Analysis

  • max time kernel
    70s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20230220-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20230220-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    01-04-2023 11:26

General

  • Target

    Doc40323031190.exe

  • Size

    627KB

  • MD5

    58137f8f0a140e5cb05326723364d2d2

  • SHA1

    dba225f7f06c06408566fa1f8084ec20ad16e210

  • SHA256

    2b56563eb45d2817c958bc4e9ab607385d5e1eebdbfb7b84d9cceff5b5f77a0d

  • SHA512

    09e719769ed1188791bb39363eca8da870dc2b7fe864af7f3854809f3e5fa506bd3b91582b3e8c690bfbfd3d4121ec2c7bea9263be7c71a2ce2ccafdbca40222

  • SSDEEP

    6144:kA66yvqwVOBZYcg+Vn0W2Yi0WY/S+aI4bb7GNR60/7ZFiYhztHFKcjvXBbFNcKjl:kqyywVcZY75W2Yi06jbfcb/tZ1vx0ed

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

nanjuly.duckdns.org:2025

Mutex

a37c0b29-615a-4111-a03b-4213f55dda53

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    nanjuly.duckdns.org

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2023-01-11T08:03:54.326544136Z

  • 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

    2025

  • default_group

    AE

  • 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

    a37c0b29-615a-4111-a03b-4213f55dda53

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    nanjuly.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 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 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Doc40323031190.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Doc40323031190.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1188
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\VhKotlyA" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpED0E.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:268
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Doc40323031190.exe
      "{path}"
      2⤵
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1680
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "ISS Monitor" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpF3B2.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:1600

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

System Information Discovery

2
T1082

Replay Monitor

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpED0E.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    1865b2f1171c691adc3cf3038754c218

    SHA1

    4debfcb6297db43456742014e94ed9a6f50a13ea

    SHA256

    b02cd7fab41863c7b1b9738949359b9747a06e409dfd540c175e71a9e3779153

    SHA512

    b1759e7ccab2e13b97f0c6bedae776086d701588b4b40c2fab814c72273eed06fbef0e74d152ce0bbc87eb01ee388a7239cf3e28f3a8d11cbcf29bee21b4e717

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpF3B2.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    bf48273a4dc728d205b52627e164b35a

    SHA1

    8f450b7f3b0b3361d1dfe73ab0ea8ab11521c407

    SHA256

    4c7d54d5f18efc9fc022a717ee162c558e8bfde9da12cd793b9389820c46883c

    SHA512

    971dcf841de20f1e693ab5b4d3804402ad2db4bfad94d67a9a7a711e855499bf2f26e222187f0beb451a3538db78d896c4b9ec7effd6b37c95997d72a46f8547

  • memory/1188-54-0x0000000000A80000-0x0000000000B22000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    648KB

  • memory/1188-55-0x00000000048D0000-0x0000000004910000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    256KB

  • memory/1188-56-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001DC000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/1188-57-0x00000000048D0000-0x0000000004910000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    256KB

  • memory/1188-58-0x00000000052D0000-0x000000000535C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    560KB

  • memory/1188-59-0x0000000000920000-0x000000000095A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    232KB

  • memory/1680-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1680-84-0x0000000001FD0000-0x0000000001FEA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/1680-66-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1680-67-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1680-68-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1680-70-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1680-72-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1680-73-0x0000000004330000-0x0000000004370000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    256KB

  • memory/1680-63-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1680-78-0x00000000004D0000-0x00000000004DA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/1680-79-0x0000000000930000-0x000000000094E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/1680-80-0x00000000004F0000-0x00000000004FA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/1680-83-0x0000000000A60000-0x0000000000A72000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/1680-65-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1680-85-0x0000000002030000-0x000000000203E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/1680-86-0x00000000020D0000-0x00000000020E2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/1680-87-0x0000000002120000-0x000000000212C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/1680-88-0x0000000002250000-0x000000000225E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/1680-89-0x0000000002260000-0x0000000002274000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB

  • memory/1680-90-0x0000000002270000-0x0000000002280000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/1680-91-0x0000000004370000-0x0000000004384000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB

  • memory/1680-92-0x0000000004380000-0x000000000438E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/1680-93-0x00000000044A0000-0x00000000044CE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    184KB

  • memory/1680-94-0x0000000004520000-0x0000000004534000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB

  • memory/1680-96-0x0000000004330000-0x0000000004370000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    256KB