General

  • Target

    52a309b059e9c2dccd75d272971e7ea0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

  • Size

    688KB

  • Sample

    240529-n7wfnsdf2v

  • MD5

    52a309b059e9c2dccd75d272971e7ea0

  • SHA1

    28bbd88c2bb4670ba0d90c274954c40018dcfc74

  • SHA256

    3788dc98b496b8eca5bec9fe73397cb6eb6bacadae5637c8e3d3009a98afe203

  • SHA512

    ccf237f37d0e54a4cb860a78910cf6f33cfe590a13e945b5c6c1ee91d25bfc023611f39c5ee1e9a7533dbadf717d4bc0990029b2671d12a82122e7ed3e7f28b4

  • SSDEEP

    12288:910pei36RLzmmwtcb2GQ8E5qrln7RJiHw3lm+gKR+shQ2L8BiV6id:96pp36V6HorQ0lmHh9K4s62LyiV6id

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

staywicked99.ddns.net:63882

127.0.0.1:63882

Mutex

344b2f5a-4a49-455c-8a61-465a5df696b3

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    127.0.0.1

  • backup_dns_server

    37.235.1.177

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2024-02-23T18:24:33.192101836Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    true

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    63882

  • default_group

    ash

  • 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

    344b2f5a-4a49-455c-8a61-465a5df696b3

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    staywicked99.ddns.net

  • primary_dns_server

    37.235.1.174

  • 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

Targets

    • Target

      52a309b059e9c2dccd75d272971e7ea0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

    • Size

      688KB

    • MD5

      52a309b059e9c2dccd75d272971e7ea0

    • SHA1

      28bbd88c2bb4670ba0d90c274954c40018dcfc74

    • SHA256

      3788dc98b496b8eca5bec9fe73397cb6eb6bacadae5637c8e3d3009a98afe203

    • SHA512

      ccf237f37d0e54a4cb860a78910cf6f33cfe590a13e945b5c6c1ee91d25bfc023611f39c5ee1e9a7533dbadf717d4bc0990029b2671d12a82122e7ed3e7f28b4

    • SSDEEP

      12288:910pei36RLzmmwtcb2GQ8E5qrln7RJiHw3lm+gKR+shQ2L8BiV6id:96pp36V6HorQ0lmHh9K4s62LyiV6id

    • NanoCore

      NanoCore is a remote access tool (RAT) with a variety of capabilities.

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

    • Checks computer location settings

      Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

    • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination

      Network traffic to other servers than the configured DNS servers was detected on the DNS port.

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Checks whether UAC is enabled

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

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

Query Registry

1
T1012

System Information Discovery

3
T1082

Tasks