Analysis

  • max time kernel
    452s
  • max time network
    977s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240419-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240419-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    08/05/2024, 04:57

General

  • Target
    4kFSPCvmoj8Wsky.exe
  • Size 710KB
  • Sample240508-fllqcaee85
  • SHA256 e4a398bfda61e5d4b2ed8551f4fbdfd070e992e777287b45c61537f4f5b7f875
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • nanocore

Version
  • 1.2.2.0

C2
  • december2nd.ddns.net:65024

  • december2n.duckdns.org:65024

Mutex
  • 2c009a56-c28c-48f4-8875-acf9e1222e9f

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    false

  • backup_connection_host

    december2n.duckdns.org

  • backup_dns_server

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2024-02-17T09:12:36.211032636Z

  • 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

    65024

  • default_group

    NO GREE

  • 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

    2c009a56-c28c-48f4-8875-acf9e1222e9f

  • 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

    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.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • 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 17 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4kFSPCvmoj8Wsky.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4kFSPCvmoj8Wsky.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2396
    • 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\4kFSPCvmoj8Wsky.exe"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4604
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\obFpPBY.exe"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3732
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\obFpPBY" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp8B48.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:4888
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe"
      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:1864
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DDP Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp90D6.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:3448
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DDP Service Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp93A6.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:4552

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

        Replay Monitor

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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 b14c4c6c6dea7bc29b969b88f2abbce4c754aa14d2853b70d9751137287370c4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_nm4myfcz.142.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_nm4myfcz.142.ps1
        • Size 60B
        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        tmp8B48.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp8B48.tmp
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 bd8a404a9a570e8792fc38f426ee312c522665ef2f450a5fee58276ab521fdad
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        tmp90D6.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp90D6.tmp
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 3086d914f6b23268f8a12cb1a05516cd5465c2577e1d1e449f1b45c8e5e8f83c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        tmp93A6.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp93A6.tmp
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 a18de0ef2102d2546c7afd07ad1d7a071a0e59aff0868cf3937a145f24feb713
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/1864-107-0x0000000006D90000-0x0000000006D9E000-memory.dmp

        memory/1864-113-0x0000000006E10000-0x0000000006E24000-memory.dmp

        memory/1864-77-0x0000000005840000-0x000000000584C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1864-105-0x0000000006D50000-0x0000000006D62000-memory.dmp

        memory/1864-111-0x0000000006DD0000-0x0000000006DE4000-memory.dmp

        memory/1864-108-0x0000000006DA0000-0x0000000006DB2000-memory.dmp

        memory/1864-116-0x0000000006E70000-0x0000000006E84000-memory.dmp

        memory/1864-115-0x0000000006E30000-0x0000000006E5E000-memory.dmp

        memory/1864-114-0x0000000006E20000-0x0000000006E2E000-memory.dmp

        memory/1864-106-0x0000000006D60000-0x0000000006D7A000-memory.dmp

        memory/1864-76-0x0000000005830000-0x000000000583A000-memory.dmp

        memory/1864-112-0x0000000006DE0000-0x0000000006DF0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1864-79-0x0000000006600000-0x000000000660A000-memory.dmp

        memory/1864-109-0x0000000006DB0000-0x0000000006DBE000-memory.dmp

        memory/1864-110-0x0000000006DC0000-0x0000000006DCC000-memory.dmp

        memory/1864-26-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

        memory/1864-78-0x00000000064C0000-0x00000000064DE000-memory.dmp

        memory/2396-15-0x0000000074F2E000-0x0000000074F2F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2396-6-0x0000000074F20000-0x00000000756D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2396-1-0x00000000001B0000-0x0000000000268000-memory.dmp

        memory/2396-2-0x0000000005060000-0x0000000005604000-memory.dmp

        memory/2396-3-0x0000000004B50000-0x0000000004BE2000-memory.dmp

        memory/2396-4-0x0000000004B30000-0x0000000004B3A000-memory.dmp

        memory/2396-5-0x0000000004DB0000-0x0000000004E4C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2396-31-0x0000000074F20000-0x00000000756D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2396-20-0x0000000074F20000-0x00000000756D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2396-0-0x0000000074F2E000-0x0000000074F2F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2396-7-0x00000000078C0000-0x00000000078DC000-memory.dmp

        memory/2396-10-0x00000000079E0000-0x0000000007A5C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2396-9-0x0000000005F50000-0x0000000005F66000-memory.dmp

        memory/2396-8-0x0000000005E10000-0x0000000005E1E000-memory.dmp

        memory/3732-81-0x00000000710C0000-0x000000007110C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3732-101-0x0000000074F20000-0x00000000756D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3732-23-0x0000000074F20000-0x00000000756D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3732-24-0x0000000074F20000-0x00000000756D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3732-25-0x0000000074F20000-0x00000000756D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3732-32-0x0000000005AF0000-0x0000000005E44000-memory.dmp

        memory/3732-29-0x0000000005910000-0x0000000005976000-memory.dmp

        memory/3732-30-0x0000000005A80000-0x0000000005AE6000-memory.dmp

        memory/4604-60-0x00000000710C0000-0x000000007110C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4604-91-0x0000000007BB0000-0x0000000007BC1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4604-92-0x0000000007BE0000-0x0000000007BEE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4604-93-0x0000000007BF0000-0x0000000007C04000-memory.dmp

        memory/4604-94-0x0000000007CF0000-0x0000000007D0A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4604-95-0x0000000007CD0000-0x0000000007CD8000-memory.dmp

        memory/4604-80-0x0000000007C30000-0x0000000007CC6000-memory.dmp

        memory/4604-75-0x0000000007820000-0x000000000782A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4604-73-0x00000000080D0000-0x000000000874A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4604-102-0x0000000074F20000-0x00000000756D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4604-74-0x00000000077A0000-0x00000000077BA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4604-59-0x0000000006C50000-0x0000000006C82000-memory.dmp

        memory/4604-70-0x0000000006C10000-0x0000000006C2E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4604-71-0x0000000007660000-0x0000000007703000-memory.dmp

        memory/4604-52-0x0000000006A30000-0x0000000006A7C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4604-51-0x0000000006690000-0x00000000066AE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4604-28-0x0000000005780000-0x00000000057A2000-memory.dmp

        memory/4604-22-0x0000000074F20000-0x00000000756D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4604-18-0x00000000057C0000-0x0000000005DE8000-memory.dmp

        memory/4604-19-0x0000000074F20000-0x00000000756D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4604-17-0x0000000074F20000-0x00000000756D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4604-16-0x0000000005080000-0x00000000050B6000-memory.dmp