Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    155s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    11/05/2024, 08:28

General

  • Target
    ee66629e98c3278017e7297d3b2b57aac9783a51a46b34046ccc866d10ba4f3c.exe
  • Size 945KB
  • Sample240511-kc6flsbf44
  • 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.

  • 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 16 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 26 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:3492
    • 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:4544
    • 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:5028
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\fupTmRCVq" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpBF39.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:4852
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:4044
      • 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:3416
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DHCP Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC534.tmp"
          3⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:2220
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DHCP Service Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC768.tmp"
          3⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:4492

    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 605e14f60af5d7ee168fa851719ec7358c6ed3b38f7ed5d5f5738654c0924241
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_ihyqlrb2.wuz.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ihyqlrb2.wuz.ps1
          • Size 60B
          • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          tmpBF39.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpBF39.tmp
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 5af6ba12665361e283e4affac08134f50e2a855aa0e901554d5d906acb375305
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          tmpC534.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC534.tmp
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 3086d914f6b23268f8a12cb1a05516cd5465c2577e1d1e449f1b45c8e5e8f83c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          tmpC768.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC768.tmp
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 589df7325d42409c50827600fedb240171ee4bdab85916474a37800c2382829e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          memory/3416-76-0x00000000055F0000-0x00000000055FA000-memory.dmp

          memory/3416-75-0x0000000005300000-0x000000000531E000-memory.dmp

          memory/3416-74-0x0000000005240000-0x000000000524C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3416-47-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

          memory/3416-73-0x00000000050F0000-0x00000000050FA000-memory.dmp

          memory/3492-8-0x0000000005D40000-0x0000000005D56000-memory.dmp

          memory/3492-7-0x0000000005D10000-0x0000000005D20000-memory.dmp

          memory/3492-17-0x0000000074EA0000-0x0000000075650000-memory.dmp

          memory/3492-1-0x0000000000EF0000-0x0000000000FE2000-memory.dmp

          memory/3492-2-0x0000000006000000-0x00000000065A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3492-3-0x0000000005A50000-0x0000000005AE2000-memory.dmp

          memory/3492-11-0x0000000074EAE000-0x0000000074EAF000-memory.dmp

          memory/3492-50-0x0000000074EA0000-0x0000000075650000-memory.dmp

          memory/3492-10-0x00000000096E0000-0x000000000977C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3492-9-0x0000000006F60000-0x0000000006FDC000-memory.dmp

          memory/3492-4-0x00000000059F0000-0x00000000059FA000-memory.dmp

          memory/3492-5-0x0000000074EA0000-0x0000000075650000-memory.dmp

          memory/3492-0-0x0000000074EAE000-0x0000000074EAF000-memory.dmp

          memory/3492-6-0x0000000005CD0000-0x0000000005CEE000-memory.dmp

          memory/4544-37-0x0000000074EA0000-0x0000000075650000-memory.dmp

          memory/4544-16-0x0000000002A70000-0x0000000002AA6000-memory.dmp

          memory/4544-82-0x0000000075750000-0x000000007579C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4544-102-0x0000000074EA0000-0x0000000075650000-memory.dmp

          memory/4544-20-0x0000000074EA0000-0x0000000075650000-memory.dmp

          memory/4544-19-0x0000000074EA0000-0x0000000075650000-memory.dmp

          memory/4544-18-0x00000000056D0000-0x0000000005CF8000-memory.dmp

          memory/5028-48-0x0000000074EA0000-0x0000000075650000-memory.dmp

          memory/5028-71-0x0000000006630000-0x000000000664E000-memory.dmp

          memory/5028-72-0x0000000007220000-0x00000000072C3000-memory.dmp

          memory/5028-61-0x0000000075750000-0x000000007579C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5028-60-0x00000000065F0000-0x0000000006622000-memory.dmp

          memory/5028-51-0x0000000006030000-0x000000000604E000-memory.dmp

          memory/5028-78-0x0000000007350000-0x000000000736A000-memory.dmp

          memory/5028-77-0x0000000007990000-0x000000000800A000-memory.dmp

          memory/5028-52-0x00000000060D0000-0x000000000611C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5028-31-0x0000000074EA0000-0x0000000075650000-memory.dmp

          memory/5028-79-0x00000000073C0000-0x00000000073CA000-memory.dmp

          memory/5028-32-0x0000000005990000-0x0000000005CE4000-memory.dmp

          memory/5028-80-0x00000000075D0000-0x0000000007666000-memory.dmp

          memory/5028-81-0x0000000007550000-0x0000000007561000-memory.dmp

          memory/5028-22-0x00000000050E0000-0x0000000005102000-memory.dmp

          memory/5028-92-0x0000000007580000-0x000000000758E000-memory.dmp

          memory/5028-93-0x0000000007590000-0x00000000075A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/5028-94-0x0000000007690000-0x00000000076AA000-memory.dmp

          memory/5028-95-0x0000000007670000-0x0000000007678000-memory.dmp

          memory/5028-98-0x0000000074EA0000-0x0000000075650000-memory.dmp

          memory/5028-23-0x0000000005180000-0x00000000051E6000-memory.dmp

          memory/5028-25-0x0000000074EA0000-0x0000000075650000-memory.dmp

          memory/5028-24-0x00000000052A0000-0x0000000005306000-memory.dmp