Analysis

  • max time kernel
    146s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20230220-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230220-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    27-03-2023 05:08

General

  • Target

    E0E80715B69BE95F22D58F621C8E1AA0787FE7975FFA8.exe

  • Size

    370KB

  • MD5

    ccd867cfc63db17919a2f33ad9f62c12

  • SHA1

    59c080b507881b4eabbc6cd8cd017aa00efe51f2

  • SHA256

    e0e80715b69be95f22d58f621c8e1aa0787fe7975ffa826276f4f5372418f554

  • SHA512

    a90a4ab3bf79d1655a87840f0f2096eba68e895e9b1e9b84f2473ebcf076798f5e296b260c937e8e7f7d7d3a69cda928722818521116972d5da60c2dc5429f5a

  • SSDEEP

    6144:tld+RZFkKF5SQBqZq80T4vzTvhM2dOEpPOBVZcA3NjXgU9lKKrsypc/xlf:tldKZeYwfbX3d5O1R9jXdlKOTmf

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

jeffserver.duckdns.org:7788

Mutex

d42d2ae0-373b-4f39-a3bc-ff7b345278dd

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    jeffserver.duckdns.org

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2019-08-03T22:28:43.558185736Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    true

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    7788

  • 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

    d42d2ae0-373b-4f39-a3bc-ff7b345278dd

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    jeffserver.duckdns.org

  • primary_dns_server

    8.8.8.8

  • 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 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\E0E80715B69BE95F22D58F621C8E1AA0787FE7975FFA8.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\E0E80715B69BE95F22D58F621C8E1AA0787FE7975FFA8.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1484
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\NUNVjrF" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp83D6.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2592
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\E0E80715B69BE95F22D58F621C8E1AA0787FE7975FFA8.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\E0E80715B69BE95F22D58F621C8E1AA0787FE7975FFA8.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1832

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

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\E0E80715B69BE95F22D58F621C8E1AA0787FE7975FFA8.exe.log
    Filesize

    599B

    MD5

    4c035bcf4ab1fbbc9de8a5ed5be5dfb8

    SHA1

    180299ba8c06ed922f515b8cdb2409edd8b432d0

    SHA256

    75b9a0f2298151bbbf388dd94b9f13d5c5ec174891f0c76b07b8cd8bbd1273c1

    SHA512

    0166b2b1b0d79f366d3ae8b9e76b2fff9648c85b3cf883120b23355ca484337cee6e0462e7d8cd52654506ff739f195bff9e1b4d4617b882ec9943dc31abde4d

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp83D6.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    ffbcb1f497fb62db9f45ed3ddac1b0f0

    SHA1

    56b6cee36309d2372b51808c429635837fbcddea

    SHA256

    96dfdbe4b2d3458593cb5f9df3814d9ee4d6f60308912e0338782bba818a7769

    SHA512

    36c8fea8445f564f4705f691ba40f71debcceff02414194f1ad89ba7dcd463e3351077d7c93c11005490c37620a9af6a25d23a048b8f9befdb03847abbc4ae10

  • memory/1484-135-0x00000000059F0000-0x0000000005A8C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    624KB

  • memory/1484-136-0x0000000005560000-0x0000000005570000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/1484-137-0x0000000005560000-0x0000000005570000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/1484-138-0x00000000081B0000-0x0000000008216000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    408KB

  • memory/1484-133-0x0000000000BD0000-0x0000000000C32000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    392KB

  • memory/1484-144-0x0000000008F30000-0x00000000094D4000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.6MB

  • memory/1484-134-0x00000000055A0000-0x0000000005632000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    584KB

  • memory/1832-145-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1832-148-0x0000000005350000-0x000000000535A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/1832-150-0x0000000005300000-0x0000000005310000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/1832-151-0x0000000005300000-0x0000000005310000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB