File name:

NanoCore_Portable.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/164c1cf3-5cd6-447a-b130-38c027e3ce52
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.

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Analysis date: May 21, 2022, 09:09:45
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
trojan
nanocore
rat
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
MD5:

D8097B543928F1AE74E17AE06E941366

SHA1:

639CBF9D926C767A850D349DC09D2947DDB50AB2

SHA256:

59E59BDDE6E394E14326F693CBA8AB7604A20E7F3DF9806F539844D499A701BC

SSDEEP:

196608:y91pFyYcveZFtjA9kIUgon9ZBJHEfWOXo5:y9BmvAOVo9Z3kfRg

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Drops executable file immediately after starts

      • NanoCore_Portable.exe (PID: 3080)

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • NanoCore.exe (PID: 2212)

    • Connects to CnC server

      • NanoCore.exe (PID: 2212)

    • NANOCORE was detected

      • NanoCore.exe (PID: 2212)

    • NANOCORE detected by memory dumps

      • NanoCore.exe (PID: 2212)

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • NanoCore.exe (PID: 2212)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Checks supported languages

      • NanoCore_Portable.exe (PID: 3080)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 2272)
      • mode.com (PID: 3572)
      • NanoCore.exe (PID: 2212)

    • Reads the computer name

      • NanoCore_Portable.exe (PID: 3080)
      • NanoCore.exe (PID: 2212)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • NanoCore_Portable.exe (PID: 3080)

    • Drops a file with a compile date too recent

      • NanoCore_Portable.exe (PID: 3080)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • NanoCore_Portable.exe (PID: 3080)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • NanoCore.exe (PID: 2212)

    • Reads Environment values

      • NanoCore.exe (PID: 2212)

  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • timeout.exe (PID: 3160)
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Nanocore

(PID) Process(2212) NanoCore.exe
ERROR
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (52.9)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (23.5)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (23.5)

EXIF

EXE

Subsystem: Windows GUI
SubsystemVersion: 5.1
ImageVersion: -
OSVersion: 5.1
EntryPoint: 0x1234b
UninitializedDataSize: -
InitializedDataSize: 308224
CodeSize: 144896
LinkerVersion: 14
PEType: PE32
TimeStamp: 2018:09:30 20:01:51+02:00
MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 30-Sep-2018 18:01:51
Detected languages:
  • English - United States
Debug artifacts:
  • D:\Projects\WinRAR\sfx\build\sfxzip32\Release\sfxzip.pdb

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: 0x00000118

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 6
Time date stamp: 30-Sep-2018 18:01:51
Pointer to Symbol Table: 0x00000000
Number of symbols: 0
Size of Optional Header: 0x00E0
Characteristics:
  • IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE

Sections

Name
Virtual Address
Virtual Size
Raw Size
Charateristics
Entropy
.text
0x00001000
0x00023453
0x00023600
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.66306
.rdata
0x00025000
0x00009060
0x00009200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
5.10662
.data
0x0002F000
0x000319C0
0x00000C00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
2.70928
.gfids
0x00061000
0x000000F4
0x00000200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
2.1444
.rsrc
0x00062000
0x0000DFD0
0x0000E000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.63676
.reloc
0x00070000
0x00002510
0x00002600
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.68826

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
5.25329
1875
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_MANIFEST
2
5.10026
2216
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
3
5.25868
3752
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
4
5.02609
1128
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
5
5.18109
4264
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
6
5.04307
9640
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
7
3.1586
482
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_STRING
8
3.11685
460
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_STRING
9
3.15447
494
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_STRING
10
2.99727
326
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_STRING

Imports

KERNEL32.dll
USER32.dll (delay-loaded)
gdiplus.dll
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Total processes
38
Monitored processes
5
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start nanocore_portable.exe cmd.exe no specs mode.com no specs timeout.exe no specs #NANOCORE nanocore.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2212"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NanoCore.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NanoCore.exe
cmd.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
NanoCore
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.2.2.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\nanocore.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\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll
Nanocore
(PID) Process(2212) NanoCore.exe
ERROR
2272C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TempDel.bat" "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe—NanoCore_Portable.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\winbrand.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
3080"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NanoCore_Portable.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NanoCore_Portable.exe
Explorer.EXE
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\nanocore_portable.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft.windows.gdiplus_6595b64144ccf1df_1.1.7601.24542_none_5c0717c7a00ddc6d\gdiplus.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
3160timeout /nobreak 10 C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
timeout - pauses command processing
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\timeout.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
3572mode 30,20C:\Windows\system32\mode.com—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
DOS Device MODE Utility
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\mode.com
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\ulib.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
Total events
1 661
Read events
1 641
Write events
20
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3080) NanoCore_Portable.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:ProxyBypass
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3080) NanoCore_Portable.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:IntranetName
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3080) NanoCore_Portable.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3080) NanoCore_Portable.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2212) NanoCore.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NanoCore_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2212) NanoCore.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NanoCore_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2212) NanoCore.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NanoCore_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileTracingMask
Value:
(PID) Process:(2212) NanoCore.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NanoCore_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:ConsoleTracingMask
Value:
(PID) Process:(2212) NanoCore.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NanoCore_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:MaxFileSize
Value:
1048576
(PID) Process:(2212) NanoCore.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NanoCore_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileDirectory
Value:
%windir%\tracing
Executable files
8
Suspicious files
21
Text files
347
Unknown types
6

