nanocore | e4d47d83fb4fbdff2fcbd92cb545e52b8ab90f0b7e3a97cc922484ff99151c2b

General

Target

5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

253KB
MD5

5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49
SHA1

7d69f9b7592a7d2eaa2cdc401395c531584475a6
SHA256

e4d47d83fb4fbdff2fcbd92cb545e52b8ab90f0b7e3a97cc922484ff99151c2b
SHA512

b2c84ad267d4a79c89bcb964a536cfdaaa28a330e7081886b614fcb46435c6e0d80c375e642b99a6f109b996d2c5cd32ae0c883deb354ab01e6108416ba393c9
SSDEEP

6144:nRGbbX5mmy3ZaHW55AfXYxVchNwVjLlQYGTY/Fsly:nRoppE0HqCoUhNq3tG8

Score

10^/10

nanocore evasion keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

nanaaugust.ddns.net:8017

91.192.100.26:8017

Mutex

12235a0e-0990-4e90-8b5e-9870996c239d

Attributes

activate_away_mode
true
backup_connection_host
91.192.100.26
backup_dns_server
8.8.4.4
buffer_size
65535
build_time
2018-06-08T09:56:02.791261936Z
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
8017
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
12235a0e-0990-4e90-8b5e-9870996c239d
mutex_timeout
5000
prevent_system_sleep
false
primary_connection_host
nanaaugust.ddns.net
primary_dns_server
8.8.8.8
request_elevation
false
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.
keylogger trojan stealer spyware nanocore
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

svhost.exe

pid process

2508 svhost.exe
Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

Processes:

5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49_JaffaCakes118.exe

pid process

1740 5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49_JaffaCakes118.exe
1740 5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49_JaffaCakes118.exe

pid	process
2508	svhost.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

svhost.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DDP Service = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\DDP Service\\ddpsv.exe"	svhost.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
evasion trojan

System Information Discovery
T1082

Processes:

svhost.exe

description ioc process

Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA svhost.exe
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49_JaffaCakes118.exe

description pid process target process

PID 1740 set thread context of 2508 1740 5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49_JaffaCakes118.exe svhost.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	svhost.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1740 set thread context of 2508	1740	5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49_JaffaCakes118.exe	svhost.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

Processes:

svhost.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\DDP Service\ddpsv.exe	svhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\DDP Service\ddpsv.exe	svhost.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082
Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
persistence

Scheduled Task/Job
T1053

Processes:

schtasks.exeschtasks.exe

pid process

2596 schtasks.exe
2616 schtasks.exe
NTFS ADS 1 IoCs

Processes:

cmd.exe

description ioc process

File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FolderN\name.exe:Zone.Identifier cmd.exe

pid	process
2596	schtasks.exe
2616	schtasks.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FolderN\name.exe:Zone.Identifier	cmd.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs

Processes:

5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49_JaffaCakes118.exesvhost.exe

pid	process
1740	5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49_JaffaCakes118.exe
1740	5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49_JaffaCakes118.exe
2508	svhost.exe
2508	svhost.exe
2508	svhost.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

Processes:

svhost.exe

pid process

2508 svhost.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

Processes:

5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49_JaffaCakes118.exesvhost.exe

description pid process

Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1740 5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2508 svhost.exe

pid	process
2508	svhost.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1740	5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2508	svhost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 IoCs

Processes:

