nanocore | 6cc902a129311aaac4f40644029251ed2fc60a9138cb705d85e556deaf5d5cff

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
150s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250217-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
11/03/2025, 12:55

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General

Target

f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe
Size

1005KB
MD5

f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c
SHA1

8411f0e9b01e4ff7fce473e05f2ff34bd4d452a3
SHA256

6cc902a129311aaac4f40644029251ed2fc60a9138cb705d85e556deaf5d5cff
SHA512

cabae307fda0635670d07247de662796e988fb0080c0bae05d93d9bd64f5112266268738cdd7549aefb368c6818ffa73e9e7b9f166fdd791cbba3b12c14b54b4
SSDEEP

12288:RO64ectxdIsRVIEmfds397GSP32CXE4H932CXEa/M:R57YgswEodslGSf2CPHJ2CJ/M

Score

10^/10

nanocore defense_evasion discovery keylogger spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

niiarmah.kozow.com:9301

niiarmah.duckdns.org:9301

Mutex

10406b63-713b-4c08-b037-a196ecfc3de2

Attributes

activate_away_mode
true
backup_connection_host
niiarmah.duckdns.org
backup_dns_server
8.8.4.4
buffer_size
65535
build_time
2020-08-24T03:26:43.193669336Z
bypass_user_account_control
true
bypass_user_account_control_data
clear_access_control
true
clear_zone_identifier
false
connect_delay
4000
connection_port
9301
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
10406b63-713b-4c08-b037-a196ecfc3de2
mutex_timeout
5000
prevent_system_sleep
false
primary_connection_host
niiarmah.kozow.com
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.
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-1-5-21-1294999112-580688058-1763548717-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4160	svhost.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	svhost.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3448 set thread context of 4160	3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe	100

Subvert Trust Controls: Mark-of-the-Web Bypass 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

When files are downloaded from the Internet, they are tagged with a hidden NTFS Alternate Data Stream (ADS) named Zone.Identifier with a specific value known as the MOTW.

defense_evasion

SIP and Trust Provider Hijacking

T1553.003

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Antispyware\Security.exe:Zone.Identifier	cmd.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 9 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	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	reg.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svhost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	timeout.exe

Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs

defense_evasion

pid	Process
3848	timeout.exe

NTFS ADS 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Antispyware\Security.exe:Zone.Identifier	cmd.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs

pid	Process
3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe
3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe
4160	svhost.exe
4160	svhost.exe
4160	svhost.exe
3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe
3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe
3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4160	svhost.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4160	svhost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 29 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3448 wrote to memory of 4160	3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe	100
PID 3448 wrote to memory of 4160	3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe	100
PID 3448 wrote to memory of 4160	3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe	100
PID 3448 wrote to memory of 4160	3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe	100
PID 3448 wrote to memory of 4160	3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe	100
PID 3448 wrote to memory of 4160	3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe	100
PID 3448 wrote to memory of 4160	3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe	100
PID 3448 wrote to memory of 4160	3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe	100
PID 3448 wrote to memory of 4872	3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe	101
PID 3448 wrote to memory of 4872	3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe	101
PID 3448 wrote to memory of 4872	3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe	101
PID 3448 wrote to memory of 3088	3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe	103
PID 3448 wrote to memory of 3088	3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe	103
PID 3448 wrote to memory of 3088	3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe	103
PID 3088 wrote to memory of 1652	3088	cmd.exe	105
PID 3088 wrote to memory of 1652	3088	cmd.exe	105
PID 3088 wrote to memory of 1652	3088	cmd.exe	105
PID 3448 wrote to memory of 4728	3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe	106
PID 3448 wrote to memory of 4728	3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe	106
PID 3448 wrote to memory of 4728	3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe	106
PID 3448 wrote to memory of 1216	3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe	108
PID 3448 wrote to memory of 1216	3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe	108
PID 3448 wrote to memory of 1216	3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe	108
PID 3448 wrote to memory of 3624	3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe	110
PID 3448 wrote to memory of 3624	3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe	110
PID 3448 wrote to memory of 3624	3448	f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe	110
PID 3624 wrote to memory of 3848	3624	cmd.exe	112
PID 3624 wrote to memory of 3848	3624	cmd.exe	112
PID 3624 wrote to memory of 3848	3624	cmd.exe	112

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.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:3448
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svhost.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svhost.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Checks whether UAC is enabled
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:4160
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c copy "C:/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/Temp/f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c.exe" "%appdata%\Antispyware\Security.exe" /Y
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4872
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows" /v Load /t REG_SZ /d "%appdata%\Antispyware\Security.exe.lnk" /f
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3088
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
    reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows" /v Load /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Antispyware\Security.exe.lnk" /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1652
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c echo [zoneTransfer]ZoneID = 2 > %appdata%\Antispyware\Security.exe:Zone.Identifier
  2⤵
  - Subvert Trust Controls: Mark-of-the-Web Bypass
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - NTFS ADS
  PID:4728
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ren "%appdata%\Antispyware\Security.exe.jpg" Security.exe
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1216
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Antispyware\Security.exe.bat
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3624
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
    timeout /t 300
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Delays execution with timeout.exe
    PID:3848

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Subvert Trust Controls

T1553

SIP and Trust Provider Hijacking

T1553.003

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

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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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svhost.exe

Filesize
256KB

MD5
8fdf47e0ff70c40ed3a17014aeea4232

SHA1
e6256a0159688f0560b015da4d967f41cbf8c9bd

SHA256
ed9884bac608c06b7057037cc91d90e4ae5f74dd2dbce2af476699c6d4492d82

SHA512
bd69d092ed4f9c5e1f24eaf5ec79fb316469d53849dc798fae0fcba5e90869b77ee924c23cc6f692198ff25827ab60ad47bb46cadd6e0aadde7731cbafb013be

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Antispyware\Security.exe

Filesize
1005KB

MD5
f1cc61e9f5c6582068587a299af11e0c

SHA1
8411f0e9b01e4ff7fce473e05f2ff34bd4d452a3

SHA256
6cc902a129311aaac4f40644029251ed2fc60a9138cb705d85e556deaf5d5cff

SHA512
cabae307fda0635670d07247de662796e988fb0080c0bae05d93d9bd64f5112266268738cdd7549aefb368c6818ffa73e9e7b9f166fdd791cbba3b12c14b54b4

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Antispyware\Security.exe.bat

Filesize
209B

MD5
b0d86bf8ebf3a961a9eb244c9387f47b

SHA1
1227e30c2504575ce80830e78fe8d97ec98d2994

SHA256
6e544573bfd75d9c8846e8a6fe037b20874e8f10fc7559c18af52f01e789f856

SHA512
ec987050df366b71d0d098cccf1d667e9284581b0b7206b8e1ebaa4345fe6a8175732f8ce8210e6fd7c9ea95a8d5bf57e1159c712a4524a886441c92f9f56e01

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memory/3448-8-0x0000000075150000-0x0000000075900000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/3448-2-0x0000000004CE0000-0x0000000004D7C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
624KB

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memory/3448-0-0x000000007515E000-0x000000007515F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3448-31-0x0000000075150000-0x0000000075900000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/3448-27-0x0000000075150000-0x0000000075900000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/3448-26-0x000000007515E000-0x000000007515F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3448-1-0x0000000000200000-0x0000000000302000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.0MB

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memory/4160-11-0x00000000056F0000-0x0000000005782000-memory.dmp

Filesize
584KB

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memory/4160-17-0x0000000005C80000-0x0000000005C8A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/4160-18-0x0000000006480000-0x000000000649E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/4160-19-0x00000000065B0000-0x00000000065BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/4160-13-0x00000000057A0000-0x00000000057AA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/4160-12-0x0000000075150000-0x0000000075900000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/4160-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/4160-10-0x0000000005CA0000-0x0000000006244000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.6MB

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memory/4160-28-0x0000000075150000-0x0000000075900000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/4160-29-0x0000000075150000-0x0000000075900000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/4160-9-0x0000000075150000-0x0000000075900000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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