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File name:

PPA.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/aaa19030-e759-4e02-b861-9ae56af62c2a
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: November 08, 2019, 14:34:28
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
rat
nanocore
trojan
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
MD5:

A62717AEF0D25200AFEDFFF0283D1602

SHA1:

8B9F0930BAB1858EAAF76E34BDD35753A0435C6D

SHA256:

BFB17FD88138B742E7636AFF9C8888F04E7A4350DA044AF4F988403C603EA522

SSDEEP:

12288:R7rOTxbOz0U1lQ7qMUBVIHIC1ZG3Moz6Gbir:RG1bT40qMUBVmIz3M6FO

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  • MALICIOUS

    • NANOCORE was detected

      • PPA.exe (PID: 2204)
    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • PPA.exe (PID: 2204)
    • Connects to CnC server

      • PPA.exe (PID: 2204)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Connects to unusual port

      • PPA.exe (PID: 2204)
    • Creates files in the user directory

      • PPA.exe (PID: 2204)
    • Application launched itself

      • PPA.exe (PID: 2524)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • PPA.exe (PID: 2204)
  • 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 | Win32 Executable Microsoft Visual Basic 6 (90.6)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (4.9)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.2)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (2.2)

EXIF

EXE

OriginalFileName: COntratto.exe
InternalName: COntratto
ProductVersion: 1.04.0009
FileVersion: 1.04.0009
ProductName: ReHEso
CompanyName: Asus
CharacterSet: Unicode
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
FileSubtype: -
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileOS: Win32
FileFlags: (none)
FileFlagsMask: 0x0000
ProductVersionNumber: 1.4.0.9
FileVersionNumber: 1.4.0.9
Subsystem: Windows GUI
SubsystemVersion: 4
ImageVersion: 1.4
OSVersion: 4
EntryPoint: 0x11d8
UninitializedDataSize: -
InitializedDataSize: 12288
CodeSize: 577536
LinkerVersion: 6
PEType: PE32
TimeStamp: 2002:02:28 13:34:28+01:00
MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 28-Feb-2002 12:34:28
Detected languages:
  • English - United States
CompanyName: Asus
ProductName: ReHEso
FileVersion: 1.04.0009
ProductVersion: 1.04.0009
InternalName: COntratto
OriginalFilename: COntratto.exe

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: 0x000000B8

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 3
Time date stamp: 28-Feb-2002 12:34:28
Pointer to Symbol Table: 0x00000000
Number of symbols: 0
Size of Optional Header: 0x00E0
Characteristics:
  • IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE
  • IMAGE_FILE_LINE_NUMS_STRIPPED
  • IMAGE_FILE_LOCAL_SYMS_STRIPPED
  • IMAGE_FILE_RELOCS_STRIPPED

Sections

Name
Virtual Address
Virtual Size
Raw Size
Charateristics
Entropy
.text
0x00001000
0x0008C594
0x0008D000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
7.8872
.data
0x0008E000
0x000018C0
0x00001000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
0
.rsrc
0x00090000
0x00000EEE
0x00001000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
4.88147

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
3.22393
540
Unicode (UTF 16LE)
English - United States
RT_VERSION
30001
5.30797
744
Unicode (UTF 16LE)
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
30002
5.18081
2216
Unicode (UTF 16LE)
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON

Imports

MSVBVM60.DLL
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
35
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start ppa.exe no specs #NANOCORE ppa.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2524"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PPA.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PPA.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Asus
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.04.0009
2204"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PPA.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PPA.exe
PPA.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Asus
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Version:
1.04.0009
Total events
14
Read events
13
Write events
1
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2204) PPA.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:writeName:TCP Monitor
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\90059C37-1320-41A4-B58D-2B75A9850D2F\TCP Monitor\tcpmon.exe
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
1
Text files
0
Unknown types
1

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2204PPA.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\90059C37-1320-41A4-B58D-2B75A9850D2F\run.datbinary
MD5:E9927C3B913C39AE2B68768746ABD9F3
SHA256:21D4042ACDF3D65966D36C6CBA8A02DC38C151B577EF8D6A97E5776238E4617F
2204PPA.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\90059C37-1320-41A4-B58D-2B75A9850D2F\TCP Monitor\tcpmon.exeexecutable
MD5:A62717AEF0D25200AFEDFFF0283D1602
SHA256:BFB17FD88138B742E7636AFF9C8888F04E7A4350DA044AF4F988403C603EA522
2204PPA.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\90059C37-1320-41A4-B58D-2B75A9850D2F\catalog.datbs
MD5:32D0AAE13696FF7F8AF33B2D22451028
SHA256:5347661365E7AD2C1ACC27AB0D150FFA097D9246BB3626FCA06989E976E8DD29
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
2
DNS requests
1
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2204
PPA.exe
8.8.8.8:53
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2204
PPA.exe
91.189.180.216:3873
arnoldgood12.hopto.org
ServeTheWorld AS
NO
malicious

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
arnoldgood12.hopto.org
  • 91.189.180.216
malicious

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2204
PPA.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET POLICY DNS Query to DynDNS Domain *.hopto .org
2204
PPA.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
ET TROJAN Possible NanoCore C2 60B
2204
PPA.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [PTsecurity] NanoCore.RAT
2204
PPA.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
REMOTE [PTsecurity] NanoCore.RAT
2204
PPA.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
REMOTE [PTsecurity] NanoCore.RAT
2204
PPA.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
REMOTE [PTsecurity] NanoCore.RAT
2204
PPA.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
REMOTE [PTsecurity] NanoCore.RAT
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No debug info