Analysis

  • max time kernel
    121s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20220901-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20220901-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    07-10-2022 02:31

General

  • Target

    Payment Advice.exe

  • Size

    1.0MB

  • MD5

    232a09bfbb394ed852834398426a7802

  • SHA1

    800229b32cd515d318fe79a3839783b1339064c1

  • SHA256

    f01dd589bf6eee71da5d8f1dd99471c0ff2b2e4071147bfcad07d75727258425

  • SHA512

    fd6e1f23769d9712d02bb4ff56bb374f22a8c048c0410af1ad5e8cbc1f823007630257d2304b6ed26cd6331deae43899728a610551e5149da41f675dced00acc

  • SSDEEP

    12288:b8mAF94vNMpuKh1O8qrAot6ZMP5CxFBXpAFyDGNOSH+JoDNyADqjJ5nXOc1uqBnt:bWFCvOON6MxgNAsGNOSeWBUjrXOc

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 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment Advice.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment Advice.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1380
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\xWcmbnYoCxCd" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5A32.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1776
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment Advice.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:2016
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "AGP Manager" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5E66.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:1936
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "AGP Manager Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5F22.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:1364

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\tmp5A32.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    8fc8cb65235a6e03f094b544162c001c

    SHA1

    e7eeca41621d12122e78a043145e80ac4beb514f

    SHA256

    794d5a056eae4fab6baa6c25788eb13b818bc38c0bb4b037ada8a298af1ed188

    SHA512

    db0b95f82dfe5726745f5416c9100d8b47a52693b826573a24b893bac9751707206b0b24f449e87be6cbcbbfde963eb0899ac40fe6d92b85832cfcfe235a9b4f

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5E66.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    458bd9bd481646fa69a54d107e96c8f9

    SHA1

    8c13631b59db1efcb6d33a4e40ba38614226d42a

    SHA256

    e196fc51e235fc106b72fe4258ce43c64b24b344c4781b6d2b0db6ab01f31c34

    SHA512

    266e4a2752ff6a1c78fad600d9dc74ed0946a7bfc6802bd03783360b7f5ce8ada8be0fbf0f342e81d76f74af62879ffbf2b865160e4b8d0a27c6e15f98f92171

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5F22.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    885d6dd30570594e167fadb59d9ca0ea

    SHA1

    9981e583644c4eb9cf5056615a0e1c2913c8983b

    SHA256

    7155bc082d1713d77c2797575ee0ade8467fb7012f5376c1d6f4aa618141a7d2

    SHA512

    1623218143c2c25a7c85fa9da8e0f251f04a5eb848c4d0aa10bfb78688518b82393a2b3c7f287a9dc06a366ef9f46d0d4e2d246ad4cef4554a74c0bb6ff9dd2a

  • memory/1364-76-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1380-55-0x0000000075A11000-0x0000000075A13000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/1380-56-0x0000000000610000-0x0000000000630000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    128KB

  • memory/1380-57-0x0000000005FD0000-0x000000000605C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    560KB

  • memory/1380-58-0x0000000004810000-0x000000000484C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    240KB

  • memory/1380-54-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000000B3A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    1.0MB

  • memory/1776-59-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/1936-74-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/2016-62-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2016-81-0x0000000000700000-0x0000000000712000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/2016-70-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2016-72-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2016-67-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2016-65-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2016-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2016-61-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2016-78-0x0000000000460000-0x000000000046A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2016-79-0x0000000000750000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/2016-80-0x0000000000550000-0x000000000055A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2016-68-0x000000000041E792-mapping.dmp
  • memory/2016-82-0x0000000000950000-0x000000000096A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/2016-83-0x00000000009C0000-0x00000000009CE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/2016-84-0x00000000009E0000-0x00000000009F2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/2016-85-0x00000000021D0000-0x00000000021DE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/2016-86-0x00000000021E0000-0x00000000021EC000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/2016-87-0x00000000022A0000-0x00000000022B4000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB

  • memory/2016-88-0x0000000004510000-0x0000000004520000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/2016-89-0x0000000004520000-0x0000000004534000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB

  • memory/2016-90-0x0000000004530000-0x000000000453E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/2016-91-0x0000000005370000-0x000000000539E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    184KB

  • memory/2016-92-0x0000000004D40000-0x0000000004D54000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB