nanocore | a4aa9acf04e3377f7d0fd23f0677e29cf885436ee18af02de049899a9ab62d61

General

Target

playit.exe
Size

202KB
MD5

96922ff790264130780d92489a232eb0
SHA1

c75d43dbb381650ec0a9684867b968bf658a0304
SHA256

a4aa9acf04e3377f7d0fd23f0677e29cf885436ee18af02de049899a9ab62d61
SHA512

0e50f48171d151aca6006f158be6d08985c62e915a5ec46fa9e9e1dc18c38112b4261209158826b15a0c48e05ac26a5af87628e6b57212c0590f962a7a06809d
SSDEEP

3072:QzEqV6B1jHa6dtJ10jgvzcgi+oG/j9iaMP2s/HIRpPl1W4F0MpeCWBxwEJcA:QLV6Bta6dtJmakIM56lY4yMpeCoxwEx

Score

10^/10

nanocore evasion keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

NanoCore
NanoCore is a remote access tool (RAT) with a variety of capabilities.
keylogger trojan stealer spyware nanocore

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

persistence

Active Setup

T1547.014

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

explorer.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-384068567-2943195810-3631207890-1000\Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components	explorer.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry
T1012

System Information Discovery
T1082

Processes:

playit.exe

description ioc process

Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-384068567-2943195810-3631207890-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation playit.exe
Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
evasion trojan

System Information Discovery
T1082

Processes:

playit.exe

description ioc process

Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA playit.exe
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-384068567-2943195810-3631207890-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	playit.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	playit.exe

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

explorer.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-384068567-2943195810-3631207890-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar	explorer.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-384068567-2943195810-3631207890-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\Locked = "1"	explorer.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-384068567-2943195810-3631207890-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShellBrowser	explorer.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-384068567-2943195810-3631207890-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShellBrowser\ITBar7Layout = 13000000000000000000000020000000100000000000000001000000010700005e01000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000	explorer.exe

Modifies registry class 10 IoCs

Processes:

explorer.exeexplorer.exeexplorer.exeexplorer.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-384068567-2943195810-3631207890-1000_Classes\Local Settings	explorer.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-384068567-2943195810-3631207890-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\NodeSlots	explorer.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-384068567-2943195810-3631207890-1000_Classes\Local Settings	explorer.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-384068567-2943195810-3631207890-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell	explorer.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-384068567-2943195810-3631207890-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU	explorer.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-384068567-2943195810-3631207890-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\MRUListEx = ffffffff	explorer.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{4336a54d-038b-4685-ab02-99bb52d3fb8b}\Instance\	explorer.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-384068567-2943195810-3631207890-1000_Classes\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}\Instance\	explorer.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\Deployment\Package\*\S-1-5-21-384068567-2943195810-3631207890-1000\{02AA19AA-5339-4821-9219-26C118172503}	explorer.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-384068567-2943195810-3631207890-1000_Classes\Local Settings	explorer.exe

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 2 IoCs

Processes:

explorer.exe

pid process

2180 explorer.exe
2180 explorer.exe

pid	process
2180	explorer.exe
2180	explorer.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

Processes:

playit.exe

pid	process
2960	playit.exe
2960	playit.exe
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2960	playit.exe
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Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

Processes:

playit.exe

pid process

2960 playit.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs

Processes:

playit.exeexplorer.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2960	playit.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4112	explorer.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4112	explorer.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4112	explorer.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4112	explorer.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

Processes:

explorer.exe

pid process

2180 explorer.exe
2180 explorer.exe
2180 explorer.exe
2180 explorer.exe

pid	process
2180	explorer.exe
2180	explorer.exe
2180	explorer.exe
2180	explorer.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

playit.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 4648	2960	playit.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 4648	2960	playit.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 4648	2960	playit.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 4800	2960	playit.exe	explorer.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 4800	2960	playit.exe	explorer.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 4800	2960	playit.exe	explorer.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2568	2960	playit.exe	explorer.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2568	2960	playit.exe	explorer.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2568	2960	playit.exe	explorer.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\playit.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\playit.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2960

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"cmd.exe"
2⤵
PID:4648

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\explorer.exe"
2⤵
- Modifies registry class
PID:4800

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\explorer.exe"
2⤵
- Modifies registry class
PID:2568

C:\Windows\explorer.exe
explorer.exe
1⤵
- Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4112

C:\Windows\explorer.exe
C:\Windows\explorer.exe /factory,{682159d9-c321-47ca-b3f1-30e36b2ec8b9} -Embedding
1⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2180

C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9BA05972-F6A8-11CF-A442-00A0C90A8F39} -Embedding
1⤵
PID:2976

C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {3eef301f-b596-4c0b-bd92-013beafce793} -Embedding
1⤵
PID:2524

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Active Setup

1

T1547.014

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Active Setup

1

T1547.014

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

2

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

3

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

Resource Development

Reconnaissance

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\89CDA556-130E-4F17-88AB-AF18FE5B92E6\settings.bak
Filesize
128B

MD5
18f349c5b2e32cdd1c3aa0e7ac253873

SHA1
8497ca1747ad4da3e96d04e697b7878a7ebba844

SHA256
d2498e7aa30426a3bc2af4727dc6f47b7b503f357b8f3312c65e919ad73cc809

SHA512
bb2d6d7932339ed23dc09a0e4dd007c7d5720c5d7e7fa0c636c8ccc2e58f2cf112b6c05a4b90707777f410cf3ca61750ed81d8c846a76d67188d4c1a07501154

Download Submit
memory/2960-0-0x00000000751E2000-0x00000000751E3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2960-1-0x00000000751E0000-0x0000000075791000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2960-2-0x00000000751E0000-0x0000000075791000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2960-4-0x00000000751E0000-0x0000000075791000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2960-8-0x00000000751E2000-0x00000000751E3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2960-9-0x00000000751E0000-0x0000000075791000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2960-10-0x00000000751E0000-0x0000000075791000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2960-11-0x00000000751E0000-0x0000000075791000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2960-12-0x00000000751E0000-0x0000000075791000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

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