Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220901-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20220901-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    15-09-2022 07:42

General

  • Target

    7388d4c13053aa91c55cbbfe915590b7.exe

  • Size

    1002KB

  • MD5

    7388d4c13053aa91c55cbbfe915590b7

  • SHA1

    d83738a63773be012265718e4dca94eec253f9ef

  • SHA256

    bc5358211e6e8e4946ba3c7f0f40fc9b3bfe7c0a67637cbb6dc5c3543575081e

  • SHA512

    68bcf619c3463451aaaeb8eace269f6ce98ecbc177e9f524087456f016bf038bbe9e10255d9826426422968d5ddd2c7e2f46264539fd6138388998cc8655e700

  • SSDEEP

    12288:1gNaV7uikFgVCCMFlZltgdUKAC9iDiZRd2z+u03ne/47bTqo1k+W:1BlubgVGFPlmdU/C8Ded2M3e/c2o

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

wiz121.ddns.net:1880

127.0.0.1:1880

Mutex

8bcf8b9d-91d7-4b59-a82e-7275a37f615b

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    127.0.0.1

  • backup_dns_server

    37.235.1.177

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2022-06-25T12:52:04.650853336Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    true

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    1880

  • default_group

    purchase inquiry 09/13

  • 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

    8bcf8b9d-91d7-4b59-a82e-7275a37f615b

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    wiz121.ddns.net

  • primary_dns_server

    37.235.1.174

  • 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.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination 6 IoCs

    Network traffic to other servers than the configured DNS servers was detected on the DNS port.

  • 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
  • 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 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7388d4c13053aa91c55cbbfe915590b7.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7388d4c13053aa91c55cbbfe915590b7.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4976
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\uBUrhlEBRuTYya.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3772
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\uBUrhlEBRuTYya" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9D3A.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1068
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7388d4c13053aa91c55cbbfe915590b7.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7388d4c13053aa91c55cbbfe915590b7.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
      PID:2880

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

Query Registry

1
T1012

System Information Discovery

3
T1082

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\7388d4c13053aa91c55cbbfe915590b7.exe.log
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    e08f822522c617a40840c62e4b0fb45e

    SHA1

    ae516dca4da5234be6676d3f234c19ec55725be7

    SHA256

    bd9d5e9f7fe6fcff17d873555d4077d15f7d6cdda1183e7f7d278b735ffe1fd7

    SHA512

    894a7fb7bbc18ac6ba13378f58a7db80ad00d6080be9a66b01cae8e23e41d9d2d4cd53c1e20669356b73590c8a3ebfda4bdda3258f81240db56c4a81b7313fe4

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9D3A.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    4b8bcde0ae4645b8661aaf6c2e42ffa9

    SHA1

    f8b13543318e85f622fd6ddc5a6c5f7bd138a5f3

    SHA256

    3fc35d8207c33a5cbf37c6748dd397216fecabdd8a84238eec0f0757976f76de

    SHA512

    176b08e7e5d82011b859ef7d5e7422b02750da579bbe94948105019f3f18081850e1e1a9a4ede4c8e039b7f7cc1b9684ef947416391c19bc6fad6051c1f23bc1

  • memory/1068-139-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/2880-144-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2880-143-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/3772-138-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/3772-153-0x0000000006FF0000-0x000000000700A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/3772-158-0x0000000007310000-0x0000000007318000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/3772-140-0x0000000004740000-0x0000000004776000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    216KB

  • memory/3772-157-0x0000000007330000-0x000000000734A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/3772-142-0x0000000004F70000-0x0000000005598000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.2MB

  • memory/3772-156-0x0000000007220000-0x000000000722E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/3772-155-0x0000000007270000-0x0000000007306000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    600KB

  • memory/3772-154-0x0000000007060000-0x000000000706A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/3772-146-0x0000000004D20000-0x0000000004D42000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    136KB

  • memory/3772-147-0x0000000005610000-0x0000000005676000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    408KB

  • memory/3772-148-0x0000000005CF0000-0x0000000005D0E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/3772-149-0x0000000006EB0000-0x0000000006EE2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    200KB

  • memory/3772-150-0x0000000070500000-0x000000007054C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    304KB

  • memory/3772-151-0x0000000006280000-0x000000000629E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/3772-152-0x0000000007640000-0x0000000007CBA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.5MB

  • memory/4976-132-0x0000000000F70000-0x0000000001070000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/4976-133-0x0000000005F90000-0x0000000006534000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.6MB

  • memory/4976-134-0x0000000005A80000-0x0000000005B12000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    584KB

  • memory/4976-135-0x0000000005A30000-0x0000000005A3A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/4976-136-0x00000000095B0000-0x000000000964C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    624KB

  • memory/4976-137-0x00000000098D0000-0x0000000009936000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    408KB