nanocore | 6a19ede919d3ef32c74ddbcefb4bfd3ef61ba2a86739978ed337639193678edb

Analysis

max time kernel
134s
max time network
149s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
29-01-2025 08:54

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General

Target

order details.XLSx.exe
Size

823KB
MD5

0ddcd72fe68a08cdba7dcd88b558e119
SHA1

5115f0642f1406b87bc82b949b6ee7610bbceab7
SHA256

6a19ede919d3ef32c74ddbcefb4bfd3ef61ba2a86739978ed337639193678edb
SHA512

3f4e73167eca733f2d683907e6740dc7679d221dbd6d4c90a575158a04462ab4cf98a3e59500dc804988524ce8933d1e512c04fdf3cb83d6af0f72aaac52d131
SSDEEP

12288:OzSggsivGjBjqrIbRC8D0No3nvudnBlGL3q74USqpsHcCbiqWiEBKz6o76:OzUmEGYnP63q74USk2biSnz

Score

10^/10

nanocore defense_evasion discovery execution keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

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.
keylogger trojan stealer spyware nanocore
Nanocore family
nanocore

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.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
2668	powershell.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\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WPA Service = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\WPA Service\\wpasv.exe"	order details.XLSx.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

defense_evasion trojan

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	order details.XLSx.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2396 set thread context of 2956	2396	order details.XLSx.exe	34

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\WPA Service\wpasv.exe	order details.XLSx.exe
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\WPA Service\wpasv.exe	order details.XLSx.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 6 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	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	order details.XLSx.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	order details.XLSx.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
1736	schtasks.exe
2584	schtasks.exe
2496	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 40 IoCs

pid	Process
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2668	powershell.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2396	order details.XLSx.exe
2956	order details.XLSx.exe
2956	order details.XLSx.exe
2956	order details.XLSx.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2956	order details.XLSx.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2396	order details.XLSx.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2668	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2956	order details.XLSx.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 29 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 2668	2396	order details.XLSx.exe	29
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 2668	2396	order details.XLSx.exe	29
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 2668	2396	order details.XLSx.exe	29
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 2668	2396	order details.XLSx.exe	29
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 1736	2396	order details.XLSx.exe	31
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 1736	2396	order details.XLSx.exe	31
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 1736	2396	order details.XLSx.exe	31
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 1736	2396	order details.XLSx.exe	31
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 1040	2396	order details.XLSx.exe	33
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 1040	2396	order details.XLSx.exe	33
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 1040	2396	order details.XLSx.exe	33
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 1040	2396	order details.XLSx.exe	33
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 2956	2396	order details.XLSx.exe	34
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 2956	2396	order details.XLSx.exe	34
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 2956	2396	order details.XLSx.exe	34
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 2956	2396	order details.XLSx.exe	34
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 2956	2396	order details.XLSx.exe	34
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 2956	2396	order details.XLSx.exe	34
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 2956	2396	order details.XLSx.exe	34
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 2956	2396	order details.XLSx.exe	34
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 2956	2396	order details.XLSx.exe	34
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 2584	2956	order details.XLSx.exe	35
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 2584	2956	order details.XLSx.exe	35
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 2584	2956	order details.XLSx.exe	35
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 2584	2956	order details.XLSx.exe	35
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 2496	2956	order details.XLSx.exe	37
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 2496	2956	order details.XLSx.exe	37
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 2496	2956	order details.XLSx.exe	37
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 2496	2956	order details.XLSx.exe	37

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:2396
- 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:2668
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\SrVRkjAnDPHx" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB5B8.tmp"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:1736
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\order details.XLSx.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\order details.XLSx.exe"
  2⤵
  PID:1040
- 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:2956
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "WPA Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpBC2E.tmp"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2584
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "WPA Service Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpBD48.tmp"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2496

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB5B8.tmp

Filesize
1KB

MD5
70f013b1907e6946767773231e1cfe5f

SHA1
44a3ac34f4dc1f37e5ef77a8cdfe1a7d9f666f68

SHA256
f3a16c24d76681fa2644070503332991cb04c489c360734e4c845926daeba330

SHA512
3df00f483a4850e0de8a255e4252504963c3afccf5ad2d4386bea919abcc7c2fe933532f510f1a5b643a7a665bd88e270ce729c8c83786a35767b218d0572515

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpBC2E.tmp

Filesize
1KB

MD5
a40bd5ec4bceb25e418af60f17f71bf7

SHA1
b6e88de77f429b7cb2e2e88a11e9eb1f710949d3

SHA256
04e22bd38715ac696398a4238cd11c0e6d2ed715ca1fd8c00004882d72ed1571

SHA512
2a9cb9128282e24258d65c89e6ebb5c8bfffb48a221d4fd1ede225a0f35b2d925ec92635107c699511fb16c585aa117cbe4bb2dc6ce2b648908c6faa4a46ada7

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpBD48.tmp

Filesize
1KB

MD5
21de6c3a6440d917bdbb4b491191d9b2

SHA1
c63c300affe7147910dc4544d2d5f3029bf321a6

SHA256
23af17733a3882cdd82a5bbc321d896b2430dc1bb4b4ac034d129cde5027afc4

SHA512
dcd1c464ed36593b990e072940ab415804ef8076743015fff4939211e30e436beb7ce6af3072769abe0214f737cedb210d2b45e6e90da20dac54c3945b11575f

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memory/2396-26-0x0000000074470000-0x0000000074B5E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2396-1-0x0000000000160000-0x0000000000234000-memory.dmp

Filesize
848KB

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memory/2396-2-0x0000000074470000-0x0000000074B5E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2396-3-0x0000000000460000-0x000000000047E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/2396-4-0x000000007447E000-0x000000007447F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2396-5-0x0000000074470000-0x0000000074B5E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2396-6-0x0000000000540000-0x00000000005BE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
504KB

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memory/2396-0-0x000000007447E000-0x000000007447F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2956-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2956-22-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2956-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2956-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2956-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2956-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2956-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2956-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/2956-34-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000059A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/2956-35-0x0000000000630000-0x000000000064E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/2956-36-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000069A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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