nanocore | 912c43b3def870c3b938842ac2e427bb1ba3b4739d98b9a98cec599d5b16f0f5

General

Target

be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

372KB
MD5

be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680
SHA1

73f9667db9813f6ce815674cfc0538afc177eb24
SHA256

912c43b3def870c3b938842ac2e427bb1ba3b4739d98b9a98cec599d5b16f0f5
SHA512

eea1bb4a15454dda9c9e1c7633607ce6e5972855dfe8c0c978cc6c4355977c264ca9419949fbed6ff724985a4f38a0733f580dccea49380b953ca60c7020ed01
SSDEEP

6144:ipAM3kJo1QbtG8VQ3Rf9KDLgrtMQFD3DZSoAyA/GbEV6IPNkVwR+kyL0pPtP:gAM3ksl9RYcSQFDTZSe7Iv+J0

Score

10^/10

nanocore defense_evasion discovery 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

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

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-945322488-2060912225-3527527000-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
532	tmp.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DNS Manager = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\DNS Manager\\dnsmgr.exe"	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion trojan

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe

Drops desktop.ini file(s) 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4840 set thread context of 1852	4840	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe	91

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\DNS Manager\dnsmgr.exe	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\DNS Manager\dnsmgr.exe	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\assembly	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe

Subvert Trust Controls: Mark-of-the-Web Bypass 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

When files are downloaded from the Internet, they are tagged with a hidden NTFS Alternate Data Stream (ADS) named Zone.Identifier with a specific value known as the MOTW.

defense_evasion

SIP and Trust Provider Hijacking

T1553.003

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\FolderN\name.exe:Zone.Identifier	cmd.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 7 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

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	tmp.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	timeout.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	reg.exe

Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs

evasion

pid	Process
3168	timeout.exe

NTFS ADS 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\FolderN\name.exe:Zone.Identifier	cmd.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 7 IoCs

pid	Process
4840	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe
4840	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe
4840	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe
1852	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe
1852	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe
1852	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe
4840	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1852	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4840	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1852	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4840 wrote to memory of 4784	4840	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4840 wrote to memory of 4784	4840	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4840 wrote to memory of 4784	4840	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4784 wrote to memory of 3232	4784	cmd.exe	89
PID 4784 wrote to memory of 3232	4784	cmd.exe	89
PID 4784 wrote to memory of 3232	4784	cmd.exe	89
PID 4840 wrote to memory of 532	4840	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe	90
PID 4840 wrote to memory of 532	4840	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe	90
PID 4840 wrote to memory of 532	4840	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe	90
PID 4840 wrote to memory of 1852	4840	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe	91
PID 4840 wrote to memory of 1852	4840	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe	91
PID 4840 wrote to memory of 1852	4840	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe	91
PID 4840 wrote to memory of 1852	4840	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe	91
PID 4840 wrote to memory of 1852	4840	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe	91
PID 4840 wrote to memory of 1852	4840	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe	91
PID 4840 wrote to memory of 1852	4840	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe	91
PID 4840 wrote to memory of 1852	4840	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe	91
PID 4840 wrote to memory of 3004	4840	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe	92
PID 4840 wrote to memory of 3004	4840	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe	92
PID 4840 wrote to memory of 3004	4840	be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe	92
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 3168	3004	cmd.exe	94
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 3168	3004	cmd.exe	94
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 3168	3004	cmd.exe	94

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops desktop.ini file(s)
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4840
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "cmd.exe"
  2⤵
  - Subvert Trust Controls: Mark-of-the-Web Bypass
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - NTFS ADS
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4784
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
    reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows" /v Load /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\FolderN\name.exe.lnk" /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3232
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\tmp.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\tmp.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:532
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680_JaffaCakes118.exe"
  2⤵
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Checks whether UAC is enabled
  - Drops file in Program Files directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:1852
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\FolderN\name.exe.bat
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3004
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
    timeout /t 300
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Delays execution with timeout.exe
    PID:3168

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Subvert Trust Controls

1

T1553

SIP and Trust Provider Hijacking

1

T1553.003

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

3

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\Roaming\FolderN\name.exe

Filesize
372KB

MD5
be78648987cc8d8877fa28d0b436e680

SHA1
73f9667db9813f6ce815674cfc0538afc177eb24

SHA256
912c43b3def870c3b938842ac2e427bb1ba3b4739d98b9a98cec599d5b16f0f5

SHA512
eea1bb4a15454dda9c9e1c7633607ce6e5972855dfe8c0c978cc6c4355977c264ca9419949fbed6ff724985a4f38a0733f580dccea49380b953ca60c7020ed01

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\FolderN\name.exe.bat

Filesize
189B

MD5
dca86f6bec779bba1b58d992319e88db

SHA1
844e656d3603d15ae56f36298f8031ad52935829

SHA256
413b4ee68f5400fcd30ae5df957d723989b400637dbc7f5d158fa050bdc20743

SHA512
4b9d532a777921543b3243020ea4b655a8b956c400b237ce714b5bd8e9a3ad7fdbcb11410e84e2e0ecc45e87dcd107385a487f5bb5b359aabd1322314ef2d24c

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\tmp.exe

Filesize
202KB

MD5
ef61ddda989f2e052586f759a252a95e

SHA1
fbe444902f753c69f125cfb18a584df1aa40c97c

SHA256
b40d3bf34d364853c63bb1caef39f9eb2915c41fee9aed0c6a8c1703823834a2

SHA512
b5bb7a013fc574648fbc76f4f42c26080844824eb0e32a09e6cc6cfc544ad80e07807377bc1fbfa78f64bce72af363f46eaeacafe629015650112a38273a74d7

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memory/532-32-0x0000000074B00000-0x00000000750B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/532-26-0x0000000074B00000-0x00000000750B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/532-20-0x0000000074B00000-0x00000000750B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/532-21-0x0000000074B00000-0x00000000750B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1852-29-0x0000000074B00000-0x00000000750B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1852-27-0x0000000074B00000-0x00000000750B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1852-28-0x0000000074B00000-0x00000000750B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1852-35-0x0000000074B00000-0x00000000750B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1852-38-0x0000000074B00000-0x00000000750B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4840-2-0x0000000074B00000-0x00000000750B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4840-1-0x0000000074B00000-0x00000000750B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4840-0-0x0000000074B02000-0x0000000074B03000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4840-33-0x0000000074B02000-0x0000000074B03000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4840-34-0x0000000074B00000-0x00000000750B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4840-37-0x0000000074B00000-0x00000000750B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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