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Database Entry



NanoCore


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 6e44fa9228237b3e1dee57ebc6bc6dd747530b19f0b3ac16e74106b4df9af9a2
SHA3-384 hash: 7814e35ac160ed2b9de6ac503d74c5b00bf5120f9e655aec767680c1d2f2bf87211c9dc5c3a79b3239f3895aaff4392c
SHA1 hash: b524063b90c3447074d74a2de143053a14727b39
MD5 hash: 0e8bf0d504977e933c61b577e736aa9b
humanhash: aspen-mobile-zulu-artist
File name:6e44fa9228237b3e1dee57ebc6bc6dd747530b19f0b3ac16e74106b4df9af9a2
Download: download sample
Signature NanoCore
File size:1'667'072 bytes
First seen:2021-08-31 06:45:49 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'744 x AgentTesla, 19'609 x Formbook, 12'242 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 12288:Q+k4Fg6lFBuq9+nDCjw+st7O6S3jLQWcmhB6X1r+o8/w2ju:vk4Fg6rBuq9uCq66
Threatray 2'714 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T106754A289C6531CCB42EB2C90E7245E4535EFA7620A1EE2376DD9B319957D9CEBF3800
Reporter JAMESWT_WT
Tags:exe NanoCore

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
517
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
6e44fa9228237b3e1dee57ebc6bc6dd747530b19f0b3ac16e74106b4df9af9a2
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2021-08-31 06:48:06 UTC
Tags:
n/a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Launching a process
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a file in the Windows subdirectories
Creating a window
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Creating a file
Launching the default Windows debugger (dwwin.exe)
Sending a UDP request
Setting a single autorun event
Adding exclusions to Windows Defender
Malware family:
Generic Malware
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
Nanocore
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
.NET source code references suspicious native API functions
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
Creates an autostart registry key pointing to binary in C:\Windows
Detected Nanocore Rat
Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them
Drops PE files with benign system names
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)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sigma detected: Powershell Defender Exclusion
Sigma detected: Suspect Svchost Activity
Sigma detected: System File Execution Location Anomaly
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected Nanocore RAT
Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 474920 Sample: m0257xr4VI Startdate: 31/08/2021 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 56 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->56 58 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->58 60 Detected Nanocore Rat 2->60 62 10 other signatures 2->62 7 m0257xr4VI.exe 3 7 2->7         started        11 svchost.exe 2->11         started        13 svchost.exe 2->13         started        15 6 other processes 2->15 process3 dnsIp4 46 C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\...\svchost.exe, PE32 7->46 dropped 48 C:\Windows\...\svchost.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 7->48 dropped 50 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\m0257xr4VI.exe.log, ASCII 7->50 dropped 64 Creates an autostart registry key pointing to binary in C:\Windows 7->64 66 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 7->66 68 Drops PE files with benign system names 7->68 18 powershell.exe 25 7->18         started        20 powershell.exe 24 7->20         started        22 powershell.exe 7->22         started        24 m0257xr4VI.exe 7->24         started        70 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 11->70 72 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 11->72 74 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 11->74 26 powershell.exe 11->26         started        28 powershell.exe 11->28         started        30 powershell.exe 11->30         started        76 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 13->76 52 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 15->52 54 192.168.2.1 unknown unknown 15->54 78 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 15->78 32 WerFault.exe 15->32         started        file5 signatures6 process7 process8 34 conhost.exe 18->34         started        36 conhost.exe 20->36         started        38 conhost.exe 22->38         started        40 conhost.exe 26->40         started        42 conhost.exe 28->42         started        44 conhost.exe 30->44         started       
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Heracles
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2021-08-30 06:42:05 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
2
AV detection:
26 of 46 (56.52%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
nanocore
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:nanocore evasion keylogger spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Program crash
Drops file in Windows directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Windows security modification
NanoCore
Windows security bypass
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
1116.hopto.org:1116
185.140.53.9:1116
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
5797c505be480847ced751db7f66068bd817c056576470ed4f138e1c98833a32
MD5 hash:
0ce333a07e99079582e59ab60e730b81
SHA1 hash:
838c1c144f462daa4bc27b6b32fd39965f253f81
SH256 hash:
6e44fa9228237b3e1dee57ebc6bc6dd747530b19f0b3ac16e74106b4df9af9a2
MD5 hash:
0e8bf0d504977e933c61b577e736aa9b
SHA1 hash:
b524063b90c3447074d74a2de143053a14727b39
Malware family:
NanoCore
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_NanoCore
Author:abuse.ch
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Stomped_PECompilation_Timestamp_InTheFuture
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detect executables with stomped PE compilation timestamp that is greater than local current time
Rule name:Nanocore
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect Nanocore in memory
Reference:internal research
Rule name:nanocore_rat
Author:jeFF0Falltrades
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:pe_imphash
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:win_nanocore_w0
Author:Kevin Breen <kevin@techanarchy.net>

File information


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