Analysis

  • max time kernel
    144s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    05-01-2025 18:18

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_b6241ff8462c282858648f7808db3cb6.exe

  • Size

    1.0MB

  • MD5

    b6241ff8462c282858648f7808db3cb6

  • SHA1

    72812dc03db6367df83ce2347b64ad098f185306

  • SHA256

    50990533da634d9d5f5f3ed6770357b286913e2926690300bf8dd7cd11d381a1

  • SHA512

    4483d910c486eb90a6a2deb9f12296b4949e1f73d3733078befc4286c0ee16292ca2e93a9e474c9ea62d32e75760c3d3f246da245b11ac63c0b1de13f5c0fa7f

  • SSDEEP

    12288:tKXCIbULewW4NQbbjc0v/MOyqvd2vIhyvSHsbImKTvDh3O2l+jn:qCIb6e66ZXtvdmKdb

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

blackbladeinc52.ddns.net:1664

Mutex

fbbfab5f-08ef-48d2-8383-b548f171bb82

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    blackbladeinc52.ddns.net

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2021-05-26T16:20:34.020102036Z

  • 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

    NEW MONEY

  • 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

    fbbfab5f-08ef-48d2-8383-b548f171bb82

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    blackbladeinc52.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.

  • Nanocore family
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 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 3 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_b6241ff8462c282858648f7808db3cb6.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_b6241ff8462c282858648f7808db3cb6.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4272
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\FmclKLhyvpKP" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp4D31.tmp"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:832
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe"
      2⤵
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • 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:1996
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "LAN Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5213.tmp"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4820
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "LAN Service Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5252.tmp"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1116

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5213.tmp

    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    8cad1b41587ced0f1e74396794f31d58

    SHA1

    11054bf74fcf5e8e412768035e4dae43aa7b710f

    SHA256

    3086d914f6b23268f8a12cb1a05516cd5465c2577e1d1e449f1b45c8e5e8f83c

    SHA512

    99c2ef89029de51a866df932841684b7fc912df21e10e2dd0d09e400203bbdc6cba6319a31780b7bf8b286d2cea8ea3fc7d084348bf2f002ab4f5a34218ccbef

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5252.tmp

    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    6b30dba7972c92c9a1b881e88c108b15

    SHA1

    f76207985cc5a1f70edb2fb5bd45678f195a4564

    SHA256

    578f5b0ff051f02f8e0a67fc3424dad554fa9489875475ea624fbb63eabfcbf7

    SHA512

    e3dd368937f863cb07453de12173580fb63b8d3983db7119c24860f227c89ded76401c47607f5b1134d215d46fe2b40d4bc3d7299374f1e8abecdeaefc7b9099

  • memory/1996-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/1996-33-0x0000000074BD0000-0x0000000075380000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/1996-32-0x0000000074BD0000-0x0000000075380000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/1996-29-0x00000000055A0000-0x00000000055AA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/1996-31-0x00000000066D0000-0x00000000066DA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/1996-30-0x0000000005880000-0x000000000589E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/1996-21-0x0000000005360000-0x000000000536A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/1996-20-0x0000000074BD0000-0x0000000075380000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/1996-18-0x0000000074BD0000-0x0000000075380000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/4272-5-0x0000000004C20000-0x0000000004C3C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    112KB

  • memory/4272-10-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000007FA2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    392KB

  • memory/4272-19-0x0000000074BD0000-0x0000000075380000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/4272-9-0x00000000059E0000-0x0000000005A76000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    600KB

  • memory/4272-8-0x0000000074BD0000-0x0000000075380000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/4272-7-0x0000000074BDE000-0x0000000074BDF000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4272-6-0x0000000004E00000-0x0000000004E9C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    624KB

  • memory/4272-0-0x0000000074BDE000-0x0000000074BDF000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4272-4-0x0000000005310000-0x00000000058B4000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.6MB

  • memory/4272-3-0x0000000004CC0000-0x0000000004D52000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    584KB

  • memory/4272-2-0x0000000074BD0000-0x0000000075380000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/4272-1-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000126000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.0MB