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Database Entry



NanoCore


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs 1 YARA 21 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 4abd471a2f7d3c996fb77f4eb35b9c2ab10a917b404a5a97866c61d3a03d3504
SHA3-384 hash: 5a096b4487b970343b85ee594ba00e30a74e119923e3637201e9ae99eda6c7d064122853105b9e5bab5f35aefb200dd1
SHA1 hash: 52e7f92be6790ece33e048c0376adc7dc5ec0c49
MD5 hash: 026d70289a8b08a723428066e684329a
humanhash: high-quiet-music-white
File name:026d70289a8b08a723428066e684329a.exe
Download: download sample
Signature NanoCore
File size:8'145'235 bytes
First seen:2025-05-01 07:00:17 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 965e162fe6366ee377aa9bc80bdd5c65 (47 x BlankGrabber, 13 x CoinMiner, 9 x Efimer)
ssdeep 196608:eWN06mXXXHawfI9jUCD6rlaZLH7qRGrGIYUoZy8FUsOnAo5:OXXXHJIH20drLYRZjo5
TLSH T1E48633666EC006F5F9BB5438C6D39E298B727E1013A4CAD703646BBA0F234F0497A757
TrID 48.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
23.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
9.3% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
9.2% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
9.2% (.EXE) DOS Executable Generic (2000/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe NanoCore RAT


Avatar
abuse_ch
NanoCore C2:
147.185.221.17:44817

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)


Below is a list of indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with this malware samples.

IOCThreatFox Reference
147.185.221.17:44817 https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1514359/

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
408
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
026d70289a8b08a723428066e684329a.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-05-01 08:09:35 UTC
Tags:
stealer blankgrabber uac auto-reg screenshot evasion discord pyinstaller

