Analysis

  • max time kernel
    144s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240419-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240419-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    18-05-2024 12:03

General

  • Target

    549e7f845117790309446949d7eaae7c_JaffaCakes118.exe

  • Size

    544KB

  • MD5

    549e7f845117790309446949d7eaae7c

  • SHA1

    4623be14eeb5a3d625f3bd8d76644133bba21925

  • SHA256

    1778a255b790b18f042384c6ebb3176d3f3f0fd172d313b07242ac42b000132e

  • SHA512

    b00c33f328b7f4b1a755f461e0041c847b9fa645a3053caad8aabd688296aa086ebc0e7a8d5e69c79a6a67764b09f0990b3d3ce07e882ae7f8ab7c14f0c383f7

  • SSDEEP

    12288:oUGBb2U1v2zv1gVJAMugu0bU8xCiJSKIKSg:Wrc2zrU8xCUXSg

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

ruffella.ddns.net:1122

127.0.0.1:1122

Mutex

06e7bbf5-110b-4d73-baba-9d6aeece3a75

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    127.0.0.1

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2020-06-30T11:16:34.404861436Z

  • 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

    1122

  • default_group

    AWESOME

  • 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

    06e7bbf5-110b-4d73-baba-9d6aeece3a75

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    ruffella.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
  • 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 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\549e7f845117790309446949d7eaae7c_JaffaCakes118.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\549e7f845117790309446949d7eaae7c_JaffaCakes118.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1180
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\XRgItgAeBZGif" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpD817.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2168
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\549e7f845117790309446949d7eaae7c_JaffaCakes118.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\549e7f845117790309446949d7eaae7c_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:2904
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DOS Manager" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpDA87.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:1412
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DOS Manager Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpDB04.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:2656

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

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpD817.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    e700c0a6ab15f02a7b5a1012412185cd

    SHA1

    28c666d68ce838c122ad6ee8bbf01648b49a0679

    SHA256

    efc0bdb10e7fee200373d2d0c6d7437711a864a78f79f1bebfcf6b03d0ea180a

    SHA512

    502a8fff20e3c32152dbb6f8f41a3f3e8ae5766ef0f82268748777c854a30f5dc3de121def3fcdd45e096f5e3d42c8193b22d3dbbdd5e23663b1c3bf087c3dad

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpDA87.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    3a0c75e15140bf2cfca85d7e6088eaca

    SHA1

    b469cb43a605342ba361122a2105d48ced8e5840

    SHA256

    0bc3016b5453c9c5378835547565fbafdc625e439f29ff78dce85d68fad9913f

    SHA512

    468f2e45cf87c9b5b7de205a4e1255d22f71d67a35f403906091d6bcfc74612f36d0f22ef7cee774094bdb218f26304211bbf91555abffc9fd7a574f3f5788de

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpDB04.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    8f5713b14cee3089852f6c8d2a7a7d57

    SHA1

    8bffbea05715c6434ad593cce8a2c737f80ff788

    SHA256

    ab3ce102242c3144f87bcbfe83984a478821cd09e62c0e5211b2ab37dde02d2c

    SHA512

    82bd2378c2d6bb34a1ad3f2d26bfea583fc8403691bed6668521ba3e8bc7bdbdf142f872ddbc8e5251550f47c9bbee4eb3d0d6096f80d85259082cf68a454c72

  • memory/1180-28-0x0000000074940000-0x000000007502E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/1180-2-0x0000000074940000-0x000000007502E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/1180-5-0x0000000074940000-0x000000007502E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/1180-6-0x0000000004F30000-0x0000000004F8C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    368KB

  • memory/1180-7-0x00000000002D0000-0x00000000002D6000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    24KB

  • memory/1180-8-0x0000000000420000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    240KB

  • memory/1180-3-0x00000000001E0000-0x00000000001F8000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    96KB

  • memory/1180-1-0x00000000009B0000-0x0000000000A3E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    568KB

  • memory/1180-4-0x000000007494E000-0x000000007494F000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1180-0-0x000000007494E000-0x000000007494F000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2904-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2904-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2904-20-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2904-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2904-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2904-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2904-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2904-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2904-36-0x0000000000460000-0x000000000046A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2904-37-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008AE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/2904-38-0x00000000005B0000-0x00000000005BA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB