Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    157s
  • 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 08:29

General

  • Target

    ee66629e98c3278017e7297d3b2b57aac9783a51a46b34046ccc866d10ba4f3c.exe

  • Size

    945KB

  • MD5

    a1f6c95a377a8c4c194a018614a6b463

  • SHA1

    cd8ce511a2ac57aec39892c0b27832a18e77fc39

  • SHA256

    ee66629e98c3278017e7297d3b2b57aac9783a51a46b34046ccc866d10ba4f3c

  • SHA512

    fb93341612485022964338a421fbf6a77876d1efc492307e18a4fa28354643f8675cf685847ee8ffc9315232449f1c6b8aab674bb2beb0dc5e14ca6e020510a5

  • SSDEEP

    12288:gI0MYBl4BwkivLUyyqexCwG879IO0MgsaQ/nsy9LHr24HwmU3V50:50MYfMweyTivP7yO7aQ/nsWRQJV5

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:1760
    • 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:5004
    • 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:2488
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\fupTmRCVq" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9BD2.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1456
    • 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:684
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "LAN Monitor" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA0A5.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:1568
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "LAN Monitor Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA9CE.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:1384

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1
T1059

PowerShell

1
T1059.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Discovery

Query Registry

1
T1012

System Information Discovery

2
T1082

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
    Filesize

    2KB

    MD5

    968cb9309758126772781b83adb8a28f

    SHA1

    8da30e71accf186b2ba11da1797cf67f8f78b47c

    SHA256

    92099c10776bb7e3f2a8d1b82d4d40d0c4627e4f1bf754a6e58dfd2c2e97042a

    SHA512

    4bd50732f8af4d688d95999bddfd296115d7033ddc38f86c9fb1f47fde202bffa27e9088bebcaa3064ca946af2f5c1ca6cbde49d0907f0005c7ab42874515dd3

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
    Filesize

    18KB

    MD5

    dee7e5a9108b4c567d371c41a1b219e7

    SHA1

    ee034e22370c9a03381bb4567f4b713c9c323b73

    SHA256

    89c4f57c74e7c94aa94d63602da4d0de6a76221c44283cc84eb779d757bf7dce

    SHA512

    f0f83cc041d155459d4d3693353935659c911128ac8a385bb005f7d755c2e8d0facb56c09cbc9446048c8b69fd745037aab291c7fb4a8f73e7fa2520eef5bab3

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_qqybbbvn.jgu.ps1
    Filesize

    60B

    MD5

    d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

    SHA1

    6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

    SHA256

    96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

    SHA512

    5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9BD2.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    67fe6cee1bc9e0d52a71aa406e6ddcca

    SHA1

    d86debd51eb72c04787bae21ada1ae1ccbf3760e

    SHA256

    d89b2de6b959feafc690e270cc6b9281b6923d1c31ceabebd925ac390d2ec819

    SHA512

    c8cea7a4c9c13bc1b6584b385fcfbce9e37c510937fe9c51a964323d2a8ee297f88463a170c60ab460390f36aa2d61d8d8a8a932590f985099ec0f673335935c

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA0A5.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    8cad1b41587ced0f1e74396794f31d58

    SHA1

    11054bf74fcf5e8e412768035e4dae43aa7b710f

    SHA256

    3086d914f6b23268f8a12cb1a05516cd5465c2577e1d1e449f1b45c8e5e8f83c

    SHA512

    99c2ef89029de51a866df932841684b7fc912df21e10e2dd0d09e400203bbdc6cba6319a31780b7bf8b286d2cea8ea3fc7d084348bf2f002ab4f5a34218ccbef

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA9CE.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    ecf141ec69adbb2a5c3dd5c85cd0ec39

    SHA1

    0ad224632fa58d103142c05c44a142f3d7208291

    SHA256

    64d8cfa0b25afee269839cd5fc0b66e5643bc318e5f4d3ce1b9dba2456c83316

    SHA512

    4821b062d6672f3ed07833cfd7ab9abb533850b451b632d781fbfad8238fcd5ac52855f1f239547ae2d1c1477959f022430302a75cfd3c19a8473af72a1ef201

  • memory/684-48-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    232KB

  • memory/684-63-0x0000000005A00000-0x0000000005A0A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/684-61-0x00000000055F0000-0x00000000055FC000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/684-60-0x0000000005340000-0x000000000534A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/684-62-0x00000000059E0000-0x00000000059FE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/1760-6-0x0000000005CA0000-0x0000000005CBE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/1760-7-0x0000000005CF0000-0x0000000005D00000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/1760-0-0x000000007444E000-0x000000007444F000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1760-10-0x00000000095C0000-0x000000000965C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    624KB

  • memory/1760-19-0x0000000074440000-0x0000000074BF0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/1760-9-0x0000000006F50000-0x0000000006FCC000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    496KB

  • memory/1760-8-0x0000000005D20000-0x0000000005D36000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    88KB

  • memory/1760-15-0x000000007444E000-0x000000007444F000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1760-5-0x0000000074440000-0x0000000074BF0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/1760-4-0x00000000059C0000-0x00000000059CA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/1760-3-0x00000000059E0000-0x0000000005A72000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    584KB

  • memory/1760-2-0x0000000005F90000-0x0000000006534000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.6MB

  • memory/1760-50-0x0000000074440000-0x0000000074BF0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/1760-1-0x0000000000ED0000-0x0000000000FC2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    968KB

  • memory/2488-101-0x0000000074440000-0x0000000074BF0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/2488-29-0x0000000074440000-0x0000000074BF0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/2488-77-0x0000000074CF0000-0x0000000074D3C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    304KB

  • memory/2488-27-0x0000000074440000-0x0000000074BF0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/2488-88-0x0000000007640000-0x000000000765A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/2488-90-0x00000000078C0000-0x0000000007956000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    600KB

  • memory/2488-93-0x0000000007880000-0x0000000007894000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB

  • memory/2488-26-0x0000000074440000-0x0000000074BF0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/2488-95-0x0000000007960000-0x0000000007968000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/5004-18-0x0000000005350000-0x0000000005978000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.2MB

  • memory/5004-52-0x0000000006490000-0x00000000064DC000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    304KB

  • memory/5004-51-0x0000000006190000-0x00000000061AE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/5004-64-0x0000000006790000-0x00000000067C2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    200KB

  • memory/5004-65-0x0000000074CF0000-0x0000000074D3C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    304KB

  • memory/5004-75-0x0000000006770000-0x000000000678E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/5004-76-0x0000000007420000-0x00000000074C3000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    652KB

  • memory/5004-28-0x0000000005BD0000-0x0000000005F24000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    3.3MB

  • memory/5004-87-0x0000000007B50000-0x00000000081CA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.5MB

  • memory/5004-23-0x00000000051E0000-0x0000000005202000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    136KB

  • memory/5004-89-0x0000000007540000-0x000000000754A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/5004-24-0x0000000005980000-0x00000000059E6000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    408KB

  • memory/5004-91-0x00000000076D0000-0x00000000076E1000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    68KB

  • memory/5004-92-0x0000000007700000-0x000000000770E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/5004-25-0x0000000005A60000-0x0000000005AC6000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    408KB

  • memory/5004-94-0x0000000007810000-0x000000000782A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/5004-21-0x0000000074440000-0x0000000074BF0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/5004-20-0x0000000074440000-0x0000000074BF0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/5004-102-0x0000000074440000-0x0000000074BF0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/5004-17-0x0000000074440000-0x0000000074BF0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/5004-16-0x0000000002890000-0x00000000028C6000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    216KB