Analysis

  • max time kernel
    146s
  • max time network
    154s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20230220-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230220-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    22-03-2023 01:07

General

  • Target

    b68d4952eaf5950f31cadf83a575f3d9ffd0f46b560a39abb3b013039fcb2293.exe

  • Size

    837KB

  • MD5

    26dafe289b4249ecff3cd945e81eeb99

  • SHA1

    9b5e8adfede3c032cbfc91cf0d8c6b17c0971bed

  • SHA256

    b68d4952eaf5950f31cadf83a575f3d9ffd0f46b560a39abb3b013039fcb2293

  • SHA512

    03a98b486a225143c5b65509cd4606528cf52a3053422d031e6946e67e931d8f98e6a00995f8eaf946a2dbf7ed29cf48e10fbaf310d28257c0e75dd5f72182ba

  • SSDEEP

    24576:sHYQwcFz4c9Vjw+jNN2R9x8TsFvfSki5ZmICdoHwJbQ:oF8cvjEosBVymIgJ

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

claude111.duckdns.org:31740

Mutex

0bcbe88e-f672-4ae9-8d88-8c69d7bd7e44

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    claude111.duckdns.org

  • backup_dns_server

    claude111.duckdns.org

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2022-12-25T22:39:01.788668536Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    true

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    31740

  • default_group

    march

  • 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

    0bcbe88e-f672-4ae9-8d88-8c69d7bd7e44

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    claude111.duckdns.org

  • primary_dns_server

    claude111.duckdns.org

  • request_elevation

    true

  • restart_delay

    5000

  • run_delay

    0

  • run_on_startup

    true

  • 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.

  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 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 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b68d4952eaf5950f31cadf83a575f3d9ffd0f46b560a39abb3b013039fcb2293.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b68d4952eaf5950f31cadf83a575f3d9ffd0f46b560a39abb3b013039fcb2293.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1428
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\GwbsWQvOjO.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1420
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\GwbsWQvOjO" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp6C85.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1104
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b68d4952eaf5950f31cadf83a575f3d9ffd0f46b560a39abb3b013039fcb2293.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b68d4952eaf5950f31cadf83a575f3d9ffd0f46b560a39abb3b013039fcb2293.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:4260
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b68d4952eaf5950f31cadf83a575f3d9ffd0f46b560a39abb3b013039fcb2293.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b68d4952eaf5950f31cadf83a575f3d9ffd0f46b560a39abb3b013039fcb2293.exe"
        2⤵
        • Checks whether UAC is enabled
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2428

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

    Execution

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053

    Persistence

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053

    Privilege Escalation

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053

    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\b68d4952eaf5950f31cadf83a575f3d9ffd0f46b560a39abb3b013039fcb2293.exe.log
      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      8ec831f3e3a3f77e4a7b9cd32b48384c

      SHA1

      d83f09fd87c5bd86e045873c231c14836e76a05c

      SHA256

      7667e538030e3f8ce2886e47a01af24cb0ea70528b1e821c5d8832c5076cb982

      SHA512

      26bffa2406b66368bd412bf25869a792631455645992cdcade2dbc13a2e56fb546414a6a9223b94c96c38d89187add6678d4779a88b38b0c9e36be8527b213c3

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_s1sd245r.1us.ps1
      Filesize

      60B

      MD5

      d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

      SHA1

      6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

      SHA256

      96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

      SHA512

      5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp6C85.tmp
      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      14b79202c3961c728e6f26af27430366

      SHA1

      f78cab30433ccf75645729234c2d20e268c14108

      SHA256

      cdb47480efe960b3f94a8d23b455451c6eea5bca26d05223447e933687157da0

      SHA512

      e7d01a1639b8f02ead5964537d4979167a8246b4163bbd099c4efd96c93b5a46115b5ce35fbdb90afc30e23d83043eb962cb47d421fafd7efcc241524cfcce7a

    • memory/1420-180-0x000000007F580000-0x000000007F590000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/1420-150-0x0000000004BB0000-0x0000000004BD2000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      136KB

    • memory/1420-163-0x0000000004750000-0x0000000004760000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/1420-164-0x0000000004750000-0x0000000004760000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/1420-144-0x0000000002150000-0x0000000002186000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      216KB

    • memory/1420-187-0x00000000070A0000-0x00000000070A8000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      32KB

    • memory/1420-146-0x0000000004D90000-0x00000000053B8000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      6.2MB

    • memory/1420-186-0x00000000070C0000-0x00000000070DA000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      104KB

    • memory/1420-185-0x0000000006FB0000-0x0000000006FBE000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/1420-179-0x0000000004750000-0x0000000004760000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/1420-156-0x00000000053C0000-0x0000000005426000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      408KB

    • memory/1420-184-0x0000000007000000-0x0000000007096000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      600KB

    • memory/1420-161-0x00000000055A0000-0x0000000005606000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      408KB

    • memory/1420-183-0x0000000006DF0000-0x0000000006DFA000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/1420-182-0x0000000006D80000-0x0000000006D9A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      104KB

    • memory/1420-181-0x00000000073C0000-0x0000000007A3A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      6.5MB

    • memory/1420-166-0x0000000005A80000-0x0000000005A9E000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      120KB

    • memory/1420-167-0x0000000006A40000-0x0000000006A72000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      200KB

    • memory/1420-168-0x0000000070570000-0x00000000705BC000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      304KB

    • memory/1420-178-0x0000000006030000-0x000000000604E000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      120KB

    • memory/1428-135-0x0000000004DC0000-0x0000000004E52000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      584KB

    • memory/1428-133-0x0000000000300000-0x00000000003D6000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      856KB

    • memory/1428-138-0x0000000005000000-0x0000000005010000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/1428-134-0x0000000005440000-0x00000000059E4000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      5.6MB

    • memory/1428-137-0x0000000005000000-0x0000000005010000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/1428-136-0x0000000004D90000-0x0000000004D9A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/1428-139-0x0000000006990000-0x0000000006A2C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      624KB

    • memory/2428-190-0x00000000056D0000-0x00000000056E0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/2428-162-0x00000000056D0000-0x00000000056E0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/2428-147-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB