Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20231215-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20231215-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    15/03/2024, 09:04

General

  • Target

    cb03dde105377fdbe68db2f8a2d8bc42.exe

  • Size

    703KB

  • MD5

    cb03dde105377fdbe68db2f8a2d8bc42

  • SHA1

    029e7f2aa409149bc0c3afa0727c8b8ccf581469

  • SHA256

    d83f045f37fee400914070cf4572a2d17cf739f0d46a747b1813afafbeae9add

  • SHA512

    cdd04765039d6de4f57761a00b005fc610963629e38c5f7aba635e07660bbcf23d3cb2dac2ba6d72f1efc989221cea37b095fedbf459ce62100959e431c71ee5

  • SSDEEP

    12288:vMxxqSwzVBJ7MOuHCHOYS8NxZ2OHTdMRG2VGuqbsbCr78DqEH4:0xDyJ7MOjY8zZ2ATdMR7VGZ+4

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

1116.hopto.org:1116

185.140.53.9:1116

Mutex

909dcd33-e0d7-4bd0-87b2-b7fd2611b6b9

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    185.140.53.9

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2021-02-16T08:43:19.524585136Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    false

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

    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

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    1116

  • default_group

    1116

  • 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

    909dcd33-e0d7-4bd0-87b2-b7fd2611b6b9

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    1116.hopto.org

  • 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.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 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 3 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cb03dde105377fdbe68db2f8a2d8bc42.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cb03dde105377fdbe68db2f8a2d8bc42.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4600
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\WswHPQS" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpE7B0.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:3088
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe
      "{path}"
      2⤵
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4648
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "NAT Subsystem" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpEA6F.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:3300
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "NAT Subsystem Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpEA9F.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:1344

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpE7B0.tmp

          Filesize

          1KB

          MD5

          282dbede5d58d507646ad78c54285172

          SHA1

          529b11f58c1c6bd13eb4e1aa3e52423e1cb0b704

          SHA256

          73b0c8e6dde70602ffd91b97a7a54ab0dca9a1331d9225cf8b41ab5bcc1e287b

          SHA512

          94d66552fc55467a594fa5a9f20b789bf220ee5ca474e8ba7de06ade1c3887a28b7ba6edcb89907e5fc8e3ffd780a4f4eebbd883d3494b3b9d2271201ac0f7b4

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpEA6F.tmp

          Filesize

          1KB

          MD5

          8cad1b41587ced0f1e74396794f31d58

          SHA1

          11054bf74fcf5e8e412768035e4dae43aa7b710f

          SHA256

          3086d914f6b23268f8a12cb1a05516cd5465c2577e1d1e449f1b45c8e5e8f83c

          SHA512

          99c2ef89029de51a866df932841684b7fc912df21e10e2dd0d09e400203bbdc6cba6319a31780b7bf8b286d2cea8ea3fc7d084348bf2f002ab4f5a34218ccbef

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpEA9F.tmp

          Filesize

          1KB

          MD5

          c58d37cb49c18f1d7cece3c78ac2f407

          SHA1

          769ed0ea9d5269e1cec7234eaac77da129cc0463

          SHA256

          52cdb418384a912c5b7071c92d7761f0d12250f07dbbb31876eb2e8d65acbae7

          SHA512

          2efcb3eaf050d56ad3d483112303a1543f9fc457119fbca7d81b45d5619c0f1ba706ce96644d4e2055c1b5ada7af13f071495287a775ce234d9125633bf02775

        • memory/4600-1-0x0000000074D30000-0x00000000754E0000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          7.7MB

        • memory/4600-11-0x0000000005900000-0x000000000593A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          232KB

        • memory/4600-5-0x0000000007EC0000-0x0000000007ECA000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          40KB

        • memory/4600-6-0x00000000031B0000-0x00000000031B8000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          32KB

        • memory/4600-7-0x0000000005AA0000-0x0000000005B3C000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          624KB

        • memory/4600-8-0x0000000074D30000-0x00000000754E0000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          7.7MB

        • memory/4600-9-0x0000000007FA0000-0x0000000007FB0000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          64KB

        • memory/4600-10-0x0000000005EC0000-0x0000000005F4C000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          560KB

        • memory/4600-17-0x0000000074D30000-0x00000000754E0000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          7.7MB

        • memory/4600-3-0x0000000007E20000-0x0000000007EB2000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          584KB

        • memory/4600-4-0x0000000007FA0000-0x0000000007FB0000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          64KB

        • memory/4600-2-0x0000000008330000-0x00000000088D4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          5.6MB

        • memory/4600-0-0x0000000000E90000-0x0000000000F46000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          728KB

        • memory/4648-19-0x00000000058A0000-0x00000000058B0000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          64KB

        • memory/4648-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          224KB

        • memory/4648-18-0x0000000074D30000-0x00000000754E0000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          7.7MB

        • memory/4648-27-0x0000000005710000-0x000000000571A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          40KB

        • memory/4648-28-0x0000000005880000-0x000000000589E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          120KB

        • memory/4648-29-0x0000000005B80000-0x0000000005B8A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          40KB

        • memory/4648-30-0x0000000074D30000-0x00000000754E0000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          7.7MB

        • memory/4648-31-0x00000000058A0000-0x00000000058B0000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          64KB