Analysis

  • max time kernel
    146s
  • max time network
    91s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20221111-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20221111-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    30-11-2022 18:26

General

  • Target

    SWIFT copy.rtf

  • Size

    23KB

  • MD5

    8e59a5a134a38809a6c7bee8b3b9cd9b

  • SHA1

    8331a36576b4fed98dfc4ab7297f1221cf0a54f9

  • SHA256

    b30d6e23a319a4bd93eb4a344166d885b71de3ece98bcc12e9f67c3e25a8214b

  • SHA512

    b2b6435015318536fca05a822409edf2931b96f2e6b29431aac6156c5952c84409cb486e74f9038db3839fef5e735811868cca536ad350c30cbc7743130edd31

  • SSDEEP

    384:OQMmdOFNYY0aaaIswqPeOrka1+fHQJ+t3rQkRhZc0UJmhY2R19ufNvUKwXYZT6:qFx0XaIsnPRIa4fwJM6mPR190vzuu6

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

tzitziklishop.ddns.net:1665

127.0.0.1:1665

Mutex

54c43eb3-9a5e-48cf-bbb9-9a65e46643a1

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    127.0.0.1

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2022-09-09T09:23:36.606577636Z

  • 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

    1665

  • default_group

    NOV282022

  • 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

    54c43eb3-9a5e-48cf-bbb9-9a65e46643a1

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    tzitziklishop.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.

  • Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • 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
  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present
  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Launches Equation Editor 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Equation Editor is an old Office component often targeted by exploits such as CVE-2017-11882.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 31 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 29 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE" /n "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SWIFT copy.rtf"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1420
    • C:\Windows\splwow64.exe
      C:\Windows\splwow64.exe 12288
      2⤵
        PID:620
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE" -Embedding
      1⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Launches Equation Editor
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:588
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\catciarec841.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\catciarec841.exe"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:956
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\catciarec841.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\catciarec841.exe"
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          PID:1732
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\catciarec841.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\catciarec841.exe"
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • Checks whether UAC is enabled
          • Drops file in Program Files directory
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1632
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
            "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "ISS Manager" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC8BC.tmp"
            4⤵
            • Creates scheduled task(s)
            PID:740
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
            "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "ISS Manager Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpD6C1.tmp"
            4⤵
            • Creates scheduled task(s)
            PID:1556

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

    Execution

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053

    Exploitation for Client Execution

    1
    T1203

    Persistence

    Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

    1
    T1060

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053

    Privilege Escalation

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053

    Defense Evasion

    Modify Registry

    2
    T1112

    Discovery

    System Information Discovery

    1
    T1082

    Replay Monitor

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC8BC.tmp
      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      6fe5d710683473773c5abaa09c816ee5

      SHA1

      76742c9c77aaa5aef280cbcb872b8fc3cce67bb6

      SHA256

      da5a0080b48be42b5ad53c4894e76cb17c59778f1285c77e0f801caec78e1d41

      SHA512

      9cb6849a60047ce10da2f617daba1743917c42fb4bd3968e0f9bbc3c9b72362c9916d26689d1d4c62464cf0c07e643cc8595be7900d6933cc2b5b8c0381f0058

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpD6C1.tmp
      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      ea7095fa975a5ac043c9de2899ce61d0

      SHA1

      ba4e21d0728fb1b4b87006c2e8ceb6109c9046a3

      SHA256

      5a1ba7b1b91e0bb7aedcfa82dc687972abb31f72ae1613ac586938ef0843f30f

      SHA512

      b52c8f1b58f263a3d1ad1ef9939167853a5f55033d9ad8976130174c7118407711a0703266c7d2d542bc2ca8119f875e35cc791b9dd70ef83b5310ac1e7cd1cb

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\catciarec841.exe
      Filesize

      595KB

      MD5

      4e7706b27fae00c7753de80ca6f3d7b7

      SHA1

      8275b2c1e523c9dd5de56751a2eff6c4abe914ba

      SHA256

      1ae495d26ee067e62e53c6490109ecf080801be79fda954d3659615a2343acc5

      SHA512

      e219db9165c00980261c19e32fb32f669acd2a512bd8757373488b8e4bb3cb50539591bee1404844a52e62ad197fe479326e4a397c5cc00b4163adfd5fd92d5b

