nanocore | 482eb10475109e17ac11cfb60a2c79555a3e3b095d1113456d798ef000714acd

General

Target

YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
Size

1.2MB
MD5

2c9847c76f51b2c6a2fe2abe4a9c91f3
SHA1

e3d0facab5b7671ccdac2476a699ab2f817b4479
SHA256

a8953f2dca5171e14663eefb973c1793decce1dcd6c7baa63081a3d681dbc1c1
SHA512

a85c40c7033a7262cf063f38e845d223701b86d155ed29d12e353487384660dbe06d379de6741e778a939ef47ad8370b809f060108b42967394f8aaa7cd45b73
SSDEEP

24576:9A5IeDQd/XJwtr4Xqfbd3TFZNoDoAyfiF1geG68Nq9H9Z2839Y2YXC8bx7wwI3n2:25/QR5wtr4XEbvA+iF1geG68Nq9Hr286

Score

10^/10

nanocore evasion keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

win2020.zapto.org:10123

Mutex

34fa688f-c4d0-419c-ba07-1926952dc2c2

Attributes

activate_away_mode
true
backup_connection_host
win2020.zapto.org
backup_dns_server
8.8.4.4
buffer_size
65535
build_time
2023-01-06T07:29:23.375362136Z
bypass_user_account_control
true
bypass_user_account_control_data
clear_access_control
true
clear_zone_identifier
false
connect_delay
4000
connection_port
10123
default_group
built
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
34fa688f-c4d0-419c-ba07-1926952dc2c2
mutex_timeout
5000
prevent_system_sleep
false
primary_connection_host
win2020.zapto.org
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.
keylogger trojan stealer spyware nanocore

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1013461898-3711306144-4198452673-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WAN Subsystem = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\WAN Subsystem\\wanss.exe"	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
evasion trojan

System Information Discovery
T1082

Processes:

YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe

description ioc process

Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe

description pid process target process

PID 1628 set thread context of 2668 1628 YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1628 set thread context of 2668	1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

Processes:

YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\WAN Subsystem\wanss.exe	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\WAN Subsystem\wanss.exe	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

System Information Discovery
T1082
Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
persistence

Scheduled Task
T1053

Processes:

schtasks.exe

pid process

4532 schtasks.exe

pid	process
4532	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 19 IoCs

Processes:

YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exepowershell.exepowershell.exeYWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe

pid	process
1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
1896	powershell.exe
1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
1264	powershell.exe
1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
1264	powershell.exe
1896	powershell.exe
2668	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
2668	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
2668	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

Processes:

YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe

pid process

2668 YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe

pid	process
2668	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes:

YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exepowershell.exepowershell.exeYWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1896	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1264	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2668	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

Processes:

YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1628 wrote to memory of 1264	1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe	powershell.exe
PID 1628 wrote to memory of 1264	1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe	powershell.exe
PID 1628 wrote to memory of 1264	1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe	powershell.exe
PID 1628 wrote to memory of 1896	1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe	powershell.exe
PID 1628 wrote to memory of 1896	1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe	powershell.exe
PID 1628 wrote to memory of 1896	1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe	powershell.exe
PID 1628 wrote to memory of 4532	1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 1628 wrote to memory of 4532	1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 1628 wrote to memory of 4532	1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 1628 wrote to memory of 3304	1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
PID 1628 wrote to memory of 3304	1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
PID 1628 wrote to memory of 3304	1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
PID 1628 wrote to memory of 2668	1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
PID 1628 wrote to memory of 2668	1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
PID 1628 wrote to memory of 2668	1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
PID 1628 wrote to memory of 2668	1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
PID 1628 wrote to memory of 2668	1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
PID 1628 wrote to memory of 2668	1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
PID 1628 wrote to memory of 2668	1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
PID 1628 wrote to memory of 2668	1628	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe	YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1628

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1264

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\KAmVjfLsWgBU.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1896

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\KAmVjfLsWgBU" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp598A.tmp"
2⤵
- Creates scheduled task(s)
PID:4532

