Analysis

  • max time kernel
    87s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20220812-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    15-09-2022 07:42

General

  • Target

    af4c156a3cefa7792ab99b1089eb9902.exe

  • Size

    1.0MB

  • MD5

    af4c156a3cefa7792ab99b1089eb9902

  • SHA1

    3cb1eaa52b1a87850fc0584243bea57b76b382ad

  • SHA256

    a2cb3f696e6b50bf6e6b1a53b27b5012425c86b63b5749b7819edd88e320cbee

  • SHA512

    df77c40a998b263babc1d6657258cc611a57c27954e53c99ae1c199c2a4515fca8899bb3eb8f9e0334a3d086547ca5aa553bae15f21dc7eb030316037074dbdb

  • SSDEEP

    12288:2U6h0V7uikFgOfYfbFqZ1FetI7SUqTxgVTFeVxnz5OzAf9UwPKIpF+vPllGV:960lubghfRqZnetI7bQZgK9zponGV

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 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\af4c156a3cefa7792ab99b1089eb9902.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\af4c156a3cefa7792ab99b1089eb9902.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:768
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\af4c156a3cefa7792ab99b1089eb9902.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\af4c156a3cefa7792ab99b1089eb9902.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:2008
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "NTFS Monitor" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpAE69.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:1652
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "NTFS Monitor Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpAF83.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:1312

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\tmpAE69.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    08c6cb8f9d72121a954850b6cfae46a9

    SHA1

    01887bc40f9512b281ab54b38e7fa0a475e418ed

    SHA256

    e6947899dcac402ee45b2a1f723dbad632327200c601d1c56518a0b7306c4bd3

    SHA512

    3e5b6f5f181b71634de98b4e08263833d642101d143795533f4f1095925c7e0e391d90e1398d5fad4cc106dd512c04cb9cabd5d27d00b84db81d491cb928c525

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpAF83.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    981e126601526eaa5b0ad45c496c4465

    SHA1

    d610d6a21a8420cc73fcd3e54ddae75a5897b28b

    SHA256

    11ae277dfa39e7038b782ca6557339e7fe88533fe83705c356a1500a1402d527

    SHA512

    a59fb704d931ccb7e1ec1a7b98e24ccd8708be529066c6de4b673098cdebef539f7f50d9e051c43954b5a8e7f810862b3a4ede170f131e080dadc3e763ed4bdb

  • memory/768-55-0x0000000076871000-0x0000000076873000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/768-56-0x0000000000530000-0x0000000000546000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    88KB

  • memory/768-57-0x0000000000540000-0x000000000054C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/768-58-0x0000000005E70000-0x0000000005F04000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    592KB

  • memory/768-59-0x00000000010A0000-0x00000000010DA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    232KB

  • memory/768-54-0x00000000011E0000-0x00000000012E8000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.0MB

  • memory/1312-75-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1652-73-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/2008-63-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2008-80-0x00000000005C0000-0x00000000005D2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/2008-69-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2008-71-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2008-67-0x000000000041E792-mapping.dmp
  • memory/2008-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2008-61-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2008-60-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2008-77-0x0000000000380000-0x000000000038A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2008-78-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000003AE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/2008-79-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000003FA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2008-66-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2008-81-0x00000000005D0000-0x00000000005EA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/2008-82-0x00000000007F0000-0x00000000007FE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/2008-83-0x0000000000840000-0x0000000000852000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/2008-84-0x00000000008E0000-0x00000000008EE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/2008-87-0x0000000000920000-0x0000000000930000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/2008-86-0x0000000000910000-0x0000000000924000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB

  • memory/2008-85-0x00000000008F0000-0x00000000008FC000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/2008-88-0x0000000000E80000-0x0000000000E94000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB

  • memory/2008-89-0x0000000001010000-0x000000000101E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/2008-90-0x0000000004DB0000-0x0000000004DDE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    184KB

  • memory/2008-91-0x0000000001030000-0x0000000001044000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB