nanocore | 5252ad74024ea42646b742d764850ed3e95e16b74c02019315b6c6bd33e6bea4

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
152s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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09-10-2024 01:19

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General

Target

28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

345KB
MD5

28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953
SHA1

e178fcdaa47e95f5b947bb5f33a711c61b8aeb57
SHA256

5252ad74024ea42646b742d764850ed3e95e16b74c02019315b6c6bd33e6bea4
SHA512

3c136f3e814039e43174006464ccea1dcbe7a793136cbe401e0d5f0a1668847df3005ebb0a7131a01055a65bc47060b6e508794943f5744315aa93707cfeb240
SSDEEP

6144:xbMZkl9RKKy/pFj2ORB/qW3zfSzxgSgrREtd:vlKhVvRF3zfSXt

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

Processes:

28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-493223053-2004649691-1575712786-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe

Drops startup file 1 IoCs

Processes:

28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\name.exe.lnk	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

tmp.exe

pid	Process
4636	tmp.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\SCSI Monitor = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\SCSI Monitor\\scsimon.exe"	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion trojan

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe

Drops desktop.ini file(s) 2 IoCs

Processes:

28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1408 set thread context of 2220	1408	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe	90

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

Processes:

28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\SCSI Monitor\scsimon.exe	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\SCSI Monitor\scsimon.exe	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\assembly	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_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

Processes:

cmd.exe

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 9 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:

tmp.exeschtasks.exereg.execmd.exe28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.execmd.exetimeout.exeschtasks.exe28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	tmp.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	reg.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_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	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe

Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs

evasion

Processes:

timeout.exe

pid	Process
4844	timeout.exe

NTFS ADS 1 IoCs

Processes:

cmd.exe

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

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Processes:

schtasks.exeschtasks.exe

pid	Process
4992	schtasks.exe
2496	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 7 IoCs

Processes:

28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe

pid	Process
1408	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe
1408	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe
1408	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe
2220	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe
2220	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe
2220	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe
1408	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

Processes:

28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe

pid	Process
2220	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes:

28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1408	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 33	1408	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1408	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2220	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 29 IoCs

Processes:

28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.execmd.exe28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.execmd.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 3728	1408	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe	86
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 3728	1408	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe	86
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 3728	1408	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe	86
PID 3728 wrote to memory of 3352	3728	cmd.exe	88
PID 3728 wrote to memory of 3352	3728	cmd.exe	88
PID 3728 wrote to memory of 3352	3728	cmd.exe	88
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 4636	1408	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe	89
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 4636	1408	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe	89
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 4636	1408	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe	89
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 2220	1408	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe	90
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 2220	1408	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe	90
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 2220	1408	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe	90
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 2220	1408	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe	90
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 2220	1408	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe	90
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 2220	1408	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe	90
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 2220	1408	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe	90
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 2220	1408	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe	90
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 2064	1408	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe	91
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 2064	1408	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe	91
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 2064	1408	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe	91
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 4992	2220	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe	93
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 4992	2220	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe	93
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 4992	2220	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe	93
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 4844	2064	cmd.exe	95
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 4844	2064	cmd.exe	95
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 4844	2064	cmd.exe	95
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 2496	2220	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe	96
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 2496	2220	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe	96
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 2496	2220	28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe	96

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops startup file
- 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:1408
- 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:3728
- - 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:3352
- 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:4636
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_JaffaCakes118.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953_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
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2220
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "SCSI Monitor" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp8CCF.tmp"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4992
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "SCSI Monitor Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp8D6C.tmp"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2496
- 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:2064
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
    timeout /t 300
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Delays execution with timeout.exe
    PID:4844

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

Subvert Trust Controls

T1553

SIP and Trust Provider Hijacking

T1553.003

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

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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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp8CCF.tmp

Filesize
1KB

MD5
81e4e2bc47a0e4ade3c2a2d18593cf77

SHA1
c156b8688d7450ec4aa8bf5a4cc61879e794f008

SHA256
821db79c0a9c9d88e54622203989f12e55f283dfd6ae69a4a038bcbb95942d4f

SHA512
470ad5bc12aaab00760fb8efba427b6d1fd8d9a39f2bf866d3f325a4b0f72546ca9570cfeea93ecb60bfb456d35f88d65bfd94a149335d22cbb41328ef17f825

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp8D6C.tmp

Filesize
1KB

MD5
2862e61d09852ea2886c036af0465051

SHA1
45e30b14543868213f7f1cba0a1e0cc840fb2cd2

SHA256
d4ba6219d0aff5a36d129a8475cf35b00043d205f751f63ddd56a5c7d4a03ff3

SHA512
33dfd9d12adaa19dd3d4dd7013930e233dd3ff1d114e1e86e50d20ffa848a27582eebdffc09ab974b8de86316c01da6f6254f349992ad507d0f8b13cf0e36579

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

Filesize
345KB

MD5
28558cb675285ad2605c85b344360953

SHA1
e178fcdaa47e95f5b947bb5f33a711c61b8aeb57

SHA256
5252ad74024ea42646b742d764850ed3e95e16b74c02019315b6c6bd33e6bea4

SHA512
3c136f3e814039e43174006464ccea1dcbe7a793136cbe401e0d5f0a1668847df3005ebb0a7131a01055a65bc47060b6e508794943f5744315aa93707cfeb240

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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
203KB

MD5
8468c7f0f541de6a339f3d158526f6fa

SHA1
d99f45035367fbde27b2b86a7662b897f2c8c1e5

SHA256
66ff36afc07c20d972de51a37c431fc48e6712ec45b8fb3188e1d848c227c81e

SHA512
c1c504b0a8ef7a02ba43faefb8f8686d683c7e423dd9e912a2be33040bfcdafc09f8715eb199c0f27a74166c6c0310bd7409524f7366d7a480a4a8cf581a36aa

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memory/1408-37-0x0000000074930000-0x0000000074EE1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1408-0-0x0000000074932000-0x0000000074933000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1408-42-0x0000000074930000-0x0000000074EE1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1408-36-0x0000000074932000-0x0000000074933000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1408-1-0x0000000074930000-0x0000000074EE1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1408-2-0x0000000074930000-0x0000000074EE1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2220-31-0x0000000074930000-0x0000000074EE1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2220-29-0x0000000074930000-0x0000000074EE1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2220-40-0x0000000074930000-0x0000000074EE1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2220-27-0x0000000074930000-0x0000000074EE1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2220-43-0x0000000074930000-0x0000000074EE1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4636-20-0x0000000074930000-0x0000000074EE1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4636-21-0x0000000074930000-0x0000000074EE1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4636-22-0x0000000074930000-0x0000000074EE1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4636-39-0x0000000074930000-0x0000000074EE1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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