Analysis

  • max time kernel
    132s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20230220-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20230220-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    10-06-2023 08:46

General

  • Target

    vjustca.exe

  • Size

    317KB

  • MD5

    d4ed05679b3f645ad94aeb76a1d9f512

  • SHA1

    97820f13684b077cc511c5f9f0bb9072561a05ba

  • SHA256

    6a782c68b798d60b57784b764fe4e29c1c2b373d1c3fb7acb9efaab9144af081

  • SHA512

    500764d55297781075febc9ef44507c7ff8d7b44af7a408694f6745ed3d2837bb42cae72129d0735eb891c1265c5323d0292576593f56e59318869a0434f83a6

  • SSDEEP

    6144:CjRfbsw9j74aiGZcpFpD2+iNoKZsy8WU7g/ke2FYD5Fj1:5wl/sLDrimKh8WUkP2Fg

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

justkowir.duckdns.org:8550

Mutex

513a9907-f4ca-4a36-8f25-fcb7088c00a5

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    justkowir.duckdns.org

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2022-01-03T15:53:14.690945336Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    true

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    8550

  • 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

    513a9907-f4ca-4a36-8f25-fcb7088c00a5

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    justkowir.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.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • 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).

  • 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 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vjustca.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vjustca.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:928
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1624
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Prevent windows from sleeping.vbs"
      2⤵
        PID:304
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "cmd.exe" /C mkdir "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vjustca"
        2⤵
          PID:1000
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          "cmd.exe" /C schtasks /create /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "Nafifas" /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vjustca\vjustca.exe'" /f
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:752
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
            schtasks /create /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "Nafifas" /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vjustca\vjustca.exe'" /f
            3⤵
            • Creates scheduled task(s)
            PID:560
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          "cmd.exe" /C copy "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vjustca.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vjustca\vjustca.exe"
          2⤵
            PID:996
        • C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
          taskeng.exe {31C7CDFB-99CE-445A-88C9-592C9C0E8E2B} S-1-5-21-3948302646-268491222-1934009652-1000:KXZDHPUW\Admin:Interactive:[1]
          1⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:340
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vjustca\vjustca.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vjustca\vjustca.exe
            2⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            PID:1416

        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\Prevent windows from sleeping.vbs
          Filesize

          160B

          MD5

          0a87f08886c2733d3d1419625ca7fd99

          SHA1

          b2c685a3fc1d186aa33966d910fa87b03c3701b8

          SHA256

          819b8f8e621d1718129114a44c02da58599b0fbaa9ad6a7db5610706ff89d768

          SHA512

          5eb8dad4aa4c3079e51fec09c2bea84a8505263e54dba5e4ccbc21b5d51c31d28b81473bfd8003822011dba7d47982c06049eed8438a562fe851f05b75a445db

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vjustca\vjustca.exe
          Filesize

          317KB

          MD5

          d4ed05679b3f645ad94aeb76a1d9f512

          SHA1

          97820f13684b077cc511c5f9f0bb9072561a05ba

          SHA256

          6a782c68b798d60b57784b764fe4e29c1c2b373d1c3fb7acb9efaab9144af081

          SHA512

          500764d55297781075febc9ef44507c7ff8d7b44af7a408694f6745ed3d2837bb42cae72129d0735eb891c1265c5323d0292576593f56e59318869a0434f83a6

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vjustca\vjustca.exe
          Filesize

          317KB

          MD5

          d4ed05679b3f645ad94aeb76a1d9f512

          SHA1

          97820f13684b077cc511c5f9f0bb9072561a05ba

          SHA256

          6a782c68b798d60b57784b764fe4e29c1c2b373d1c3fb7acb9efaab9144af081

          SHA512

          500764d55297781075febc9ef44507c7ff8d7b44af7a408694f6745ed3d2837bb42cae72129d0735eb891c1265c5323d0292576593f56e59318869a0434f83a6

        • memory/928-55-0x0000000004780000-0x00000000047C0000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          256KB

        • memory/928-56-0x0000000004780000-0x00000000047C0000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          256KB

        • memory/928-57-0x0000000000580000-0x00000000005B8000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          224KB

        • memory/928-54-0x0000000000910000-0x0000000000966000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          344KB

        • memory/1416-101-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000440000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          256KB

        • memory/1416-100-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000440000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          256KB

        • memory/1416-99-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000CF6000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          344KB

        • memory/1624-82-0x00000000009D0000-0x00000000009E2000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          72KB

        • memory/1624-87-0x00000000024F0000-0x00000000024FE000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          56KB

        • memory/1624-66-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          224KB

        • memory/1624-73-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000089A000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          40KB

        • memory/1624-74-0x0000000000980000-0x000000000099E000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          120KB

        • memory/1624-75-0x00000000008A0000-0x00000000008AA000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          40KB

        • memory/1624-78-0x0000000004BF0000-0x0000000004C30000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          256KB

        • memory/1624-79-0x0000000004BF0000-0x0000000004C30000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          256KB

        • memory/1624-63-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          224KB

        • memory/1624-83-0x0000000002450000-0x000000000246A000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          104KB

        • memory/1624-84-0x0000000000BD0000-0x0000000000BDE000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          56KB

        • memory/1624-85-0x0000000002480000-0x0000000002492000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          72KB

        • memory/1624-86-0x0000000002490000-0x000000000249C000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          48KB

        • memory/1624-68-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          224KB

        • memory/1624-88-0x0000000004B70000-0x0000000004B84000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          80KB

        • memory/1624-89-0x0000000004BC0000-0x0000000004BD0000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          64KB

        • memory/1624-90-0x0000000004BD0000-0x0000000004BE4000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          80KB

        • memory/1624-91-0x0000000004BE0000-0x0000000004BEE000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          56KB

        • memory/1624-92-0x0000000004C80000-0x0000000004CAE000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          184KB

        • memory/1624-93-0x0000000004D30000-0x0000000004D44000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          80KB

        • memory/1624-95-0x0000000004BF0000-0x0000000004C30000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          256KB

        • memory/1624-96-0x0000000004BF0000-0x0000000004C30000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          256KB

        • memory/1624-62-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/1624-61-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          224KB

        • memory/1624-60-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          224KB

        • memory/1624-59-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          224KB

        • memory/1624-58-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
          Filesize

          224KB