Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240426-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240426-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    11/05/2024, 08:27

General

  • Target
    ee66629e98c3278017e7297d3b2b57aac9783a51a46b34046ccc866d10ba4f3c.exe
  • Size 945KB
  • Sample240511-kcktxabe79
  • 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 14 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\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:3260
    • 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:4224
    • 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:2940
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\fupTmRCVq" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp8D2C.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:5068
    • 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:1964
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "WPA Manager" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp920E.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:424
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "WPA Manager Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp93A6.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:2504

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 18KB
        • SHA256 dfffe54ca1f5a5b6b256b32c031a48779713f6f564bfaea7476c6d748d8547e1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_ywzofakn.tgm.ps1

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

        tmp8D2C.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp8D2C.tmp
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 994606ea901207b37edd4b4f449279edaab2ea3eded449476de986b9bb5efadb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        tmp920E.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp920E.tmp
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 3086d914f6b23268f8a12cb1a05516cd5465c2577e1d1e449f1b45c8e5e8f83c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        tmp93A6.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp93A6.tmp
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 ec5bea77c4f620d54db7e0ea1ee81551631b7d9e42ae619deaa9a14f5f69415f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/1964-60-0x00000000062E0000-0x00000000062EC000-memory.dmp

        memory/1964-61-0x00000000062F0000-0x000000000630E000-memory.dmp

        memory/1964-59-0x00000000056F0000-0x00000000056FA000-memory.dmp

        memory/1964-62-0x0000000006540000-0x000000000654A000-memory.dmp

        memory/1964-38-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

        memory/2940-35-0x0000000074C10000-0x00000000753C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2940-37-0x0000000074C10000-0x00000000753C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2940-99-0x0000000074C10000-0x00000000753C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2940-76-0x00000000754A0000-0x00000000754EC000-memory.dmp

        memory/2940-89-0x0000000007AA0000-0x0000000007B36000-memory.dmp

        memory/2940-21-0x0000000074C10000-0x00000000753C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2940-91-0x0000000007A50000-0x0000000007A5E000-memory.dmp

        memory/3260-9-0x00000000067B0000-0x000000000682C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3260-7-0x00000000057B0000-0x00000000057C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3260-0-0x0000000074C1E000-0x0000000074C1F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3260-4-0x0000000005420000-0x000000000542A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3260-3-0x0000000005280000-0x0000000005312000-memory.dmp

        memory/3260-10-0x0000000008F10000-0x0000000008FAC000-memory.dmp

        memory/3260-2-0x0000000005830000-0x0000000005DD4000-memory.dmp

        memory/3260-19-0x0000000074C10000-0x00000000753C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3260-5-0x0000000074C10000-0x00000000753C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3260-15-0x0000000074C1E000-0x0000000074C1F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3260-49-0x0000000074C10000-0x00000000753C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3260-8-0x00000000057E0000-0x00000000057F6000-memory.dmp

        memory/3260-6-0x0000000005770000-0x000000000578E000-memory.dmp

        memory/3260-1-0x0000000000790000-0x0000000000882000-memory.dmp

        memory/4224-17-0x0000000074C10000-0x00000000753C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4224-51-0x0000000006410000-0x000000000645C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4224-50-0x0000000005E80000-0x0000000005E9E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4224-36-0x0000000005830000-0x0000000005B84000-memory.dmp

        memory/4224-24-0x0000000005700000-0x0000000005766000-memory.dmp

        memory/4224-63-0x0000000006460000-0x0000000006492000-memory.dmp

        memory/4224-64-0x00000000754A0000-0x00000000754EC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4224-74-0x00000000063E0000-0x00000000063FE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4224-75-0x0000000006E80000-0x0000000006F23000-memory.dmp

        memory/4224-23-0x0000000004FF0000-0x0000000005056000-memory.dmp

        memory/4224-87-0x00000000071A0000-0x00000000071BA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4224-86-0x00000000077E0000-0x0000000007E5A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4224-88-0x0000000007210000-0x000000000721A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4224-22-0x0000000004EC0000-0x0000000004EE2000-memory.dmp

        memory/4224-90-0x00000000073A0000-0x00000000073B1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4224-20-0x0000000074C10000-0x00000000753C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4224-92-0x00000000073E0000-0x00000000073F4000-memory.dmp

        memory/4224-93-0x00000000074E0000-0x00000000074FA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4224-94-0x00000000074C0000-0x00000000074C8000-memory.dmp

        memory/4224-18-0x0000000005060000-0x0000000005688000-memory.dmp

        memory/4224-100-0x0000000074C10000-0x00000000753C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4224-16-0x00000000048D0000-0x0000000004906000-memory.dmp