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File name:

Win_activator-by_koz.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/72be6c85-622a-4aad-83b3-0adedd6e5d38
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: March 21, 2019, 12:22:09
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
rat
nanocore
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows
MD5:

0AD2FA223FEFC791B0B99859448E33FF

SHA1:

50956AB88FA191DBD2592FB65E76D111EE2A9B38

SHA256:

5F5CF97332618C42468FB36CD4A0320A5C4060A5A325E73BAB8E235F4A65FECE

SSDEEP:

24576:8MO2Nn2E0u6rHmHIq3Ov9tDJVMbf3DumjDEcwwpLqasG0:vn2Tu2mHIqo9R8vPDcwpLqa3

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Writes to a start menu file

      • cmd.exe (PID: 628)
      • apps.exe (PID: 4092)
    • NanoCore was detected

      • vbc.exe (PID: 2824)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • Win_activator-by_koz.exe (PID: 320)
      • apps.exe (PID: 4092)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 628)
      • vbc.exe (PID: 2824)
    • Runs the app via Explorer COM object

      • Win_activator-by_koz.exe (PID: 320)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • cmd.exe (PID: 628)
    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • Win_activator-by_koz.exe (PID: 320)
    • Executes scripts

      • apps.exe (PID: 4092)
    • Uses RUNDLL32.EXE to load library

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 2196)
    • Connects to unusual port

      • vbc.exe (PID: 2824)
  • INFO

    No info indicators.
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (61.6)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.6)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (10)
.exe | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (4.6)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.4)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2017:09:16 01:58:54+02:00
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 8
CodeSize: 918528
InitializedDataSize: 61440
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0xf800a
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 17.11.8.1
ProductVersionNumber: 17.11.8.1
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Neutral
CharacterSet: Unicode
Comments: n3pt5xakxwy
CompanyName: Provident Financial Group
FileDescription: Lithiated Lemon Soda
FileVersion: 17.11.8.1
InternalName: ounixCrypt5.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright © 2018 Provident Financial Group
OriginalFileName: ounixCrypt5.exe
ProductName: Lithiated Lemon Soda
ProductVersion: 17.11.8.1
AssemblyVersion: 0.0.0.0

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 15-Sep-2017 23:58:54
Comments: n3pt5xakxwy
CompanyName: Provident Financial Group
FileDescription: Lithiated Lemon Soda
FileVersion: 17.11.8.1
InternalName: ounixCrypt5.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright © 2018 Provident Financial Group
OriginalFilename: ounixCrypt5.exe
ProductName: Lithiated Lemon Soda
ProductVersion: 17.11.8.1
Assembly Version: 0.0.0.0

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: 5
Time date stamp: 15-Sep-2017 23:58:54
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
bn*\x08y}!\x7f\x0c\xe2
0x00002000
0x0000E20C
0x0000E400
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
7.99642
.text
0x00012000
0x000E0118
0x000E0200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
7.98455
.rsrc
0x000F4000
0x000009C0
0x00000A00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
4.37383
.reloc
0x000F6000
0x0000000C
0x00000200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
0.0980042
0x000F8000
0x00000010
0x00000200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
0.122276

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
5.00112
490
Latin 1 / Western European
UNKNOWN
RT_MANIFEST

