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Database Entry



Rhadamanthys


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 17d2a24c8707be24ac242e8a71f9ead298997a316b6bf4811222ba03f519fac4
SHA3-384 hash: a798b0e9c02adafdc901ff358b6d6e41f3b255c2d2f2a96ffa0396525a5a371f10508e30302b3e6d10f0c6c92e7704e0
SHA1 hash: cf0b61f217800fdd8f96126415532128b74d7a51
MD5 hash: 031e1bfaf57c5ab902e4bb112fbe942e
humanhash: delaware-nineteen-enemy-hawaii
File name:KmsSetup_v1.1.msi
Download: download sample
Signature Rhadamanthys
File size:13'856'768 bytes
First seen:2025-08-13 14:13:12 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi
MIME type:application/x-msi
ssdeep 393216:H4zCBa+BwDrbudaW2g/a/npiNrsGKGGP/zO:YZDrKda7/wN4G7GHz
Threatray 1 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1D2D6330DBF814352C56A6CBD1290EA6849EFDC557329D9AF43AD38F220B3BF64763046
TrID 88.4% (.MST) Windows SDK Setup Transform script (61000/1/5)
11.5% (.) Generic OLE2 / Multistream Compound (8000/1)
Magika msi
Reporter aachum
Tags:GhostPulse HIjackLoader msi Rhadamanthys ShadowLadder


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iamaachum
https://kms-download.freefugga.com/ => https://app.box.com/shared/static/lewstso2w9wzgumme91ylms4drucbwzf.zip

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
40
Origin country :
ES ES
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
81.4%
Tags:
shellcode overt spawn
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
installer wix
Result
Threat name:
HijackLoader, RHADAMANTHYS
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Drops PE files to the user root directory
Early bird code injection technique detected
Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
Found hidden mapped module (file has been removed from disk)
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Passes commands via pipe to a shell (likely to bypass AV or HIPS)
Potentially malicious time measurement code found
Queues an APC in another process (thread injection)
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Uses cmd line tools excessively to alter registry or file data
Uses ping.exe to check the status of other devices and networks
Uses ping.exe to sleep
Yara detected HijackLoader
Yara detected Powershell download and execute
Yara detected RHADAMANTHYS Stealer
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1756092 Sample: KmsSetup_v1.1.msi Startdate: 13/08/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 115 updatecheck34.activated.win 2->115 117 time.google.com 2->117 119 20 other IPs or domains 2->119 139 Found malware configuration 2->139 141 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->141 143 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 2->143 145 5 other signatures 2->145 14 msiexec.exe 97 57 2->14         started        17 msiexec.exe 3 2->17         started        signatures3 process4 file5 107 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\swresample-4.dll, PE32 14->107 dropped 109 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\sqlite3_plex.dll, PE32 14->109 dropped 111 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\nghttp2.dll, PE32 14->111 dropped 113 18 other malicious files 14->113 dropped 19 Coo-Matrix32.exe 24 14->19         started        process6 file7 91 C:\ProgramData\...\swresample-4.dll, PE32 19->91 dropped 93 C:\ProgramData\...\sqlite3_plex.dll, PE32 19->93 dropped 95 C:\ProgramData\vgkLocal_x86\nghttp2.dll, PE32 19->95 dropped 97 18 other files (4 malicious) 19->97 dropped 147 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 19->147 23 Coo-Matrix32.exe 9 19->23         started        signatures8 process9 file10 99 C:\Users\user99odeO.exe, PE32 23->99 dropped 101 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\Chime.exe, PE32 23->101 dropped 103 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\D3DD973.tmp, PE32 23->103 dropped 105 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\MAS_AIO.cmd, ASCII 23->105 dropped 149 Drops PE files to the user root directory 23->149 151 Found hidden mapped module (file has been removed from disk) 23->151 153 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 23->153 155 3 other signatures 23->155 27 cmd.exe 1 23->27         started        29 NodeO.exe 23->29         started        33 Chime.exe 23->33         started        signatures11 process12 dnsIp13 35 cmd.exe 1 27->35         started        37 conhost.exe 27->37         started        127 cloudflare-dns.com 104.16.248.249, 443, 49709, 49712 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 29->127 129 104.21.13.73, 443, 49710 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 29->129 131 5 other IPs or domains 29->131 175 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 29->175 177 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 29->177 39 dllhost.exe 29->39         started        signatures14 process15 dnsIp16 43 cmd.exe 1 35->43         started        46 conhost.exe 35->46         started        121 shim2.taxi-kpg.com 39->121 123 169.229.128.134, 123, 53524 UCBUS United States 39->123 125 7 other IPs or domains 39->125 157 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 39->157 159 Early bird code injection technique detected 39->159 161 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 39->161 163 2 other signatures 39->163 48 chrome.exe 39->48         started        signatures17 process18 signatures19 165 Uses ping.exe to sleep 43->165 167 Uses cmd line tools excessively to alter registry or file data 43->167 169 Uses ping.exe to check the status of other devices and networks 43->169 171 Passes commands via pipe to a shell (likely to bypass AV or HIPS) 43->171 50 cmd.exe 1 43->50         started        53 cmd.exe 1 43->53         started        55 cmd.exe 1 43->55         started        57 17 other processes 43->57 process20 signatures21 135 Uses cmd line tools excessively to alter registry or file data 50->135 137 Passes commands via pipe to a shell (likely to bypass AV or HIPS) 50->137 59 cmd.exe 50->59         started        62 cmd.exe 50->62         started        64 cmd.exe 50->64         started        76 17 other processes 50->76 66 cmd.exe 1 53->66         started        68 cmd.exe 1 53->68         started        70 powershell.exe 15 55->70         started        72 mode.com 1 57->72         started        74 conhost.exe 57->74         started        process22 signatures23 173 Uses ping.exe to sleep 59->173 78 PING.EXE 59->78         started        81 PING.EXE 62->81         started        83 cmd.exe 64->83         started        85 cmd.exe 64->85         started        87 powershell.exe 76->87         started        89 mode.com 76->89         started        process24 dnsIp25 133 activated.win 104.21.24.156 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 78->133
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Hijackloader
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-13 00:07:02 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
35
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
hijackloader admintool_xenarmor_paswordrecovery
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
rhadamanthys
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:hijackloader family:rhadamanthys discovery execution loader persistence privilege_escalation ransomware stealer
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Modifies registry key
Runs ping.exe
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
Drops file in Windows directory
Executes dropped EXE
Launches sc.exe
Loads dropped DLL
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Enumerates connected drives
Detects HijackLoader (aka IDAT Loader)
Detects Rhadamanthys Payload
HijackLoader
Hijackloader family
Rhadamanthys
Rhadamanthys family
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Malware family:
GHOSTPULSE
Verdict:
Malicious
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_plaintext_c2
Author:cip
Description:Attempts to match at least some of the strings used in some botnet variants which use plaintext communication protocols.
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)

File information


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Web download

Rhadamanthys

Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi 17d2a24c8707be24ac242e8a71f9ead298997a316b6bf4811222ba03f519fac4

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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