nanocore | 674427173a5e079caa90209387e6131f19ebafea2f2a0b7c580fa8ea7d4eaa45

General

Target

tcpmgr.exe
Size

598KB
MD5

991132ddc79bd645dc6264f86358f724
SHA1

9bf9fcfbc256179ffcefaf215ee266ddeb535f0e
SHA256

674427173a5e079caa90209387e6131f19ebafea2f2a0b7c580fa8ea7d4eaa45
SHA512

8ff72e2d1420d0bacc9c0e1111312c09bfbb0a61ca14d11f2d7da4ec1fa82116e655d6cf5feec7463d57b8092ad4fbed547b63fdba6b453001b3b7b078be107f
SSDEEP

12288:Ajsj3HbgUeFedrkXmew74UCesjuCC37sDiXD/FhfgUT+MzYjMv43xK4ENzQK:dT7gUeirkX5wU31VC1Fhf/vUjMQ3rEN

Score

10^/10

nanocore discovery evasion keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

6coinc.zapto.org:6696

127.0.0.1:6696

Mutex

dc5ce709-95b6-4a26-9175-16a1a8446828

Attributes

activate_away_mode
true
backup_connection_host
127.0.0.1
backup_dns_server
8.8.4.4
buffer_size
65535
build_time
2023-09-03T02:07:11.731490736Z
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
6696
default_group
6coinc
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
dc5ce709-95b6-4a26-9175-16a1a8446828
mutex_timeout
5000
prevent_system_sleep
false
primary_connection_host
6coinc.zapto.org
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.
keylogger trojan stealer spyware nanocore
Nanocore family
nanocore

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\ARP Monitor = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\ARP Monitor\\arpmon.exe"	tcpmgr.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	tcpmgr.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1676 set thread context of 2916	1676	tcpmgr.exe	101

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\ARP Monitor\arpmon.exe	tcpmgr.exe
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\ARP Monitor\arpmon.exe	tcpmgr.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 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	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	tcpmgr.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	tcpmgr.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

pid	Process
4792	schtasks.exe
5104	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs

pid	Process
1676	tcpmgr.exe
1676	tcpmgr.exe
2916	tcpmgr.exe
2916	tcpmgr.exe
2916	tcpmgr.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1676	tcpmgr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2916	tcpmgr.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1676 wrote to memory of 1560	1676	tcpmgr.exe	100
PID 1676 wrote to memory of 1560	1676	tcpmgr.exe	100
PID 1676 wrote to memory of 1560	1676	tcpmgr.exe	100
PID 1676 wrote to memory of 2916	1676	tcpmgr.exe	101
PID 1676 wrote to memory of 2916	1676	tcpmgr.exe	101
PID 1676 wrote to memory of 2916	1676	tcpmgr.exe	101
PID 1676 wrote to memory of 2916	1676	tcpmgr.exe	101
PID 1676 wrote to memory of 2916	1676	tcpmgr.exe	101
PID 1676 wrote to memory of 2916	1676	tcpmgr.exe	101
PID 1676 wrote to memory of 2916	1676	tcpmgr.exe	101
PID 1676 wrote to memory of 2916	1676	tcpmgr.exe	101
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 4792	2916	tcpmgr.exe	102
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 4792	2916	tcpmgr.exe	102
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 4792	2916	tcpmgr.exe	102
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 5104	2916	tcpmgr.exe	104
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 5104	2916	tcpmgr.exe	104
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 5104	2916	tcpmgr.exe	104

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tcpmgr.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tcpmgr.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1676
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tcpmgr.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tcpmgr.exe"
  2⤵
  PID:1560
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tcpmgr.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tcpmgr.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 use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2916
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "ARP Monitor" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpED8C.tmp"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4792
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "ARP Monitor Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpEDFB.tmp"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:5104

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpED8C.tmp

Filesize
1KB

MD5
be8bd51774d7b8f16d4e6e3da2c1469d

SHA1
4398fc3db53cd0e2b34c263259f046fc782f9d5c

SHA256
70747611bb99139f01e3bc50a6bb31576a65ed6730470dd0555d79bd18bf8fd5

SHA512
2bad1fd5ad1049827ef456e345854bf6bafb1c05349b9159bd07fac1ff59f6be5b920e3af1d616cd094c81b9ac8033e5e0052bb25ad3f6eda0707f0150f36c75

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

Filesize
1KB

MD5
acc7d7829edec6af26aa18f8ca7776ef

SHA1
29f5290d08127f29924a2eb189e21b9bcfbb6f3a

SHA256
2165ad57e4cd29e911a2861e1fe6366ce11912c95f8e5ede61d247b75753001a

SHA512
07e84e0f7eb030dc0f2efde201c023051a2559dbdcde957fea73669a6e2deac9848cf3503e4e7f9524660d61ead850632bb998f12b73b887dfe841286002bc5b

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memory/1676-10-0x0000000002F10000-0x0000000002F1A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/1676-11-0x0000000006AE0000-0x0000000006B52000-memory.dmp

Filesize
456KB

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memory/1676-4-0x0000000005690000-0x000000000569A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/1676-5-0x00000000743F0000-0x0000000074BA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1676-6-0x0000000005890000-0x00000000058A8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
96KB

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memory/1676-7-0x0000000005C70000-0x0000000005C76000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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memory/1676-8-0x00000000743FE000-0x00000000743FF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1676-9-0x00000000743F0000-0x0000000074BA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1676-0-0x00000000743FE000-0x00000000743FF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1676-3-0x00000000055E0000-0x0000000005672000-memory.dmp

Filesize
584KB

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memory/1676-12-0x000000000B560000-0x000000000B5FC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
624KB

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memory/1676-1-0x0000000000B70000-0x0000000000C0C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
624KB

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memory/1676-2-0x0000000005CD0000-0x0000000006274000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.6MB

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memory/1676-16-0x00000000743F0000-0x0000000074BA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/2916-17-0x00000000743F0000-0x0000000074BA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/2916-15-0x00000000743F0000-0x0000000074BA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/2916-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2916-25-0x0000000005550000-0x000000000555A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/2916-26-0x0000000005B00000-0x0000000005B1E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/2916-27-0x0000000006750000-0x000000000675A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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