Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240215-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240215-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    15-05-2024 02:00

General

  • Target

    DOC_03948885783893849293749320039854308489430928347594387484930948.exe

  • Size

    482KB

  • MD5

    fba99a303725b793630211678e8c539c

  • SHA1

    151fcde564166f5b3823e02ecf18f03a1039046b

  • SHA256

    08d6b4e4eb0b60fcd3eb8461fdc566b05b57bbe93a1fb494d7bfd46e0561902b

  • SHA512

    a6e6de36d3814de17d37eddc1ed0cc198a9532ca00fdbfbb66e6989ab6a0ba5dddb70ea20612e17f1c19e51df1a85d088b118f38b467b266cc0c6df43e9e2f8a

  • SSDEEP

    12288:CstO2acTaulCSRO6EzPrdta84FzOZ7Ygx4:CsXLTESRWoiagx4

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

prime1.zapto.org:8885

Mutex

fffba83e-6ee4-4015-9987-2c220e55ca1c

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    prime1.zapto.org

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2020-02-16T12:30:42.941919436Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    false

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

    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

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    true

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    8885

  • default_group

    billion$

  • 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

    fffba83e-6ee4-4015-9987-2c220e55ca1c

  • mutex_timeout

    5015

  • prevent_system_sleep

    true

  • primary_connection_host

    prime1.zapto.org

  • primary_dns_server

    8.8.8.8

  • request_elevation

    true

  • restart_delay

    4997

  • run_delay

    0

  • run_on_startup

    false

  • set_critical_process

    true

  • timeout_interval

    5009

  • 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.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 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 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DOC_03948885783893849293749320039854308489430928347594387484930948.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DOC_03948885783893849293749320039854308489430928347594387484930948.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1772
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\dlBkmtCuqK" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp8D9F.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2712
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DOC_03948885783893849293749320039854308489430928347594387484930948.exe
      "{path}"
      2⤵
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2104
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DDP Subsystem" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp8F06.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:2456
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DDP Subsystem Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp8FA3.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:2852

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Execution

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

System Information Discovery

2
T1082

Replay Monitor

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp8D9F.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    0d9c6d813606da1e27e6e1321bf38549

    SHA1

    0f5418837788cc1bf89249bd75cf70bc00009791

    SHA256

    2f4daaa1d65d9a2b5ab66fae9bb5393676db8a25f0beeae00dcb668075e7358f

    SHA512

    39bffd2fa082c6d7456bfb6643ea9d4f0f5752d36767e7f54bbb747b4c68369d0e4f4b5d88808a46b402247c2a53dd01d02e3aaff1994de54f82038c69da1797

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp8F06.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    4ee3367eff3b4507d07e7b5c0d4eadd6

    SHA1

    14a093f6fd1c9afa060f0dac44a6644926134ceb

    SHA256

    e1cd1cc98effee897e8f9faede59d24e1154cd9062eec440292727637bf020f8

    SHA512

    c36267b14e3ec0f176f6e203f7db4914e3ec850f0173dba4283b5c657ea827a19f4feab7854f06b86369b021684516073fa0e483cf457a73247bded2bb18e3dc

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp8FA3.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    8e2d5fba24ae8a54087d8e6cadc188c1

    SHA1

    548555025543b4773b8f36301f5fa5003e1c85dc

    SHA256

    f8a3739cca23897792b42a11a21adcce745201fa19f8d84ec66a6e0c5e519759

    SHA512

    9246583d7b08152cd73dc40254013e1ae4b8c93603dbb1f4e6b82624e14b134c59de6c8039b588f14075602768a388121e985f886322ae5fb9ec2eee94d4ea3d

  • memory/1772-5-0x0000000001FF0000-0x0000000002030000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    256KB

  • memory/1772-2-0x0000000074A90000-0x000000007517E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/1772-1-0x0000000000B70000-0x0000000000BEE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    504KB

  • memory/1772-3-0x00000000002B0000-0x00000000002B8000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/1772-30-0x0000000074A90000-0x000000007517E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/1772-4-0x0000000074A90000-0x000000007517E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/1772-0-0x0000000074A9E000-0x0000000074A9F000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2104-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2104-13-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2104-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2104-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2104-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2104-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2104-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2104-27-0x0000000000610000-0x000000000061A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2104-28-0x0000000000620000-0x000000000063E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/2104-29-0x00000000006C0000-0x00000000006CA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2104-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB