Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240221-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240221-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    05-06-2024 03:50

General

  • Target

    qt~0293844-948764.exe

  • Size

    544KB

  • MD5

    4ac79f151eda24cc4b880bd786c27794

  • SHA1

    ac9ad4f9d650c716baf3e8172f13f897d3c2f7a5

  • SHA256

    e7fe906e0671d01ca68d4af8eca812944dba81c962ed7dd5c476ebd98ed8a80e

  • SHA512

    61d1dc0a3a5d2095d92b435b7c7b0bcf962908a55ab4a5eb3ed658d298f59d111b9fcc8d18b8698ca570d78fc6868eaa5de3b3c61c1a6c0bc0ac9726725000f3

  • SSDEEP

    6144:HSc6eTRICgUSKTqodr83ocfIf2goTZVi9pg/d/f5MajW2RdVlZxVJH:yc6eTR3iKumr8Y6O2T9ViYHV

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

pharmzone.hopto.org:1010

79.134.225.72:1010

Mutex

4226277e-f2be-43a6-87c9-f5164ec5bb36

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    79.134.225.72

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2020-02-03T16:02:10.835552936Z

  • 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

    1010

  • default_group

    @FILE

  • 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

    4226277e-f2be-43a6-87c9-f5164ec5bb36

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    pharmzone.hopto.org

  • 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.

  • 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 3 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qt~0293844-948764.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qt~0293844-948764.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2240
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\jnyqlTmsw" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA2D4.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2384
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qt~0293844-948764.exe
      "{path}"
      2⤵
      • 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:2868
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DHCP Host" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA3DD.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:2432
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DHCP Host Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA42C.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:2900

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Execution

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

2
T1082

Replay Monitor

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA2D4.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    55958659068113b464bb3fbba30c726b

    SHA1

    99a65588d3cc233ab9f861dd4ba48ff3a1fb6ec7

    SHA256

    70c37685990f973d68cc0c136759e367af931915b2b55ce0b5342a91cbbda454

    SHA512

    1ee22da767e8987f4c362d2c06d84a518148e67b86dc55c8cbbba9288c9009a583d2e500a8f99fbcbb5bdd4bc1c8370e4afe30074b9bc6e521db0294c8d81846

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA3DD.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    3944f53e5c3363798070a2ef79777204

    SHA1

    2c99b741b143fff735e6cfdf00609f74085c6548

    SHA256

    d6fd5cc921a16be57aa709442d154808e168fb1319d253c56bb9a8df8e0846df

    SHA512

    9c5ff5b0b05d9e846bb5d4798452a7c9d09341ebb31f0b41225acab7e93ac91edc02b696f802a1d2f7e109e10088d6c70e2f9997eeb2d0de46c276750a9fb74c

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA42C.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    0479d5f304ef2d7e3c15fb24a99f88c1

    SHA1

    8edbb1450a656fac5f5e96779ffe440ee8c1aec9

    SHA256

    112557c2b2d0c669a3b115129dc32f005341e965330fa8f2ad3e5de1926594bc

    SHA512

    537e8d87e5cd975f0e69bb145f81d6e9d7b0d82eed143ac351304ea38577137386a51fdb7357ec6d641eb04ff5f51e249bba2db8a4b5bf2934d561394a4a3f15

  • memory/2240-3-0x0000000074090000-0x000000007463B000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/2240-1-0x0000000074090000-0x000000007463B000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/2240-0-0x0000000074091000-0x0000000074092000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2240-23-0x0000000074090000-0x000000007463B000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/2240-2-0x0000000074090000-0x000000007463B000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/2868-22-0x0000000074090000-0x000000007463B000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/2868-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2868-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2868-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2868-15-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2868-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2868-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2868-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2868-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2868-31-0x0000000074090000-0x000000007463B000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB