Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • max time network
    144s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220812-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    07-10-2022 12:32

General

  • Target

    d9c9287699412cfa29ffee706b0b93d6689b74ac1d32739e77bae1d8666aecbd.exe

  • Size

    865KB

  • MD5

    e5390b1f6c2eafe0b9b2d18e11aa8c9c

  • SHA1

    6e4102d3a2ca6cc71cf605d5c3ff9fd29c035e8d

  • SHA256

    d9c9287699412cfa29ffee706b0b93d6689b74ac1d32739e77bae1d8666aecbd

  • SHA512

    9d02eda4fe404275e49f8d5190850e251611e63ddd058458ec94954dc5ae0ae752a74ea93143e4ea5a66fb77ca13f86796cb0213c1600b2a3d84f8d2fef17715

  • SSDEEP

    12288:mx8dHAzc5rT9UDc3QYcyBZ9km5fqjJ5n:Tac5+mBom5yjr

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

dera5nano.ddns.net:1010

107.182.129.248:1010

Mutex

5a26bcef-e67f-486a-8e48-1748cc7891a2

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    107.182.129.248

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2022-06-06T12:07:01.612898436Z

  • 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

    1010

  • 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

    5a26bcef-e67f-486a-8e48-1748cc7891a2

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    dera5nano.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.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • 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 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d9c9287699412cfa29ffee706b0b93d6689b74ac1d32739e77bae1d8666aecbd.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d9c9287699412cfa29ffee706b0b93d6689b74ac1d32739e77bae1d8666aecbd.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2564
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\FPeLSHpEGEP" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpD0D3.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:532
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d9c9287699412cfa29ffee706b0b93d6689b74ac1d32739e77bae1d8666aecbd.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:2272
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DDP Host" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpD48B.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:3744
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DDP Host Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpD4EA.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:4252

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_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\d9c9287699412cfa29ffee706b0b93d6689b74ac1d32739e77bae1d8666aecbd.exe.log
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    84e77a587d94307c0ac1357eb4d3d46f

    SHA1

    83cc900f9401f43d181207d64c5adba7a85edc1e

    SHA256

    e16024b092a026a9dc00df69d4b9bbcab7b2dc178dc5291fc308a1abc9304a99

    SHA512

    aefb5c62200b3ed97718d20a89990954d4d8acdc0a6a73c5a420f1bba619cb79e70c2cd0a579b9f52dc6b09e1de2cea6cd6cac4376cfee92d94e2c01d310f691

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpD0D3.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    c4c664c416d40100f22f9396f2f0033c

    SHA1

    b9e48908e3dcf952bb5a410270444b06eca190be

    SHA256

    dd21b17b84a0e6fb7fcb6d85cacd9725e4a15abc5a085bf19ecb0c276ffdd4d4

    SHA512

    2128c6ee7d5d2a715e3ba55a8b3295478b8ba82572c624f006a98c29e95584696187a852b07fa1ac06ebc6cdae36439c01170128d60060fe70cc397271897bac

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpD48B.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    1531872e555db1161dc3175eab7bf35d

    SHA1

    ac294b7ddb3e41d63cf339620a14206320774ed6

    SHA256

    0e8cd141c6bd287716a4f4f71107e017264433cf4d42a74154a93ae2c3042d03

    SHA512

    3b1f5e3b5462e551c5495f601bc75aa5d90c67b104459fc38326ba7547452731813e52fadc2f943ca3be0ba53b6f39199e0de681119bdf5b91f0bef8728372ad

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpD4EA.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    2271642ca970891700e3f48439739ed8

    SHA1

    cd472df2349f7db9e1e460d0ee28acd97b8a8793

    SHA256

    7aba66abbcb0b13455609174db23aed495a9adbef0e0acd28baa9c92445eda68

    SHA512

    4669a4ef8ec28cdb852ffc1401576b1bf9a9d837797d7d92bc88c18b3097404f36854e50167b309706fef400cabc43c876569ce2797ba85eb169a2783b8fe807

  • memory/532-137-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/2272-139-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/2272-140-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2564-134-0x0000000005180000-0x0000000005212000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    584KB

  • memory/2564-135-0x0000000005220000-0x00000000052BC000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    624KB

  • memory/2564-136-0x0000000005120000-0x000000000512A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2564-132-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000077E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    888KB

  • memory/2564-133-0x0000000005730000-0x0000000005CD4000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.6MB

  • memory/3744-142-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/4252-144-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp