Analysis

  • max time kernel
    118s
  • max time network
    155s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    24-05-2024 01:04

General

  • Target

    1805439355f48464312b4f9c0e16301c5f211c204e197c2000e7342c8db95c00.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 8 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\1805439355f48464312b4f9c0e16301c5f211c204e197c2000e7342c8db95c00.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1805439355f48464312b4f9c0e16301c5f211c204e197c2000e7342c8db95c00.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2860
    • 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:2124
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\dgKDUvhlvCiVpa" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp46B1.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2632
    • 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:2640

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\tmp46B1.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    0a5578049d513ef51f95c208c879c10f

    SHA1

    b9d9ca7c68c0203d6972ae6bc48f834fb729c8ad

    SHA256

    265db2e9ed8f0f7aba6c344e7027f06f690bc7b418703994303a06671ff2402c

    SHA512

    89b9204744fc5fc41edc0fdc1aca7dc0dba36146faa003e28a1c33441f232eca05cc3a29eacc0ede534d9829923ab5067b343f4e4cc43050873405f6bef20f0a

  • memory/2640-19-0x00000000FFFDE000-0x00000000FFFDF000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2640-38-0x0000000000B20000-0x0000000000B2E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/2640-28-0x00000000003E0000-0x00000000003EA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2640-43-0x0000000004850000-0x000000000487E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    184KB

  • memory/2640-42-0x00000000020C0000-0x00000000020CE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/2640-41-0x0000000000C70000-0x0000000000C84000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB

  • memory/2640-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2640-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2640-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2640-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2640-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2640-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2640-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2640-39-0x0000000000B30000-0x0000000000B44000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB

  • memory/2640-44-0x00000000020E0000-0x00000000020F4000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB

  • memory/2640-40-0x0000000000C60000-0x0000000000C70000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/2640-29-0x0000000000490000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/2640-30-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000003FA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2640-33-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000006C2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/2640-34-0x0000000000700000-0x000000000071A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/2640-35-0x00000000007B0000-0x00000000007BE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/2640-36-0x00000000007D0000-0x00000000007E2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/2640-37-0x00000000007E0000-0x00000000007EC000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/2860-2-0x0000000074620000-0x0000000074D0E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/2860-3-0x0000000000530000-0x000000000054A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/2860-0-0x000000007462E000-0x000000007462F000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2860-1-0x00000000001F0000-0x0000000000292000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    648KB

  • memory/2860-5-0x0000000004870000-0x00000000048EA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    488KB

  • memory/2860-4-0x0000000000460000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/2860-23-0x0000000074620000-0x0000000074D0E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.9MB