Extracted

• • Target
    cognu.io_chrome.exe
  • Size 57KB
  • SHA256 a2aa333672119aef2713ddd8423189c95472ee018aa2cec3bb8f21384fe97cad
  • MD5 745802a17918049ac7374c9097da61da
  • SHA1 e00faeaf391865036e9e5332d8326b2786221064
  • SHA512 c3fefbd565e8b47baccdded762543a5dd60072dbbf8aca57c24cddfce8bc96694268514f5faf50eb8bdd540273932c63a3180223392f58d32b49919c5f820aab
  • SSDEEP 768:vS3uI6wtjfzh6G7AhwMB5eM2ppb6eeoFdUYMz48N1XXGb5fAdOTwKFum1i:vS/tjMG8XC5eWx848LXGb5feOTwuuB
  • TLSH
    T14543D74473FD4111F5BF8EBA4DB191514B32B8A7AD32C78D06D4068E19B2B44CAA8F7B
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

  Score

  10^/10

  defense_evasiondiscoveryevasionexecutionnanocoreimpactkeyloggerpersistenceprivilege_escalationransomwarespywarestealertrojan

  • Contains code to disable Windows Defender

    A .NET executable tasked with disabling Windows Defender capabilities such as realtime monitoring, blocking at first seen, etc.

  • Family: NanoCore

    NanoCore is a remote access tool (RAT) with a variety of capabilities.

    keyloggertrojanstealerspywarenanocore

  • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings

    evasiontrojan

  • Modifies security service

    defense_evasion

  • Deletes shadow copies

    Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.

    ransomwaredefense_evasionimpactexecution

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

    Run Powershell and hide display window.

    execution

  • Disables RegEdit via registry modification

    defense_evasion

  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification

    defense_evasion

  • Drops file in Drivers directory

  • Event Triggered Execution: Image File Execution Options Injection

    persistence

  • Modifies Windows Firewall

    defense_evasion

  • Checks computer location settings

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory

    A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

    persistenceprivilege_escalation

  • Disables service(s)

    defense_evasionexecution

  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    spywarestealer

  • Stops running service(s)

    defense_evasionexecution

  • Adds Run key to start application

    persistence

  • Discovers running processes

    Running process information can be used to identify security tools or plan follow-on actions.

    discovery

  • Drops file in System32 directory

  • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.

    execution

  • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry

    ransomware
  behavioral1behavioral2