Analysis

  • max time kernel
    85s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20220812-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    15-09-2022 08:28

General

  • Target

    2.exe

  • Size

    935KB

  • MD5

    0b8f3695483e73596116685a0559a905

  • SHA1

    6b779e00915d671c7fca6833f56091173b275f01

  • SHA256

    6c8576cf231fd3e4c6812399704820c6b9d462e99d696181adf071015b92ea27

  • SHA512

    d13353828ff7d79e200a9625a02ec196cd658cff9186afafac11fda4e77a2bbb68e14d0c5debde37b045098e29744c5cf5e67564f1e205f6072e4918ff629b13

  • SSDEEP

    12288:YSPCmh8lylSx1bAtzrwgqcWB4HrkB6slio+7ySrmqB5PREbXbM58fj0jXBm1U8Qd:YSPC9RMWiHyco8yN0SM580jXB4yBjr

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

brewsterchristophe.ddns.net:5899

194,147,5,75:5899

Mutex

b8aebc29-8c64-444f-99e6-dc4122e9bbfc

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    194,147,5,75

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2022-04-29T03:26:40.572298236Z

  • 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

    5899

  • 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

    b8aebc29-8c64-444f-99e6-dc4122e9bbfc

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    brewsterchristophe.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.

  • 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 3 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 WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:536
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\YyfhUwSgAP" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9F2D.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2024
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2.exe
      "{path}"
      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:900
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "NTFS Monitor" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA381.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:1284
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "NTFS Monitor Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA45C.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:1748

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

2
T1082

Replay Monitor

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9F2D.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    f4a3c84366e4c32e68e7eb67131dd9ec

    SHA1

    471bad2ec7df2256572e6edee01133a0244e93ba

    SHA256

    14ed2e640c6ca265f7c6a13dfefef03c63ed44893562553511a55a332cf3c4c2

    SHA512

    9afdd1a4f32c967f0652bc1fc6ff943c7c04b1b0345565e9a516e0e47ca05739014d3c71d7f610a8f476275a98e88b78733104061b31b81cc4ab550d9be90fad

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA381.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    1c7a53cdeb6870948f4610b272abf015

    SHA1

    525d54be54c6b4dc0b6c5f331d52668f663c48a1

    SHA256

    eec146cb0e09f66742cb9fd6bda108bd61278ecc7e25e6b9fb4e1da4c69bfb4d

    SHA512

    34e630b3bae600f2bdb9fd505255e49c863377b071576ff5e9d1b446ed17ba82577ea876e03ce4263cfefc479ff1dfd2433a1e7551145fb777ddd1625c214877

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA45C.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    981e126601526eaa5b0ad45c496c4465

    SHA1

    d610d6a21a8420cc73fcd3e54ddae75a5897b28b

    SHA256

    11ae277dfa39e7038b782ca6557339e7fe88533fe83705c356a1500a1402d527

    SHA512

    a59fb704d931ccb7e1ec1a7b98e24ccd8708be529066c6de4b673098cdebef539f7f50d9e051c43954b5a8e7f810862b3a4ede170f131e080dadc3e763ed4bdb

  • memory/536-54-0x0000000000800000-0x00000000008F0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    960KB

  • memory/536-55-0x0000000076831000-0x0000000076833000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/536-56-0x00000000006A0000-0x00000000006C0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    128KB

  • memory/536-57-0x00000000057B0000-0x0000000005876000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    792KB

  • memory/536-58-0x0000000005B10000-0x0000000005B86000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    472KB

  • memory/900-62-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/900-86-0x00000000020B0000-0x00000000020BC000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/900-65-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/900-67-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/900-68-0x000000000041E792-mapping.dmp
  • memory/900-70-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/900-72-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/900-92-0x0000000002280000-0x0000000002294000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB

  • memory/900-61-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/900-91-0x0000000002210000-0x000000000223E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    184KB

  • memory/900-90-0x0000000002170000-0x000000000217E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/900-78-0x00000000004F0000-0x00000000004FA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/900-79-0x0000000000500000-0x000000000051E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/900-80-0x0000000000520000-0x000000000052A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/900-81-0x0000000000690000-0x00000000006A2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/900-82-0x00000000007D0000-0x00000000007EA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/900-83-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000078E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/900-84-0x0000000002090000-0x00000000020A2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/900-85-0x00000000020A0000-0x00000000020AE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/900-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/900-87-0x0000000002140000-0x0000000002154000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB

  • memory/900-88-0x0000000002150000-0x0000000002160000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/900-89-0x0000000002160000-0x0000000002174000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB

  • memory/1284-74-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1748-76-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/2024-59-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp