Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
153s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
17/05/2026, 17:15
General
- Target hotro.exe
- Size 203KB
- Sample260517-vs2sgabt81
- SHA256 a6aa0eaa9692117d9be1758b114c0e72cc3f8c9dae24cbc233f79f0afd3d98d4
Malware Config
Extracted
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nanocore
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1.2.2.0
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tradehive.io:443
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www.tradehive.io:443
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d08629cb-34b5-4915-8345-5e64f68b34e9
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activate_away_mode
false
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backup_connection_host
www.tradehive.io
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backup_dns_server
8.8.4.4
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buffer_size
65535
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build_time
2026-02-23T22:38:25.722907836Z
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bypass_user_account_control
false
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bypass_user_account_control_data
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clear_access_control
true
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clear_zone_identifier
false
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connect_delay
4000
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connection_port
443
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default_group
cakhia
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enable_debug_mode
false
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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
d08629cb-34b5-4915-8345-5e64f68b34e9
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mutex_timeout
5000
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prevent_system_sleep
false
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primary_connection_host
tradehive.io
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primary_dns_server
8.8.8.8
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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
- Family: NanoCore
NanoCore is a remote access tool (RAT) with a variety of capabilities.
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Drops file in Program Files directory 3 IoCs
- 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 60 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
- Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hotro.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hotro.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe"schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DDP Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp55A.tmp"2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe"schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DDP Service Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp58A.tmp"2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Program Files\DDP Service\ddpsvc.exe"C:\Program Files\DDP Service\ddpsvc.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Program Files directory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hotro.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hotro.exe"1⤵
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
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Downloads
ddpsvc.exe
tmp55A.tmp
tmp58A.tmp
memory/5860-43-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/5860-35-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/5860-34-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/5860-33-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/5860-32-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-28-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-30-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-8-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-7-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-17-0x000000001CAB0000-0x000000001CABA000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-18-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-19-0x000000001CCC0000-0x000000001CCDE000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-20-0x000000001CF30000-0x000000001CF3A000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-6-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-23-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-24-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-25-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-26-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-27-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-0-0x00007FF97A605000-0x00007FF97A606000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-29-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-31-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-10-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-5-0x000000001B620000-0x000000001B628000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-4-0x000000001C1B0000-0x000000001C256000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-3-0x000000001B580000-0x000000001B61C000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-2-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-36-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-37-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-38-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-39-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-40-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-41-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-1-0x000000001BB30000-0x000000001BFFE000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-45-0x00007FF97A605000-0x00007FF97A606000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-46-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-47-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-48-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-49-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-50-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-51-0x00007FF97A350000-0x00007FF97ACF1000-memory.dmp