Analysis

  • max time kernel
    96s
  • max time network
    147s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240802-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    23/09/2024, 01:08

General

  • Target
    3af587731a4050cb520beeb1b67fd2d0654db2edf3968945419218b85461b568.exe
  • Size 593KB
  • Sample240923-bhe16ssama
  • SHA256 3af587731a4050cb520beeb1b67fd2d0654db2edf3968945419218b85461b568
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • nanocore

Version
  • 1.2.2.0

C2
  • l3g3nd.sytes.net:3132

  • 127.0.0.1:3132

Mutex
  • 84ab735e-1aa1-40a6-9462-ae2224636060

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    127.0.0.1

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2024-06-28T14:22:27.694177336Z

  • 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

    3132

  • default_group

    l3g3nd

  • 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

    84ab735e-1aa1-40a6-9462-ae2224636060

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    l3g3nd.sytes.net

  • 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.

  • 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 computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 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 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3af587731a4050cb520beeb1b67fd2d0654db2edf3968945419218b85461b568.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3af587731a4050cb520beeb1b67fd2d0654db2edf3968945419218b85461b568.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1176
    • 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\3af587731a4050cb520beeb1b67fd2d0654db2edf3968945419218b85461b568.exe"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2780
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3af587731a4050cb520beeb1b67fd2d0654db2edf3968945419218b85461b568.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3af587731a4050cb520beeb1b67fd2d0654db2edf3968945419218b85461b568.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
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2144
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DPI Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpDCA4.tmp"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5028
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DPI Service Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpDDCE.tmp"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:772

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

        Replay Monitor

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        Downloads

        3af587731a4050cb520beeb1b67fd2d0654db2edf3968945419218b85461b568.exe.log

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\3af587731a4050cb520beeb1b67fd2d0654db2edf3968945419218b85461b568.exe.log
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 7667e538030e3f8ce2886e47a01af24cb0ea70528b1e821c5d8832c5076cb982
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_hcghaywr.uhe.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_hcghaywr.uhe.ps1
        • Size 60B
        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        tmpDCA4.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpDCA4.tmp
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 4090774b9844063e1a5dd4d710bfa3038ab0bd8ec80846e817a3956d17abeae5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        tmpDDCE.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpDDCE.tmp
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 7dce876e35550f4a5b8ce8a8bbab3b0ccd7c5b8660f9db4b832466b77e3a8b7c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/1176-8-0x00000000750A0000-0x0000000075850000-memory.dmp

        memory/1176-5-0x00000000056A0000-0x00000000056AA000-memory.dmp

        memory/1176-6-0x00000000057B0000-0x00000000057C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1176-7-0x00000000750AE000-0x00000000750AF000-memory.dmp

        memory/1176-4-0x00000000750A0000-0x0000000075850000-memory.dmp

        memory/1176-9-0x0000000007080000-0x00000000070FA000-memory.dmp

        memory/1176-10-0x0000000009750000-0x00000000097EC000-memory.dmp

        memory/1176-3-0x00000000055E0000-0x0000000005672000-memory.dmp

        memory/1176-0-0x00000000750AE000-0x00000000750AF000-memory.dmp

        memory/1176-2-0x0000000005A90000-0x0000000006034000-memory.dmp

        memory/1176-15-0x00000000750A0000-0x0000000075850000-memory.dmp

        memory/1176-1-0x0000000000B70000-0x0000000000C0A000-memory.dmp

        memory/2144-42-0x0000000005150000-0x000000000515A000-memory.dmp

        memory/2144-79-0x0000000006A70000-0x0000000006A7C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2144-87-0x00000000750A0000-0x0000000075850000-memory.dmp

        memory/2144-74-0x0000000006A00000-0x0000000006A12000-memory.dmp

        memory/2144-75-0x0000000006A10000-0x0000000006A2A000-memory.dmp

        memory/2144-76-0x0000000006A40000-0x0000000006A4E000-memory.dmp

        memory/2144-77-0x0000000006A50000-0x0000000006A62000-memory.dmp

        memory/2144-78-0x0000000006A60000-0x0000000006A6E000-memory.dmp

        memory/2144-80-0x0000000006A80000-0x0000000006A94000-memory.dmp

        memory/2144-82-0x0000000006AB0000-0x0000000006AC4000-memory.dmp

        memory/2144-17-0x00000000750A0000-0x0000000075850000-memory.dmp

        memory/2144-14-0x00000000750A0000-0x0000000075850000-memory.dmp

        memory/2144-43-0x00000000054D0000-0x00000000054EE000-memory.dmp

        memory/2144-44-0x00000000061B0000-0x00000000061BA000-memory.dmp

        memory/2144-83-0x0000000006AD0000-0x0000000006ADE000-memory.dmp

        memory/2144-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

        memory/2144-84-0x0000000006AE0000-0x0000000006B0E000-memory.dmp

        memory/2144-85-0x0000000006B10000-0x0000000006B24000-memory.dmp

        memory/2144-81-0x0000000006A90000-0x0000000006AA0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-18-0x00000000750A0000-0x0000000075850000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-24-0x0000000005B70000-0x0000000005BD6000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-62-0x00000000076E0000-0x00000000076FA000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-61-0x0000000007D20000-0x000000000839A000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-63-0x0000000007750000-0x000000000775A000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-64-0x0000000007960000-0x00000000079F6000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-65-0x00000000078E0000-0x00000000078F1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-66-0x0000000007910000-0x000000000791E000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-67-0x0000000007920000-0x0000000007934000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-68-0x0000000007A20000-0x0000000007A3A000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-69-0x0000000007A00000-0x0000000007A08000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-72-0x00000000750A0000-0x0000000075850000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-59-0x00000000075B0000-0x0000000007653000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-47-0x0000000006980000-0x00000000069B2000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-58-0x00000000069C0000-0x00000000069DE000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-46-0x0000000006450000-0x000000000649C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-45-0x00000000063B0000-0x00000000063CE000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-37-0x00000000750A0000-0x0000000075850000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-36-0x0000000005DC0000-0x0000000006114000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-16-0x0000000002AC0000-0x0000000002AF6000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-22-0x00000000053F0000-0x0000000005412000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-48-0x0000000070CE0000-0x0000000070D2C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-25-0x00000000750A0000-0x0000000075850000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-26-0x0000000005D50000-0x0000000005DB6000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-19-0x0000000005540000-0x0000000005B68000-memory.dmp