Analysis

  • max time kernel
    138s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    09-01-2025 17:56

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_ce6c1427a68e923224e5b905c111a705.exe

  • Size

    637KB

  • MD5

    ce6c1427a68e923224e5b905c111a705

  • SHA1

    5edea42e155b4ee11df0d4ff92cdc8e9f1ba0a98

  • SHA256

    4a3c5b05acf2b9146986099a82aff6b616442d38222aa5be8ab875e1a73be94e

  • SHA512

    e0cac17621e0913bbb7f11be8d139cf674c55b0eab16b84c44c111c38be641466d2530fc349513ebe56cca110d1ce10d287055d44986c0d3600700e4a18102ea

  • SSDEEP

    12288:OJ9XIX7zoGgSwSsX+m+R+BFb20WWf+or5FbnVe:OfXG7pgNt+R+Pb20WWx

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

harold.accesscam.org:6051

harold.2waky.com:6051

Mutex

ed2d5ce0-ca4d-4264-be01-91a018d59d09

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    harold.2waky.com

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2019-07-13T12:05:45.695760236Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    true

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    6051

  • default_group

    INV TO BID

  • 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

    ed2d5ce0-ca4d-4264-be01-91a018d59d09

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    harold.accesscam.org

  • 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
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • 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 4 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 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_ce6c1427a68e923224e5b905c111a705.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_ce6c1427a68e923224e5b905c111a705.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:2772
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_ce6c1427a68e923224e5b905c111a705.exe"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4196
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\OUXwgQt" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp6BC5.tmp"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4568
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:4324
      • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe
        "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe"
        2⤵
          PID:4712
        • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe
          "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.exe"
          2⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:3144

      Network

      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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      Downloads

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_zizufklx.vlv.ps1

        Filesize

        60B

        MD5

        d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

        SHA1

        6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

        SHA256

        96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

        SHA512

        5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

      • memory/2772-13-0x0000000074C30000-0x00000000751E1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        5.7MB

      • memory/2772-1-0x0000000074C30000-0x00000000751E1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        5.7MB

      • memory/2772-2-0x0000000074C30000-0x00000000751E1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        5.7MB

      • memory/2772-3-0x0000000074C32000-0x0000000074C33000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/2772-4-0x0000000074C30000-0x00000000751E1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        5.7MB

      • memory/2772-0-0x0000000074C32000-0x0000000074C33000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/3144-12-0x0000000074C30000-0x00000000751E1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        5.7MB

      • memory/3144-64-0x0000000001470000-0x0000000001480000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        64KB

      • memory/3144-14-0x0000000074C30000-0x00000000751E1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        5.7MB

      • memory/3144-16-0x0000000074C30000-0x00000000751E1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        5.7MB

      • memory/3144-63-0x0000000074C30000-0x00000000751E1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        5.7MB

      • memory/3144-23-0x0000000001470000-0x0000000001480000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        64KB

      • memory/3144-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        224KB

      • memory/4196-24-0x0000000004CC0000-0x0000000004D26000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        408KB

      • memory/4196-51-0x0000000007360000-0x00000000079DA000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        6.5MB

      • memory/4196-22-0x0000000004A60000-0x0000000004A82000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        136KB

      • memory/4196-25-0x0000000004DA0000-0x0000000004E06000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        408KB

      • memory/4196-20-0x0000000004EB0000-0x00000000054D8000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        6.2MB

      • memory/4196-17-0x0000000002280000-0x0000000002290000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        64KB

      • memory/4196-35-0x00000000054E0000-0x0000000005834000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        3.3MB

      • memory/4196-36-0x00000000059F0000-0x0000000005A0E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        120KB

      • memory/4196-37-0x0000000005A30000-0x0000000005A7C000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        304KB

      • memory/4196-38-0x0000000005F20000-0x0000000005F52000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        200KB

      • memory/4196-39-0x000000006ECD0000-0x000000006ED1C000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        304KB

      • memory/4196-49-0x0000000005F60000-0x0000000005F7E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        120KB

      • memory/4196-50-0x0000000005F90000-0x0000000006033000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        652KB

      • memory/4196-21-0x0000000071810000-0x0000000071FC0000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        7.7MB

      • memory/4196-52-0x0000000006D20000-0x0000000006D3A000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        104KB

      • memory/4196-53-0x0000000006D90000-0x0000000006D9A000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        40KB

      • memory/4196-54-0x0000000006FA0000-0x0000000007036000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        600KB

      • memory/4196-55-0x0000000006F20000-0x0000000006F31000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        68KB

      • memory/4196-56-0x0000000006F50000-0x0000000006F5E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        56KB

      • memory/4196-57-0x0000000006F60000-0x0000000006F74000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        80KB

      • memory/4196-58-0x0000000007060000-0x000000000707A000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        104KB

      • memory/4196-59-0x0000000007040000-0x0000000007048000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        32KB

      • memory/4196-62-0x0000000071810000-0x0000000071FC0000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        7.7MB

      • memory/4196-18-0x000000007181E000-0x000000007181F000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/4196-15-0x00000000008A0000-0x00000000008D6000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        216KB