Analysis

  • max time kernel
    144s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240426-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240426-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    10/05/2024, 01:59

General

  • Target
    ee66629e98c3278017e7297d3b2b57aac9783a51a46b34046ccc866d10ba4f3c.exe
  • Size 945KB
  • Sample240510-cew1ysff73
  • SHA256 ee66629e98c3278017e7297d3b2b57aac9783a51a46b34046ccc866d10ba4f3c
  • 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.

  • Detects executables packed with SmartAssembly 1 IoCs
  • 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 25 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 29 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ee66629e98c3278017e7297d3b2b57aac9783a51a46b34046ccc866d10ba4f3c.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ee66629e98c3278017e7297d3b2b57aac9783a51a46b34046ccc866d10ba4f3c.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:464
    • 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\ee66629e98c3278017e7297d3b2b57aac9783a51a46b34046ccc866d10ba4f3c.exe"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4012
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\fupTmRCVq.exe"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3196
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\fupTmRCVq" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp8146.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:3748
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:944
      • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe
        "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe"
        2⤵
          PID:4368
        • 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:1028
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
            "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "UDP Subsystem" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp853D.tmp"
            3⤵
            • Creates scheduled task(s)
            PID:4860
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
            "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "UDP Subsystem Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp86E4.tmp"
            3⤵
            • Creates scheduled task(s)
            PID:1280

      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 97de3868f38cbd454f7228c04eb02db51020d5408e9f4dae4484d2ada8276da2
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            __PSScriptPolicyTest_gk1dqp5y.knv.ps1

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_gk1dqp5y.knv.ps1
            • Size 60B
            • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            tmp8146.tmp

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp8146.tmp
            • Size 1KB
            • SHA256 fcd9da72234d9e8ebab22342cc12ff6187a818ff93d923ca85e9fe1444eb05fc
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            tmp853D.tmp

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp853D.tmp
            • Size 1KB
            • SHA256 3086d914f6b23268f8a12cb1a05516cd5465c2577e1d1e449f1b45c8e5e8f83c
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            tmp86E4.tmp

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp86E4.tmp
            • Size 1KB
            • SHA256 24fd0d87bea36a024449a95f808aaa174e4ed9003cb8a427b67c02411b8a2e0b
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            memory/464-39-0x00000000743D0000-0x0000000074B80000-memory.dmp

            memory/464-4-0x00000000057D0000-0x00000000057DA000-memory.dmp

            memory/464-8-0x0000000005C30000-0x0000000005C46000-memory.dmp

            memory/464-9-0x0000000006E30000-0x0000000006EAC000-memory.dmp

            memory/464-10-0x00000000093C0000-0x000000000945C000-memory.dmp

            memory/464-16-0x00000000743DE000-0x00000000743DF000-memory.dmp

            memory/464-1-0x0000000000E20000-0x0000000000F12000-memory.dmp

            memory/464-2-0x0000000005EB0000-0x0000000006454000-memory.dmp

            memory/464-3-0x00000000057F0000-0x0000000005882000-memory.dmp

            memory/464-7-0x0000000005C00000-0x0000000005C10000-memory.dmp

            memory/464-6-0x0000000005A20000-0x0000000005A3E000-memory.dmp

            memory/464-0-0x00000000743DE000-0x00000000743DF000-memory.dmp

            memory/464-5-0x00000000743D0000-0x0000000074B80000-memory.dmp

            memory/1028-112-0x0000000007330000-0x0000000007344000-memory.dmp

            memory/1028-111-0x0000000007300000-0x0000000007310000-memory.dmp

            memory/1028-113-0x0000000007340000-0x000000000734E000-memory.dmp

            memory/1028-109-0x00000000072E0000-0x00000000072EC000-memory.dmp

            memory/1028-110-0x00000000072F0000-0x0000000007304000-memory.dmp

            memory/1028-32-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

            memory/1028-105-0x0000000007280000-0x000000000729A000-memory.dmp

            memory/1028-104-0x0000000007270000-0x0000000007282000-memory.dmp

            memory/1028-115-0x0000000007390000-0x00000000073A4000-memory.dmp

            memory/1028-108-0x00000000072D0000-0x00000000072DE000-memory.dmp

            memory/1028-114-0x0000000007350000-0x000000000737E000-memory.dmp

            memory/1028-107-0x00000000072C0000-0x00000000072D2000-memory.dmp

            memory/1028-106-0x00000000072B0000-0x00000000072BE000-memory.dmp

            memory/1028-62-0x0000000006B20000-0x0000000006B2A000-memory.dmp

            memory/1028-61-0x00000000069D0000-0x00000000069EE000-memory.dmp

            memory/1028-60-0x0000000005B90000-0x0000000005B9C000-memory.dmp

            memory/1028-59-0x0000000005B80000-0x0000000005B8A000-memory.dmp

            memory/3196-95-0x0000000007250000-0x0000000007258000-memory.dmp

            memory/3196-31-0x00000000743D0000-0x0000000074B80000-memory.dmp

            memory/3196-74-0x0000000006D80000-0x0000000006D9E000-memory.dmp

            memory/3196-64-0x0000000074C60000-0x0000000074CAC000-memory.dmp

            memory/3196-85-0x0000000006DF0000-0x0000000006E93000-memory.dmp

            memory/3196-38-0x00000000743D0000-0x0000000074B80000-memory.dmp

            memory/3196-40-0x00000000743D0000-0x0000000074B80000-memory.dmp

            memory/3196-102-0x00000000743D0000-0x0000000074B80000-memory.dmp

            memory/3196-89-0x00000000071B0000-0x0000000007246000-memory.dmp

            memory/3196-90-0x0000000007130000-0x0000000007141000-memory.dmp

            memory/3196-91-0x0000000007160000-0x000000000716E000-memory.dmp

            memory/3196-63-0x0000000006DA0000-0x0000000006DD2000-memory.dmp

            memory/3196-93-0x0000000007270000-0x000000000728A000-memory.dmp

            memory/4012-92-0x00000000070B0000-0x00000000070C4000-memory.dmp

            memory/4012-53-0x0000000005C10000-0x0000000005C5C000-memory.dmp

            memory/4012-50-0x0000000005B50000-0x0000000005B6E000-memory.dmp

            memory/4012-101-0x00000000743D0000-0x0000000074B80000-memory.dmp

            memory/4012-88-0x0000000006EE0000-0x0000000006EEA000-memory.dmp

            memory/4012-86-0x00000000074C0000-0x0000000007B3A000-memory.dmp

            memory/4012-87-0x0000000006E70000-0x0000000006E8A000-memory.dmp

            memory/4012-23-0x0000000005290000-0x00000000052F6000-memory.dmp

            memory/4012-24-0x0000000005300000-0x0000000005366000-memory.dmp

            memory/4012-75-0x0000000074C60000-0x0000000074CAC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4012-30-0x0000000005510000-0x0000000005864000-memory.dmp

            memory/4012-22-0x0000000004B80000-0x0000000004BA2000-memory.dmp

            memory/4012-21-0x00000000743D0000-0x0000000074B80000-memory.dmp

            memory/4012-19-0x00000000743D0000-0x0000000074B80000-memory.dmp

            memory/4012-18-0x00000000743D0000-0x0000000074B80000-memory.dmp

            memory/4012-17-0x0000000004C60000-0x0000000005288000-memory.dmp

            memory/4012-15-0x0000000004580000-0x00000000045B6000-memory.dmp