Extracted

• • Target
    thearcane.com_nano.exe
  • Size 64KB
  • SHA256 c215e2e0512237d2428926071a0c78f4c20f838903a05fd05441f3a785b1ed29
  • MD5 71c4a8a8f98f36f893432d7cea874123
  • SHA1 69abd893414524e679b4cb9c06edcb9cff521f55
  • SHA512 2e7e9fd2eba1e59e394629311a2b29fa634ac441d2d8ebda8de9694e4567cec86cc6eb1caecce1b9c959a6429be1a704979dd7d53241657dc2a62beb74db3c58
  • SSDEEP 1536:qacS+3QARi3Pipykv/9qOpuIA2WCc3VnwQuagnf:JcdRi3P619qOptA2WCc3VwQurf
  • TLSH
    T15D53D78477E98620E5BF4EFE4D3291104B31F867AD23D78D0A95549E1A72780CEECB27
  • 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

  • Grants admin privileges

    Uses net.exe to modify the user's privileges.

  • 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

  • Creates a new local user account

    Uses net.exe to create a new local user account, often for persistence or a backdoor account.

    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

  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

    defense_evasion
  behavioral1behavioral2