Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    156s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240226-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240226-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    29-03-2024 10:36

General

  • Target

    1fc9414612683fa9b525a75355706490_JaffaCakes118.exe

  • Size

    636KB

  • MD5

    1fc9414612683fa9b525a75355706490

  • SHA1

    780cee42ffebc33391e0a814db98e5cf8affed5e

  • SHA256

    ae095ebb3fffa75296b6db100d55ef0dcf8e8c7eb9a0c616e0adb732dc4ee8c9

  • SHA512

    87777ca70b286fdb5b769efab741a09546e68825769b381328e8deb9321099a5315a30cbf512cacd3297bb1f7cd55983048aeb15c47862a4811bce2a6bf4dbeb

  • SSDEEP

    12288:o0cPk+EcPRnhUVjfP+Uuf2j613ztwXUoaAE0UErHPsRIY9Zi6g6SB:JcPhEcpw+U02e13ztwXUoaAlrvsxi6aB

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

chinomso.duckdns.org:7688

Mutex

bee718f3-e47a-44f8-955e-2fe2c6c0351c

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    chinomso.duckdns.org

  • backup_dns_server

    chinomso.duckdns.org

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2021-01-17T14:27:22.436365536Z

  • 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

    7688

  • 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

    bee718f3-e47a-44f8-955e-2fe2c6c0351c

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    chinomso.duckdns.org

  • primary_dns_server

    chinomso.duckdns.org

  • request_elevation

    false

  • 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
  • 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 3 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1fc9414612683fa9b525a75355706490_JaffaCakes118.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1fc9414612683fa9b525a75355706490_JaffaCakes118.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1076
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\xWvcJacCRTJ" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp22F4.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2988
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1fc9414612683fa9b525a75355706490_JaffaCakes118.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1fc9414612683fa9b525a75355706490_JaffaCakes118.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
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2808
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "ARP Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp2BDD.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:4380
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "ARP Service Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp2CAA.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:3636

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Execution

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Discovery

Query Registry

1
T1012

System Information Discovery

3
T1082

Replay Monitor

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\1fc9414612683fa9b525a75355706490_JaffaCakes118.exe.log
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    8ec831f3e3a3f77e4a7b9cd32b48384c

    SHA1

    d83f09fd87c5bd86e045873c231c14836e76a05c

    SHA256

    7667e538030e3f8ce2886e47a01af24cb0ea70528b1e821c5d8832c5076cb982

    SHA512

    26bffa2406b66368bd412bf25869a792631455645992cdcade2dbc13a2e56fb546414a6a9223b94c96c38d89187add6678d4779a88b38b0c9e36be8527b213c3

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp2BDD.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    1ee351f593e6b593374dc58a366b9d20

    SHA1

    0bcd02b624fe8f154c46b2e50625869e71f983f2

    SHA256

    6c7568444531e9999148e98b6d12489c3044fcac52077b70f7a1dffb687de237

    SHA512

    eb8e8fae0e3286d5ef5a2dbfcaa4c600f843fb7169a36eb987c39ff9ca8828008cb66751f0bf336a2e08f99283964f57343218254cdc9825432a572f93f1313c

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp2CAA.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    e3d8a2c80dc1de6ebee175682e7e4dd3

    SHA1

    5bb398aed2393c4cf0346b562b838c95fd708309

    SHA256

    60775bc8ec1db88eff1bd8ee35f3a237e2b3b65d4c8835d582dc410523f33aa0

    SHA512

    f61d934c0bd3122f0842de57f5ab0853b31be672360c5cce09f3509920b3da0690240da89e5d31a9c8cb67383f635e03085b5b44416a042e4501aa35fb58c912

  • memory/1076-10-0x0000000006BE0000-0x0000000006C64000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    528KB

  • memory/1076-3-0x0000000005440000-0x00000000054D2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    584KB

  • memory/1076-5-0x0000000005410000-0x000000000541A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/1076-6-0x0000000005690000-0x000000000569A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/1076-7-0x0000000074430000-0x0000000074BE0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/1076-8-0x00000000056A0000-0x00000000056B0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/1076-9-0x0000000006A40000-0x0000000006ADC000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    624KB

  • memory/1076-0-0x0000000074430000-0x0000000074BE0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/1076-1-0x00000000009B0000-0x0000000000A56000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    664KB

  • memory/1076-4-0x00000000056A0000-0x00000000056B0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/1076-20-0x0000000074430000-0x0000000074BE0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/1076-2-0x00000000059F0000-0x0000000005F94000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.6MB

  • memory/2808-21-0x0000000005330000-0x0000000005340000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/2808-19-0x0000000074430000-0x0000000074BE0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/2808-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2808-29-0x0000000005320000-0x000000000532A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2808-30-0x00000000056A0000-0x00000000056BE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/2808-31-0x00000000062B0000-0x00000000062BA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2808-32-0x0000000074430000-0x0000000074BE0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/2808-33-0x0000000005330000-0x0000000005340000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB