| File name: | Rust Loader.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/92a0f990-8ed5-4454-b40d-c6a918fc5662 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | NanoCore is a Remote Access Trojan or RAT. This malware is highly customizable with plugins which allow attackers to tailor its functionality to their needs. Nanocore is created with the .NET framework and it’s available for purchase for just $25 from its “official” website. |
| Analysis date: | December 08, 2019, 00:04:12 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows |
| MD5: | C41283F4741AF7DF33DD9B1ACE94224E |
| SHA1: | F55522F34B4F2549FD9EB8A9E8DCD31FC8D7E92C |
| SHA256: | 06F08B5F1328B2DA597C9715C9EE7BD1D1EF41AB35F3CA8F26BA3784D0A9145F |
| SSDEEP: | 3072:gzEqV6B1jHa6dtJ10jgvzcgi+oG/j9iaMP2s/HI6aWUG4rXzIRL1D5QOvBxxrYX8:gLV6Bta6dtJmakIM5x0vIJQoxxr2QNmu |
MALICIOUS
NANOCORE was detected
- Rust Loader.exe (PID: 2600)
- Rust Loader.exe (PID: 3772)
Changes settings of System certificates
- Rust Loader.exe (PID: 2600)
Connects to CnC server
- Rust Loader.exe (PID: 3772)
- Rust Loader.exe (PID: 2600)
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- Rust Loader.exe (PID: 3772)
- Rust Loader.exe (PID: 2600)
SUSPICIOUS
Reads Internet Cache Settings
- Rust Loader.exe (PID: 2600)
Creates files in the user directory
- Rust Loader.exe (PID: 2600)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- Rust Loader.exe (PID: 2600)
Reads internet explorer settings
- Rust Loader.exe (PID: 2600)
Adds / modifies Windows certificates
- Rust Loader.exe (PID: 2600)
Application launched itself
- Rust Loader.exe (PID: 2600)
INFO
No info indicators.
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (63.1) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (23.8) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5.6) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.8) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (1.7) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2015:02:22 01:49:37+01:00 |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 6 |
| CodeSize: | 116736 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 90112 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x1e792 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
Summary
| Architecture: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
|---|---|
| Subsystem: | IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI |
| Compilation Date: | 22-Feb-2015 00:49:37 |
DOS Header
| Magic number: | MZ |
|---|---|
| Bytes on last page of file: | 0x0090 |
| Pages in file: | 0x0003 |
| Relocations: | 0x0000 |
| Size of header: | 0x0004 |
| Min extra paragraphs: | 0x0000 |
| Max extra paragraphs: | 0xFFFF |
| Initial SS value: | 0x0000 |
| Initial SP value: | 0x00B8 |
| Checksum: | 0x0000 |
| Initial IP value: | 0x0000 |
| Initial CS value: | 0x0000 |
| Overlay number: | 0x0000 |
| OEM identifier: | 0x0000 |
| OEM information: | 0x0000 |
| Address of NE header: | 0x00000080 |
PE Headers
| Signature: | PE |
|---|---|
| Machine: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
| Number of sections: | 3 |
| Time date stamp: | 22-Feb-2015 00:49:37 |
| Pointer to Symbol Table: | 0x00000000 |
| Number of symbols: | 0 |
| Size of Optional Header: | 0x00E0 |
| Characteristics: |
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Sections
Name | Virtual Address | Virtual Size | Raw Size | Charateristics | Entropy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.text | 0x00002000 | 0x0001C798 | 0x0001C800 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 6.59804 |
.reloc | 0x00020000 | 0x0000000C | 0x00000200 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 0.10191 |
.rsrc | 0x00022000 | 0x00015DF0 | 0x00015E00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 7.9972 |
Resources
Title | Entropy | Size | Codepage | Language | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7.99736 | 89496 | Latin 1 / Western European | UNKNOWN | RT_RCDATA |
Imports
mscoree.dll |
Total processes
36
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2600 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rust Loader.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rust Loader.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 3772 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rust Loader.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rust Loader.exe | Rust Loader.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
Total events
603
Read events
551
Write events
51
Delete events
1
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (2600) Rust Loader.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | TCP Monitor |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\90059C37-1320-41A4-B58D-2B75A9850D2F\TCP Monitor\tcpmon.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2600) Rust Loader.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2600) Rust Loader.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2600) Rust Loader.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Rust Loader_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2600) Rust Loader.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Rust Loader_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2600) Rust Loader.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Rust Loader_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: 4294901760 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2600) Rust Loader.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Rust Loader_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: 4294901760 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2600) Rust Loader.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Rust Loader_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2600) Rust Loader.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Rust Loader_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2600) Rust Loader.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Rust Loader_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
