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Database Entry



NanoCore


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 16 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a335c9ad21f67b44232a6f31f5605b013167628f63e7e00a3fc840a8ab9afc73
SHA3-384 hash: 31affc0cbf10544e8902f352d925bbf7f4b9e503007002e31383e6cdd55a085c2d8542a683e4d2977556bef9d19906db
SHA1 hash: 24918b78ec2c68569ca9c5236b5f56bc09ea3f48
MD5 hash: 6e65813ad51126c4fcabcf6ad9267e26
humanhash: bravo-neptune-stream-october
File name:SOA00291.pdf.exe
Download: download sample
Signature NanoCore
File size:592'559 bytes
First seen:2023-10-03 01:00:35 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 9dda1a1d1f8a1d13ae0297b47046b26e (64 x Formbook, 40 x GuLoader, 25 x RemcosRAT)
ssdeep 12288:6nPdx6ltZqggFJbkdQRYPa1RTwexrKQQaZdV+RzA:GPdx6bozkQOP2c28aZSO
Threatray 1'732 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T115C4DF93BA9B8FD7C1E235F3195171DD1AB58C240E51C257A3A07E3CF877B02CA16266
TrID 47.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
15.9% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10523/12/4)
9.9% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
7.6% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
6.8% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4505/5/1)
File icon (PE):PE icon
dhash icon 2750d8d4d4789047 (2 x NanoCore, 1 x GuLoader)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe NanoCore RAT


Avatar
abuse_ch
NanoCore C2:
104.250.181.155:9036

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
412
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a window
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Сreating synchronization primitives
Launching a process
Searching for synchronization primitives
DNS request
Sending a custom TCP request
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process by context flags manipulation
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
control fareit lolbin masquerade nanocore overlay packed shell32 virus
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Result
Threat name:
Nanocore
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Detected Nanocore Rat
Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory)
Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after reading information in the PEB, e.g. number of processors)
Found malware configuration
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Initial sample is a PE file and has a suspicious name
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
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
Snort IDS alert for network traffic
Uses an obfuscated file name to hide its real file extension (double extension)
Uses dynamic DNS services
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Yara detected Nanocore RAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1318389 Sample: SOA00291.pdf.exe Startdate: 03/10/2023 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 52 Snort IDS alert for network traffic 2->52 54 Found malware configuration 2->54 56 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->56 58 11 other signatures 2->58 9 SOA00291.pdf.exe 18 2->9         started        12 dhxos.exe 2->12         started        15 vvavnhuhk.exe 2->15         started        17 dhxos.exe 2->17         started        process3 file4 42 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\vvavnhuhk.exe, PE32 9->42 dropped 19 vvavnhuhk.exe 1 2 9->19         started        68 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 12->68 70 Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory) 12->70 72 Detected Nanocore Rat 12->72 74 Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after reading information in the PEB, e.g. number of processors) 12->74 23 dhxos.exe 3 12->23         started        76 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 15->76 25 vvavnhuhk.exe 3 15->25         started        27 dhxos.exe 2 17->27         started        signatures5 process6 file7 40 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\dhxos.exe, PE32 19->40 dropped 60 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 19->60 62 Detected Nanocore Rat 19->62 64 Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after reading information in the PEB, e.g. number of processors) 19->64 66 2 other signatures 19->66 29 vvavnhuhk.exe 11 19->29         started        signatures8 process9 dnsIp10 48 titus.casacam.net 104.250.181.155, 49799, 49800, 49801 VOXILITYGB United States 29->48 50 titus102023.ddns.net 29->50 44 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\run.dat, data 29->44 dropped 46 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\tmpF2D9.tmp, XML 29->46 dropped 78 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 29->78 34 schtasks.exe 1 29->34         started        36 dw20.exe 20 6 29->36         started        file11 signatures12 process13 process14 38 conhost.exe 34->38         started       
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Generic
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2023-10-03 01:01:06 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
3
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Result
Malware family:
nanocore
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:nanocore evasion keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Creates scheduled task(s)
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Adds Run key to start application
Checks whether UAC is enabled
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
NanoCore
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
titus.casacam.net:9036
titus102023.ddns.net:9036
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
45499b2eb6802cea34e6e87c16c2ba7c4b8e5e27cbd336cbcdd59dbb1f5577e2
MD5 hash:
da5469e9e5aa5bd4ae3be7579183cbe7
SHA1 hash:
1c7cb556110da4aa11a0ee3acc9cd46a4a9fc917
SH256 hash:
a335c9ad21f67b44232a6f31f5605b013167628f63e7e00a3fc840a8ab9afc73
MD5 hash:
6e65813ad51126c4fcabcf6ad9267e26
SHA1 hash:
24918b78ec2c68569ca9c5236b5f56bc09ea3f48
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:cobalt_strike_tmp01925d3f
Author:The DFIR Report
Description:files - file ~tmp01925d3f.exe
Reference:https://thedfirreport.com
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:maldoc_find_kernel32_base_method_1
Author:Didier Stevens (https://DidierStevens.com)
Rule name:malware_Nanocore_strings
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect Nanocore in memory
Reference:internal research
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_NanoCore
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects NanoCore
Rule name:nanocore_rat
Author:jeFF0Falltrades
Rule name:Nanocore_RAT_Feb18_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Nanocore RAT
Reference:Internal Research - T2T
Rule name:Nanocore_RAT_Feb18_1_RID2DF1
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Nanocore RAT
Reference:Internal Research - T2T
Rule name:Nanocore_RAT_Gen_2
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detetcs the Nanocore RAT
Reference:https://www.sentinelone.com/blogs/teaching-an-old-rat-new-tricks/
Rule name:Nanocore_RAT_Gen_2_RID2D96
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detetcs the Nanocore RAT
Reference:https://www.sentinelone.com/blogs/teaching-an-old-rat-new-tricks/
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Nanocore_d8c4e3c5
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:win_nanocore_w0
Author:Kevin Breen <kevin@techanarchy.net>

File information


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