Analysis

  • max time kernel
    145s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    26-06-2024 01:29

General

  • Target

    a3b66fd528f2728fad40ab4eb46c8f1fba303b2c3ca54088fff6223da96c483d.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 9 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\a3b66fd528f2728fad40ab4eb46c8f1fba303b2c3ca54088fff6223da96c483d.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a3b66fd528f2728fad40ab4eb46c8f1fba303b2c3ca54088fff6223da96c483d.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2652
    • 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:4004
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\mmkGgxmHZUo" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp63FA.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4648
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:3348
      • 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:5096

    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_bikw3nuw.gmv.ps1
      Filesize

      60B

      MD5

      d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

      SHA1

      6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

      SHA256

      96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

      SHA512

      5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp63FA.tmp
      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      58d1d11d4fa2cb8b18da906d38cd261c

      SHA1

      3d5a8008d3a15381ad8a7017ffff88d298ba86f2

      SHA256

      13fdc9e804520abccd2b3a109ab226aef464a81c9ec2d3bc89530248fd19cf4b

      SHA512

      b163479746e945c873f0e064a79715383d9ef525466824a39fce6edd808b99ea5bed51376d916c0e781317370370cbca8cede8b664665647c1159358fff84b8a

    • memory/2652-8-0x00000000055D0000-0x00000000055E2000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      72KB

    • memory/2652-9-0x0000000006080000-0x0000000006088000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      32KB

    • memory/2652-4-0x00000000050A0000-0x00000000050AA000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/2652-5-0x0000000074BA0000-0x0000000075350000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/2652-6-0x0000000005340000-0x00000000053DC000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      624KB

    • memory/2652-7-0x00000000060D0000-0x00000000065FC000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      5.2MB

    • memory/2652-2-0x00000000055F0000-0x0000000005B94000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      5.6MB

    • memory/2652-3-0x00000000050E0000-0x0000000005172000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      584KB

    • memory/2652-10-0x0000000006090000-0x000000000609C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      48KB

    • memory/2652-11-0x0000000009230000-0x00000000092BA000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      552KB

    • memory/2652-12-0x0000000009550000-0x00000000095CA000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      488KB

    • memory/2652-38-0x0000000074BA0000-0x0000000075350000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/2652-0-0x0000000074BAE000-0x0000000074BAF000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2652-1-0x00000000005A0000-0x0000000000690000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      960KB

    • memory/4004-25-0x0000000005990000-0x00000000059F6000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      408KB

    • memory/4004-46-0x00000000070F0000-0x0000000007122000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      200KB

    • memory/4004-70-0x0000000074BA0000-0x0000000075350000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/4004-22-0x0000000074BA0000-0x0000000075350000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/4004-19-0x0000000074BA0000-0x0000000075350000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/4004-28-0x0000000005AF0000-0x0000000005B56000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      408KB

    • memory/4004-18-0x00000000052F0000-0x0000000005918000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      6.2MB

    • memory/4004-24-0x0000000005280000-0x00000000052A2000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      136KB

    • memory/4004-37-0x0000000005C60000-0x0000000005FB4000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      3.3MB

    • memory/4004-17-0x00000000028B0000-0x00000000028E6000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      216KB

    • memory/4004-41-0x0000000006110000-0x000000000612E000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      120KB

    • memory/4004-67-0x0000000007770000-0x0000000007778000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      32KB

    • memory/4004-43-0x0000000006170000-0x00000000061BC000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      304KB

    • memory/4004-66-0x0000000007790000-0x00000000077AA000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      104KB

    • memory/4004-65-0x0000000007690000-0x00000000076A4000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      80KB

    • memory/4004-21-0x0000000074BA0000-0x0000000075350000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/4004-47-0x0000000075420000-0x000000007546C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      304KB

    • memory/4004-57-0x00000000066E0000-0x00000000066FE000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      120KB

    • memory/4004-58-0x0000000007330000-0x00000000073D3000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      652KB

    • memory/4004-59-0x0000000007A90000-0x000000000810A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      6.5MB

    • memory/4004-60-0x0000000007450000-0x000000000746A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      104KB

    • memory/4004-61-0x00000000074C0000-0x00000000074CA000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/4004-62-0x00000000076D0000-0x0000000007766000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      600KB

    • memory/4004-63-0x0000000007650000-0x0000000007661000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      68KB

    • memory/4004-64-0x0000000007680000-0x000000000768E000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      56KB

    • memory/5096-45-0x00000000060D0000-0x00000000060DA000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/5096-44-0x0000000005590000-0x00000000055AE000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      120KB

    • memory/5096-42-0x0000000005370000-0x000000000537A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/5096-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      224KB