Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20231215-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20231215-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    30-12-2023 11:41

General

  • Target

    1764b9bbfae2fb51e5d429b38ab2a608.exe

  • Size

    669KB

  • MD5

    1764b9bbfae2fb51e5d429b38ab2a608

  • SHA1

    63478b83fd8c548a13e1811dc545166cfe640225

  • SHA256

    22c1b6ff6835e90dbb3773779e25a637dbc147ac28ec5dd23b76a2e3eb9e5d3c

  • SHA512

    0c8a3772610e04d0d6769743260240512f67bd76b0ac258db78514a5e0f96ec83ce3bcf27ff9a20dec74bd3f637b85ecb4ce22f69e682c0852b7615dc2a11291

  • SSDEEP

    12288:QnVpn8YXr7siDvUvly/ue2+dMDemgLJt/smIAD51LnjS:QpXUiAvl6g4mqfUmb1LnjS

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

aje.ddns.net:9991

Mutex

95795f41-f87a-457f-bd26-b82b159f6c71

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    aje.ddns.net

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2015-01-30T15:41:22.615452836Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    true

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    true

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    9991

  • 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

    95795f41-f87a-457f-bd26-b82b159f6c71

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    true

  • primary_connection_host

    aje.ddns.net

  • primary_dns_server

    8.8.8.8

  • 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.

  • 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).

  • 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 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1764b9bbfae2fb51e5d429b38ab2a608.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1764b9bbfae2fb51e5d429b38ab2a608.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2496
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Update\Windows" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\568735050.xml"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2420
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1764b9bbfae2fb51e5d429b38ab2a608.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1764b9bbfae2fb51e5d429b38ab2a608.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:2744
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1764b9bbfae2fb51e5d429b38ab2a608.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1764b9bbfae2fb51e5d429b38ab2a608.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2740
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1764b9bbfae2fb51e5d429b38ab2a608.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1764b9bbfae2fb51e5d429b38ab2a608.exe"
        2⤵
          PID:2320
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1764b9bbfae2fb51e5d429b38ab2a608.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1764b9bbfae2fb51e5d429b38ab2a608.exe"
          2⤵
            PID:2384

        Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

        Replay Monitor

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        Downloads

        • memory/2496-0-0x0000000074AE0000-0x000000007508B000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          5.7MB

        • memory/2496-9-0x0000000002180000-0x00000000021C0000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          256KB

        • memory/2496-8-0x0000000074AE0000-0x000000007508B000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          5.7MB

        • memory/2496-30-0x0000000074AE0000-0x000000007508B000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          5.7MB

        • memory/2744-33-0x0000000074AE0000-0x000000007508B000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          5.7MB

        • memory/2744-34-0x00000000020F0000-0x0000000002130000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          256KB

        • memory/2744-35-0x0000000074AE0000-0x000000007508B000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          5.7MB

        • memory/2744-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          224KB

        • memory/2744-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          224KB

        • memory/2744-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          224KB

        • memory/2744-25-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/2744-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          224KB

        • memory/2744-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          224KB

        • memory/2744-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          224KB

        • memory/2744-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          224KB

        • memory/2744-39-0x00000000020F0000-0x0000000002130000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          256KB

        • memory/2744-38-0x0000000074AE0000-0x000000007508B000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          5.7MB