nanocore | 2afd0e86d0fa483f0af66241dbc744cf5c07b22e433071ab053f3e830f07d021

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
150s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
submitted
01/08/2026, 04:39

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General

Target
UGS437.exe
Size 203KB
Sample260801-e9976sdg53
SHA256 2afd0e86d0fa483f0af66241dbc744cf5c07b22e433071ab053f3e830f07d021
MD5 65cf821f75e4ff300350a5352c603d10
SHA1 b960cb98a1d6f653c70a809b49c1a75fb2690c5b
SHA512 f2bf954f5ef818b6aff28da030401475007d9c5687eb67c2cc705ed7c4a8b95209d0bb3bab62fb18256789b101b7333c0345ace3ae386f4cf3137ff7b6494b3b
SSDEEP 3072:MzEqV6B1jHa6dtJ10jgvzcgi+oG/j9iaMP2s/HIR+svu1SEImfAF8V7m8CJvflRh:MLV6Bta6dtJmakIM5EuvImfVqflRj0v6
TLSH
T10114BF2A77A84A2FE2DE85B9611211538378C2E3DCC3F3EE18D855B39B563E50A071D7
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

cakhia-link.org:443
www.cakhia-link.org:443

Mutex

570b74eb-d79b-4557-9801-4c1e6bb4582b

Attributes

activate_away_mode
true
backup_connection_host
www.cakhia-link.org
backup_dns_server
8.8.4.4
buffer_size
65535
build_time
2026-05-13T05:15:49.240634036Z
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
570b74eb-d79b-4557-9801-4c1e6bb4582b
mutex_timeout
5000
prevent_system_sleep
false
primary_connection_host
cakhia-link.org
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
2372	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"	UGS437.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	UGS437.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\DDP Host\ddphost.exe	UGS437.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\DDP Host\ddphost.exe	UGS437.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	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	UGS437.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ddphost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	UGS437.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.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
4604	schtasks.exe
1756	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs

pid	Process
1840	UGS437.exe
1840	UGS437.exe
1840	UGS437.exe
1840	UGS437.exe
1840	UGS437.exe
1840	UGS437.exe
1840	UGS437.exe
1840	UGS437.exe
1840	UGS437.exe
1840	UGS437.exe
1840	UGS437.exe
1840	UGS437.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1840	UGS437.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1840	UGS437.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 4604	1840	UGS437.exe	85
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1756	1840	UGS437.exe	87

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\UGS437.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\UGS437.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:1840
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
  "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DDP Host" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp1884.tmp"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:4604
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
  "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DDP Host Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp18E3.tmp"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:1756

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\UGS437.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\UGS437.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2432

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:2372

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 2afd0e86d0fa483f0af66241dbc744cf5c07b22e433071ab053f3e830f07d021
MD5 65cf821f75e4ff300350a5352c603d10
SHA1 b960cb98a1d6f653c70a809b49c1a75fb2690c5b
SHA512 f2bf954f5ef818b6aff28da030401475007d9c5687eb67c2cc705ed7c4a8b95209d0bb3bab62fb18256789b101b7333c0345ace3ae386f4cf3137ff7b6494b3b
SSDEEP 3072:MzEqV6B1jHa6dtJ10jgvzcgi+oG/j9iaMP2s/HIR+svu1SEImfAF8V7m8CJvflRh:MLV6Bta6dtJmakIM5EuvImfVqflRj0v6
TLSH
T10114BF2A77A84A2FE2DE85B9611211538378C2E3DCC3F3EE18D855B39B563E50A071D7
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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tmp1884.tmp

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp1884.tmp
Size 1KB
SHA256 cd57633e3a5db74e55a527673d14c467996b7ebaeccfefe489ba7559b4f5f56a
MD5 7f8a27d5623bb8bdf8ed731a827010af
SHA1 03e04a007c5fc9217c223cd786221b22df81dc0f
SHA512 b825124de063beca8f51eef458630cc4c376d42b62e87890d2eaff87a0e94610fbc2ba88c36b9b82417b30281027ccd12368ad9998fffdf2c88162688ce23b52
TLSH
T16021C064ACC0F61F66715629A39197C2DE2A57A301564138FCCC4A7F3FB6186304316B
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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tmp18E3.tmp

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp18E3.tmp
Size 1KB
SHA256 7aba66abbcb0b13455609174db23aed495a9adbef0e0acd28baa9c92445eda68
MD5 2271642ca970891700e3f48439739ed8
SHA1 cd472df2349f7db9e1e460d0ee28acd97b8a8793
SHA512 4669a4ef8ec28cdb852ffc1401576b1bf9a9d837797d7d92bc88c18b3097404f36854e50167b309706fef400cabc43c876569ce2797ba85eb169a2783b8fe807
TLSH
T1DA21C064ACC0F61B66715629A39157C2DF2A97A301564138FCCC4E7F3FB6186305356B
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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memory/1840-0-0x00000000001E0000-0x00000000001F0000-memory.dmp

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memory/1840-1-0x0000000075032000-0x0000000075034000-memory.dmp

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memory/1840-9-0x0000000075030000-0x00000000755E1000-memory.dmp

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memory/1840-21-0x0000000075030000-0x00000000755E1000-memory.dmp

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memory/1840-20-0x0000000075032000-0x0000000075034000-memory.dmp

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memory/1840-19-0x00000000001E0000-0x00000000001F0000-memory.dmp

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memory/2372-18-0x0000000075030000-0x00000000755E1000-memory.dmp

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memory/2372-14-0x0000000075030000-0x00000000755E1000-memory.dmp

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memory/2372-13-0x0000000075030000-0x00000000755E1000-memory.dmp

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memory/2432-17-0x0000000075030000-0x00000000755E1000-memory.dmp

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memory/2432-12-0x0000000075030000-0x00000000755E1000-memory.dmp

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