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Database Entry



DonutLoader


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA File information Comments

SHA256 hash: cc0c1238db8928b8f82b51d3ed8ab25b5a60373c2a68eaa4c2e707adc664cd43
SHA3-384 hash: a8ac1a6c40f24c168d9e10d74ef8c9bb9030e17c41712832a7f39ee6f578a1518fc65c9e014f1d31e43a5ef84b60a188
SHA1 hash: e0bdc44a523402ca037b93e736fb647c98f8e6ce
MD5 hash: 5c360b0c2157edb364b09a825ac1fdaa
humanhash: cola-three-eleven-oklahoma
File name:Win-malqla-x64.msi
Download: download sample
Signature DonutLoader
File size:100'962'304 bytes
First seen:2026-04-06 18:32:04 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi
MIME type:application/x-msi
ssdeep 3145728:Ykyfx0hwE0/zrABIMiCN75Cb0T0cxdDzncLJ:Ywhv0/3ABIMzNiWdDznwJ
Threatray 164 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T110283331B12A6954C11F67BFE564AF8E8431BCA1B32B629BB7783FB2457498350B1C43
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:donutloader msi Shellcode


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CNGaoLing
This sample has been reviewed by Microsoft researchers and determined to be malware.

Shellcode

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
277
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
97.4%
Tags:
cobalt emotet nsis
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug base64 CAB cmd expand expired-cert expired-cert explorer fingerprint installer lolbin lolbin overlay packed short-lived-cert smb wix
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
msi
First seen:
2026-04-06T12:04:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-04-06T17:56:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
Trojan.Win32.Shellcode.sb Trojan.Win32.Inject.sb Trojan.Win32.Autorun.sb Trojan.Win32.Agent.xbzdml Trojan.Win32.Agent.sb Trojan.OLE2.Agent.sb
Gathering data
Threat name:
Win32.Exploit.DonutMarte
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-04-06 15:24:53 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
724
AV detection:
6 of 24 (25.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
donutloader
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:donutloader discovery execution loader persistence privilege_escalation ransomware
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Enumerates connected drives
Loads dropped DLL
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Detects DonutLoader
DonutLoader
Donutloader family
Malware family:
DonutLoader
Verdict:
Malicious
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File information


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Web download

DonutLoader

Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi cc0c1238db8928b8f82b51d3ed8ab25b5a60373c2a68eaa4c2e707adc664cd43

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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