Imports

mscoree.dll
No data.
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Total processes
41
Monitored processes
10
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start win_activator-by_koz.exe no specs explorer.exe no specs cmd.exe explorer.exe no specs explorer.exe no specs explorer.exe no specs winrar.exe no specs apps.exe #NANOCORE vbc.exe rundll32.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
320"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Win_activator-by_koz.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Win_activator-by_koz.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Provident Financial Group
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Lithiated Lemon Soda
Exit code:
0
Version:
17.11.8.1
2596"C:\Windows\explorer.exe" /c, "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\prevalance_crack.rar"C:\Windows\explorer.exeWin_activator-by_koz.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Explorer
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
628"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c copy "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Win_activator-by_koz.exe" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\apps.exe"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
Win_activator-by_koz.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)
660"C:\Windows\explorer.exe" /c, "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\apps.exe"C:\Windows\explorer.exeWin_activator-by_koz.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Explorer
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
3320C:\Windows\explorer.exe /factory,{75dff2b7-6936-4c06-a8bb-676a7b00b24b} -EmbeddingC:\Windows\explorer.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Explorer
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
2440C:\Windows\explorer.exe /factory,{75dff2b7-6936-4c06-a8bb-676a7b00b24b} -EmbeddingC:\Windows\explorer.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Explorer
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
2196"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\prevalance_crack.rar"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Alexander Roshal
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
WinRAR archiver
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.60.0
4092"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\apps.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\apps.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Provident Financial Group
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Lithiated Lemon Soda
Exit code:
0
Version:
17.11.8.1
2824"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\vbc.exe
apps.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Visual Basic Command Line Compiler
Version:
14.0.1055.0
2840"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" C:\Windows\system32\shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$DIa2196.46812\Backtracking.cppC:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exeWinRAR.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows host process (Rundll32)
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Total events
1 111
Read events
1 081
Write events
30
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(320) Win_activator-by_koz.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(320) Win_activator-by_koz.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
1
(PID) Process:Key:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.rar\OpenWithProgids
Operation:writeName:WinRAR
Value:
(PID) Process:Key:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
0
(PID) Process:Key:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2196) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\Interface\Themes
Operation:writeName:ShellExtBMP
Value:
(PID) Process:(2196) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\Interface\Themes
Operation:writeName:ShellExtIcon
Value:
(PID) Process:(2196) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\62\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:LanguageList
Value:
en-US
(PID) Process:(2196) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:0
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\prevalance_crack.rar
(PID) Process:(2196) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:name
Value:
120
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
2
Text files
4
Unknown types
1

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
628cmd.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\apps.exeexecutable
MD5:0AD2FA223FEFC791B0B99859448E33FF
SHA256:5F5CF97332618C42468FB36CD4A0320A5C4060A5A325E73BAB8E235F4A65FECE
2196WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$DIa2196.46812\Backtracking.cpptext
MD5:D3AD5487F82C34AAFDCA0B4D061A07A6
SHA256:E66FFA25445D634670AF17C0CD80C683EF9FF8E773F57CC833B2A552E7AA5535
320Win_activator-by_koz.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\prevalance_crack.rarcompressed
MD5:D78D05C86EB6F573A354521DA055C198
SHA256:BC45CFBDA4456E7843FA2953E27F2D9E80388DC4CA58FAF8A18612DD4AEB027B
4092apps.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\prevalance_crack.rarcompressed
MD5:D78D05C86EB6F573A354521DA055C198
SHA256:BC45CFBDA4456E7843FA2953E27F2D9E80388DC4CA58FAF8A18612DD4AEB027B
4092apps.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\prevalance_crack.txttext
MD5:DBA97DE9063E3FD6CC68F97D262D39C6
SHA256:94F1871A6CD3FB2671B3A1910525BEA6796A47BA7F26E5C14873F00DC4D91061
320Win_activator-by_koz.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\prevalance_crack.txttext
MD5:DBA97DE9063E3FD6CC68F97D262D39C6
SHA256:94F1871A6CD3FB2671B3A1910525BEA6796A47BA7F26E5C14873F00DC4D91061
4092apps.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\apps.lnklnk
MD5:ABC4CE3FDBDDF64233A1C2A37B333C83
SHA256:34B683E7ABFBDAD01870B82CC6861B26E5634F7CEC41A55C850DA634A79760D2
2824vbc.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\90059C37-1320-41A4-B58D-2B75A9850D2F\run.dattext
MD5:382D70583706369E37C02BB721CFD144
SHA256:871E660E3E30D5FC6BCC97C94C66B3F674BAC664DA5CF91A90887279FDD6669D
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
3
DNS requests
3
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2824
vbc.exe
176.132.68.140:2244
nanox.duckdns.org
Bouygues Telecom SA
FR
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
nanox.duckdns.org
  • 176.132.68.140
unknown
dns.msftncsi.com
  • 131.107.255.255
shared

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
Misc activity
ET INFO DYNAMIC_DNS Query to *.duckdns. Domain
No debug info