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Database Entry



Rhadamanthys


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 29ecf946a40c89dfae84770c96f483b151a636202ceaab43b1c8008f2adedbea
SHA3-384 hash: 40f321dba6077602bc4f6fb613c3b986d95c338698d681d9f2e715f508aebbeb7efe60cadb8a2089eb0f9b2b33a124d0
SHA1 hash: 69e004e344898c966254f192c3a73957ce14d24a
MD5 hash: 5ef401bd15d2eb3d361212863d99e172
humanhash: mars-alabama-south-diet
File name:Setup.msi
Download: download sample
Signature Rhadamanthys
File size:13'639'680 bytes
First seen:2025-08-11 06:58:57 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi
MIME type:application/x-msi
ssdeep 393216:eketQnmDvK/WFTuaD3yvxJreByuZvhz+iKVwB2w+5AMFIseL+U:ekivKeFTT+JreD0Y2w+5ZvU
Threatray 208 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T161D6337FE9DAE902C41FAC7D991020C615763D369167147ABA4F37E8A0B0DB09E206BD
TrID 68.9% (.MST) Windows SDK Setup Transform script (61000/1/5)
22.0% (.WPS) Kingsoft WPS Office document (alt.) (19502/3/2)
9.0% (.) Generic OLE2 / Multistream Compound (8000/1)
Magika msi
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:msi Rhadamanthys

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
32
Origin country :
SE SE
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.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Drops PE files to the user root directory
Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
Found hidden mapped module (file has been removed from disk)
Found malware configuration
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
Yara detected HijackLoader
Yara detected RHADAMANTHYS Stealer
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1754336 Sample: Setup.msi Startdate: 11/08/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 50 cloudflare-dns.com 2->50 58 Found malware configuration 2->58 60 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 2->60 62 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->62 64 2 other signatures 2->64 9 msiexec.exe 97 57 2->9         started        12 msiexec.exe 3 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 file5 34 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\swresample-4.dll, PE32 9->34 dropped 36 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\sqlite3_plex.dll, PE32 9->36 dropped 38 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\nghttp2.dll, PE32 9->38 dropped 40 18 other malicious files 9->40 dropped 14 VorteCor64.exe 24 9->14         started        process6 file7 42 C:\ProgramData\jp_Agent\swresample-4.dll, PE32 14->42 dropped 44 C:\ProgramData\jp_Agent\sqlite3_plex.dll, PE32 14->44 dropped 46 C:\ProgramData\jp_Agent\nghttp2.dll, PE32 14->46 dropped 48 18 other files (7 malicious) 14->48 dropped 78 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 14->78 18 VorteCor64.exe 7 14->18         started        signatures8 process9 file10 28 C:\Users\user\LogValidator64.exe, PE32 18->28 dropped 30 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\XPFix.exe, PE32 18->30 dropped 32 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\34FFF11.tmp, PE32 18->32 dropped 66 Drops PE files to the user root directory 18->66 68 Found hidden mapped module (file has been removed from disk) 18->68 70 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 18->70 72 2 other signatures 18->72 22 LogValidator64.exe 18->22         started        26 XPFix.exe 18->26         started        signatures11 process12 dnsIp13 52 cloudflare-dns.com 104.16.249.249, 443, 49685, 49692 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 22->52 54 104.21.48.1, 443, 49696 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 22->54 56 5 other IPs or domains 22->56 74 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 22->74 76 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 22->76 signatures14
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Hijackloader
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2025-08-09 01:17:43 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
35
AV detection:
15 of 38 (39.47%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
rhadamanthys
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:hijackloader family:rhadamanthys discovery loader persistence privilege_escalation ransomware stealer
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
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
Drops file in Windows directory
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
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: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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