Analysis

  • max time kernel
    145s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220901-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20220901-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    22-10-2022 06:22

General

  • Target

    tmp.exe

  • Size

    847KB

  • MD5

    e31699917d9f141413507e5f628c2454

  • SHA1

    9b7ff7f7f0a173f0851b0bcbf3de0654af52b7c9

  • SHA256

    99b799d28261cdefac2a4fcae6774324bfb9bb9aed868da301fc2292ed4b0902

  • SHA512

    018749a0782c4aed731adea492928637df2dad8db6b8813d831540bf7225c487bb3a7275f75dc797c11002cf57c7a9c9d48c453a90a7e45d8c988c81ed474f8d

  • SSDEEP

    24576:sokPPpLnS2i5JEoP9OrozsW02IsPGaUYpF:Ehndi5P9EozsWBIsP/USF

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

craigjonson91211.freedynamicdns.net:2010

Mutex

314e68fd-30e1-43f4-a3e6-582b481b1081

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    craigjonson91211.freedynamicdns.net

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2022-07-25T15:37:55.685681636Z

  • 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

    2010

  • 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

    314e68fd-30e1-43f4-a3e6-582b481b1081

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

  • 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
  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 2 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 14 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4740
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.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
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:176
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DHCP Subsystem" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp62C1.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:1720
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DHCP Subsystem Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp64F5.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:4824

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

1
T1082

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Downloads

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

    1KB

    MD5

    e08f822522c617a40840c62e4b0fb45e

    SHA1

    ae516dca4da5234be6676d3f234c19ec55725be7

    SHA256

    bd9d5e9f7fe6fcff17d873555d4077d15f7d6cdda1183e7f7d278b735ffe1fd7

    SHA512

    894a7fb7bbc18ac6ba13378f58a7db80ad00d6080be9a66b01cae8e23e41d9d2d4cd53c1e20669356b73590c8a3ebfda4bdda3258f81240db56c4a81b7313fe4

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp62C1.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    3f4dcafa44c36f23e4db2b2315fd09da

    SHA1

    8c83089d6f6c887a77af9b42ca09969f3b2f83f6

    SHA256

    b8475eb97200b8a15eaf07e0a2cddc5c95e5bc3e7a98685364c9796480de57dc

    SHA512

    e0624dd6cf0d5e014e96a323d2f7ebe13b683af71bd6ddafa3005cdc2f3c764cfca509262d442fc844b4b390d241ccf3eb36d30043d3d6f6e955a2ee9f792678

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp64F5.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    2f26d92c1eeead3896820e56ec46f6f1

    SHA1

    d95533b61eed7d89e4ada56bc566d60e42ac1f61

    SHA256

    99a158463ce40c750bad6991ae1fceece305a0dbf8e209dd7147b5d539756bfa

    SHA512

    6c1ed12d5e1afcd9e7f327e0153786fd8594f75a995f341c408ef014e69917452a9fe99c511f0249aceb57b3045b707f1fd3f404e4086cfbf0aadcb3318db892

  • memory/176-138-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/176-139-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1720-141-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/4740-137-0x00000000087A0000-0x0000000008806000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    408KB

  • memory/4740-136-0x0000000007240000-0x00000000072DC000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    624KB

  • memory/4740-135-0x0000000004C10000-0x0000000004C1A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/4740-132-0x00000000001A0000-0x000000000027A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    872KB

  • memory/4740-134-0x0000000004C70000-0x0000000004D02000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    584KB

  • memory/4740-133-0x0000000005220000-0x00000000057C4000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.6MB

  • memory/4824-143-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp