Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    04-07-2024 17:04

General

  • Target

    9a08c8a2b49d6348f2ef35f85a1c6351.exe

  • Size

    613KB

  • MD5

    9a166a4ebfc7463904546bfa7daea8f1

  • SHA1

    ee7c6418232b61389827a4a1c9a92990c2bf2838

  • SHA256

    a8bcefc2310761d35f797a3d74edf9bbd5e3b144453f26e71924dca43d1966f0

  • SHA512

    64216e945be7ca3d2025ec97f8055a3c67e425e45bd60fbb06cc1d345f4e8fe499a2b05fe9bd7a726ef88060b2c40a7efceccf96ba31d98eabd9bed606118ead

  • SSDEEP

    12288:IhEn44D6ADx6lUnzaFqWd2viTsWGIHCMyDskak3CFJTYrEkjUvV:K14DfxRzEdAioAiVDskaqCFJTFkj

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

cloudhost.myfirewall.org:5654

Mutex

4ae8a172-6da2-4779-a2b0-d9cfdcd47451

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    cloudhost.myfirewall.org

  • backup_dns_server

    cloudhost.myfirewall.org

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2020-11-27T18:37:03.574425236Z

  • 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

    5654

  • default_group

    UU008TH

  • 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

    4ae8a172-6da2-4779-a2b0-d9cfdcd47451

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    cloudhost.myfirewall.org

  • primary_dns_server

    cloudhost.myfirewall.org

  • 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
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 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 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9a08c8a2b49d6348f2ef35f85a1c6351.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9a08c8a2b49d6348f2ef35f85a1c6351.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1576
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9a08c8a2b49d6348f2ef35f85a1c6351.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:3688
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DHCP Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC43A.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3732
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DHCP Service Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC554.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3576

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Execution

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1
T1082

Replay Monitor

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC43A.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    d6e1c55275559fdb593997a8dcfa56b7

    SHA1

    96dfd9d867de153d1211f8ae715c649a11e25c23

    SHA256

    f7eab8d4d985896201ceb028cd858ec26ec7797ef9935b4ee8fadb9908111427

    SHA512

    0c3df98a55e994578783c9e00e53a67f0ba25f034671f6546dec9747b549a0bd2dcf335a0258855c908d6cbf3c9bafae2a16d0e574ea05595536a0f0982c95e6

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC554.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    a77c223a0fc492dccd6fb9975f7a8766

    SHA1

    5e813636ae9b8138d78919348a5da3a6e8bd74b5

    SHA256

    589df7325d42409c50827600fedb240171ee4bdab85916474a37800c2382829e

    SHA512

    315cea8fde3c594404f5d3c96c710af1214cff6d08ccdb40634a739e108ff810e02624735a2b8c3e3720157b4a55327f317c3c23c3a681b46b9ab0f19060f7c0

  • memory/1576-10-0x00000000753D0000-0x0000000075981000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/1576-3-0x00000000753D2000-0x00000000753D3000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1576-4-0x00000000753D0000-0x0000000075981000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/1576-0-0x00000000753D2000-0x00000000753D3000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1576-2-0x00000000753D0000-0x0000000075981000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/1576-1-0x00000000753D0000-0x0000000075981000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/3688-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/3688-7-0x00000000753D0000-0x0000000075981000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/3688-9-0x00000000753D0000-0x0000000075981000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/3688-8-0x00000000753D0000-0x0000000075981000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/3688-18-0x00000000753D0000-0x0000000075981000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/3688-19-0x00000000753D0000-0x0000000075981000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/3688-20-0x00000000753D0000-0x0000000075981000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB