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 09:51

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_5bf9ea2e944db4262507116d1c835b84.exe

  • Size

    8.8MB

  • MD5

    5bf9ea2e944db4262507116d1c835b84

  • SHA1

    aa78f2e1ec2a60344869cc5f437054e3f8a83a82

  • SHA256

    f515b73dad9aabd93bccfdba33a476a317499aca52649b75f23a3a4d466db54d

  • SHA512

    63122cb8477f248dad475ced6981968cfb8baa25013df87331a0e9fcf251877c4d16646995be15f9fba80a7ade75f8cbce448d8922b582a268166f14743905bd

  • SSDEEP

    196608:MQmTj3paitEUjeJaebgkMVrIBuOokni/26kSswv1jk/MD9Ey1as9eCRzAZ1c:LmTjZaiBa67VrIB5o+i/H9vp9E8aOeCV

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

kenpath.ddns.net:54984

127.0.0.1:54984

Mutex

858a716b-e2e1-43d7-8743-05d0187a5eae

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    false

  • backup_connection_host

    127.0.0.1

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2018-08-23T04:56:27.103071036Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    false

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

    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

  • clear_access_control

    false

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    54984

  • default_group

    Default

  • 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

    858a716b-e2e1-43d7-8743-05d0187a5eae

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    kenpath.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

    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.

  • Nanocore family
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 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 6 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 2 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 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5bf9ea2e944db4262507116d1c835b84.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5bf9ea2e944db4262507116d1c835b84.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:348
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5bf9ea2e944db4262507116d1c835b84.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5bf9ea2e944db4262507116d1c835b84.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • 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:2268
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "IMAP Monitor" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB903.tmp"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2716
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "IMAP Monitor Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpBA3C.tmp"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2824
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CyberGhost_6.5.0.3180.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CyberGhost_6.5.0.3180.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2220
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-S1SP8.tmp\CyberGhost_6.5.0.3180.tmp
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-S1SP8.tmp\CyberGhost_6.5.0.3180.tmp" /SL5="$50026,8368008,150528,C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CyberGhost_6.5.0.3180.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2336

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CyberGhost_6.5.0.3180.exe

    Filesize

    8.5MB

    MD5

    c87a81c9ac102701156e3cd7e9a461a5

    SHA1

    4771d2646cc491f8e2ffc8189deaaf8adf5f2797

    SHA256

    6a4df2f50a9a2b65284dbd5b991b3426c65c3bd50f7f66748ee52cc91e001769

    SHA512

    f4c4f649dfe81534a9d13d7da96dbb00feaeca3a5fbf8cc06c3e014e4d1002a6af83187a1ce0f4a8fc994ee12fdc6a05ee943adbd268accf63d5e7ac30e1a8f2

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5bf9ea2e944db4262507116d1c835b84.exe

    Filesize

    8.8MB

    MD5

    5bf9ea2e944db4262507116d1c835b84

    SHA1

    aa78f2e1ec2a60344869cc5f437054e3f8a83a82

    SHA256

    f515b73dad9aabd93bccfdba33a476a317499aca52649b75f23a3a4d466db54d

    SHA512

    63122cb8477f248dad475ced6981968cfb8baa25013df87331a0e9fcf251877c4d16646995be15f9fba80a7ade75f8cbce448d8922b582a268166f14743905bd

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-S1SP8.tmp\CyberGhost_6.5.0.3180.tmp

    Filesize

    1.2MB

    MD5

    f47a8037d83795f55f88e8deb1e87a1d

    SHA1

    f8f02e6c2824553cbaaa8c0e78040e4c86934b55

    SHA256

    e27b00213de5e63b5f18c7f9b9d1921e1ec0d25893f7a6967354593c8a30dccf

    SHA512

    8c0d025c2ce41541ed262318edd9830293b3c211ca5ffe35ef03e9ed2257feb26598d931ac38f86218e0ab4aaa374077b6683a77741ce688debaa2aa86bcf654

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB903.tmp

    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    a63202db7597a6ef80bbd238df0ef930

    SHA1

    e1f2b9f8fb42f35a2146dbaab72b5d6e6791074d

    SHA256

    4de71c6637f2321f86a3cdefdca49e905e21ac652c476ea432cd1a7cf170ff05

    SHA512

    dca2e70c224582e5f309e0adcaee141f3018938f72c4ce1d90751c60c69aba4ac6f0164771253ae90563496adc94ca9b18c47a01292eb3ecee729d15c2694b85

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpBA3C.tmp

    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    d2d6911d94b06e405e7687a2437eafec

    SHA1

    9f28f9e7d8d5179d44ddaa6ca266984ed7521dea

    SHA256

    2dc87169ad53fbdd7abb08f49777cb8fb05adbff4e6f6616b4c89942af8cad0f

    SHA512

    b5983de701ff98e944283a25f1770c1e792d52148dc1671f1d19203f8b9d10b056abcf79a17ca536a5f88ccf52f6445d8f3e75fce628666640ad8bad697dcfd1

  • memory/348-1-0x00000000748E0000-0x0000000074E8B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/348-2-0x00000000748E0000-0x0000000074E8B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/348-0-0x00000000748E1000-0x00000000748E2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/348-29-0x00000000748E0000-0x0000000074E8B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/2220-49-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    188KB

  • memory/2220-26-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    188KB

  • memory/2220-30-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000412000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    68KB

  • memory/2268-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2268-18-0x00000000748E0000-0x0000000074E8B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/2268-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2268-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2268-20-0x00000000748E0000-0x0000000074E8B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/2268-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2268-17-0x00000000748E0000-0x0000000074E8B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/2268-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2268-9-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2268-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2268-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2268-48-0x00000000748E0000-0x0000000074E8B000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/2268-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2336-50-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000534000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.2MB

  • memory/2336-52-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000534000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.2MB

  • memory/2336-54-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000534000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.2MB

  • memory/2336-56-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000534000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.2MB

  • memory/2336-58-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000534000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.2MB

  • memory/2336-60-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000534000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.2MB

  • memory/2336-62-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000534000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.2MB

  • memory/2336-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000534000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.2MB

  • memory/2336-66-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000534000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.2MB

  • memory/2336-68-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000534000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.2MB

  • memory/2336-70-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000534000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.2MB

  • memory/2336-72-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000534000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.2MB

  • memory/2336-74-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000534000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.2MB

  • memory/2336-76-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000534000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1.2MB