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe"
2⤵
PID:3304

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\YWjESQ2siMOeTGY.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
PID:2668

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Initial Access

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

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

3

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
Filesize
2KB

MD5
968cb9309758126772781b83adb8a28f

SHA1
8da30e71accf186b2ba11da1797cf67f8f78b47c

SHA256
92099c10776bb7e3f2a8d1b82d4d40d0c4627e4f1bf754a6e58dfd2c2e97042a

SHA512
4bd50732f8af4d688d95999bddfd296115d7033ddc38f86c9fb1f47fde202bffa27e9088bebcaa3064ca946af2f5c1ca6cbde49d0907f0005c7ab42874515dd3

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Filesize
18KB

MD5
f29c9be6890cd557d9e6c3069dced61e

SHA1
6feb05a2b12933e4fc4ed190fb23639a660ef076

SHA256
626565a4fb7da9c8d08b6af82d0e9a46d6920327bc33bb811c2efd4ed92e42b7

SHA512
49cdb768b122ecaae3424e86bf3a9fdecad691f481afcfdd97293da3d5bef76bb9f05e5e23199167ef6b1f98c7013e6a17260117be5b9145a8a489dadb3cf374

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_4cnezok3.v1l.ps1
Filesize
60B

MD5
d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

SHA1
6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

SHA256
96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

SHA512
5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp598A.tmp
Filesize
1KB

MD5
359235e9ea8bc99ebaa388069098e2f4

SHA1
647b688059cd5e147867fe61842dff38c0529301

SHA256
eadd617563cbb2d23ddabe81c145ab5cea31fc19bfc2f8a7521fdf93d8e2306c

SHA512
641ff880009c6e331b779a0afc56128d39ea9d985279d6a43e5ac97381b41edbbfcafe4b7baac2dc73e8c56a42f63f70bea9f902bd79f30fa57e54d2e959cb4b

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memory/1264-175-0x0000000006270000-0x000000000628E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/1264-203-0x0000000006920000-0x000000000693A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/1264-178-0x0000000070E40000-0x0000000070E8C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/1264-144-0x0000000004CC0000-0x0000000004CF6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
216KB

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memory/1264-145-0x00000000053D0000-0x00000000059F8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.2MB

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memory/1264-200-0x0000000004D90000-0x0000000004DA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1264-148-0x0000000005350000-0x00000000053B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/1264-201-0x000000007F5B0000-0x000000007F5C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1264-189-0x0000000006830000-0x000000000684E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/1264-207-0x00000000078C0000-0x00000000078DA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/1264-204-0x00000000075F0000-0x00000000075FA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/1264-166-0x0000000004D90000-0x0000000004DA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1628-136-0x0000000005270000-0x000000000527A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/1628-135-0x00000000052E0000-0x0000000005372000-memory.dmp

Filesize
584KB

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memory/1628-133-0x0000000000790000-0x00000000008CE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/1628-134-0x0000000005890000-0x0000000005E34000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.6MB

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memory/1628-137-0x0000000005490000-0x00000000054A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1628-138-0x0000000005490000-0x00000000054A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1628-139-0x0000000006F70000-0x000000000700C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
624KB

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memory/1896-179-0x0000000070E40000-0x0000000070E8C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/1896-205-0x00000000074C0000-0x0000000007556000-memory.dmp

Filesize
600KB

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memory/1896-147-0x0000000004F80000-0x0000000004FA2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/1896-199-0x0000000004A10000-0x0000000004A20000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1896-202-0x0000000007880000-0x0000000007EFA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.5MB

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memory/1896-171-0x0000000004A10000-0x0000000004A20000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1896-172-0x0000000004A10000-0x0000000004A20000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1896-177-0x0000000006EE0000-0x0000000006F12000-memory.dmp

Filesize
200KB

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memory/1896-206-0x0000000007470000-0x000000000747E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/1896-149-0x00000000057E0000-0x0000000005846000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/1896-208-0x0000000007560000-0x0000000007568000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/2668-150-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2668-176-0x0000000005AD0000-0x0000000005AE0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2668-214-0x0000000005AD0000-0x0000000005AE0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

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