5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49_JaffaCakes118.execmd.exesvhost.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2116	1740	5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49_JaffaCakes118.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2116	1740	5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49_JaffaCakes118.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2116	1740	5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49_JaffaCakes118.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2116	1740	5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49_JaffaCakes118.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2116 wrote to memory of 2224	2116	cmd.exe	reg.exe
PID 2116 wrote to memory of 2224	2116	cmd.exe	reg.exe
PID 2116 wrote to memory of 2224	2116	cmd.exe	reg.exe
PID 2116 wrote to memory of 2224	2116	cmd.exe	reg.exe
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2508	1740	5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49_JaffaCakes118.exe	svhost.exe
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2508	1740	5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49_JaffaCakes118.exe	svhost.exe
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2508	1740	5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49_JaffaCakes118.exe	svhost.exe
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2508	1740	5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49_JaffaCakes118.exe	svhost.exe
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2508	1740	5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49_JaffaCakes118.exe	svhost.exe
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2508	1740	5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49_JaffaCakes118.exe	svhost.exe
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2508	1740	5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49_JaffaCakes118.exe	svhost.exe
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2508	1740	5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49_JaffaCakes118.exe	svhost.exe
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2508	1740	5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49_JaffaCakes118.exe	svhost.exe
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 2596	2508	svhost.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 2596	2508	svhost.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 2596	2508	svhost.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 2596	2508	svhost.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 2616	2508	svhost.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 2616	2508	svhost.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 2616	2508	svhost.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 2616	2508	svhost.exe	schtasks.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1740

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"cmd.exe"
2⤵
- NTFS ADS
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2116

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows" /v Load /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FolderN\name.exe.lnk" /f
3⤵
PID:2224

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svhost.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svhost.exe"
2⤵
- 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:2508

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DDP Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA026.tmp"
3⤵
- Creates scheduled task(s)
PID:2596

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DDP Service Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA323.tmp"
3⤵
- Creates scheduled task(s)
PID:2616

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Initial Access

Execution

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

Scheduled Task/Job

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

Scheduled Task/Job

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

Resource Development

Reconnaissance

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FolderN\name.exe
Filesize
253KB

MD5
5fa949797f79334bc295b2283eeb8b49

SHA1
7d69f9b7592a7d2eaa2cdc401395c531584475a6

SHA256
e4d47d83fb4fbdff2fcbd92cb545e52b8ab90f0b7e3a97cc922484ff99151c2b

SHA512
b2c84ad267d4a79c89bcb964a536cfdaaa28a330e7081886b614fcb46435c6e0d80c375e642b99a6f109b996d2c5cd32ae0c883deb354ab01e6108416ba393c9

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA026.tmp
Filesize
1KB

MD5
24de2170a8dce23ab327cf07c00cd17e

SHA1
c759a98d8447e9674d0707da64cd97204720c0ae

SHA256
fa98fbb5ddd9fcbcdc76196d8dc524602815d90d244eb43f7f983a829b7d3b3d

SHA512
83ea8711513efbd1a4045b27fcd916cab7c9b6ab3e519500db114287b8a42103f44142e1c350f1f7a0bb76d291bfc838834d423338a23a30ff2f15066ff87d2b

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA323.tmp
Filesize
1KB

MD5
93d357e6194c8eb8d0616a9f592cc4bf

SHA1
5cc3a3d95d82cb88f65cb6dc6c188595fa272808

SHA256
a18de0ef2102d2546c7afd07ad1d7a071a0e59aff0868cf3937a145f24feb713

SHA512
4df079387f6a76e0deb96ab4c11f6cffa62a8b42dc4970e885dab10351fade2d9e933663c141b76409657f85f1bf9dbb533d92dce52dc62598aafc4793743f7f

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svhost.exe
Filesize
85KB

MD5
2e5f1cf69f92392f8829fc9c9263ae9b

SHA1
97b9ca766bbbdaa8c9ec960dc41b598f7fad82a5

SHA256
51985a57e085d8b17042f0cdc1f905380b792854733eb3275fd8fce4e3bb886b

SHA512
f7e096dd9d0fa3a3c04c01bf229c4b344798a4c8b7b848588c1d78cb9fadfa9b1d0fd53c1fe74d191d5561e9eb551a4a3fc918363f119ea60024dd3d67c83883

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memory/1740-0-0x0000000074131000-0x0000000074132000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1740-1-0x0000000074130000-0x00000000746DB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1740-2-0x0000000074130000-0x00000000746DB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1740-39-0x0000000074130000-0x00000000746DB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2508-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2508-30-0x0000000074130000-0x00000000746DB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2508-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2508-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2508-31-0x0000000074130000-0x00000000746DB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2508-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2508-21-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2508-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2508-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2508-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2508-40-0x0000000074130000-0x00000000746DB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

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