Analysis

  • max time kernel
    147s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20230220-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20230220-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    03-04-2023 01:51

General

  • Target

    a64494bfe6e3a4db500c4e9677419bc3.exe

  • Size

    1.4MB

  • MD5

    a64494bfe6e3a4db500c4e9677419bc3

  • SHA1

    9e05a5d77600b6b7af031e12f7f104abd3fea9dc

  • SHA256

    4e4c1dc23a79c047de52afc33110f34b5600d8e83b2ad3d87ff6de5c29f32461

  • SHA512

    0c0567899f61941b26fcf0c4c984f7a4daa518850fa9068146920d1d4e3063f862c898ab9b96a6dcd0a3e1a5ef3dbeb14bcb815b0e87de3dd16f498432f9cf10

  • SSDEEP

    24576:dA7LDMKOYac6idXy2xwO6cJ0qzaEOhm3Au5ZUYbqU2Kj5N:qMKO3cVMIwbcyIaEk9IN

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

moran101.duckdns.org:8050

moran007.duckdns.org:8050

Mutex

d5018187-5a97-4cc3-ae3f-299e8dd0ae7e

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    moran007.duckdns.org

  • backup_dns_server

    moran101.duckdns.org

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2019-02-09T12:45:06.335786736Z

  • 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

    8050

  • default_group

    Apr~30

  • 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

    d5018187-5a97-4cc3-ae3f-299e8dd0ae7e

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    moran101.duckdns.org

  • primary_dns_server

    moran101.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.

  • Drops startup file 1 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • 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 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a64494bfe6e3a4db500c4e9677419bc3.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a64494bfe6e3a4db500c4e9677419bc3.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops startup file
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1556
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1312
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "IMAP Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpFDA.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:1100

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

1
T1082

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Downloads

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

    1KB

    MD5

    c6f0625bf4c1cdfb699980c9243d3b22

    SHA1

    43de1fe580576935516327f17b5da0c656c72851

    SHA256

    8dfc4e937f0b2374e3ced25fce344b0731cf44b8854625b318d50ece2da8f576

    SHA512

    9ef2dbd4142ad0e1e6006929376ecb8011e7ffc801ee2101e906787d70325ad82752df65839de9972391fa52e1e5974ec1a5c7465a88aa56257633ebb7d70969

  • memory/1312-54-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1312-55-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1312-59-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1312-61-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1312-65-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1312-66-0x0000000000B70000-0x0000000000BB0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    256KB

  • memory/1312-71-0x0000000000B70000-0x0000000000BB0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    256KB

  • memory/1312-72-0x0000000000B70000-0x0000000000BB0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    256KB

  • memory/1312-73-0x0000000000B70000-0x0000000000BB0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    256KB