nanocore | 2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28

General

Target

2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.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
2756	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\DPI Subsystem = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\DPI Subsystem\\dpiss.exe"	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.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	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2348 set thread context of 2792	2348	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe	35

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\DPI Subsystem\dpiss.exe	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\DPI Subsystem\dpiss.exe	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.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	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.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
2916	schtasks.exe
2116	schtasks.exe
628	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2756	powershell.exe
2792	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe
2792	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe
2792	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2792	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2756	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2792	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2792	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 2756	2348	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe	31
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 2756	2348	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe	31
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 2756	2348	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe	31
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 2756	2348	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe	31
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 2916	2348	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe	33
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 2916	2348	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe	33
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 2916	2348	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe	33
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 2916	2348	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe	33
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 2792	2348	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe	35
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 2792	2348	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe	35
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 2792	2348	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe	35
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 2792	2348	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe	35
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 2792	2348	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe	35
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 2792	2348	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe	35
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 2792	2348	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe	35
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 2792	2348	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe	35
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 2792	2348	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe	35
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 2116	2792	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe	36
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 2116	2792	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe	36
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 2116	2792	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe	36
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 2116	2792	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe	36
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 628	2792	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe	38
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 628	2792	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe	38
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 628	2792	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe	38
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 628	2792	2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe	38

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2348
- 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\2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2756
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\qvSCyEhVKRwxif" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp4C6B.tmp"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:2916
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2b144301023e2f55c3915df73f0de30a7bb309e97ef1a073b59e339b381dcf28N.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:2792
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DPI Subsystem" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp4DB3.tmp"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2116
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DPI Subsystem Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp4E31.tmp"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:628

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\tmp4DB3.tmp

Filesize
1KB

MD5
099b1473fe5016319a7a8f6b52fff11d

SHA1
b3c2edb05a6dffe2de18cc34c17f08f92f05db6d

SHA256
1344c596509bfd03e4b3deeed882095f02619b15c6843cd08fac4cbd332b0d73

SHA512
21a50f34624fe8cda3deae8222e6a6af66f805fca2bb709166d827d039ba2ab8ec61f812511d3433102adb365afca6e9b843fed9ec1f214c54eefd9ddc04b6cf

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp4E31.tmp

Filesize
1KB

MD5
5fea24e883e06e4df6d240dc72abf2c5

SHA1
d778bf0f436141e02df4b421e8188abdcc9a84a4

SHA256
e858982f4ab3c74f7a8903eea18c0f73501a77273ae38b54d5c9dec997e79a66

SHA512
15afc2ffbbee14d28a5ff8dc8285d01c942147aada36fb33e31045a4e998769b51738bebe199bcad3462f918b535845a893aa2f80c84b9c795cd1fee4a327924

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memory/2348-23-0x00000000741A0000-0x000000007488E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2348-0-0x00000000741AE000-0x00000000741AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2348-4-0x00000000741AE000-0x00000000741AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2348-5-0x00000000741A0000-0x000000007488E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2348-6-0x0000000004D30000-0x0000000004D8C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
368KB

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memory/2348-3-0x00000000009A0000-0x00000000009AE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/2348-1-0x0000000000CD0000-0x0000000000D54000-memory.dmp

Filesize
528KB

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memory/2348-2-0x00000000741A0000-0x000000007488E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2792-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2792-16-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2792-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2792-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2792-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2792-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2792-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2792-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2792-33-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000003FA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/2792-34-0x00000000005D0000-0x00000000005EE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/2792-35-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000005FA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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