nanocore | 2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28

General

Target

2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe
Size

503KB
MD5

2d43dd5a629f5b5ced165a6957fa7a20
SHA1

4326924c72002a52b073789dc647bc5d65edfc07
SHA256

2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28
SHA512

eec014d7069cd6edcc90d60df742f7961dca0a65f15d0c18f310754df7e21e018707220130ecd3d65cefc5084872391bdff6b32d9d09c9ad74652be513e160fb
SSDEEP

12288:eVGgMOAslYbn5vK2w7CeEBOB8tfjHmdqC:btslYbN2Ebt7HmdqC

Score

10^/10

nanocore discovery evasion execution keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

212.192.241.19:9530

Mutex

0e53723b-45a2-4610-9e0f-bcbf71098cb0

Attributes

activate_away_mode
false
backup_connection_host
backup_dns_server
8.8.4.4
buffer_size
65535
build_time
2021-07-26T03:05:48.681858136Z
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
9530
default_group
Saint
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
0e53723b-45a2-4610-9e0f-bcbf71098cb0
mutex_timeout
5000
prevent_system_sleep
false
primary_connection_host
212.192.241.19
primary_dns_server
8.8.8.8
request_elevation
false
restart_delay
5000
run_delay
0
run_on_startup
false
set_critical_process
false
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

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.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
2608	powershell.exe

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\PCI Manager = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\PCI Manager\\pcimgr.exe"	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.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	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2644 set thread context of 1692	2644	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe	35

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\PCI Manager\pcimgr.exe	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\PCI Manager\pcimgr.exe	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.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 6 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	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
2296	schtasks.exe
2840	schtasks.exe
1952	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2608	powershell.exe
1692	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe
1692	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe
1692	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1692	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2608	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1692	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1692	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2608	2644	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe	31
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2608	2644	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe	31
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2608	2644	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe	31
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2608	2644	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe	31
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2296	2644	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe	33
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2296	2644	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe	33
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2296	2644	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe	33
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2296	2644	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe	33
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 1692	2644	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe	35
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 1692	2644	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe	35
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 1692	2644	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe	35
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 1692	2644	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe	35
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 1692	2644	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe	35
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 1692	2644	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe	35
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 1692	2644	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe	35
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 1692	2644	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe	35
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 1692	2644	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe	35
PID 1692 wrote to memory of 2840	1692	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe	36
PID 1692 wrote to memory of 2840	1692	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe	36
PID 1692 wrote to memory of 2840	1692	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe	36
PID 1692 wrote to memory of 2840	1692	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe	36
PID 1692 wrote to memory of 1952	1692	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe	38
PID 1692 wrote to memory of 1952	1692	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe	38
PID 1692 wrote to memory of 1952	1692	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe	38
PID 1692 wrote to memory of 1952	1692	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe	38

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2644
- 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\2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2608
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\qvSCyEhVKRwxif" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB18.tmp"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:2296
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28.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:1692
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "PCI Manager" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpD0B.tmp"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2840
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "PCI Manager Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpD89.tmp"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1952

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1

T1059

PowerShell

1

T1059.001

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

2

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\tmpD0B.tmp

Filesize
1KB

MD5
e495f3cb0c979cd94680b65d9b2ebc67

SHA1
419c6cb816fe8488f944f25720aef83d062098f7

SHA256
c0daa0dc7230aa20bf0bf224cb2e21c3654a5694ce31423590b2eb612aef7dcb

SHA512
edd41fa564a32db23f2cb8280e35e62f0739a5fb7c3528a8c5020624eede4d15e53656c276e22952e880d1c6a669640bb5766208be1b9f7d27e98ddf087dfffb

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpD89.tmp

Filesize
1KB

MD5
da7aec92f4b1e721f6eeccec52db4901

SHA1
e1bc32c2277c42aec2356f6242ee427af53c2a52

SHA256
7bcfd205f07bffa61c788644c1d6639d03126c46fdbd6550f7e21795dc78b3c0

SHA512
340e234cdfb1b327369378131629f0ff5538c6a1c578c59bfc1b66442ff3f5793f119db13b8d3f158969071eb0fc0c7fbe5c79094572fac0cea528489bf11720

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memory/1692-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/1692-36-0x00000000003E0000-0x00000000003EA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/1692-37-0x00000000005E0000-0x00000000005FE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/1692-38-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000003FA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/1692-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/1692-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/1692-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/1692-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/1692-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/1692-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/1692-18-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2644-5-0x00000000741C0000-0x00000000748AE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2644-6-0x0000000001200000-0x000000000125C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
368KB

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memory/2644-28-0x00000000741C0000-0x00000000748AE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2644-0-0x00000000741CE000-0x00000000741CF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2644-4-0x00000000741CE000-0x00000000741CF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2644-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/2644-2-0x00000000741C0000-0x00000000748AE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2644-1-0x00000000012E0000-0x0000000001364000-memory.dmp

Filesize
528KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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