Analysis

  • max time kernel
    158s
  • max time network
    167s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220812-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    04-10-2022 06:25

General

  • Target

    Payment Order.exe

  • Size

    1.0MB

  • MD5

    11711e45cabcdda6408597a44517c9aa

  • SHA1

    087d435882f0fca5b85ab34d981814ea8e5f4bad

  • SHA256

    73e0cfe89cdb7759de8338d0174f721d8ae60539e5ea8f5236548de0513b5054

  • SHA512

    9694cacd6759dfba4fec7cfdd6bdabc6f22edf3d1702dfe61dd4afbda3f1e2e56986873153977f28b29bbde75274231a2e4b555b94e13157bcf84085ea0c63e6

  • SSDEEP

    12288:W8qK4HTNcD9wIZbySXVNrY9oJ2UfDRqKgUm4KR2YQqwMd1ndT:WMD9jXXRDcym4g2YQ6vT

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

tochi.ddns.net:1177

127.0.0.1:1177

Mutex

5640475c-30f6-4f19-b86f-d53c3910bce7

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    127.0.0.1

  • backup_dns_server

    37.235.1.177

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2022-07-02T08:25:26.509790436Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    true

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    1177

  • default_group

    money transfer

  • 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

    5640475c-30f6-4f19-b86f-d53c3910bce7

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    tochi.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 4 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 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment Order.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment Order.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4892
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\DSjOgD.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1880
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\DSjOgD" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpE436.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:4260
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment Order.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment Order.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:4224

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

Replay Monitor

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v2.0_32\UsageLogs\Payment Order.exe.log
    Filesize

    673B

    MD5

    a70f4eab0c307df43fba00d5b8dc3812

    SHA1

    49eea64ec436e38436e94b3dbdc0761156f8fb11

    SHA256

    24530a8c840eaef5c9d7ca6d9f4124b80fd40b24eb2688b2085e875be349d325

    SHA512

    7340ce7c58745b1e568147d2abe2bb7df3d699471b6710af0d6d9d37ac3cebbe75b121cb84dddc544e7c42a8999ff798f393aeca657a3b8210b7d04c25435730

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpE436.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    8ef907c72d3812a2a9721c7a2223fe9c

    SHA1

    363fdeb4b502681e14e221119397c7b8b201a34c

    SHA256

    96052d4e49cc8534e59cb83752a2f5a0828454854b660004e44031ed5598a20c

    SHA512

    a6c940bf556fe31857d7096ecc33ef2caaa638a40ba7dfad1ee8e8e202cf9b9186caba5734e2031fb203ceb550f68303ef055080413f08a9a56f8d3e3622da98

  • memory/1880-150-0x000000006F270000-0x000000006F2BC000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    304KB

  • memory/1880-153-0x0000000005B60000-0x0000000005B7A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/1880-146-0x0000000005460000-0x00000000054C6000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    408KB

  • memory/1880-158-0x0000000007180000-0x0000000007188000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/1880-157-0x00000000071A0000-0x00000000071BA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/1880-156-0x0000000007090000-0x000000000709E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/1880-155-0x00000000070E0000-0x0000000007176000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    600KB

  • memory/1880-148-0x0000000004980000-0x000000000499E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/1880-154-0x0000000006ED0000-0x0000000006EDA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/1880-142-0x0000000004D20000-0x0000000005348000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.2MB

  • memory/1880-144-0x0000000005350000-0x0000000005372000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    136KB

  • memory/1880-145-0x00000000053F0000-0x0000000005456000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    408KB

  • memory/1880-134-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1880-152-0x00000000074D0000-0x0000000007B4A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.5MB

  • memory/1880-141-0x0000000004600000-0x0000000004636000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    216KB

  • memory/1880-149-0x00000000060F0000-0x0000000006122000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    200KB

  • memory/1880-151-0x0000000006130000-0x000000000614E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/4224-138-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/4224-143-0x0000000075210000-0x00000000757C1000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/4224-147-0x0000000075210000-0x00000000757C1000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/4224-137-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/4260-135-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/4892-132-0x0000000075210000-0x00000000757C1000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/4892-140-0x0000000075210000-0x00000000757C1000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/4892-133-0x0000000075210000-0x00000000757C1000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB