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Database Entry



Threat unknown


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 78d7ba162fcae42e2049fd539c981f0fc0dc480598fed50fde2901dd16819df3
SHA3-384 hash: 5cd4cfc80f2e9e24ab6a339b92a969d801c91a96ceba521874e8762e4e71c7c17ea0fe875cac78d419225fd912442832
SHA1 hash: 79822b5b62935db643dcff990061375fb692676d
MD5 hash: 3d8d39499ea667ffed1bc85683cdac76
humanhash: connecticut-stairway-victor-spring
File name:TVGS-9.6n8.msi
Download: download sample
File size:36'203'008 bytes
First seen:2026-01-17 14:28:37 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi
MIME type:application/x-msi
ssdeep 786432:f2AO9JEceD0IosIUgxi9eRbEWSuyQ4/+K03nvE4t:fU9JdY0JU0B/SvQ4/+XXvB
TLSH T177873321B2C7C536D47E0177AA29DE2E107DBDA7073100D7B3A8B98A68B28C1577D787
TrID 80.0% (.MSI) Microsoft Windows Installer (454500/1/170)
10.7% (.MST) Windows SDK Setup Transform script (61000/1/5)
7.8% (.MSP) Windows Installer Patch (44509/10/5)
1.4% (.) Generic OLE2 / Multistream Compound (8000/1)
Magika msi
Reporter Ling
Tags:Malgent msi Trojan:Win32/Malgent!MSR


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CNGaoLing
This sample has been reviewed by Microsoft researchers and determined to be malware. (Trojan:Win32/Malgent!MSR)

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
38
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug base64 cmd expired-cert fingerprint installer keylogger lolbin masquerade msiexec packed short-lived-cert update wix
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Verdict:
Clean
File Type:
msi
First seen:
2026-01-17T01:23:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-17T09:17:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Gathering data
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.Generic
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-01-16 15:34:43 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
226
AV detection:
7 of 24 (29.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery persistence privilege_escalation ransomware
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Checks processor information in registry
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Enumerates physical storage devices
Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Windows directory
Enumerates connected drives
Looks up external IP address via web service
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Check_OutputDebugStringA_iat
Rule name:cobalt_strike_tmp01925d3f
Author:The DFIR Report
Description:files - file ~tmp01925d3f.exe
Reference:https://thedfirreport.com
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:Detect_MSI_LATAM_Banker_From_LatAm
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:Gh0stKCP
Author:Netresec
Description:Detects HP-Socket ARQ and KCP implementations, which are used in Gh0stKCP. Forked from @stvemillertime's KCP catchall rule.
Reference:https://netresec.com/?b=259a5af
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi 78d7ba162fcae42e2049fd539c981f0fc0dc480598fed50fde2901dd16819df3

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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