nanocore | d5578cc3db622f678f2c471f007786e5686d34b5b17db9c5ce207979d0d1bd4d

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_cf34137a554698c7d6f0c48a09026acd.exe
Size

2.0MB
MD5

cf34137a554698c7d6f0c48a09026acd
SHA1

9f9ef51f68b9f5c7037d4b8f1b2a24c4c4c04f6d
SHA256

d5578cc3db622f678f2c471f007786e5686d34b5b17db9c5ce207979d0d1bd4d
SHA512

c23e6c98eb6b61e440799313190676f52007ff8011d52ec462559cc642deada8b438f940ee9c3a6afe26d2c3ec17ac09d5fc1589e60f738d83b8f8b4fa3902e4
SSDEEP

49152:z1MtJnuVGTK39Oo/c1B4qpS96QaXVeqDX1eV:ZMt9uVQK39Ook4mOhO0

Score

10^/10

nanocore discovery evasion keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

NanoCore
NanoCore is a remote access tool (RAT) with a variety of capabilities.
keylogger trojan stealer spyware nanocore
Nanocore family
nanocore

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4089630652-1596403869-279772308-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_cf34137a554698c7d6f0c48a09026acd.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2180	svchost.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 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\Winlogon = "c:\\Windows\\svchost.exe"	JaffaCakes118_cf34137a554698c7d6f0c48a09026acd.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ARP Host = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\ARP Host\\arphost.exe"	svchost.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	svchost.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\ARP Host\arphost.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\ARP Host\arphost.exe	svchost.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	\??\c:\Windows\svchost.exe	JaffaCakes118_cf34137a554698c7d6f0c48a09026acd.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 2 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	JaffaCakes118_cf34137a554698c7d6f0c48a09026acd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs

pid	Process
1288	JaffaCakes118_cf34137a554698c7d6f0c48a09026acd.exe
1288	JaffaCakes118_cf34137a554698c7d6f0c48a09026acd.exe
2180	svchost.exe
2180	svchost.exe
2180	svchost.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2180	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 2180	1288	JaffaCakes118_cf34137a554698c7d6f0c48a09026acd.exe	86
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 2180	1288	JaffaCakes118_cf34137a554698c7d6f0c48a09026acd.exe	86
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 2180	1288	JaffaCakes118_cf34137a554698c7d6f0c48a09026acd.exe	86

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_cf34137a554698c7d6f0c48a09026acd.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_cf34137a554698c7d6f0c48a09026acd.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1288
- C:\Windows\svchost.exe
  "C:\Windows\svchost.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
  PID:2180

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

3

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:\Windows\svchost.exe

Filesize
202KB

MD5
44a0d9c3fca67886ccc0247ab6debe0a

SHA1
0c17d3801ee53483934568ddd70581b4ce068f32

SHA256
83d33ec256ca80fab88fcbef8403d905e3618146805d7e0c3e3bcd3a1e739e8e

SHA512
024374eba4c5aaf85234fd746974b52b834883c5091db7538c832b1d699a1158152815827f9993c46c2b6ba9a3fc536569a15da35f82cf993d788c201bc43bee

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memory/1288-0-0x0000000000C30000-0x0000000001056000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.1MB

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memory/1288-1-0x0000000000C30000-0x0000000001056000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.1MB

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memory/1288-3-0x0000000077890000-0x0000000077891000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1288-4-0x0000000000C30000-0x0000000001056000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.1MB

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memory/1288-6-0x0000000076BB0000-0x0000000076BB1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1288-14-0x0000000000C30000-0x0000000001056000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.1MB

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memory/2180-15-0x00000000738A2000-0x00000000738A3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2180-16-0x00000000738A0000-0x0000000073E51000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2180-19-0x00000000738A2000-0x00000000738A3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2180-20-0x00000000738A0000-0x0000000073E51000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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