nanocore | b45743e3d62029c7b99dd74e158bd2cc031177b6a2e748e71c25897a7d2959af

Analysis

max time kernel
146s
max time network
147s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240729-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240729-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
03-09-2024 09:30

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General

Target

ef6b028e3c938caf7636a05cc9d9077629d261c9ad68e9e5ed29300ec719b818.exe
Size

420KB
MD5

b5eed3811698ace36ce46d3f4a5796e2
SHA1

004f4192b26afd94b49eff499a0b967b2f8fab35
SHA256

ef6b028e3c938caf7636a05cc9d9077629d261c9ad68e9e5ed29300ec719b818
SHA512

7fd336f878e8d68dc5916c7ef87c5628b7bbea63f8c3f0b830df2c9d70956e48ba05f47442b368133b43d2972642c4d90181f786d6f872671fa2fe3cc9e4b8de
SSDEEP

6144:8i+ATS2Jx/65A4tA9M+iz2BnG1G0woaXlAKeklbRVjprl6+oSwnlee:eAxjaoxizWG1GCwlKQbRVj1lule

Score

10^/10

nanocore discovery evasion keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

purified.ddns.net:4448

127.0.0.1:4448

Mutex

372d7a09-8663-442e-aacf-afa78b1f6fb0

Attributes

activate_away_mode
true
backup_connection_host
127.0.0.1
backup_dns_server
8.8.4.4
buffer_size
65535
build_time
2018-05-02T14:06:18.122673636Z
bypass_user_account_control
false
bypass_user_account_control_data
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
clear_access_control
false
clear_zone_identifier
false
connect_delay
4000
connection_port
4448
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
372d7a09-8663-442e-aacf-afa78b1f6fb0
mutex_timeout
5000
prevent_system_sleep
false
primary_connection_host
purified.ddns.net
primary_dns_server
8.8.8.8
request_elevation
false
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

Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs

pid	Process
2748	Syskey.exe
2820	Syskey.exe
1276	Syskey.exe
2152	Syskey.exe
1960	Syskey.exe
2864	Syskey.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2684	ef6b028e3c938caf7636a05cc9d9077629d261c9ad68e9e5ed29300ec719b818.exe
2748	Syskey.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\PCI Service = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\PCI Service\\pcisv.exe"	Syskey.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	Syskey.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2748 set thread context of 2820	2748	Syskey.exe	33
PID 1276 set thread context of 2152	1276	Syskey.exe	40
PID 1960 set thread context of 2864	1960	Syskey.exe	42

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\PCI Service\pcisv.exe	Syskey.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\PCI Service\pcisv.exe	Syskey.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 10 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	ef6b028e3c938caf7636a05cc9d9077629d261c9ad68e9e5ed29300ec719b818.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Syskey.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Syskey.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Syskey.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Syskey.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	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Syskey.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Syskey.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

pid	Process
2264	schtasks.exe
2624	schtasks.exe
3048	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2820	Syskey.exe
2820	Syskey.exe
2820	Syskey.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2820	Syskey.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2820	Syskey.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 51 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2264	2684	ef6b028e3c938caf7636a05cc9d9077629d261c9ad68e9e5ed29300ec719b818.exe	30
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2264	2684	ef6b028e3c938caf7636a05cc9d9077629d261c9ad68e9e5ed29300ec719b818.exe	30
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2264	2684	ef6b028e3c938caf7636a05cc9d9077629d261c9ad68e9e5ed29300ec719b818.exe	30
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2264	2684	ef6b028e3c938caf7636a05cc9d9077629d261c9ad68e9e5ed29300ec719b818.exe	30
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2748	2684	ef6b028e3c938caf7636a05cc9d9077629d261c9ad68e9e5ed29300ec719b818.exe	32
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2748	2684	ef6b028e3c938caf7636a05cc9d9077629d261c9ad68e9e5ed29300ec719b818.exe	32
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2748	2684	ef6b028e3c938caf7636a05cc9d9077629d261c9ad68e9e5ed29300ec719b818.exe	32
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2748	2684	ef6b028e3c938caf7636a05cc9d9077629d261c9ad68e9e5ed29300ec719b818.exe	32
PID 2748 wrote to memory of 2820	2748	Syskey.exe	33
PID 2748 wrote to memory of 2820	2748	Syskey.exe	33
PID 2748 wrote to memory of 2820	2748	Syskey.exe	33
PID 2748 wrote to memory of 2820	2748	Syskey.exe	33
PID 2748 wrote to memory of 2820	2748	Syskey.exe	33
PID 2748 wrote to memory of 2820	2748	Syskey.exe	33
PID 2748 wrote to memory of 2820	2748	Syskey.exe	33
PID 2748 wrote to memory of 2820	2748	Syskey.exe	33
PID 2748 wrote to memory of 2820	2748	Syskey.exe	33
PID 2820 wrote to memory of 2624	2820	Syskey.exe	34
PID 2820 wrote to memory of 2624	2820	Syskey.exe	34
PID 2820 wrote to memory of 2624	2820	Syskey.exe	34
PID 2820 wrote to memory of 2624	2820	Syskey.exe	34
PID 2820 wrote to memory of 3048	2820	Syskey.exe	36
PID 2820 wrote to memory of 3048	2820	Syskey.exe	36
PID 2820 wrote to memory of 3048	2820	Syskey.exe	36
PID 2820 wrote to memory of 3048	2820	Syskey.exe	36
PID 2176 wrote to memory of 1276	2176	taskeng.exe	39
PID 2176 wrote to memory of 1276	2176	taskeng.exe	39
PID 2176 wrote to memory of 1276	2176	taskeng.exe	39
PID 2176 wrote to memory of 1276	2176	taskeng.exe	39
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 2152	1276	Syskey.exe	40
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 2152	1276	Syskey.exe	40
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 2152	1276	Syskey.exe	40
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 2152	1276	Syskey.exe	40
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 2152	1276	Syskey.exe	40
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 2152	1276	Syskey.exe	40
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 2152	1276	Syskey.exe	40
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 2152	1276	Syskey.exe	40
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 2152	1276	Syskey.exe	40
PID 2176 wrote to memory of 1960	2176	taskeng.exe	41
PID 2176 wrote to memory of 1960	2176	taskeng.exe	41
PID 2176 wrote to memory of 1960	2176	taskeng.exe	41
PID 2176 wrote to memory of 1960	2176	taskeng.exe	41
PID 1960 wrote to memory of 2864	1960	Syskey.exe	42
PID 1960 wrote to memory of 2864	1960	Syskey.exe	42
PID 1960 wrote to memory of 2864	1960	Syskey.exe	42
PID 1960 wrote to memory of 2864	1960	Syskey.exe	42
PID 1960 wrote to memory of 2864	1960	Syskey.exe	42
PID 1960 wrote to memory of 2864	1960	Syskey.exe	42
PID 1960 wrote to memory of 2864	1960	Syskey.exe	42
PID 1960 wrote to memory of 2864	1960	Syskey.exe	42
PID 1960 wrote to memory of 2864	1960	Syskey.exe	42

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ef6b028e3c938caf7636a05cc9d9077629d261c9ad68e9e5ed29300ec719b818.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ef6b028e3c938caf7636a05cc9d9077629d261c9ad68e9e5ed29300ec719b818.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2684
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
  schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "'ef6b028e3c938caf7636a05cc9d9077629d261c9ad68e9e5ed29300ec719b818'" /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Syskey.exe'"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:2264
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Syskey.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Syskey.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2748
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Syskey.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Syskey.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - 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
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2820
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "PCI Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpACC3.tmp"
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2624
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "PCI Service Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpAD31.tmp"
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3048

C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
taskeng.exe {1C53262F-A6D2-4956-AD08-21C1114D6C9B} S-1-5-21-2703099537-420551529-3771253338-1000:XECUDNCD\Admin:Interactive:[1]
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2176
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Syskey.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Syskey.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1276
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Syskey.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Syskey.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2152
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Syskey.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Syskey.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1960
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Syskey.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Syskey.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2864

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpACC3.tmp

Filesize
1KB

MD5
3c23c156cbe7ced9d36c5a406c3cef29

SHA1
9854460889c34869851443e4ad6eee07708e5097

SHA256
33fd5137828c11e419032022c9a22d8a74a90de28dd19697aa9c0c3060b0541e

SHA512
1dc4d1421c2b41ee1e4dd45e733343ff46003ce7d006f8789770e150f51d5ee283970062da41703e4a79a5d73e855f6604c09b5babde60f65f9ac274c49d2fc2

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpAD31.tmp

Filesize
1KB

MD5
bbb0d424bb7cb3b0e6aeb68cf82b8f5f

SHA1
7e95dcd21a27ee53e5c23ed5a163df56a43d572a

SHA256
08d6bee474edf0151a0d8ff942ba9e6a1efe069585c63477abd1c7bd8046e130

SHA512
0dc790a415f9717f6e7633c1d5f2749a2eca5582c5bbe114119c3ddba6d4e4d0df48029622e2fe07f94d8ae97c334b88691b7721da50ada261449769ae31d466

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Syskey.exe

Filesize
420KB

MD5
b5eed3811698ace36ce46d3f4a5796e2

SHA1
004f4192b26afd94b49eff499a0b967b2f8fab35

SHA256
ef6b028e3c938caf7636a05cc9d9077629d261c9ad68e9e5ed29300ec719b818

SHA512
7fd336f878e8d68dc5916c7ef87c5628b7bbea63f8c3f0b830df2c9d70956e48ba05f47442b368133b43d2972642c4d90181f786d6f872671fa2fe3cc9e4b8de

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memory/2684-0-0x00000000749EE000-0x00000000749EF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2684-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/2748-11-0x00000000004B0000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/2748-29-0x00000000749E0000-0x00000000750CE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2748-9-0x00000000749E0000-0x00000000750CE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2748-10-0x00000000749E0000-0x00000000750CE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2820-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2820-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2820-21-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/2820-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2820-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2820-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

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224KB

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memory/2820-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

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224KB

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memory/2820-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2820-37-0x00000000044A0000-0x00000000044AA000-memory.dmp

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40KB

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memory/2820-38-0x0000000005650000-0x000000000566E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/2820-39-0x00000000044B0000-0x00000000044BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/2864-69-0x0000000000440000-0x00000000004A7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
412KB

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