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Database Entry



NanoCore


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 12e1a02b8865ab79bb33133254b35fb4d4be1936ce6e7ec69e4bfbb25872f716
SHA3-384 hash: aef3b8ae4ed2446657c51e7f89b92de4569ee8b8224cf96d7cf1991003f25e5bfa78b99510b9d0baee6c01f9f2a0a552
SHA1 hash: 34e25f06c5d2a5cb2376d1dc48d031d6da8ce5f1
MD5 hash: 2fd93ad03836ad7288534d0171c6eea6
humanhash: five-orange-high-grey
File name:CONTRACT PMA1911003.exe
Download: download sample
Signature NanoCore
File size:413'184 bytes
First seen:2020-08-05 08:00:40 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'652 x AgentTesla, 19'463 x Formbook, 12'204 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 12288:Eun2SIYXzfm0q2jEYNqBZDMjMQtJ3a5PMguf8Nd:N2S/FTUQYMg
Threatray 1'091 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH 8194E06C7260612EF2391D3F4C3115839E22F85FEE25DA4B667211AC417E29CBC75FA2
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe NanoCore RAT


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abuse_ch
Malspam distributing NanoCore:

HELO: hshgroups.co
Sending IP: 104.168.166.26
From: Kik , Cholladda Chomphun <samimi@actb.com.au>
Subject: NEW PROJECT CONTRACT PMA1911003
Attachment: CONTRACT PMA1911003.rar (contains "CONTRACT PMA1911003.exe")

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
91
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sending a UDP request
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Launching a process
Creating a process with a hidden window
Deleting a recently created file
Creating a file
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Creating a file in the Program Files subdirectories
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Connection attempt to an infection source
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Result
Threat name:
Nanocore
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Contains functionality to check if a debugger is running (CheckRemoteDebuggerPresent)
Detected Nanocore Rat
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Machine Learning detection for sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Sigma detected: NanoCore
Sigma detected: Scheduled temp file as task from temp location
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected AntiVM_3
Yara detected Nanocore RAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 257485 Sample: CONTRACT PMA1911003.exe Startdate: 05/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 40 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->40 42 Sigma detected: Scheduled temp file as task from temp location 2->42 44 Sigma detected: NanoCore 2->44 46 9 other signatures 2->46 7 CONTRACT PMA1911003.exe 7 2->7         started        11 dhcpmon.exe 4 2->11         started        process3 file4 24 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\faNhdjoHG.exe, PE32 7->24 dropped 26 C:\Users\...\faNhdjoHG.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 7->26 dropped 28 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\tmpE1A6.tmp, XML 7->28 dropped 30 C:\Users\user\...\CONTRACT PMA1911003.exe.log, ASCII 7->30 dropped 48 Writes to foreign memory regions 7->48 50 Allocates memory in foreign processes 7->50 52 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 7->52 13 RegSvcs.exe 1 10 7->13         started        18 schtasks.exe 1 7->18         started        20 conhost.exe 11->20         started        signatures5 process6 dnsIp7 36 185.140.53.12, 1985, 49732, 49735 DAVID_CRAIGGG Sweden 13->36 38 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 13->38 32 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\run.dat, data 13->32 dropped 34 C:\Program Files (x86)\...\dhcpmon.exe, PE32 13->34 dropped 54 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 13->54 22 conhost.exe 18->22         started        file8 signatures9 process10
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Backdoor.NanoCore
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-05 08:02:11 UTC
AV detection:
25 of 29 (86.21%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
nanocore
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
evasion trojan keylogger stealer spyware family:nanocore persistence
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Creates scheduled task(s)
Drops file in Program Files directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Adds Run key to start application
Checks whether UAC is enabled
NanoCore
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
185.140.53.12:1985
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_NanoCore
Author:abuse.ch
Rule name:Nanocore
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect Nanocore in memory
Reference:internal research
Rule name:Nanocore_RAT_Feb18_1
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Nanocore RAT
Reference:Internal Research - T2T
Rule name:Nanocore_RAT_Gen_2
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detetcs the Nanocore RAT
Reference:https://www.sentinelone.com/blogs/teaching-an-old-rat-new-tricks/
Rule name:win_nanocore_w0
Author: Kevin Breen <kevin@techanarchy.net>

File information


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Malspam

NanoCore

Executable exe 12e1a02b8865ab79bb33133254b35fb4d4be1936ce6e7ec69e4bfbb25872f716

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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