Analysis

  • max time kernel
    118s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240220-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240220-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    26-06-2024 02:40

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.

  • 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\b449b20b95c94cd1dc77a0edbd7eb8c183392ff0bbb53f2ca374d129f5ace20a.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b449b20b95c94cd1dc77a0edbd7eb8c183392ff0bbb53f2ca374d129f5ace20a.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2932
    • 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:2572
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\zzTmYAoKh" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp311E.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2812
    • 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:2448

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\tmp311E.tmp
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    408af4db7221cf0e486909a3251725f8

    SHA1

    facf550e8ba10fb34c194811159af470f564dba9

    SHA256

    b3a7b37e1758b292828bf9889337345fd4bc1b245b623f544c094e8efb485468

    SHA512

    03e8c890d30ee2fcfac4c7d7f9c347d5147afa6389070f0fa85da789217fcc7ec68fe9efbcf443eb567292fa39d33fe47c6fccac3d7d87260b2690c530857d37

  • memory/2448-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2448-46-0x0000000000B80000-0x0000000000BAE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    184KB

  • memory/2448-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2448-45-0x0000000000720000-0x000000000072E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/2448-44-0x0000000000630000-0x0000000000644000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB

  • memory/2448-36-0x00000000004B0000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/2448-37-0x0000000000510000-0x000000000052A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/2448-38-0x0000000000530000-0x000000000053E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/2448-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2448-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2448-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2448-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2448-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    224KB

  • memory/2448-23-0x00000000FFFDE000-0x00000000FFFDF000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2448-47-0x0000000000880000-0x0000000000894000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB

  • memory/2448-42-0x0000000000590000-0x00000000005A4000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    80KB

  • memory/2448-43-0x0000000000620000-0x0000000000630000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/2448-31-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000003DA000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2448-32-0x00000000003E0000-0x00000000003FE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/2448-33-0x0000000000440000-0x000000000044A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    40KB

  • memory/2448-39-0x0000000000550000-0x0000000000562000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/2448-40-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000056C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/2448-41-0x0000000000580000-0x000000000058E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    56KB

  • memory/2932-7-0x00000000053C0000-0x000000000543A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    488KB

  • memory/2932-2-0x0000000074AA0000-0x000000007518E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/2932-1-0x00000000000F0000-0x000000000018C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    624KB

  • memory/2932-28-0x0000000074AA0000-0x000000007518E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/2932-6-0x00000000007E0000-0x00000000007EC000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    48KB

  • memory/2932-5-0x00000000007D0000-0x00000000007D8000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/2932-0-0x0000000074AAE000-0x0000000074AAF000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2932-4-0x0000000000740000-0x0000000000752000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/2932-3-0x00000000047B0000-0x0000000004842000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    584KB