File name:

sihost.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/b4de88e3-597d-4c2a-846e-aa9611f959b7
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 05, 2023, 20:47:01
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
nanocore
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows
MD5:

19230DB458718DF6FA70D9817925AC7A

SHA1:

04EBA42E98B996B5B9E1783E37DE8B45C42D56F4

SHA256:

3C0512176CBCA3CE1B0ABC5F505A3ABBCD39909C20095D995F019197F42439D3

SSDEEP:

3072:GzEqV6B1jHa6dtJ10jgvzcgi+oG/j9iaMP2s/HISp9Jzf+hpWavwPJLehxm:GLV6Bta6dtJmakIM5PJr+hz2JGm

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Drops the executable file immediately after the start

      • sihost.exe (PID: 2920)
    • NANOCORE has been detected (YARA)

      • sihost.exe (PID: 2920)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Connects to unusual port

      • sihost.exe (PID: 2920)
  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • sihost.exe (PID: 2920)
    • Checks supported languages

      • sihost.exe (PID: 2920)
    • Process checks are UAC notifies on

      • sihost.exe (PID: 2920)
    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • sihost.exe (PID: 2920)
    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • sihost.exe (PID: 2920)
    • Reads Environment values

      • sihost.exe (PID: 2920)
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Nanocore

(PID) Process(2920) sihost.exe
KeyboardLoggingTrue
BuildTime2022-05-11 16:57:01.733288
Version1.2.2.0
Mutex48fc9f6c-a1d6-42de-93fe-7ff2a24a16fa
DefaultGroupNew Connections
PrimaryConnectionHosttrustedvpnconnection.anondns.net
BackupConnectionHostwindowsmanager.freemyip.com
ConnectionPort38952
RunOnStartupTrue
RequestElevationFalse
BypassUserAccountControlFalse
ClearZoneIdentifierTrue
ClearAccessControlTrue
SetCriticalProcessTrue
PreventSystemSleepTrue
ActivateAwayModeFalse
EnableDebugModeFalse
RunDelay0
ConnectDelay4000
RestartDelay5000
TimeoutInterval5000
KeepAliveTimeout30000
MutexTimeout5000
LanTimeout2500
WanTimeout8000
BufferSize65535
MaxPacketSize10485760
GCThreshold10485760
No Malware configuration.

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
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 6
CodeSize: 116736
InitializedDataSize: 68608
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x1e792
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
36
Monitored processes
1
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #NANOCORE sihost.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2920"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sihost.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sihost.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\sihost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll
Nanocore
(PID) Process(2920) sihost.exe
KeyboardLoggingTrue
BuildTime2022-05-11 16:57:01.733288
Version1.2.2.0
Mutex48fc9f6c-a1d6-42de-93fe-7ff2a24a16fa
DefaultGroupNew Connections
PrimaryConnectionHosttrustedvpnconnection.anondns.net
BackupConnectionHostwindowsmanager.freemyip.com
ConnectionPort38952
RunOnStartupTrue
RequestElevationFalse
BypassUserAccountControlFalse
ClearZoneIdentifierTrue
ClearAccessControlTrue
SetCriticalProcessTrue
PreventSystemSleepTrue
ActivateAwayModeFalse
EnableDebugModeFalse
RunDelay0
ConnectDelay4000
RestartDelay5000
TimeoutInterval5000
KeepAliveTimeout30000
MutexTimeout5000
LanTimeout2500
WanTimeout8000
BufferSize65535
MaxPacketSize10485760
GCThreshold10485760
Total events
373
Read events
373
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
1
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2920sihost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\90059C37-1320-41A4-B58D-2B75A9850D2F\run.dattext
MD5:FF9221ECAB5483864A26B091B490D1C0
SHA256:9D5518DEB8769DEE13ED74B2381C7265301315CA6328492FA1C50823A7686B4C
2920sihost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\90059C37-1320-41A4-B58D-2B75A9850D2F\TCP Monitor\tcpmon.exeexecutable
MD5:19230DB458718DF6FA70D9817925AC7A
SHA256:3C0512176CBCA3CE1B0ABC5F505A3ABBCD39909C20095D995F019197F42439D3
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
7
DNS requests
4
Threats
4

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2920
sihost.exe
107.150.23.184:38952
trustedvpnconnection.anondns.net
ASN-QUADRANET-GLOBAL
US
unknown
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
2588
svchost.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
whitelisted
1080
svchost.exe
224.0.0.252:5355
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
trustedvpnconnection.anondns.net
  • 107.150.23.184
unknown
dns.msftncsi.com
  • 131.107.255.255
shared
windowsmanager.freemyip.com
unknown

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
1080
svchost.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET INFO DYNAMIC_DNS Query to freemyip .com Domain
1080
svchost.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET INFO DYNAMIC_DNS Query to freemyip .com Domain
2 ETPRO signatures available at the full report
No debug info