Analysis

  • max time kernel
    119s
  • max time network
    154s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240611-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240611-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    24-06-2024 21:01

General

  • Target

    5a42e2442b79943419bf0e39ad7be827.exe

  • Size

    600KB

  • MD5

    5a42e2442b79943419bf0e39ad7be827

  • SHA1

    1a4a5d7594fbdfb3189915502a63c801a2180389

  • SHA256

    b449b20b95c94cd1dc77a0edbd7eb8c183392ff0bbb53f2ca374d129f5ace20a

  • SHA512

    f18e569b0fc487b77fbe55cb7beadfac99723d5ab0111d03e62bee1cb01db3b8bd6f97a050f95768f77f5eaddf78bf08f7f12ba4ffa52bd7e8e55a60bb4167ed

  • SSDEEP

    12288:U9PcfpbzzGwWjZK2P5VQiYwhKrmXLZNa8pKp1wFqexdCZMxZ3Q:viDj7xVQi9hOmXowFTCZQtQ

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

newsddawork.3utilities.com:1620

maxlogs.webhop.me:1620

Mutex

1fa46b72-10f9-4da3-bc15-84dde165706d

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    true

  • backup_connection_host

    maxlogs.webhop.me

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2024-02-17T03:41:10.727034736Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    true

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    1620

  • default_group

    NewBin

  • 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

    1fa46b72-10f9-4da3-bc15-84dde165706d

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    false

  • primary_connection_host

    newsddawork.3utilities.com

  • 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.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 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).

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5a42e2442b79943419bf0e39ad7be827.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5a42e2442b79943419bf0e39ad7be827.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3008
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\zzTmYAoKh.exe"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2704
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\zzTmYAoKh" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA728.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2736
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\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
      PID:2836

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1
T1059

PowerShell

1
T1059.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1
T1082

Replay Monitor

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA728.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    ab91a7f6546ab5488b65a91b6a51ddbc

    SHA1

    b23ac43cb909bd21cf80aa5ea3df4c9b38f8568f

    SHA256

    2ce5765b9da7e8d747c9dca1954dbc9c41b6bfdd8e497770fe2186cb3082f4f5

    SHA512

    12d7201c336bd4eda673bb2ab66e82344a5ad80b7523c3786734a246506a753080357e4e701080e17cd99807888951665fe6914dde3adf4db94894f9822a04d3

  • memory/2836-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2836-44-0x0000000002100000-0x000000000210E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/2836-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2836-45-0x0000000002270000-0x000000000229E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    184KB

  • memory/2836-43-0x00000000020B0000-0x00000000020C4000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB

  • memory/2836-41-0x00000000008F0000-0x0000000000904000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB

  • memory/2836-42-0x0000000000940000-0x0000000000950000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/2836-38-0x00000000008C0000-0x00000000008D2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/2836-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2836-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2836-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2836-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2836-23-0x00000000FFFDE000-0x00000000FFFDF000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2836-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2836-46-0x0000000002160000-0x0000000002174000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB

  • memory/2836-39-0x00000000008D0000-0x00000000008DC000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/2836-40-0x00000000008E0000-0x00000000008EE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/2836-30-0x0000000000480000-0x000000000048A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2836-31-0x00000000004C0000-0x00000000004DE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/2836-32-0x0000000000490000-0x000000000049A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2836-35-0x00000000005B0000-0x00000000005C2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/2836-36-0x0000000000810000-0x000000000082A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/2836-37-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000065E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/3008-7-0x0000000005290000-0x000000000530A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    488KB

  • memory/3008-2-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074E0E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/3008-1-0x0000000000F50000-0x0000000000FEC000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    624KB

  • memory/3008-27-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074E0E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/3008-6-0x0000000000350000-0x000000000035C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/3008-5-0x0000000000340000-0x0000000000348000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/3008-0-0x000000007472E000-0x000000007472F000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/3008-4-0x0000000000240000-0x0000000000252000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/3008-3-0x0000000004880000-0x0000000004912000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    584KB