Analysis

  • max time kernel
    122s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240221-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240221-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    23-05-2024 13:46

General

  • Target

    14239732dbddfe922c297fdeac56a062.exe

  • Size

    626KB

  • MD5

    14239732dbddfe922c297fdeac56a062

  • SHA1

    3f4f6454c4a2c1c5d1e10d5f841ce14eef00a785

  • SHA256

    1805439355f48464312b4f9c0e16301c5f211c204e197c2000e7342c8db95c00

  • SHA512

    87125027fe82df355f6461e540afbedc68372ff2b29ee1531d3c6f42144d993ee044b68488c8b0144cecd6c74cbd964f5445fee19954167e2301ff19e9e3e628

  • SSDEEP

    12288:glYifTsdxUde52iuVHaARloUgtGuFxmwk2BUY0Yk/a7LG1N7DpA:PiYd5uVHaAlhgtfvBUYuqLG1JDW

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

newsddawork.3utilities.com:1620

maxlogs.webhop.me:1620

Mutex

1fa46b72-10f9-4da3-bc15-84dde165706d

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    maxlogs.webhop.me

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2024-02-17T03:41:10.727034736Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    true

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    1620

  • default_group

    NewBin

  • 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

    1fa46b72-10f9-4da3-bc15-84dde165706d

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    newsddawork.3utilities.com

  • 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.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 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 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14239732dbddfe922c297fdeac56a062.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14239732dbddfe922c297fdeac56a062.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2328
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\dgKDUvhlvCiVpa.exe"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2596
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\dgKDUvhlvCiVpa" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp54F3.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2272
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe"
      2⤵
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      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

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp54F3.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    2244bb406a3b9801a42c925894edfba7

    SHA1

    2d85db0176cedc9c4cb89509d4938a8f4ed9aa29

    SHA256

    2658001e6bf82a58188a2024bb09496c7c0ce66d11717d26bdec5fb02ee8c643

    SHA512

    c5c75db8ffd1a61a3a87c7f3a67bef1431ce846c9d96c3d511dd18405b8c4fac254fcd3f6a056ded7bd097711834fb1dd03dc70f0aeeb78d0048e7f4fa66dcde

  • memory/2328-0-0x00000000744DE000-0x00000000744DF000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2328-1-0x0000000000CF0000-0x0000000000D92000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    648KB

  • memory/2328-2-0x00000000744D0000-0x0000000074BBE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/2328-3-0x00000000008B0000-0x00000000008CA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/2328-4-0x0000000000420000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/2328-5-0x00000000046C0000-0x000000000473A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    488KB

  • memory/2328-25-0x00000000744D0000-0x0000000074BBE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/2428-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2428-33-0x0000000000700000-0x0000000000712000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/2428-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2428-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2428-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2428-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2428-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2428-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2428-28-0x0000000000620000-0x000000000062A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2428-29-0x0000000000670000-0x000000000068E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/2428-30-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000069A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2428-21-0x00000000FFFDE000-0x00000000FFFDF000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2428-34-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000C1A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/2428-35-0x0000000000A50000-0x0000000000A5E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/2428-38-0x0000000000C90000-0x0000000000C9E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/2428-37-0x0000000000C80000-0x0000000000C8C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/2428-36-0x0000000000C30000-0x0000000000C42000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/2428-39-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000CB4000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB

  • memory/2428-40-0x0000000000CB0000-0x0000000000CC0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/2428-41-0x0000000000CC0000-0x0000000000CD4000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB

  • memory/2428-42-0x0000000000D10000-0x0000000000D1E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/2428-44-0x00000000043C0000-0x00000000043D4000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB

  • memory/2428-43-0x0000000000D70000-0x0000000000D9E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    184KB