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Database Entry



NanoCore


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 708e8ea4397b44ad8e1ea8ef53b0697dec1e09b6c454c7bf4654120e04a903f8
SHA3-384 hash: 49a13192af2175c757917b935041e1b4d5d23be860e0a2aec4d38de00e8b1dd4769f389ce9fbdf6ff490655fa74ae755
SHA1 hash: 65330784185defd5c70579e697565828805332b3
MD5 hash: d400f891031192908e80635dd6ac9cee
humanhash: magazine-cardinal-orange-hamper
File name:uK4c13RrZFN6qJo.exe
Download: download sample
Signature NanoCore
File size:535'040 bytes
First seen:2020-08-27 05:44:43 UTC
Last seen:2020-08-27 07:19:21 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'740 x AgentTesla, 19'599 x Formbook, 12'241 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 12288:bx69nc8r3qhLPLuRS0KTXNDMyErf0ChHH:k5Tr3qpuRSfTX3ErfrH
Threatray 1'116 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH A5B4126403BCCF08DAEF1FF9487D324043F1B9969594D3999B98D2A734D6BA0CA21763
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe NanoCore nVpn RAT


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abuse_ch
Malspam distributing NanoCore:

HELO: gmail.com
Sending IP: 209.58.149.66
From: Christy Kwan <nadotubesales@gmail.com>
Subject: Check Bank Details
Attachment: INVOICE.Z (contains "uK4c13RrZFN6qJo.exe")

NanoCore RAT C2:
185.140.53.28:1985

Hosted on nVpn:

% Information related to '185.140.53.0 - 185.140.53.255'

% Abuse contact for '185.140.53.0 - 185.140.53.255' is 'abuse@privacyfirst.sh'

inetnum: 185.140.53.0 - 185.140.53.255
remarks: This prefix is assigned to The PRIVACYFIRST Project, which
remarks: operates infrastructure jointly used by various VPN service
remarks: providers. We have a very strong focus on privacy and freedom.
remarks: In case of abuse, we encourage all international law enforcement
remarks: agencies to get in touch with our abuse contact. Due to the fact
remarks: that we keep no logs of user activities and only share data when
remarks: it is legally required under our jurisdiction, it is very unlikely
remarks: for a demand of user information to be successful. Still, that
remarks: should not deter you from reaching out.
netname: PRIVACYFIRST-EU3
country: EU
admin-c: TPP15-RIPE
tech-c: TPP15-RIPE
org: ORG-TPP6-RIPE
status: ASSIGNED PA
mnt-by: PRIVACYFIRST-MNT
created: 2016-10-17T23:24:00Z
last-modified: 2020-07-28T20:56:03Z
source: RIPE

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
186
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
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Sending a TCP request 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
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Binary contains a suspicious time stamp
Contains functionality to check if a debugger is running (CheckRemoteDebuggerPresent)
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)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
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: 278507 Sample: uK4c13RrZFN6qJo.exe Startdate: 27/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 40 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->40 42 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 2->42 44 Sigma detected: Scheduled temp file as task from temp location 2->44 46 9 other signatures 2->46 7 uK4c13RrZFN6qJo.exe 7 2->7         started        11 dhcpmon.exe 4 2->11         started        process3 file4 26 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\gBxjwKtdrP.exe, PE32 7->26 dropped 28 C:\Users\...\gBxjwKtdrP.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 7->28 dropped 30 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\tmp24CF.tmp, XML 7->30 dropped 32 C:\Users\user\...\uK4c13RrZFN6qJo.exe.log, ASCII 7->32 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 54 Contains functionality to check if a debugger is running (CheckRemoteDebuggerPresent) 7->54 13 RegSvcs.exe 1 13 7->13         started        18 schtasks.exe 1 7->18         started        20 RegSvcs.exe 7->20         started        22 conhost.exe 11->22         started        signatures5 process6 dnsIp7 38 185.140.53.28, 1985, 49723 DAVID_CRAIGGG Sweden 13->38 34 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\run.dat, Non-ISO 13->34 dropped 36 C:\Program Files (x86)\...\dhcpmon.exe, PE32 13->36 dropped 56 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 13->56 24 conhost.exe 18->24         started        file8 signatures9 process10
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Trojan.FormBook
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-27 05:46:08 UTC
AV detection:
22 of 29 (75.86%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
nanocore
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
keylogger trojan stealer spyware family:nanocore persistence
Behaviour
Creates scheduled task(s)
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Drops file in Program Files directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Adds Run key to start application
NanoCore
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
185.140.53.28:1985
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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


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Malspam

NanoCore

Executable exe 708e8ea4397b44ad8e1ea8ef53b0697dec1e09b6c454c7bf4654120e04a903f8

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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