Overview

overview

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Static

static

7

knifeloader.exe

windows10-2004-x64

9

knifeloader.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

9

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General

  • Target
    knifeloader.exe
  • Size 18.9MB
  • Sample260727-2hheeasemh
  • SHA256 493aa27d8497f47e6bb9e727b8f353bd184ba223d05bdf5ee17b892bfbbddf4d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
defense_evasiondiscoverypersistencethemidatrojan

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      knifeloader.exe
    • Size 18.9MB
    • SHA256 493aa27d8497f47e6bb9e727b8f353bd184ba223d05bdf5ee17b892bfbbddf4d
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    Score
    9/10
    defense_evasionthemidatrojandiscoverypersistence

    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)

      defense_evasion

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Checks BIOS information in registry

      BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

    • Themida packer

      Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

      themida

    • Checks whether UAC is enabled

      defense_evasiontrojan

    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

    behavioral1behavioral2

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks