nanocore | 244bdfbb8ab05f2b10783b17617c16e0d37aa39f66a1d248f4d4a127a3f9db9f

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
150s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
13-10-2024 10:59

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General

Target

3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

542KB
MD5

3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78
SHA1

f4ac30bca8efb3824aa1a3cd32c9d81ac63d0832
SHA256

244bdfbb8ab05f2b10783b17617c16e0d37aa39f66a1d248f4d4a127a3f9db9f
SHA512

bfd6b7b4d55547a6fbf73e0d93511ded9bf3a0f42e4c5a5eb1d324f91f3e771a80f6e77b6b3813e75898d4ed1b3f2503ba83d84248abb141abb7dc67430cc1f2
SSDEEP

12288:sbsaEuPjbITYEqJ5X1yyLZUzHxedJaOoMPP1StOA/:s5PjZvXKMsPftOA/

Score

10^/10

nanocore discovery evasion keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

cloudhost.myfirewall.org:5654

Mutex

9845a945-f2ff-4e93-b909-aece664ddb48

Attributes

activate_away_mode
true
backup_connection_host
cloudhost.myfirewall.org
backup_dns_server
cloudhost.myfirewall.org
buffer_size
65535
build_time
2021-06-20T04:14:27.248073436Z
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
5654
default_group
J
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
9845a945-f2ff-4e93-b909-aece664ddb48
mutex_timeout
5000
prevent_system_sleep
false
primary_connection_host
cloudhost.myfirewall.org
primary_dns_server
cloudhost.myfirewall.org
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.
keylogger trojan stealer spyware nanocore

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\SCSI Host = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\SCSI Host\\scsihost.exe"	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion trojan

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2136 set thread context of 544	2136	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	38

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

Processes:

3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\SCSI Host\scsihost.exe	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\SCSI Host\scsihost.exe	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.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

Processes:

schtasks.exe3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exepowershell.exepowershell.exepowershell.exe3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exeschtasks.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.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
1428	schtasks.exe
1816	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs

Processes:

powershell.exepowershell.exepowershell.exe3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe

pid	Process
2384	powershell.exe
2748	powershell.exe
2848	powershell.exe
2136	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe
2136	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe
544	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe
544	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe
544	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

Processes:

3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe

pid	Process
544	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs

Processes:

3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exepowershell.exepowershell.exepowershell.exe3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2136	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2384	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2748	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2848	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	544	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 29 IoCs

Processes:

3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 2384	2136	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 2384	2136	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 2384	2136	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 2384	2136	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 2748	2136	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	34
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 2748	2136	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	34
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 2748	2136	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	34
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 2748	2136	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	34
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 2848	2136	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	36
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 2848	2136	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	36
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 2848	2136	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	36
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 2848	2136	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	36
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 544	2136	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	38
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 544	2136	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	38
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 544	2136	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	38
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 544	2136	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	38
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 544	2136	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	38
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 544	2136	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	38
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 544	2136	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	38
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 544	2136	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	38
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 544	2136	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	38
PID 544 wrote to memory of 1428	544	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	39
PID 544 wrote to memory of 1428	544	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	39
PID 544 wrote to memory of 1428	544	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	39
PID 544 wrote to memory of 1428	544	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	39
PID 544 wrote to memory of 1816	544	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	41
PID 544 wrote to memory of 1816	544	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	41
PID 544 wrote to memory of 1816	544	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	41
PID 544 wrote to memory of 1816	544	3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe	41

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_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:2136
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Start-Sleep -s 5
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2384
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Start-Sleep -s 5
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2748
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Start-Sleep -s 5
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2848
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_JaffaCakes118.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3f7796b18d43116c3d6d7f4de0308a78_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:544
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "SCSI Host" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB117.tmp"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1428
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "SCSI Host Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB156.tmp"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1816

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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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB117.tmp

Filesize
1KB

MD5
66d0f7b9d6221e039b49f097a77cbd03

SHA1
106793afa1c3d65aafc018982127be3561a91573

SHA256
49e1af7004b3e37295c54e7a6cf0fae9f137ca2109a1b555ca1f53445c312f3c

SHA512
644dc4b16cda90dd8d3334b8775149044795757f8c5e90999dadc92771a7787d5be806f7ea3ddf6fc9bc652fdfda76ae1720772313c0fe69fd9308585ee2e842

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB156.tmp

Filesize
1KB

MD5
9a559f229be0944bc3dc813cde333f50

SHA1
0e97c97eea032b499ff060e799581e32beeceb09

SHA256
a63d853679aa655cced3b62a10855c56f9efd9b50770738b408d728008f73330

SHA512
4cbb2f77283500e86ecf79fd2cbd31d10c3af2fcf6c9a557ee0b1edead229dc07d63a5030b60df57458d52ef8c2a42ec199d2d4cdca387400d047df25b593c68

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-ms

Filesize
7KB

MD5
5ac7f4f801587f82105b1798b799d8d9

SHA1
ba6c47d93aa664214a73048839fddfe4e0ff176c

SHA256
a6fd0110eb23fb00165c5ff57796761692a407a0b98fd9254df17fd5e98d7a00

SHA512
d508652eafbde1e45fe8fe33e45f976298e971cb5579b33731d6a5064f658daddfac2159d9a6b685bb0c294565973497da32bb810376e12c50712f8d1585c510

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memory/544-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/544-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/544-42-0x00000000004A0000-0x00000000004AA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/544-41-0x0000000000480000-0x000000000049E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/544-40-0x00000000003E0000-0x00000000003EA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/544-28-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/544-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/544-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/544-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/544-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/544-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2136-19-0x0000000000640000-0x0000000000678000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2136-0-0x000000007408E000-0x000000007408F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2136-32-0x0000000074080000-0x000000007476E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2136-2-0x0000000074080000-0x000000007476E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2136-1-0x0000000000940000-0x00000000009CC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
560KB

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memory/2136-18-0x00000000048F0000-0x0000000004944000-memory.dmp

Filesize
336KB

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memory/2136-12-0x0000000074080000-0x000000007476E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2136-11-0x000000007408E000-0x000000007408F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2384-5-0x0000000002A90000-0x0000000002AD0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
256KB

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