Analysis

  • max time kernel
    140s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240426-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240426-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    17-05-2024 07:27

General

  • Target

    4ef8c811942ba75289752b682e58521f_JaffaCakes118.exe

  • Size

    617KB

  • MD5

    4ef8c811942ba75289752b682e58521f

  • SHA1

    cf7f2ddc877ff3c339cdfdcbaecf3b2a4b439fa1

  • SHA256

    6e148ffeeef18400d407754261753dcce032a386a0f9a23ca9f7479571c0db01

  • SHA512

    60e778a814ce27de31b23943c273c922d27b96a0004864d362419b4d7d06cf24ece12052bbb8047e41e3a3590b5f793f829a4f1aa76ef84c309687bb7d133420

  • SSDEEP

    6144:62uevJ5OzRG5lx/EtxNO8vIbuGhGZ1WWgqKc0jMZ0eylX5dhGgcccccvcccecccB:5vJgG5lx/EtxRyuGU1k2W

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

smito.ddns.net:3413

212.7.208.94:3413

Mutex

084055ed-708f-4a63-a0c1-fc174ea85dd5

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    212.7.208.94

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2018-04-20T09:07:56.933731836Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    false

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

    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

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    3413

  • default_group

    Default

  • 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

    084055ed-708f-4a63-a0c1-fc174ea85dd5

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    smito.ddns.net

  • primary_dns_server

    8.8.8.8

  • 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.

  • 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
  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4ef8c811942ba75289752b682e58521f_JaffaCakes118.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4ef8c811942ba75289752b682e58521f_JaffaCakes118.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5016
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4ef8c811942ba75289752b682e58521f_JaffaCakes118.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4ef8c811942ba75289752b682e58521f_JaffaCakes118.exe"
      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:2968
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DPI Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp3817.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:4084
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DPI Service Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp3980.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:1668

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

1
T1082

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp3817.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    a5d3dc95b301d039fe4b1bc6aba96a9c

    SHA1

    2fba506bb6cac68361f9e3fb2acffd23dc83a971

    SHA256

    5399e7f1f6618e6773652e13e5e4c0958842ad53dfcf3cf1c5a07b8ad525925f

    SHA512

    e1b3d66950c41407e4c48388c4c5168593df6b9cec561d8a5806cc9df19befc2ac329200a7e6a3eaf3a472d7d912c99b461e450c0b2a39e5695c5c04122597aa

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp3980.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    0d6d94a917c4ce63da6bc50cbbe0dc5d

    SHA1

    599564f60649f3f4c14478e9cb184000d4280a61

    SHA256

    e82a4b8311319f1b68cb06ae5b670e97a11c467b1bdb0ebf130f523bf98ca522

    SHA512

    23ac6a088e2a1df3d75d2aca17cdcc5a4147b966758e4acc4d904293f4693f362db637d8135edd670e158bec77e788e915f2a55042a2f1aec09a4679bc749412

  • memory/2968-10-0x0000000074680000-0x0000000074C31000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/2968-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2968-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2968-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2968-11-0x0000000074680000-0x0000000074C31000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/2968-19-0x0000000074680000-0x0000000074C31000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/2968-20-0x0000000074680000-0x0000000074C31000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/2968-21-0x0000000074680000-0x0000000074C31000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/5016-3-0x0000000074680000-0x0000000074C31000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/5016-9-0x0000000074680000-0x0000000074C31000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/5016-0-0x0000000074682000-0x0000000074683000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/5016-2-0x0000000074680000-0x0000000074C31000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/5016-1-0x0000000074680000-0x0000000074C31000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB