Analysis

  • max time kernel
    120s
  • max time network
    154s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240611-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240611-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    25-06-2024 02:26

General

  • Target

    691F6CB0459F268016AD101CF6158DFF.exe

  • Size

    931KB

  • MD5

    691f6cb0459f268016ad101cf6158dff

  • SHA1

    da86d59a096e32846efb61b1ce55d1a5dbb1cb02

  • SHA256

    a3b66fd528f2728fad40ab4eb46c8f1fba303b2c3ca54088fff6223da96c483d

  • SHA512

    a09174c91dfc3ba00b792aed4b0b8eb4e5244d6590a71cdf81a884634ce124b85003a49aa7bd5cc0784a993c9b0c8d00f9bef614b3dcda8faf57dd65b4e2635e

  • SSDEEP

    24576:m8xWi7p5e9XwX6n+aV6b/XOyc2JfWz13jO:m0WiDOgXc+aVqCj

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 7 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\691F6CB0459F268016AD101CF6158DFF.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\691F6CB0459F268016AD101CF6158DFF.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2072
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mmkGgxmHZUo.exe"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2632
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\mmkGgxmHZUo" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp92ED.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2608
    • 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:2856

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

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp92ED.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    6da171aa1b6371e61537cfed0ccecdb3

    SHA1

    e095410e92bd6dbfd066795ae296bcd562fe11cb

    SHA256

    8577c4f39cca21a6f792955790764c13b90b8f2a9be7f4cdf56eb88bbc206f59

    SHA512

    5cb8dca5fc4fbc87bac3c634510ff09e5bf88b103c9222fb910ac60fe5397292d6fb3c295ce58777e11afbb254c77baafbd09b5a7c1cbd05fb6c56ec54ada0c6

  • memory/2072-0-0x00000000742DE000-0x00000000742DF000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2072-1-0x0000000000EB0000-0x0000000000FA0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    960KB

  • memory/2072-2-0x00000000742D0000-0x00000000749BE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/2072-3-0x0000000000310000-0x0000000000322000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/2072-4-0x0000000000660000-0x0000000000668000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/2072-5-0x0000000000A50000-0x0000000000A5C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/2072-6-0x00000000053B0000-0x000000000543A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    552KB

  • memory/2072-7-0x0000000005740000-0x00000000057BA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    488KB

  • memory/2072-27-0x00000000742D0000-0x00000000749BE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/2856-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2856-35-0x0000000000550000-0x0000000000562000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/2856-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2856-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2856-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2856-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2856-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2856-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2856-30-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000003DA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2856-31-0x00000000004E0000-0x00000000004FE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/2856-32-0x00000000003E0000-0x00000000003EA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2856-23-0x00000000FFFDE000-0x00000000FFFDF000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2856-36-0x00000000005A0000-0x00000000005BA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/2856-37-0x00000000005D0000-0x00000000005DE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/2856-38-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000612000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/2856-39-0x0000000000610000-0x000000000061C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/2856-40-0x0000000000620000-0x000000000062E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/2856-42-0x00000000006C0000-0x00000000006D0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/2856-41-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000006C4000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB

  • memory/2856-43-0x0000000000710000-0x0000000000724000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB

  • memory/2856-44-0x00000000007B0000-0x00000000007BE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/2856-45-0x0000000000820000-0x000000000084E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    184KB

  • memory/2856-46-0x00000000007D0000-0x00000000007E4000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB