nanocore | 8c6a52b841e84da17c36f561f3fa1e6c7b4d947b33dd2ba6d6e4359d2db47dbe

General

Target

6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

573KB
MD5

6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4
SHA1

2b1ff5a0f4f05d99390beb08259f206645ca6b86
SHA256

8c6a52b841e84da17c36f561f3fa1e6c7b4d947b33dd2ba6d6e4359d2db47dbe
SHA512

e81d06cbd8b904d9a97a5d8902317b2882abda49d19ca6ae1244a65e6cb519c07c3d9946e446a989d3dce85fcbf6b0ed3dc3bf71d778b28ec12b091350b0515e
SSDEEP

12288:N92DTCK3/A0QWfWudizUph8uH4UCmnrpoPEVFMWM:N92B4dWflNh8nUCirl7F

Score

10^/10

nanocore discovery keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

abidejeks.hopto.org:8989

127.0.0.1:8989

Mutex

a712fb74-89b9-421b-a1b6-89abc2881b8b

Attributes

activate_away_mode
true
backup_connection_host
127.0.0.1
backup_dns_server
8.8.4.4
buffer_size
65535
build_time
2019-09-06T20:17:15.313056236Z
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
8989
default_group
Holy Abide
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
a712fb74-89b9-421b-a1b6-89abc2881b8b
mutex_timeout
5000
prevent_system_sleep
false
primary_connection_host
abidejeks.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.
keylogger trojan stealer spyware nanocore

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

RegSvcs.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ARP Manager = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\ARP Manager\\arpmgr.exe"	RegSvcs.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exe

description pid process target process

PID 2580 set thread context of 2160 2580 6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exe RegSvcs.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2580 set thread context of 2160	2580	6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exe	RegSvcs.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

Processes:

RegSvcs.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\ARP Manager\arpmgr.exe	RegSvcs.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\ARP Manager\arpmgr.exe	RegSvcs.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Processes:

RegSvcs.exeschtasks.exeschtasks.exe6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exeschtasks.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RegSvcs.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
persistence execution

Scheduled Task
T1053.005

Processes:

schtasks.exeschtasks.exeschtasks.exe

pid process

2888 schtasks.exe
2680 schtasks.exe
1644 schtasks.exe
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exeRegSvcs.exe

pid process

2580 6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exe
2160 RegSvcs.exe
2160 RegSvcs.exe
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

Processes:

RegSvcs.exe

pid process

2160 RegSvcs.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

Processes:

6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exeRegSvcs.exe

description pid process

Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2580 6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2160 RegSvcs.exe

pid	process
2888	schtasks.exe
2680	schtasks.exe
1644	schtasks.exe

pid	process
2580	6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exe
2160	RegSvcs.exe
2160	RegSvcs.exe

pid	process
2160	RegSvcs.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2580	6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2160	RegSvcs.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs

Processes:

6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exeRegSvcs.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 2680	2580	6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 2680	2580	6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 2680	2580	6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 2680	2580	6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 2160	2580	6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 2160	2580	6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 2160	2580	6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 2160	2580	6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 2160	2580	6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 2160	2580	6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 2160	2580	6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 2160	2580	6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 2160	2580	6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 2160	2580	6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 2160	2580	6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 2160	2580	6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exe	RegSvcs.exe
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 1644	2160	RegSvcs.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 1644	2160	RegSvcs.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 1644	2160	RegSvcs.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 1644	2160	RegSvcs.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 2888	2160	RegSvcs.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 2888	2160	RegSvcs.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 2888	2160	RegSvcs.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 2888	2160	RegSvcs.exe	schtasks.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6abf1c7f7a94c18b768d8e72ebdbe4b4_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2580

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\lnqQIxtqTjr" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp1CE3.tmp"
2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:2680

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe"
2⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2160

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "ARP Manager" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp1F82.tmp"
3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:1644

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "ARP Manager Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp201F.tmp"
3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:2888

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

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

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp1CE3.tmp

Filesize
1KB

MD5
f45c2afe266e0b32f5049dbf9aa7f212

SHA1
c2168de917f41c299d120bed3d0cf201924f51d6

SHA256
d47675c9be9d8dbf556cce5269a6016cb98fa8efd6ba0bb2caf3104448486e40

SHA512
a7e50ee8d08b8dac485905c558015afd59c3c9b0b2a341468b9c29570dc7bd14ad2adafed6068417c8a8a7916b17c5b80807340efaac3e1df9e2cd0ddae9d40d

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp1F82.tmp

Filesize
1KB

MD5
40b11ef601fb28f9b2e69d36857bf2ec

SHA1
b6454020ad2ceed193f4792b77001d0bd741b370

SHA256
c51e12d18cc664425f6711d8ae2507068884c7057092cfa11884100e1e9d49e1

SHA512
e3c5bcc714cbfca4b8058ddcddf231dcefa69c15881ce3f8123e59ed45cfb5da052b56e1945dcf8dc7f800d62f9a4eecb82bca69a66a1530787aeffeb15e2bd5

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp201F.tmp

Filesize
1KB

MD5
b6fc28b9f341812fc919e0d4c5ac0941

SHA1
d49341ec5a78189830dbf64b2bb553d0fbe06e88

SHA256
2aacf4d9629bbec978f5a9ecfe8009cd18cfb5dbde09507937e0aaa13b1aeaba

SHA512
166ece1d42a5f438142bc5df5f34b30ee17de5844383bb7517200ee77d77b1b8096e963739cc9188602742984d2e1dc8bc9788d8ae12010e5a05415676e29fdf

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memory/2160-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2160-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2160-32-0x0000000073DD0000-0x000000007437B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2160-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2160-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2160-14-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2160-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2160-22-0x0000000073DD0000-0x000000007437B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2160-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2160-23-0x0000000073DD0000-0x000000007437B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2160-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2160-24-0x0000000073DD0000-0x000000007437B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2580-21-0x0000000073DD0000-0x000000007437B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2580-4-0x0000000073DD0000-0x000000007437B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2580-0-0x0000000073DD1000-0x0000000073DD2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2580-2-0x0000000073DD0000-0x000000007437B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2580-1-0x0000000073DD0000-0x000000007437B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2580-3-0x0000000073DD0000-0x000000007437B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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