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Database Entry



NanoCore


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a9dd5583f75c18a915745ca35e8331a0bdd7b2fb4eb5f072430a97515d521632
SHA3-384 hash: 4c22044a59e0011d68587a048530d9bbab2921f4cd5136473d98c00f19ba769f81a37df06c2f07c75d3b8cd129667c80
SHA1 hash: 6ef21529da5867a8662d1f230d8c5aa9bdb79e80
MD5 hash: 5714d08fd3c1bafec2098f9c46dc85b3
humanhash: red-spring-harry-one
File name:PO_SRL2020426.xlsx
Download: download sample
Signature NanoCore
File size:2'812'416 bytes
First seen:2021-03-29 13:48:16 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Excel file xlsx
MIME type:application/encrypted
ssdeep 49152:wXTTD8VRkZ/5Rqrson9rxx0qniAGAZDtZHn8ARoSeLLjJ5s12gCU6tP2zbgFrXy0:6sVRQRvo9rsoiAXvnvRiLPJCB6d2zcdv
TLSH BAD53302D8ED8F3AE51BAE3881D9C61FB9F29D25C58C9C53B726B6257172F3412B250C
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:CVE-2017-11882 NanoCore VelvetSweatshop xlsx


Avatar
abuse_ch
Malspam distributing unidentified malware:

HELO: outfilter.smtpsentry.net
Sending IP: 216.55.99.203
From: Hello Farms <shabi@gol.com>
Reply-To: cpeach@kidneydocs.org
Subject: LOT 15 - Transfer Manifest for 3/30/2021
Attachment: PO_SRL2020426.xlsx

Office OLE Information


This malware samples appears to be an Office document. The following table provides more information about this document using oletools and oledump.

OLE id
Application name is unknown
Office document is in OLE format
Office document is in encrypted
OLE dump
Detection: VelvetSweatshop

MalwareBazaar was able to identify 6 sections in this file using oledump:

Section IDSection sizeSection name
164 bytesDataSpaces/DataSpaceInfo/StrongEncryptionDataSpace
2112 bytesDataSpaces/DataSpaceMap
3200 bytesDataSpaces/TransformInfo/StrongEncryptionTransform/Primary
476 bytesDataSpaces/Version
52786392 bytesEncryptedPackage
6224 bytesEncryptionInfo

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
114
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
PO_SRL2020426.xlsx
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2021-03-29 19:49:07 UTC
Tags:
encrypted exploit CVE-2017-11882 rat nanocore

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
File type:
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Has a screenshot:
False
Contains macros:
False
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Launching a process
DNS request
Creating a file
Launching a file downloaded from the Internet
Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source by exploiting the app vulnerability
Creating a process from a recently created file
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
OOXML Excel File with Embedding Objects in Encrypted Excel File
Document image
Document image
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Document With No Content
Document contains little or no semantic information.
Result
Threat name:
Nanocore
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Detected Nanocore Rat
Drops PE files to the user root directory
Found malware configuration
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
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Office equation editor drops PE file
Office equation editor starts processes (likely CVE 2017-11882 or CVE-2018-0802)
Sigma detected: Droppers Exploiting CVE-2017-11882
Sigma detected: EQNEDT32.EXE connecting to internet
Sigma detected: Executables Started in Suspicious Folder
Sigma detected: Execution in Non-Executable Folder
Sigma detected: File Dropped By EQNEDT32EXE
Sigma detected: NanoCore
Sigma detected: Scheduled temp file as task from temp location
Sigma detected: Suspicious Program Location Process Starts
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Uses dynamic DNS services
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected Nanocore RAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 377464 Sample: PO_SRL2020426.xlsx Startdate: 29/03/2021 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 43 Found malware configuration 2->43 45 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->45 47 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->47 49 20 other signatures 2->49 7 EQNEDT32.EXE 12 2->7         started        12 EXCEL.EXE 38 34 2->12         started        process3 dnsIp4 41 covid19vaccine.hopto.org 13.234.19.200, 49165, 80 AMAZON-02US United States 7->41 27 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\new[1].exe, PE32 7->27 dropped 29 C:\Users\Public\vbc.exe, PE32 7->29 dropped 53 Office equation editor starts processes (likely CVE 2017-11882 or CVE-2018-0802) 7->53 14 vbc.exe 3 7->14         started        31 C:\Users\user\Desktop\~$PO_SRL2020426.xlsx, data 12->31 dropped file5 signatures6 process7 file8 33 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\PwdZrPVyLJ.exe, PE32 14->33 dropped 35 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\tmpB4A1.tmp, XML 14->35 dropped 55 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 14->55 57 Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules 14->57 59 Writes to foreign memory regions 14->59 61 2 other signatures 14->61 18 RegSvcs.exe 4 14->18         started        23 schtasks.exe 14->23         started        signatures9 process10 dnsIp11 37 194.5.98.250, 1012, 49166, 49167 DANILENKODE Netherlands 18->37 39 nassiru1144.ddns.net 18->39 25 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\run.dat, Non-ISO 18->25 dropped 51 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 18->51 file12 signatures13
Threat name:
Document-Office.Exploit.CVE-2017-11882
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2021-03-29 12:05:00 UTC
AV detection:
14 of 29 (48.28%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
nanocore
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:nanocore keylogger spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Creates scheduled task(s)
Enumerates system info in registry
Launches Equation Editor
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Loads dropped DLL
Uses the VBS compiler for execution
Blocklisted process makes network request
Executes dropped EXE
NanoCore
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
194.5.98.250:1012
nassiru1144.ddns.net:1012
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:Email_stealer_bin_mem
Author:James_inthe_box
Description:Email in files like avemaria
Rule name:IPPort_combo_mem
Author:James_inthe_box
Description:IP and port combo
Rule name:Select_from_enumeration
Author:James_inthe_box
Description:IP and port combo
Rule name:SharedStrings
Author:Katie Kleemola
Description:Internal names found in LURK0/CCTV0 samples
Rule name:UAC_bypass_bin_mem
Author:James_inthe_box
Description:UAC bypass in files like avemaria

File information


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

Malspam

NanoCore

Excel file xlsx a9dd5583f75c18a915745ca35e8331a0bdd7b2fb4eb5f072430a97515d521632

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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