Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20251015-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20251015-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    29/11/2025, 03:00

General

  • Target
    3B3D725DBF7B51775195B87CAB728B2F.exe
  • Size 1.1MB
  • Sample251129-dhg7msdn3x
  • SHA256 1937e2c3af17453c2ffaa0655bf3dad42c43f0a67268674b38595a098339ec8e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • nanocore

Version
  • 1.2.2.0

C2
  • respainc.duckdns.org:6483

  • 127.0.0.1:6483

Mutex
  • 9d44d29e-2bab-43e3-a94a-27c44e6df9b0

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    127.0.0.1

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2019-01-31T20:38:25.124710136Z

  • 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

    6483

  • 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

    9d44d29e-2bab-43e3-a94a-27c44e6df9b0

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    respainc.duckdns.org

  • 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
  • Drops startup file 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • 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
  • 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 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3B3D725DBF7B51775195B87CAB728B2F.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3B3D725DBF7B51775195B87CAB728B2F.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops startup file
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5364
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.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: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1908
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "SMTP Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp6FF0.tmp"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5844
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "SMTP Service Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp704F.tmp"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5136
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\SMTP Service\smtpsv.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\SMTP Service\smtpsv.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4972
  • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
    "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4992

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        smtpsv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\SMTP Service\smtpsv.exe
        • Size 52KB
        • SHA256 f54e019c1896811e1d737c9f15b6b50b43ad6bff3a1dd952662f1b5bdc4069b9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        tmp6FF0.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp6FF0.tmp
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 8dfc4e937f0b2374e3ced25fce344b0731cf44b8854625b318d50ece2da8f576
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        tmp704F.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp704F.tmp
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 6fe1bdf3d1dedec102ac61b47fff909c53e0df8903098c52f3843b1e11a2d863
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/1908-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

        memory/1908-9-0x0000000073421000-0x0000000073422000-memory.dmp

        memory/1908-10-0x0000000073420000-0x00000000739D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1908-25-0x0000000073420000-0x00000000739D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4992-20-0x0000000073420000-0x00000000739D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4992-23-0x0000000073420000-0x00000000739D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/5364-3-0x0000000022250000-0x0000000022251000-memory.dmp

        memory/5364-24-0x0000000022250000-0x0000000022251000-memory.dmp