Crypter

A defender’s guide to crypters and loaders | Red Canary

• It is a software program that can conceal the existence of Malware

• Attackers use this software to elude antivirus detection

• It protects malware from Reverse Engineering or analysis

  • Crypters make it difficult to detect malwares by security mechanisms.

• Attackers embed notorious malware files inside droppers

  • Crypters can perform the installation task of malwares covertly

• The dropper can transport malware code and execute malware on a target system without being detected by antivirus scanners.