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\catciarec841.exe
      Filesize

      595KB

      MD5

      4e7706b27fae00c7753de80ca6f3d7b7

      SHA1

      8275b2c1e523c9dd5de56751a2eff6c4abe914ba

      SHA256

      1ae495d26ee067e62e53c6490109ecf080801be79fda954d3659615a2343acc5

      SHA512

      e219db9165c00980261c19e32fb32f669acd2a512bd8757373488b8e4bb3cb50539591bee1404844a52e62ad197fe479326e4a397c5cc00b4163adfd5fd92d5b

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\catciarec841.exe
      Filesize

      595KB

      MD5

      4e7706b27fae00c7753de80ca6f3d7b7

      SHA1

      8275b2c1e523c9dd5de56751a2eff6c4abe914ba

      SHA256

      1ae495d26ee067e62e53c6490109ecf080801be79fda954d3659615a2343acc5

      SHA512

      e219db9165c00980261c19e32fb32f669acd2a512bd8757373488b8e4bb3cb50539591bee1404844a52e62ad197fe479326e4a397c5cc00b4163adfd5fd92d5b

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\catciarec841.exe
      Filesize

      595KB

      MD5

      4e7706b27fae00c7753de80ca6f3d7b7

      SHA1

      8275b2c1e523c9dd5de56751a2eff6c4abe914ba

      SHA256

      1ae495d26ee067e62e53c6490109ecf080801be79fda954d3659615a2343acc5

      SHA512

      e219db9165c00980261c19e32fb32f669acd2a512bd8757373488b8e4bb3cb50539591bee1404844a52e62ad197fe479326e4a397c5cc00b4163adfd5fd92d5b

    • \Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\catciarec841.exe
      Filesize

      595KB

      MD5

      4e7706b27fae00c7753de80ca6f3d7b7

      SHA1

      8275b2c1e523c9dd5de56751a2eff6c4abe914ba

      SHA256

      1ae495d26ee067e62e53c6490109ecf080801be79fda954d3659615a2343acc5

      SHA512

      e219db9165c00980261c19e32fb32f669acd2a512bd8757373488b8e4bb3cb50539591bee1404844a52e62ad197fe479326e4a397c5cc00b4163adfd5fd92d5b

    • \Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\catciarec841.exe
      Filesize

      595KB

      MD5

      4e7706b27fae00c7753de80ca6f3d7b7

      SHA1

      8275b2c1e523c9dd5de56751a2eff6c4abe914ba

      SHA256

      1ae495d26ee067e62e53c6490109ecf080801be79fda954d3659615a2343acc5

      SHA512

      e219db9165c00980261c19e32fb32f669acd2a512bd8757373488b8e4bb3cb50539591bee1404844a52e62ad197fe479326e4a397c5cc00b4163adfd5fd92d5b

    • memory/620-68-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/620-70-0x000007FEFC451000-0x000007FEFC453000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/740-91-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/956-72-0x0000000005640000-0x00000000056B4000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      464KB

    • memory/956-73-0x00000000040D0000-0x000000000410A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      232KB

    • memory/956-69-0x0000000000570000-0x0000000000586000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      88KB

    • memory/956-63-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/956-71-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000059E000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/956-66-0x0000000000870000-0x000000000090C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      624KB

    • memory/1420-59-0x00000000719AD000-0x00000000719B8000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      44KB

    • memory/1420-89-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/1420-55-0x00000000709C1000-0x00000000709C3000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/1420-56-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/1420-54-0x0000000072F41000-0x0000000072F44000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      12KB

    • memory/1420-57-0x00000000719AD000-0x00000000719B8000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      44KB

    • memory/1420-90-0x00000000719AD000-0x00000000719B8000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      44KB

    • memory/1420-58-0x00000000767B1000-0x00000000767B3000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/1556-93-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/1632-79-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/1632-87-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/1632-85-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/1632-82-0x000000000041E792-mapping.dmp
    • memory/1632-81-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/1632-78-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/1632-76-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/1632-75-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB