Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
152s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260130-en - resource tags
- submitted
09/04/2026, 10:30
General
- Target 2026-04-09_be2c20198410f92913720ef2fa96bda9_amadey_elex_nanocore_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe
- Size 502KB
- Sample260409-mjvc2aes2j
- SHA256 99a8982be332f61ff017068f5d70a31b547dba3da70b5b1ed5c946abe6b2459d
Malware Config
Extracted
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nanocore
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1.2.2.0
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jamesbrooker.hopto.org:2211
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2d8bcbea-b25a-4884-bf3e-b53ba5a566ba
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activate_away_mode
true
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backup_connection_host
jamesbrooker.hopto.org
- backup_dns_server
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buffer_size
65535
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build_time
2017-11-10T03:03:59.946538536Z
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bypass_user_account_control
false
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bypass_user_account_control_data
PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiBlbmNvZGluZz0iVVRGLTE2Ij8+DQo8VGFzayB2ZXJzaW9uPSIxLjIiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vc2NoZW1hcy5taWNyb3NvZnQuY29tL3dpbmRvd3MvMjAwNC8wMi9taXQvdGFzayI+DQogIDxSZWdpc3RyYXRpb25JbmZvIC8+DQogIDxUcmlnZ2VycyAvPg0KICA8UHJpbmNpcGFscz4NCiAgICA8UHJpbmNpcGFsIGlkPSJBdXRob3IiPg0KICAgICAgPExvZ29uVHlwZT5JbnRlcmFjdGl2ZVRva2VuPC9Mb2dvblR5cGU+DQogICAgICA8UnVuTGV2ZWw+SGlnaGVzdEF2YWlsYWJsZTwvUnVuTGV2ZWw+DQogICAgPC9QcmluY2lwYWw+DQogIDwvUHJpbmNpcGFscz4NCiAgPFNldHRpbmdzPg0KICAgIDxNdWx0aXBsZUluc3RhbmNlc1BvbGljeT5QYXJhbGxlbDwvTXVsdGlwbGVJbnN0YW5jZXNQb2xpY3k+DQogICAgPERpc2FsbG93U3RhcnRJZk9uQmF0dGVyaWVzPmZhbHNlPC9EaXNhbGxvd1N0YXJ0SWZPbkJhdHRlcmllcz4NCiAgICA8U3RvcElmR29pbmdPbkJhdHRlcmllcz5mYWxzZTwvU3RvcElmR29pbmdPbkJhdHRlcmllcz4NCiAgICA8QWxsb3dIYXJkVGVybWluYXRlPnRydWU8L0FsbG93SGFyZFRlcm1pbmF0ZT4NCiAgICA8U3RhcnRXaGVuQXZhaWxhYmxlPmZhbHNlPC9TdGFydFdoZW5BdmFpbGFibGU+DQogICAgPFJ1bk9ubHlJZk5ldHdvcmtBdmFpbGFibGU+ZmFsc2U8L1J1bk9ubHlJZk5ldHdvcmtBdmFpbGFibGU+DQogICAgPElkbGVTZXR0aW5ncz4NCiAgICAgIDxTdG9wT25JZGxlRW5kPmZhbHNlPC9TdG9wT25JZGxlRW5kPg0KICAgICAgPFJlc3RhcnRPbklkbGU+ZmFsc2U8L1Jlc3RhcnRPbklkbGU+DQogICAgPC9JZGxlU2V0dGluZ3M+DQogICAgPEFsbG93U3RhcnRPbkRlbWFuZD50cnVlPC9BbGxvd1N0YXJ0T25EZW1hbmQ+DQogICAgPEVuYWJsZWQ+dHJ1ZTwvRW5hYmxlZD4NCiAgICA8SGlkZGVuPmZhbHNlPC9IaWRkZW4+DQogICAgPFJ1bk9ubHlJZklkbGU+ZmFsc2U8L1J1bk9ubHlJZklkbGU+DQogICAgPFdha2VUb1J1bj5mYWxzZTwvV2FrZVRvUnVuPg0KICAgIDxFeGVjdXRpb25UaW1lTGltaXQ+UFQwUzwvRXhlY3V0aW9uVGltZUxpbWl0Pg0KICAgIDxQcmlvcml0eT40PC9Qcmlvcml0eT4NCiAgPC9TZXR0aW5ncz4NCiAgPEFjdGlvbnMgQ29udGV4dD0iQXV0aG9yIj4NCiAgICA8RXhlYz4NCiAgICAgIDxDb21tYW5kPiIjRVhFQ1VUQUJMRVBBVEgiPC9Db21tYW5kPg0KICAgICAgPEFyZ3VtZW50cz4kKEFyZzApPC9Bcmd1bWVudHM+DQogICAgPC9FeGVjPg0KICA8L0FjdGlvbnM+DQo8L1Rhc2s+
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clear_access_control
false
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clear_zone_identifier
true
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connect_delay
4000
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connection_port
2211
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default_group
New Goat
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enable_debug_mode
true
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gc_threshold
1.048576e+07
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keep_alive_timeout
30000
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keyboard_logging
false
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lan_timeout
2500
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max_packet_size
1.048576e+07
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mutex
2d8bcbea-b25a-4884-bf3e-b53ba5a566ba
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mutex_timeout
5000
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prevent_system_sleep
true
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primary_connection_host
jamesbrooker.hopto.org
- primary_dns_server
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request_elevation
true
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restart_delay
5000
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run_delay
0
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run_on_startup
false
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set_critical_process
true
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timeout_interval
5000
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use_custom_dns_server
false
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version
1.2.2.0
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wan_timeout
8000
Signatures
- NanoCore
NanoCore is a remote access tool (RAT) with a variety of capabilities.
- Nanocore family
- UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 6 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
- UPX packed file 2 IoCs
Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.
- Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 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 48 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-09_be2c20198410f92913720ef2fa96bda9_amadey_elex_nanocore_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-09_be2c20198410f92913720ef2fa96bda9_amadey_elex_nanocore_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe"1⤵
- 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
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe"schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "WPA Monitor" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp79C.tmp"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe"schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "WPA Monitor Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp888.tmp"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-09_be2c20198410f92913720ef2fa96bda9_amadey_elex_nanocore_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-09_be2c20198410f92913720ef2fa96bda9_amadey_elex_nanocore_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe"1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Program Files (x86)\WPA Monitor\wpamon.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\WPA Monitor\wpamon.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
wpamon.exe
tmp79C.tmp
tmp888.tmp
memory/2808-80-0x0000000074C70000-0x0000000075221000-memory.dmp
memory/2808-78-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp
memory/2808-62-0x0000000074C70000-0x0000000075221000-memory.dmp
memory/2808-37-0x0000000000910000-0x0000000000948000-memory.dmp
memory/3812-83-0x0000000074C70000-0x0000000075221000-memory.dmp
memory/3812-82-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp
memory/3812-63-0x0000000074C70000-0x0000000075221000-memory.dmp
memory/3812-61-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp
memory/3812-40-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000000998000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-16-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000590000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-24-0x0000000074C70000-0x0000000075221000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-25-0x0000000074C70000-0x0000000075221000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-26-0x0000000074C70000-0x0000000075221000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-15-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000590000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-34-0x0000000074C70000-0x0000000075221000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-17-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000590000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-18-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000590000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-19-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000590000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-20-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000590000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-21-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000590000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-66-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000590000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-65-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000590000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-23-0x0000000074C71000-0x0000000074C72000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-22-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000590000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-67-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000590000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-69-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000590000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-72-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000590000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-71-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000590000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-70-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000590000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-68-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000590000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-73-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000590000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-74-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000590000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-75-0x0000000074C70000-0x0000000075221000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-76-0x0000000074C70000-0x0000000075221000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-11-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000590000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-13-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000590000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-2-0x0000000000AB0000-0x0000000000AE8000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-1-0x0000000000AB0000-0x0000000000AE8000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-84-0x0000000074C70000-0x0000000075221000-memory.dmp