Analysis

  • max time kernel
    121s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240215-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240215-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    17-05-2024 03:56

General

  • Target

    6WWUgqjTcGWPAyI.exe

  • Size

    697KB

  • MD5

    c4c93bc9f72bed159b6b2eba554d9ff9

  • SHA1

    5064d1765a61f37b166eccea7747d27e41332c67

  • SHA256

    62ce4e89f91a70f82f5a61bf76c4ab592982f761eef609bd7ea7b196f9415e83

  • SHA512

    d313f7791c09e47a832d0934a5e8875f580ac05c0d30f90263c4fa7dc6119cc6e34bdd328d2d1761f2fb82b318ebbacd64b656a5082724b4e181edc04290f409

  • SSDEEP

    12288:Fi0pei36RcXKEl4qS5e99HNkaMAU7Bv7zB8tbcCt4pJ:FFpp36+6EWRerNTnU7BT2lco4

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

december2n.duckdns.org:65140

december2nd.ddns.net:65140

Mutex

899d14c1-6714-492c-b745-3165bff717a5

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    false

  • backup_connection_host

    december2nd.ddns.net

  • backup_dns_server

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2024-02-27T02:16:51.671967236Z

  • 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

    65140

  • 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

    899d14c1-6714-492c-b745-3165bff717a5

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    december2n.duckdns.org

  • 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.

  • 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 17 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 39 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6WWUgqjTcGWPAyI.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6WWUgqjTcGWPAyI.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2028
    • 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\6WWUgqjTcGWPAyI.exe"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2644
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\aJDyPjUKcXvqr.exe"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2564
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\aJDyPjUKcXvqr" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5E27.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2152
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2452
      • 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:2460
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DDP Subsystem" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp6058.tmp"
          3⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:2844
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DDP Subsystem Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp60B7.tmp"
          3⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:2428

    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

    System Information Discovery

    1
    T1082

    Replay Monitor

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5E27.tmp
      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      b40a9c1d00ae06c3eceea9dd288cef71

      SHA1

      2456d1641fd1476d7092b4233abcc0acabd07ab2

      SHA256

      c7502e3c4b044667b6361505b32e756c65986c55be5a0013f7dd5d57852a0617

      SHA512

      f9fd1af9a4aee6f3649d5cb5c1023e47253068263f2ed2089cf9cc2a8239fbe1dcb1e8aaa8a4adcd649fdbaeb7b218a64952c694ca66ed75065beea6854ca7b3

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp6058.tmp
      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      8cad1b41587ced0f1e74396794f31d58

      SHA1

      11054bf74fcf5e8e412768035e4dae43aa7b710f

      SHA256

      3086d914f6b23268f8a12cb1a05516cd5465c2577e1d1e449f1b45c8e5e8f83c

      SHA512

      99c2ef89029de51a866df932841684b7fc912df21e10e2dd0d09e400203bbdc6cba6319a31780b7bf8b286d2cea8ea3fc7d084348bf2f002ab4f5a34218ccbef

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp60B7.tmp
      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      8e2d5fba24ae8a54087d8e6cadc188c1

      SHA1

      548555025543b4773b8f36301f5fa5003e1c85dc

      SHA256

      f8a3739cca23897792b42a11a21adcce745201fa19f8d84ec66a6e0c5e519759

      SHA512

      9246583d7b08152cd73dc40254013e1ae4b8c93603dbb1f4e6b82624e14b134c59de6c8039b588f14075602768a388121e985f886322ae5fb9ec2eee94d4ea3d

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-ms
      Filesize

      7KB

      MD5

      fbc62ff1209b3ace4fca33293fdd96ba

      SHA1

      d9b1a128695e51d8dd1c01ed7384a73e2ef7cf6f

      SHA256

      e6cf943db737782eead9c965cb0c2bc04fb0aee2c6ef28588288367ecf86ffcc

      SHA512

      e35540aee01f02202f0698ad1070719e91859bad6f20792ba28a6c76116f7785f8d8b2c8b3c1f8f720a634c14e30c13ae4fa31e235af59fba821389f2495309c

    • memory/2028-31-0x00000000749A0000-0x000000007508E000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      6.9MB

    • memory/2028-1-0x0000000001100000-0x00000000011B4000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      720KB

    • memory/2028-2-0x00000000749A0000-0x000000007508E000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      6.9MB

    • memory/2028-3-0x0000000000680000-0x00000000006A2000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      136KB

    • memory/2028-4-0x00000000005C0000-0x00000000005CC000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/2028-5-0x0000000000420000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/2028-6-0x0000000005E20000-0x0000000005E9C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      496KB

    • memory/2028-0-0x00000000749AE000-0x00000000749AF000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2460-19-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      232KB

    • memory/2460-42-0x0000000000800000-0x000000000080A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/2460-29-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      232KB

    • memory/2460-28-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      232KB

    • memory/2460-27-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2460-23-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      232KB

    • memory/2460-25-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      232KB

    • memory/2460-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      232KB

    • memory/2460-39-0x0000000000600000-0x000000000060A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/2460-40-0x0000000000610000-0x000000000061C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/2460-41-0x0000000000620000-0x000000000063E000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      120KB

    • memory/2460-30-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      232KB

    • memory/2460-46-0x0000000000A00000-0x0000000000A1A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      104KB

    • memory/2460-45-0x0000000000820000-0x0000000000832000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      72KB

    • memory/2460-48-0x0000000000BD0000-0x0000000000BE2000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      72KB

    • memory/2460-47-0x0000000000AB0000-0x0000000000ABE000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/2460-49-0x0000000000BE0000-0x0000000000BEE000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/2460-50-0x0000000000BF0000-0x0000000000BFC000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/2460-51-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000C14000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      80KB

    • memory/2460-52-0x0000000002140000-0x0000000002150000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/2460-53-0x0000000002150000-0x0000000002164000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      80KB

    • memory/2460-55-0x0000000004780000-0x00000000047AE000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      184KB

    • memory/2460-54-0x00000000042B0000-0x00000000042BE000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/2460-56-0x00000000046E0000-0x00000000046F4000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      80KB