nanocore | 9ad62ccf1c16f9ce8cbaacced93719285d0956f423389bd1fbe7c2e0f770149b

Analysis

user interaction
yes
max time kernel
148s
max time network
149s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
submitted
07/10/2026, 16:21

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General

Target
8RFD.exe
Size 203KB
Sample261007-tt2nes1xds
SHA256 9ad62ccf1c16f9ce8cbaacced93719285d0956f423389bd1fbe7c2e0f770149b
MD5 d738ee2a3b972ed2889ca62e84f0e9cb
SHA1 8e6cbe2c090a60b7c0357ae0f088c93b0c601a05
SHA512 9b8e22230deedfadf87b980b2017192a71276ce8318fba7701b480239b945caef260dea0c4ec8a92eee86aa8e6a5748ff5905118d09805f059c27af1fc37c41c
SSDEEP 6144:MLV6Bta6dtJmakIM596V2qhLyNPYTbEjp:MLV6BtpmkuM2uL4YT0
TLSH
T1B314CF5677A84A2FE2DE867D611212169379C2E39CC3F3EE28D455B78F267E00A071D3
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

xoilac.dad:443
www.xoilac.dad:443

Mutex

ed45194d-a6ca-43c9-8845-73ea0f11723d

Attributes

activate_away_mode
true
backup_connection_host
www.xoilac.dad
backup_dns_server
8.8.4.4
buffer_size
65535
build_time
2026-07-19T17:53:27.018433636Z
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
false
gc_threshold
1.048576e+07
keep_alive_timeout
30000
keyboard_logging
false
lan_timeout
2500
max_packet_size
1.048576e+07
mutex
ed45194d-a6ca-43c9-8845-73ea0f11723d
mutex_timeout
5000
prevent_system_sleep
false
primary_connection_host
xoilac.dad
primary_dns_server
8.8.8.8
request_elevation
false
restart_delay
5000
run_delay
9
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
3748	lanmgr.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\LAN Manager = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\LAN Manager\\lanmgr.exe"	8RFD.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	8RFD.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\LAN Manager\lanmgr.exe	8RFD.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\LAN Manager\lanmgr.exe	8RFD.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\LAN Manager\client.log	lanmgr.exe

Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

discovery

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname	8RFD.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain	8RFD.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	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	8RFD.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	lanmgr.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	8RFD.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
1896	schtasks.exe
3752	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 18 IoCs

pid	Process
668	8RFD.exe
668	8RFD.exe
668	8RFD.exe
668	8RFD.exe
668	8RFD.exe
668	8RFD.exe
668	8RFD.exe
668	8RFD.exe
668	8RFD.exe
668	8RFD.exe
668	8RFD.exe
668	8RFD.exe
668	8RFD.exe
668	8RFD.exe
668	8RFD.exe
668	8RFD.exe
668	8RFD.exe
668	8RFD.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
668	8RFD.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	668	8RFD.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 668 wrote to memory of 1896	668	8RFD.exe	90
PID 668 wrote to memory of 3752	668	8RFD.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8RFD.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8RFD.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:668
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
  "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "LAN Manager" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpCA6F.tmp"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:1896
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
  "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "LAN Manager Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpCACE.tmp"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:3752

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8RFD.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8RFD.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1148

C:\Program Files (x86)\LAN Manager\lanmgr.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\LAN Manager\lanmgr.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3748

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

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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lanmgr.exe

Path C:\Program Files (x86)\LAN Manager\lanmgr.exe
Size 203KB
SHA256 9ad62ccf1c16f9ce8cbaacced93719285d0956f423389bd1fbe7c2e0f770149b
MD5 d738ee2a3b972ed2889ca62e84f0e9cb
SHA1 8e6cbe2c090a60b7c0357ae0f088c93b0c601a05
SHA512 9b8e22230deedfadf87b980b2017192a71276ce8318fba7701b480239b945caef260dea0c4ec8a92eee86aa8e6a5748ff5905118d09805f059c27af1fc37c41c
SSDEEP 6144:MLV6Bta6dtJmakIM596V2qhLyNPYTbEjp:MLV6BtpmkuM2uL4YT0
TLSH
T1B314CF5677A84A2FE2DE867D611212169379C2E39CC3F3EE28D455B78F267E00A071D3
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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tmpCA6F.tmp

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpCA6F.tmp
Size 1KB
SHA256 4cd2d4dfe13a4d71e190743e3d175f2239aa4a011c82369570a3e6cb72af8aa6
MD5 0ed362feca8f453e65be3e73b2f7fb72
SHA1 1dc0c57c34ba1b0c87d3ff3a3e3fe38199a9b170
SHA512 3286668b512725d2dd33cd307d8e32c18a387daa04b9a1e25357f7c51015668d2452a8c8004e01e99f82501d8b45bbb8d9b96d589c9ebb6d57782eca859ec7a8
TLSH
T13D21E064ACC0F61F66714629A39197C2DF2A57A301164138FCCC4A7F3FB6186304316B
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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tmpCACE.tmp

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpCACE.tmp
Size 1KB
SHA256 60f5742e0f45b4e9a63aef570028deb0e82be84f51e1d280643961f05c516c33
MD5 d7e9b664af56ade4d18b0b895f9ae715
SHA1 f16f53d11622da2103a9005b5ff1ab9ca799982f
SHA512 5caff8477b1ba3e3832fc5783dca09670e251ea3d3f9753bf8862776a8595697bf3870b47bc64de2d1f358205fb90288ca2871da5e81adad79766522616c3ec6
TLSH
T13A21C064ACC0F61B66715629A39197C2DF2A97A301664138FCCC4E7F3FB6186305356B
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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memory/668-14-0x0000000074C20000-0x00000000751D1000-memory.dmp

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memory/668-1-0x0000000074C22000-0x0000000074C24000-memory.dmp

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memory/668-0-0x00000000012D0000-0x00000000012E0000-memory.dmp

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memory/668-16-0x00000000012D0000-0x00000000012E0000-memory.dmp

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memory/668-21-0x0000000074C22000-0x0000000074C24000-memory.dmp

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memory/668-22-0x0000000074C20000-0x00000000751D1000-memory.dmp

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memory/1148-9-0x0000000074C20000-0x00000000751D1000-memory.dmp

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memory/1148-12-0x0000000074C20000-0x00000000751D1000-memory.dmp

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memory/1148-18-0x0000000074C20000-0x00000000751D1000-memory.dmp

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memory/3748-13-0x0000000074C20000-0x00000000751D1000-memory.dmp

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memory/3748-15-0x0000000074C20000-0x00000000751D1000-memory.dmp

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memory/3748-20-0x0000000074C20000-0x00000000751D1000-memory.dmp

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