Analysis

  • max time kernel
    144s
  • max time network
    150s
  • 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 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.

  • 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 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\691F6CB0459F268016AD101CF6158DFF.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\691F6CB0459F268016AD101CF6158DFF.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3932
    • 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:4584
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\mmkGgxmHZUo" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp6FA2.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4688
    • 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:3304

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_0tmzuopa.qct.ps1
    Filesize

    60B

    MD5

    d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

    SHA1

    6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

    SHA256

    96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

    SHA512

    5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp6FA2.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    1346126911a6051449c0b84534a5d51c

    SHA1

    66ab7fdf71cfe3c25208dbe4a05f2d3fc659b32e

    SHA256

    bf9b78aee7af43e235a75d0e0cb8791a6e3f17de4d0889fdfb99210dcf32ad10

    SHA512

    85f5127e68a193904a6eb7f0fe80ca40049937e6749dfeb7d5fe319a12297c6c05cb9f546775d81a8c938e00d2a370f8c360cad12ee89d4c3ec1c0d04392a46f

  • memory/3304-73-0x0000000074840000-0x0000000074FF0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/3304-43-0x00000000055C0000-0x00000000055DE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/3304-45-0x0000000074840000-0x0000000074FF0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/3304-44-0x0000000005740000-0x000000000574A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/3304-42-0x0000000074840000-0x0000000074FF0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/3304-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/3304-41-0x0000000005360000-0x000000000536A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/3932-4-0x0000000005A30000-0x0000000005A3A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/3932-6-0x0000000005C50000-0x0000000005CEC000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    624KB

  • memory/3932-11-0x0000000009B20000-0x0000000009BAA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    552KB

  • memory/3932-12-0x0000000009E40000-0x0000000009EBA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    488KB

  • memory/3932-9-0x0000000005D50000-0x0000000005D58000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/3932-8-0x0000000005D30000-0x0000000005D42000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/3932-7-0x0000000006910000-0x0000000006E3C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.2MB

  • memory/3932-10-0x0000000005DF0000-0x0000000005DFC000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/3932-0-0x000000007484E000-0x000000007484F000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/3932-5-0x0000000074840000-0x0000000074FF0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/3932-25-0x0000000074840000-0x0000000074FF0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/3932-3-0x0000000005970000-0x0000000005A02000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    584KB

  • memory/3932-2-0x0000000005E30000-0x00000000063D4000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.6MB

  • memory/3932-1-0x0000000000FD0000-0x00000000010C0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    960KB

  • memory/4584-39-0x0000000006220000-0x0000000006574000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    3.3MB

  • memory/4584-48-0x0000000007790000-0x00000000077C2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    200KB

  • memory/4584-27-0x0000000006090000-0x00000000060F6000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    408KB

  • memory/4584-28-0x00000000061B0000-0x0000000006216000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    408KB

  • memory/4584-26-0x0000000005830000-0x0000000005852000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    136KB

  • memory/4584-19-0x0000000074840000-0x0000000074FF0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/4584-22-0x0000000074840000-0x0000000074FF0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/4584-47-0x0000000006870000-0x00000000068BC000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    304KB

  • memory/4584-46-0x00000000067E0000-0x00000000067FE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/4584-20-0x00000000058B0000-0x0000000005ED8000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.2MB

  • memory/4584-59-0x0000000006DC0000-0x0000000006DDE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/4584-60-0x00000000079E0000-0x0000000007A83000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    652KB

  • memory/4584-49-0x00000000703C0000-0x000000007040C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    304KB

  • memory/4584-24-0x0000000074840000-0x0000000074FF0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/4584-61-0x0000000008160000-0x00000000087DA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.5MB

  • memory/4584-62-0x0000000007B20000-0x0000000007B3A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/4584-63-0x0000000007B90000-0x0000000007B9A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/4584-64-0x0000000007DA0000-0x0000000007E36000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    600KB

  • memory/4584-65-0x0000000007D20000-0x0000000007D31000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    68KB

  • memory/4584-67-0x0000000007D60000-0x0000000007D74000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB

  • memory/4584-68-0x0000000007E60000-0x0000000007E7A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/4584-69-0x0000000007E40000-0x0000000007E48000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/4584-66-0x0000000007D50000-0x0000000007D5E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/4584-72-0x0000000074840000-0x0000000074FF0000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/4584-17-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005256000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    216KB