nanocore | 35e26bdbdea45ece8f73ddac192c584868bc55018cd95fcf669695c0f68260d7

Analysis

max time kernel
135s
max time network
146s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250314-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250314-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
22/03/2025, 06:18

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General

Target

fafdd4e18554dbe82fc6f522d5bbd4a32162ce3e9dc0a11ccc5b91d6767a841c.exe
Size

920KB
MD5

b914cbb2752c2f58ab475961ab6a272e
SHA1

29f668f21b83d694718a47d0b1656b53285a4951
SHA256

fafdd4e18554dbe82fc6f522d5bbd4a32162ce3e9dc0a11ccc5b91d6767a841c
SHA512

cba115906d84794020fe16213421d1221036b675444eab95002a10a331138bc5c77f568b4f29eea3a11c75a1df5b85b36461cba1a81fae4afb992048dd056bbc
SSDEEP

24576:7dtP2cbksTpugRNJI5kFMJF9OWjwjLOjZ8:4gqK

Score

10^/10

nanocore discovery keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

91.236.116.142:5888

Mutex

d995ed82-bf13-4043-b564-f5f89f8c5209

Attributes

activate_away_mode
true
backup_connection_host
91.236.116.142
backup_dns_server
8.8.4.4
buffer_size
65535
build_time
2017-01-07T03:01:54.729778636Z
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
5888
default_group
Spy
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
d995ed82-bf13-4043-b564-f5f89f8c5209
mutex_timeout
5000
prevent_system_sleep
false
primary_connection_host
91.236.116.142
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-1-5-21-805952410-2104024357-1716932545-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	fafdd4e18554dbe82fc6f522d5bbd4a32162ce3e9dc0a11ccc5b91d6767a841c.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3896	app.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-1-5-21-805952410-2104024357-1716932545-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Application = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\app.exe"	fafdd4e18554dbe82fc6f522d5bbd4a32162ce3e9dc0a11ccc5b91d6767a841c.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3896 set thread context of 3148	3896	app.exe	108

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 4 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	fafdd4e18554dbe82fc6f522d5bbd4a32162ce3e9dc0a11ccc5b91d6767a841c.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	app.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	aspnet_compiler.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
1668	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 15 IoCs

pid	Process
2912	fafdd4e18554dbe82fc6f522d5bbd4a32162ce3e9dc0a11ccc5b91d6767a841c.exe
2912	fafdd4e18554dbe82fc6f522d5bbd4a32162ce3e9dc0a11ccc5b91d6767a841c.exe
2912	fafdd4e18554dbe82fc6f522d5bbd4a32162ce3e9dc0a11ccc5b91d6767a841c.exe
2912	fafdd4e18554dbe82fc6f522d5bbd4a32162ce3e9dc0a11ccc5b91d6767a841c.exe
2912	fafdd4e18554dbe82fc6f522d5bbd4a32162ce3e9dc0a11ccc5b91d6767a841c.exe
2912	fafdd4e18554dbe82fc6f522d5bbd4a32162ce3e9dc0a11ccc5b91d6767a841c.exe
3896	app.exe
3896	app.exe
3896	app.exe
3896	app.exe
3896	app.exe
3896	app.exe
3148	aspnet_compiler.exe
3148	aspnet_compiler.exe
3148	aspnet_compiler.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3148	aspnet_compiler.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2912	fafdd4e18554dbe82fc6f522d5bbd4a32162ce3e9dc0a11ccc5b91d6767a841c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3896	app.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3148	aspnet_compiler.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2912 wrote to memory of 3896	2912	fafdd4e18554dbe82fc6f522d5bbd4a32162ce3e9dc0a11ccc5b91d6767a841c.exe	98
PID 2912 wrote to memory of 3896	2912	fafdd4e18554dbe82fc6f522d5bbd4a32162ce3e9dc0a11ccc5b91d6767a841c.exe	98
PID 2912 wrote to memory of 3896	2912	fafdd4e18554dbe82fc6f522d5bbd4a32162ce3e9dc0a11ccc5b91d6767a841c.exe	98
PID 3896 wrote to memory of 3148	3896	app.exe	108
PID 3896 wrote to memory of 3148	3896	app.exe	108
PID 3896 wrote to memory of 3148	3896	app.exe	108
PID 3896 wrote to memory of 3148	3896	app.exe	108
PID 3896 wrote to memory of 3148	3896	app.exe	108
PID 3896 wrote to memory of 3148	3896	app.exe	108
PID 3896 wrote to memory of 3148	3896	app.exe	108
PID 3896 wrote to memory of 3148	3896	app.exe	108
PID 3148 wrote to memory of 1668	3148	aspnet_compiler.exe	109
PID 3148 wrote to memory of 1668	3148	aspnet_compiler.exe	109
PID 3148 wrote to memory of 1668	3148	aspnet_compiler.exe	109

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fafdd4e18554dbe82fc6f522d5bbd4a32162ce3e9dc0a11ccc5b91d6767a841c.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fafdd4e18554dbe82fc6f522d5bbd4a32162ce3e9dc0a11ccc5b91d6767a841c.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2912
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\app.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\app.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3896
- - C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_compiler.exe
    "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_compiler.exe"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3148
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "UPNP Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpCD7C.tmp"
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1668

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

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

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\tmpCD7C.tmp

Filesize
1KB

MD5
d81eb43d26d4511c44151cba2eb45983

SHA1
135c98e039c6ab35d4e9564f15f9c56dc9dbeb9a

SHA256
a72a8f6434d6b0fb904db5adc8cab891d12c53b4ac1435dfd13df51f84a2d4d0

SHA512
b5895c19159d23a8fa312967e47d0855ac6f8f314f8931f54469b0c0079a22e9e00a5eaf6729761f74d54e111454d49813e658243e920a9c3434a5576cdda721

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\app.exe

Filesize
929KB

MD5
8ed436b1355794519e9d1bf76eb7029e

SHA1
e7dc90f6dfb47b660557809d8f939e5867ad9264

SHA256
81a086c4f2b8d143e148f72d9a358e19259ab1df91baf39de90462dbfacbfbc4

SHA512
7e4c47eac82c9a953e9791892e8636ed143b43412ce9d59c26831408ba2010e7b4383d88a8194d623f3efa0fe362d8ae724db15a68af46e38bc5ca7ff11da8db

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memory/2912-0-0x00000000750C2000-0x00000000750C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2912-1-0x00000000750C0000-0x0000000075671000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2912-2-0x00000000750C0000-0x0000000075671000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2912-3-0x00000000750C0000-0x0000000075671000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2912-4-0x00000000750C0000-0x0000000075671000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2912-5-0x00000000750C2000-0x00000000750C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2912-6-0x00000000750C0000-0x0000000075671000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2912-28-0x00000000750C0000-0x0000000075671000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/3148-36-0x00000000750C0000-0x0000000075671000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/3148-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/3148-38-0x00000000750C0000-0x0000000075671000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/3148-39-0x00000000750C0000-0x0000000075671000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/3148-45-0x00000000750C0000-0x0000000075671000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/3896-32-0x00000000750C0000-0x0000000075671000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/3896-31-0x00000000750C0000-0x0000000075671000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/3896-33-0x00000000750C0000-0x0000000075671000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/3896-29-0x00000000750C0000-0x0000000075671000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/3896-40-0x00000000750C0000-0x0000000075671000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/3896-30-0x00000000750C0000-0x0000000075671000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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