Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240611-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240611-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    14-06-2024 23:13

General

  • Target

    -09876543456789.exe

  • Size

    1.5MB

  • MD5

    ca48db3ce08860333f534588b8d52bae

  • SHA1

    91d76c46a7f96ca1e7bab61d06cbeeb859bb8ef3

  • SHA256

    8b6b44f37521a7b98f55882558648efdfec86cb745d491d1b3b3d55c69723dbf

  • SHA512

    e0915a9a6fcfd601756e81b85f7c6b77ee01499736233701ba7936c735eb46324f127abd7b11756e43fcf85c5b822cb4223d13f91c4766aaff18b0f4c3b311e3

  • SSDEEP

    24576:Jtb20pkaCqT5TBWgNQ7aLxKSj8CNZfRmiFGcDNrZ6A:aVg5tQ7aLxhpZZmiDT5

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

pharmzone.hopto.org:1010

79.134.225.72:1010

Mutex

4226277e-f2be-43a6-87c9-f5164ec5bb36

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    79.134.225.72

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2020-02-03T16:02:10.835552936Z

  • 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

    1010

  • default_group

    @FILE

  • 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

    4226277e-f2be-43a6-87c9-f5164ec5bb36

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    pharmzone.hopto.org

  • primary_dns_server

    8.8.8.8

  • request_elevation

    true

  • 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

  • NanoCore

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

  • Drops startup file 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 16 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\-09876543456789.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\-09876543456789.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops startup file
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2240
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\MSBuild.exe
      "C:\\\\Windows\\\\Microsoft.NET\\\\Framework\\\\v2.0.50727\\\\MSBuild.exe"
      2⤵
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2132
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DDP Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpADEB.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:2688
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "DDP Service Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB1A4.tmp"
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:2600

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

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Downloads

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

    1KB

    MD5

    ae766004c0d8792953bafffe8f6a2e3b

    SHA1

    14b12f27543a401e2fe0af8052e116cab0032426

    SHA256

    1abdd9b6a6b84e4ba1af1282dc84ce276c59ba253f4c4af05fea498a4fd99540

    SHA512

    e530da4a5d4336fc37838d0e93b5eb3804b9c489c71f6954a47fc81a4c655bb72ec493e109cf96e6e3617d7623ac80697ad3bbd5ffc6281bafc8b34dca5e6567

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB1A4.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    93d357e6194c8eb8d0616a9f592cc4bf

    SHA1

    5cc3a3d95d82cb88f65cb6dc6c188595fa272808

    SHA256

    a18de0ef2102d2546c7afd07ad1d7a071a0e59aff0868cf3937a145f24feb713

    SHA512

    4df079387f6a76e0deb96ab4c11f6cffa62a8b42dc4970e885dab10351fade2d9e933663c141b76409657f85f1bf9dbb533d92dce52dc62598aafc4793743f7f

  • memory/2132-16-0x0000000073FE0000-0x000000007458B000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/2132-17-0x0000000073FE0000-0x000000007458B000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/2132-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2132-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2132-11-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2132-15-0x0000000073FE1000-0x0000000073FE2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2132-29-0x0000000073FE0000-0x000000007458B000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/2132-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2132-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2132-28-0x0000000073FE0000-0x000000007458B000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/2132-25-0x0000000073FE0000-0x000000007458B000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/2132-26-0x0000000073FE0000-0x000000007458B000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/2132-27-0x0000000073FE0000-0x000000007458B000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.7MB

  • memory/2240-4-0x0000000002D20000-0x0000000002D86000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    408KB

  • memory/2240-3-0x0000000002690000-0x00000000026F6000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    408KB