Analysis

  • max time kernel
    140s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240419-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240419-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    29/04/2024, 04:26

General

  • Target
    gK5vkTm6WAcfbiz.exe
  • Size 630KB
  • Sample240429-e2hsysab77
  • SHA256 0117ba3b90a77a00da548bf15490d6623de69e535d75fbbce8279b91c82f5ef6
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • nanocore

Version
  • 1.2.2.0

C2
  • december2nd.ddns.net:64418

  • december2n.duckdns.org:64418

Mutex
  • a73ea09a-fffa-47fc-8cf2-8699258828eb

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    false

  • backup_connection_host

    december2n.duckdns.org

  • backup_dns_server

  • buffer_size

    65538

  • build_time

    2024-02-03T01:52:12.147368736Z

  • 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

    64418

  • default_group

    NO GREE

  • 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

    a73ea09a-fffa-47fc-8cf2-8699258828eb

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    december2nd.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.

  • 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 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gK5vkTm6WAcfbiz.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gK5vkTm6WAcfbiz.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3708
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gK5vkTm6WAcfbiz.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2976
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ZYoQJBONC.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3016
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\ZYoQJBONC" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp97EA.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1928
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gK5vkTm6WAcfbiz.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gK5vkTm6WAcfbiz.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:4516
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "WPA Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9C9E.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:3312
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "WPA Service Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9E93.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:452

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        powershell.exe.log

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 92099c10776bb7e3f2a8d1b82d4d40d0c4627e4f1bf754a6e58dfd2c2e97042a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 18KB
        • SHA256 2bf64781c458232e50e15cb7abc08ae9ebf428eb69f9f6ffb981086fe1b76473
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_cfcxwefq.by3.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_cfcxwefq.by3.ps1
        • Size 60B
        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        tmp97EA.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp97EA.tmp
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 dbff0822c990b1865514c7c99ffd57ed387e8d5c9ad3871b92ebe8f8dbcd24d3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        tmp9C9E.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9C9E.tmp
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 7a0ff9bd88d411effa13a431e003693a1a3e5b5f02d0b68a6f42db98cc214b09
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        tmp9E93.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9E93.tmp
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 ee68aecf2917fd9ddd167e6403d3149ac3dd7f346f3c9c66b6d75620b0ccd621
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/2976-84-0x0000000006AF0000-0x0000000006B93000-memory.dmp

        memory/2976-41-0x0000000005480000-0x00000000057D4000-memory.dmp

        memory/2976-99-0x0000000074910000-0x00000000750C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2976-93-0x0000000007120000-0x0000000007128000-memory.dmp

        memory/2976-91-0x0000000007040000-0x0000000007054000-memory.dmp

        memory/2976-90-0x0000000007030000-0x000000000703E000-memory.dmp

        memory/2976-19-0x0000000004500000-0x0000000004510000-memory.dmp

        memory/2976-18-0x0000000074910000-0x00000000750C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2976-17-0x0000000004510000-0x0000000004546000-memory.dmp

        memory/2976-20-0x0000000004B80000-0x00000000051A8000-memory.dmp

        memory/2976-87-0x0000000006E70000-0x0000000006E7A000-memory.dmp

        memory/2976-86-0x0000000006E00000-0x0000000006E1A000-memory.dmp

        memory/2976-63-0x00000000751C0000-0x000000007520C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2976-24-0x0000000005320000-0x0000000005386000-memory.dmp

        memory/2976-74-0x0000000005FE0000-0x0000000005FFE000-memory.dmp

        memory/2976-25-0x0000000005390000-0x00000000053F6000-memory.dmp

        memory/2976-23-0x0000000004AF0000-0x0000000004B12000-memory.dmp

        memory/3016-85-0x0000000007530000-0x0000000007BAA000-memory.dmp

        memory/3016-62-0x0000000006B50000-0x0000000006B82000-memory.dmp

        memory/3016-100-0x0000000074910000-0x00000000750C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3016-92-0x0000000007230000-0x000000000724A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3016-49-0x0000000005BA0000-0x0000000005BBE000-memory.dmp

        memory/3016-50-0x0000000005C50000-0x0000000005C9C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3016-89-0x00000000070F0000-0x0000000007101000-memory.dmp

        memory/3016-88-0x0000000007170000-0x0000000007206000-memory.dmp

        memory/3016-21-0x0000000074910000-0x00000000750C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3016-22-0x0000000002510000-0x0000000002520000-memory.dmp

        memory/3016-64-0x00000000751C0000-0x000000007520C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3708-14-0x0000000074910000-0x00000000750C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3708-3-0x00000000054F0000-0x0000000005582000-memory.dmp

        memory/3708-8-0x00000000066C0000-0x00000000066D6000-memory.dmp

        memory/3708-6-0x00000000059C0000-0x00000000059D8000-memory.dmp

        memory/3708-1-0x0000000074910000-0x00000000750C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3708-0-0x0000000000A40000-0x0000000000AE4000-memory.dmp

        memory/3708-7-0x00000000066B0000-0x00000000066BE000-memory.dmp

        memory/3708-2-0x0000000005A00000-0x0000000005FA4000-memory.dmp

        memory/3708-16-0x00000000056A0000-0x00000000056B0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3708-9-0x0000000006740000-0x00000000067BC000-memory.dmp

        memory/3708-4-0x00000000056A0000-0x00000000056B0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3708-5-0x00000000054E0000-0x00000000054EA000-memory.dmp

        memory/3708-10-0x0000000008ED0000-0x0000000008F6C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3708-48-0x0000000074910000-0x00000000750C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4516-61-0x0000000006160000-0x000000000616A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4516-58-0x00000000050B0000-0x00000000050BA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4516-60-0x0000000005440000-0x000000000545E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4516-46-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4516-59-0x00000000050C0000-0x00000000050CC000-memory.dmp