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3080NanoCore_Portable.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\server.logtext
MD5:AC6285562E5E3E4E98FEB7FE8DF884A4
SHA256:51D9E422386E5E64EADC212BFF06B33C2A163BFE355CE98D756CE00AFD76AE2A
3080NanoCore_Portable.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\public.bintext
MD5:602D0CC4E7246F8A3B8A5EE9C7FABE30
SHA256:6DE29EE3E660FD3AB419F568FCF65F8418484EB43D5BFCDBFAC5D456FD8488F2
3080NanoCore_Portable.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Plugins\MiscTools.ncpbinary
MD5:78E3006FC6468EB7DFC7761072B84AC6
SHA256:3A3A3B105EEFB45E3B70CC1592E484DF02DF7020D5154E8C2E5D7D439E295E46
3080NanoCore_Portable.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Databases\network.sqlitesqlite
MD5:856342A3A887715F53CD7277A2B220AF
SHA256:DE1CC5F927BDC0ACE22CF11BEBE0B83977B16338A97724E2489302A0FCDA0173
3080NanoCore_Portable.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PluginCompiler.exeexecutable
MD5:E2D1C5DF11F9573F6C5D0A7AD1A79FBF
SHA256:0B41B2FCD0F1A4E913D3EFE293F713849D59EFEBB27BAC060AB31BED51AC2F6B
3080NanoCore_Portable.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ServerPlugin.dllexecutable
MD5:952C62EC830C63380BEB72AD923D35DC
SHA256:2E5FBFB7932B117A2F6093DC346CDEE4A5702E39739D9C40D27BFD1580F6F0D7
3080NanoCore_Portable.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Databases\geolocation.sqlitesqlite
MD5:0E8D861CDDEDE3A0B2B02CFC0B060B99
SHA256:11BD851D8994D3CA9D078144679AA2DC06841ADDD0947B8FA8AD36758BDECF7A
3080NanoCore_Portable.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System.Data.SQLite.dllexecutable
MD5:DD3D6F00B1ABA3F1D9338D9727AB5F17
SHA256:F0D4BEAB24E94E61F219DF451D90DBBA3D0F48539F9B6A448F91E0C94B4E80C4
3080NanoCore_Portable.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Plugins\CorePlugin.ncpbinary
MD5:7914E7302F72D330AA5F6C5C8C26DF43
SHA256:F66985518B1E56A04F512D110F5B79F21ED91CBCBF6BD3E17EBA3DCDFB85F9B5
3080NanoCore_Portable.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Databases\core.sqlitesqlite
MD5:3732DF3263FBAA868BB866BCCA1F402C
SHA256:716D9992711B5B17ECA841836BA5A63DB0A62251BD056A92DB96DECCFA887B41
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HTTP(S) requests
3
TCP/UDP connections
4
DNS requests
1
Threats
1

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
2212
NanoCore.exe
GET
200
35.212.156.187:80
http://lazyshare.net/PluginStats/Functions/getPluginName.php?PluginID=FAD00979338
US
—
—
malicious
2212
NanoCore.exe
POST
200
35.212.156.187:80
http://lazyshare.net/PluginStats/Functions/newLog.php
US
—
—
malicious
2212
NanoCore.exe
POST
200
35.212.156.187:80
http://lazyshare.net/PluginStats/Functions/checkInstall.php
US
—
—
malicious
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2212
NanoCore.exe
35.212.156.187:80
lazyshare.net
—
US
malicious

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
lazyshare.net
  • 35.212.156.187
unknown

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2212
NanoCore.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
AV TROJAN NanoCore Backdoor CnC Request
Process
Message
NanoCore.exe
Trying to load native SQLite library "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\x86\SQLite.Interop.dll"...
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Reports
NanoCore_Portable.exe