Analysis

  • max time kernel
    135s
  • max time network
    144s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240903-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    06-01-2025 13:54

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_2758e51b671a8831a9518f4ee6c8f0e2.exe

  • Size

    540KB

  • MD5

    2758e51b671a8831a9518f4ee6c8f0e2

  • SHA1

    7fd0032aaff45b5e5b71af1c432899efc80d2162

  • SHA256

    3efbcb58b916487e6ac469d8c289ff1c1861446715480277fbb2e0af1444c8c3

  • SHA512

    c448bbe76d17a707a60b15557e0dcb87098be2f4622ab6d4023b62b5ed9b7c4048e020043c71839a08a07450cc769953b88b9fcb9ff04b5fc945cb1c94654666

  • SSDEEP

    6144:LGxhLJCrIBNvFre9kfSBWI0N0QqIcQuvH1eI+jHUsdfhnNV6G2AZsd+jxlDur4Rl:axLLSbWIpQqIzuvw5BEAq+jxlKr4

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

178.170.138.163:5626

Mutex

01f9d977-6605-495e-941a-753d3cd6dc0b

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2021-02-27T13:54:38.807349736Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    true

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    true

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    5626

  • default_group

    4Maticross.

  • 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

    01f9d977-6605-495e-941a-753d3cd6dc0b

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    true

  • primary_connection_host

    178.170.138.163

  • primary_dns_server

    8.8.8.8

  • request_elevation

    true

  • restart_delay

    5000

  • run_delay

    0

  • run_on_startup

    true

  • 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 whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 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 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_2758e51b671a8831a9518f4ee6c8f0e2.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_2758e51b671a8831a9518f4ee6c8f0e2.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2372
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\fYFblKct" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp8E6.tmp"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2600
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_2758e51b671a8831a9518f4ee6c8f0e2.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_2758e51b671a8831a9518f4ee6c8f0e2.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2608
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_2758e51b671a8831a9518f4ee6c8f0e2.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_2758e51b671a8831a9518f4ee6c8f0e2.exe"
        2⤵
          PID:2616
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_2758e51b671a8831a9518f4ee6c8f0e2.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_2758e51b671a8831a9518f4ee6c8f0e2.exe"
          2⤵
            PID:2780
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_2758e51b671a8831a9518f4ee6c8f0e2.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_2758e51b671a8831a9518f4ee6c8f0e2.exe"
            2⤵
            • Checks whether UAC is enabled
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:2556

        Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        • memory/2372-22-0x0000000074A40000-0x000000007512E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          6.9MB

        • memory/2372-1-0x0000000000B20000-0x0000000000BAE000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          568KB

        • memory/2372-2-0x0000000074A40000-0x000000007512E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          6.9MB

        • memory/2372-3-0x0000000000480000-0x000000000048E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          56KB

        • memory/2372-4-0x0000000074A40000-0x000000007512E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          6.9MB

        • memory/2372-5-0x00000000047D0000-0x000000000482C000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          368KB

        • memory/2372-0-0x0000000074A4E000-0x0000000074A4F000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/2556-26-0x0000000000490000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          120KB

        • memory/2556-28-0x0000000074A40000-0x000000007512E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          6.9MB

        • memory/2556-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          224KB

        • memory/2556-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          224KB

        • memory/2556-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          224KB

        • memory/2556-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          224KB

        • memory/2556-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          224KB

        • memory/2556-23-0x0000000074A40000-0x000000007512E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          6.9MB

        • memory/2556-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          224KB

        • memory/2556-25-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000003FA000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          40KB

        • memory/2556-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          224KB

        • memory/2556-27-0x0000000000440000-0x000000000044A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          40KB

        • memory/2556-15-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB