Analysis

  • max time kernel
    135s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20230220-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230220-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    08-04-2023 18:56

General

  • Target

    129940eb6b4747b1569e7da5f37157db.exe

  • Size

    762KB

  • MD5

    129940eb6b4747b1569e7da5f37157db

  • SHA1

    833dbea5d5f6f2b6bf1f24d9ca2c6d807804b6d9

  • SHA256

    7ba9294f10f99747124f01c3564c8a127057507932edda9806476f186e534c32

  • SHA512

    3272119368abc30454d2ff1f4430aa30b2f0e71999f4c32dceae7b28d925210f3d79d1f50ae797270f2641c5d5f8344cb6728fdbbfb4654cf829778e68086d68

  • SSDEEP

    12288:z1VLXCxGmsXPqiPnXkATcCPqcPRh17SMJU9fkPCldfKVWjzDYRw6gXZjZ81GidIL:RVLXkGXPqiPnXkAICx5hxSM68ydSqHp7

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

iyhto.ddns.net:3531

Mutex

42c7bb0d-2a49-4c9a-b8e7-5ee248f484c7

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    iyhto.ddns.net

  • backup_dns_server

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2020-08-18T04:21:38.557873036Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    true

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    3531

  • 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

    42c7bb0d-2a49-4c9a-b8e7-5ee248f484c7

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    iyhto.ddns.net

  • primary_dns_server

  • 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.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 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 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\129940eb6b4747b1569e7da5f37157db.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\129940eb6b4747b1569e7da5f37157db.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2028
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\QDciObviIKfRDf.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3848
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\QDciObviIKfRDf" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp1BA6.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1492
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\129940eb6b4747b1569e7da5f37157db.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\129940eb6b4747b1569e7da5f37157db.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:3480

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

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\129940eb6b4747b1569e7da5f37157db.exe.log
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    36049bae97bba745c793444373453cb0

    SHA1

    eb6e9a822944e8e207abba1a5e53f0183a1684f1

    SHA256

    839fa1f9725719938ffa24533587b168bae2768f23ac09dccb3ad4ab8ae6abcd

    SHA512

    a6584b7b435afeffb6becfbed82517087030eb23534fa50deecd02330bf36d633ba22e979e36b9c27e35885f9cc1cc9481dadc53cc265be61391e11a7c2c7cdb

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_y1iuygzp.qpr.ps1
    Filesize

    60B

    MD5

    d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

    SHA1

    6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

    SHA256

    96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

    SHA512

    5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp1BA6.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    e8f8b0aaa0ce8bc33f1fffe19b9b986a

    SHA1

    d772a6a2dad4a9b60416e6c824e15360fbb3b3de

    SHA256

    2f9f37247bd3df7bd690d5e9aa2a7933df65afe8564555526eb25c467d62bb12

    SHA512

    0f815d0f3007875db13840e37e3e150ecdbefe6bcfa2a94be4a54bdcb2a4af1695fabe109130f0369f607a5d454c718b721fa542fedf53944797e1c73acc0851

  • memory/2028-135-0x0000000007650000-0x0000000007BF4000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.6MB

  • memory/2028-134-0x0000000007020000-0x0000000007030000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/2028-136-0x0000000007140000-0x00000000071D2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    584KB

  • memory/2028-137-0x0000000007020000-0x0000000007030000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/2028-138-0x0000000007020000-0x0000000007030000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/2028-139-0x0000000008B40000-0x0000000008BDC000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    624KB

  • memory/2028-133-0x0000000000040000-0x0000000000104000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    784KB

  • memory/3480-159-0x0000000005720000-0x000000000572A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/3480-168-0x00000000056D0000-0x00000000056E0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3480-195-0x00000000056D0000-0x00000000056E0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3480-147-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/3848-170-0x0000000002C90000-0x0000000002CA0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3848-173-0x00000000702E0000-0x000000007032C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    304KB

  • memory/3848-144-0x0000000002D30000-0x0000000002D66000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    216KB

  • memory/3848-160-0x0000000005FF0000-0x0000000006056000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    408KB

  • memory/3848-158-0x0000000005F10000-0x0000000005F76000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    408KB

  • memory/3848-167-0x0000000006600000-0x000000000661E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/3848-152-0x0000000005740000-0x0000000005762000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    136KB

  • memory/3848-151-0x0000000002C90000-0x0000000002CA0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3848-172-0x0000000006BD0000-0x0000000006C02000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    200KB

  • memory/3848-146-0x00000000057E0000-0x0000000005E08000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.2MB

  • memory/3848-183-0x0000000006BB0000-0x0000000006BCE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/3848-184-0x0000000007F50000-0x00000000085CA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.5MB

  • memory/3848-186-0x0000000007910000-0x000000000792A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/3848-185-0x000000007EEE0000-0x000000007EEF0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3848-187-0x0000000007990000-0x000000000799A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/3848-188-0x0000000007BA0000-0x0000000007C36000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    600KB

  • memory/3848-190-0x0000000007B50000-0x0000000007B5E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/3848-191-0x0000000007C60000-0x0000000007C7A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/3848-192-0x0000000007C40000-0x0000000007C48000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/3848-150-0x0000000002C90000-0x0000000002CA0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB