Analysis

  • max time kernel
    93s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    25-06-2024 01:44

General

  • Target

    b449b20b95c94cd1dc77a0edbd7eb8c183392ff0bbb53f2ca374d129f5ace20a.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.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • 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 12 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\b449b20b95c94cd1dc77a0edbd7eb8c183392ff0bbb53f2ca374d129f5ace20a.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b449b20b95c94cd1dc77a0edbd7eb8c183392ff0bbb53f2ca374d129f5ace20a.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3996
    • 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:1680
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\zzTmYAoKh" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA047.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4888
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2588
      • 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:3864

    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

    Query Registry

    1
    T1012

    System Information Discovery

    2
    T1082

    Replay Monitor

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_b134dmog.yic.ps1
      Filesize

      60B

      MD5

      d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

      SHA1

      6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

      SHA256

      96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

      SHA512

      5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA047.tmp
      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      2da3e5412b713fdb39d960e347e1e184

      SHA1

      ef4d202c08f273e7e97143c6acd4552a724307da

      SHA256

      798024c54e1d5aaed4c077326388444e5ae153422cffe1b6424ad7aa84386713

      SHA512

      2bebb2f1d5f7ce2d3787b9faccb14bc9dc7ba4350466475a0ba09e67fa680d09f5dce29336815ee8a64fa1975d9fc3c67fdbfa120f2729d1e71fa16987f9fc84

    • memory/1680-41-0x0000000006650000-0x000000000669C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      304KB

    • memory/1680-40-0x00000000065C0000-0x00000000065DE000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      120KB

    • memory/1680-21-0x0000000074FE0000-0x0000000075790000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/1680-85-0x0000000074FE0000-0x0000000075790000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/1680-20-0x0000000074FE0000-0x0000000075790000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/1680-69-0x0000000007C10000-0x0000000007C18000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      32KB

    • memory/1680-68-0x0000000007C30000-0x0000000007C4A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      104KB

    • memory/1680-67-0x0000000007B30000-0x0000000007B44000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      80KB

    • memory/1680-66-0x0000000007B20000-0x0000000007B2E000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/1680-65-0x0000000007AF0000-0x0000000007B01000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      68KB

    • memory/1680-64-0x0000000007B70000-0x0000000007C06000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      600KB

    • memory/1680-19-0x0000000005920000-0x0000000005F48000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      6.2MB

    • memory/1680-25-0x0000000005FC0000-0x0000000006026000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      408KB

    • memory/1680-24-0x0000000005730000-0x0000000005796000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      408KB

    • memory/1680-63-0x0000000007960000-0x000000000796A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/1680-18-0x0000000074FE0000-0x0000000075790000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/1680-32-0x0000000006030000-0x0000000006384000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      3.3MB

    • memory/1680-62-0x00000000078F0000-0x000000000790A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      104KB

    • memory/1680-23-0x0000000005610000-0x0000000005632000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      136KB

    • memory/1680-48-0x0000000006B80000-0x0000000006BB2000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      200KB

    • memory/1680-61-0x0000000007F30000-0x00000000085AA000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      6.5MB

    • memory/1680-60-0x00000000075C0000-0x0000000007663000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      652KB

    • memory/1680-59-0x0000000006BC0000-0x0000000006BDE000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      120KB

    • memory/1680-49-0x0000000075890000-0x00000000758DC000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      304KB

    • memory/1680-17-0x0000000002C90000-0x0000000002CC6000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      216KB

    • memory/3864-71-0x0000000005DD0000-0x0000000005DE2000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      72KB

    • memory/3864-77-0x00000000066B0000-0x00000000066C4000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      80KB

    • memory/3864-45-0x0000000005DA0000-0x0000000005DBE000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      120KB

    • memory/3864-46-0x0000000005EE0000-0x0000000005EEA000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/3864-87-0x0000000074FE0000-0x0000000075790000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/3864-73-0x0000000006670000-0x000000000667E000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/3864-74-0x0000000006680000-0x0000000006692000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      72KB

    • memory/3864-75-0x0000000006690000-0x000000000669C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/3864-76-0x00000000066A0000-0x00000000066AE000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/3864-72-0x0000000006640000-0x000000000665A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      104KB

    • memory/3864-38-0x0000000074FE0000-0x0000000075790000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/3864-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB

    • memory/3864-79-0x00000000066E0000-0x00000000066F4000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      80KB

    • memory/3864-80-0x0000000006700000-0x000000000670E000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/3864-81-0x0000000006710000-0x000000000673E000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      184KB

    • memory/3864-82-0x0000000006750000-0x0000000006764000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      80KB

    • memory/3864-44-0x00000000051B0000-0x00000000051BA000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/3864-78-0x00000000066C0000-0x00000000066D0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/3996-10-0x0000000006940000-0x0000000006948000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      32KB

    • memory/3996-1-0x0000000000E80000-0x0000000000F1C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      624KB

    • memory/3996-2-0x0000000005E80000-0x0000000006424000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      5.6MB

    • memory/3996-4-0x0000000005930000-0x000000000593A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/3996-6-0x0000000074FE0000-0x0000000075790000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/3996-5-0x0000000005C10000-0x0000000005CAC000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      624KB

    • memory/3996-7-0x0000000006960000-0x0000000006E8C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      5.2MB

    • memory/3996-9-0x0000000006610000-0x0000000006622000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      72KB

    • memory/3996-39-0x0000000074FE0000-0x0000000075790000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/3996-11-0x00000000077F0000-0x00000000077FC000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/3996-12-0x0000000007820000-0x000000000789A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      488KB

    • memory/3996-8-0x0000000007620000-0x00000000076B2000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      584KB

    • memory/3996-0-0x0000000074FEE000-0x0000000074FEF000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/3996-3-0x0000000005970000-0x0000000005A02000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      584KB