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
nanocore shell virus sage
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Restart of the analyzed sample
Creating a window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Running batch commands
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a file
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Reading critical registry keys
Searching for synchronization primitives
Creating a process from a recently created file
Launching a process
Launching the process to change network settings
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Creating a file in the Program Files subdirectories
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Connection attempt to an infection source
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Stealing user critical data
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Query of malicious DNS domain
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
crypt expand expired-cert invalid-signature lolbin microsoft_visual_cc overlay overlay signed
Result
Threat name:
Python Stealer, Nanocore, Blank Grabber
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.troj.adwa.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Bypasses PowerShell execution policy
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Detected Nanocore Rat
Encrypted powershell cmdline option found
Found malware configuration
Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen)
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Modifies existing user documents (likely ransomware behavior)
Modifies the hosts file
Modifies Windows Defender protection settings
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Queries sensitive network adapter information (via WMI, Win32_NetworkAdapter, often done to detect virtual machines)
Removes signatures from Windows Defender
Sigma detected: Capture Wi-Fi password
Sigma detected: Dot net compiler compiles file from suspicious location
Sigma detected: NanoCore
Sigma detected: Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Powershell Defender Disable Scan Feature
Sigma detected: Rar Usage with Password and Compression Level
Sigma detected: Suspicious Encoded PowerShell Command Line
Sigma detected: Suspicious PowerShell Encoded Command Patterns
Sigma detected: Suspicious Script Execution From Temp Folder
Suspicious powershell command line found
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to harvest and steal WLAN passwords
Tries to steal Crypto Currency Wallets
Uses cmd line tools excessively to alter registry or file data
Uses netsh to modify the Windows network and firewall settings
Writes or reads registry keys via WMI
Yara detected Blank Grabber
Yara detected Generic Python Stealer
Yara detected Nanocore RAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1678769 Sample: 1p6nJdfrAp.exe Startdate: 01/05/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 82 ip-api.com 2->82 84 discord.com 2->84 108 Found malware configuration 2->108 110 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->110 112 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->112 114 18 other signatures 2->114 11 1p6nJdfrAp.exe 23 2->11         started        15 dnshost.exe 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 file5 62 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\unicodedata.pyd, PE32+ 11->62 dropped 64 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\sqlite3.dll, PE32+ 11->64 dropped 66 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\select.pyd, PE32+ 11->66 dropped 68 16 other malicious files 11->68 dropped 132 Modifies Windows Defender protection settings 11->132 134 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 11->134 136 Tries to harvest and steal WLAN passwords 11->136 138 Removes signatures from Windows Defender 11->138 17 1p6nJdfrAp.exe 1 68 11->17         started        140 Detected Nanocore Rat 15->140 signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 78 ip-api.com 208.95.112.1, 49700, 80 TUT-ASUS United States 17->78 80 discord.com 162.159.137.232, 443, 49701 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 17->80 100 Detected Nanocore Rat 17->100 102 Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen) 17->102 104 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 17->104 106 7 other signatures 17->106 21 cmd.exe 1 17->21         started        24 cmd.exe 17->24         started        26 cmd.exe 1 17->26         started        28 29 other processes 17->28 signatures9 process10 signatures11 116 Suspicious powershell command line found 21->116 118 Uses cmd line tools excessively to alter registry or file data 21->118 120 Encrypted powershell cmdline option found 21->120 130 2 other signatures 21->130 45 2 other processes 21->45 30 bound.exe 24->30         started        35 conhost.exe 24->35         started        122 Modifies Windows Defender protection settings 26->122 124 Removes signatures from Windows Defender 26->124 37 powershell.exe 23 26->37         started        47 2 other processes 26->47 126 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 28->126 128 Tries to harvest and steal WLAN passwords 28->128 39 rar.exe 28->39         started        41 getmac.exe 28->41         started        43 powershell.exe 28->43         started        49 55 other processes 28->49 process12 dnsIp13 86 saw-bm.gl.at.ply.gg 147.185.221.17, 44817 SALSGIVERUS United States 30->86 88 oct-departments.gl.at.ply.gg 147.185.221.27, 44817 SALSGIVERUS United States 30->88 70 C:\Program Files (x86)\DNS Host\dnshost.exe, PE32 30->70 dropped 72 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\run.dat, Non-ISO 30->72 dropped 90 Detected Nanocore Rat 30->90 92 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 30->92 51 dw20.exe 30->51         started        94 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 37->94 74 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\fPlxt.zip, RAR 39->74 dropped 96 Queries sensitive network adapter information (via WMI, Win32_NetworkAdapter, often done to detect virtual machines) 39->96 98 Writes or reads registry keys via WMI 39->98 76 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\srsxxrhj.cmdline, Unicode 43->76 dropped 54 csc.exe 43->54         started        file14 signatures15 process16 file17 58 C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\...\Report.wer, Unicode 51->58 dropped 60 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\srsxxrhj.dll, PE32 54->60 dropped 56 cvtres.exe 54->56         started        process18
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.Vigorf
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-04-08 19:54:39 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
551
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
nanocore
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:blankgrabber family:nanocore collection credential_access defense_evasion discovery execution keylogger persistence privilege_escalation spyware stealer trojan upx
Behaviour
Detects videocard installed
Gathers system information
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Views/modifies file attributes
Browser Information Discovery
Enumerates physical storage devices
Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
System Network Configuration Discovery: Wi-Fi Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Enumerates processes with tasklist
UPX packed file
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Adds Run key to start application
Checks whether UAC is enabled
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
Looks up external IP address via web service
Obfuscated Files or Information: Command Obfuscation
Clipboard Data
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Drops file in Drivers directory
NanoCore
Nanocore family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
saw-bm.gl.at.ply.gg:44817
oct-departments.gl.at.ply.gg:44817
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
nanocore
YARA:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
4abd471a2f7d3c996fb77f4eb35b9c2ab10a917b404a5a97866c61d3a03d3504
MD5 hash:
026d70289a8b08a723428066e684329a
SHA1 hash:
52e7f92be6790ece33e048c0376adc7dc5ec0c49
SH256 hash:
36585912e5eaf83ba9fea0631534f690ccdc2d7ba91537166fe53e56c221e153
MD5 hash:
862f820c3251e4ca6fc0ac00e4092239
SHA1 hash:
ef96d84b253041b090c243594f90938e9a487a9a
SH256 hash:
90341ac8dcc9ec5f9efe89945a381eb701fe15c3196f594d9d9f0f67b4fc2213
MD5 hash:
9c223575ae5b9544bc3d69ac6364f75e
SHA1 hash:
8a1cb5ee02c742e937febc57609ac312247ba386
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:BLOWFISH_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for Blowfish constants
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__ConsoleCtrl
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:ldpreload
Author:xorseed
Reference:https://stuff.rop.io/
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:PE_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SEH__vectored
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:upxHook
Author:@r3dbU7z
Description:Detect artifacts from 'upxHook' - modification of UPX packer
Reference:https://bazaar.abuse.ch/sample/6352be8aa5d8063673aa428c3807228c40505004320232a23d99ebd9ef48478a/
Rule name:upx_largefile
Author:k3nr9
Rule name:vmdetect
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques
Rule name:WHIRLPOOL_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for WhirlPool constants

File information


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BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (FORCE_INTEGRITY)high
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
AUTH_APIManipulates User AuthorizationADVAPI32.dll::ConvertSidToStringSidW
ADVAPI32.dll::ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW
SECURITY_BASE_APIUses Security Base APIADVAPI32.dll::GetTokenInformation
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsKERNEL32.dll::CreateProcessW
ADVAPI32.dll::OpenProcessToken
KERNEL32.dll::CloseHandle
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExW
KERNEL32.dll::GetDriveTypeW
KERNEL32.dll::GetStartupInfoW
KERNEL32.dll::GetCommandLineW
KERNEL32.dll::GetCommandLineA
WIN_BASE_EXEC_APICan Execute other programsKERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::ReadConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::SetConsoleCtrlHandler
KERNEL32.dll::SetStdHandle
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleMode
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleOutputCP
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CreateDirectoryW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileW
KERNEL32.dll::DeleteFileW
KERNEL32.dll::FindFirstFileW
KERNEL32.dll::RemoveDirectoryW
KERNEL32.dll::SetDllDirectoryW
WIN_USER_APIPerforms GUI ActionsUSER32.dll::PeekMessageW
USER32.dll::CreateWindowExW

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