Analysis

  • max time kernel
    143s
  • max time network
    155s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20230220-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230220-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    05-04-2023 11:04

General

  • Target

    765cbbbb41b433ad23ad00c37e06f2f0df134518f174f563ce71542bb54b4bef.exe

  • Size

    461KB

  • MD5

    5c1b6e8b6457c4c20025b35f84a3b4cb

  • SHA1

    78a29561ed2069fd539e06606b1b6dd93a24f0d1

  • SHA256

    765cbbbb41b433ad23ad00c37e06f2f0df134518f174f563ce71542bb54b4bef

  • SHA512

    674a09252391f01b70ab931b930d7f05fd8b1879c5ecea8cd89482cf34dfb991a9ba735952b323e4f839601f45d85f4bdad91d70fc08f8aa5d28822f543124c4

  • SSDEEP

    12288:snaTZ1Yqu84rYqFPrGkEgiyiZ+/RTuRhtd:snKNu8qYszGkEHkMtd

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

zafar101.duckdns.org:8779

Mutex

f3e2761c-8ffb-415b-b6b5-024a2ef9ff3e

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    zafar101.duckdns.org

  • backup_dns_server

    zafar101.duckdns.org

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2022-08-13T10:33:19.772981836Z

  • 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

    8779

  • 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

    f3e2761c-8ffb-415b-b6b5-024a2ef9ff3e

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    zafar101.duckdns.org

  • primary_dns_server

    zafar101.duckdns.org

  • request_elevation

    false

  • 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.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • 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 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\765cbbbb41b433ad23ad00c37e06f2f0df134518f174f563ce71542bb54b4bef.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\765cbbbb41b433ad23ad00c37e06f2f0df134518f174f563ce71542bb54b4bef.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2616
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe"
      2⤵
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:676
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "SAAS Monitor" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpCEDE.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:2200
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "SAAS Monitor Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpD017.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:4800

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

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

Command and Control

Web Service

1
T1102

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Downloads

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

    1KB

    MD5

    8cad1b41587ced0f1e74396794f31d58

    SHA1

    11054bf74fcf5e8e412768035e4dae43aa7b710f

    SHA256

    3086d914f6b23268f8a12cb1a05516cd5465c2577e1d1e449f1b45c8e5e8f83c

    SHA512

    99c2ef89029de51a866df932841684b7fc912df21e10e2dd0d09e400203bbdc6cba6319a31780b7bf8b286d2cea8ea3fc7d084348bf2f002ab4f5a34218ccbef

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpD017.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    8a92e4176a36b704a55c4888e04853e2

    SHA1

    6efbd8d0097e2632ca90083974b845f93e5b6a5c

    SHA256

    91f88494715f51246ed7255ad4bba50e2f5dec26bef203f31450a6a8e1443cdd

    SHA512

    4ea87f28391b022cfad5e0f695c2413a5addb18a6e9fdf9c56c4121253cf6e532110da8200b1c57b43ee85ed047f1530b1516a7c689c9574af069176114fa157

  • memory/676-139-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/676-140-0x0000000005F90000-0x0000000006534000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.6MB

  • memory/676-141-0x00000000058A0000-0x0000000005932000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    584KB

  • memory/676-142-0x00000000059E0000-0x0000000005A7C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    624KB

  • memory/676-143-0x0000000005B30000-0x0000000005B40000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/676-144-0x0000000005870000-0x000000000587A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/676-152-0x0000000005B30000-0x0000000005B40000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/676-153-0x0000000005B30000-0x0000000005B40000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/676-154-0x0000000005B30000-0x0000000005B40000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB