Analysis

  • max time kernel
    142s
  • max time network
    147s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    15-06-2024 02:31

General

  • Target

    e346a199826939f2970cdd5337010e08cd761c0dfa35965afb404a04489ec0ed.exe

  • Size

    820KB

  • MD5

    0e4c4d9f7b2ee56acdd9b3da668e2da3

  • SHA1

    11189f4174bdeb36fb31ff8a7b2489641dd144be

  • SHA256

    e346a199826939f2970cdd5337010e08cd761c0dfa35965afb404a04489ec0ed

  • SHA512

    a0b5de3eef3de57468a770f596c98d066eae36d538a9bc0d3e8550d6a4b21c0974deab2cc093bc612a89d935cde902c571ca92f2a61ec6d40bea0d52047df9b9

  • SSDEEP

    12288:xxtg61jjk0LAta9AjjNw5DI+J/0oI3QCdiOc8f/TTRptDGiwFMdWefQS4XhEc:xg61jjk0LAta9AODIz88f///dbfQSeK

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

vjhelena.duckdns.org:54880

alibabaforwader10.ddns.net:54880

Mutex

a387c389-48e1-4208-8dfc-04ffe53ec013

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    alibabaforwader10.ddns.net

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2024-02-09T13:56:51.135504536Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    true

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    54880

  • default_group

    MAY

  • 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

    a387c389-48e1-4208-8dfc-04ffe53ec013

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    vjhelena.duckdns.org

  • primary_dns_server

    8.8.8.8

  • request_elevation

    true

  • restart_delay

    5000

  • run_delay

    0

  • run_on_startup

    true

  • 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.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e346a199826939f2970cdd5337010e08cd761c0dfa35965afb404a04489ec0ed.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e346a199826939f2970cdd5337010e08cd761c0dfa35965afb404a04489ec0ed.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2020
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e346a199826939f2970cdd5337010e08cd761c0dfa35965afb404a04489ec0ed.exe"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2900
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PKoUYTS.exe"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2848
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\PKoUYTS" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp7935.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:2676
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2688

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1
T1059

PowerShell

1
T1059.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Persistence

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1
T1082

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp7935.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    32e8b4d5ad4da31ca7d2b4bd36cf06c3

    SHA1

    fa653bd6d6ed1f27a2ed642b676fdb55be45d03a

    SHA256

    bdff5b52888b0fa9f3fc76b6db278dd05a1dcbf15a8eb5f03a249caeb8566d44

    SHA512

    aaba1c07dbc980cdb4f9a01822447956429560258cf22b6594e47df715267496b88d5b1eeef09c2f3025af59080299d1a4dc39ef5c7b890b8c95b0511b76c480

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\0GJMEQQH2ONAWD8H9MMV.temp
    Filesize

    7KB

    MD5

    16308ce3666ed02b449a1ec846e40b81

    SHA1

    6df200e1fb6701c7271618cac1f218f0791f0b7f

    SHA256

    cc56fc4f9a123dea01d9d1e281f156ff4cc5842e10259df97453ca6f4f8ab313

    SHA512

    79897f69cae3f383dc4034ce49a72abe7fdf88c704c5a3dea2027fec73deb95234bf30e7fb28fc429e314f358241abd77261a85712e2cded3f94c32db4eb1a66

  • memory/2020-0-0x000000007414E000-0x000000007414F000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2020-1-0x0000000000F70000-0x0000000001044000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    848KB

  • memory/2020-2-0x0000000074140000-0x000000007482E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/2020-3-0x00000000006D0000-0x00000000006EA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/2020-4-0x0000000000540000-0x0000000000550000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/2020-5-0x0000000005C80000-0x0000000005CFA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    488KB

  • memory/2020-30-0x0000000074140000-0x000000007482E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/2688-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2688-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2688-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2688-26-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2688-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2688-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2688-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2688-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2688-32-0x0000000000390000-0x000000000039A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2688-33-0x00000000003A0000-0x00000000003BE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/2688-34-0x0000000000440000-0x000000000044A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB