Analysis

  • max time kernel
    140s
  • max time network
    155s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20230915-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230915-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    20-09-2023 13:29

General

  • Target

    simonalight2.1.exe

  • Size

    434KB

  • MD5

    d4e61a92ff8da165dbf4922816810d0f

  • SHA1

    f9b6e2a4f93966873a49b365246515ff545c12f8

  • SHA256

    87f26bbe201d7f76fff5ae536708f3f7f18dec22e1b3424923429a54b452b29b

  • SHA512

    3d8231ba89f973804d53727a7923d76cc9aa5c8c8d389e0982b889382835c7f4e9a83f75ee29e7c11ce0a3ed9083b590ecee6e8ba628fb1977165c2fb7544df2

  • SSDEEP

    12288:2YOaKgu716epyzOdHTtbxXTusQRhvx5QAqehcWuCojf2N:2YOj71rUCdTtFTevQANhBefc

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

194.180.48.119:4444

Mutex

2bed2857-756c-4d05-b4b9-330686a61bc6

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2023-07-02T04:48:33.711034036Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    true

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    4444

  • default_group

    money

  • 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

    2bed2857-756c-4d05-b4b9-330686a61bc6

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    194.180.48.119

  • 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 2 IoCs
  • 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
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\simonalight2.1.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\simonalight2.1.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2840
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nkaizrw.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nkaizrw.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1920
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nkaizrw.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nkaizrw.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks whether UAC is enabled
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4932

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nkaizrw.exe

    Filesize

    196KB

    MD5

    1d1d77ca36b557c340e73d6478a39ee4

    SHA1

    096bdf626a7904ca07e99cd41e02ee8c1fe37665

    SHA256

    7740aa30f60314a4535de30e79f75701f66de770e0b32c3c319a109641dbcc7f

    SHA512

    08ef3c8cbbd536d28a625e062d9d0ef35696165a81c0f883eeee98602746497dc227a6f0006216f25bf95f3fb8dce5ee8d6952aafba261552af45b8b0861fe25

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nkaizrw.exe

    Filesize

    196KB

    MD5

    1d1d77ca36b557c340e73d6478a39ee4

    SHA1

    096bdf626a7904ca07e99cd41e02ee8c1fe37665

    SHA256

    7740aa30f60314a4535de30e79f75701f66de770e0b32c3c319a109641dbcc7f

    SHA512

    08ef3c8cbbd536d28a625e062d9d0ef35696165a81c0f883eeee98602746497dc227a6f0006216f25bf95f3fb8dce5ee8d6952aafba261552af45b8b0861fe25

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nkaizrw.exe

    Filesize

    196KB

    MD5

    1d1d77ca36b557c340e73d6478a39ee4

    SHA1

    096bdf626a7904ca07e99cd41e02ee8c1fe37665

    SHA256

    7740aa30f60314a4535de30e79f75701f66de770e0b32c3c319a109641dbcc7f

    SHA512

    08ef3c8cbbd536d28a625e062d9d0ef35696165a81c0f883eeee98602746497dc227a6f0006216f25bf95f3fb8dce5ee8d6952aafba261552af45b8b0861fe25

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\swswbkzmr.yo

    Filesize

    300KB

    MD5

    c7e1c2d6dfe906841cb388627f0a75b5

    SHA1

    dd10c2ca65aeee56120a542c42b30c00e22cae34

    SHA256

    6aba2ab2713f8e5b29dac5eb1e30fa336fd3cabc7e832d0abe37433be6d1761b

    SHA512

    1f4777c108b250432b126f9b056444c18f3c6149503b548591a1caeb19314d2841318027e3f9c5739d676c1a05ecbb5296424be3dcb7f0aac249ab9aa88b939c

  • memory/1920-5-0x0000000001470000-0x0000000001472000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/4932-15-0x0000000073B90000-0x0000000074141000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/4932-17-0x0000000002CE0000-0x0000000002CF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/4932-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    296KB

  • memory/4932-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    296KB

  • memory/4932-14-0x0000000073B90000-0x0000000074141000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/4932-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    296KB

  • memory/4932-16-0x0000000002CE0000-0x0000000002CF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/4932-10-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    296KB

  • memory/4932-18-0x0000000002CE0000-0x0000000002CF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/4932-23-0x0000000073B90000-0x0000000074141000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/4932-24-0x0000000073B90000-0x0000000074141000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/4932-25-0x0000000002CE0000-0x0000000002CF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/4932-26-0x0000000002CE0000-0x0000000002CF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/4932-27-0x0000000002CE0000-0x0000000002CF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/4932-28-0x0000000002CE0000-0x0000000002CF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB