nanocore | fbfa4a77c6d617e54590442e1d2cb37d46bd270a041695e7710dc79f402cfed6

Analysis

max time kernel
139s
max time network
126s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241023-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241023-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
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10-01-2025 14:34

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General

Target

fbfa4a77c6d617e54590442e1d2cb37d46bd270a041695e7710dc79f402cfed6.exe
Size

749KB
MD5

9b6c1c475494a94b5c3458ae94244bd5
SHA1

1596c0ec0cfd78c080a8430446df61c41cf89b7a
SHA256

fbfa4a77c6d617e54590442e1d2cb37d46bd270a041695e7710dc79f402cfed6
SHA512

657d76c91898f583ff3e186932eebb94e9073841ff3989f3f154f1bf33d16d2eb90756c188fd027cf71bf454af090ca8e4e8bf28cbee932f11a76a546600a49a
SSDEEP

12288:2Kd7m/9uTo7jYRqImpfUZpLCXfOtkWYSapLTqZfs+FNc7:fdS9YR9Zp+XyNapLTqne

Score

10^/10

nanocore discovery 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

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1992	4ward.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
768	cmd.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1163522206-1469769407-485553996-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\7717 = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Desktop\\4ward.exe"	reg.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 8 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	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	reg.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	4ward.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	fbfa4a77c6d617e54590442e1d2cb37d46bd270a041695e7710dc79f402cfed6.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
2248	cmd.exe
2960	PING.EXE
768	cmd.exe
576	PING.EXE
912	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2960	PING.EXE
576	PING.EXE
912	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs

pid	Process
2908	fbfa4a77c6d617e54590442e1d2cb37d46bd270a041695e7710dc79f402cfed6.exe
2908	fbfa4a77c6d617e54590442e1d2cb37d46bd270a041695e7710dc79f402cfed6.exe
2908	fbfa4a77c6d617e54590442e1d2cb37d46bd270a041695e7710dc79f402cfed6.exe
2908	fbfa4a77c6d617e54590442e1d2cb37d46bd270a041695e7710dc79f402cfed6.exe
2908	fbfa4a77c6d617e54590442e1d2cb37d46bd270a041695e7710dc79f402cfed6.exe
2908	fbfa4a77c6d617e54590442e1d2cb37d46bd270a041695e7710dc79f402cfed6.exe
1992	4ward.exe
1992	4ward.exe
1992	4ward.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2908	fbfa4a77c6d617e54590442e1d2cb37d46bd270a041695e7710dc79f402cfed6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1992	4ward.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 40 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2908 wrote to memory of 2248	2908	fbfa4a77c6d617e54590442e1d2cb37d46bd270a041695e7710dc79f402cfed6.exe	30
PID 2908 wrote to memory of 2248	2908	fbfa4a77c6d617e54590442e1d2cb37d46bd270a041695e7710dc79f402cfed6.exe	30
PID 2908 wrote to memory of 2248	2908	fbfa4a77c6d617e54590442e1d2cb37d46bd270a041695e7710dc79f402cfed6.exe	30
PID 2908 wrote to memory of 2248	2908	fbfa4a77c6d617e54590442e1d2cb37d46bd270a041695e7710dc79f402cfed6.exe	30
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 2960	2248	cmd.exe	32
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 2960	2248	cmd.exe	32
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 2960	2248	cmd.exe	32
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 2960	2248	cmd.exe	32
PID 2908 wrote to memory of 768	2908	fbfa4a77c6d617e54590442e1d2cb37d46bd270a041695e7710dc79f402cfed6.exe	34
PID 2908 wrote to memory of 768	2908	fbfa4a77c6d617e54590442e1d2cb37d46bd270a041695e7710dc79f402cfed6.exe	34
PID 2908 wrote to memory of 768	2908	fbfa4a77c6d617e54590442e1d2cb37d46bd270a041695e7710dc79f402cfed6.exe	34
PID 2908 wrote to memory of 768	2908	fbfa4a77c6d617e54590442e1d2cb37d46bd270a041695e7710dc79f402cfed6.exe	34
PID 768 wrote to memory of 576	768	cmd.exe	36
PID 768 wrote to memory of 576	768	cmd.exe	36
PID 768 wrote to memory of 576	768	cmd.exe	36
PID 768 wrote to memory of 576	768	cmd.exe	36
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 2172	2248	cmd.exe	37
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 2172	2248	cmd.exe	37
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 2172	2248	cmd.exe	37
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 2172	2248	cmd.exe	37
PID 768 wrote to memory of 912	768	cmd.exe	38
PID 768 wrote to memory of 912	768	cmd.exe	38
PID 768 wrote to memory of 912	768	cmd.exe	38
PID 768 wrote to memory of 912	768	cmd.exe	38
PID 768 wrote to memory of 1992	768	cmd.exe	40
PID 768 wrote to memory of 1992	768	cmd.exe	40
PID 768 wrote to memory of 1992	768	cmd.exe	40
PID 768 wrote to memory of 1992	768	cmd.exe	40
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2016	1992	4ward.exe	41
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2016	1992	4ward.exe	41
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2016	1992	4ward.exe	41
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2016	1992	4ward.exe	41
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2016	1992	4ward.exe	41
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2016	1992	4ward.exe	41
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2016	1992	4ward.exe	41
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2016	1992	4ward.exe	41
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2016	1992	4ward.exe	41
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2016	1992	4ward.exe	41
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2016	1992	4ward.exe	41
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2016	1992	4ward.exe	41

