General

  • Target

    HDXC~9337636PO-EXT-P88.exe

  • Size

    1.0MB

  • Sample

    240709-bf3pfs1anh

  • MD5

    8b6071a9344b21469ca5a4b62a0a855b

  • SHA1

    d255b5fd2b01cca939ce9c2020461afbfe098c18

  • SHA256

    2b4d871271fbc3f9487d370b9315bca0b9ca44ee81ecce6b89a57b31f7cf4598

  • SHA512

    a3508e067982550c8575ca768797720456b5e290fa74e62c777ab190b6c9bf35b5255e071cc054fec9dbfea5b43eac9959db77eaca71bf286d05dfd1a8191a18

  • SSDEEP

    12288:SWw6Htx8pRqpu+Ur5ge/S//f3V5SpsW4rmCac10lPAUELfJGERT0/CSVe:PzoD+BeOf2psW4rmFc1TLfb0/CSVe

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

3654.ddns.net:3654

10.9.0.118:3654

Mutex

08b979e3-5178-4508-8fee-8691cecb4a52

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    10.9.0.118

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2024-04-20T00:01:40.250540136Z

  • 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

    3654

  • default_group

    Nan

  • 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

    08b979e3-5178-4508-8fee-8691cecb4a52

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    3654.ddns.net

  • 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

Targets

    • Target

      HDXC~9337636PO-EXT-P88.exe

    • Size

      1.0MB

    • MD5

      8b6071a9344b21469ca5a4b62a0a855b

    • SHA1

      d255b5fd2b01cca939ce9c2020461afbfe098c18

    • SHA256

      2b4d871271fbc3f9487d370b9315bca0b9ca44ee81ecce6b89a57b31f7cf4598

    • SHA512

      a3508e067982550c8575ca768797720456b5e290fa74e62c777ab190b6c9bf35b5255e071cc054fec9dbfea5b43eac9959db77eaca71bf286d05dfd1a8191a18

    • SSDEEP

      12288:SWw6Htx8pRqpu+Ur5ge/S//f3V5SpsW4rmCac10lPAUELfJGERT0/CSVe:PzoD+BeOf2psW4rmFc1TLfb0/CSVe

    • NanoCore

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

    • UAC bypass

    • Windows security bypass

    • 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.

    • Windows security modification

    • 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

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

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

1
T1548

Bypass User Account Control

1
T1548.002

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

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

1
T1548

Bypass User Account Control

1
T1548.002

Impair Defenses

3
T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

3
T1562.001

Modify Registry

5
T1112

Discovery

Query Registry

1
T1012

System Information Discovery

3
T1082

Tasks