Analysis

  • max time kernel
    146s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240705-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240705-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    26-07-2024 08:12

General

  • Target

    733f6ee28a0087e631d4ae59a98aa412_JaffaCakes118.exe

  • Size

    746KB

  • MD5

    733f6ee28a0087e631d4ae59a98aa412

  • SHA1

    c26378061e30b109daa26fbb145dc5197fa3ba5e

  • SHA256

    9dd6f3bdb3d91aa6b8c57ec59ac107f499a1e7cdad2465f60fede02bb60fba88

  • SHA512

    0f088106d7e3bb931a512aba628b90c1f2097141e3537b705eddd32f6da1ac8405cde907af1aad3ebc49eee6eba1fa3ffa4ab63f041d136958e0a80d365f37d8

  • SSDEEP

    6144:jFLFWVQ+3HwOExxuTbvtQuY2+os1Xtiu5lQkeN40GLm491esfUzsrHRd:/oXTbvtQun+d19lQkeN45398s8eH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

kris119.duckdns.org:4344

127.0.0.1:4344

Mutex

b95f9acf-6ab1-4517-89b9-1ce62e42f405

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    127.0.0.1

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2021-07-07T13:09:40.787091436Z

  • 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

    4344

  • 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

    b95f9acf-6ab1-4517-89b9-1ce62e42f405

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    kris119.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.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • 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.

  • 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 13 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733f6ee28a0087e631d4ae59a98aa412_JaffaCakes118.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733f6ee28a0087e631d4ae59a98aa412_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:1616
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733f6ee28a0087e631d4ae59a98aa412_JaffaCakes118.exe"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2864
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\UeKZugPUS" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp49AD.tmp"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2860
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733f6ee28a0087e631d4ae59a98aa412_JaffaCakes118.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733f6ee28a0087e631d4ae59a98aa412_JaffaCakes118.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2888
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733f6ee28a0087e631d4ae59a98aa412_JaffaCakes118.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733f6ee28a0087e631d4ae59a98aa412_JaffaCakes118.exe"
        2⤵
        • Checks whether UAC is enabled
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2932
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DSL Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp4BA0.tmp"
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:1748

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp4BA0.tmp

      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      518da6b7f54c1f15785431e716a2f222

      SHA1

      91dd16efa67fc4b2e57446af8775cba5e3a0c47d

      SHA256

      73c7e69ad84a3f32a96f7c7f68991b52ae6ec81a7030da4648ab0319adb6ece3

      SHA512

      2ee769f005af8ab40620774f71713691934b96005d02f2b5af042c386a951c1beed12d751f3c3da9767c97f9dfaa29d836f3b6b152415b7f64f63240d736840f

    • memory/1616-27-0x0000000074DF0000-0x00000000754DE000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      6.9MB

    • memory/1616-3-0x0000000000340000-0x0000000000352000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      72KB

    • memory/1616-1-0x0000000000D80000-0x0000000000E40000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      768KB

    • memory/1616-4-0x0000000074DFE000-0x0000000074DFF000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/1616-5-0x0000000074DF0000-0x00000000754DE000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      6.9MB

    • memory/1616-6-0x0000000002300000-0x000000000235E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      376KB

    • memory/1616-0-0x0000000074DFE000-0x0000000074DFF000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/1616-2-0x0000000074DF0000-0x00000000754DE000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      6.9MB

    • memory/2932-36-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000003FA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/2932-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/2932-20-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2932-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/2932-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/2932-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/2932-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/2932-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/2932-34-0x00000000003C0000-0x00000000003CA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/2932-35-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000003EE000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      120KB

    • memory/2932-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      224KB