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\807364412 - detailedManifest·pdf.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks QEMU agent file
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1116
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\caspol.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\807364412 - detailedManifest·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:964
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "SCSI Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp8C1C.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:1968

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

Replay Monitor

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp8C1C.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    497f298fc157762f192a7c42854c6fb6

    SHA1

    04bec630f5cc64ea17c0e3e780b3ccf15a35c6e0

    SHA256

    3462cbe62fbb64fc53a0fcf97e43baafe9dd9929204f586a86afe4b89d8048a6

    SHA512

    c7c6fd3097f4d1ccd313160fedf7cb031644e0836b8c3e25481095e5f4b003759bc84fc6ea9421e3a090e66dc2ff875fec2f394a386691ab178cb164733411b2

  • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsdEE19.tmp\Math.dll
    Filesize

    171KB

    MD5

    499788d1d4b70ea3499b6411ef5aca0c

    SHA1

    db7274f0c3beea8a2ed7df7fe3006b1ec965d13c

    SHA256

    6b6c63505ac093672cdc062ea23ea8fbb263204c9591c936dda896cba2c56504

    SHA512

    c566e94acf0d0de820fb2e7661b721a6fd23c6c5fe7b551b48e80b3c24b0d8de379fa2c53a653858e69dd0a8f6b98bf68a6d7425342f1ade1602ddaa2310c549

  • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsdEE19.tmp\System.dll
    Filesize

    12KB

    MD5

    6c38da8922cc37b4bbb77de4a63ad843

    SHA1

    4e0533fd11df8bddbd543ed58df7b6060d9f4631

    SHA256

    1624d9ad8b2e2658af224691263f64388ba3a997efe80011889e3c35237ce4c1

    SHA512

    ad0be3d7e57da9c304e9b9cac5341b6c76b157456ab44f5579d6c38c830a31c9c3e1e9a875b8f465243c607ea2ede6b0bb77237f17a70a4d4c78606e036c3430

  • memory/964-83-0x000000001D456000-0x000000001D467000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    68KB

  • memory/964-82-0x0000000072FC0000-0x000000007356B000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/964-61-0x0000000001228A9E-mapping.dmp
  • memory/964-81-0x000000001D456000-0x000000001D467000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    68KB

  • memory/964-78-0x0000000072FC0000-0x000000007356B000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/964-64-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000370000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/964-73-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000615000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    2.1MB

  • memory/964-66-0x0000000076F80000-0x0000000077129000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.7MB

  • memory/964-69-0x0000000077160000-0x00000000772E0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.5MB

  • memory/964-75-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/964-71-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000370000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/964-72-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000615000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    2.1MB

  • memory/1116-62-0x0000000077160000-0x00000000772E0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.5MB

  • memory/1116-70-0x0000000077160000-0x00000000772E0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.5MB

  • memory/1116-65-0x0000000003A70000-0x0000000003BAB000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.2MB

  • memory/1116-63-0x0000000077160000-0x00000000772E0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.5MB

  • memory/1116-79-0x0000000003A70000-0x0000000003BAB000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.2MB

  • memory/1116-80-0x0000000077160000-0x00000000772E0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.5MB

  • memory/1116-54-0x0000000074D61000-0x0000000074D63000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/1116-58-0x0000000076F80000-0x0000000077129000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.7MB

  • memory/1116-57-0x0000000003A70000-0x0000000003BAB000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.2MB

  • memory/1968-76-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp