Analysis

  • max time kernel
    147s
  • max time network
    155s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240319-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240319-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    04/04/2024, 02:25

General

  • Target
    KRSEL0000056286.JPG.scr
  • Size 1.0MB
  • Sample240404-cwqv9scf78
  • SHA256 940ad66c876976f4a05f12710687f5abb76443f693dd3986d1ff7a4c73fc866f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • nanocore

Version
  • 1.2.2.0

C2
  • strongodss.ddns.net:48562

  • 185.19.85.175:48562

Mutex
  • ba2baad0-dd3f-4844-a1e3-4d042f9ae8b6

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    false

  • backup_connection_host

    185.19.85.175

  • backup_dns_server

  • buffer_size

    65538

  • build_time

    2021-04-20T00:12:13.961451136Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    false

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

    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

  • clear_access_control

    false

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    48562

  • default_group

    HOBBIT

  • enable_debug_mode

    true

  • gc_threshold

    1.0485772e+07

  • keep_alive_timeout

    30000

  • keyboard_logging

    false

  • lan_timeout

    2500

  • max_packet_size

    1.0485772e+07

  • mutex

    ba2baad0-dd3f-4844-a1e3-4d042f9ae8b6

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    strongodss.ddns.net

  • primary_dns_server

  • request_elevation

    true

  • restart_delay

    5000

  • run_delay

    0

  • run_on_startup

    false

  • set_critical_process

    false

  • timeout_interval

    5000

  • use_custom_dns_server

    false

  • version

    1.2.2.0

  • wan_timeout

    8009

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.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 3 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 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\KRSEL0000056286.JPG.scr
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\KRSEL0000056286.JPG.scr" /S
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2624
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33911166\upstsdssm.pif
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33911166\upstsdssm.pif" sqbr.wlw
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      PID:3240
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RegSvcs.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RegSvcs.exe"
        3⤵
        • 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:3520
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "WAN Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp92CA.tmp"
          4⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:2888
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "WAN Service Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp93A6.tmp"
          4⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:5076
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3716 --field-trial-handle=2252,i,11231798169170618717,17890004712654885282,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8
    1⤵
      PID:4368

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          upstsdssm.pif

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\33911166\upstsdssm.pif
          • Size 759KB
          • SHA256 c9a2399cc1ce6f71db9da2f16e6c025bf6cb0f4345b427f21449cf927d627a40
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          tmp92CA.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp92CA.tmp
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 8d9642e1c3cd1e0b5d1763de2fb5e605ba593e5a918b93eec15acbc5dcc48fd4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          tmp93A6.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp93A6.tmp
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 a57110ccf892c8ca9c9b28b2608f4d37a8b5df1bfcf1411e7c62b500e82fabda
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          memory/3520-68-0x0000000005D70000-0x0000000005E02000-memory.dmp

          memory/3520-67-0x00000000063F0000-0x0000000006994000-memory.dmp

          memory/3520-69-0x0000000005EE0000-0x0000000005F7C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3520-70-0x0000000006120000-0x0000000006130000-memory.dmp

          memory/3520-71-0x0000000005E40000-0x0000000005E4A000-memory.dmp

          memory/3520-66-0x0000000074350000-0x0000000074B00000-memory.dmp

          memory/3520-65-0x0000000001190000-0x00000000011CA000-memory.dmp

          memory/3520-79-0x0000000005EC0000-0x0000000005ECA000-memory.dmp

          memory/3520-80-0x0000000005ED0000-0x0000000005EDC000-memory.dmp

          memory/3520-81-0x0000000006040000-0x000000000605E000-memory.dmp

          memory/3520-82-0x00000000063E0000-0x00000000063EA000-memory.dmp

          memory/3520-83-0x0000000074350000-0x0000000074B00000-memory.dmp

          memory/3520-84-0x0000000006120000-0x0000000006130000-memory.dmp