Analysis

  • max time kernel
    146s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240903-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    07-01-2025 23:30

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_7ef62831b23949060085a8d2946523cd.exe

  • Size

    737KB

  • MD5

    7ef62831b23949060085a8d2946523cd

  • SHA1

    5e34a833f23867351a509858fff5e74e9f120aa9

  • SHA256

    301cd4c375459544240e253b5f1fea9e0688d7d1770c69bb06dd9408960543e9

  • SHA512

    72b896e77208151be212134b623feb86b748c03a6b7c1d5c5bc457837f9c333677c598fff0361d819ac3483be167b06104b61599f3a1c0e6869bcde793ac81a0

  • SSDEEP

    12288:WNXtZYRSgTrgpGZiGd/rpbK5ITVibUU43Gw7hTQKDfYOdMkuvMNptn0UXqJFTP4:WNYLxiG1pWKTVN3GUTQ8vawqM

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

mec.sytes.net:3259

Mutex

9358a53f-433c-42f5-bd3f-14ae4da528cf

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    mec.sytes.net

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2021-04-04T14:41:53.527071936Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    true

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    true

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    3259

  • default_group

    Mine

  • 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

    9358a53f-433c-42f5-bd3f-14ae4da528cf

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    true

  • primary_connection_host

    mec.sytes.net

  • 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 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_7ef62831b23949060085a8d2946523cd.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_7ef62831b23949060085a8d2946523cd.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3020
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\nLQmvzsfrCEI" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp1B7C.tmp"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2900
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_7ef62831b23949060085a8d2946523cd.exe
      "{path}"
      2⤵
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2724

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp1B7C.tmp

    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    822cddb045b59bf6844eabfba3794827

    SHA1

    8e7216587183eb20a05fb7da0f0b4ea9b6a09e3b

    SHA256

    d04cfaefaaf3bc5f9fe866372ab896e023875dd9f88e8f8627247e1e3b75f747

    SHA512

    632ffbbf3ced72ecbba5d42410436d953eae4600fd3cb0bdff12bc02aca79331c0280ee62f1b6397da8f97cd112a296893995c8c0f3a405b1a012602df321c48

  • memory/2724-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2724-21-0x0000000074770000-0x0000000074D1B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/2724-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2724-24-0x0000000074770000-0x0000000074D1B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/2724-13-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2724-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2724-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2724-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2724-22-0x0000000074770000-0x0000000074D1B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/2724-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2724-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/3020-0-0x0000000074771000-0x0000000074772000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/3020-1-0x0000000074770000-0x0000000074D1B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/3020-2-0x0000000074770000-0x0000000074D1B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/3020-20-0x0000000074770000-0x0000000074D1B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/3020-3-0x0000000074770000-0x0000000074D1B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/3020-4-0x0000000074770000-0x0000000074D1B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.7MB