Analysis

  • max time kernel
    146s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20230220-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20230220-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    10-04-2023 13:46

General

  • Target

    NEW ORDER LIST .xls.exe

  • Size

    668KB

  • MD5

    7033ae8b4afbadb27abbd7b3b5bdb085

  • SHA1

    5e15fd3f589d52c0b2c6e0e20e66c6b299646a59

  • SHA256

    e92efa61a4ae7376c52f323abae88f5303a217b58966e4a71042fbebd0cba60a

  • SHA512

    988da34cfd2cb7c8118d8dbf057bb65c1c895f24872443dca4b985c17dbbcae6efb974d7c76cb6db233cba393ee6e1eea35f0f056a54e6c1bfbf64832edbab97

  • SSDEEP

    12288:6BX65Pf63JHFbaDoiJqLyl173SMn0XuEaWvvcCmyL/pheNQq8:6M563Lvyl17iM0Naqc4L7eNe

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

moonandbebe.ddns.net:6324

127.0.0.1:6324

Mutex

9df60050-0f19-40b4-870c-3f0f73f35b3b

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    127.0.0.1

  • backup_dns_server

    37.235.1.177

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2023-01-18T15:29:22.483592836Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    true

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    6324

  • default_group

    moonandbebe

  • 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

    9df60050-0f19-40b4-870c-3f0f73f35b3b

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    moonandbebe.ddns.net

  • primary_dns_server

    37.235.1.174

  • 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.

  • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination 4 IoCs

    Network traffic to other servers than the configured DNS servers was detected on the DNS port.

  • 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 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEW ORDER LIST .xls.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEW ORDER LIST .xls.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:336
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\XhqvcLIDz.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:904
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\XhqvcLIDz" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpE080.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:752
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEW ORDER LIST .xls.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEW ORDER LIST .xls.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:1352

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

System Information Discovery

2
T1082

Replay Monitor

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpE080.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    e009f00a992283371eff33380f0462ee

    SHA1

    7b65b3e2d3630ab6705d0a12c1a90b8d9e787a24

    SHA256

    42173baf5368b8bb0c224fbb36bb4cb1039b879e04bc8e21921372c57bf4c929

    SHA512

    5cf4cbcfd976d6d07c6f03199e67232f2900de29935222a010c63c833baca72919b5dd1245781c5489fbea802b88a914bbd97107b588fa57a10bd8206c1747cf

  • memory/336-54-0x0000000000BE0000-0x0000000000C8E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    696KB

  • memory/336-55-0x0000000004CE0000-0x0000000004D20000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    256KB

  • memory/336-56-0x0000000000290000-0x000000000029C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/336-57-0x0000000004CE0000-0x0000000004D20000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    256KB

  • memory/336-58-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/336-59-0x0000000005150000-0x00000000051C4000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    464KB

  • memory/336-67-0x0000000004B60000-0x0000000004B9C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    240KB

  • memory/904-85-0x0000000002640000-0x0000000002680000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    256KB

  • memory/904-78-0x0000000002640000-0x0000000002680000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    256KB

  • memory/1352-70-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1352-72-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1352-73-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1352-71-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1352-75-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1352-77-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1352-69-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1352-81-0x0000000000500000-0x000000000050A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/1352-82-0x0000000000510000-0x000000000052E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/1352-83-0x0000000000530000-0x000000000053A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/1352-84-0x0000000004E60000-0x0000000004EA0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    256KB

  • memory/1352-68-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB