Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    157s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240226-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240226-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    16-04-2024 20:04

General

  • Target

    f439ba7e42c8f643adcbe72a3c744054_JaffaCakes118.exe

  • Size

    982KB

  • MD5

    f439ba7e42c8f643adcbe72a3c744054

  • SHA1

    c8d58396ce49078d5c5d5b0511ee132480404d1d

  • SHA256

    6a7045cccb222af55aa8425e4ed2e03702be0330f1694558385941463cde98b1

  • SHA512

    11d62ec7f8b447cacef04c5b05739491b280f5c7aafbac64ff251e309fbf6b9f1c172c4cc7e7048ab2da8674052d98aa42621efc9e3641fc0d370a9553cce229

  • SSDEEP

    12288:gtl9Dc9F3nC0Py3gAh1EJbjJEKcMU/H6OZE1eWmDF/akh0hefrgHvDkUx5skTX8P:MMUP6mE12hCu0he0PAc/TDxqMa

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

sobe123.ddns.net:5656

127.0.0.1:5656

Mutex

8a1be7ed-1b25-4346-8844-80b424a6856e

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    127.0.0.1

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2021-05-14T20:49:02.304193536Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    false

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

    PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiBlbmNvZGluZz0iVVRGLTE2Ij8+DQo8VGFzayB2ZXJzaW9uPSIxLjIiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vc2NoZW1hcy5taWNyb3NvZnQuY29tL3dpbmRvd3MvMjAwNC8wMi9taXQvdGFzayI+DQogIDxSZWdpc3RyYXRpb25JbmZvIC8+DQogIDxUcmlnZ2VycyAvPg0KICA8UHJpbmNpcGFscz4NCiAgICA8UHJpbmNpcGFsIGlkPSJBdXRob3IiPg0KICAgICAgPExvZ29uVHlwZT5JbnRlcmFjdGl2ZVRva2VuPC9Mb2dvblR5cGU+DQogICAgICA8UnVuTGV2ZWw+SGlnaGVzdEF2YWlsYWJsZTwvUnVuTGV2ZWw+DQogICAgPC9QcmluY2lwYWw+DQogIDwvUHJpbmNpcGFscz4NCiAgPFNldHRpbmdzPg0KICAgIDxNdWx0aXBsZUluc3RhbmNlc1BvbGljeT5QYXJhbGxlbDwvTXVsdGlwbGVJbnN0YW5jZXNQb2xpY3k+DQogICAgPERpc2FsbG93U3RhcnRJZk9uQmF0dGVyaWVzPmZhbHNlPC9EaXNhbGxvd1N0YXJ0SWZPbkJhdHRlcmllcz4NCiAgICA8U3RvcElmR29pbmdPbkJhdHRlcmllcz5mYWxzZTwvU3RvcElmR29pbmdPbkJhdHRlcmllcz4NCiAgICA8QWxsb3dIYXJkVGVybWluYXRlPnRydWU8L0FsbG93SGFyZFRlcm1pbmF0ZT4NCiAgICA8U3RhcnRXaGVuQXZhaWxhYmxlPmZhbHNlPC9TdGFydFdoZW5BdmFpbGFibGU+DQogICAgPFJ1bk9ubHlJZk5ldHdvcmtBdmFpbGFibGU+ZmFsc2U8L1J1bk9ubHlJZk5ldHdvcmtBdmFpbGFibGU+DQogICAgPElkbGVTZXR0aW5ncz4NCiAgICAgIDxTdG9wT25JZGxlRW5kPmZhbHNlPC9TdG9wT25JZGxlRW5kPg0KICAgICAgPFJlc3RhcnRPbklkbGU+ZmFsc2U8L1Jlc3RhcnRPbklkbGU+DQogICAgPC9JZGxlU2V0dGluZ3M+DQogICAgPEFsbG93U3RhcnRPbkRlbWFuZD50cnVlPC9BbGxvd1N0YXJ0T25EZW1hbmQ+DQogICAgPEVuYWJsZWQ+dHJ1ZTwvRW5hYmxlZD4NCiAgICA8SGlkZGVuPmZhbHNlPC9IaWRkZW4+DQogICAgPFJ1bk9ubHlJZklkbGU+ZmFsc2U8L1J1bk9ubHlJZklkbGU+DQogICAgPFdha2VUb1J1bj5mYWxzZTwvV2FrZVRvUnVuPg0KICAgIDxFeGVjdXRpb25UaW1lTGltaXQ+UFQwUzwvRXhlY3V0aW9uVGltZUxpbWl0Pg0KICAgIDxQcmlvcml0eT40PC9Qcmlvcml0eT4NCiAgPC9TZXR0aW5ncz4NCiAgPEFjdGlvbnMgQ29udGV4dD0iQXV0aG9yIj4NCiAgICA8RXhlYz4NCiAgICAgIDxDb21tYW5kPiIjRVhFQ1VUQUJMRVBBVEgiPC9Db21tYW5kPg0KICAgICAgPEFyZ3VtZW50cz4kKEFyZzApPC9Bcmd1bWVudHM+DQogICAgPC9FeGVjPg0KICA8L0FjdGlvbnM+DQo8L1Rhc2s+

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    5656

  • 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

    8a1be7ed-1b25-4346-8844-80b424a6856e

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    sobe123.ddns.net

  • primary_dns_server

    8.8.8.8

  • request_elevation

    true

  • restart_delay

    5000

  • run_delay

    0

  • run_on_startup

    true

  • set_critical_process

    true

  • timeout_interval

    5024

  • 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.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 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 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f439ba7e42c8f643adcbe72a3c744054_JaffaCakes118.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f439ba7e42c8f643adcbe72a3c744054_JaffaCakes118.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:772
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\EhhxOmbojoO" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpD126.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2520
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3308
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "SMTP Subsystem" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpDA9C.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:4544
  • 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=4076 --field-trial-handle=2900,i,14549994492153927475,12895178890800740987,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8
    1⤵
      PID:1388

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

    Execution

    Scheduled Task/Job

    1
    T1053

    Persistence

    Scheduled Task/Job

    1
    T1053

    Privilege Escalation

    Scheduled Task/Job

    1
    T1053

    Discovery

    Query Registry

    1
    T1012

    System Information Discovery

    2
    T1082

    Replay Monitor

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpD126.tmp
      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      bff0400f00bfe9ce43c9745f64161214

      SHA1

      3df6f99605ed8024f3e14e30cee99f71fe719754

      SHA256

      68646c5be853bef6613100cf11d319e9854b3c94570c21e6648ee861ac04ce65

      SHA512

      35c79a22a174aa0b4705805317b0e079e8b29046fe491767d78f125ad611313993976bd779fefe9338bf4801f191b0820d230165411bf580e623a18255ff41e0

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpDA9C.tmp
      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      3e2b26ed8b75ae83a269595180e84ef6

      SHA1

      d30a0335fcce406bca8ba5764288235e6192f608

      SHA256

      108be30aeb8eb31c185a39a6726f26dacbc4e4124951c61a29ade4b7038c71ea

      SHA512

      b6981c68fcb886cc8379a068b96931b9d4f5cc5aa9bdc467e36c4168fe6c5273a2a84d8850b12c11703ec03ac6b1f1950d1e669efcb59fc2402ce4bba9dc03d3

    • memory/772-6-0x0000000005280000-0x000000000528A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/772-20-0x0000000074F00000-0x00000000756B0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/772-2-0x0000000005990000-0x0000000005F34000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      5.6MB

    • memory/772-5-0x00000000052A0000-0x00000000052B0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/772-0-0x0000000074F00000-0x00000000756B0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/772-7-0x00000000055B0000-0x00000000055C8000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      96KB

    • memory/772-8-0x0000000074F00000-0x00000000756B0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/772-9-0x00000000052A0000-0x00000000052B0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/772-10-0x0000000006FB0000-0x0000000007056000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      664KB

    • memory/772-1-0x00000000007E0000-0x00000000008DC000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      1008KB

    • memory/772-4-0x00000000053E0000-0x000000000547C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      624KB

    • memory/772-3-0x00000000052C0000-0x0000000005352000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      584KB

    • memory/772-11-0x00000000095C0000-0x00000000095F8000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/3308-32-0x00000000059C0000-0x00000000059D0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/3308-21-0x00000000059C0000-0x00000000059D0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/3308-19-0x0000000074F00000-0x00000000756B0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/3308-26-0x0000000005710000-0x000000000571A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/3308-27-0x0000000005D10000-0x0000000005D2E000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      120KB

    • memory/3308-28-0x0000000006850000-0x000000000685A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/3308-29-0x00000000059C0000-0x00000000059D0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/3308-30-0x0000000074F00000-0x00000000756B0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/3308-31-0x00000000059C0000-0x00000000059D0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/3308-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB