nanocore | 1a7a036cd9b23117d58db88521659d288799176a76d140b3becc9b5498d8d56c

Analysis

user interaction
yes
max time kernel
149s
max time network
149s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
submitted
31/07/2026, 06:48

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General

Target
HFU837.exe
Size 203KB
Sample260731-hlan7aed44
SHA256 1a7a036cd9b23117d58db88521659d288799176a76d140b3becc9b5498d8d56c
MD5 e692a8962359118a3d7683ffb6f99c66
SHA1 cca8b1b8f239817bc95f8fc93d93d9ffa1dbe9cf
SHA512 3e1ef48a61ebdc5f9aef296bb3dcb339e0e2ad208ecae0186bad983e1163ea20aaf25ace4ffb4b64f2491029c9e0ba54af0ba85bf54ed0e90a65b82eb0aa4486
SSDEEP 6144:sLV6Bta6dtJmakIM5uZmvN1onPN5rjfmQf:sLV6Btpmk4vN1MNR1f
TLSH
T12914CF167BA98A2FE2DE8679601212129378C2E3D8C3F3DF28D855B65F177E50A470D3
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

defense_evasion discovery execution nanocore keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

moxy.io:443
www.moxy.io:443

Mutex

ded50988-5635-4c4f-acb2-83ff5ea9a1be

Attributes

activate_away_mode
true
backup_connection_host
www.moxy.io
backup_dns_server
8.8.4.4
buffer_size
65535
build_time
2026-05-12T07:23:57.775617736Z
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
443
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
ded50988-5635-4c4f-acb2-83ff5ea9a1be
mutex_timeout
5000
prevent_system_sleep
false
primary_connection_host
moxy.io
primary_dns_server
8.8.8.8
request_elevation
false
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

Family: NanoCore
NanoCore is a remote access tool (RAT) with a variety of capabilities.
keylogger trojan stealer spyware nanocore

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3436	ddphost.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\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DDP Host = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\DDP Host\\ddphost.exe"	HFU837.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	HFU837.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\DDP Host\ddphost.exe	HFU837.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\DDP Host\ddphost.exe	HFU837.exe

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	HFU837.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ddphost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	HFU837.exe

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
2796	schtasks.exe
5108	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs

pid	Process
1984	HFU837.exe
1984	HFU837.exe
1984	HFU837.exe
1984	HFU837.exe
1984	HFU837.exe
1984	HFU837.exe
1984	HFU837.exe
1984	HFU837.exe
1984	HFU837.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1984	HFU837.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1984	HFU837.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1984 wrote to memory of 2796	1984	HFU837.exe	84
PID 1984 wrote to memory of 5108	1984	HFU837.exe	86

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HFU837.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HFU837.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
PID:1984
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
  "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DDP Host" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp68C7.tmp"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:2796
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
  "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DDP Host Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp6945.tmp"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:5108

C:\Program Files (x86)\DDP Host\ddphost.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\DDP Host\ddphost.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3436

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HFU837.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HFU837.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3300

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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

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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ddphost.exe

Path C:\Program Files (x86)\DDP Host\ddphost.exe
Size 203KB
SHA256 1a7a036cd9b23117d58db88521659d288799176a76d140b3becc9b5498d8d56c
MD5 e692a8962359118a3d7683ffb6f99c66
SHA1 cca8b1b8f239817bc95f8fc93d93d9ffa1dbe9cf
SHA512 3e1ef48a61ebdc5f9aef296bb3dcb339e0e2ad208ecae0186bad983e1163ea20aaf25ace4ffb4b64f2491029c9e0ba54af0ba85bf54ed0e90a65b82eb0aa4486
SSDEEP 6144:sLV6Bta6dtJmakIM5uZmvN1onPN5rjfmQf:sLV6Btpmk4vN1MNR1f
TLSH
T12914CF167BA98A2FE2DE8679601212129378C2E3D8C3F3DF28D855B65F177E50A470D3
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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tmp68C7.tmp

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp68C7.tmp
Size 1KB
SHA256 20aca7842ac7adf7d1119ef7085f4e6382c9677f53a913506de13293b20b52bf
MD5 d06d4509a67e297b7a676991a058f0db
SHA1 78c2d70c96b8a0a8c751aba2fe9f201024b3db7e
SHA512 93a225d3700b79d80ee95b74bf3c67566117f076ae4b8df4f8c8992f257fb79a276888322183b01bd95db60d9f8164c786e37b434a5143eef9e7203f898d2bf2
TLSH
T17B21C064ACC0F61F66715639A39197C2DE2A97A301564138FCCC4A7F3FB6186304316B
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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tmp6945.tmp

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp6945.tmp
Size 1KB
SHA256 7aba66abbcb0b13455609174db23aed495a9adbef0e0acd28baa9c92445eda68
MD5 2271642ca970891700e3f48439739ed8
SHA1 cd472df2349f7db9e1e460d0ee28acd97b8a8793
SHA512 4669a4ef8ec28cdb852ffc1401576b1bf9a9d837797d7d92bc88c18b3097404f36854e50167b309706fef400cabc43c876569ce2797ba85eb169a2783b8fe807
TLSH
T1DA21C064ACC0F61B66715629A39157C2DF2A97A301564138FCCC4E7F3FB6186305356B
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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memory/1984-0-0x0000000000F40000-0x0000000000F50000-memory.dmp

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memory/1984-1-0x00000000750C2000-0x00000000750C4000-memory.dmp

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memory/1984-9-0x00000000750C0000-0x0000000075671000-memory.dmp

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memory/1984-18-0x00000000750C0000-0x0000000075671000-memory.dmp

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memory/1984-17-0x00000000750C2000-0x00000000750C4000-memory.dmp

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memory/1984-16-0x0000000000F40000-0x0000000000F50000-memory.dmp

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memory/3300-15-0x00000000750C0000-0x0000000075671000-memory.dmp

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memory/3300-14-0x00000000750C0000-0x0000000075671000-memory.dmp

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memory/3300-22-0x00000000750C0000-0x0000000075671000-memory.dmp

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memory/3436-13-0x00000000750C0000-0x0000000075671000-memory.dmp

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memory/3436-12-0x00000000750C0000-0x0000000075671000-memory.dmp

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