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fbfa4a77c6d617e54590442e1d2cb37d46bd270a041695e7710dc79f402cfed6.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fbfa4a77c6d617e54590442e1d2cb37d46bd270a041695e7710dc79f402cfed6.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2908
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "cmd" /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 38 > nul && REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /f /v "7717" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\4ward.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2248
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
    ping 127.0.0.1 -n 38
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Runs ping.exe
    PID:2960
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
    REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /f /v "7717" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\4ward.exe"
    3⤵
    - Adds Run key to start application
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2172
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "cmd" /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 39 > nul && copy "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fbfa4a77c6d617e54590442e1d2cb37d46bd270a041695e7710dc79f402cfed6.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\4ward.exe" && ping 127.0.0.1 -n 39 > nul && "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\4ward.exe"
  2⤵
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:768
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
    ping 127.0.0.1 -n 39
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Runs ping.exe
    PID:576
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
    ping 127.0.0.1 -n 39
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Runs ping.exe
    PID:912
- - C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\4ward.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\4ward.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1992
  - - C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil.exe"
      4⤵
      PID:2016

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Remote System Discovery

T1018

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\4ward.exe

Filesize
749KB

MD5
9b6c1c475494a94b5c3458ae94244bd5

SHA1
1596c0ec0cfd78c080a8430446df61c41cf89b7a

SHA256
fbfa4a77c6d617e54590442e1d2cb37d46bd270a041695e7710dc79f402cfed6

SHA512
657d76c91898f583ff3e186932eebb94e9073841ff3989f3f154f1bf33d16d2eb90756c188fd027cf71bf454af090ca8e4e8bf28cbee932f11a76a546600a49a

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memory/1992-17-0x0000000000660000-0x0000000000666000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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memory/1992-16-0x00000000004A0000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/1992-15-0x0000000000D90000-0x0000000000E52000-memory.dmp

Filesize
776KB

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memory/2016-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2016-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2016-26-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2016-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2016-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2908-5-0x0000000074D90000-0x000000007547E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2908-6-0x0000000074D90000-0x000000007547E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2908-4-0x0000000074D9E000-0x0000000074D9F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2908-3-0x0000000000860000-0x0000000000886000-memory.dmp

Filesize
152KB

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memory/2908-2-0x0000000074D90000-0x000000007547E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2908-1-0x0000000000A10000-0x0000000000AD2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
776KB

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memory/2908-0-0x0000000074D9E000-0x0000000074D9F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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