Analysis

  • max time kernel
    145s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20220812-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    30-11-2022 17:03

General

  • Target

    55136e48846424dba4e779d885364790bd078642b02b161a0f8c8c141ea8a524.exe

  • Size

    527KB

  • MD5

    2ae1cbcdaa9a7eb492ec494193250e63

  • SHA1

    ff0f79fba2f9552f61a0bf6313e74c407801aef0

  • SHA256

    55136e48846424dba4e779d885364790bd078642b02b161a0f8c8c141ea8a524

  • SHA512

    92f480ff53149cb8ea950ed24cfee2e025fc913bd8249f5f3bf9dd5fa77cb3009ac796e4e48f6c3431959d4a2b2e6524d66a89339e485af9a566ee8f1609a2a1

  • SSDEEP

    12288:JLz6hGSgtsJcctRZ2y46AKV5egz+LPw4BPOe2U:AgQccHgy4R0egz+JV2

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

194.5.98.3:4321

Mutex

1b787288-3820-406e-95fa-ca959b4e1d82

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    194.5.98.3

  • backup_dns_server

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2020-11-30T13:42:04.191855836Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    true

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

    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

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    true

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    4321

  • default_group

    CHISOM

  • 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

    1b787288-3820-406e-95fa-ca959b4e1d82

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    true

  • primary_connection_host

    194.5.98.3

  • primary_dns_server

  • 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 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\55136e48846424dba4e779d885364790bd078642b02b161a0f8c8c141ea8a524.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\55136e48846424dba4e779d885364790bd078642b02b161a0f8c8c141ea8a524.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2020
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\ZlQvLrqP" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA3CF.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:832
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\55136e48846424dba4e779d885364790bd078642b02b161a0f8c8c141ea8a524.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\55136e48846424dba4e779d885364790bd078642b02b161a0f8c8c141ea8a524.exe"
      2⤵
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:620

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

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA3CF.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    d3f381fc1e023405814b3cf06d270484

    SHA1

    69e0a984a326f5219516f3467bf5ae528d61c29c

    SHA256

    e3c791e87883f8fd98e58db0e4b732a6a6f93189ebcc25ea58920eeb1eee8760

    SHA512

    c00ea0fc7b287eea4b311954860886e641a1554d3436f3dc0b741f0aa0a58c4d6dfa6027fc9a89e8ae8497352b4c4666611e366962881f6498edc52ed4ec4c27

  • memory/620-67-0x000000000041E792-mapping.dmp
  • memory/620-61-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/620-75-0x0000000000460000-0x000000000046A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/620-74-0x0000000000440000-0x000000000045E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/620-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/620-60-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/620-73-0x0000000000250000-0x000000000025A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/620-63-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/620-71-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/620-66-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/620-69-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/832-58-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/2020-54-0x0000000000EA0000-0x0000000000F2A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    552KB

  • memory/2020-55-0x00000000756B1000-0x00000000756B3000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/2020-56-0x0000000000330000-0x000000000033A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2020-57-0x0000000005230000-0x0000000005292000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    392KB