Analysis

  • max time kernel
    138s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20241010-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    29/01/2025, 08:51

General

  • Target
    order details.XLSx.exe
  • Size 823KB
  • Sample250129-kr6d6atjay
  • SHA256 6a19ede919d3ef32c74ddbcefb4bfd3ef61ba2a86739978ed337639193678edb
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • nanocore

Version
  • 1.2.2.0

C2
  • 91.92.240.88:2777

Mutex
  • 25449be1-a962-4d47-a9f7-c613578ec634

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    91.92.240.88

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2024-04-19T10:57:33.704241736Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    false

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

    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

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    2777

  • 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

    25449be1-a962-4d47-a9f7-c613578ec634

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    91.92.240.88

  • primary_dns_server

    8.8.8.8

  • request_elevation

    true

  • restart_delay

    5000

  • run_delay

    0

  • run_on_startup

    false

  • 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.

  • 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 3 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 38 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\order details.XLSx.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\order details.XLSx.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2348
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SrVRkjAnDPHx.exe"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2820
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\SrVRkjAnDPHx" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp2913.tmp"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1036
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\order details.XLSx.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\order details.XLSx.exe"
      2⤵
      • 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:580
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "WPA Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp39F4.tmp"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2556
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "WPA Service Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp3D30.tmp"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2448

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        tmp2913.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp2913.tmp
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 f3a16c24d76681fa2644070503332991cb04c489c360734e4c845926daeba330
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        tmp39F4.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp39F4.tmp
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 04e22bd38715ac696398a4238cd11c0e6d2ed715ca1fd8c00004882d72ed1571
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        tmp3D30.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp3D30.tmp
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 23af17733a3882cdd82a5bbc321d896b2430dc1bb4b4ac034d129cde5027afc4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/580-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

        memory/580-34-0x00000000003E0000-0x00000000003EA000-memory.dmp

        memory/580-35-0x0000000000A20000-0x0000000000A3E000-memory.dmp

        memory/580-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

        memory/580-36-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000003FA000-memory.dmp

        memory/580-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

        memory/580-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

        memory/580-22-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

        memory/580-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

        memory/580-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

        memory/580-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

        memory/2348-5-0x0000000074970000-0x000000007505E000-memory.dmp

        memory/2348-26-0x0000000074970000-0x000000007505E000-memory.dmp

        memory/2348-6-0x00000000003D0000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

        memory/2348-0-0x000000007497E000-0x000000007497F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2348-4-0x000000007497E000-0x000000007497F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2348-3-0x0000000000740000-0x000000000075E000-memory.dmp

        memory/2348-2-0x0000000074970000-0x000000007505E000-memory.dmp

        memory/2348-1-0x00000000013D0000-0x00000000014A4000-memory.dmp