Analysis

  • max time kernel
    146s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240419-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240419-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    13-06-2024 07:44

General

  • Target

    a47b05db3e42ee692d14c540166d3cb7_JaffaCakes118.exe

  • Size

    910KB

  • MD5

    a47b05db3e42ee692d14c540166d3cb7

  • SHA1

    6f93466b4cac813c139e3bda8c5f163950e6348a

  • SHA256

    825e0fde3a52873f7b67f254951927aebb480a870aa07a775ac07dd642767ff2

  • SHA512

    ca83aa589f79e0da8f620f1ad8a05132132b869dc5a76c4f97fa4964fecc8596dd2e71646073d9332a4a4e6940c2607543ec5ee5988352988d5898650c2e05d1

  • SSDEEP

    6144:WHCbSPjwCy5BB75qLHsswKcQKec6AMgABUfElEaEl3Vn5T6JB03:FbqjA5lqLHssfcQKj16UfElG3V5TuBS

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

sealpage.servepics.com:8443

Mutex

8b193074-55e7-422d-8e72-a7a8c491e038

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    sealpage.servepics.com

  • backup_dns_server

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2018-07-22T17:24:02.091657736Z

  • 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

    8443

  • 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

    8b193074-55e7-422d-8e72-a7a8c491e038

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    true

  • primary_connection_host

  • primary_dns_server

  • request_elevation

    true

  • restart_delay

    5000

  • run_delay

    0

  • run_on_startup

    false

  • set_critical_process

    false

  • timeout_interval

    5000

  • use_custom_dns_server

    false

  • version

    1.2.2.0

  • wan_timeout

    8000

Signatures

  • NanoCore

    NanoCore is a remote access tool (RAT) with a variety of capabilities.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a47b05db3e42ee692d14c540166d3cb7_JaffaCakes118.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a47b05db3e42ee692d14c540166d3cb7_JaffaCakes118.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2220
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "cmd.exe"
      2⤵
      • NTFS ADS
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1336
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
        reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows" /v Load /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\comm\iscsicli.exe.lnk" /f
        3⤵
          PID:2832
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a47b05db3e42ee692d14c540166d3cb7_JaffaCakes118.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a47b05db3e42ee692d14c540166d3cb7_JaffaCakes118.exe"
        2⤵
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Checks whether UAC is enabled
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2644
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DOS Manager" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp963.tmp"
          3⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:2684
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DOS Manager Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpADB.tmp"
          3⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:2576

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

    Execution

    Scheduled Task/Job

    1
    T1053

    Persistence

    Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

    1
    T1547

    Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

    1
    T1547.001

    Scheduled Task/Job

    1
    T1053

    Privilege Escalation

    Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

    1
    T1547

    Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

    1
    T1547.001

    Scheduled Task/Job

    1
    T1053

    Defense Evasion

    Modify Registry

    1
    T1112

    Discovery

    System Information Discovery

    2
    T1082

    Replay Monitor

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp963.tmp
      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      be66425c90f7d34f5a157a7f16b8f42d

      SHA1

      fb1048d08c2fbb0322a852aabc99714bcd5dafef

      SHA256

      6c6098541dbecfede4d5cce2ce7c6e99f99c8492e61e68917a0dcf4955a142ba

      SHA512

      4bf19f930b1bae60e03543d8f9a5ff13c0e394fb2587eee5524536c934681378a848047649d03bda4d27dd20aa04124916b64e13c3d37268f2d96100c04ec0c0

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpADB.tmp
      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      8f5713b14cee3089852f6c8d2a7a7d57

      SHA1

      8bffbea05715c6434ad593cce8a2c737f80ff788

      SHA256

      ab3ce102242c3144f87bcbfe83984a478821cd09e62c0e5211b2ab37dde02d2c

      SHA512

      82bd2378c2d6bb34a1ad3f2d26bfea583fc8403691bed6668521ba3e8bc7bdbdf142f872ddbc8e5251550f47c9bbee4eb3d0d6096f80d85259082cf68a454c72

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\comm\iscsicli.exe
      Filesize

      910KB

      MD5

      a47b05db3e42ee692d14c540166d3cb7

      SHA1

      6f93466b4cac813c139e3bda8c5f163950e6348a

      SHA256

      825e0fde3a52873f7b67f254951927aebb480a870aa07a775ac07dd642767ff2

      SHA512

      ca83aa589f79e0da8f620f1ad8a05132132b869dc5a76c4f97fa4964fecc8596dd2e71646073d9332a4a4e6940c2607543ec5ee5988352988d5898650c2e05d1

    • memory/2220-0-0x0000000074301000-0x0000000074302000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2220-2-0x0000000074300000-0x00000000748AB000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      5.7MB

    • memory/2220-1-0x0000000074300000-0x00000000748AB000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      5.7MB

    • memory/2220-34-0x0000000074300000-0x00000000748AB000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      5.7MB

    • memory/2644-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000424000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      144KB

    • memory/2644-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000424000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      144KB

    • memory/2644-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000424000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      144KB

    • memory/2644-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000424000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      144KB

    • memory/2644-17-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2644-24-0x0000000074300000-0x00000000748AB000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      5.7MB

    • memory/2644-26-0x0000000074300000-0x00000000748AB000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      5.7MB

    • memory/2644-25-0x0000000074300000-0x00000000748AB000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      5.7MB

    • memory/2644-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000424000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      144KB

    • memory/2644-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000424000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      144KB

    • memory/2644-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000424000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      144KB

    • memory/2644-35-0x0000000074300000-0x00000000748AB000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      5.7MB