Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240708-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240708-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    17-10-2024 18:59

General

  • Target

    1929bf695c81cb4c4b39e05929f558907f532931b322b9e2d72f1aa7ffcf22e0.exe

  • Size

    607KB

  • MD5

    c77d7b80c1b61a649682b28b9daf062f

  • SHA1

    15292367af2a8a7152cc0d3f9ca5b0fb254945d8

  • SHA256

    1929bf695c81cb4c4b39e05929f558907f532931b322b9e2d72f1aa7ffcf22e0

  • SHA512

    a9d4883e916bc2a3a976bc079b0a6a7e0348994e647e69b616c66858580b5a6cdafc12c4b37e4d74ff1239def0610369260b62562ebf46c2fe393ca163152258

  • SSDEEP

    12288:yO8USvMEgLIVvX9I56tXHbYJY6XZ4SLagMHVzv3dxie6v4pb:1SvMrIVfjXHbYJDZagMHRvNxg4p

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

pnauco5.ddns.net:1664

Mutex

ac9038a0-8510-453c-acdb-295331cd9ea3

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    pnauco5.ddns.net

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2024-07-25T22:01:43.462334136Z

  • 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

    1664

  • default_group

    BLACK

  • 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

    ac9038a0-8510-453c-acdb-295331cd9ea3

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    pnauco5.ddns.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.

  • 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 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1929bf695c81cb4c4b39e05929f558907f532931b322b9e2d72f1aa7ffcf22e0.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1929bf695c81cb4c4b39e05929f558907f532931b322b9e2d72f1aa7ffcf22e0.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2152
    • 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\1929bf695c81cb4c4b39e05929f558907f532931b322b9e2d72f1aa7ffcf22e0.exe"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2168
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1929bf695c81cb4c4b39e05929f558907f532931b322b9e2d72f1aa7ffcf22e0.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1929bf695c81cb4c4b39e05929f558907f532931b322b9e2d72f1aa7ffcf22e0.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:2408
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "UDP Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC0C0.tmp"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1996
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "UDP Service Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC1E9.tmp"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2752

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC0C0.tmp

    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    95e3066ddc2fed061dca521097dc62e4

    SHA1

    c9bf3bfd1354b0bafab6fee27d65515954df1928

    SHA256

    1b792865ef4d29bd28049c680c57059c16e799d503592f68d157653e08cf3754

    SHA512

    ae52d7a09309a749da98d4c1b9a7aabba2fc67456a3cac2534aa22371594d0d380203eb9eefe49ac2618fdd89b29c03fecc3b8fb133dfe39ebcdd6623d15fb6f

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC1E9.tmp

    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    0a24db62cb5b84309c4803346caaa25d

    SHA1

    67660778f61bb44168c33ed3fe56ed86cf9583e8

    SHA256

    38d38647af394a04ee6add9f05c43244f04e64a6b96257f4b241a5038efa82df

    SHA512

    d25d9df063f44595d5e0bf890755bd387655131ff369eeedf3d11ffcc6202ca4455bbb33a8a926dd06839cbd1ddec3d06809b3c66a82c6518aa14beaa469a548

  • memory/2152-22-0x0000000074790000-0x0000000074E7E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/2152-1-0x0000000000C60000-0x0000000000CFE000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    632KB

  • memory/2152-2-0x0000000074790000-0x0000000074E7E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/2152-3-0x0000000000650000-0x0000000000662000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/2152-4-0x000000007479E000-0x000000007479F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2152-5-0x0000000074790000-0x0000000074E7E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/2152-6-0x0000000005880000-0x00000000058FA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    488KB

  • memory/2152-0-0x000000007479E000-0x000000007479F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2408-21-0x0000000074790000-0x0000000074E7E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/2408-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2408-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2408-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2408-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2408-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2408-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2408-14-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2408-27-0x0000000074790000-0x0000000074E7E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/2408-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2408-33-0x0000000000460000-0x000000000046A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2408-34-0x0000000000470000-0x000000000048E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/2408-35-0x0000000000490000-0x000000000049A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2408-36-0x0000000074790000-0x0000000074E7E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/2408-37-0x0000000074790000-0x0000000074E7E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    6.9MB