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Godzilla Loader

Posted: April 7, 2017

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 8/10
Infected PCs: 14
First Seen: April 7, 2017
Last Seen: September 21, 2022
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Getting involved in the field of hacking certainly does not require you to have any deep knowledge in programming and malware. Of course, it is recommended that you possess these skills, but you can make it without them if you have a fat enough wallet to purchase the public hacking tools offered on hacking forums. These places are riddled with advertisements that offer cheap ransomware builders, loaders, remote access Trojans, and other harmful threats that would enable anyone to turn into a low-tier cybercriminal.

One of the relevant offers on hacking forums seems to be linked to a tool called the ‘Godzilla Loader.’ It sells for just $500, and its authors promise that it will be a long-term solution that will get patched to evade anti-virus software regularly, as well as to introduce new features. This downloader has some interesting features, but what seems most attractive about it is the price – the $500 price tag may seem much, but it is certainly a lot cheaper than the Emotet Trojan is the most popular downloader solution.

The advertisement for the Godzilla Loader says that this tool was developed in C, and it packs a broad range of features that help it exploit Windows vulnerabilities, evade anti-virus software, and provide the customer with the capacity of monitoring their campaigns via Godzilla’s easy-to-use online panel. Just like any ‘respectable’ Trojan downloader, this one also is able to bypass Windows’ User Account Control (UAC) easily, therefore minimizing the amount of interaction needed on the victim’s side to complete the attack.

The downloader is said to be just 15KB in size, making it very easy to bind, mask and distribute. Furthermore, as mentioned above, it can exploit a known Windows 10 vulnerability to ensure that the payload will be run with full administrative privileges. It communicates with a Command & Control server configured by the attacker, and the connection is verified with an RSA-2048 key that would protect the attackers in case their server gets hijacked. The attackers also have implemented a ransomware cleaning tool that would help attackers who plan to use ransomware – the downloader can wipe out the Shadow Volume Copies automatically.

Protecting yourself from the Godzilla Loader and the threats it may bring is not that difficult – just remember that you need to keep your computer protected by an anti-malware software suite at all times.

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Technical Details

File System Modifications

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The following files were created in the system:



file.exe File name: file.exe
Size: 110.59 KB (110592 bytes)
MD5: 1557ef817b86b17f965ed723f13c6f0e
Detection count: 47
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 20, 2017

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