hxxp://noescape[.]exe

- Target
  
  http://noescape.exe
Score

9^/10

defense_evasion discovery execution exploit motw persistence phishing privilege_escalation themida trojan
- Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
  defense_evasion
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  Using powershell.exe command.
  execution
- Creates new service(s)
  persistence execution
- Downloads MZ/PE file
- Manipulates Digital Signatures
  Attackers can apply techniques such as changing the registry keys of authenticode & Cryptography to obtain their binary as valid.
- Possible privilege escalation attempt
  exploit
- Checks BIOS information in registry
  BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking
  Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.
  persistence privilege_escalation
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Modifies file permissions
  discovery
- Themida packer
  Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.
  themida
- Checks installed software on the system
  Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
  discovery
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
  defense_evasion trojan
- Enumerates connected drives
  Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
- Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
- Mark of the Web detected: This indicates that the page was originally saved or cloned.
  phishing motw
- Network Share Discovery
  Attempt to gather information on host network.
  discovery
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
behavioral1