Analysis

  • max time kernel
    147s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240221-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240221-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    20/05/2024, 05:07

General

  • Target

    5d543ec7dc016ed07039f97fae98d723_JaffaCakes118.exe

  • Size

    459KB

  • MD5

    5d543ec7dc016ed07039f97fae98d723

  • SHA1

    32333a9457b20982a8ea385d8af9acf10ede321e

  • SHA256

    612c55d50423f24426425d329e98cc87ec55c5631450f8338acfe8c7b6f69081

  • SHA512

    7678a9e8390ca762eb61cbfa70ab9661ac950da3434f5497a90c41b4b81f733ad2f6a406797a50ac87b09b37538c0d9c8df1bf42777c3244cff8bf3af37cc5d5

  • SSDEEP

    6144:SPNS/+PNS/ASEoViis3eho5HvAcYOADQyboSMsccL3K0:SPPPHy8iwAcUbba

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

160.202.163.246:1011

Mutex

be4bba96-32ef-41bb-8e65-218c74deb597

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    false

  • backup_connection_host

    160.202.163.246

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2018-07-26T18:51:07.558259536Z

  • 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

    1011

  • default_group

    Heart Of Gold

  • 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

    be4bba96-32ef-41bb-8e65-218c74deb597

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    160.202.163.246

  • 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.

  • Drops startup file 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • 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 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 29 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5d543ec7dc016ed07039f97fae98d723_JaffaCakes118.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5d543ec7dc016ed07039f97fae98d723_JaffaCakes118.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1956
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c copy "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5d543ec7dc016ed07039f97fae98d723_JaffaCakes118.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools\app.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2236
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c, "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools\app.exe"
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2712
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools\app.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools\app.exe"
          3⤵
          • Drops startup file
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2012
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools\app.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools\app.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • 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:2672
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
              "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "NAS Host" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp566A.tmp"
              5⤵
              • Creates scheduled task(s)
              PID:2620
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
              "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "NAS Host Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp56C8.tmp"
              5⤵
              • Creates scheduled task(s)
              PID:2500

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp566A.tmp

            Filesize

            1KB

            MD5

            6ee6d332673c44b281867ff9c44ae458

            SHA1

            ef6511f3b039ab45c5ae6e1ac9f1c542c00fcc88

            SHA256

            80fc896a358535a0a11f16471a1f5a8059bdd47150647151a7d6f2a67a765bbe

            SHA512

            69b91ace7419030509a451807fc0812ef2804f0c9ce140fcec7736a08ac2d0492149bcfa3ebf3107c3f88fd42c7c688fc35ea833becabe604cf00695dbc67dfa

          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp56C8.tmp

            Filesize

            1KB

            MD5

            9f554f602c22cfc20079e966d177fadb

            SHA1

            789baa3425849bf239e47c6bcf352e6693a8c337

            SHA256

            4c760d5fe0c06cf4bf554170870f41181c61a217c37eb826903094dda86dd1f1

            SHA512

            b83e3e97dbe38ec4c64d9bef65e2521416f2d7434d78d05e66f729a2e0fbfea3f9bc6f6c4abaf76555af89a9565dfc0853d99067be9042dd66ed6246696eecbb

          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools\app.exe

            Filesize

            459KB

            MD5

            5d543ec7dc016ed07039f97fae98d723

            SHA1

            32333a9457b20982a8ea385d8af9acf10ede321e

            SHA256

            612c55d50423f24426425d329e98cc87ec55c5631450f8338acfe8c7b6f69081

            SHA512

            7678a9e8390ca762eb61cbfa70ab9661ac950da3434f5497a90c41b4b81f733ad2f6a406797a50ac87b09b37538c0d9c8df1bf42777c3244cff8bf3af37cc5d5

          • memory/1956-6-0x0000000074B4E000-0x0000000074B4F000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            4KB

          • memory/1956-2-0x00000000002F0000-0x0000000000300000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            64KB

          • memory/1956-7-0x0000000074B40000-0x000000007522E000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            6.9MB

          • memory/1956-3-0x0000000074B40000-0x000000007522E000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            6.9MB

          • memory/1956-0-0x0000000074B4E000-0x0000000074B4F000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            4KB

          • memory/1956-12-0x0000000074B40000-0x000000007522E000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            6.9MB

          • memory/1956-1-0x00000000011C0000-0x000000000123A000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            488KB

          • memory/2012-11-0x0000000000FF0000-0x000000000106A000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            488KB

          • memory/2672-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            224KB

          • memory/2672-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            224KB

          • memory/2672-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            224KB

          • memory/2672-26-0x00000000003E0000-0x00000000003EA000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            40KB

          • memory/2672-27-0x0000000000580000-0x000000000059E000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            120KB

          • memory/2672-28-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000003FA000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            40KB