Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240709-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    09-07-2024 20:48

General

  • Target

    34270186a18485241e8da987a4e588b744a363c6943eeb04b500495db752f633.exe

  • Size

    1.4MB

  • MD5

    3b36c3d991fa41276b159ee069d36ed0

  • SHA1

    72a26f432db77d20ed92fbe2e8f0a140369c7478

  • SHA256

    34270186a18485241e8da987a4e588b744a363c6943eeb04b500495db752f633

  • SHA512

    af59725a9c3799c7e9501da0c70b3d6118f8982d95197f6ce6f489bb21afabc17943b3b5ff1f8338a742d69961604a53217c7f2207647b420b4f32ab2a43499f

  • SSDEEP

    24576:6AHnh+eWsN3skA4RV1Hom2KXMmHaYDBNkmBRGEMdSR5ADIAsG/jJ45h:Nh+ZkldoPK8YaZSeIAmh

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

bnow.duckdns.org:4156

Mutex

fc4000c4-f8ec-42dc-a0ad-1edfd7548ceb

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    bnow.duckdns.org

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2018-08-20T04:39:27.808758936Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    false

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

    PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiBlbmNvZGluZz0iVVRGLTE2Ij8+DQo8VGFzayB2ZXJzaW9uPSIxLjIiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vc2NoZW1hcy5taWNyb3NvZnQuY29tL3dpbmRvd3MvMjAwNC8wMi9taXQvdGFzayI+DQogIDxSZWdpc3RyYXRpb25JbmZvIC8+DQogIDxUcmlnZ2VycyAvPg0KICA8UHJpbmNpcGFscz4NCiAgICA8UHJpbmNpcGFsIGlkPSJBdXRob3IiPg0KICAgICAgPExvZ29uVHlwZT5JbnRlcmFjdGl2ZVRva2VuPC9Mb2dvblR5cGU+DQogICAgICA8UnVuTGV2ZWw+SGlnaGVzdEF2YWlsYWJsZTwvUnVuTGV2ZWw+DQogICAgPC9QcmluY2lwYWw+DQogIDwvUHJpbmNpcGFscz4NCiAgPFNldHRpbmdzPg0KICAgIDxNdWx0aXBsZUluc3RhbmNlc1BvbGljeT5QYXJhbGxlbDwvTXVsdGlwbGVJbnN0YW5jZXNQb2xpY3k+DQogICAgPERpc2FsbG93U3RhcnRJZk9uQmF0dGVyaWVzPmZhbHNlPC9EaXNhbGxvd1N0YXJ0SWZPbkJhdHRlcmllcz4NCiAgICA8U3RvcElmR29pbmdPbkJhdHRlcmllcz5mYWxzZTwvU3RvcElmR29pbmdPbkJhdHRlcmllcz4NCiAgICA8QWxsb3dIYXJkVGVybWluYXRlPnRydWU8L0FsbG93SGFyZFRlcm1pbmF0ZT4NCiAgICA8U3RhcnRXaGVuQXZhaWxhYmxlPmZhbHNlPC9TdGFydFdoZW5BdmFpbGFibGU+DQogICAgPFJ1bk9ubHlJZk5ldHdvcmtBdmFpbGFibGU+ZmFsc2U8L1J1bk9ubHlJZk5ldHdvcmtBdmFpbGFibGU+DQogICAgPElkbGVTZXR0aW5ncz4NCiAgICAgIDxTdG9wT25JZGxlRW5kPmZhbHNlPC9TdG9wT25JZGxlRW5kPg0KICAgICAgPFJlc3RhcnRPbklkbGU+ZmFsc2U8L1Jlc3RhcnRPbklkbGU+DQogICAgPC9JZGxlU2V0dGluZ3M+DQogICAgPEFsbG93U3RhcnRPbkRlbWFuZD50cnVlPC9BbGxvd1N0YXJ0T25EZW1hbmQ+DQogICAgPEVuYWJsZWQ+dHJ1ZTwvRW5hYmxlZD4NCiAgICA8SGlkZGVuPmZhbHNlPC9IaWRkZW4+DQogICAgPFJ1bk9ubHlJZklkbGU+ZmFsc2U8L1J1bk9ubHlJZklkbGU+DQogICAgPFdha2VUb1J1bj5mYWxzZTwvV2FrZVRvUnVuPg0KICAgIDxFeGVjdXRpb25UaW1lTGltaXQ+UFQwUzwvRXhlY3V0aW9uVGltZUxpbWl0Pg0KICAgIDxQcmlvcml0eT40PC9Qcmlvcml0eT4NCiAgPC9TZXR0aW5ncz4NCiAgPEFjdGlvbnMgQ29udGV4dD0iQXV0aG9yIj4NCiAgICA8RXhlYz4NCiAgICAgIDxDb21tYW5kPiIjRVhFQ1VUQUJMRVBBVEgiPC9Db21tYW5kPg0KICAgICAgPEFyZ3VtZW50cz4kKEFyZzApPC9Bcmd1bWVudHM+DQogICAgPC9FeGVjPg0KICA8L0FjdGlvbnM+DQo8L1Rhc2s+

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    4156

  • default_group

    Default

  • 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

    fc4000c4-f8ec-42dc-a0ad-1edfd7548ceb

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    bnow.duckdns.org

  • primary_dns_server

    8.8.8.8

  • request_elevation

    true

  • restart_delay

    5000

  • run_delay

    0

  • run_on_startup

    true

  • 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.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • AutoIT Executable 1 IoCs

    AutoIT scripts compiled to PE executables.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 3 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 4 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 27 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\34270186a18485241e8da987a4e588b744a363c6943eeb04b500495db752f633.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\34270186a18485241e8da987a4e588b744a363c6943eeb04b500495db752f633.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:808
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4632
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "NAT Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB045.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2552
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn azroles /tr "C:\Users\Admin\WinSAT\igfxEM.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3908
  • C:\Users\Admin\WinSAT\igfxEM.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\WinSAT\igfxEM.exe
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3224
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:5076
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn azroles /tr "C:\Users\Admin\WinSAT\igfxEM.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F
        2⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4376
    • C:\Users\Admin\WinSAT\igfxEM.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\WinSAT\igfxEM.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1732
      • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
        "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe"
        2⤵
          PID:2504
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn azroles /tr "C:\Users\Admin\WinSAT\igfxEM.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F
          2⤵
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2024

      Network

      MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

      Execution

      Scheduled Task/Job

      1
      T1053

      Scheduled Task

      1
      T1053.005

      Persistence

      Scheduled Task/Job

      1
      T1053

      Scheduled Task

      1
      T1053.005

      Privilege Escalation

      Scheduled Task/Job

      1
      T1053

      Scheduled Task

      1
      T1053.005

      Discovery

      Query Registry

      1
      T1012

      System Information Discovery

      3
      T1082

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      Downloads

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v2.0_32\UsageLogs\RegAsm.exe.log
        Filesize

        496B

        MD5

        5b4789d01bb4d7483b71e1a35bce6a8b

        SHA1

        de083f2131c9a763c0d1810c97a38732146cffbf

        SHA256

        e248cef9500ed6e0c9f99d72a2a6a36955a5f0cfc0725748ef25a733cc8282f6

        SHA512

        357e18ef30430e4b9cc4f2569b9735b1cd12f934c83162e4de78ac29ba9703b63ddb624ccc22afd5a5868f6e9d91a3c64581846abac22e9625f5b2e3d80b3ede

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB045.tmp
        Filesize

        1KB

        MD5

        c6f0625bf4c1cdfb699980c9243d3b22

        SHA1

        43de1fe580576935516327f17b5da0c656c72851

        SHA256

        8dfc4e937f0b2374e3ced25fce344b0731cf44b8854625b318d50ece2da8f576

        SHA512

        9ef2dbd4142ad0e1e6006929376ecb8011e7ffc801ee2101e906787d70325ad82752df65839de9972391fa52e1e5974ec1a5c7465a88aa56257633ebb7d70969

      • C:\Users\Admin\WinSAT\igfxEM.exe
        Filesize

        1.4MB

        MD5

        424140d255beaade0da647ee8837d374

        SHA1

        06be808895b33fc4ca04b37b1086376f5af03434

        SHA256

        9ce0bb6224c26793d2e111bfdb45955f09bdf0009167c81d7c01f45a9d632f2f

        SHA512

        e02c9e78a5a82c5dfcb2ee904dda019a219abdc73132335661d81b123cdaba75676a234662298a6bb17bb06eeefe2f31dd6c1e3ce02c60e1e918da7a745d5bf1

      • C:\Users\Admin\azroles.lnk
        MD5

        d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e

        SHA1

        da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709

        SHA256

        e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855

        SHA512

        cf83e1357eefb8bdf1542850d66d8007d620e4050b5715dc83f4a921d36ce9ce47d0d13c5d85f2b0ff8318d2877eec2f63b931bd47417a81a538327af927da3e

      • memory/808-5-0x0000000003FE0000-0x0000000003FE1000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/4632-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        224KB

      • memory/4632-6-0x0000000073582000-0x0000000073583000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/4632-7-0x0000000073580000-0x0000000073B31000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        5.7MB

      • memory/4632-8-0x0000000073580000-0x0000000073B31000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        5.7MB

      • memory/4632-16-0x0000000073582000-0x0000000073583000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/4632-17-0x0000000073580000-0x0000000073B31000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        5.7MB