Analysis Overview
SHA256
6800905847788c228e211fd1086dad6a20aa745d1351c0bd43d5f89aa58b1c9e
Threat Level: Known bad
The file a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Nanocore family
NanoCore
Checks whether UAC is enabled
Adds Run key to start application
Drops file in Program Files directory
Unsigned PE
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Creates scheduled task(s)
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-01-06 10:48
Signatures
Nanocore family
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-01-06 10:48
Reported
2024-01-06 10:52
Platform
win7-20231215-en
Max time kernel
184s
Max time network
209s
Command Line
Signatures
NanoCore
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\PCI Manager = "C:\\Program Files\\PCI Manager\\pcimgr.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | N/A |
Checks whether UAC is enabled
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | N/A |
Drops file in Program Files directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Program Files\PCI Manager\pcimgr.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Program Files\PCI Manager\pcimgr.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | N/A |
Creates scheduled task(s)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2084 wrote to memory of 2628 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe |
| PID 2084 wrote to memory of 2628 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe |
| PID 2084 wrote to memory of 2628 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe |
| PID 2084 wrote to memory of 2568 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe |
| PID 2084 wrote to memory of 2568 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe |
| PID 2084 wrote to memory of 2568 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe |
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe"
C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
"schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "PCI Manager" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp2971.tmp"
C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
"schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "PCI Manager Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp50B0.tmp"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | udp |
| US | 147.185.221.17:56274 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | udp |
| US | 147.185.221.17:56274 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | udp |
| US | 147.185.221.17:56274 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | udp |
| US | 147.185.221.17:56274 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | udp |
| US | 147.185.221.17:56274 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | udp |
| US | 147.185.221.17:56274 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | udp |
| US | 147.185.221.17:56274 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
Files
memory/2084-0-0x000007FEF5670000-0x000007FEF600D000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-2-0x0000000000B60000-0x0000000000BE0000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-3-0x000007FEF5670000-0x000007FEF600D000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-1-0x0000000000B60000-0x0000000000BE0000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp2971.tmp
| MD5 | 476c6c8093867de65de595366be3af7f |
| SHA1 | ce589448fefb0f8f2b8a12e53268950dfcd74260 |
| SHA256 | 6ac541e13827e456a1655a0d7d7a0ced95e80c9b21c531cd835cf533ba1445cf |
| SHA512 | 79026709ab928ca9a48c8233bdc44d45897445dc883fac224e0de260fe3bbbf77fb501e831f0a941fb736e2d974a86a59b12ab0f4fc250eecc81905bcaeaca4e |
memory/2084-9-0x000007FEF5670000-0x000007FEF600D000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-13-0x0000000000B60000-0x0000000000BE0000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-12-0x0000000000B60000-0x0000000000BE0000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-11-0x0000000000B60000-0x0000000000BE0000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-14-0x0000000000CE0000-0x0000000000CEA000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-16-0x000000001AE30000-0x000000001AE4A000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-18-0x0000000000AD0000-0x0000000000ADE000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-24-0x000000001B040000-0x000000001B05E000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-25-0x0000000000420000-0x000000000042A000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-26-0x000000001B060000-0x000000001B08E000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-29-0x000000001BE90000-0x000000001BF90000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-28-0x000007FEF5670000-0x000007FEF600D000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-27-0x000000001B090000-0x000000001B0A4000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-23-0x000000001B030000-0x000000001B03E000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-22-0x000000001B020000-0x000000001B034000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-21-0x000000001B010000-0x000000001B020000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-20-0x000000001B000000-0x000000001B014000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-19-0x0000000000CF0000-0x0000000000CFC000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-17-0x0000000000AC0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-15-0x00000000003F0000-0x0000000000402000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-30-0x000000001BE90000-0x000000001BF90000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-31-0x0000000000B60000-0x0000000000BE0000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-32-0x000000001BE90000-0x000000001BF90000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-33-0x000000001BE90000-0x000000001BF90000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-01-06 10:48
Reported
2024-01-06 10:51
Platform
win10v2004-20231215-en
Max time kernel
153s
Max time network
164s
Command Line
Signatures
NanoCore
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DPI Host = "C:\\Program Files\\DPI Host\\dpihost.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | N/A |
Checks whether UAC is enabled
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | N/A |
Drops file in Program Files directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Program Files\DPI Host\dpihost.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Program Files\DPI Host\dpihost.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | N/A |
Creates scheduled task(s)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1372 wrote to memory of 4012 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe |
| PID 1372 wrote to memory of 4012 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe |
| PID 1372 wrote to memory of 3704 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe |
| PID 1372 wrote to memory of 3704 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe | C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe |
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a632a39ffdce2f2de984c6992d188986exe.exe"
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
"schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DPI Host" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp96A2.tmp"
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
"schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DPI Host Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9730.tmp"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| NL | 52.142.223.178:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 21.177.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | udp |
| US | 147.185.221.17:56274 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 9.228.82.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 57.169.31.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 146.78.124.51.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 167.109.18.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | udp |
| US | 147.185.221.17:56274 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 158.240.127.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 103.169.127.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 57.110.18.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | udp |
| US | 147.185.221.17:56274 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 18.134.221.88.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 205.47.74.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 200.197.79.204.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 2.136.104.51.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | udp |
| US | 147.185.221.17:56274 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | udp |
| US | 147.185.221.17:56274 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 31.243.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | udp |
| US | 147.185.221.17:56274 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | udp |
| US | 147.185.221.17:56274 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | udp |
| US | 147.185.221.17:56274 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 24.73.42.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | udp |
| US | 147.185.221.17:56274 | yourself-catholic.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
Files
memory/1372-1-0x00000000010E0000-0x00000000010F0000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-0-0x00007FFB517E0000-0x00007FFB52181000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-2-0x00007FFB517E0000-0x00007FFB52181000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-3-0x000000001B980000-0x000000001BE4E000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-4-0x000000001B3C0000-0x000000001B45C000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-5-0x000000001C000000-0x000000001C0A6000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-6-0x000000001B490000-0x000000001B498000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-7-0x00000000010E0000-0x00000000010F0000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp96A2.tmp
| MD5 | 476c6c8093867de65de595366be3af7f |
| SHA1 | ce589448fefb0f8f2b8a12e53268950dfcd74260 |
| SHA256 | 6ac541e13827e456a1655a0d7d7a0ced95e80c9b21c531cd835cf533ba1445cf |
| SHA512 | 79026709ab928ca9a48c8233bdc44d45897445dc883fac224e0de260fe3bbbf77fb501e831f0a941fb736e2d974a86a59b12ab0f4fc250eecc81905bcaeaca4e |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9730.tmp
| MD5 | e274048fb213793c29ce768621c6df65 |
| SHA1 | 7e190d9ca2b7d2c023bded04acd88329cf7f46bb |
| SHA256 | fd4508a724b28d4fd220fe7fb48422f990c2e5b0fab4a1ad36edba4dd4325d74 |
| SHA512 | 68f86942c9577e7bcd2b7f91dca84764c63f946716e450f621c4d129dc9abe39950a40ca773b2186ee02b73650a1ba118fe1ae5c2b52370a013fe917c285868c |
memory/1372-15-0x000000001C580000-0x000000001C680000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-16-0x000000001CB00000-0x000000001CB0A000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-18-0x000000001CE20000-0x000000001CE3A000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-22-0x000000001CE50000-0x000000001CE64000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-24-0x000000001C0C0000-0x000000001C0D4000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-26-0x000000001CE60000-0x000000001CE7E000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-27-0x000000001CE80000-0x000000001CE8A000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-28-0x000000001CEB0000-0x000000001CEDE000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-30-0x000000001C580000-0x000000001C680000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-29-0x000000001CEE0000-0x000000001CEF4000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-25-0x000000001C120000-0x000000001C12E000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-23-0x000000001B480000-0x000000001B490000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-21-0x000000001CE40000-0x000000001CE4C000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-32-0x000000001C580000-0x000000001C680000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-31-0x000000001C580000-0x000000001C680000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-20-0x000000001CD10000-0x000000001CD1E000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-19-0x000000001CA80000-0x000000001CA8E000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-17-0x000000001C150000-0x000000001C162000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-34-0x00000000010E0000-0x00000000010F0000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-33-0x00007FFB517E0000-0x00007FFB52181000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-35-0x00000000010E0000-0x00000000010F0000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-36-0x000000001C580000-0x000000001C680000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-37-0x000000001C580000-0x000000001C680000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-39-0x000000001C580000-0x000000001C680000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-38-0x000000001C580000-0x000000001C680000-memory.dmp