4
Text files
24
Unknown types
4
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2600 | Rust Loader.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\admin@pornhub[2].txt | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2600 | Rust Loader.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\90059C37-1320-41A4-B58D-2B75A9850D2F\settings.bak | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2600 | Rust Loader.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\90059C37-1320-41A4-B58D-2B75A9850D2F\run.dat | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2600 | Rust Loader.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\90059C37-1320-41A4-B58D-2B75A9850D2F\TCP Monitor\tcpmon.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2600 | Rust Loader.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\I0488CJO\front-index-pc[1].css | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2600 | Rust Loader.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\LH043OAM\premium-modals[1].css | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2600 | Rust Loader.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\admin@pornhub[1].txt | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2600 | Rust Loader.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\I0488CJO\generated-header[1].css | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2600 | Rust Loader.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\H6QNMHE9\error[2] | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2600 | Rust Loader.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\H6QNMHE9\warning[1] | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
1
TCP/UDP connections
20
DNS requests
12
Threats
36
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2600 | Rust Loader.exe | GET | 301 | 66.254.114.41:80 | http://pornhub.com/ | US | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2600 | Rust Loader.exe | 66.254.114.41:80 | pornhub.com | Reflected Networks, Inc. | US | malicious |
2600 | Rust Loader.exe | 152.195.34.118:443 | ci.phncdn.com | MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business | US | whitelisted |
2600 | Rust Loader.exe | 66.254.114.41:443 | pornhub.com | Reflected Networks, Inc. | US | malicious |
2600 | Rust Loader.exe | 3.17.202.129:11857 | 0.tcp.ngrok.io | — | US | malicious |
2600 | Rust Loader.exe | 8.8.8.8:53 | — | Google Inc. | US | malicious |
2600 | Rust Loader.exe | 205.185.208.142:443 | cdn1d-static-shared.phncdn.com | Highwinds Network Group, Inc. | US | suspicious |
2600 | Rust Loader.exe | 172.217.23.106:443 | fonts.googleapis.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
2600 | Rust Loader.exe | 66.254.114.32:443 | hubt.pornhub.com | Reflected Networks, Inc. | US | unknown |
2600 | Rust Loader.exe | 205.185.208.79:443 | static.trafficjunky.com | Highwinds Network Group, Inc. | US | unknown |
3772 | Rust Loader.exe | 3.17.202.129:11857 | 0.tcp.ngrok.io | — | US | malicious |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
0.tcp.ngrok.io |
| malicious |
pornhub.com |
| whitelisted |
www.pornhub.com |
| whitelisted |
ci.phncdn.com |
| whitelisted |
smpop.icfcdn.com |
| malicious |
cdn1d-static-shared.phncdn.com |
| whitelisted |
static.trafficjunky.com |
| whitelisted |
fonts.googleapis.com |
| whitelisted |
fonts.gstatic.com |
| whitelisted |
hubt.pornhub.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2600 | Rust Loader.exe | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET POLICY DNS Query to a *.ngrok domain (ngrok.io) |
2600 | Rust Loader.exe | Misc Attack | ET TOR Known Tor Relay/Router (Not Exit) Node Traffic group 415 |
2600 | Rust Loader.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET TROJAN Possible NanoCore C2 60B |
2600 | Rust Loader.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | REMOTE [PTsecurity] NanoCore.RAT |
2600 | Rust Loader.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | REMOTE [PTsecurity] NanoCore.RAT |
2600 | Rust Loader.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | REMOTE [PTsecurity] NanoCore.RAT |
2600 | Rust Loader.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET TROJAN Possible NanoCore C2 60B |
2600 | Rust Loader.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | REMOTE [PTsecurity] NanoCore.RAT |
2600 | Rust Loader.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | REMOTE [PTsecurity] NanoCore.RAT |
2600 | Rust Loader.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET TROJAN Possible NanoCore C2 60B |
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